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CIVIC ASSOCIATION NEWS
www.mhckcivic.org
Wanted: Input from … YOU!
The MHCK Civic Association Executive board wants to
hear from you! What can the civic association do to increase participation in our meetings and events? Over the
past two decades, the civic association has established
popular traditions: the Winter Blues Festival, Spring
and Fall McKenney Hills Park Cleanup, August National
Night Out, September Street Party, and Halloween Park
and Parade. Those who come to the events have a great
time, but just a fraction of the neighborhood residents
attend. Even fewer come to meetings.
What do you think? What types of events should the
association hold each year? Should we continue the
current events or add any events? What ideas do you
have on how to increase participation?
As for meetings, how often should they be held? If you
don’t regularly attend meetings, what might cause you to
attend? What speakers and programs would be of
interest to you?
What issues do you think the civic association should
take a position on, and actively work for, on behalf of the
community? In recent years the association has played
an active part in getting sidewalks built throughout the
neighborhood and increasing the number of trees on its
streets. It has been working on traffic calming.
Perhaps there is more it can do. If you see a problem, or
an opportunity, that you think the collective effort of the
association can and should focus on, share your thoughts
with the board.
Send your thoughts and ideas to the MHCK Civic
Association board, by email Board[at]mhckcivic.org, or
regular mail: McKenney Hills-Carroll Knolls Civic
Association, P.O. Box 393, Kensington, MD 20895.
Volume 7, Issue 4
Spring 2015
CA Welcomes New and Returning
Board Members
Members of the McKenney Hills-Carroll Knolls Civic
Association voted for the 2015 executive officers at the
community meeting on Feb. 10:
● Vince Bradley, President (third term, previously
president in 2011-2012)
● Joseph Shaffner, Vice President (first term)
● Kathryn Toffenetti, Secretary (second term, secretary
in 2014)
● Elizabeth Managan, Treasurer (second term, treasurer
in 2014)
In addition, the committee chair appointees include Karen Nozik (Zoning/Traffic), Mike Livermore (Communications) and Larry Margasak (Neighborhood Watch);
the Social Events Chair is currently vacant and seeking
applicants. Read more about this year’s officers and
committee chairs on page 4.
The civic association always needs more volunteers to
help run activities and programs both in the neighborhood and behind the scenes. Helping as a volunteer
can be fun and rewarding—please contact board[at]
mhckcivic.org to lend a hand and help build your community!
Save the Date!
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Community Meeting / Social
7:00pm - Flora Singer Elementary
Saturday, April 18, 2015
McKenney Hills Park Cleanup
10:00am-1:00pm
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
National Night Out
6:00pm-9:00pm
President’s Corner
Neighborhood Watch
Hi, neighbors! With the start of a new year as elected
president of the civic association, I must humbly start out
with gratitude for all volunteers in the community. In my
time as an active participant in the civic association since
2010, I’ve been lucky enough to friend the founders and
a few past presidents of our current community association, to inspire a few neighbors to jump in themselves,
and to meet newcomers eager to lend a hand in their first
week living in our neighborhood.
It’s always a pleasure to say there’s little to report about
crime in our neighborhood. I hope neighbors will continue to self-report incidents or suspicious people, using our
email list, but I assume the recent silence means there
hasn’t been any activity. When you come home at night,
or peek out your door, just take an extra look down the
block to see if there’s anything unusual. I will continue to
update the neighborhood from my regular monitoring of
police reports.
All of you are the reason I wanted to step up again as
president of the civic association. To all you volunteers I
haven’t met yet, I hope to do so this year. For all of you
who have thought about volunteering and haven’t yet, I
hope this is the year, and that the efforts of the current
volunteers inspire you. My goal this year is to make it
easy for neighbors to see all the roles that are being filled
and need to be filled by volunteers. A clear, updated list
will help residents quickly find what work needs to be
done and see how they can chip in and lend their time
and talents to the community.
