Five Things to Know for April 29 in Montgomery County

It’s Wednesday, April 29 it’s International Dance Day! Here are five things to know in Montgomery County while you get your groove on.

1. Online Course for Small Businesses: The Small Business Administration is offering an online course on legal requirements for owners.

2. County Council Seeking Testimony: The Montgomery County Council is accepting testimony for tomorrow’s worksession on transportation fees, charges and fares.

The deadline to submit public testimony to be included in the record is April 30 by 12 p.m. Testimony may be submitted to Glenn Orlin at Glenn.Orlin@montgomerycountymd.gov.

— Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) April 28, 2020

3. MCPS Virtual Conversation: Montgomery County Public Schools will hold a virtual conversation about its second phase of online learning at 6 p.m.

Tune in to a virtual conversation about the second phase of online learning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. Watch at https://t.co/GFOAwMhr0v or on @MCPSTV cable channels Comcast 34, Verizon 36 and RCN 89. pic.twitter.com/T07GUCWJI2

— MCPS (@MCPS) April 28, 2020

4. Senior Planet Classes: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes for seniors. Today’s classes include “How to Initiate a Zoom Meeting” and “P2P Payment Services.”

Senior Planet Montgomery, a technology training program designed for County learners 60 and older, is offering FREE online classes ALL WEEK that focus on how to thrive at home. For details visit: https://t.co/UKCgcMW73K pic.twitter.com/RUuyUoLzCj

— Healthy Montgomery (@Healthy_MoCo) April 27, 2020

5. Six Days Until MCM’s Giving Tuesday: Montgomery Community Media, like other nonprofits, is facing economic uncertainty because of the coronavirus. We are asking those who are able to make a donation to support local news and television programming.

And one more thing: Are you looking for a restaurant that is still open? Check out our restaurant lists here.

And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.

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About Maryam Shahzad

Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with MCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.

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