With welcome spring weather comes lots of activity in our neighborhood and around Rockville! Please see below for information on the WECA General Membership Meeting on May 16th, information on Rockville’s Hometown Holidays festivities over the Memorial Day weekend, and a spotlight on the West End in The Washington Post.
Agenda for WECA General Membership Meeting on May 16, 2013 at 7pm
This month’s WECA meeting, a General Membership Meeting, will be held on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church (215 W. Montgomery Avenue). Please enter from the rear parking lot on Harrison Street. The meeting agenda is provided below – we hope to see you then.
1. Welcome and Acknowledgement of Service 7:00pm
2. Organizational/Business Items
a. Election of Officers for 2013-2014
b. Approval of Minutes from April 23, 2013 meeting
c. Treasurer’s Report
d. Approval of Revisions to the By-Laws
3. Rockville Pike Plan 7:15 – 7:45pm
a. Presentation by Jacques Gelin
b. Discussion
c. How you can express your views
4. Institutional Expansion – proposed new Jehovah Witness facility at Great Falls Rd and Maryland Ave 7:45 – 8:15pm
a. Presentation by Jim Coyle, former Mayor of Rockville
b. Discussion
c. How you can express your views
5. Ideas/Comments from the Floor
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West End Featured in The Washington Post’s “Where We Live” Section
For those who missed it, the West End was the featured neighborhood in The Washington Post’s “Where We Live” section this past weekend (May 4, 2013), with several quotes from our WECA President, Noreen Bryan. We encourage you to check out the article and share in our West End pride! The link to the article is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/neighborhood-profile-rockvilles-west-end/2013/05/01/3d14aede-addf-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_story.html
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Rockville Hometown Holidays Festivities: May 25-27
One of our favorite annual Rockville celebrations is happening this month – Hometown Holidays! The weekend will be packed with free concerts with over 30 bands and entertainers, kids amusements and entertainment, Taste of Rockville activities, and the 69th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade. Hosted by the City of Rockville Mayor and Council, you are invited to participate with your family, neighbors and friends in all the festivities on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 25, 26 and 27. Full details and a schedule of events are available at www.rockvillemd.gov/HTH
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Volunteer Opportunity with Rockville Recreation & Parks Foundation at Hometown Holidays
The Rockville Recreation & Parks Foundation (www.rrpfi.org), a non-profit Foundation established to raise funds to support City of Rockville recreation programs and facilities, is seeking volunteers to staff two beverage sale booths in Rockville Town Center during Hometown Holidays on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26. The booths will be open from 2pm to 10pm both days, and volunteers are asked to assist for a two or three hour time slot. If you are interested, please contact Chip Boylan (President) at (301) 692-3068 or via e-mail at chipboylan@verizon.net for more information.