Larry Margasak
Neighborhood Watch Chairman
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and seeing it grow stronger from your efforts. The theme
for 2015 is simple: “be good (excellent?) to each other.”
And hold lots of block parties. Even if we don’t have a
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¡Bienvenido a Noticias de MH-CK en Español!
Bienvenida a Nuevos y Reelectos
Miembros
¿En qué situaciones cree usted que la Asociación Cívica
debe asumir una posición y trabajar activamente a favor
de la comunidad? En los últimos años la Asociación
Cívica ha desempeñado un papel activo en conseguir las
aceras a lo largo de la comunidad y aumentar el número
de árboles en el barrio. Ha estado trabajando calmando
el tráfico. Tal vez haya algo más que se puede hacer.
Si ve un problema o una oportunidad, ¿en que cree el
esfuerzo colectivo de la Asociación puede y debe centrarse, comparta sus pensamientos con la junta.
Los miembros de la Asociación Cívica McKenney HillsCarroll Knolls votaron por los oficiales ejecutivos de
2015 el 10 de febrero:
• Vince Bradley, Presidente (tercer término, previamente
Presidente en 2011, 2012)
• Joseph Shaffner, Vice Presidente (primer periodo)
• Kathryn Toffenetti, Secretaria (segundo término,
Secretaria en 2014)
•Elizabeth Managan, Tesorera (segundo término,
Tesorera en 2014)
Envíe sus pensamientos y/o ideas a la Junta de la Asociación Cívica, por correo electrónico Board[at]mhckboard.org o correo ordinario: McKenney Hills-Carroll
Knolls Civic Association, P.O. Box 383, Kensington,
MD 20895
Además, los nombramientos de Presidente de Comité
incluyen Karen Nozik (zonificación/tráfico), Mike
Livermore (comunicaciones) y Larry Margasak (Vigilancia de la Comunidad); la silla de eventos sociales está
actualmente vacante. Puedes leer más sobre los oficiales
y coordinadores de los comités más tarde en el boletín.
Los Niños Hablan
Nuestro barrio tiene un recurso valioso, en gran medida
sin explotar: nuestros hijos. Teniendo eso en mente,
pensé que sería divertido pedir a algunos de nuestros
niños del vecindario sus ideas en cómo mejorar nuestro
barrio.
La Asociación Cívica siempre necesita más voluntarios
para ayudar a ejecutar programas y actividades en el
vecindario y tras bastidores. Ayudando a la CA como un
voluntario puede ser divertido y gratificante — por favor,
póngase en contacto con board[at]mhckcivic.org para ser
voluntario!
Grace Cotting, casi 12 -- Me gustaría ver más pasos de
peatones pintados, especialmente a Dennis y Gardiner.
Cuando voy a la piscina, se siente un poco peligroso a
veces porque no están marcados en los cruces peatonales en muchos lugares.
Se necesitan: Comentarios de
nuestra comunidad.
¡La Junta Ejecutiva de la Asociación Cívica quiere oír de
usted! ¿Qué puede hacer la Asociación Cívica para aumentar la participación en nuestras reuniones y eventos?
En los últimos 20 años, la Asociación Cívica ha establecido tradiciones populares como: el Festival de Blues
de Invierno, Limpieza de Primavera y Otoño del Parque
McKenney Hills, La “National Night Out” en Agosto y
en Septiembre, el Desfile de Halloween y Fiesta en la
Calle. Aquellos que participan en los eventos pasan un
buen rato, pero sólo una fracción del vecindario asiste.
Mucho menos asisten a las reuniones.
Josh Cotting, 13-- Una cancha de baloncesto cubierta
sería increíble, y entonces podría jugar en cualquier
clima. Pero probablemente sería muy popular, así que
llegaría lleno de gente, que no sería genial.
Audrey Elsasser, 4 — Organizar fechas del vecindario
para jugar en el parque
Gabe Nather, edad 9 — creo que deberíamos tener campamentos de vecindario.
Jessa Nather, 10 años ¾--creo que deberíamos hacer
una colina gigante de helado que todos puedan comer.
