The Alternative Gift Fair website is now live, and you can begin shopping and reading about the 13 charities Alternative Gifts of Greater Washington is sponsoring this year, including The Civic Circle. We had a great kickoff at the Takoma Park Farmers Market yesterday, and the team will be back with another bake sale this Sunday, Nov. 27, so please stop by! Come join the fair in person, from 12-4 on Saturday, Dec. 3 at…
Big thanks to Eric Bond and Takoma Radio (WOWD) for the interview on Talk of Takoma in advance of the Alternative Gift Fair. And thanks to the fair for inviting The Civic Circle to join this community giving opportunity on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 12-4 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Takoma Park, at 310 Tulip Ave. Hope to see you there! To listen to the Civic Circle interview, click HERE.
To get kids and families excited about the coming Midterms, The Civic Circle has released this new video about running for local, state or national office, and how student council can be the starting point. Thanks to Nick Newlin and Lea Morris for this buoyant performance!
Thank you, Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando, for sharing your passion for public service and voting with Civic Circle students yesterday! We particularly appreciated this answer to a question about accomplishments in public office: “I was very proud of expanding after-school programs like this one.” In a show of their appreciation, the students asked for his autograph!
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Montgomery County – HCCMC Leadership Awards Dinner was the place to be last night. MoCo officials present included County Executive Marc Elrich, Council President Gabe Albornoz, who received the Latinos in Public Service Award, and Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer. Congressman David Trone also spoke, exhorting all those present to vote “because our democracy is absolutely at stake.” Montgomery County Councilmember Gabe Albernoz (above) and County Executive Marc Elrich…