Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad has started up its 67th annual door-to-door fundraising campaign, which will continue through late October.
The fund drive is critical to the squad, which does not receive an appropriated budget from the county.
Residents in the squad’s service area, including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Glen Echo and parts of Cabin John, North Bethesda, Potomac, Rockville and Kensington, can expect uniformed volunteers and emergency vehicles in their neighborhoods between 5-9 p.m. weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays.
All personnel are always in full uniform and carry Rescue Squad identification. Residents are encouraged to ask for identification and can additionally call the rescue squad dispatcher at 301-652-0077 to verify a squad member’s identity.
The rescue squad is a tax-exempt organization and contributions are tax-deductible.
For more information visit www.bccrs.org.
Calling all cat lovers
The Montgomery County Humane Society is hosting its first ever Cat Adoption Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at its animal shelter located at 14645 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville.
The free event will have more than 100 cats and kittens available for adoption, as well as informational seminars, drawings and exhibits.
Experienced cat owners will offer one-on-one adoption counseling and answer questions about cat ownership.
The cats range from exotics such as Persians, Siamese, Himalyans, and Maine Coons to cats of more mundane but equally lovable breeds.
Chevy Chase residentjoins the Peace Corps
Griffin Halsey Vanze, 19, of Chevy Chase recently departed for Kazakhstan to begin training as a teacher development Peace Corps Volunteer.
Vanze will be teaching at a university and helping professors with their English education programs.
Vanze is the son of Steven Vanze and Judith Halsey of Chevy Chase.
Free concertat Norwood Park
The Norwood Local Park will give residents an evening of music and activities from 4-7 p.m. Saturday. A free concert is planned at the park, 4700 Norwood Road, Bethesda. The Junkyard Saints and Bobby Smith will perform. The event will include food, face painting, crafts and caricatures for the kids. The event is hosted by Friends of Norwood Park, the neighborhood group working toward renovating the park.
Alfio’s to hostFederal Employee group
Starting this month, the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 258 will hold monthly luncheon meetings for the 2007-08 NARFE year at Alfio’s La Trattoria in Chevy Chase.
The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday, followed by the business meeting at 12:30 p.m. and featured speaker Heather Williams, a specialist with the Montgomery County Aging and Disabilities Department, at 1 p.m.
Williams will discuss the special services available to retirees and seniors in Montgomery County.
Alfio’s is located in the Willoughby Building, 4514 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase. Cost is $12. Members who prefer to come to the meeting, but not the luncheon are also invited.
For more information, call Manny Karbelling at 301-279-7116.
Adventures in glass
A new exhibit, ‘‘New Glass Adventures,” will highlight a variety of glass making techniques through Sept. 23 at the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo.
The show features glass sketches, painting on glass and other innovative methods by artists Michaela Borghese, Awie Botes, Sue Hill, Wendy Jarcho and Laurie Tompkins.
The opening reception is 4-6 p.m. Sept. 8 at the center, located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.
It is open from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For information, call Wendy Jarcho at 301-320-0987 or e-mail wdjarcho@comcast.net.
Volunteers soughtfor English classes
The Literacy Council of Montgomery County is recruiting volunteer teachers for the new ‘‘English for Daily Living” classes it hopes to offer to adult students. The classes help students develop basic English skills for daily living.
Volunteers should have some experience working with adult learners or other classroom teaching experience. The classes run one to two hours per week for eight to 10 weeks at various locations in the county.
For information, call 301-610-0030 or e-mail info@literacycouncilmcmd.org.
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