Impact Newletter Nov 2011

Audacity of Hoops Basketball Tournament is a Winner!

More than 55 youth

participated in The Audacity of Hoops 3 x 3 Basketball Tournament on Sunday, October 23rd.

The event was held downtown Silver Spring on Veterans Plaza in front of the Civic

Building. Ellsworth street was blocked off and turned into multiple basketball courts to host

the event. 15 high school teams (and a great team of Montgomery County's finest fire and

rescue workers) participated. Montgomery Blair and Springbrook squared off in the

championship game with Springbrook High School walking away with the win!

The exhibition highlighted the promise of addressing the County’s youth violence issues

through providing high quality and adult supervised enrichment activities for teens.

IMPACT proudly partnered with County Council President Valerie Ervin and Gabe

Albornoz of the Department of Recreation to host the tournament. Thanks to Reemberto

Rodriguez, Director of the Silver Spring Regional Center; Jewru Bandeh, Manager of the

Civic Building; Jose Segura of the Department of Recreation; and the wonderful Recreation

Department staff for helping to pull off the event!!!

To see video from the tournament, click here.

THA�K YOU to our tournament sponsors:

Washington Sports ClubsWashington Sports ClubsWashington Sports ClubsWashington Sports Clubs

Bud Miller AssociatesBud Miller AssociatesBud Miller AssociatesBud Miller Associates

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Soccer Academy Night Draws More than 80 Families

The Long Branch

Athletic Association program has been holding a weekly soccer Academy at Broad Acres

Elementary School. The Acadmey is parent-run with moms and dads acting as the coaches,

assistants, and team coordinators.

On Thursday, October 27th, participating families gathered to do some connecting off the

fields. The Soccer Academy Night event featured game night activities, a potluck dinner, and

a photographer taking family photos for an Academy directory.

To read the full blog post, click here.

The Smithsonian Institution hosts:

Silver Spring Stories: A Conversation About Community & Immigration

Tuesday, �ovember 8, 2011 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Pre-program reception at 6:30 pm

American Film Institute Silver Theatre

8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland

Join the Smithsonian and its community partners for an evening of conversation around the history of immigration and the creation of new communities in Silver Spring and Montgomery County. Meet your neighbors, exchange information, and learn about documenting and preserving your history!

Organized in collaboration with the Gandhi Brigade, Asian American Lead, the Muslim Community Center, the Silver Spring Historical Society, IMPACT Silver Spring, Centronia, Montgomery Preservation, Inc., the African Immigrant and Refugee Foundation, the Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), and the Silver Spring Regional Center. Moderated by UMD professor Phil Tajitsu Nash.

This program is FREE and open to the public!

For more information call (202) 633-3684

Give to the Max Day

November 9th

Give to the Max Day is a one-day fundraising event on November 9, 2011 that will unite

local Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC communities to support nonprofits serving the

area. The goal is to get thousands of local residents to support their favorite regional charity,

raising millions in donations and grants in just 24 hours!

To support IMPACT Silver Spring on November 9th, please click here and GIVE TO THE

MAX! P.O. Box 8397

Silver Spring, MD 20907 Click to opt out of all mailings from IMPACT