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special thanks goes to Monica Butrigio for taking the
initiative to organize and bring the Swap-o-Rama to the Silver
Spring community. Neighbors and residents of Silver
Spring swapped, and engaged their imagination to fashion and recreate
new items for their wardrobe. Young children also got to contribute
their
talents through craft making and learned how to sew from savvy
swappers.
The Swap-O-Rama also served as a clothing drive to benefit families
affected by
the earthquake in Haiti.
Thanks
to all the volunteers and partners who participated at the Silver Spring
Swap-O-Rama to make it a welcoming, fun filled and creative community
event. Please
join the Swap-O-Rama facebook group
to be notified about future Swap-O-Rama's in Silver Spring.
Event Partners:
IMPACT Silver Spring
Los Arrieros
Restaurant
The Carribean Help Center
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THE
SPIRIT OF SILVER SPRING - IT'S A DANCE PARTY
Celebrating
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Saturday,
June 5, 2010, 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Downtown
Silver Spring
916 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring,
MD
An annual community
wide celebration celebrating Silver Spring's unsung heroes -
inspirational
individuals and groups who bring their commitment and passions to making
the
Silver Spring community a successful place to be. RSVP to Noelle Haile or call 301-495-3336.
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CALL TO ACTION
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PUBLIC HEARINGS ON UPCOMING 2011 BUDGET
April 5-8, 2010, Everyday at 7:00 PM
Montgomery County Council
100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850
It's your county so be heard. Tell us your priorities on the Budget:
Education, Ride-On or Health Care. The Montgomery County
Council will hold five public hearings during the week of April 5-8 to
solicit opinions on County Executive Isiah Leggett's recommended Fiscal
Year 2011 Operating Budget. All five public hearings, which are expected
to feature testimony from more than 140 people, will be televised live
on County Cable Montgomery (CCM). Residents can testify regarding the
FY 2011 Operating Budget. Petitions or other written material may be
presented to the Clerk of the Council at the time of the hearing or may
be mailed or delivered to the Council's Office of Legislative
Information Services, 5th Floor, Council Office Building, 100 Maryland
in Rockville. All written material becomes a part of the public hearing
record. Download flyer for more information in English,
Spanish
or French.
SEEKING HOST
FAMILIES
July 25, 2010 - July 31,
2010
Liz Lerman Dance
Exchange
Help make it possible for 20 young artists (age 13-19) to have
an artistic experience while exploring our unique and diverse community. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange is seeking
volunteer families who are willing to house these young artists to
enhance their artistic journey by experiencing what it feels like to be part of the Silver Spring Community. Performances will be held through the
Metro DC area with the theme of connections, communication and
community.For more information
please email Elizabeth
Johnson or call 301-270-6700 ext. 25.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD VACANCIES
Currently, there is a need to fill several board and committee positions with Montgomery County. Current vacancies are:
For more information or to apply, click here.
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
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SILVER QUILL FUNDRAISER AT ARTSPRING
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1:00 PM onwards
ArtSpring! - Pyramid Atlantic Community Arts Store
8519
Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910
Silver Quill, Blair's
award-winning literary arts magazine, a magazine entirely produced by high
school students, is hosting a community arts event at ArtSpring. There will be a silent auction, performances by live
musicians, and a poetry slam featuring Montgomery Blair high school students,
serving as a preview for their upcoming annual magazine! If you'd
like to help us promote community arts and the publishing of the Silver Quill
magazine, any silent auction donations would be greatly appreciated. Visit their website for
more information about the magazine, or send an email to them with any questions.
PLAY BALL ON THE PLAZASaturday, April 10, 2010, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PMDowntown Silver SpringEllsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MDJoin Takoma Park Silver Spring Youth Baseball and Softball League and the Silver Spring - Takoma Thunderbolts for a fun filled afternoon with live music, moonbounce, facepainting, free popcorn and giveaways as they open their spring registration at the fountain. To download the flyer and schedule of activities and share with your community, click here. This event is sponsored by Downtown Silver Spring and Silver Spring Regional Center. For more events by Downtown Silver Spring visit their website. COME TO ITALY - A PAPER, PRINT AND BOOK COURSE
Dates: June 14 - 29, 2010 (Class
size: 10) Registration deadline: April 19 , 2010
Cost $3,000
Join us to enjoy two exhilirating weeks of
intensive study with some of Italy's
most outstanding paper artists and teachers. The course, "Paper,
Print and Book" is led by artist Lynn Sures with Giorgio Pellegrini of
the Museum of Paper
and Watermark, Fabriano, Italy. The cost includes
tuition and most materials, hotel with full breakfast in the historic center,
transportation on most field trips. It does not include roundtrip
transportation from the US
to Fabriano or Rome,
or travel insurance. To register, contact Jose Dominguez. See some of the photos of last summer's trip.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS FESTIVAL
April 23, 2010 - April 25, 2010
Downtown Silver Spring
Silver Spring, MD
Amnesty International is hosting its first Human Rights Art
Festival
in Silver Spring! A
multi-media event that fuses the passion of artists with the values of
Amnesty International. Hundreds of production volunteers, Amnesty International members and
artists are all lending their services to this event for free, to help
further the goals of universal human rights, justice and freedom. Come to the Festival and enjoy the art/advocacy events, which span the
creative impulse from visual art and music to theater, dance, film,
installations, spoken word and other media. For more information on the festival, workshops, venues and events please visit our website. |
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YOUTH
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THE 11th ANNUAL LATINO YOUTH CONFERENCE
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, 20016
Join us for a
FREE day-long conference on leadership, empowerment, and education for Latino
high school students, their parents, and guidance counselors from the DC
metropolitan area.