También hubo mención de construir una cúpula sobre el
barrio para que el clima siempre fuera perfecto.
¿Qué ustedes piensan? ¿Qué tipos de eventos la Asociación debe celebrar cada año? ¿Deberíamos seguir con
los eventos actuales, o añadir algún evento? ¿Qué ideas
tiene sobre cómo aumentar la participación?
Creo que todos coincidimos que estas ideas serían para
un barrio paradisíaco. Aquellos que tienen habilidades
construyendo cúpulas deben informar inmediatamente a
nuestro nuevo Presidente, Vince Bradley.
En cuanto a las reuniones; ¿con qué frecuencia deben
celebrarse? Si no asiste regularmente a las reuniones,
¿que podría incentivar su asistencia? ¿Qué programas e
invitados serían de interés para usted?
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Meet Our New Board Members!
Vincent Bradley, President
Vincent Bradley has been a resident of the McKenney Hills- Carroll Knolls community since
August 2008, and a progressively more active member of the community since his first active
civic association membership enrollment at the Winter Blues Festival of 2010. Since then he
has served as president twice in 2011 and 2012, and fulfilled roles organizing social events,
newsletter composition, and newsletter distribution. This year he returns as president with
goals to improve transparency of the civic association’s functions, and communications
resources for the community, in the hopes of improving community participation. He has
had a lot of hats working for the community that need sharing. He has one thing to ask of
everyone, and that is, “What do you want happening at your street block party, and when do
you want to host it?”
Joseph Shaffner, Vice President
As a new board member, I’d like to precede my responses to the questions below by letting
you all know a little more about me. My wife and I have lived in this community for about 3
1/2 years now. We have a son, and our second child is due in March.
I am a Communications & Marketing Specialist, following completion of my master’s in
Public Relations & Corporate Communications from Georgetown in May. Previously, I
served in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan and Suriname, and I worked as Marketing Manager
for an architectural & engineering firm in Rockville.
In 2012, I helped coordinate the Winter Blues Festival. I was excited to help out in the
community, and I started getting to know some of you. Grad school during the following two
years meant night classes and some work during the day. At that time, I was not as involved
in the community as I would have liked, but I now have more time to do just that.
What is your goal for your tenure as a CA officer this year?
My goal this year is to support the other officers, to learn more about all of you, to listen
to your hopes and concerns for the community, and to represent you to the very best of my
abilities.
What is your favorite CA event or activity, and why? (Secret second question: How can it
become even better with more community involvement?)
I have enjoyed all of them that I have attended so far. What I find great about them is that I
can meet new people with diverse backgrounds and interests, hear live music, play games,
and eat delicious food. As for the secret question, my not-so-secret answer is that more
community involvement makes everything that much more exciting and meaningful.
What is your favorite part of living in the MH-CK community, and why?
My favorite part of living in this community: the people. I have some amazing neighbors
who are willing to help out whenever needed, say “good morning” in a small-town kind of
way, and openly voice their opinions about how they would like to see the community grow.
In the interest of getting to know you all more and hear your views on how we may improve
our community, I want you all to feel free to reach out to me. You can reach me at v
ice-president[at]mhck.org, and I’m always happy to grab a coffee somewhere nearby. I look
forward to the conversations.
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Larry Margasak,
Neighborhood Watch
Committee Chair
Kathryn Toffenetti, Secretary
Kathryn has been an active member of the Civic Association since
the mid 1990s, doing such things
as distributing newsletters,
participating in the McKenney
Hills Park cleanups and helping
out at the fall block parties and
Winter Blues Festival.
What is your goal for your tenure as a CA committee chair this
year? How will it enhance the
CA and the community?
To continue to inform the
community about crimes
committed in the neighborhood, to keep encouraging
residents to self-report crimes or anything that looks
suspicious and to stay in touch with our community
officer when necessary.
