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President Korey Neal 2020, K.Neal Truck and Bus Monday –Thursday (2 –11 p.m. serves the 915,000+ residents of outlook and effective strategy for maintain - com/washington/news/ Center EST) to assist students and par - Prince George’s County, Mary - ing profit margins at K.Neal with this spe - 2020/07/30/40-under-40- ents with the FAFSA applica - land through 19 branch libraries, cific goal in mind: keep trucks and buses korey-neal.html the following manufactured brands: Inter - tion at any stage in the applica - a 24/7 online library, and pop-up on the road. national Trucks, IC School Bus, Hino Truck, tion process. services throughout the commu - • Being nominated as one of the Wash - K. Neal Truck and Bus Center (K. Neal) is Isuzu Truck, Collins Bus, Diamond Bus, and Visit the PGCMLS Brainfuse nity. PGCMLS is a responsive ington Biz Journal’s 40 Under 40 Awardees a full-service commercial truck and bus deal - Cummins. 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The Books from Brainfuse are excited to launch Birth and Ready 2 Read pro - Prince George’s Community College Offers this new service, which supports grams make the Library the pri - customers during the period of mary source of early literacy ed - Virtual Options For the Fall 2020 Semester extended virtual learning and ucation and Kindergarten will help students stay on track readiness programs in the tancing and safety in accordance with coronavirus precautions. By PRESS OFFICER for personal advancement. County. PGCMLS’ robust online Prince George’s Community College For additional details on course options, see the College’s in - Brainfuse HelpNow offers an offerings include curated content structional video. array of additional learning re - collections for kids, teens, edu - LARGO, Md. (August 6, 2020)—Prince George’s Community All virtual courses are taught by PGCC faculty and offer the sources for Prince Georgians. cators, Spanish speakers, and College (PGCC) is offering all of its courses virtually for the fall same educational rigor of being academically, intellectually, and The extended hours for Eng - more. Special programs include 2020 semester to ensure student, faculty, and community safety personally challenging. Courses are nationally accredited so credits lish/Spanish HelpNow live tu - the D.R.E.A.M. Lab, STEM Pals, during the coronavirus pandemic. Students will be able to choose transfer and meet requirements for professional certifications and toring (1 –11:55 p.m.) will con - and 3D printing, which offer their courses from three options to best meet their learning styles licensures. tinue through September 1, teens and lifelong learners with and needs: online, remote, and hybrid. The fall semester starts on August 24. 2020. Although Brainfuse’s sum - opportunities to learn cutting- The virtual platforms provide a range of safe and flexible op - There is still time for first-time students to apply and register. mer camp will be ending soon, edge technology and STEM skills tions to help students continue to reach their educational and Current students can register for classes via Owl Link. A listing SkillSurfer, a library of lessons, for job readiness or personal en - career goals. Online courses enable students to learn on their own of credit class schedules can be found on the website. Classes are videos, test and more, is avail - richment. The Library’s Laurel time, within the established schedule of deadlines for each course. available in 8-week, 12-week, and 15-week formats. able year-round. Branch Library received the 2018 Remote courses require students to meet virtually in real time on For more information or to apply and register, email The Library also helps stu - AIA/ALA Library Building designated days each week for live faculty lectures and video con - [email protected] or call 301-546-0864. Walk-in services are tem - dents prepare for standardized Award and was designated ference discussions. Hybrid courses allow students completing porarily suspended at the College’s five locations due to the coro - tests and writing college admis - the best new public building in lab-based work to learn both virtually and in person. In-person navirus pandemic. sions essays through the EBSCO Maryland. sessions in the hybrid courses are structured to enforce social dis - LearningExpress online re -

Maryland Department of Health and Partners Host U.S. Surgeon General at Baltimore City COVID-19 Response Site By DEIDRE MCCABE Center Field Hospital—truly an amazing example of pub - Maryland Department of Health (MDH) lic private partnerships.” Dr. Adams’s visit occurred as Maryland’s statewide BALTIMORE (August 7, 2020)—The Maryland Depart - COVID-19 positivity rate fell below 4 percent for the first ment of Health (MDH) today welcomed U.S. Surgeon Gen - time today to 3.9 percent. eral Dr. Jerome M. Adams to Baltimore City to survey “If we all ban together, if we all get the knowledge COVID-19 response operations at the Baltimore Convention that will help us overcome this virus, and if we all do Center Field Hospital and testing site. those basic public health measures—washing your MDH Chief Operating Officer and Medicaid Director hands, wearing a face mask, and watching your dis - Dennis Schrader joined leadership from the Baltimore City tance—then I know we can stamp this thing out and Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Uni - we can get back to some sense of normal while we versity of Maryland Medical System to provide briefings await a vaccine.” —Dr. Jerome M. Adams and review site operations. “I’m here in Baltimore to learn about the COVID re - The Maryland Department of Health is dedicated to pro - sponse,” said Dr. Adams, “to learn about how the city and tecting and improving the health and safety of all Mary - the state and local organizations and academic institutions landers through disease prevention, access to care, quality like Johns Hopkins have come together to make testing management and community engagement. Follow us on PHOTO COURTESY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH available to the people in the area, but also how they’ve Twitter @MDHealthDept and at Facebook.com/ U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome M. Adams visited COVID-19 response operations stood up a field hospital here, the Baltimore Convention MDHealthDept. at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital and testing site last Friday.

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Highest SNAP Participation in To Be Equal: Hogan Announces Reopening of Virtual Canines-N-Kids’ Two by One Voice, One Vision to More Than 20 Years Reveals the Harlem, The Nation’s Center of Coronavirus Special Enrollment Four Race Save and Heal Lives Unprecedented Level of Need African American Culture, Will to Uninsured Marylanders Like Dennis, 70% of people wait - Across Maryland Be The National Urban League’s Governor Larry Hogan was joined MADD Maryland Hosts Virtual ing for lifesaving organ transplants in The number of children receiving New Headquarters today by Insurance Commissioner Walk Like MADD on Sept. 12 the metro D.C. area are from multi - support from Temporary Assistance for New York City is where we were Kathleen Birrane, insurance compa - cultural communities. August is Na - Needy Families (TANF) program has born, and I am proud that New York nies, and the Maryland Health Benefit What to Consider as tional Minority Donor Awareness also increased dramatically, from just City is where we will stay. Exchange to announce the reopening Dog Adoptions Surge Month (NMDAM) … an effort to under 30,000 in February to more than of the coronavirus emergency special During Pandemic save and improve the quality of life 46,000 in June enrollment period until December 15. … Community, Page A3 Commentary, Page A4 Business and Finance , Page A5 Summer , Page A6 Health and Wellness , Page A7 A2 — August 13 — August 19, 2020 — The Prince George’s Post TOWNS and NEIGHBORS In and Around Morningside-Skyline by Mary McHale 301-735-3451 Around the County PGCPS Announces Special Student Transfer Chaplins have beautiful tent As far as I know, she was the only boats of old. It is scheduled to make wedding, on Lucente Avenue Maryland fatality in the storm, but it its debut early next year. Window Years ago, Emanuel, who lived at was wicked and did extensive damage JCPenney is selling its business and Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will offer a special student 6004, and Carmelita, at 6006, were in St. Mary’s Country, spawned at least 154 stores will face closure. Does any - transfer window from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Tuesday, Aug. 25. next-door neighbors on Lucente Avenue three tornadoes and left many without one know if this might be the plight of Parents and legal guardians of currently enrolled PGCPS students may in Skyline. They grew up there, left power. Penney’s in Forestville? Penney’s, by only submit transfer requests for the following circumstances: home, married other people, had chil - Here in our little corner of the world, the way, was founded 118 