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Awareness

5 Tips for Grilling the Best Burgers

May is considered to be National Burger Month across America. We are a country that loves its burgers, and we enjoy grilling them outdoors when the weather allows. Each person in the country eats an average of three burgers per week, or around 150 burgers per year. This adds up to a hefty 40 …

Awareness

Blue Sky Painting & Carpentry Supports a Volunteer Home Restoration Project Through Rebuilding Together

In April 2012, Blue Sky Painting & Carpentry donated time and manpower to an all-volunteer house restoration project through Rebuilding Together Montgomery County. The house restoration provided life-saving repairs for a struggling family in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Read the full story here.   Tom …

Promotions

Bright Beginnings 5K May 12!!!! Online sign up closes May 9th!

Bright Beginnings 5K Saturday, May 12 · 8:00am - 11:00am Hains Point, East Potomac Park, Washington, DC $30 http://www.active.com/running/washington-dc/bright-beginnings-5k-race-2012 Please join us on May 12, 2012 to show your support for homeless families with young children and raise awareness of…

Awareness

How All the Items Work Together

It is truly an art form to be able to create something fabulous and exciting without spending a lot of money.  It is really about the elements that are chosen and how they come together to form a unified composition. And so, when designing a room using carpet, paint, fabrics, furniture, lighting, …

Social Notes

AAUW ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE, MAY 10-12

American Association of University Women's Used Book Sale When: Thursday, May 10, 2012: 9 am to 8 pm Friday, May 11, 2012: 9 am to 8 pm Saturday, May 12, 2012: 9 am to 2pm -- Bag Day ($10/bag) Where: Asbury Methodist Village, Rosborough Center Community Rooms, Bldg 409, Gaithersburg, MD (Enter at …

Local Connections

Universities at Shady Grove to Host 2012 Graduation Celebration

Graduating Students of Programs from Nine State Universities to be Honored; NBC 4 Anchor Jim Vance Will Deliver Keynote Address at This Year’s Celebration    Rockville, Md.—The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) – a University System of Maryland campus in Montgomery County that offers students more …

Promotions

NOW CASTING FOR YOUR CHANCE AT AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO WIN AN ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC!

Emmy-winning TV production company Magical Elves (Top Chef, Project Runway, Braxton Family Values), Yahoo! Inc. and Ford Motor Company are teaming up to create the ultimate reality competition series that could land you - rather quickly - in the driver’s seat of the all-new 2012 Ford Focus Electric…

Volunteers Needed

Be a Hospice Caring Volunteer

Hospice Caring Inc., the county’s only nonmedical volunteer hospice, is looking for volunteers that would like to share in someone’s end-of-life journey or help grieving family and friends. Volunteers visit homes, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities – wherever they are needed to…

Social Notes

AAUW Used Book Sale: May 10-12

American Association of University Women's Used Book Sale When: Thursday, May 10, 2012: 9 am to 8 pm Friday, May 11, 2012: 9 am to 8 pm Saturday, May 12, 2012: 9 am to 2pm -- Bag Day ($10/bag) Where: Asbury Methodist Village, Rosborough Center Community Rooms, Bldg 409, Gaithersburg, MD (Enter at …

Government

Montgomery County 'Soft' Launches New Website

          Behind the scenes, Montgomery County’s award-winning website has been redesigned with a fresh look, new and enhanced features and easier and more straightforward navigation tools. Website users are invited to view and use the “soft” launch site at http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov…

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