Announcements
SMAC Leadership Meeting
FACT: There are hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing imminent foreclosure and estimates of 2 million or more in the wings.
FACT: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition harnesses collective energies to reinvest in underserved communities. PRISM and NCRC partner to keep families in their homes.
Is there a solution?
ATTEND THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND ACTION COALITION (SMAC)
LEADERSHIP MEETING!!!
Monday, November 14, 2011 — 7 pm
Carroll Western United Methodist Church
2325 Adelina Road Prince Frederick, MD
The Partnership of Renewal in the State of Maryland (PRISM) is building a partnership with Bank of America (BoA) to work on seeking solutions for Prince George’s and Calvert County families. The Southern Maryland Action Coalition (SMAC) is the Calvert County arm of PRISM. A BoA Representative has been in invited to meet with SMAC leaders to begin shaping the working relationship – YOUR VOICE is important! YOUR ATTENDANCE is necessary.
NCRC will meet with SMAC leaders to give a clear description of what financial options are available for families struggling with their mortgages.
Let’s build solutions to the Imminent foreclosure issues in Maryland.
FIND SOLUTIONS - CREATE A DIFFERENCE - KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES
Holiday Vendor Showcase
Friday, November 18, 2011
New Venue: Holiday Vendor Showcase
Shopping, Light hors d’oeuvres, Cookie tasting, family fun!
Time: 6 to 8:00 PM
Location: The Harbours at Solomons Island
Address: 14415 Dowell Road, Solomons, MD 20629
Cost: $20 (bring a friend at no cost)
Please bring your family and friends to the 1st Annual Women’s Roundtable Holiday Vendor Showcase!
The Holiday Vendor Showcase Roundtable is a “first” in two ways – a unique shopping experience for anyone who wants to either window shop or purchase to finish off holiday shopping and everyone is invited including families. Bring your spouse, your date, your favorite cookie recipe! Back Creek Bistro at Calvert Marina (upstairs) will be taking reservations.
Flyers:
Women’sBusinessRoundtableFlyerNovember18,2011.pdf
Women’sBusinessRoundtableRegistrationNovember18,2011.pdf
PRISM Meeting
Public Witness & Action Meeting
Join with us in taking on:
The scourge of home foreclosures
Long-term jobs and transportation
Repairing a broken immigration system
Ensuring public safety in all our communities
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011
Time: 4 to 5:30 PM
Union Bethel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright, Pastor
6810 Floral Park Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
October 9 Public Meeting Flyer
Invited: Prince George’s & Calvert County area elected officials (County Executive Rushern Baker*; Chief of Police Mark Magaw*; Fire Chief Mark Bashoor*; Bank of America Regional Vice President; US Representatives Steny Hoyer & Donna Edwards) * committed to attend as of 9/23
Southern Maryland Action Coalition serves Calvert, Charles, and St Mary’s Counties.
Partnership for Renewal in Southern and Central Maryland serves Prince George’s and other counties.
We hope to create a state wide organization called Partnership for Renewal in the State of Maryland (PRISM).
Please publicize this meeting widely. Our voice only becomes stronger, as more people attend.
For more information contact:
Christina Gonzales or Roseanna Vogt
cgonzales.priscm@gmail.com circleofangels@chesapeake.net
(301) 787-2756 410-257-5488
SMAC FORECLOSURE SURVEY: The survey answers are important to us:
Please send a completed copy of the survey to: circleofangels@chesapeake.net
WORD COPY OF SURVEY | ADOBE COPY OF SURVEY
Project Hugs From Heroes
Collecting Small to Medium Stuffed Animals.
All Should be like new!
Starting June 15th!
Drop Off Centers
American Legion @ Chesapeake Beach MD
Cutler & Lipsetts @ Annapolis, MD
Prince Frederick Library @ Calvert Co. MD
Goal is to collect 200 stuffed animals!
Thank you for your support!
