The Civic Circle is thrilled to welcome Vanesa Pinto (left) and Catherine Sheehy (right) to our Board of Directors! Vanesa is Empowerment and Leadership Development Program Director at CHEER (Community Health and Empowerment through Education and Research), where she oversees advocacy and community organizing in Long Branch. Catherine is Global Lead for Sustainability Partnerships at the safety science organization UL. For more than two decades, she has worked at the intersections of business, economics and…
Big thanks to everyone who made our GivingCivicsNow campaign a success! We exceeded our goal with more than $3,000 in contributions large and small via Facebook, PayPal, and the good old U.S. Postal Service. Here are some of the reasons why GivingCivicsNow was so important this year: Democracy is in a fragile state. Election systems are under assault, and Americans’ confidence in public institutions is at a low point. We inspire young students to understand…
The Civic Circle brought a star-studded “super show” to William Tyler Page Elementary School yesterday! Big thanks to the amazing Uasuf Gueye, Munit Mesfin, Lea Morris, and Nick Newlin, and the 625 students who participated!
The Civic Circle is excited to be joining Munit and Z Lovebugs in a first-ever musical double bill at Family Funday on June 5 at Hook Hall. Hosted by Pirate Ventures, this family-friendly celebration runs 10 a.m. to noon and features songs for a better world, children’s crafts, and refreshments. Sign up HERE!
The Civic Circle was extremely honored to take part in The Maryland Civic Education Coalition’s virtual summit to celebrate Global Youth Service Day. Titled “Empowering Maryland Youth Through Service & Civic Engagement,” the summit explored how volunteering opens the door to civic learning and participation. The summit kicked off with a service “slam” led by the coalition’s Youth Advisory Council, and included a virtual performance of a song written by Civic Circle students, “We’ll Get…