STM had a great time reading monster books, crafting monster stuffies, and playing tag and Simon Says with the children at the TPES PTA meeting on February 5, 2019. Hope you can join us next time! Check out our upcoming events at www.smallthingsmatter.org
Our thanks to all of our STM members and partners (Difference Makers, DM Ambassadors, DM at Richard Montgomery High School, Strathmore Children’s Chorus, Seneca Valley High School, The Goddard School), and volunteers including NASDAQ #NasdaqGoodWorks and Montgomery County Volunteer Center volunteers for donating their time and effort. We would also like to thank Youth Service America, Mott Foundation, and Montgomery County Volunteer Center for their generous grants to STM that made this possible.
Our thanks to future Eagle Scout Massimo Cardillo for his generous donation of used children’s books. We will be sharing these and many other wonderful books next Sunday, February 10 from 1-4pm at the Let’s Play America‘s Mid-Winter Play Day at the Takoma Park Community Center.
Our thanks to Julie Taddeo for her generous donation of children’s books for our literacy program. Lots of fun books that we’ll be sharing with the TP community soon! Thank you for your support!
Lana Anderson was awarded an Unsung Hero Award for her work with Small Things Matter on January 26, 2019. This award reflects all the hard work of our members in promoting literacy in underserved communities and in engaging children of all ages to craft items for those in need. Our thanks to our wonderful STM members, Takoma United for this honor Doris Duarte and Bryan Goehring for presenting her award, and The Takoma Foundation for hosting this event. Congratulations to all the other 2019 Unsung Heroes (Renay Johnson, Carolyn Leary Bobb, Tebabu Assefa, Jessie Carpenter, and Leicia Monfort) for their amazing work in our community.
STM was thrilled to be part of the Night of 1,000 Fridas brainchild of Theodore Carter – Fiction, Nonfiction, Street Art. Our thanks to Richardson School of Music (7318 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912) for hosting our
Frida Kahlo Stuffie and to Laura Barclay Main Street Takoma for arranging our spot there! #1KFridas
STMers Jamie and Lana had a wonderful time hosting a monster stuffie birthday party for Diya and her friends on Saturday, January 19. Diya is using her birthday to craft monster stuffies to support Children’s National Medical Center. Way to go Diya!!! Want to find out more about our Crafting for Charity Parties? Check them out here: www.smallthingsmatter.org
STM had a fantastic time at the Montgomery County Volunteer CenterDay of Service at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Centerfrom 1-3pm today. Wonderful volunteers of all ages braved the cold to join us in decorating cotton drawstring and fill them with toiletries (soap, shampoo, deodorant, razor, shaving cream, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste) and making fleece scarves for the homeless. Our thanks to NASDAQ MarketSite#GoodWorks for their support and to Youth Service America, Mott Foundation, Montgomery County Volunteer Center, and our donors for their generous support that made these projects possible. Thank you everyone for coming together to help those in need!#volunteer#MLKday#mlkdayofservice#kindness#MCPSserves#MLKDayOfService MCPSSL
STM gave out brand new books and snacks at Difference Makers Kokua Foods distribution at Rolling Terrace Elementary School on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Our thanks to Jacinto for running our snack table
Our partners Strathmore Children’s Chorus, Seneca Valley High School, The Goddard School, Difference Makers, DM at Richard Montgomery High School, and DM Teen Ambassadors have already started on their MLK Day of Service Projects making fleece scarves and decorating reusable cloth bags and filling them with toiletries for the homeless in our community. Our thanks to Youth Service America, Mott Foundation, Montgomery County Volunteer Center, and our donors for their generous monetary support that made these projects possible. Please join us on Monday, January 21 at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center from 1-3pm to make these items with Small Things Matter members and volunteers from NASDAQ MarketSite NASDAQ #Goodworks. Join us as we engage youth and their families in a day of service in honor of Dr. King’s life and work. #volunteer #MLKday #mlkdayofservice #kindness