Linking Up in Wheaton
Wheaton Network Orientation
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This past Wednesday night over 40 neighbors and community partners
came together at the Wheaton Library for the first Network Orientation.
We have been having these types of events in Silver Spring for eleven
months, but this was the first time we had one in Wheaton and we had no
idea what to expect!
In the end, we decided to keep it very simple. Click here to read more. |
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NETWORK ACTION SUPPORT NIGHT
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
501 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD
20910
This is a space
where network members can get support on projects that seek to engage
the community around a common area of concern or interest.
Community/network members get peer-to-peer feedback and support from
other network members, and also technical assistance from IMPACT
staff. For more info and to RSVP email Noelle Haile
or call her at 301-495-3336.
UPCOMING IMPACT NETWORK ORIENTATION SESSION
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
501 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD
20910
Come learn about the ideas behind
the network, what IMPACT does in the community, why we do what we do and how
members can participate in and shape the network! Share YOUR vision for your
community and neighborhood and learn how to best utilize your network as a
resource. To RSVP, email Noelle Haile
or call her at 301-495-3336.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH IMPACT SILVER SPRING
IMPACT is currently seeking applicants for Deputy Director position. Please click here for
more details and job description and follow instructions for sending cover
letters/resumes electronically to individual listed.
Deputy Director
The Deputy Director is responsible for the day to day
implementation, management, supervision and evaluation of the organization's
innovative approach to community building and community change in the context
of extreme diversity. The Director will also lead and manage the creation of a
human resources system and a strategic communications system for the entire
organization, working in close partnership with the Executive Director and the
Director of Operations and other administrative/program managers. Click here for more information. |
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
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HOLIDAY NIGHT OUT AND BASKETBALL WITH SANTA
Friday, December 18, 2009, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Long
Branch Community Center
8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver
Spring, MD
A fun and free community event for
children (ages 13 and younger) and their families. Enjoy free activities for the
children, including face painting, resource tables, games, and arts and
crafts activities. Get a picture with Santa for $6.00
per person. Teens can also earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours by
volunteering. For more information
please call 301-431-5702.
KIDS CRAFTS AND LIVE MUSIC AT ARTSPRING
Saturday, December 19, 2010, 1:00 PM onwards
ArtSpring! - Pyramid Atlantic Community Arts Store
8519
Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910
Join us every Saturday for fun and exciting crafts for kids at ArtSpring for different and exciting craft projects that happen very week. Stay for live music by Wendy Lanxer Music Students this Saturday between 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Bring your kids and enjoy the music! For
more information call 240-413-1130. To learn how to use the space at ArtSpring for hosting events and activities, please email Annette Florin,
our Special Events Coordinator. SILVER SPRING FARMER'S MARKET
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Downtown Silver Spring
The Silver Spring market can be found in the heart
of downtown Silver Spring on Ellsworth Drive between Fenton Street and
Georgia Avenue. Parking is free on Saturdays. The market offers fresh goats' milk cheeses, tree and field
fruit, vegetables, honey, eggs, meat, pies, preserves, salsas, cut
flowers, breads, pastries and more! Visit their website form more information.HOLIDAY SHOW: A LITTLE PRINCESS Directed by Guillaume Tourniaire
December 4 - December 20, 2009Silver Spring Theatre (Woodmoor Shopping Center)10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901For ticket information click here. Inspired by the classic story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a courageous young girl
survives hardship and helps those around her until she finds a mysterious benefactor
and joy again. Evening Performances: December 18 at 7pm
Matinee Performances: December 19 and 20 at 1pm and 3:30pm (The 3:30pm performance on December 19 will be signed for the hearing-impaired.) LOOK OUT BELOW! BY CLOWN THEATRE with Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, and Karen Hansen
December 18 - 20, 2009 Round House Theatre Bethesda
4545 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814Tickets: $15 for adults; $10 for kids age 18 and underFor information on time or to purchase
tickets click here. Premise
of the play: The end of the 19th century is at hand. Pierrot is on his
way to Paris
where he intends to make the very first recorded sound. En route he
meets Augustine, the would-be Hot Air Balloonist. Accompanied by an
eccentric one-person Band they encounter comic misadventures at the
Circus, the Paris Metro, the Eiffel Tower, and the Moulin Rouge. Look
Out Below! is a presentation by Happenstance Theater which employs
whimsical imagery, physical comedy and live music to engage
imaginations of all ages. DOCUMENTARY APPRECIATION SALON ON POINT OF VEW
Thursday, January 07,
2009, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Docs In Progress
Documentary House
8700 First Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
20910Tickets $20 per person.
