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Awareness

UnitedHealth Group Survey Reveals Americans Know Type 2 Diabetes is Largely Preventable, Suggests Country is Ready for Action

National Diabetes Month provides opportunity to help turn the tide against diabetes by helping expand enrollment in award-winning evidence-based program to prevent the disease A majority of Americans recognize the threat diabetes poses to the nation’s health and have a solid understanding about the…

Local Connections

M-NCPPC Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 Teen Cotillion

Parents and youth ages 14-17 are invited to participate in the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) Department of Parks and Recreation 2013 Teen Cotillion. The Teen Cotillion is an exciting 16-week co-ed program that teaches teens about health and responsible citizenship…

Government

Maryland Municipal LeagueExecutive Director Scott A. Hancock Electedas National Academy for Public Administration Fellow

Washington, D.C.—Maryland Municipal League (MML) Executive Director Scott A. Hancock has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). Hancock – who leads the statewide association serving Maryland’s 157 cities and towns, and two special taxing districts – will …

Awareness

National Fire Safety Campaign Celebrates 25 Years of Sharing Life-Saving Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® Reminder

Energizer and International Association of Fire Chiefs Honor Silver Anniversary with Adoption of 25 Fire Departments and Donation of 250,000 Batteries across the Country The message is simple, and the habit can be lifesaving. Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without …

Local Connections

Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland Accepting Applications for 2013 GIVE Class

Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland (BVU) is now accepting applications for the 2013 GIVE Program. The program is a cohort experience that encourages young professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 to make a meaningful difference in Baltimore through civic engagement, community building and …

Promotions

B’nai B’rith's Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge Returns to Prince George's County

Top Teen Book Entry Wins $5,000 Scholarship and Book Gets Published Disagreeing dragons, angry insects, a city made of soap and colorful chameleons have all been called to duty to help children learn the value of tolerance and diversity during the six years of the B’nai B’rith International Diverse…

Volunteers Needed

Be a Voice for a Child in Foster Care!

Are you someone who believes that children have the right to live in a safe & nurturing home? Do you think that if given the right support a child can thrive?  Have you ever considered volunteering to help children in need?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are for the child …

Lost & Found

FOUND ORANGE TABBY

  • By Emma
  • Oct 24, 2012

Found! Orange tabby kitten. Approx. 3 months old with collar and bell. If you are missing him, please contact me at dcgirrl72@yahoo.com

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Essentials for Animals

Bowie CLAW is working with the County Animal Facility and has developed an "Essentials for Animals" Program where we collect different items each month that will help the animals while they wait for their forever home so.... OCTOBER IS WHITE RICE AND SHOEBOX MONTH WHITE RICE While you are at the …

Volunteers Needed

Regional Directors

The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We're the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. The Borgen Project's Regional Directors serve as ambassadors for The …

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