» Laurel Board of Trade new HQ Ribbon Cutting «

It was good to gather with members of the Laurel Board of Trade (LBOT) on March 14 as they unveiled their new headquarters at 13 C Street, Suite A. The rooms were freshly painted, smartly decorated, and abuzz with small business owners and members of the community there to mark the occasion. I even got to share a little about LBOT’s mission and impact during an interview spot with LaurelTV, below.

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» Selbourne House Community Meeting «

I was honored to be invited to visit with the Selbourne House senior community on Main Street on March 20 as they held their community meeting. One of the focuses of the agenda was street crossing safety at the adjacent Main Street crosswalk, and staff of the Department of Public Works were on hand to review recent safety enhancements as well as discuss next steps ensure everyone feels safe crossing the street. A reminder to all drivers along Main Street: help us all stay safe be staying below the posted speed limit and also keeping an extra eye out at all crossings for people walking.

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» Laurel Multiservice Center ENOUGH Grant «

On Thursday, March 27, I joined with members of the City, County, and State leadership to celebrate the receipt of the ‘track 1’ of Governor Moore’s ENOUGH Grant program. The $65k grant is part one of a program the Governor has envisioned to alleviate child poverty and funds first steps for the Multiservice Center partners to assist children and their families from Deerfield Run Elementary (around 86% of whom qualify for free school lunches). Sometime in the next 6-12 months, the LMSC hopes to apply for and receive ‘track 2’ of the funding around $500k to implement ideas that were developed during ‘track 1’.

In talking with Maryland Secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation, Paul Monteiro, I also learned more about the Maryland Corps program he oversees which enables those completing high school or seasoned workers looking to pivot in their career to enter a year of service with sponsoring business, non-profits, or government agencies. Check out the link above for more info, and let me know if you’d be interested to apply for the group forming now.

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