Sunday, December 16, 2012
The yearly feast for the needy is a Bethesda community tradition.
County officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday at the Bethesda- Chevy Chase Rescue Squad to serve up the 24th annual Goodwill dinner to those in need. More than 400 guests, many of them homeless or low-income seniors and families, enjoyed a holiday feast, pictures with Santa and gifts courtesy of local businesses. The community tradition was launched by the Bethesda Hyatt after a homeless person was found frozen to death one winter in the stairway of the hotel. For nearly a quarter century, the tradition has continued. The event was organized by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda Urban Partnership, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Five Star Premier Residences Chevy …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The yearly feast for the needy is a Bethesda community tradition.
County officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday at the Bethesda- Chevy Chase Rescue Squad to serve up the 24th annual Goodwill dinner to those in need. More than 400 guests, many of them homeless or low-income seniors and families, enjoyed a holiday feast, pictures with Santa and gifts courtesy of local businesses. The community tradition was launched by the Bethesda Hyatt after a homeless person was found frozen to death one winter in the stairway of the hotel. For nearly a quarter century, the tradition has carried on. The event was organized by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda Urban Partnership, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Five Star Premier Residences Chevy …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
After years of fundraising, squad welcomes new heavy rescue "toolbox on wheels."
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Saturday welcomed its newest member—a heavy-duty rescue squad truck known as "The Beast." The "toolbox on wheels," delivered in January after more than two years of fundraising efforts, replaces one of the squad's old rescue trucks which had well exceeded its mileage after 15 years, according to longtime rescue squad administrative volunteer Devee Schoenberg. "It's state-of-the-art equipment, so it's a phenomenal difference," Schoenberg said. The "life-saving vehicle" will aid squad members as they respond to fires, car collisions and accidents with pinned victims, and a variety of specialized rescues, according to a squad newsletter. A "faster and more powerful" extrication system will also allow …
After years of fundraising, squad welcomes new heavy rescue "toolbox on wheels."
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Saturday welcomed its newest member -- a heavy duty rescue squad truck known as "The Beast." The "toolbox on wheels," delivered in January after more than two years of fundraising efforts, replaces one of the squad's old rescue trucks which had well exceeded its mileage after 15 years, according to longtime rescue squad administrative volunteer Devee Schoenberg. "It's state-of-the-art equipment, so it's a phenomenal difference," Schoenberg said. The "life-saving vehicle" will aid squad members as they respond to fires, car collisions and accidents with pinned victims, and a variety of specialized rescues, according to a squad newsletter. A "faster and more powerful" extrication system will also allow …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The question of whether or not a town or village council can legally donate town or village money to a nonprofit organization has been under consideration by more than one Chevy Chase council in recent weeks.
Does a town or village council have the authority to make charitable donations to nonprofit organizations with the town’s surplus budget money? It’s a question that's been discussed by more than one Chevy Chase town or village council in recent weeks. Last week, the Village of Martin’s Additions Council determined that its village code did not enable the council to make a donation to Chevy Chase At Home, a nonprofit organization that helps Chevy Chase’s senior residents remain in their homes as they age. "The Village Code (in Article 4, Chapter 2) states that the village can only expend funds to a 'public institution' and that any contribution must be made directly to 'the public institutions, program or facility or to a tax exempt …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
This member of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad was one of the responders at the Pentagon.
Brooke Davies, a member of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, was among the responders to the Pentagon in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Davies, an American University law student at the time, recalls watching news reports with others, in shock. Shortly after, she knew she wanted to be among the responders. “Part of being a firefighter is you want to serve the community, and it doesn’t matter what type of event it is,” Davies said. “After hearing about all of the firefighter and police deaths in New York, it was more of a need to feel like we were actually being useful. We weren’t affected in the same way down here, but there’s a certain sense of solidarity.” Davies responded to the Pentagon on Sept. 12 to assist a …
