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Elementary school collects food for homeless
The Ritchie Park Elementary School PTA held its 10th annual Community Service Snack Sacks for the Homeless Event on March 27. Parents and students gathered at the Rockville school to assemble 250 sandwiches and meal bags for the Women’s Shelter in Rockville that’s operated by Interfaith Works. Helpers also made crafts for the children at the Children’s Inn at NIH. Students were asked to bring in donated food throughout the week. The PTA also collected dog and cat treats for the Montgomery County Humane Society. Local grocers and restaurants also contributed to the effort.
Rockville honored for clean water Rockville has clean water, according to an industry group. The city’s water treatment plant has received the Directors Award of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water, a program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the American Water Works Association, according to a city news release. Rockville is among the municipalities to be honored by the partnership with a plaque in June at the annual conference of the association, the largest and oldest worldwide organization dedicated to safe water. “We continually strive to optimize operations and improve the quality of water we deliver to our customers,” said Craig Simoneau, director of the city’s Department of Public Works. “Achievement of the Directors Award demonstrates our ongoing commitment to protecting
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public health.” The Partnership for Safe Water is a voluntary self-assessment and optimization program for water treatment plant and distribution system operation. It has more than 250 utility subscribers, serving more than 100 million people. Members participate in a fourphase self-assessment and peer review process, developed by industry experts.
MADD meets at Rockville library The Maryland chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving will hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Rockville to announce new data about underage drinking prevention from a national survey of high school students. The talk precedes the group’s fourth annual PowerTalk 21 day on April 21, a national day for parents to start talking with their children about alcohol. The day is designed to coincide with the start of high school prom season. The talk at Rockville Memorial Library will feature Herman Bonaparte, program coordinator with MADD, and Jan Withers, the group’s national president. The library is at 21 Maryland Ave.
White Flint panel has vacancy The county is seeking a new member to fill a vacancy on the
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Clarksburg’s Naja McAdam competes in the high jump at a meet on Saturday in Clarksburg. Go to clicked.Gazette.net. SPORTS Landon plays Georgetown in a highly anticipated boys lacrosse matchup.
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Parents and students assemble sandwiches and meal bags March 27 at
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Go Green Lecture: Climate Reality,
6:30-8 p.m., Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 Avery Road, Rockville. Free. 240-314-8770. Candidate Meet and Greet, 7-9 p.m., Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. Kimblynpersaud@aol. com. Aspen Hill Civic Association General Membership Meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Aspen Hill Library, Meeting Room, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville. www. aspenhillcivicassociation.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Rally for Recovery, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Rockville Town Center, 200 East Middle Lane, Rockville. Free. 240-3701436.
FRIDAY, APRIL 11 9:30 a.m., Dawson’s Market Cafe, 225
North Washington St., Rockville. Free. 301-300-6252.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 18th annual Gas and Steam Show,
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, also 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 13. Free. 301-2532673. Breakfast with the Bunny, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Drive, Rockville. $12. 240-314-8840. Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival, 1-3 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 17740 Muncaster Road, Derwood. Free. 301-926-1220. NIH Chamber Singers Concerts Spring ’14, 3 p.m., Rockville Library,
21 Maryland Ave., Rockville; additional concert at 3 p.m. April 13 at Christ Lutheran Church, 8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Free. krystencarrera@ msn.com.
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Rockville’s Ritchie Park Elementary School for the Women’s Shelter in Rockville. White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee. The group is working toward establishing an urban district in the White Flint area in North Bethesda. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to County Executive Isiah Leggett at 101 Monroe St., 2nd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850 or countyexecutive.boards@montgomerycountymd.gov. Include home and employment addresses, plus contact phone numbers and email addresses. The deadline to apply is April 16.
Taekwondo students head to nationals The Capital Martial Arts Taekwondo School in Rockville will be represented at the USA Taekwondo
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National Championships on July 1-4 in San Juan, Calif. The competition will have more than 4,200 competitors from many states. The Rockville students competed in the Maryland State Championship Qualifier on March 1 at Harford Community College in Bel Air. All 12 of the school’s students who participated in the state qualifying round advanced to the national contest. They are Ahmed
Elsherif, Hamza Ewing, Sarrah Ewing, Kasra Kabirbaik, Amine Ben Youssef, Adam Ben Youssef, Nadine Benkilani, Sophia Abedellatif, Alain Abedellatif, Mohammadreza Salami, Alireza Salimi and Naseeb Riaz.
Pain Connection, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville. Free. 301-231-0008.
World of Possibilities disAbilities Expo, 11 a.m.-4
p.m., Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville. $3. mona@caringcommunities.org.
MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET Celebration of Our Services Gala, 6
p.m., Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill Road, Rockville. $90. 301637-0730. NIH Philharmonia in Concert, 7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, 917 Montrose Road, Rockville. Free. smd8z@ hotmail.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 Widowed Persons Service of Montgomery County Meeting, 2 p.m.,
Wheaton Library, Meeting Room 2, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. $4 suggested contribution. 301-949-7398.
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Brightview
Fallsgrove Assisted Living, 9200 Darnestown Road, Rockville. Free. 240-314-7194. USSVI Capitol Base Meeting, 6:15-8 p.m., Red Hot and Blue, 16811 Crabbs Branch Way, Derwood. Free. 301-9267703.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Saturday Story and Hike, 10-11 a.m., Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 Avery Road, Rockville. $6. 240-3148770.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Lunch and Discover Retirement Living, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ingleside at
King Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville. Free. 240-499-9019. How and Where to Get Financing, 1:30-4 p.m., Westfield Wheaton Plaza South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700, Wheaton. 301-403-0501. County Executive Candidates Forum, 6:30-9 p.m., Rockville Memorial
Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Free. Email montgomerycivic@yahoo.com.
CORRECTIONS An April 2 story about Montgomery County Council candidate Tom Moore misstated the high school he attended and when he graduated from law school. It also misstated the number of children he has. The April 2 School Snapshot chart incorrectly referred to prekindergartners through fifth-graders at Westland Middle School. Westland has grades 6 through 8. In “Riverdale man convicted in stabbing,” published April 2, the name of Ramon Korionoff, a spokesman for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, was misspelled.
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