years ago. • New to PGCPS (enrolled after Monday, March 16) dren and grandchildren. Then they re - we mostly had heavy rain. We were • Incoming kindergarten students who were not enrolled in PGCPS last discovered each other at the funeral of lucky. Pat Grogan, Irish-American, police school year Emanuel’s father back in 2017. officer and bagpiper • Terminal grade (i.e., Family moved out of boundary, but student wants to They fell in love. And they were Neighbors & other good people Oliver Patrick “Pat” Grogan, 81, for - complete final grade-level year, such as fifth, sixth, eighth or 12th, at cur - married on July 11, at 2 p.m. But it A long line of decorated cars passed mer Prince George’s police officer, died rent school.) Contact the Transfer Office at 301-567-8751 for special in - was no ordinary wedding. by my house a couple of weeks ago. July 22 at the U. of Maryland Shore structions. The service, conducted by the Revs. They moved slowly heading down Sky - Medical Center at Easton. Families of currently enrolled students can submit transfer requests elec - Armon and LaTaska Nelson of Com - line Drive and, of course, I stopped one Pat was born in Ireland. On Feb. tronically through the SchoolMax Family Portal. Families of new students munity United Methodist Church in long enough to ask the occasion. The 25, 1957 he came to the U.S. and one can get login credentials and assistance through their boundary school. Washington, was held under a beautiful car parade was headed for the home of week later he joined the Air Force at The Office of Student Records, Transfers and Archival Services will not white tent in the front yard of 6006 Lu - Maria Pugh in celebration of her 70th Lackland AFB, Texas, serving until accept transfer requests to schools that exceed state-rated capacity. Visit cente. birthday. 1961. On March 8, 1962, in Baltimore, https://www1.pgcps.org/student-transfers/available-seats/ to view a list of Emanuel “Chip” Chaplin III, son of Mark C. Misiorek, 46, a graduate of he proudly became a U.S. citizen. schools eligible to receive transfer students. Juanita and the late Emanuel Chaplin, Gwynn Park HS, died in Woodinville, Following military service, Pat was For details, visit the Student Transfer Request webpage by visiting had his brother John as best man. Wash. on July 27. He had served as a a Prince George’s County police officer. https://www1.pgcps.org/student-transfers/. Carmelita Hawkins, daughter of Ann U.S. Marine and with the Seattle Police. He was especially proud of work he did —Prince George’s County Public Schools Glass and stepdaughter of Stanley His wife Susan and son Wil survive with the Community Relations Divi - Jordan, had daughter Melannie Belton him. sion, teaching drug awareness at the lo - Shop Local & Buy Prince George’s as her matron of honor. Carmelita’s cal schools, assembling and distributing Not ready to step out into the stores—then Shop online! We have compiled Academia son, Andre Hawkins, gave the bride food baskets for the hungry, collecting a list of local shops to make it easy to support Prince George’s County retail away. Claire Mudd, who graduated magna Christmas toys for children, and running establishments. Browse these listings (www.pgcedc.com/buyprincege - Among the witnesses were the cou - cum laude from the University of Mary - an annual summer camp for school orges?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery) to find a great deal, ples’ children, grandchildren, other kin land’s School of Business this spring, safety patrols. get what you need, and most importantly—stay safe as we strive to keep and friends, and delighted neighbors up has been presented the Goddard Award. Pat married his first wife, Grace our businesses open! and down Lucente who came out of It’s given annually to a graduating fe - Marie (DiGennaro) Grogan, on October The Economic Development Corporation is here to help our businesses their houses to watch and wave. male and a graduating male, from 17, 1964. They had four children and and residents in every possible way with “Buy Prince George’s”, a movement A reception was held outdoors in an Prince George’s County, who have were married for 27 years before she to do just that! Businesses with a website can list their goods and services even larger tent, at the home of the “demonstrated superior scholarship, died in 1991. He was blessed to find in the County Cyber Mall which is available for everyone to shop. These groom in Springdale, near FedExField. leadership and community service.” love again and married Regina T. (Ar - services can be online, take-out, delivery, and more. For every $100 spent, (I’m sorry I don’t know the graduating neson) Stitcher on June 28, 2002. They about $68 to $73 of it returns to local activity. Tropical Storm Isaias male from Prince George’s who also made their home in Easton. —Experience Prince George’s County, Tourism News&Notes Tiaesa Sade Lake, 31, of Suitland, received the award.) He earned an A.A. degree in 1977, August 2020 was killed August 4 when a large tree Claire is my granddaughter, the from the University of Maryland. He fell on her car as she was driving south - daughter of Sheila and John Mudd of was a member of the Fraternal Order bound on Three Notch Road near Char - Laurel, and a graduate of Eleanor Roo - of Police, Lodge 89, where he served Jennifer Perdomo Graduates From Marquette lotte Hall School Road in Mechan - sevelt High School. as Chaplain for 40 years. He was a University icsville. When officers arrived the member of the Knights of Columbus, MILWAUKEE, Wis. (August 7, 2020)—This past spring, Jennifer Perdomo scene, she was extricated from the ve - Changing landscape Irish American Club and the Police of Hyattsville, MD, graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, hicle and pronounced dead at the scene. When we moved here in the 1950s, Emerald Society. Wis. Perdomo earned a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology. She was the only occupant. I remember seeing canal boats on the His wife Regina, four children, four Perdomo was one of 2,236 students to graduate from Marquette in May. Tiaesa was driving a 2003 Mercury C&O Canal in Georgetown, but not in stepchildren, 16 grandchildren, one Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws its more Grand Marquis. The time was about a long time. Now, craftsmen are build - than 11,500 students from all 50 states and more than 84 different countries. 9:33 a.m.; perhaps she was on her way ing a new boat, which will be 80 feet Marquette is ranked in the top 10 nationally for job placement. to work. long and pulled by mules, as were the See MORNINGSIDE Page A8 In addition to its nationally recognized academic programs, Marquette is known for its service learning programs and internships as students are challenged to use what they learn to make a difference in the world. Find Brandywine-Aquasco out more about Marquette at marquette.edu. by Audrey Johnson 301-922-5384 —Abby Cole, Marquette University BADEN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT veloped by Alfonso and Albert Procopio in the mid 1950s. It UW-Madison Announces Spring Graduates Baden Volunteer Fire Department located at 16608 Brandy - was intended for it to be a purpose-built strip for quarter mile MADISON, Wis. (August 6, 2020)—Nearly 8,500 students received degrees wine Road, Brandywine, Maryland 20613 celebrated 60 years racing and the first of its kind in the area. The track was from the University of Wisconsin-Madison during a unique online com - of dedicated service to our 60 square mile community along located just minutes south of Washington, D.C. mencement ceremony on May 9, 2020, including students from your area. with mutual aid to Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties. Aquasco Speedway, no longer in operation, was the first The ceremony, forced online because of the Coronavirus pandemic, was Our department is up to date with modern facilities and tech - quarter-mile dragstrip on the United States East Coast. It was for doctoral, bachelor’s, master’s and law graduates. nology. We have areas for training purposes, drive through home to the President’s Cup Nationals, which are held at Mary - Best-selling author James Patterson, the commencement speaker, coun - engine bays, exercise equipment, and clean well-maintained land International Raceway. Richard Petty, Shirley Muldowney, seled graduates on persistence and resilience, telling them, “Hey, it’s hard apparatus and equipment. Although our location is mostly Don Prudhomme, Benny Burkett are among some of the great now, but it’s been hard before. When I graduated from college, the war in rural, our calls have dramatically increased over the years. drag racers who raced on the now defunct speedway. The land Vietnam was raging, there was a draft . . . When my dad graduated, he got Baden Volunteer Fire Department is well known for years was sold in 2002 and the track was never demolished but sits shipped off to Europe and WW II.” of dependable service along with dedicated long-standing vol - vacant to this day. (Wikipedia) Chancellor Rebecca Blank praised graduates for the way they