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Silver Spring Jazz Festival

The County will salute those who served our nation 70 years ago and became part of what is called the greatest generation. All from our area who served during World War II are invited to attend and be honored at this special event. Check County Calendar for more information.

 Burtonsville Day

Hispanic Heritage Month Event
Latinas Helping Latinas in Business
Saturday, September 29, 8:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Montgomery College Campus, Takoma Park

 

Workshop Topics:
A. Women-Owned Businesses (Overview)  B.  How to Start a New
Business  

C.  Marketing  

D.  Licensing & Professional Degrees  

E.  Minority Business Enterprise Certification
and Obtaining Government Contracts F.  Tax Credits  

G. Health & Other Insurance 

Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival

Then and Wow!

Celebrate Habitat for Humanity

Latino Health Fair 

Montgomery Homeless Resource Day 

The Carl M. Freeman Foundation is proud to announce the opening of grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations located in Montgomery County, MD. Financial support is available through the FACES (Freeman Assists Communities with Extra Support) Grants Program, which targets smaller organizations that are often overlooked by funders. 

Grant guidelines and applications can be found on www.carlfreemanfoundation.org. The grant cycle  opened on August 22nd, and applications are due by September 21st at 5 pm. The winners will be announced in December. A Meet-the-Funder Workshop will take place on September 5, 9-10am at the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring. This workshop will focus on the E-Grant system, which is used during the FACES grant application process. Those with questions about the application process may contact Trish Schechtman at 443-235-1231 or grantsmanager@freemanfoundation.org.     

EVERYONE HAS A VOICE: The Challenge of Leading in an Open Source World

 

Friday, September 14 

>     8:30 a.m. Coffee and Networking 

>     9 - 10:30 a.m. Program 

JSSA-Fallsgrove Ina Kay Bldg

Register here.

 

Read more. 

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking school-age students, grades 6-12, to serve as Election Day student aides during the 2012 Presidential General Election, Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

Students and their guardians must attend mandatory training to serve on Election Day and, if applicable, to receive Student Service Learning (SSL) credits.  Students are placed in neighboring precincts according to their home addresses. 

Interested parents/guardians can register their student(s) before October 1, 2012, online by visiting the Montgomery County Board of Elections' website. For additional information, e-mail future.vote@montgomerycountymd.gov.  

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking individuals with Spanish speaking fluency to serve as election judges at polling places on Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

Please contact the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 240-777-8532, download an election judge questionnaire from our website, or e-mail Dr. Gilberto Zelaya.   

Celebrate Montgomery County's Community Service Day, October 27, 2012 by planning projects now for the week of October 22-28. We will be promoting the day to businesses, County government employees, civic associations, and more.  We want you to be ready to take advantage of individuals and groups from around the County who will be looking for meaningful volunteer opportunities during this week of service.  
 
Schools are back in session, and we will be promoting Community Service Day projects to students.  As students are able to receive Student Service Learning (SSL) hours for most Community Service Projects, this is a great opportunity for them to get hours and for you to reach out to youth and families in the community.

 

If you want help entering your project in the database or planning a project, contact Katie Sayago  or phone 240-777-2608.     

Don't miss the opportunity to promote your products and services to thousands of local boomers and seniors who will be attending this year's 50+Expo events in Maryland and N.Va. Join more than 100 businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations that will be exhibiting at these free events, which also feature expert speakers, health screenings, live entertainment and door prizes.
This year's 50+Expo, co-sponsored by Montgomery County Government, will be held on Sunday, October 14  from noon to 4 p.m. at White Flint Mall in N. Bethesda, Md. (A similar event takes place the prior week, on Sunday, October 7, at Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Va.)

 

To exhibit or sponsor, or for more information, call Alan Spiegel at 301-949-9766 or e-mail him.  

CASA de Maryland is seeking committed, progressive professionals to assist us in preparing youth across Maryland to apply for relief from deportation as a result of the Obama Administration's June 15 announcement regarding Deferred Action.

  

We need volunteers to help prepare these applications with the guidance of our legal staff during on-going application clinics.
 
All volunteers will be required to attend a volunteer orientation/training prior to the clinic dates.  Application assistance clinics will be held weekly during weekday evenings and Saturdays at CASA's Multicultural Center located in Langley Park, MD and at our Baltimore Welcome Center.

