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Bring the Kids to Read Across America Day for Storytime in English and Spanish Join the Montgomery County Chapter of the Continentals for Read Across America Day Storytime on March 7 from 1-3 p.m. at Westfield Wheaton Mall (Kids Area) 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. The afternoon of activities will include Storytime, Zumba, […]

Gaithersburg High School senior and Girl Scout Troop 401 member Rachel Coates received recognition for her hard work on a public service announcement about 22q. Coates received a Girl Scout Gold Award for her project in February and presented her video before a crowd of 300 students. MyMCMedia’s Willie James Inman reports. You can watch […]

Rachel Coates is a senior at Gaithersburg High School and now, she’s a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient. Over 4,000 Girl Scouts across the country are eligible to apply for the prestigious award, but few receive it. To be eligible, a scout must complete a seven step project surrounding a specific issue. Coates chose to complete […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on a County Council meeting with police, an elder abuse awareness event, pedestrian safety and much more. Watch the show in its entirety, below:

As part of their Bronze Award project, Girl Scout Troop 274 juniors are educating residents in their community about the importance of pedestrian safety. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Other pedestrian safety tips: –Cross the street at marked crosswalks and intersections. –Watch for turning vehicles. Before crossing, look left, right, then left again. –Use pedestrian push […]

The Juniors of Girl Scout Troop 274 teamed up with Gaithersburg Police on June 7th to promote pedestrian safety alongside Route 355 at Summit Avenue. The troop members are working to complete their Bronze Award project by “promoting crosswalk use.” “We applaud the Girl Scouts of Troop 274 for their willingness to help us in […]

A local Girl Scout Troop spent its Saturday morning learning how to blog at Montgomery Community Media. This is just one of the many training classes offered at MCM. You can find out about more upcoming classes here. We look forward to sharing the Troop’s blog on the MyMCMedia website. Having an amazing time @mymcmedia […]

About 25 Girl Scouts and several parents helped plant 1,000 daffodils in an existing bed located near the front pond at Bohrer Park as part of Daffodil Day on Nov. 9.