 Councilmember Luedtke attends RespectFest (top left), the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce Upcounty Business Briefing (top right), the African American Health Program’s Community Day (bottom left), and the Children’s Opportunity Alliance briefing (bottom right).
RespectFest
I was honored to attend RespectFest with some of my colleagues. It was a beautiful day for the community to come together to promote healthy, respectful relationships. It's extremely important to educate youth about consent, dating violence, warning signs, how to help a friend, and what resources exist to help them.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce Upcounty Business Briefing
I appreciate the work that the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce does to support its members, whose businesses are so important to our local economy and communities. We cannot meet our needs unless businesses are thriving and our economy is growing. We joined a number of these businesses to discuss our priorities for economic development.
African American Health Program Community Day
Thank you to the African American Health Program for hosting its 10th annual Community Day, an opportunity to come together and learn about the wide-ranging and important health and wellness testing, trainings, and resources that this important program provides. Thank you also to the many volunteers who made Community Day possible and who consistently give themselves in service to others.
Children’s Opportunity Alliance Event
It was a pleasure to join the Children’s Opportunity Alliance to discuss the economic imperative to expand early childhood education - and a number of ways we're supporting early childhood education. I know firsthand the challenge of finding affordable childcare and spoke about available County resources and rightsizing State standards to remove hurdles for providers.
April is National Donate Life Month, an opportunity to reflect on the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation. More than 100,000 patients in the U.S. are waiting for transplant so don’t wait - register to be a donor today! In addition, take time to learn about living donation.
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is seeking your feedback on health needs. Register for an in-person information session, or provide feedback through the online survey.
On April 22, CCI Health Services is hosting a Teen Wellness Summit to provide information and resources about mental health, safe sex, substance use, and careers in health care, and to connect students with community partners. This is an asynchronous learning day for MCPS students and an opportunity to earn SSL hours.
Journey to Recovery: Pathways to Healing from Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorders will take place May 9 on Zoom. The event will have information for adults (shared by persons with lived experience and providers, including a provider for seniors) and youth (led by the Youth Ambassador program - SSL hours available). Register here. If you need interpreter services or have questions, email diane.lininger@montgomerycountymd.gov.
April 22 is Earth Day
Earth Day was started in 1970 to promote collective action toward sustainability. Fifty-four years later, it's more important than ever because of the impacts of climate change. Act Now is Montgomery County’s 2024 Earth Month theme, and the good news is there are steps each of us can take right now to be more sustainable and do our part to fight climate change. Learn more at the Department of Environmental Protection’s many events, including the annual GreenFest on April 27.
Traffic Safety Day
Join the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, MCPS, and Montgomery County Recreation from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 11 at the Carver Education Center in Rockville for a fun and interactive chance to learn about traffic safety.
Annual Festival at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood
The annual Gas and Steam Engine Show will take place April 27 and 28. The event will feature tractors of all types, antique cars and trucks, live animals, pony rides, hay wagon rides, and more.
Office of Consumer Protection Warns of Rise in Driveway-Paving Scams
As the warm weather approaches, the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning homeowners about driveway-paving scammers, who typically increase their activity in spring. Learn more here.
 The County Council takes a brief break from operating budget hearings to watch the solar eclipse on April 8.
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