Friends please help us with our annual holiday toy drive. Toys for ages 6-11 (children 0-5 are covered!) and $10 gift cards to Target, Starbucks, and Amazon can be dropped off at the following locations: TPSS Co-op, Tabletop, Takoma Bev Co., Old Takoma Ace Hardware, Silver Spring Ace Hardware, Wegmans Germantown, Helping Hands Army, Senior Connection, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Takoma Montessori School, The Studio Of Colour and Design By Margie Billian, and our office at 14516 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD 20853. Gifts can also be mailed to us at Small Things Matter, 14516 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD 20853. All of your donations are tax deductible just drop us a line at thesmallthingsmatter@yahoo.com if you would like an acknowledgment letter for tax purposes. Thank you for your kind help!

Our deepest thanks to everyone who contributed to a successful Thanksgiving Drive! Together we shared 2089 Thanksgiving Baskets (whole roaster chickens/whole turkeys, potatoes, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes, gai lan) with the families and individuals we serve. Thank you for making it a Happy Thanksgiving for all!

Our deepest thanks to our friends at the TPSS Co-op who raised $1006 for us by donating $1 for every purchase made at their grand re-opening on Friday, November 8! We are grateful for this and for their constant support and encouragement. The Coop gives us a space to pack each week, receives our produce and nonperishable deliveries, and donates a pantry space for our goods. Thank you!

Thank you to all of our amazing friends and teammates, sponsors, and partners for coming out to celebrate at our gala this evening! Thank you for putting your whole heart into helping your neighbors in need!!! We are also grateful to Takoma Art Library/Sarah L. Voisin, Carol Zimmerman Ossi, and our amazing community for raising nearly $1200 for STM by raffling off the Kindness Quilt they made! Big thanks to our friends Delegate Lorig Charkoudian who presented us with a lovely citation, County Executive Marc Elrich for his wonderful remarks, and Mayor of Takoma Park Talisha Searcy, GOCI Director Christina Poy, and Commissioners Yang Yu, Chair and Isabelle Balakit for spending the evening with us!

The Takoma Art Library, (Free Art Supplies for All at 907 Erie Ave.), together with the help of our wonderful community, has made a gorgeous quilt to support the 501(3)c nonprofit, Small Things Matter. Carol Ossi, Small Things Matter and Takoma Art Library beloved volunteer, assembled the strips, and used more donated fabric to back the quilt. The result is this wonderful community quilt and a testament to KINDNESS!

The suggested donation for each entry is $10. You are of course welcome to donate more! Each Donation gets you a chance to win the community quilt. Donations are accepted via Venmo at thesmallthingsmatter, PayPal at thesmallthingsmatter@yahoo.com or personal check made out to Small Things Matter, 14516 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD via this form: Community Quilt FUNDRAISER for STM (google.com).

Fundraiser entry sales end at 8pm on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at the 2024 Small Things Matter annual Gala at the Takoma Park Seventh Day Adventist Keystone Room. You do not have to attend the event to win the quilt.

 If the winner is not present, the quilt can be delivered or mailed to you.

Thank you for supporting Small Things Matter! And please share this widely!

Our thanks to Sarah Voisin/The Takoma Art Library and Carol Ossi/Small Things Matter and Takoma Art Library beloved volunteer

Help us fill our Thanksgiving Baskets.

Every year STM puts together Thanksgiving baskets (a roaster chicken or turkey plus fresh produce – potatoes, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes) for the 2000 food insecure families we serve in Takoma Park and Silver Spring and 25 families in Rockville. We would love to have your help! Please consider donating either a roaster chicken ($10 donation) or a turkey ($20 donation) for a family in need to help make their Thanksgiving brighter. Please donate to us via Venmo @thesmallthingsmatter, Paypal thesmallthingsmatter@yahoo.com, or checks made out to Small Things Matter, 14516 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD 20853 from now until Sunday, November 24 at noon.

STM is happy to provide letters of acknowledgement for tax purposes. Thank you for your kind support!

STM is collecting pre-loved and new winter coats for the families in need we serve. Our thanks to Tabletop, Piney Branch Elementary School, Takoma Park Elementary School, Margie Billian, Takoma Bev Co, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation and the STM high school clubs for serving as collection sites.

The coats will be distributed on Tuesday, November 12 from 4:30-6:00pm at the back of the TPSS Co-op during our teen pantry distribution.

STM served in partnership with Giant Pharmacy, Continuum Healthcare Network, We Do Seva, St. Marks to provide COVID/Flu vaccinations, diabetes testing, eye screening, fresh produce, and nonperishables! Our thanks to our team for assisting with signing up clients for their vaccinations and sharing food with those in need.

Giant Pharmacy and Small Things Matter will be hosting a COVID-19/flu vaccination event at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Sunday October 20, 2024 from 8am-4pm.  

2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech and 2024–2025 Moderna vaccine will be administered for ages 3-adult.

Signup here: Giant Pharmacy: COVID/Flu vaccination clinic at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (signupgenius.com)

Please remember to comment on whether you would like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine only, the flu shot only, or both shots.

Please remember to download, print, and fill out the consent form found on the SignupGenius. Please bring your ID, your insurance cards (Medicaid, private insurance, etc.), and your consent forms with you to expedite your vaccination.

Questions?  Contact Roxanne rayamashita@yahoo.com or call 202-669-8550. Thank you!