Click here for directions.
This salon series, moderated by Docs In Progress co-founder Erica
Ginsberg, brings together filmmakers and documentary film aficionados to
discuss and debate great issues in documentary cinema. Each salon will
focus around a particular sub-genre of documentary. As a way to encourage
greater discourse on documentary film, this series is free to the public.
To find
out more about the screening, please contact Docs In Progress.
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CALL TO ACTION
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MAKE A CHILD HAPPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Neighborhood IMPACT
graduate Kerrin Torres is asking the IMPACT network to consider donating holiday
gifts to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington's Silver Spring Branch
located at 1300 Forest Glen
Road. The Club is in desperate need of holiday gifts
for 85 members, ages 5 - 16 with a focus on members 9 years old and older. Please consider making
a donation to share the joy of this holiday season with these young people.
Donations can be dropped off at the Club between 11:30 am - 7:30 pm this week to
Cara Cupolo, Program Director. She can be reached at
301-593-4600. If you have a donation
that you would like to be picked up, please contact Kerrin Torres or call 240-855-4464.
HEROES ON STAMPS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM MENTOR
Interages
3950 Ferrara Drive, 2nd Floor, Wheaton, MD 20906
Interages is looking for volunteers to work with 2-4
middle school students each, to select and research a hero from the Smithsonian
Postal Museum's on-line stamp collection. Each small group creates a project
(skit, poster, video, other) designed to share their learning at a culminating
event at the museum in the spring. Training, materials, on-site support
provided. Six-week commitment per program session. Days and schools varied -
call for details in your area. For more information contact Sara Cartmill,
Volunteer Coordinator at 301-949-3551 or 240-463-7411. For other volunteers opportunities with Interages click here.
LATINO PARENT LEADERS ACTION GROUP MEETING
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 1:00 PM
The goal of the group is to get parents involved to effectively advocate for the academic and
personal success of our children in the county. This meeting is open to all and we encourage Latino Parent Leaders to from different schools to participate. To learn more about how to participate in this group, please contact Evelyn Gonzalez.
PARTICIPATION IN HOLIDAY GIVING PROJECT
Volunteer Center, Interfaith Works
Individuals, families, companies and civic and faith groups in
Montgomery County that want to help make the Thanksgiving and December
holidays brighter for local residents in need are invited to
participate in this year's Montgomery County Holiday Giving Project
through donations of food, gift cards, gifts for children and/or cash. Service opportunities include organizing a food, gift card or toy
collection drive; sponsoring a family or families in a specific
neighborhood/zip code; and volunteering at Holiday Giving Project
distribution sites. For more information on the Holiday Giving Project, click here. To donate food, gifts, or gift cards or to volunteer, contact Susan Klavon at Interfaith Works at 301-315-1094.
OPERATING
BUDGET FORUMS WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Thursday, January
21, 2009, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Silver Spring Regional Service Center
(tentatively at Long Branch Recreation
Center)
Montgomery County Executive Isiah
Leggett will sponsor five budget forums in January to seek input from residents
about the significant challenges facing the County in the upcoming Fiscal Year
2011 Operating Budget. These sessions are hosted by the Regional Services
Center Directors and the Regional Center citizen Advisory Boards and are open to
residents from any part of the County. For more information on other county wide RSC Budget Forums click here.
LITERACY TUTORS NEEDED
Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 7:30 PM
Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD
The Literacy Council of
Montgomery County will hold an information session for volunteers interested in
helping adults learn to read, write, or speak English. A session is also scheduled at the Rockville Library on
Tuesday, January 26. Once volunteers have completed the
orientation, they can select a two-part training session that fits their
schedules. No foreign language skills are necessary. Tutors work one-on-one or
with small groups, and typically meet with students in libraries or community
centers at mutually convenient times. For complete details, call 301-610-0030, or email Literacy Council, or
visit their website.