Contact: Silent Rank Sister Hood
WWII Day Debrief
World War II Day
Debrief & Meeting
When: June 4, 2011 at Noon – 2 PM
Where: At the Prince Frederick Library
Want to make a difference in the community?
Have a passion for history?
Don’t want the WWII vets legacy to disappear?
You are invited to be part of the planning for 2012 Remembering World War II. The meeting will include a mini pot-luck lunch (you are welcome to bring finger foods, mini sandwiches, fruit, chips, cheese & crackers, veggies + dip, drinks and desserts or just yourself).
Must RSVP by June 1st
info@circleofangels.org
Save the Date
So MD Living History Association
June 4, 2011 at 10 AM – 11:30 AM
at the Prince Frederick Library
Are you a reenactor?
Have a passion for history?
Would like to learn more about this hobby?
Join the Southern Maryland Living History Association and make connections. Contact: info@wereenact.net or visit us on facebook. Join us to share your reenacting experience or to find out more. We are looking for reenactors living in the Southern Maryland area to speak at the meeting. The Circle of Angels is hosting the first LH meeting.
Must RSVP by June 1st
info@wereenact.net
info@circleofangels.org
Commemorate WWII
Inspirational speakers, games and 1940s memorabilia await the local community at this year’s World War II Day event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Calvert County Fairgrounds.
The event, sponsored for the first time by Circle of Angels Initiative Inc., a faith-based group committed to public service in policy and advocacy to eliminate poverty and prevent risky behaviors, coincides with Circle of Angels’ WWII USO Remembrance Night, which takes place in August at Solomons Island. It continues the tradition of the Calvert Marine Museum, which formerly hosted the Cradle of Invasion, to honor those who served in the WWII era. Circle of Angels also wishes to honor, through this year’s WWII Day, all of those who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces.
During the day, which is free for anyone who wishes to attend, Circle of Angels will introduce and observe the “Moment,” a new tradition, established by the U.S. government, of renewing the values upon which the nation was founded, commitment to service and pledging to honor America’s fallen soldiers. Citizens will be asked to pause, wherever they are, at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, for the Moment and reflect on the sacrifices made for their freedoms. At WWII Day, activities will halt at 3 p.m. for observance.
“We’re going to have 1940s-style entertainment,” said Cheri Reulet, development coordinator with the Circle, including a drill, displays, music and a variety of other activities, and members of New Directions Theatre will be in period costume throughout the day.
The morning begins with a wreath-laying ceremony, a WWII-themed electronic gaming competition sponsored by Play N Trade of Lusby and a field training battle drill. In addition, there will be booths with resources for veterans and their families, food from local vendors and a panel of veterans and homefront heroes and heroines to tell their stories, which will be recorded for the Library of Congress Veterans Living History Project… read on!
via: The Recorder
Web For All
Web for All is a program developed by the Circle of Angels that connects non-profits, small businesses, clubs and organizations to web designers, developers, photographers, social medial specialists and graphic designers.
Objective: to help connect non-profits and businesses with those individuals who can help them with web, social media, graphics and other tasks. Our goal is that everyone has the ability to be on the web rather is through a blog, social media or website.
Join the Team: If you are an individual | team | club | business who is interested in helping small businesses and non-profit. Please forward us your website and contact information. Great opportunity for recent grads and students.
Volunteers Wanted: If you’re an individual or recent college graduate who has a skill in photography, web development, graphic design and social media we need your help!
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NON-PROFITS WANTED!!!
If you are a non-profit or small business in dire need of assistance in
developing an inexpensive website, connecting to social media (twitter & facebook),
marketing upcoming events and seeking volunteers to photograph your events.
COA Meeting I
Meeting: February 12, 2011
Time: 10 AM to 1 PM
Place: Fairview Library in Owings, MD
Objective: WW2 Day
Our Circle of Angels volunteer meeting was a planning and strategy meeting. We are inviting anyone who wants to become involved to email, call, or fill out the volunteer participant form if you are interested in helping us out.
