Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007
Mallette Asmuth, a senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, is organizing a 5k run to raise money for a diabetes education wing at Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
‘‘I became involved with organizing the event because I am Type I diabetic and I decided that I would like to help others with my condition,” Asmuth wrote in an e-mail to The Gazette. ‘‘I love to run and thought that a 5k would be a great way to do this.”
The run will take place at 9 a.m. Nov. 11 at Meadowbrook Park, 7901 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase.
Register for the run at HomeRunForDiabetes.org. The cost is $10 for children under 13 and $20 for everyone else. Onsite registration will also be available for $30. Donations are welcome.
A specialBar Mitzvah guest
David Solkowitz had a special guest join him for his Bar Mitzvah at Beth El Temple in Bethesda in September. It was Theodore Lerner, managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals.
Lerner learned of the celebration from David’s aunt and uncle, Leah Rosen and Peter Konwerski, of Bethesda. The couple was trying to think of the perfect gift for their nephew, an avid sports fan and decided to write letters to local teams asking for coaches, general managers, owners and sportscasters to write a letter to David and send it along with any sports paraphernalia.
They received more than 20 personalized letters and autographed team jerseys, balls, photos and other memorabilia.
But the biggest surprise came on the big day, when Lerner showed up at the synagogue.
‘‘I asked him why he was there and he told us he goes to services every week and that this week he just chose to come to Beth El to join David at his celebration,” Konwerski wrote in a letter to The Gazette. ‘‘He then asked if he could present his congratulatory letter to David directly. I of course obliged, and introduced David to Mr. Lerner, who truly earned his place as a Washington sports icon that day!”
Junior Woman’s Clubto hold Black and Silver Ball
Get out the tuxedo or vintage party dress and get ready for the Junior Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase’s Black and Silver Ball.
The evening of dinner and dancing begins at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Junior Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Ave.
The evening will feature a live band, Blue Sky 5, and formal, black and white and vintage clothes are encouraged.
Proceeds benefit the Anacostia Gracious Arts Program, which provides opportunities for at-risk children to learn acting, singing or playing a musical instrument.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets are available at www.jwccc.org via Pay Pal.
New book of poemspublished by Bethesda poet
Bethesda resident Roberta Beary’s debut collection of award-winning short poems, ‘‘The Unworn Necklace,” was recently published by Snapshot Press, UK. Beary has been writing short poems, including haiku, for more than a decade. Her book, ‘‘The Unworn Necklace,” which won first prize in the Snapshot Press 2006 collection competition, is available at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda and online at Amazon.com.
In addition to writing, Beary is of counsel to a law firm in Washington. She lives in Bethesda with her husband Frank Stella and children Nina and Nathan Blustein. She is a longtime member of the Towpath, haiku poets of the Chesapeake Watershed, and has been honored for her poems in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.
Bethesda students honoredby Humane Society
The Montgomery County Humane Society recently recognized three Bethesda youths with volunteer awards for their support of homeless animals in 2007.
At the MCHS Annual Meeting at the Potomac Community Center on Oct. 22, MCHS President JC Crist commended Cameron Ishee and Haley Nugent, both sixth-graders at North Bethesda Middle School, and Carroll Ishee, a fourth-grader at Wyngate Elementary School, for their outstanding support and dedication to the plight of the homeless animals of the county.
With their allowances and earnings from odd jobs, the students purchased new Beanie Babies on eBay and from the MCPS’ Wagging Tails Thrift Shop. At the MCPS’ Paws in the Park benefit last April, the children offered the plush dogs as incentives to anyone who donated to the Humane Society. They also offered handmade jewelry and bookmarks. The students raised $150, all of which they donated to support homeless animals at the shelter.
‘‘There are lots of things kids can do to help save animals,” said Cameron Ishee, 11, in a statement. ‘‘You just have to be creative and energetic and believe you can make a difference.”
For information on helping homeless animals in Montgomery County, go to www.mchumane.org or call 240-773-5969.