This year we will be offering conference tracks specifically for parents
focused on financial aid applications, resources to support their children
throughout their education and as they apply for college, and question and
answer sessions with financial aid advisers, college admissions counselors, and
other invited Latino community leaders. Workshops will be available in both
English and Spanish and interpreters will be available all day as well. LYC
includes a catered breakfast and lunch for all participants and volunteers, as
well as LYC t-shirts and certificates of participation. For more information
about LYC or to register online, please go to our website.
5th ANNUAL SANDUNGUEO POR LA SALUD JUVENIL LATINA
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC
April 25, 2010, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Champions Field House
40 Southlawn
Court, Rockville, MD 20850
El Sandungueo is a free soccer tournament along with a
health jam for teens and families. The event will feature great entertainment,
free HIV testing, and many opportunities to win amazing prizes. Planned
Parenthood's Youth Health Messengers help to prevent the spread of sexually
transmitted infections by providing accurate reproductive health information to
their Latina youth
peers. We need your support by bringing teens that you know and work with and encourage
them to participate in our soccer tournament. For free registration of your
team and more information about El Sandungueo por la Salud Juvenil Latina, visit
PPMW's Youth Health Messenger Program website, please contact Soraya Galeas at (202)
497-4173.
SUSANA DE MOYA AWARDS 2010 FOR DOMINICAN
STUDENTS
Application Deadline: Friday
April 26, 2010
The Education Committee
of the Susana de Moya Foundation is seeking applications for Susana de Moya
Foundation Award to students in your school district whose families came from
the Dominican Republic and are
first or second generation in the United States. The award, based on
merit, ranges between $500 and $2500. Students and their families share in
the decision as to how the award will be disbursed according to a student's
need. This would include but not be limited to the purchase of a computer,
tuition, tutoring, taking a class, or escrow for college expenses upon
graduation from high school. The award
is not a cash prize. For more details on eligibility and requirements for this
award, please visit their website.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR YOUTH MEDIA FESTIVALGandhi Brigade Youth MediaDate of Festival: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 2:30 PM onwardsVenue: Downtown Silver SpringGandhi Brigade is seeking volunteers for their Third Annual "Express Yourself!" Youth Media Festival. Help Gandhi Brigade Youth and Staff with the logistics of the festival. Some of the areas they are seeking assistance in are: Mailings, Logging Submissions, Promotions, Set-up and Break Down for the day of the festival. For any questions about volunteering, please contact Ashley Simmons via email or by phone at 301-588-1399. REGISTER FOR
DOCS IN PROGRESS SUMMER YOUTH CAMP
Daycamp Dates: June 28 - July 9, 2010
Docs In Progress will
be organizing a summer camp focused on
documentary filmmaking and they still have space available! Youth
entering Grades 7, 8 or 9 are eligible to participate in this day camp.
For additional
information on the camp, click here.
BUILDING SCHOLARS FOR THE FUTURE- SUMMER PROGRAMGapBuster Learning CenterProgram Dates: July 12, 2010 - August 6, 2010Registration is now open for all students grades 1st to 9th to attend 2010 Summer Enrichment Program sponsored by GapBuster Learning Center. Each student will get a "jump start" for the 2010 school year. For more information and application please email GapBuster Learning Center or contact them at 301-779-4252. For more information on GapBuster Learning Center, visit their website. SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSThe USHYEE and
Mirant Corporation began a STEM educational grant pool funded through a
generous donation by the Mirant Corporation. The $5,000 educational
grant is
earmarked for Maryland Hispanic high school students with a minimum 2.75
GPA
who demonstrate a desire to pursue undergraduate study in Science,
Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics related fields. The $5,000 scholarship is
dispersed
to the student in four annual $1,250 increments. To learn more about it, visit their website, or call 443 552-0088.