She is starting her second term as Secretary of the Civic
Association. Kathryn Toffenetti was born and raised in
Chicago. She has lived in Silver Spring since 1984, and
moved to Darrow Street in late 1989. When she first
moved to the neighborhood, the wonderful old timers on
the street made her feel welcome and told her of the early
years of the neighborhood. Time flies, and now she feels
something of an old timer herself, with many wonderful
younger neighbors. It’s been especially fun watching the
neighborhood children grow.
What is your favorite part of living in the MH-CK
community, and why?
Before I became active in the association, I would have
said access to Metro. But now, I would say the chance
to meet many of my neighbors through the civic
association. Without the association, one would have no
idea how many friendly and interesting neighbors we
have.
Kathryn is a senior counsel in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Office of the General Counsel, and works
with the Forest Service on public land law and environmental issues. On weekends you are likely to find her
working in her garden – please stop by and smell the
roses, when they are in bloom! She is a long time member of the Takoma Park Singers, a community chorus,
and is a Montgomery County Weed Warrior.
Karen Nozik, Zoning and
Traffic Committee Chair
Karen moved into the MH-CK’s
neighborhood in January of 2013
with her steady, Brian Grosso,
and immediately they took a liking to the neighborhood. Karen
has a passion for community
livability, having served as Outreach Director for the Bicycle Federation of America
and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. When she was
younger and ate idealism for breakfast, Karen helped to
launch the Partnership for a Walkable America, a coalition of health, safety, government, business, and transportation organizations advocating for more physically
active communities. Last June, she self-published her
first book, “What’s in a Box of Cereal?” an illustrated
book about the inter-connectedness of all things.
What is your favorite part of living in the MH-CK
community, and why?
There’s so much to like in this neighborhood! It’s quiet,
and convenient to Metro and shopping. But people are
what really make a neighborhood, and what a
wonderfully diverse, friendly, and helpful group of
people live here!
Elizabeth Managan, Treasurer
What is your favorite part of
living in the MH-CK community,
and why?
I love the green and quiet of the
neighborhood, and enjoy how
much neighbors help each other
out.
Mike Livermore,
Communication Chair
What’s your favorite CA event?
My favorite activities are the
block parties because I always
meet new neighbors and get to
know others better, which leads
to a stronger community.
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Kids Speak Out
Treasurer’s Report
Our neighborhood has a valuable, largely untapped
resource: our kids. Bearing that in mind, I thought it
might be fun to ask some of our neighborhood kids for
their ideas in how to best improve our neighborhood.
Happy New Year to the neighborhood! So far, 2015 is off
to a great start. It was great to see not only familiar faces
at the Winter Blues Festival but also several new neighbors who heard about the event and came to meet us and
pay dues. We are always glad to have new members and
hope they will become active in the association. A special
thanks to Susan Heavey and her fellow volunteers who
have organized this event every year since 2008! We
also appreciate the 20 households who paid dues during
the festival or at our January meeting as well as all of
our sponsors for the festival, which is how these events
get funded. For example, the festival cost $225 for the
room, paper supplies, decorations, and activities. With
$150 from sponsors, the dues from 6 households made
up the difference.
Carson Becker, 12—We should have a neighborhood
Freecycle program, where we post things we don’t need
any more so that someone else can use them. We’ll be
helping our neighbors and improving the environment at
the same time. We sort of do this already, but we could
make it more organized.
Lara Becker, 10—We could appoint block captains on
individual streets to organize walks for a street clean up.
It could be a social thing as we pick up trash and
recycling.
Mariel Becker, 7—Kids could be paired up to meet new
kids that they don’t know to play games in the street. The
street would be blocked off, of course. Also, there could
be a game where the kids and their parents could have a
game to see who can find the most trash.
Grace Cotting, almost 12-- I would like to see more
painted crosswalks, especially at Dennis and Gardiner.
When I walk to the pool, it feels a little dangerous
sometimes because the crosswalks are not marked in a
lot of places.
Josh Cotting, 13-- An indoor basketball court would be
awesome, and then I could play in any weather. But it
would probably be pretty popular, so it would get
crowded, which wouldn’t be cool.