handled unteers. We take great pride in our performance, both services their unprecedented final semester—in-person instruction ended in March MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL related and administratively. —and she thanked their family and friends for helping them through it all. Malcolm Elementary School opened in 1955 and was named As our community grows in Southern Prince George’s Some graduates will face a longer job search than expected, Blank said. County, we are searching for good, solid individuals who wish after the Malcolm Community. The original Malcolm School, Others will face personal pain from unexpected family loss or will end up to volunteer in fire services. Baden Volunteer Fire Department constructed in 1902, served as a public school for Black students doing very different things next year than they might have expected. is the absolute fire department for making a difference in one’s from the Waldorf, Bryantown, Hughesville, Benedict, and Mal - “But when we are past this crisis, you will also see many new opportu - life while helping others in need. colm communities. A new Malcolm School was built and now nities—opportunities to re-engage the economy, to re-build personal con - In addition to the county/state benefits and incentives, Baden is located at 14760 Poplar Hill Road, Waldorf, Maryland 60601. nections, and to figure out how to live together in ways that reduce the Volunteer Fire Department offers living quarters for certified Serves grades PreK –5. The present school is located about 1 threat of future pandemics,” Blank said. “Our world will change permanently riding members, along with a comfortable rest lounge with mile from the original school location, opened in 1955, but because of this global shared experience. Your diploma from this great kitchen. There is a training room available for use and a small was not integrated until 1967 during which time it served as a public university is your ticket to be part of that change.” exercise room. The area is rural, quiet with a family atmosphere. middle school. In 1972, the student body was transferred to In addition to Saturday’s virtual ceremony, numerous famous Badger https://www.badenfd.com/content/history. the newly constructed John Hanson Middle School and alumni posted shout-outs on social media, including soccer star Rose Lavelle, Malcolm became an elementary school. www.ccboe.com/ CONGRATULATIONS Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, aboutus/prmedia/whatsinaname/malcolm.php. My Aunt Bernice Congratulations to Bowie State University President, Dr, and Tony Award-winning actor Andre De Shields, who sang a bit for grad - Makle was my teacher and I enjoyed being a student at Malcolm Aminta H. Breaux, for being named the Daily Record’s 2020 uates. On May 8, the UW Athletic Department lit Camp Randall and the Elementary School. Great school years. Maryland’s Top 100 Women Honoree. Maryland’s Top 100 Kohl Center in red to honor the Class of 2020. To ease the sting of the last few months, the Wisconsin Union announced Women recognizes outstanding achievements of women BSU ALUMNI & FRIENDS through professional accomplishments, community leadership it would provide all graduates with lifetime memberships—a first in the as - Alumni and friends #BSU4LIFE, ONCE A Bulldog, always sociation’s more than 110-year history. Additionally, the Wisconsin Alumni and mentoring. Honorees were selected by a panel of business a Bulldog. We welcome you to the online community for Association is giving graduates two free years of membership. professionals and previous Top 100 Women honorees. Mary - Bowie State University alumni and friends. Your connection For more information about UW-Madison, visit http://www.wisc.edu. land The Daily Record, your trusted source of business, legal to BSU does not end once you leave campus. We encourage Here are the degree recipients from Prince George’s County: and government news for 131 years. you to socialize, network, share news and get involved with Bowie, MD: Gammon Gresham , College of Letters and Science, Bach - CONGRATULATIONS your fellow alumni, current students, parents, friends, faculty, elor of Arts, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Carmyn Hayes , Col - Congratulations to Makayla Eugene who is a student at and staff. You are part of the Bulldog Nation that represents lege of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Science, Psychology Frederick Douglass High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. more than 30,000 alumni with one thing in common, Bowie Brandywine, MD: Kevin Crosby , Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Bach - Makayla is the daughter of Curtis and Stephanie Eugene, sister State University. So, stay engaged, get connected, and give elor of Science, Nutritional Sciences, Graduated with Highest Distinction, of Morgan and granddaughter of Frank and Gwen Deville of back. Hyattsville, MD: Phuoc Nhan , School of Nursing, Bachelor of Science- Brandywine, Maryland. Nursing with Honors, Nursing CONGRATULATIONS Makayla ended the school year with straight A’s (Cum. Lanham, MD: Christian Eken , Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Bachelor Congratulations to Jovan Adepo (‘10) who landed his first- 4.18), started 2 summer Dual Enrollment College courses, suc - of Science, Agricultural and Applied Economics; Gisele Toumi , School of ever Emmy nomination in the “Outstanding Supporting Actor cessfully launched her own company, completed an internship Med & Public Health, Doctor of Medicine, Medicine in a limited series or movie category for his memorable per - and also got her Learner’s Permit and started a new job, all Upper Marlboro, MD: Cynthia Ubah , College of Letters and Science, formance as Officer Will Reeves/Hooded Justice in HBO’s while virtually maintaining dance training. We are proud of Bachelor of Arts, International Studies; Michelle Ubah , School of Human you Makayla for your wonderful accomplishments. “Watchmen”. The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will broad - Ecology, Bachelor of Science-Human Development and Family Studies, cast on ABC, Sunday, September 20 at 8 p.m. ET. Information Human Development and Family Studies AQUASCO SPEEDWAY received from Bowie State University adv_events@ —Mike Klein, University of Wisconsin-Madison Aquasco Speedway was a pioneering track in the east. De - bowiestate.edu . August 13 — August 19, 2020 — The Prince George’s Post — A 3 COMMUNITY OBITUARY Highest SNAP Participation in More Than 20 Years Jerry Kyle Richardson Reveals the Unprecedented Level of Need Jerry Kyle Richardson, 71, of George - town, KY passed away at his home at 7:30 Across Maryland p.m. on Saturday August 1, 2020. He was By JOHANNA ELSEMORE in June—a nearly 60% increase in our most vulnerable kids. In Anne born on November 5, 1948 in Inman, VA Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry campaign Arundel and Prince George’s Counties, the number of children more and raised in Lynch, KY to coal miner and than doubled during this time. union organizer Vivian Richardson and BALTIMORE (August 4, 2020)—The pandemic has resulted in a Given the direct connection between participation in these federal mother Eula Mae Hicks Richardson. After huge increase in the number of Marylanders in need of food assistance benefit programs (SNAP and TANF) and eligibility for schools to contracting polio at age four he spent many from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). New participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), more years of medical care, surgery, and reha - data recently released from the Maryland Department of Human schools than ever before are now CEP-eligible. “CEP is one of the bilitation at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville where he Services show that nearly 850,000 Marylanders are currently relying best ways to ensure that all kids have access to the food they need,” was greatly influenced by the extraordinary nurses and staff. on SNAP—a level of need that we have not seen in Maryland in said Tam Lynne Kelley, No Kid Hungry Senior Manager. “CEP is a He went on to get a masters degree in education at the University more than twenty years. While every county has seen a surge, the federal school meal funding option being used in hundreds of Mary - of Kentucky and teach middle school in Louisville, KY before largest increases in SNAP participation from February to June are in land schools, and as a result of the pandemic, many more schools moving to Prince George’s County, MD in the early ‘70s at the the DC metro area: Anne Arundel (87% increase), Prince George’s are now eligible to use CEP to become Hunger-Free Schools,” she time of integration. He taught at Suitland Junior for many years (84% increase), Charles, Baltimore, and Montgomery counties. added. before going to Greenbelt Middle School and retired in1994. The number of children receiving support from Temporary As - The deadline to elect CEP is August 31, 2020. Contact your school Over the years he taught social studies (and everything else he sistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has also increased dra - district’s Food and Nutrition Department to see if your school is eli - could squeeze in) to thousands of students who loved him for matically, from just under 30,000 in February to more than 46,000 gible for this funding. his fairness, honesty, and caring. He had boundless energy, a quick mind, and bottomless love for all his students. To him, teaching was as natural as breathing. Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism Now Accepting After retirement he moved to Georgetown, KY where he made a large impact in community issues for 25 years, champi - Nominations for Outstanding Maryland Volunteers to be oning fairness, justice, and truth. He also became a powerful abstract artist with over 100 works to his name. He wrote and Recognized During 2020 Governor’s Service Awards published short stories and poetry and, after becoming unable By JOANNA CHEN all of us in every way imaginable, but it Lifetime Achievement, National Service, to leave home due to illness, attracted nearly 10,000 followers Governor’s Coordinating Offices has also revealed the true character of Nonprofit Volunteer Program, Veteran, to his Twitter account. He was above all a teacher, a protector, Marylanders by showing our ability to over - Small Business, Youth, and Government and a poet. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 5, 2020)—To - come any challenge, and our capacity to Employee/Agency. Youth Service Awards He is survived by his best friend, love, and wife of 40 years day, the Governor’s Office on Service and show remarkable courage in the face of will return in 2021. Kelcey Ann Koiwopa. He is also survived by his son Aaron Volunteerism, Maryland’s State Service great threat and overwhelming obstacles,” “In honor of #MarylandStrong individ - Richardson of Destin, FL, older brother Vivian “Bud” Richard - Commission, announced that nominations Governor Larry Hogan said, “Most of all, uals, the 37th Annual Awards will recognize son of Rosedale, CA, beloved sister Betty Doan of Owensboro, for the 2020 Governor’s Service Awards we’re showing America and the world, the innovative, responsive, and empowering KY, and cherished Twitter friend Teresa Evangeline. are now open. Throughout this challenging power of compassion, generosity, and Marylanders across our state, who exem - He is preceded in death by sisters Lanada Sue Johnson of year, Marylanders have united to demon - strength.” plify and model leading an effective re - San Jose, CA, Robert Richardson of Lynch, KY, and Francis strate extraordinary resilience, expand com - Nominations will be received in 16 cat - sponse to coronavirus and social injustice” Ann Sievert of Pacifica, CA. munity relationships, and contribute to a egories. New categories include: Pandemic said Nicole Fiocco, Director of the Gover - Condolences may be expressed to the family at collaborative ecosystem of service. In 2019, Response Champion and Emerging Leader. nor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism. www.tuckeryocumwilson.com. In lieu of flowers, please send 19 individuals and groups were recognized Traditional categories include: Governor’s The nominations will be reviewed by a memorial contributions to the Scott County Humane Society, by Governor Hogan and the State of Mary - Champion of Service Award, AmeriCorps 751 Slone Drive #13, Georgetown, KY 40324. land at the awards ceremony in October. Alum, Corporate Business, Faith-Based, “The COVID-19 pandemic has tested First Responder, Group/Team, Individual, See NOMINATIONS Page A8

JJointoint PPublicublicublic Hearings forfor the DDEISEIS and JPAJPA The DEIS and JPPAA with supportinging infformaormation is available on the Progogram website. Hearing materials, including a presentation, infformaormational displays, and brochure can be viewed starting July 31 at the document availability locattionsions or on the Program website. The public will have 3 minuteess to provide their testimony during both virtual and in- person hearings. 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in 50 years. As a legacy civil rights and social jus - had lead roles in the project. tice organization, the National Urban League has The project would not be possible without the worked for more than a century to strengthen and wholehearted support of New York Governor An - vitalize urban neighborhoods through community drew Cuomo and his extraordinary effort to align Marc Morial investment. I’m extremely proud that we are able state agencies and private sector partners to move to put those same guiding principles to work with the project forward. We also owe a debt of grati - President and CEO, National Urban League our own future home. tude to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for - Over the last several years, the National Urban mer Mayor Michael Bloomberg, State Assembly - League has turned down offers to relocate to other woman Inez E. Dickens, State Senator Brian To Be Equal : cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Benjamin, City Councilman Bill Perkins, and Mar - Chicago, and others. New York City is where we garet Anadu, head of the Urban Investment Group Harlem, The Nation’s Center of were born, and I am proud that New York City is at Goldman Sachs. where we will stay. I am even more excited about The Urban Civil Rights Museum Experience African American Culture, Will Be The the neighborhood economic development the will be New York’s first museum dedicated to civil building project represents. rights and one of the first in the nation to focus on National Urban League’s New Headquarters The National Urban League has a long history the history of civil rights in the North. It also in - of supporting the cultural and artistic pulse of cludes below-market office space for community “Harlem was home; was where we belonged; With it, came the courage “to express our indi - Harlem. Opportunity, for many years our official groups and civic organizations, as well as 170 af - where we knew and were known in return; where vidual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” monthly publication, employed Harlem Renais - fordable housing units to be constructed with sup - we felt most alive; where, if need be, somebody as Langston Hughes put it. sance writers, publishing their poetry and short port from New York State Homes and Community had to take us in. Harlem defined us, claiming Mindful of this profound legacy and storied stories and promoting African-American literature Renewal. our consciousness and, I suspect, our unconscious - past, we at the National Urban League could not through articles, reviews, and literary prizes. We look forward to formal groundbreaking in ness.” be prouder to announce a historic building project With affordable office space for non-profit or - the near future and completion by late 2023. —Actor and activist Ossie Davis that will keep us in the city where we were ganizations like One Hundred Black Men of New The project is supported by Empire State De - founded, while enhancing the economic and cul - York, the United Negro College Fund New York, velopment, Homes and Community Renewal, and In 1904, a few years before George Edmund tural revitalization of Harlem. and the Harlem-based Jazzmobile, the Empower - Harlem Community Development Corporation. Haines and Ruth Standish Baldwin founded the The Urban League Empowerment Center, on ment Center will be a hub and a catalyst for enter - The development is being led by BRP, L+M De - National Urban League, Black New Yorkers 125th Street between Street between Adam Clay - prise, creativity, activism and advocacy. velopment Partners, Taconic Partners, The Prusik pushed out of other neighborhoods began moving ton Powell, Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue, will We have been intentional about supporting mi - Group, and Dabar Development. Private funding into Harlem. They were soon followed by a flood include the National Urban League’s headquarters, nority-owned businesses, partnering with Black- is being invested by Goldman Sachs Urban In - of migrants escaping the violence and terrorism the Urban Civil Rights Museum Experience and owned BRP Companies, and committing to 30% vestment Group, Upper Manhattan Empowerment of the Jim Crow South. The convergence of am - the National Urban League Institute for Race, Eq - of construction contracts for minority-owned busi - Zone Development Corporation, Red Stone Equity bitious, motivated Black people from around the uity and Justice— along with affordable housing, nesses. Prominent African-American professionals, Partners, and Santander Bank, N.A. Additional country with employment opportunities created office space and retail space. including real estate attorney Charles J. Hamilton, partners include New York State Office of General by World War I exploded into the Harlem Renais - The $242 million project is one of the largest Jr., of Windels Marx and Dabar Development Part - Services, New York City Economic Development sance. and most significant building projects in Harlem ners founder and CEO Dawanna Williams have Corporation and Settlement Housing Fund, Inc.

