Montgomery County Parks SSL Opportunity #2

THIS YEAR: (due to the spring break dates) Students have until the second Friday in April (April 9) to get the documentation to you. SSL coordinators have 1 week (until 8:30 am Friday, April 16) to get the hours in the students’ OASIS records. The 2010 Superintendent’s award winners will be pulled from OASIS at central office at 8:30 am, Friday April 16, 2010. Please have all the hours in (For those students who hope to qualify for this award) prior to that time. Meeting the state SSL requirement by April of a Middle School year is the only systemwide award for middle school students at this time.

FOR FUTURE YEARS:
• all documentation for the Sup’s award must be in to the SSL coordinator by the last Friday in March of a middle school year.
• SSL coordinators will have until the next Friday (one week) to enter hours in the record so the names of qualified students can be pulled at 8:30 am on the first Friday in April.

Montgomery County Schools and their students have always been an important part of Community Service Day. We hope you will join us once again on the weekend of October 24! What began as Community Service Day in Montgomery County 22 years ago has become a national day of service known nationally as Make a Difference day. This year this day is part of President Obama’s “United We Serve” national campaign. The effort to promote volunteerism is strongly supported by County Executive Ike Leggett through the Montgomery County Volunteer Center.

Bring Community Service Day to your School or Community. Students earn Student Service Learning Hours and have fun doing it!

Plan your own project with adult supervision – or – let the Montgomery County Volunteer Center help you find one. Spruce up your school, clean up a park, paint a shelter, create arts & crafts projects, etc.

The Montgomery County Volunteer Center has resources available to help group leaders get started. To find out about resources on organizing your own self-directed service project, visit the Volunteer Center at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteer and click on the Community Service Day link a the top of the page. Register your group’s project and get recognized in the Montgomery County Gazette!

For more information on how to create and manage a project or help getting matched with a nonprofit, contact Harriet Shugerman, Community Service Day Coordinator harriet.shugerman@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-777-2620 (voice mail only) or 240-777-2600.

Supplies come from MCPS students and staff, who collect and donate their gently used school supplies as they clean out their lockers, desks and closets at the end of the school year.

Questions? Contact Karen_L_Crawford <Karen_L_Crawford@mcpsmd.org> at 301-670-1419.

MGH Picnic & Bazaar (7/28)
Earn the hours you need by volunteering at the Montgmoery General Hospital Picnic & Bazaar. Lots of opportunities such as helping to set-up and take down equipment, working with kids activities, helping at book sale, baked goods, flowers and plants booth and many other activities.

You will have lots of fun while earning your SSL hours. Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 10am-8pm, at 2805 Olney Sandy Spring Road, Olney.

Call 301-854-2378 or 301-774-3236 for information.

Saturday, April 18, 12:30pm to 4pm: Workshop for students aged 10-14. High school students(with adult supervision)will mentor middle school students about the environment and recycling.
This event will be held in the Olney Community Room at the Buffington/RE/MAX building 3300 Olney Sandy Spring Road in Olney. Refreshments will be available.

Saturday, April 25, 9am-1pm: \”Hallowellness Community Clean up.\” Middle school and high school students (with adult supervision)will be cleaning the common areas and planting perennials at the community entrances to Hallowell. Please wear long pants and gloves. Bring gardening tools too. Volunteers will meet at the Hallowell Pool house off of Prince Philip Drive.

Students do not need to be residents of Hallowell to paricipate and earn SSL hours!

Please RSVP to rglass@projectchange-md.org to register for either event.

Students will be placed according to home addresses into neighboring precincts. This initiative combines civic participation with an opportunity to observe democracy in action.

This program is available to all students within a public, private, independent, religious, or home-school setting located in Montgomery County. U.S. citizenship is not a pre-requisite to participate. Students with bilingual and American Sign Language skills are encouraged to apply.

Click on link for an application:  Future Vote Initiative Application or request one via e-mail at Future.Vote@montgomerycountymd.gov

Students will be notified if selected to participate.

Gilberto “Dr. Z” Zelaya II, Ph.D.
Montgomery County Board of Elections
Community Outreach Liaison
P.O. Box 4333,
751 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20849-4333

Office: 240.777.8532; Fax: 240.777.8632; Cellular: 240.508.4820

Pam Meador, Coordinator
Student Service Learning Program
Phone 301-279-3454
Fax 301-517-8166

27th Annual SANDY SPRING MUSEUM
Strawberry Festival
Saturday, June 7 th, 2008

Your museum needs YOU.
We can’t do this without YOU.
Give a few hours of your time and have fun too!
Please return this completed form to:
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
or Contact Cathy Case at cacase@comcast.net or 301-651-5389
by May 1st or sooner
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Please number your preferences for volunteer areas from 1-3. (1 being your first choice) Every effort will be made to accommodate your requests. Please be aware that on the day of the Festival you may be
asked to change assignments to help insure everyon’s fun and safety.

____ Baking for Bake Sale
____Set-up Friday, June 6th (8AM)
____ Food Booths
____Set-up Sat. June 7th (7:30AM)
____ Strawberries
____Clean-up/Break down June 7th
____ Children’s Games, Activities
____Parking &Traffic Control
____ Ticket / Raffle Sales
____Trash

Please indicate which of the 3 shifts you would prefer. Breaks will be provided. You will note an overlap in shifts to allow for transitioning between volunteers.
____ 8:00AM – 11:30AM
____ 1:00AM – 2:30PM

____ 2:00PM – 5:30PM
____I prefer a “sit down” job

Name _________________________________________
Phone ______________________________
Email ___________________________________________________
You will be contacted prior to the Festival to confirm your participation.

Please check in at the Volunteer Booth at the main entrance of the Festival in order to receive a special thank you gift. Student Community Service forms will be available only at the Volunteer Booth.

Thank you for your support of the Sandy Spring Museum!