HELP A CHILD LEARN TO READThree local organizations including the George B. Thomas Learning Academy, Interages, and Passion for Learning are recruiting volunteers to tutor children in reading at more than 60 Montgomery County Public Schools through the "Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading Network." Training and ongoing support plus all tutoring materials and books are provided at each school. Middle and high school students can earn up to 30 service learning hours by volunteering. Local elementary schools in need of tutors include Woodlin, Sligo Creek Oak volunteer, Montgomery Knolls, East Silver Spring and Rosemary Hills. To find out how to volunteer email Peggy Graham or call 301-279-3890. For more information visit the reading network website.SILVER SPRING ADVISORY BOARD SEEKING APPLICANTS
County
Executive Isiah Leggett is
seeking applicants to fill seven vacancies on the Silver Spring Citizens
Advisory Board.The Board is composed of 18
residents and/or business persons of communities in the Silver Spring/Takoma
Park area. Applicants must work or reside within the Silver Spring Regional Center's service boundaries. The
boundaries include: 495 south of the Beltway (exception: all Four Corners
neighborhoods north of the Beltway are included); Rock Creek park to the west;
the District of Columbia line to the south; and
the Prince
George's County line to the east. Homeowners and
apartment dwellers are invited to apply in order to establish a balanced
representation. For more information click here. TAKE ACTION ON TRAFFIC SAFETYSupport network member Earl Shoop for his grassroots efforts to raise awareness about traffic safety. If you would like to be involved or support this cause, contact Earl via email or visit his website www.gridlocksmith.com to see his current work. MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD VACANCIES
Currently, there is a need to fill several board and committee positions with Montgomery County. Current vacancies are:
Committee on Hate/Violence
Common Ownership Communities
Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board
For more information or to apply, click here.
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RESOURCES |
REBALANCE YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR 2010
IN JUST 30 MINUTESAn online only webinar
Courtesy of Montgomery County Public Libraries
December 16, 2009, 4:00 PM
Join us for an informative
webinar on how to make the most out of your portfolio in 2010. This session
will give you investing ideas and show you how your library's subscription to
Morningstar Investment Research Center can help you manage your portfolio and
keep your investments in order. To register for the event send an
e-mail to Library Training and mention Montgomery County Public Libraries.
MOCO GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Montgomery College is pleased to
partner with the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and
the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce to provide these Green Business
Certification Courses. These series of courses can put you on the road to get
certified in Montgomery County's new Green Business Certification Program;
classes start in January. For more information click here.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
FOR WOMEN
Click here for Schedule and Dates
Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center
Montgomery
County Commission for Women is offering career development and professional
seminars for women presented by professional counselors. Some of the upcoming
seminar topics include: Finding Best of Myself, Improving Your Memory, Effective Job Search, You Can Do It!, and Divorce Legal Seminar Part 2. Pre-registration is
required for all workshops. If you would prefer to pay by check and mail in
your registration with payment, please click here to print out a registration
form. Register online here or register via phone at 240-777-8300 using VISA,
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JOB OPENINGS
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THE COALITION FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Seeking a part-time staff person to help launch our new website and
provide support for the 2010 National Forum. Qualifications include: Strong communication and organizational skills; Ability to work effectively
as part of a team; Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously; Proficiency with various software programs, including Word, Access, Power Point,
Excel, Adobe Acrobat. Experience with conference planning, event management
systems and basic HTML a plus! Conveniently located two
blocks from the Van Ness-UDC metro station on the red line. Hourly rate will be
between $15-$17 depending on experience. Please send resume,
cover letter, and complete list of three references to
December 31st, 2009. For more information on the job posting click here.
EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Edgewood Community Services Division is constantly looking for individuals who have the skill sets to become a Site Director for our Community Centers located in DC, PG County & Montgomery County. The Community Center Site Director responsibilities include but are not limited to: Plans and directs all aspects of a community center's programs and services; inclusive of the operational, maintenance, and programming activities of a community center. Duties typically include grant planning and administration, budget management and control, fiscal supervision, program implementation and administration, internal and external operational/administrative liaison, program marketing, and reporting. Position will serve as a liaison between community center and rental office. For more information on this position click here.
CLEARY GOTTLIEB
Cleary Gottlieb is a leading international law firm with 12 offices located in major
financial centers around the world. Cleary Gottlieb is currently seeking qualified applicants for these positions: Knowledge Management Reference Librarian, Human Resources Information Specialist, Billing Coordinator, Library Assitant, Library Reference Services Manager, Litigation Technologist, and Part-Time Receptionist.
If you wish to apply for any of these positions,
please submit a cover letter and resume via e-mail or via fax to 202 974 1999.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Montgomery County is hiring for a few select
positions,
to see
all county job postings, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/careers,
or email Joe Heiney-Gonzalez or contact him 240-777-5070.
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