Montgomery Community Media

Are you looking for an excuse or a way to justify getting some yummy baked goods? We have the perfect place for you. Find out more on this episode of Connecting Our Community. Host Pat Shoemaker finds out the secret that  makes the Sunflower Bakery so special from guest Sara Portman Milner,   Co-founder and Co-director of Program & […]

TravelTelevision is launching an exciting contest to help rebuild the Jersey Shore and end displacement caused by Hurricane Sandy. The 12-week contest, the Jersey Shore Volunteer Challenge, will be highlighted in a reality TV show. Four teams of ten contestants each will compete as they “travel for a purpose.” Contestants will travel to New Jersey, […]

Are you looking to develop speaking and leadership skills? Ace a job interview? Ignite your career? Well there is a group that’s been around a while that can help. Find out more, next on Connecting Our Community. Host Karen Allyn discusses Toastmasters with the President of the Kemp Mill Toastmasters. For more information about the […]

According to a recent report by The U.S. Department of Justice, the majority of non-fatal domestic violence is committed against females (76 percent) compared to males (24 percent). Find out more about this growing problem, on this episode of Connecting Our Community. Host Karen Allyn speaks with Katie Gleeson.  Having been a victim and escaping domestic […]

Seniors sharing their knowledge and experience with young people that need their attention and help. What a great idea and a great program! Host Pat Shoemaker is joined by Tricia Wilson, the Director of Volunteer Outreach for the Heyman Interages Center and former Broadcaster, Bill Torrey. Bill Torrey is an outstanding volunteer with the Heyman […]

Trailblazer Shirley Ballard Miller is a Charter Member of the Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (PVAC); and the Patuxent River Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Montgomery County resident Shirley Ballard Miller is a retired Chief of Documents Dissemination at the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Her commitment to public service […]

On the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, TravelTelevision released a collection of volunteer videos to recognize the efforts of those volunteers. TravelTelevision is a unique TV program and website focusing on travel for a purpose programming. Volunteers from around the corner and across the globe are highlighted in monthly episodes with stories about volunteer experiences. […]

Rapid increases in poverty, coupled with the shifting demographics, have left many of our friends and neighbors in suburban Montgomery County struggling to pay for and provide food for their families. On this episode of  Connecting Our Community we will learn about an organization that is trying to meet this growing need. Host Pat Shoemaker is […]

On this edition of Connecting Our Community you can learn more about a group that was featured for two years in a row as, “one of the best small charities in the Washington, D.C. region.” Host Pat Shoemaker introduces Susan Dollins, the Executive Director of The Senior Connection along with volunteer Dolores Baldadian and Anna Kaplan. Dollins and Baldadian explain the […]

Going to college for the first time can be exciting or overwhelming. This week on Connecting Our Community host Pat Shoemaker is joined by Jamin Bartolomeo the Associate Dean of Student Services at the Montgomery College Germantown Campus. Pat and Jamin discuss some of the exciting new programs, support services for students of all ages and […]