Montgomery Community Media

Travel television spoke with Bruce Adams recently about the importance of serving others through volunteerism. Adams is the Director of Community Partnerships (OCP) for Montgomery County. The mission of the OCP is “to strengthen relationships between the Montgomery County government and the residents it serves, with special focus on undeserved and emerging communities and our […]

On this episode of Connecting our Community host Pat Shoemaker discusses elder and vulnerable adult abuse, what to look for and who to contact. Guests for the first half are Bonnie Klem, Supervisor with Adult Protective Services and Eileen Bennett the Program Manager for the Long Term Care Ombudsman program. On the second half the […]

Two years ago in May, the White House launched Money As You Grow – 20 Things Kids Need to Know to Live Financially Smart Lives.  The White House Financial Empowerment Initiative for youth is an online interactive tool for youth and parents to learn important financial lessons for ages 3 to 18+.  Money As You […]

Congratulations to Montgomery County resident Chandra Walker Holloway and each of the women honored this week by The Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.  Mrs. Holloway is the Managing Attorney for the Law Office of Chandra Walker Holloway.  The Daily Record wrote, “Chandra Walker Holloway has tried more than 150 cases in Maryland […]

  The biggest day for America’s Comic Book Industry is the first Saturday in May.  Since its inception FREE COMIC BOOK DAY has been an unqualified success.  Publishers designate certain titles to be offered free of charge to the general public in a nationwide promotion.  And the lines at specialty comics retailers around the country […]

Scholarships are awarded to Montgomery County High School Seniors that meet the following criteria: Be a high school senior graduating from a Montgomery County Public School. Be a resident of Montgomery County. Have a 3.0 GPA of higher. Be enrolled in a four year accredited institution by fall 2014 seeking a Bachelor’s Degree. Have an […]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter’s 4th Annual Minerva Entrepreneurship Awards Program Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is committed to supporting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial endeavors as a means of improving financial stability and providing economic empowerment.  On April 30, the Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter Fund, Inc., and the Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter […]

One in eight babies born in Maryland will be born too soon.  This is worse than the national average of 1 in 9.  12 year old Kinsey Walker was premature (29 weeks, 2 pounds 2 ounces, 14” long…Today she is a healthy preteen;  and the 2014 Ambassador for the March of Dimes. Kinsey… I’m sad […]

  Fantatstic Forum had a banner weekend at AWESOME CON DC!  This is year two for the convention.  Boasting such celebrity guests as Billie Piper (Rose Tyler of Doctor Who) and Danai Gurira (Michonne of The Walking Dead) Awesome Con attracted tens of thousands of attendees to DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center.   Things […]

On Sunday, Dec. 1, I linked up with the 501st Legion at the US Capitol Building.  Legionnaires were out in force to tape a PSA in support of the Museum of Science Fiction.   Executive Director Greg Viggiano and VP of Operations Mandy Sweeney are among an organized group that has banded together to raise […]