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Koiner Farm Founder Honored on 100th Birthday
The Charles Koiner Conservancy for Urban Farming this week posted a video in tribute to Koiner Farm founder Charles Koiner, honoring him on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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Life in the Time of the Coronavirus: Voices from Silver Spring—Liz Brent, Go Brent
Editor’s note: This guest post and photo is from Jonna Huseman, who began the Voices project to document the lives of friends and neighbors in Silver Spring and Takoma Park and how they may have changed since the shelter in place order. It originally appeared on her blog, The Sligo Creek Photographer.
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Nonprofit Teams with Restaurants to Feed Needy, Support Workers
Local nonprofit Silver Spring Cares has teamed up with a group of Silver Spring/Takoma Park restaurants to provide meals to needy area residents. To fund the effort and help to support the restaurants’ employees, SSC last week launched a Community Connection Go Fund Me page, according to Heather Foley, SSC’s executive director.
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Children Invited to Take Kindness Challenge This Month
Children from preschoolers to age 12 can earn a free meal at McGinty’s Public House, simply by completing the Random Act of Kindness Summer Challenge from Silver Spring Cares.
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Local Nonprofit Collecting Reusable Bags for Farmers Market
Local nonprofit Silver Spring Cares is collecting reusable bags to benefit the vendors at the Crossroads Farmers Market.
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Rachel Cobbs
We caught up with Rachel Cobbs to find out more about how she finds ways to help homebound elderly neighbors.
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Abby Wilson
“Happiness Club was a lot of fun to do and it doesn’t just help others be happy… it helps yourself become happy. And also, I would just like to thank my mom, Project Happiness, Ms. Mauer, Kirsten, Lauren, Emma, Julie, Katelyn, and Amber for helping me start the Happiness Club and thanks for all the…
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Alice Schindler
Operation Paws for Homes (OPH rescue) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of dogs who have overcome great odds and deserve wonderful, caring forever homes. OPH is an all-breed dog rescue, and we take in dogs of all shapes, sizes, and ages. These dogs are rescued from overcrowded, high-kill…
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Tim Abrahams
“I started mowing lawns in the downtown Silver Spring area off Dale Drive where I grew up at about age 12. Built the business up during high school and continued while at University of Maryland. After college I got a real job and hated it! So I started doing landscaping full time.”