Marion Wright Edelman Donnell Williams President Emerita, President, National Association of Children’s Defense Fund Real Estate Brokers

ChildWatch : Persevere Statement on Continued Increase of The last few months have been a very difficult the war, but when the noise of the battle is so loud Black Homeownership Rate time for so many of us. I repeat here this “Request and the confusion is so great, I can neither see nor for Transfer” by an unknown author that has gotten hear You. I feel so alone. I’m tired. I’m discouraged. WASHINGTON (July 28, tives, along with focused pro - of our communities, ready to me through some dark times when I’ve wanted to I have battle fatigue. 2020)—The National Associa - motion of the wealth building provide the guidance and accu - give up. I wanted to share it to help keep spurring I’d never ask for a discharge. I love being in tion of Real Estate Brokers benefits of homeownership ap - rate information to Black Amer - us forward today. Your service. But I humbly request a demotion and (NAREB) enthusiastically wel - pear to be shifting the tide. I as - icans working to achieve their transfer. I’ll file papers or clean latrines. Just get comes the continued upward sure Black American prospective dream of homeownership and a “Request for Transfer” me out of the battle—please, sir. trend of the Black homeowner - homebuyers that NAREB will pathway to boost economic fu - ship rate as issued by the U.S. continue to aggressively pursue tures. To: Commander-in-Chief Your faithful, but tired, soldier, Census Bureau in its 2nd quarter our advocacy efforts nationally From: Battlefield Soldier John/Jane Q. Servant 2020 report. The 47% rate rep - and be available to assist Black The National Association of Real Subject: Request for Transfer resents the fourth consecutive Americans considering home - Estate Brokers (NAREB) was To: Faithful but Tired Soldier quarter, one year in totality, of ownership. formed in 1947 to secure the right Dear Lord, From: Commander-in-Chief increases in Black homeowner - We are painfully aware, how - to equal housing opportunities re - I’m writing this to You to request a transfer to a Subject: Request for Transfer ship. While there may cause for ever, of the disparate health and gardless of race, creed or color. desk job. I herewith present my reasons: celebration, we are mindful that financial effects that the NAREB has advocated for legis - I began my career as a private, but because of Dear Soldier: the current Black homeowner - COVID-19 pandemic has in - lation and supported or instigated the intensity of the battle, You quickly moved me Your request for transfer has been denied. I here - ship rate has not reached this flicted on Black Americans and legal challenges that ensure fair up in the ranks. You made me an officer and gave with present My reasons: number since 1st quarter of 2000 other vulnerable populations. housing, sustainable homeown - me a tremendous amount of responsibility. There You are needed in the battle. I have selected when reported by the U.S. Cen - Life, as we all knew it, is diffi - ership, and access to credit for are many soldiers and recruits under my charge. you, and I gave My word to supply your need. You sus Bureau at 47.4% and reached cult to navigate now, and into Black Americans. At the same I’m constantly being called upon to dispense wis - do not need a demotion and transfer. (You’d never an all-time high of 49.7% in 2nd the foreseeable future. At the time, NAREB advocates for and dom, make judgments, and find solutions to com - cut it on latrine duty.) You need a period of “R and quarter 2004. same time, the dreams, and the promotes access to business op - plex problems. R”—renewal and rekindling. I am setting aside a This current upward trend in - plans for homeownership among portunity for Black real estate You have placed me in a position to function as place on the battlefield that is insulated from all dicates to NAREB that con - Black Americans appear not to professionals in all of the real es - an officer, when in my heart I know I have only the sound and fully protected from the enemy. I will certed efforts to address and re - be squelched. NAREB Realtists tate disciplines. NAREB annually skills of a private. I realize that You promised to meet you there, and I will give you rest. I will re - publishes The State of Housing supply all I would need for the battle. But sir, I move your old equipment and make all things new. move systemic barriers to Black and our real estate affiliates, us - homeownership, intentional and ing every possible safety precau - in Black America report. must present You a realistic picture of my equip - You have been wounded in the battle, My soldier. www.nareb.com ment. My uniform, once so crisp and starched, is Your wounds are not visible, but you have received targeted programmatic initia - tion, stand unified as guardians now stained with tears and blood of those I have grave internal injuries. I will heal you. You have tried to help. The soles of my boots are cracked been weakened in the battle. I will strengthen you, and worn from the miles I have walked trying to and I will be your strength. I will instill in you con - enlist and encourage the troops. fidence and ability. My Words will rekindle within My weapons are marred, tarnished, and chipped you a renewed love, zeal, and enthusiasm. The Prince The Prince George’s Post from constant battle against the enemy. Even the Report to Me tattered and empty. I will refill George’s Post The Prince George’s Post Book of Regulations I was issued has been torn you. and tattered from endless use. The words are now P.O. Box 1001 15207 Marlboro Pike smeared. Compassionately, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3151 You promised You would be with me throughout Your Commander-in-Chief, God Phone: 301-627-0900 • Legal Fax: 301-627-6260 Email: [email protected] Contents © 2020, The Prince George’s Post

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It is important now more than ever that people in the community are aware of Coronavirus Special Enrollment to Uninsured the new deadline, and that they know how to complete the census, so our communities do not miss out on federally funded programs. The 10-year Census is used to determine funding allocation for many Marylanders as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues federal programs. If residents aren’t counted, state, local and non-profit Maryland Will Offer Nation’s Longest Special Enrollment Period Related to COVID-19 Emergency funding can be impacted. Here are just a few of the many programs that More Than 54,000 Enrolled In Health Coverage From March 16 to July 15 distribute federal funds based on the Census count: billed for a copay, coinsurance, or deductible for services to test, • Unemployment Insurance By SHAREESE CHURCHILL Office of the Governor diagnose, and treat COVID-19. Marylanders do not need to be • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance sick to enroll in coverage. This special enrollment is for private • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 7, 2020)—Governor Larry Hogan health plans only. Those who qualify for Medicaid may enroll • State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was joined today by Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane, any time of year. • Federal Pell Grant Program insurance companies, and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange To enroll, visit MarylandHealthConnection.gov or download • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to announce the reopening of the coronavirus emergency special the free “Enroll MHC” mobile app. For free consumer assistance, • School Breakfast Program enrollment period until December 15. More than 54,000 Mary - call 855-642-8572 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. Help is • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil - landers enrolled in health coverage during the special enrollment available in more than 200 languages through the call center, as dren (WIC) period from March 16 to July 15. With today’s announcement, well as Relay service for the Deaf and hard of hearing. Trained • Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program Maryland will offer the longest special enrollment period in the navigators and brokers statewide offer free help enrolling by nation related to the coronavirus emergency. phone. Social Security Matters “The people of our great state have endured so many personal, medical, and economic challenges, and this crisis is not yet Maryland Health Benefit Exchange: (MHBE) is a public corpora - Ask Rusty : behind us,” said Governor Hogan. “Reopening the special en - tion and independent unit of the state government. It was estab - rollment period is another way we are helping Marylanders lished in 2011 in accordance with the Patient Protection and Af - Can My Mother Get Benefits weather this storm, get back on their feet, and recover.” fordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and is responsible for the From Common Law Marriage? “As Maryland continues to battle this global pandemic, we administration of Maryland Health Connection. would like to make it as easy as possible for uninsured Marylan - By RUSSELL GLOOR, AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor ders to address their health concerns by reopening the coronavirus Maryland Health Connection: One of every six Marylanders receive Association of Mature American Citizens special enrollment period to help our Maryland families get the their health coverage through Maryland Health Connection health coverage they need,” said Michele Eberle, executive di - (MHC), the state-based health insurance marketplace. Residents Dear Rusty: My 71-year-old mother has a very small Social Security rector of Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. can compare and enroll in health insurance as well as determine income. It is not enough to find her housing. I am working to file for Maryland Health Connection plans cover testing, visits relating eligibility for Medicaid or financial help with private plans. increased VA benefits, as she is a veteran. Her partner of 21 years to testing, and treatment of COVID-19. Consumers will not be (common law spouse) has passed away, and we have an appointment next week to apply for spousal benefits. First question: We have the option of applying for her partner’s SS benefits, and we are completing ment,” said SBA Administrator Jovita Car - the form SSA-753 statement regarding marriage. Is there anything else SBA to Host Virtual Military ranza. “We are thrilled to collaborate with I should have to be prepared for the appointment? Second question: the Second Lady to support military My mother and father were married for 27 years before they divorced. Spouse Entrepreneur Summit spouse entrepreneurs and help them over - I was going to request filing for his benefits as it is easier to prove than come the unique business challenges they a common law relationship. Is there anything else you could By JACK SPIRAKES, MPA business. face.” recommend being prepared for the appointment? Signed: Concerned U.S. Small Business Administration The event will open with remarks from Attendees will have an opportunity to Daughter the Second Lady and SBA Administrator learn about SBA and partner resources for WASHINGTON (August 5, 2020)—The Jovita Carranza. Panel speakers will in - the military small business community. Dear Concerned Daughter: Whether your mother will be able to col - U.S. Small Business Administration will clude representatives from the Veteran En - Panel discussions will cover entrepreneur - lect a survivor benefit from her “common law” spouse will depend host a virtual “Military Spouse Entrepre - trepreneurial Training & Resource Net - ship tips, disaster preparedness, access to upon the state in which their relationship was established. Social Se - neur Summit” in collaboration with Sec - work, Institute for Veterans and Military capital, and government contracting. curity’s rules specify that for their relationship to be recognized as a ond Lady of the United States Karen Pence Families, Dog Tag, The Rosie Network, For more information about the “marriage” for Social Security benefit purposes, it must have been es - and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foun - the Department of Defense Military Military Spouse Entrepreneur Summit tablished in a U.S. State which recognizes “common law” marriage. dation’s Hiring Our Heroes on Wednesday, Spouse Employment Program, and the and to register, visit And only a small number of U.S. states currently do. Aug. 19 from 1 –3:30 p.m., EDT. Military Family Advisory Network. https://events.hiringourheroes.org/d/37ql8 For clarity, it is only required that the relationship be established in This free event will connect military “The SBA is committed to helping en - 0. To join the conversation on social me - a State which recognizes “common law” marriage. If their relationship spouses with resources and information trepreneurial military spouses succeed at dia, use hashtag #SBAMilSpouseSummit. started in a state which recognizes it, and they subsequently moved to available to help them start or grow a small every stage of small business develop - and resided in another state which doesn’t, SS will recognize that re - lationship as a valid marriage and your mother will be entitled to sur - vivor benefits based upon the deceased’s SS record (100% of the de - ceased’s benefit amount). Educate Maryland Launches States which currently recognize “common law” marriage are Col - orado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah, plus the District of Columbia. A number of other To Help Streamline Job Search for Teachers ness growth strategy,” said Brad Brisan, job search process through their central data - States previously recognized common law marriage but have since By PRESS OFFICER founder of Educate Maryland and Educate base of job postings. More information can stopped doing so. If the relationship was established in a state which, Educate PA / Educate Maryland PA. “The expansion into a new state pro - be found on the company’s websites: at the time, recognized common law marriage, Social Security will WYOMISSING , Pa. (August 6, 2020)— vides a huge value add for our subscribers www.EducateMaryland.com and also recognize the marriage. Various U.S. states have, over the years, Educate Maryland, Maryland’s newest and by giving them the capability to view all www.EducatePA.com. changed their laws regarding common law marriage, and Social Secu - most comprehensive public-school job data - public-school education jobs in both Mary - rity will evaluate your mother’s eligibility for survivor benefits based base, today announced the launch its com - land and Pennsylvania in a simple, interac - Educate Maryland is a comprehensive, on - upon where and when the common law relationship was established. pany which will provide a comprehensive tive, and user-friendly database. We feel this line public-school job database founded in They will be looking for proof of the marriage relationship, such as listing of every public-school job opening launch is a game-changer for educators in 2020 providing subscribers the ability to joint bank account statements, joint asset ownership records (e.g., a across the state in one central database. Ed - both states looking for employment.” instantly view all teaching, administrative, car registered in both names, joint home ownership, etc.) and it would ucate Maryland is the sister company of Ed - Many educators in the region have strug - counseling, and aide positions across Mary - be good to have multiple forms of such proof available. They may ucate PA, and will continue the company’s gled locating job openings due to the infor - land and Pennsylvania also require a copy of the death certificate for her common law spouse recent growth into its second state. The mation being posted on a myriad of web - Educate PA is a comprehensive, online pub - and, obviously, his Social Security number. launch of Educate Maryland will allow ed - sites. For a job seeker to get an lic-school job database founded in 2014 Regarding your mother’s other alternative for benefits from her ucators in Maryland and Pennsylvania to all-encompassing view of available open - providing subscribers the ability to instantly marriage to your father, if your mother and father were married for 27 access every public-school job opening in ings, they are required to search hundreds view all teaching, administrative, counsel - years, she may be eligible for a spousal benefit from your father as his both states through one central database. of different websites on a weekly basis. Ed - ing, and aide positions across Pennsylvania ex-spouse. If your father is still living, and if she isn’t eligible for an “The decision to expand our presence ucate Maryland along with Educate PA aim and Maryland. SS survivor benefit from her common law relationship (SS doesn’t into Maryland was a logical step in our busi - to solve this problem by streamlining the recognize her common law marriage), your mother may still be eligible for as much as 50% of what your father’s SS benefit was at his full re - tirement age (FRA), plus any COLA increases given since his benefits started. Spouse benefits from a living ex-spouse are not as much as How Businesses Are (Carefully) Promoting Their Brands the survivor benefit from a current spouse—the survivor benefit is up to 100% of what the deceased spouse was receiving at death; the During COVID-19 benefit from a living ex-spouse is up to 50% of the ex-spouse’s FRA Thanks to COVID-19 and social unrest, 2020 brought an un - in the medical professions can speak to the media about COVID- benefit amount (if that is more than your mother is eligible for on her welcome wrinkle to public relations game plans. 19 and the efforts to care for people who are ill,” Friedman says. own SS record). Of course, if your father is deceased, your mother Put out the wrong message—or even the right message with the “But the coronavirus is affecting us in such a widespread way that would be eligible for a survivor benefit on his record, which would be wrong approach—and a business can end up sounding insensitive experts in all areas of life have something valuable to offer to the equal to 100% of the benefit amount your father was receiving at his or opportunistic, driving away both the media and the potential media’s audiences. There are business angles, economic angles, death. customers they are trying to reach. legal angles, and many others.” She says her firm represents a Yet, despite the difficulties, many businesses, organizations and pitching coach and arranged interviews where he discussed how The 2.1 million member Association of Mature American Citizens individuals are rising to the occasion, finding ways to thread the athletes can continue to train when their sports have been brought [AMAC] www.amac.us is a vibrant, vital senior advocacy organization needle and promote their brands with tack, says Marsha Friedman, to a halt. that takes its marching orders from its members. AMAC Action is a non- founder and president of News & Experts • They avoid wedging themselves in where they don’t belong. profit, non-partisan organization representing the membership in our (www.newsandexperts.com), a national PR firm. “Smart businesses and professionals don’t force a connection, trying nation’s capital and in local Congressional Districts throughout the “When there are sensitive topics in the news, businesses that to put themselves into a news story where there’s no logical relation country. And the AMAC Foundation (www.AmacFoundation.org) is the continue to have PR success are those that are equally sensitive in to their expertise,” Friedman says. “Doing that makes it appear as Association’s non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting and edu - their approach,” says Friedman, who is also the ForbesBooks author though you’re trying to take advantage of what’s happening. A fi - cating America’s Seniors. Together, we act and speak on the Association of “Gaining the Publicity Edge: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Grow - nancial professional wouldn’t be offering medical advice, but they members’ behalf, protecting their interests and offering a practical ing Your Brand Through National Media Coverage”. could provide input into a news story about what to do if you’re insight on how to best solve the problems they face today. Live long and “I know some business people have wondered whether they suddenly hit with large medical bills.” make a difference by joining us today at www.amac.us/join-amac. should just put publicity on hold until the world returns to something • They understand the value of social media. Social media is a This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent approaching normal. But with the economy struggling, most simply major player in the way businesses promote themselves, and that legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the cannot afford to abandon their promotional efforts altogether. has continued during the current crisis, Friedman says. “They need AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security “So, for most of them it’s not a question of will you promote to be careful, though, because there have been too many examples Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affil - your brand. It’s a question of how you will go about it.” over the years of brands creating a backlash over a social media iated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other gov - Friedman offers examples of what businesses, organizations and post,” she says. “But as long as they stick to their expertise and ernmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us at ssad - even individuals are doing right as they promote their brands during [email protected]. these tumultuous times: • They figure out where they fit into the narrative. “Clearly those See BRANDS Page A8 A6 — August 13 — August 19, 2020 — The Prince George’s Post SUMMER

Calendar Advisory September 12 –October 12: What to Consider as Dog Adoptions Surge During Pandemic: Virtual Canines-N-Kids’ Two by Four Race Four Tips from Susan Marie, Host of The Doggy Diva Show to Fight Cancers Shared by Kids and Pups As word grew that people were going to have to shelter-in- place for an unspecified length of time, animal shelters began to By PRESS OFFICER empty. Thousands of people realized that they may be lonely Canines-N-Kids during this time of social-distancing from family and friends. In WHAT: Put on your sneakers, grab some situations, parents came to the conclusion that their children a leash, your pup, your family, a friend needed a happy diversion and agreed to add a furkid to their and walk, run or jog a mile to raise family. Whatever the reason, shelters began to empty and animal funds for a great cause! In response to lovers, like myself, were thrilled. However, families are seeking COVID-19, Canines-N-Kids’ 4th An - guidance on what dog might be right for them. Those who have nual Two By Four Race Against Child - already added a dog to their family are concerned with how to hood & Canine Cancer has gone vir - keep their new pet happy. Below are some points to consider, as tual and global. The race will begin in you ponder which animal to bring home and what to do once September during Childhood Cancer they step their excited paws through your threshold. Awareness Month and end in October. 1. The coronavirus pandemic will not last forever, but The month-long Dog Jog & Fun Run adopting your “furever friend” is a lifetime commitment of one-mile format gives two and four- unconditional love. The first thing to consider is your family’s legged athletes a way to Crush Cancer lifestyle. Are you looking for a dog that is high energy that will @ Both Ends of the Leash—on their join the kids in playful romps in the yard and long runs? Or are own schedule. All net proceeds will you looking for a less active dog who enjoys binge watching support cutting-edge research in the TV while you are on Zoom meetings and the kids are in online cancers that kids and pet dogs BOTH classes? Do you want your dog to be happy with a leisurely develop. The event will feature prizes walk after dinner and easy, quiet fun in the home or yard? A senior citizen might consider a smaller senior pup who enjoys and medals. PHOTO COURTESY CANINES-N-KIDS WHEN: September 12 –October 12, cuddling on the sofa and healthy snacks. It is important to keep A previous year’s Canines-N-Kids event. 2020 in mind your pup’s breed, size and temperament when consider - WHERE: Participate from any - ing what your home and lifestyle can reasonably accommodate. where—on the treadmill, on vacation WHY: Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related childhood Though the adoption process itself may differ slightly during or around the neighborhood. death in the US and also claims the lives of 47 percent of dogs. COVID-19, please feel free to contact your local shelter and HOW: Costs $25. Participants register online at https:// Kids and dogs develop similar and even the same cancers such as rescue organization and they will gladly help you choose the caninesnkids.org/two-by-four-race.html to become a fundraiser, brain cancer, osteosarcoma, lymphoma and leukemia. The problems “furever friend” that is best for your home and family. start a team, walk their dog, snap a selfie walking the dog, and inherent in designing and implementing pediatric oncology clinical 2. Consider preparing for the pandemic as you would to submit a photo. Registration includes t-shirt (mailed after the race), trials coupled with scant resources makes finding a cure difficult prepare for a disaster, like hurricane season. Compile a first a bandana (if participating with your pup) and a printable race bib. for both. Canines-N-Kids Foundation is a nonprofit committed to aid kit and an emergency kit and for your pet that includes at WHO: Two and four legged runners and walkers that want to finding a cure to the devastating cancers that both develop by ad - least two weeks of food and treats, medications, medical records, help find a cure for cancer. vancing comparative oncology, the study of similar cancers. veterinarian(s) contact information. Also be sure to have all nec - essary everyday supplies, such as collars, leashes, harnesses and disposable bags. Make sure your dog has ID tags and is mi - crochipped with your current contact information as well as that MADD Maryland Hosts Virtual Walk Like MADD on Sept. 12 of an emergency contact outside the area. 3. How much time will you be able to spend with your By BRYNA CLARK-BRAVERMAN Throughout the event the sponsor videos Helen found hope through MADD, which dog during and after the pandemic? More time spent at home MADD Maryland will play to encourage the walkers to keep soon gave her a platform to help others who together while you work from home is a great opportunity to walking and why MADD is important. had suffered similar tragedies—and to work bond with your furkid and also increases your availability to WHAT: Mothers Against Drunk Driv - At 12 p.m., MADD will close the event, toward a future of No More Victims. train. For some behavioral concerns, including separation anxiety, ing® (MADD) will host a Virtual Wall Like announce winners, and recognize sponsors. WHY: Launched in 2007 Walk Like please contact a professional trainer who may offer online classes. MADD Event on September 12, 2020 at 9 The best part? The entire state will come MADD has brought together over 4000 When you return to work, keep in mind who will look after your a.m. (EST). The Maryland Virtual Walk together on this one day to get one step walkers and we have raised over $1,000,000 pup during the day. You may decide to take your pup to doggy Like MADD 2020 event is MADD’s sig - closer to ending impaired driving! to directly benefit MADD’s lifesaving mis - day care or hire a professional pet sitter to visit your home in the nature fundraising event to help us raise Register and donate TODAY to help us sion—to stop drunk driving, support the morning and afternoon for bathroom breaks and exercise. both awareness and funds to eliminate drunk save more lives! victims of this violent crime and prevent 4. If adopting is something that you may not be able to and drugged driving. Registered participants WHEN: 9 a.m. (EST) to 12 p.m. (EST) underage drinking. MADD has a proven commit to at this time, please consider fostering a dog. Contact receive social media messaging leading up on Facebook live on the MADD Maryland track record of keeping our roadways safer your local shelter or rescue organization to see if they have a to the event that includes sponsor messages, Facebook page and saving lives. Every step taken on this foster plan that better suits your family’s lifestyle. Keep in mind sponsor advertising, & sponsor spotlights. WHERE: It’s Virtual! walk and every pledge made will help raise adopting a pet into your family is a lifetime commitment that On September 12 at 9 a.m., MADD pres - WHO: MADD National President, He - funds and awareness of MADD’s mission will change both of your lives “furever.” ents the event on Facebook starting with len Witty will kick-off the event to support and vital services, including our Power of opening remarks from local dignitaries, our mission of No More Victims©. Helen Youth program. This program combines an For over fifteen years, Susan Marie has been spreading the word celebrities, and sponsors. Witty joined MADD in 2001, less than a in-person workshop, handbook and power - about puppy love through her national weekly radio show, The Participants walk where they can—in year after her 16-year-old daughter, Helen ful web resources where youth can find re - Doggy Diva Show . Susan is also the author of the award-winning their neighborhood, at a park or on a tread - Marie, was killed while rollerblading on a search proven strategies for preventing un - Miss Olive children’s book trilogy The Doggy Diva Diaries. mill! They will walk with family, friends, designated bike path near the family’s Mi - derage drinking at home and in their and coworkers—anyone and everyone!— ami home by a drunk and drugged teen community. then post their pictures and selfies to the driver. For information please visit us at event. Shattered by the sudden, violent loss, www.walklikemadd.org/maryland OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Governor Hogan Announces All-Electronic Tolling Now Permanent at All MDTA Facilities Statewide Drivers Urged to Sign Up For E-ZPass, Pay Lowest Tolls By SHAREESE CHURCHILL in May with the installation of a new tolling transponder comes with $25 in prepaid tolls Office of the Governor gantry. Other MDTA facilities, including for immediate use, then users can sign up the Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200, online for E-ZPass service. A full list of re - ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 6, 2020)— I-95 Express Toll Lanes in Baltimore, and tail locations is available at Governor Larry Hogan today announced the Key (I-695) and Hatem (US 40) ezpassmd.com/en/onthego/locations.shtml. that full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling bridges, already operate under all-electronic Drivers will soon also have the option Jug Bay Natural Area is now permanent across Maryland, includ - tolling. to register their vehicle for a new Pay-By- ing at the John F. Kennedy Memorial High - “During the COVID-19 emergency, all- Plate method that allows tolls to be auto - PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF M-NCPPC way (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95), electronic tolling has been an operational matically billed to credit cards at the same Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895), and success and has helped us protect our toll rate as cash toll rates for all facilities, except Marking one of the most important freshwater tidal estuaries in the Nice/Middleton Bridge (US 301). With all- collection employees and the traveling pub - the Intercounty Connector and I-95 Express region, Jug Bay Natural Area is a noted site on the Chesapeake Bay electronic tolling, drivers do not stop to pay lic,” said MDTA Executive Director Jim Toll Lanes (ETL). For the ICC and ETL, Gateways Network, a partnership of parks, refuges, museums, his - tolls. Instead, tolls are collected through E- Ports. “With this system now permanent, customers using Pay-By-Plate will still save torical communities, and trails where visitors can experience and ZPass and video tolling. The system pro - stopping to pay tolls in Maryland is a part at least 20% on their tolls compared to the learn about the Chesapeake Bay. A designated “Important Birding vides convenience for motorists, less engine of history.” video toll rate. Pay-By-Plate benefits infre - Area” by the National Audubon Society, Jug Bay offers a number of idling for better fuel efficiency and reduced Under all-electronic tolling, motorists quent toll customers as well as those who opportunities to get out and explore nature, from scenic woodland emissions, decreased congestion, and in - who previously paid with cash at the John do not have an E-ZPass account. trails and fishing areas, to the exhibits of the Patuxent Rural Life Mu - seum. Explore the waterways by canoe or kayak along the Patuxent creased safety. F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, Fort Since 2017, the MDTA has undertaken Water Trail solo or embark on one of the park’s guided trips. “In addition to historic toll relief and McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, major training and career development ini - record-breaking progress on critical infra - and the Nice/Middleton Bridge are currently tiatives to support permanent toll collection structure updates, permanent all-electronic assessed via video tolling at the cash rate. employees as they transition into other po - Jug Bay Natural Area: 16000 Croom Airport Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 • 301-627-6074 tolling is the latest step we have taken to That temporary practice began in response sitions. These employees are currently as - http://outdoors.pgparks.com/Sites/Jug_Bay_Natural_Area.htm save motorists time and money,” said Gov - to Maryland’s COVID-19 state of emer - sisting the MDTA in new ways, including ernor Hogan. “By combining innovation, gency, and standard video toll rates will be as screeners at MDTA building entry points. safety, and savings, this truly is a win-win restored at a date yet to be determined. The MDTA E-ZPass Customer Service A notice to our patrons for the state government and for everyone Motorists are urged to join the nearly Centers located at toll facilities are operating The Park offices, Visitors Center, canoe and kayak rentals, who travels in our great state.” 1.4 million drivers who pay the lowest tolls at limited capacity during the COVID-19 campgrounds, pavilion, and Critical Area Driving Tour are The Maryland Transportation Authority with E-ZPass Maryland. Transponders are state of emergency. To learn more about closed to the public. All trails, boat ramps, soft launches, and (MDTA) implemented temporary all-elec - free, and sign-up is available 24/7 at ez - MDTA measures to assist customers during public restrooms are open. Trail work will be taking place tronic tolling statewide in March as part of passmd.com. Motorists also can get E- the COVID-19 emergency, go to over the next few months and may result in some trail clo - its COVID-19 response, and made all-elec - ZPass On-the-Go transponders at partici - mdta.maryland.gov/covid-19-response. sures. tronic tolling permanent at the Bay Bridge pating Giant Food and Weis Markets. The August 13 — August 19, 2020 — The Prince George’s Post — A 7 HEALTH AND WELLNESS One Voice, One Vision to Save and Heal Lives Submitted By Awareness Week, founded in 1996 by the Washington Regional Transplant Community National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP), to bring Dennis Harris was living out his dream as a football coach in heightened awareness to donation and trans - Silver Spring, MD, when he was diagnosed with end-stage renal plantation in minority communities. failure. Dennis, who had long suffered from diabetes, would need a Why is NMDAM needed? Here are just kidney transplant soon or he would die. a few of the reasons: Immediately and without hesitation, his wife Darlene asked doc - • The need for donation and transplant is tors if she could donate a kidney to Dennis. Test results revealed more pronounced in minority communi - Darlene, who is also African American like Dennis, was a perfect ties where disproportionately higher rates match. This meant Dennis, who was both humbled and overjoyed, of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart could receive the lifesaving transplant he so desperately needed disease contribute to organ failure, espe - from his wife. He would no longer have to spend hours hooked up cially kidney failure. to a dialysis machine while juggling his two jobs as a Health/Physical • African Americans/Black Americans are PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON REGIONAL TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY Education teacher and football coach. almost 4 times more likely than White Dennis and Darlene Harris on the morning of their surgeries. After Dennis received the kidney from Darlene, his quality of Americans to have kidney failure. life was instantly renewed. However, three years later Dennis was • Hispanics/Latinx are 1.3 times more likely to have kidney failure people, including more than 18,000 racial and ethnic minorities, re - added to the national transplant waiting list for a pancreas transplant. than non-Hispanics. ceived the gift of life in 2019, the gap remains staggeringly high. After receiving a pancreas from a benevolent deceased donor, he is • On average, African American/Black transplant candidates wait On average, 20 people die every day waiting for a transplant. once again thriving. longer than White transplant candidates for kidney, heart, and Transplants can be successful regardless of the race or ethnicity Like Dennis, 70% of people waiting for lifesaving organ trans - lung transplants. of the donor and recipient. The chance of longer-term survival may plants in the metro D.C. area are from multicultural communities. Our voices are united to address the number one problem in be greater if the donor and recipient are closely matched in terms of August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM)— transplantation: the gap between the demand for organ transplants their shared genetic background such as Dennis and Darlene. Donor a collaborative effort to save and improve the quality of life of and the supply of donated organs. The national waiting list currently diversity matching patient diversity can help save more lives. To diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, stands at more than 100,000 with more than 60% representing racial read more about NMDAM or register as an organ donor, visit and tissue donation. NMDAM stems from National Minority Donor and ethnic minorities. Even though a record number of nearly 40,000 www.DonateLife.net.

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Morningside from A 2 great-grand, and siblings in Ireland survive him. Services were at COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY Sts. Peter & Paul Church, in Easton. By the way, Pat was the founder of the Prince George’s County Police Drum & Bagpipe Band. He was a terrific piper.

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