What are you waiting for? Nominations are now open!

In Reach's 2013 Amazing Parent Award Recipients

In Reach, Inc., is now accepting nominations for its Third Annual Celebrating Amazing Prince George's County Parents Awards. The Awards are open to parents with children (K-12) attending a public, including charter, school in Prince George’s County and honors parents who are making a difference in the life of their child, whether at their child's school or in the community. Parents who are nominated are invited, with a guest, to a delicious dinner and recognized on stage. Nominated parents may be selected for one of three Amazing Parent awards which comes with, in addition to the previously mentioned, a trophy and other rewards. Honorees and Award Recipients are announced in all publicity materials including website, social media and press.

Nominations close on Friday, April 4^th.

Nomination form: www.inreachinc.org/2014_nomination_form.pdf

Help make the third year a charm and nominate an amazing parent today.

Surprise! Unexpected Gifts Received from Reading

Looking for a new e-read? We have just the e-book for you.

Surprise! Unexpected Gifts Received from Reading is a fantastic e-book written by Library Media Specialist Bianca Johnson. It is an informative, inventive and engaging read. The layout and use of a variety of media - video, news articles and art - to deliver thoughtful and relevant messages meant to inspire reading is creative.

An educational tool for formal and informal settings, with students of various ages and grade levels, and adults, young and seasoned alike.

Currently only available for the iPad.


Ms. Johnson is the Library Media Specialist at Parkdale High School, a Prince George's County Public School in Maryland and an In Reach partner school.

STEM Infographic

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Is there any charity in Prince George's County?

On Thursday, January 30, Beyond Charity: Nonprofit Business in Prince George's County, Maryland was released at the Beyond Charity: The Untapped Market of Prince George's County Nonprofits forum hosted by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, the Prince George County Government and others.

Over 120 individuals representing nonprofits, businesses and government listened to panelist County Executive Rushern L Baker III; Leanne Posko, Senior Manager, Community Relations of Capital One; Kim Rhim, Executive Director of The Training Source; James Estepp, President & CEO of Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable; and David Harrington, President and CEO of Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce discuss and present key recommendations on strengthening Prince George's County nonprofits.

As outlined in the Report, in 2012, 80 percent of Prince George’s County nonprofits with a 501(c)3 designation had budgets under $25,000, a higher percentage of small nonprofits than the state of Maryland.

In order to strengthen Prince George's County by helping the nonprofit sector build its capacity and achieve its full potential, the following recommendations were made:

1. Invest in cross-sector partnerships.
2. Help local nonprofits tell their stories.
3. Leverage the expertise of both County-based and regional nonprofits to best meet local needs.
4. Enable more nonprofits to participate in capacity-building programs. 

Read the full report.

#BeyondCharityPGC

A Day Off from School - The Perfect Time to Learn Something New!

@ Ski Liberty in Pennsylvania
 

We always encourage our students to try something new - they just may like it. Ten brave Youth Ambassadors did just that on their very first ski trip on their day off from school.They were awesome and here are the pictures to prove it!!!

Girls and Engineering in Action

Our Quantum Project, in its fifth year at Charles Carroll Middle School in New Carrollton, MD, continues to engage students in the fascinating and many faceted world of STEM. Listen to two of the female participants describe designing their lunar buggy via NASA's Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) curriculum.

 

Celebrating Amazing Prince George's County Parents 2014

We are five months away and counting from our 3rd Annual Celebrating Amazing Prince George's County Parents Event. The event will be held, again, at our favorite Busboys and Poets Restaurant in Hyattsville.

We are in search of fabulous sponsors to help us celebrate our amazing parents! If you have or know a business that would be interested in being a sponsor, please contact Toni Smith on 301.744.9251 for more information.