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2022 

Free Food Distribution Events Feb 1-5, Montgomery County, MDThere are several free food distribution events scheduled this week in Montgomery County, Maryland. Please share these announcements with families that may be food insecure.     Tulips, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA ...
01/31/2022
COVID-19 Test Kit Distribution in Gaithersburg, Tues., Feb. 1, 2022The next free COVID-19 at-home rapid test kit distribution will take place Tuesday, February 1 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. or until supplies run out at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park next to Gaithersburg High School.For more informati...
01/31/2022
County Launches Electric Vehicle Purchasing Cooperative Pilot Program Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich issued a challenge to County residents and businesses to “Lead the EV Charge” by pledging to buy electric vehicles as the County launched the Washington Region’s first Electric Vehicle (E...
01/31/2022
Paul Henderson, REALTOR®, Fathom Realty WA LLC, Mason County, Washington's preferred real estate Agent & Broker Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others! Attributed to H. Jackson Brown Jr     Thank you for reading and commenting on my blog post! This post was re...
01/31/2022
Fair Housing Survey, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has been asked by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to find out about the problems people face when looking for housing. HUD uses this info to make sure everyo...
01/30/2022
Art League of Germantown Juried Exhibition Now at Kentlands MansionThe 9th annual juried multimedia exhibition of artwork from the members of the Art League of Germantown (ALOG) is now on display through March 27 at Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg. Viewing of the exhibit sponsored by Gaithersbu...
01/30/2022
How is it possible that an existing, potentially inefficient building, is the greenest building?  After all, existing buildings have been built years before with higher energy bills, potentially using more water, and producing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere!  Yes, yes and yes.     But t...
01/30/2022
City of Gaithersburg Community Service & Educational Support Grants The portal to apply for City of Gaithersburg Community Service and School-Based Nonprofit Grants for FY23 opens on February 1 and closes on March 1, 2022.Grants are available to schools and qualified nonprofit and not-for-profit ...
01/29/2022
Montgomery County Youth Climate Summit, Mar. 5th Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will hold its first-ever Youth Climate Summit for high school students on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville. The summit program was developed after MCPS recognized increa...
01/29/2022
Ocean Mist Farms in Castroville, California (aka the artichoke capital) have been shipping their organic artichokes Frost Kissed beauties our way these past few weeks. ( picture above) They are quite large, and big enough for the two of us to share to share one. As the label explains, they are f...
01/29/2022