Audrey Elsasser, 4—Organize neighborhood playdates
at the park.
We currently have approximately $1,400 in the bank to
support this newsletter and other activities in the neighborhood. The association is run completely by volunteers. Your neighbors write and distribute the newsletter,
plan activities such as the Blues Festival and yard sales,
and advocate for you on issues such as traffic problems at
the school and local parks. We hope these activities make
our neighborhood feel a little more tight-knit, and we
hope you can help by volunteering your time (as much or
as little as you like) or paying your dues -- or both! We
are also accepting new advertisers – support your neighborhood organization and get the word out about your
business to the community at the same time.
To begin or renew your membership that supports civic
association activities, please pay your $12 dues online at
http://www.mhckcivic.org/pay-yourdues.html. Checks
are also still accepted (made out to the McKenney HillsCarroll Knolls Civic Association) and may be sent to:
McKenney Hills-Carroll Knolls Civic Association
P.O. Box 393
Kensington, MD 20895
Gabe Nather, 9—I think we should have
neighborhood camp-outs.
Jessa Nather, 10 ¾ --I think that we should make a
giant hill of ice cream that everyone can eat from.
Please e-mail any questions or requests for current
membership status to [email protected].
Elizabeth Managan
MH-CK Civic Association Treasurer
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Maryland Delegate Pledges Support of Community Traffic Issues
The survey brought up two key topics of lively discussion, traffic problems near Flora Singer Elementary
School, and abysmal road surface conditions throughout
the neighborhood.
At our Winter Civic Association meeting, special guest
State Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher talked about various
road and traffic issues. Del. Waldstreicher, who is in
his 9th year as our delegate, mentioned that the traffic
calming work on Plyer’s Mill road was substantially well
received. He also explained that he can help directly on
issues with state roads (roads with route numbers) but
might also help with resolutions of issues on county
roads (roads with names only) by bringing his influence
to bear on county officials.
With respect to traffic near the school (Churchill,
Kohler, Leder, Hayden), a topic of discussion was
requiring one-way traffic for cars (Churchill, Kohler,
Hayden) to get to the school (buses must stay on
Hayden, as they can’t navigate the turns on the aforementioned streets). Two residents who live along the
streets near the school reported the problems caused
by all the car traffic of parents picking up or dropping
off children: a car being hit a number of times (on
Hayden), and cars on Kohler and/or Kohler Court being
blocked by the traffic.
●
With respect to the Route 97 (Georgia Av)
project, and why the current plan is not for it to extend
farther north up through downtown Wheaton – he did not
know the reason, but will check and get back with us.
●
With respect to the Purple Line (a state project),
he explained that in this state, the Governor has a great
deal of power, and the new governor does not favor the
Purple Line – things are “not looking good” for the Purple Line. The governor ordered a 90 day study, which is
now underway, and has a side affect of pushing action
on the Purple Line past the state delegate sessions where
it would be discussed and budgeted.
With respect to road conditions – it was noted that our
neighborhood is not on schedule for road resurfacing
until 2017. It was suggested that people should use the
digital map used in the traffic survey to indicate potholes. Frequent reporting to the county, by calling 311,
may get actions. Del. Waldstreicher offered to help – if
the county does not respond to fill in potholes, residents
should call his office.
Andrea Gehman suggested that some matters, such as
the 16th Street and Georgia Avenue project, and also the
Wheaton redevelopment, may be subjects that the civic
association may wish officially to support, or not.
Del. Waldstreicher encouraged all to make their views
known with State and County officials; at the close of his
remarks, Del. Waldstreicher gave out cards and his cell
phone number (301 221 2696).
Following Delegate Waldstreicher’s presentation, Karen
Nozik, Zoning and Traffic Committee Chair, passed
out print-outs of results of the “non- scientific” survey
done on Survey Monkey about traffic issues within the
civic association boundaries. First, she pointed out that
125 people responded (and more may have tried to do
so; Survey Monkey did not allow more responses). To
see the survey results, visit the MHCK website (www.
mhckcivic.org).