FREE IT TRAINING
WITH YEAR UP
Year Up is a one-year, intensive
training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique
combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an
educational stipend and corporate apprenticeship. Students with high school
diploma or a GED who are with an interest in IT are eligible for this program.
This program asks for a 1-year commitment between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00
pm. A stipend is provided and after six months, they are eligible for internships
at companies such as Freddie Mac and AOL etc. For more information on this
program, visit the Year Up website. To download an application form click here.
METROPOLITAN KAPPA
YOUTH FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP
The Metropolitan Kappa
Youth Foundation, Inc. is seeking applicants for 2009 - 2010 scholarship. This
foundation was formulated and conceived as an outgrowth of Silver Spring
Alumni's Guide Right Program. The Metropolitan Kappa Youth Foundation, Inc.'s
mission is to provide scholarships and mentoring programs for minority and
disadvantaged youth in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. The Foundation
supports and conducts activities with the implicit purpose of helping youth
"Achieve." Their activities have included the awarding of
scholarships, mentoring, and an urban golf initiative. For the scholarship
application and registration please click here.
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RESOURCES
| WHEN KIDS DON'T TRY WITH EMORY LUCE BALDWIN
A Suburban
Hospital Seminar
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Registration begins at 6:30 PM
Suburban Hospital Auditorium
8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda
$15/person, $25/couple. Fee waivers available.
Proceeds benefit YMCA Youth & Family prevention services. Many
parents and professionals are keenly frustrated and disappointed when they know
that their children can do it, but they don't even try! Fortunately,
there are proven ways to encourage a child or teen to make more of an
effort. Emory Luce Baldwin, LCMFT, will share the most effective
strategies for encouraging children. She will also help you understand
why reminders, cajoling, rewards, and punishments can actually reduce a child's
own motivation for success. Registration for this workshop only:
301-896-3939, option 2. Continuing
Education Credits might be available for
additional $10 fee through Maryland Board of Social Workers for 2 hours.
For information on child care or disability accommodations, contact Pam
Mintz at 301-229-1347 by April 12.Interpretación
al
Español disponible si se registran con anticipación. Llamé
al (301) 229-1347 o envié un mensaje a parenting@ymcadc.org.
YOUR NON-PROFIT: BUILD IT! GROW IT! SUSTAIN IT!
FRIDAY,
APRIL 23, 2010, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Prince George's County Sports & Learning Complex
8001 Sheriff Road, Landover
Maryland
The event is free, but RSVP to
attend the luncheon.
Join Congresswoman
Donna F. Edwards for a series of plenary sessions and workshops to develop
strategies that will help strengthen and sustain your nonprofit. Learn how to
secure federal grants and other federal resources. For more information, please
contact (301) 516-7601 or visit the sponsoring website.
FREE TAX PREPARATIONSaturday, April 10, 2010, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PMCentro de Apoyo Familiar (CAF)8238 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
MD 20910Free
tax preparation are being offered by IRS trained volunteers. Financial education will also be provided to those who attend. For information please call us at 301-398-3292 or visit our website. 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: Assessing Career Strengths, Strengthen Your Resiliency, Speed Networking, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and Basic Resume Writing. 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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JOBS
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SCHOOL-BASED CASE MANAGERLinkages to Learning
The School-Based Case Manager will possess a Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) or a related field. He/she must have prior experience serving parents/families in need (internship experience considered). The individual must have a team player attitude with excellent collaboration skills. This position requires the employee to have reliable means of transportation. To find more about the job requirements and how to apply click here.
CONSTITUENT SERVICES CASEWORKER/ FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
Congressman Van Hollen has an opening for a Constituent Services Caseworker/ Field Representative in his Rockville district office. Primary responsibilities include handling a large docket of constituent casework; interactive with constituents and government agencies; representing Congressman Van Hollen at community events; and coordinating outreach activities. This position provides an opportunitiy to be part of a hard-working cohesive team, to make a difference in the lives of others, and to develop an increased understanding of the operations of government agencies and the U.S. Congress. This is a full time position with federal benefits. Interested applicants are invited to send a resume with salary requirements to Joan Kleinman. No phone calls please.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Below
are selected employment opportunities in Montgomery County Government, private
and nonprofit sectors. You can see all job postings below. Apply for the job
that interests your career goals. To see all
MontgomeryCounty's job postings, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/careers. Contact Joe Heiney Gonzalez or call 240-777-5070.
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