All jobs included in these sections are posted within our last meeting’s notes ”Volunteer Meeting I“. Click on participant form if you are interested in volunteering.
World War Two Day: we are focusing on WW2 Day as our top priority. Any small amount of time, talent, or money donated is appreciated. We are presently looking for business, non-profit and other associations who wish to sponsor this event. Our sponsorship proposal includes details. Ask for it by email or call! Please fill in the participant form to receive the proposal and get details. Sponsors will receive a generous sponsorship benefits package. Thank you for your support!
Video Gaming: is going well. Play N Trade has consented to donate systems, games, and prizes. We are negotiating with Concerned Black Men of Calvert County to staff this unit of WW2Day. We will be making short statements throughout the event to clarify our position with regard to violence, its consequences, history, and the need for mediation and reconciliation. Please fill in the participant form if you are interested in competing.
Participants: we are looking for citizens, non-profits, museums, historical interpreters, veterans groups, and military groups to show their support by joining us for our first ever WW2 Day. Here is a detailed list of who we are trying to contact: historical societies, veterans in Maryland, especially in the southern tri-county region, Knights of Columbus, schools, colleges, ROTC units and youth groups. Please fill in the participant form to get in touch with us if you have contact information for any of these groups.
Booths: All community organizations and businesses are invited to staff a booth. If you are interested in being represented at this event please note that you will be responsible for your own display and that includes bringing your own tent and table. You will be represented in the event booklet. All forms of support are appreciated. Please fill in the participant form if you are interested in having a booth.
Wreath Laying: We are still working out the details of the opening of our event. We are planning to open the ceremony once everyone has entered or at the opening of the gate. We are looking for nominees who would like to do the honors of laying the wreath. We are also looking for a color guard in the area to be part of the wreath laying ceremony. Please fill in the participant form if you are interested in helping us out.
Media & Historical Booth: is coming together. The local library agreed to help us with the display. All we need is memories and artifacts to include in the display. We already have some photographs that have been kindly loaned by the Calvert Marine Museum. If you have any WWII artifacts that you wish to rent to us for one day for WW2 Day we will greatly appreciate it. Please fill in the participant form if you have items for the display.
Need help: We still need volunteers to be part of the Organizing Team, Welcome booth, Safety & First Aid, COA Booth, Parking Lot Staff, Baking Goods Table, Setup & Clean up, Advertising & Marketing and Raffle & Contest. Please fill in the participant form if you are interested in helping us out.
Battle of the Bulge: was a great event to go to, a whole experience in itself. You felt like it was a step back in time, a feeling created by placing the event at some actual barracks used during WWII. We learned a lot and enjoyed all the sights and sounds. We were able to connect with reenactors and historical interpreters, learn the safety measures that go into an event, and how to display artifacts and arrange the layout for different participants.
Celebrate National Mentoring Month
It’s been asserted by many child experts, educators, and a former First Lady, that it takes a whole village to raise a child.
Our current fractured — and sometimes fractious — lifestyles don’t usually provide for that kind of community attention to the average child’s upbringing. Yet any positive, individual attention from an adult in a kid’s formative years can make a huge difference in whether that kid will have a successful, constructive life when he or she grows up.
Many of us can remember a time in our lives when an adult saw our potential and offered support and guidance. I, like many others, can remember a teacher who believed in me, but it could be anyone inside or outside of the child’s family; a teacher, a clergy member, a relative or family friend.
But this type of encouragement shouldn’t be left to chance; kids grow up fast, and there’s all the usual suspects — the bad influences out there, waiting to step in to snare the vulnerable. Fortunately, there is organized help available to put supportive adults and kids together in a mentoring relationship
A couple of Sundays ago, the Greater Mount Zion Church in Prince Frederick was the scene of an enthusiastic and energetic rally of county officials, child welfare organizations and just plain folks, who believe that every kid deserves to have a mentor who can improve the transition to adult life….. read on!
via: SoMDNews.com