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Sweet “Street” Treat: Darrow Residents Share Recipe
If you have attended civic association events over the
years, chances are you have eaten light, crisp cookies
brought by Kathryn Toffenetti. People are often surprised
to learn the cookies contain oatmeal -- chilling the dough
overnight (or at least for eight hours) softens the oatmeal,
resulting in delicate cookies that are very different from
typical oatmeal cookies.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Day 1 (or morning): Stir the dry ingredients together.
In a separate bowl, cream together sugar, shortening, butter, eggs, and vanilla, and then mix in the dry
ingredients. Cover the bowl and chill in refrigerator
overnight (or at least eight hours).
Kathryn calls the cookies “Darrow Street Cookies”
because she received the recipe from her dear next-door
neighbor Minnie Schwab, who lived on Darrow Street for
more than 50 years. Minnie had received the recipe from
another long-time Darrow Street resident, Mrs. Ruffin.
It’s too good a recipe to confine to one street!
Day 2 (or evening): Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Put rounded teaspoonfuls of dough on cookie sheet.
For each cookie, dip greased bottom of a drinking glass
in sugar, and press glass lightly on cookie, to flatten
slightly. Bake for 7 -10 minutes (until light brown
– check first batch carefully). Remove cookies from
oven, cool for a few minutes, then remove cookies
to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight
container.
DARROW STREET COOKIES (80-100 cookies)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup rolled oats (not instant)
1 3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Notes: Reduce salt, if using salted butter. One-minute
or five-minute oatmeal both work fine. Sugar in the
cookies can be partly brown sugar. Try adding cinnamon to the sugar that is pressed on top of each cookie.
SUPPORT THE MH-CK CIVIC ASSOCIATION
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These dues go towards fun, year-round neighborhood events and activities and the quarterly newsletter.
Membership dues are also payable through PayPal!
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2015 CA Calendar of Events
Date
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 – 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 24, 2015 – 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Event
Community Meeting/Social, Flora Singer ES
McKenney Hills Park Clean-Up
Community Meeting/Social, Flora Singer ES
Community Meeting/Social, Flora Singer ES
National Night Out – Kohler Court
Community Meeting/Social, Flora Singer ES
Halloween Party/Parade, McKenney Hills Park
2015 Calendario de Actividades
Fecha
Martes, 24 de marzo, 2015, 19:00
Domingo, 18 de abril, 2015 – 10:00 – 13:00
Martes, 28 de abril, 2015, 19:00
Martes, 26 de mayo, 2015, 19:00
Martes, 4 de agosto, 2015 – 18:00 – 21:00
Martes, 29 de septiembre, 2015 – 19:00
Domingo, 24 de octubre 2015 – 15:00 – 17:00
Evento
Reunión Asociación Cívica, Escuela Flora Singer
Limpieza del Parque McKenney Hills
Reunión Asociación Cívica, Escuela Flora Singer
Reunión Asociación Cívica, Escuela Flora Singer
Noche Afuera National – Kohler Court
Reunión Asociación Cívica, Escuela Flora Singer
Fiesta de Halloween - McKenney Hills Park
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Contribute to Your Community Today!
Contributing your time, skills, and energy can help make our neighborhood a vibrant and inviting place.
Please volunteer to help make this community even better!
LEADERSHIP!
Elections held every January fill the roles of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Interested community members are invited to shadow the current and upcoming 2015 officers as
understudies for future officer positions.Board committees also need fresh ideas from new contributors.
EVENTS!
The programs that bring neighbors together need volunteers to organize them. Assisting with just one
event a year will help us continue our community traditions:
• Winter Blues Fest
• Community-Wide Yard Sale
• Spring / Fall Park Cleanup
• Block Parties
INITIATIVES!
Ongoing programs to improve our community—from web/newsletter communications, to traffic
measures, to welcome signs—require just a couple of hours a month from volunteers. By contributing
a small amount of time, you can help make a big impact!
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