by Susana Salazar | May 13, 2021 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
As schools and educators were preparing to return to school for in-person learning, Mt. Rainier Elementary School decided to show their appreciation for teachers by transforming its existing Teacher’s Lounge into an inviting vibrant space where staff can relax!...
by Susana Salazar | Apr 8, 2021 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
Every year, around 50 students at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) take a Home Economics class to learn important life skills such as cooking and baking. Once the school returns to in-person learning after the pandemic, students will learn these skills...
by Susana Salazar | Mar 25, 2021 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
As they say on the stage, “The show must go on.” The Best Medicine Rep, a local nonprofit theater company located in Gaithersburg, takes that message to heart even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges of putting on productions during the pandemic, they...
by Susana Salazar | Feb 22, 2021 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman Located on a rural site in Upper Marlboro, MD, there is a Visitor’s Center operated by the Patuxent Riverkeeper. Along with offering maps and sundries for visitors, the Visitor’s Center is home to the river caretakers who provide...
by Susana Salazar | Feb 8, 2021 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
The value of play in our lives has been even more apparent during this difficult and often isolating pandemic. This past summer, Community Forklift donated cans of spray paint to Let’s Play America (LPA), a local nonprofit in Takoma Park that facilitates and promotes...
by Susana Salazar | Dec 16, 2020 | Community Giving Programs
This year has been a challenging one and Community Forklift has been there as an essential business that serves the most vulnerable affected by the pandemic. Through the Home Essentials Program (HELP), we’ve distributed $46,499.71 in materials to 567 people in 189...
