Happy 4th of July! We had a blast in the TP 4th of July Parade! So great seeing everyone! A huge thanks to the Takoma Park Independence Day Celebration committee and our amazing team: Adam, Amaranth, Ameera, Annie, Avital, Breonna, Caden, Cameron, Carolina, Chris, Chris, Diego, Diya, Dominique, Ethan, Eueal, Fikir, Firdous, Giselle, Helene, John, Kamila, Ken, Kidus, Lana, Damien, Leandra, Les, Lianna, Lili, Liya, Madeleine, Mahouli, Max, Mia , Mikal, Neil, Ocean, Quynh, Rox, Salah, Sam, Sanjay, Santiago, Sela, Selah, Sophia, Surasit, Tamar, Tausha, Timothy, Trystan, Tyler, Ved, Victoria, Will, Zenabe!

Small Things Matter was celebrated by Continuum Heathcare Network at their AAPI/Juneteenth Celebration. Our thanks to them for honoring Takoma Park Mayor Talisha Searcy, Doris Duarte, Alfreda Tanner, Jackie Frazier, Nafkote Dana, and Leon Crowell, Sr. in honor of Juneteenth and Lana Anderson/Small Things Matter, GOCI Director Christina Poy, Dr. Hyunsook Choi, Mayur Mody/ American Diversity Group, Thơ Trần/ Vietnamese American Services, Inc. – VAS, Yang Yu, and Thai Nguyen in honor of AAPI Heritage Month!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Juneteenth celebration on June 19, 2024 from noon – 6pm at the Lee Jordan Field behind Takoma Park Middle School. We had a very successful health fair where we distributed our healthy eating tips (booklet), administered FREE mental health screening with Dr. Yeside Ojo & Dr. N’Dama Bamba, and FREE high blood pressure screening with Dr. Esther Saggurthi & Lana Anderson, hosted a crafting table, and gave out fresh fruit.

Small Things Matter just wrapped up the last of our food distributions for the schools we serve: Takoma Park Elementary School, Piney Branch Elementary School, Meadow Hall Elementary School, Weller Road Elementary School, and Oakland Terrace Elementary School. We are proud of all of these students for their commitment to eating healthy. Have a wonderful summer!

Some beautiful moments at our distribution of brand new books at Meadow Hall ES! Our deepest thanks to Ayoka Smith for facilitating and coordinating a great event!

Small Things Matter shared nonperishable foods at the TP community pantries and the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church today! This gives those in need respectful access to food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our thanks to Montgomery County Government, site coordinators Lara, Jamie. SJ, Kirsten, and STM intern Isa for delivering/distributing them!

Our thanks to North Face and Bombas for their generous donation of brand new coats and socks for our families in need! Providing our families and individuals with high-quality items is one way of not only helping them, but also treating them with the respect they deserve. We are grateful to North Face and Bombas for helping us serve them with dignity.

Grateful to Governor Wes Moore and his adminstration for their commitment to celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Maryland, including celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month during the month of May and highlighting the work that Small Things Matter does in our community! See the whole interview here: https://www.facebook.com/govwesmoore/videos/6978503012250286

No, this isn’t bowling! It is the number of handknit beanies that our team member Kimberly has made for us since she started making and donating hats for our families 2 years ago. Thank you so much Kimberly for sharing your talents with us and keeping our families warm and toasty inside and out!

We are grateful to those doing community service with us for making hygiene and cleaning supply kits. We share these kits at our food distributions in the community, at apartment complexes, senior centers, and at the TP community pantries. We greatly appreciate you wonderful volunteers for purchasing, assembling and donating cleaning and hygiene kits to help our families!