Ebony explains that Dan Lednicer is a miniature painter. Mr. Lednicer taught me about miniature painting. He also told me about his inspirations for his art work. He has travelled to many different countries. His paintings are extremely small and detailed.
Backpack Report: Judy Walser (Video)
Melanie explains that she had the pleasure of interviewing Judy Walser, who told her all about community organizing and what it is. She told her amazing stories about all the volunteer work and projects she worked with. She taught her that in order for change to happen, things need to get done as a community.
Backpack Report: Bob Youker (Video)
Angie explains that she interviewed Bob Youker who is a former bomb diffuser. He told me about what it was like to defuse a bomb and what to do. I learned that being in the military with a job like bomb defusing can be dangerous and you can have a good time as well. […]
Backpack Report: Elaine Rosenblum (Video)
Cathy explains that her story was about a lady names Elaine Rosenblum and she traveled to Australia and Russia. She said that Australia was more similar to the United States of America compared to Russia. This is because the language and food were different. She enjoyed it either way. These two trips were the most important […]
Backpack Report: Beth Van Lenten (Video)
Donicia explains that Beth Van Lenten was an indexer at the Library of Medicine. She used to organize many medical articles and sort them out by the topics that they were focused on. Beth now lives at Ingleside at King Farm and is in charge of taking care of the library there.
Volunteerism Works: Citizenship for Mina (PHOTOS)
By Guest Blogger, Norma Dancis Ingleside at King Farm resident In 2012, I began teaching Mina Azizi, through the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, to learn to speak, read, and write English. Most of all, she wanted to become a citizen. These were massive tasks. She, her translator husband, and her children arrived in the […]
Spring Break Backpack Journalism Success! (Photos)
If you have been following us on social media, then you know that our newest Backpack Journalists had a lot of fun for Spring Break! I had the honor of working with some very talented young ladies! I was beyond impressed with their maturity and talent. They had some great ideas and represented MCM’s Backpack […]
Ambassador Pickering Visits Ingleside at King Farm
Former U.S. Diplomat and UN Ambassador Discusses Middle Eastern Relations with Residents It’s not every day that Ingleside at King Farm hosts a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, but recently, residents were all ears as they welcomed Thomas Pickering, and had the chance to hear his insights on the topic of Middle Eastern […]
Author and Journalist Cokie Roberts Headlines Event at Ingleside at King Farm (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Cokie Roberts headlined a lecture at Ingleside at King Farm this month. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. ORIGINAL POST It was standing room only at an author event featuring journalist and author Cokie Roberts at Ingleside at King Farm today in Rockville. A Montgomery County resident, Roberts was discussing her new […]
Ingleside at King Farm Launches Certified Nursing Assistant Program (PHOTOS)
Sixteen students from Gaithersburg High School have been selected to participate in a career-launching training program that will provide them with the skills to become certified nursing assistants. The program is sponsored by Ingleside at King Farm, a senior living community in Rockville, and a local foundation created by Dr. William Leahy, a physician who […]
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