 
If this sounds like something you want to be a part of please follow this link to more information and the volunteer sign-up form. 

Recently, Governor Martin O'Malley officially declared September 29, 2012 an interfaith day of service, calling on all Marylanders to engage in community service projects. In Maryland, service activities will build on Governor O'Malley's strategic goals of eradicating childhood hunger by 2015, and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay by 2025.

A website, DaytoServe.org, has been created as a centralized source for information on this event. The website identifies regional partners; allows constituents, community groups, and organizations to sign up to participate; and provides individuals with the opportunity to locate service projects in their community.

The annual Ellen's Run, October 7, a 5K run/3K walk at Meadowbrook Park, Chevy Chase, MD, is held in memory of Ellen Vala Schneider. Ellen was a long-time resident of Section V in Chevy Chase and a tireless volunteer in a wide range of community programs and causes. Ellen's Run benefits two charities: Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, on whose Board of Directors she served, and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Community Scholarship Fund, of which she was Chair. Since 2006, Ellen's Run has distributed $198,000 to these groups. To learn more and sign up to run or walk, go to www.EllensRunOnline.org.

Montgomery County Collaboration Council's Excel Beyond the Bell announces:
 
Cross-Cultural and Linguistic Competency Workshop

Learn how to build cross-cultural and linguistic competency (CLC) in your youth-serving organization to ensure fair and equitable outcomes for all youth.  Examine challenges and strengths within your organization to move toward CLC.  This training is specially designed for program managers and will also include opportunities for front-line staff to examine and increase their CLC knowledge and skills to better serve youth in their programs.

Friday, September 14, 2012,  10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
1000 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Get more information. 

Gilchrist Center
Fall 2012 Programs

The fall issue of the Montgomery County Guide for Recreation and Parks Programs is now available.   This issue of the Fall Guide offers a wide variety of sports leagues and classes and several opportunities for travel.  Among the many programs are aquatics, sports, therapeutic recreation services and active adult senior programming.   

 

Print copies of the Guide are available at recreation centers, park facilities, government buildings, and libraries.  Residents who prefer receiving the Guide in the mail can pay an annual subscription fee of $5 and receive a full year of five issues (Summer, Fall, Winter, Summer Camps and Spring). To view the Guide online, or to sign up for a subscription, go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec.  

The United Way supports hundreds of nonprofit agencies helping thousands of Montgomery County residents with special programs to meet their health, education, and financial stability needs.  In addition to the direct contributions that many of you make to designated charities, there is another program of grants to charities under the community impact program.  Some 120 charities are applying for grants ranging from $7,500 to $25,000.  Last year $172,000 was distributed through this program.   

 

We now need volunteers to help read and evaluate these grant applications.  It will require participation in a 1 & 1/2 hour webinar in September and, during the month of October, reviewing about 20 grant applications involving about 6 hours of your time at home.  In addition, in November, there will be a 2 hour meeting to review your scoring of the grants.  Please send your name and contact information to
 commimpactgrants@uwnca.org.

Kathy Stevens, Executive Director
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy (MCAEL)

The National Partnership for New Americans is proud to present the 5th annual National Immigrant Integration Conference, hosted by CASA de Maryland:
Engaging and empowering communities

September 22-25, 2012
The Hilton Baltimore
401 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

At NIIC 2012, we are joining together to build an even stronger, more integrated American community - we're diversifying the vision of who can achieve the American Dream. For more information and to register, see the website.

Down County Network Meeting on Interpretation and Translation Best Practices

Wednesday, September 12, 3-5PM

Wheaton Library 1st floor  

(11701 Georgia Avenue Wheaton, MD 20902)

Please note earlier start time and change in location.

 

The Down County Network meetings are opportunities to network with other service providers (public and private), share resources and best practices, and to keep each other informed about important issues in the community.

 

Come and be informed about the best practices on translation and interpretation that our partner agencies are using. We will feature a guest speaker and will hear from several organizations on their best practices.  

The 2012 General Election will include ballot questions for voters' consideration.  We are asked to closely examine the ballot initiatives and share the language with family and friends.
To read all of the ballot language,  click here.