Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 6pm - 9pm
Location
Silver Spring Civic Center 1 Veterans Pl The Spring Room Silver Spring, MD 20910
Details
Montgomery Community Media (MCM) invites you to “A Party with a Purpose”, fundraiser and cocktail reception on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from 6pm-9pm at the Silver Spring Civic Center. MCM is a premier local non-profit news outlet exclusively reporting on the issues and stories that matter to Montgomery County residents. MCM also provides access to public media, production services, media training and the use of facilities and equipment to the over 1 million residents, businesses, and non-profits in the County. MCM’s content has won national and local recognition, including more than ten Emmy awards.
MCM's Party with a Purpose will be a special evening of networking with Montgomery County’s most influential leaders from all sectors of our community and a celebration of the great strides our County has made. The event will feature networking, music, a raffle of art from local award-winning artists, amazing food and cocktails, and a brief awards ceremony celebrating local leaders making a difference in communities across the country. Funds raised from this event will support MCM's training and classes for low and moderate-income families throughout Montgomery County in our effort to educate the next generation of young journalists and creatives.
Host Committee:
MCM Board of Directors
- Board President: Jeffrey Slavin, Mayor of the Town of Somerset,
- Board Vice President: Vernon Ricks, Former Mayor of Takoma Park and Montgomery County Councilmember
- Board Treasurer: Juanita Farmer, Farmer & Associates, LLC
- Board Secretary: Jeannette O’Connor, Woodside Park Strategies
- Board At-large: Valerie Ervin, SEIU International Union
- Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Ed.D., The Hurston/Wright Foundation
- Monica Costa, Wilniq Auto Body & Mechanical Repairs
- Stephen Deming, Microsoft
- Malcolm Ethridge, CIC Wealth Management
- Dottie Li, TransPacific Communications
- Eric Myers, M&T Bank
- Honorary Host Committee:
- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
- Montgomery County Council President Albornoz
- Montgomery County Council Vice President Evan Glass
- Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson
- Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney A. Katz
- Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro
- Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice
- Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer
- Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando
