Let’s Support Hayden’s Journey of Inspiration: 5k run/1mi walk

 

OCTOBER 14^th - The south end of Bulls Run Parkway, behind North Bethesda Middle School, will witness the gathering of about 300 runners and 150 volunteers as we take part in this year’s run to support families in need of a stem cell transplant.

It’s going to be a great Sunday! The 5k run will start at 8:00AM while the 1-mile walk commences at exactly 9 in the morning. Awarding ceremony follows at around 9:45AM.

There will be packet pickup and onsite registration available for you convenience.  Packet pickup will be today, October 12th at the North Bethesda Middle School from 5:00-7:30PM. Proceed to the front lobby. Race day registration starts at 7AM.

Parking won’t be a problem. There’s a designated area for you cars at the North Bethesda Middle School (8935 Bradmoor Drive Bethesda, MD 20817).

Make an even bigger difference and become a fundraiser for this event. Ask friends and family to sponsor your efforts and let them know about your plans to run with your own personalized fundraising website. To get started now, CLICK HERE.

For more detailed information about the event, visit this LINK. There you can see  the categories and fees.

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

HJI is a non profit foundation committed to providing critical support to families of Georgetown University Hospital pediatric cancer patients during their pursuit of life-saving stem cell transplants at Duke University Medical Center. As a result of a cooperative arrangement between Duke and Georgetown, numerous pediatric patients go from Georgetown to Duke for stem cell transplants every year.

The families of the patients must establish and maintain a second home–an expense that is almost never covered by any health insurance. Often, one parent stays at home with the patient’s siblings, and the other parent leaves his or her job and moves to North Carolina to care for their child. The stress, anxiety, and disruption of having a very sick child are compounded by these extreme financial and logistical burdens.

HJI’s mission is to make this trip less disruptive for families who must move to Durham for their child’s treatment. We are proud to say that HJI has one freshly renovated and furnished apartment in Durham in use for families at no cost while their child is receiving treatment at Duke Medical Center. For more information, please see the HJI Foundation website.

As one of the Realtors who cares about making our community better,  I invite you to participate in this great community service. If you have questions, call me, Mynor Herrera, today for expert help buying or selling in the DC, MD, & VA areas! I also specialize in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, as well as the sub-divisions of Rosemary Hills, Rock Creek Forest, East Bethesda, and Whitehall Condominium.   

Light the Night Walk: Fight against Leukemia

Light the Night Walk on October 6^th is an annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s fundraising event, one of the ways we can help people suffering from this type of cancer.

Mark and Lisa Wexler have been walking this program for 7 years now, in memory of their loved ones, Matt’s mother Zina Wexler and Aunt Rhoda Wexler whom he both lost to Leukemia.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society funded advances are helping patients beyond those for whom they were originally developed, including people with solid tumors and auto-immune diseases. In the past decade, nearly 50% (19 out of 39) of the cancer drugs approved by the FDA were approved as treatments for blood cancer patients. Twelve are already approved for people beyond those for whom they were first developed. We are all saving lives.

• A donation of $30 makes a difference by providing patients and their families with FREE booklets that contain updated information about their diseases and new advancements that could help them make the right decisions about their treatment options.
• A donation of $50 provides them with a Family Support group with a professional facilitator.
• A donation of $100 supplies researchers the materials they need to further work on the cure.
• A donation of $1,000  gives them the chance to be with health-care specialists who can provide them with information about the disease process, options and help them prep their questions for their health care team.

Let’s help raise awareness and support this great cause. Visit Mark and Lisa’s website here to make a donation and find out more about the progress of this amazing drive to help cure Leukemia. Join the walk or make contributions, even small steps can make a huge difference.

As one of the Realtors who cares about making our community better,  I invite you to participate in this great community service. If you have questions, call me, Mynor Herrera, today for expert help buying or selling in the DC, MD, & VA areas! I also specialize in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, as well as the sub-divisions of Rosemary Hills, Rock Creek Forest, East Bethesda, and Whitehall Condominium.  

ROC SOLID's Play it Forward

RED DAY was a success! We were able to raise enough money for the benefit of our chosen charity, Roc Solid Foundation. Through its amazing program Play it Forward, we are making things happen for children fighting pediatric cancer. Play is an important part of each child’s life and constructing custom playgrounds for these kids who were kept by their illness from enjoying the public playgrounds was a great cause.

First step in attaining our goal was the fundraiser where we exceeded our own expectations and raised over $10,000 – almost enough for us to build one playground in each of the 4 markets’ local community.

So for the next step, we are calling VOLUNTEERS (bringing your kids is greatly encouraged) from each market center to serve as ambassadors! We need 15 volunteers from each, Rockville and Bethesda can have more. It is open to family members of all ages toddler and up, friends, vendors or anyone you know that has a big heart. 

  

It is for a 3 year old little girl who is undergoing chemo/radiation treatment now and her 7 year big old sister. We are passing around a volunteer list and need to know who and how many and shirt sizes so that we can provide enough food, drinks and shirts for you.

Due to privacy of the child and HIPPA regulations we will not know the exact address of the child until Friday.  The plan is to meet at the Rockville market center at 5:30 on Friday evening. We will go to a location close to the child’s home where we will pre-build 70% of the playground. Dinner is provided and we should finish up at about 9pm. The build will resume again at the child’s home at 8am on Saturday morning. A limo will pick the child and her family up and take her out for breakfast and to do something fun. We will sneak in the back yard and complete the build. The child will return at noon and will be presented the playground. Immediately following that there will be a BBQ for volunteers, family and friends. We should be completely finished by 1:30.

I hope to see you all there!

As one of the Realtors who cares about making our community better,  I invite you to participate in this great community service. If you have questions, call me, Mynor Herrera, today for expert help buying or selling in the DC, MD, & VA areas! I also specialize in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, as well as the sub-divisions of Rosemary Hills, Rock Creek Forest, East Bethesda, and Whitehall Condominium. 

Lessons Beyond the Stage at Bethesda Theatre Camp

Shakespeare said “All the world’s a stage,” and kids in a local Bethesda summer camp are learning just how true that is! Since 1981, Adventure Theatre’s Musical Summer Camp at Glen Echo Park has been teaching children ages 6 to 15 not only skills for the stage but also for life, says Gazette.net.

One of the basic tenets of this camp is that you must work as a team with other campers and not “hog the spotlight,” according to Education and Outreach Director Kathryn Hnatio. They keep stress low by using an informal audition process where casting is often based more on enthusiasm than experience, but kids with training do get to show their stuff.

Each group of campers has only two weeks to move through a series of rehearsal blocks for singing, dancing, acting and costume preparation, yet the final shows they present are always fantastic. This is due in large part to the 10-to-1 student teacher ratio at the camp, which means lots of individual coaching and support.

But Summer Program Manager Mallory Shear and her teachers also offer their 80 campers the opportunity to develop essential life skills such as teamwork, public speaking, and confidence in themselves, and these are the successes that mean the most to the team, says Shear. Kids are taught to support fellow cast members both on and off the stage, that even small parts are important, and that you can take your role beyond what the script dictates. Important life lessons indeed.

This year the campers are performing the following four plays: “The Frog Prince,” “Annie Jr.,” “Snow White” and “Camp Rock the Musical.” All performances take place at Glen Echo Park and are free to the public. And there are still spots available for two August camp sessions from August 1-12 and August 15-26. For more information on show times and camp costs, check out Adventure Theatre’s website.

Bethesda is a place rich with culture for both the adults and children who live here. Wouldn’t you like to make it the home stage for your world? If so, contact me, Mynor Herrera, today for expert help buying or selling in the DC, MD, & VA areas! I also specialize in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, as well as the sub-divisions of Rosemary Hills, Rock Creek Forest, East Bethesda & Whitehall Condominium.