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International Student Exchange is looking for volunteer host families to host exchange students for the 2022-2023 school year.  Students have all types of interests, speak English, want to learn about America, and share their culture with your family.  Host families provide a warm, loving home, 3 meals a day, and transportation.  Students bring spending money, have insurance.  Learn more about exchange today. www.midsouth.iseusa.org 

Sandy Vitez Regional Manager

609-382-8161

The Quantico Marine Corps Brass Band and Jazz Combo will perform on Friday, June 17, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Spirit Center at Glen Mar Church, 4701 New Cut Road, Ellicott City. Admission is free. Visit www.glenmarumc.org/summerconcerts for more information.

Come join our "Wizardy ON ICE!" where you will be entertained by Harry Potter characters during a fun time for your entire family. Our skaters will help you enter the world of magic with their artistry and incredible jumps and spins. SATURDAY shows @5:30 and 7:15pm, SUNDAY shows at 4:30pm and 6:15pm.

June 20, 2022, 6-8 p.m. Virtual via Zoom. Learn about car and sleep safety, childproofing/injury prevention, consumer-product safety, and emergency preparedness. Discover useful community resources for parents.  View a demonstration of infant CPR and choking response techniques. Recommended for parents, grandparents, and other caregivers of babies and children up to 4 years old. This course is taught at an adult-level and is not a certification course.

                                                                                                           BE SMART

SECURE all guns in your home and vehicles

MODEL responsible behavior around guns

ASK about the presence of guns in other homes

RECOGNIZE the role of guns in suicide

TELL your peers about Be SMART

For more information on what you can do to keep kids safe, visit BeSMARTforkids.org

A program of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. 

The 2022 Fantasywood Festival scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend (May 28-30) at the Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum needs many volunteers for a variety of Festival activities.

We need energetic helpers, movers, builders, artists, dress-up characters, and more. 

ManneqART's 2022 Fantasywood Festival, May 28-29-30 (Memorial Day Weekend) at the Howard County Living Farm and Heritage Museum across from the Howard County Fairgrounds on Rt. 144 in West Friendship.  

Partner with your friends, scout troop, band, chorus, community group, business, neighborhood, or family to organize a Food Drive or participate virtually throughout May to benefit S.A.F.E. Food Pantry!  Earn service hours for helping people with food allergies. 

Volunteers needed for ARTreach on Saturday, June 4, 2022!

ARTreach is a fun, free one-day family festival at Long Reach Village Center. The event will feature live music, children’s performances, artist demonstrations, hands-on art activities, a photo booth, and more! Volunteers will help with event set up and break down, greeting and directing festivalgoers, facilitating hands-on art projects, and hospitality for the many performing and demonstrating artists, among other tasks.

Learn to assist a young person, from 12 to 18 years, who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is recommended for adults who interact with youth including teachers, coaches, faith leaders, parents, school staff, and caring citizens. Complete an online course before attending a 4.5 hour instructor-led class held virtually via Zoom.

October 21, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Free to community members who live or work in Howard County. (For businesses sending staff, the fee is $25 per person)