Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Do you have items you no longer need? A number of holiday collections are underway and items can be easily donated at one location. Find out more!
Are you buying a new winter jacket? Do you have holiday lights that no longer work? Did your kids get duplicate toys this year? Did Santa bring you a new cell phone? If you have items you’d like to toss but aren’t sure what to do with them, a number of collections are taking place in Montgomery County and items can be dropped off right at the Salvation Army at 18705 North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg, MD. You can also drop off items at Goodwill of Greater Washington at 619 South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg or 4816 Boiling Brook Parkway in Rockville. Have any unwrapped, unused toys? They can be donated to Toys for Tots in 2013. If you have coats you no longer need, donations are being collected through many local churches. Cell …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Yearly Christmas breakfast for homeless and low-income residents has seen an uptick in guests this year.
An annual Christmas breakfast event for homeless and low-income residents is expanding this year, and the Original Pancake House is looking for donations of outerwear to offer its guests. The breakfast has become a Christmas tradition for the community's needy at the Bethesda and Falls Church Original Pancake House locations. Each year, the restaurant coordinates with social services agencies to put on the event, and nearly 100 volunteers help out with cooking, serving and cleaning up. About 300 guests attended last year, and this year that number has more than doubled to 700, according to Original Pancake House reps. More than enough volunteers will be on hand to help, but donations of coats, hats, gloves, hoodies and sweaters for kids …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Help a neighbor in need this Thanksgiving by donating food.
The Montgomery County Volunteer Center is seeking donations to help create Thanksgiving baskets for county residents in need. Items sought include: Donations will be accepted at A Wider Circle, located at 9159 Brookeville Rd. in Silver Spring, Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. between Nov. 1 and 20, 2012. Catholic Charities of DC is looking to help feed low-income Montgomery County residents this Thanksgiving. You can help with food donations in one of two ways: Donations will be taken at the Catholic Charities location in Silver Spring at 12247 Georgia Ave. They are also looking for volunteers to assist with picking up and distributing holiday packages, contact them at 301-942-1790 for more …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Soley Somma plans to drive a truckload of donations to New York City Tuesday morning to help victims of superstorm Sandy.
Wheaton resident Soley Somma has strong connections to New York City. It's where she met her husband, and it's where her brother now lives. And on Tuesday, Somma and her mother will be driving to the city with a truckload of donations for the people left cold, hungry and powerless in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Somma began collecting food and other emergency items on Friday at her home, and word spread quickly. She and other volunteers worked from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, sorting through items and labeling them. "Every single room in my house is filled," she said. Somma is coordinating with Queens Mama, a neighborhood network for parents in New York, and she will be delivering supplies to Rockaway, Queens, a peninsula particularly hard-…
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Participation in the Village of Martin's Additions' food drive has fallen off in the past two months.
While more than 1,300 pounds of nonperishable food have been donated to the Village of Martin's Additions' food drive in 2012, participation has fallen off in the past two months, said Linda and Dick Kirschten, food drive coordinators, in an email to Patch. "Hunger remains a major problem, despite some signs of an economic uptick. And with prices at the pump eating into family budgets for other essentials, food assistance becomes even more important," the Kirschtens added. In fact, Montgomery County is one of the most expensive places to live in the country (as well as one of the richest counties in the country). "Families with young children in Montgomery County must earn at least $64,000 a year just to cover their basic needs without …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Are you looking for a way you can give back this holiday season? Patch has put together a list of nonprofits who need your assistance.
Looking for an opportunity to give back to your community this holiday season? Here are several organizations looking for donations and help from community members in Montgomery County. Please feel free to add to this list in the comments section below. Donate grocery gift cards from $10 to $20 dollars for adults-only families 9159-C Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Mon. thru Sat. from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m and Sunday 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Holiday hours: Christmas Eve from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Christmas Day 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monetary donations, clothing, fresh vegetables, small furniture, coats, socks and toiletries Mon. thru Thurs. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Food donations. Click on the grocery items that you would like to donate. P.O. Box 1612 Germantown…
Monday, October 10, 2011
Donate items for soldiers serving at the front lines in Afghanistan through Operation: "Treat our Troops," a donation drive headquartered in the Village of Martin's Additions office.
Making a difference in someone else’s life can be as easy as picking up a package or two of white sport socks, some lip balm and sunscreen, power bars and maybe a phone card or two, and bringing them over to the Village of Martin’s Additions office for Operation: “Treat Our Troops.” As part of Montgomery County Community Service Week (Oct. 16-22), the Village office is collecting donations for troops serving overseas (mostly in Afghanistan). The donated items will be packaged on Oct. 22, and troops at the front lines should receive the care packages by Thanksgiving, said Doug Stein, the donation drive’s organizer. Stein—a Montgomery County resident and president of Wexford Homes, LLC, which is currently constructing a home on Chestnut …
Friday, May 13, 2011
Council, residents also hear from Pepco representative.
The council of the Village of Chevy Chase Section 5 voted Tuesday night to dole out $12,500—less than $10 per household—to charitable organizations. The 3-2 vote came during a regularly scheduled council meeting at the Chevy Chase Village Town Hall—when three new council members took office. Two of those newly elected members, Greg White and Nancy Pines, voted against the donations in their final form, while three members—new council member Tim Hanlon, Chris Richardson and Peter Gray—voted for the allocation. White and Pines had argued that more money be donated to organizations that they believed provided more of a direct benefit to Section 5, but did not put forth a plan to that effect. The six organizations—Rosemary Hills Primary School…
Thursday, December 30, 2010
The Salvation Army needs to raise $350,000 before Friday night to meet its initial Red Kettle campaign goal of $1.6 million.
Reports to be released Wednesday are expected to show a $350,000 shortfall in donations for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign, according to Maj. Steve Morris of The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command. The National Capital Area Command, headquartered in Germantown, had a $1.6 million target. Throughout the campaign, which ran from Nov. 12 to Dec. 24, the organization has reported lower-than-usual donations. As of Dec. 21, the Salvation Army reported a 40 percent decline in donations to the Red Kettle campaign in Montgomery County. At this point the organization would be happy to reach last year's $1.35 million in donations, said Ken Forsythe, a Salvation Army spokesman. The organization has seen a slight increase in …
Lavets
2:52 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wonderful!! Wish more businesses, individuals and community leaders would extend themselves simply by coordinating an event or drop-off location for all to participate and lend a helping hand!! Thanks PATCH--for being the messenger!! more ›