Rockville Nonprofits and Charities

My experience with this nonprofit "What is Beauty?" in the book Mosaic that they published has been really good. One reason it has been really good is because I see a lot of criticism for people's skin color very often just like in the nonprofit and I feel like it is very important for kids to learn about it because it can teach them about racism and how it's not right. I also really enjoyed it because not only have I seen racism happen to other people, but I have also experienced it myself and I enjoyed seeing how the girl in "What is Beauty" face criticism and instead of being discouraged she decided to look at her skin in a more positive way which is something I really liked. Those are some reasons why I like this nonprofit because they published this story,"What is Beauty" in Mosaic. Thank you

VisArts is a wonderful treasure to the residents of Rockville and nearby cities. They have a number of art programs tailored to the young and young at heart. Its home building is newly constructed, conveniently located, has ample parking and managed by dedicated and helpful staff. I am writing this as a new volunteer, yet I can tell everyone at VisArts looks forward to its bright future. It is a non-profit organization that strives each day for improvement and volunteers are welcomed and appreciated.

I am always moved by an ArtStream performance. Knights of Glory showed me the power of the arts when I glanced at the smiling faces of the ill children who were either watching or happily performing on stage. I was struck by the depth of joy on their tired parents' faces. It gave me goose bumps. ArtStream is more than a wonderful outlet for anyone and everyone. ArtStream is family.Kara age 16

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW) was established as a non-profit society in 1980. In 1982, 1988, 1995, 2003 and 2011, JGSGW was the host society for the annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). <br> <br>Our membership is primarily from Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. <br> <br>Meetings are generally held monthly on a <br>Sunday, 8 – 10 times a year. Meeting content includes guest lectures, movies, and panel discussions on stimulating subjects to those interested in genealogy. <br> <br>JGSGW has a long history of performing research projects for the benefit of the genealogical community. Projects have included indexing of records of the State Department, local area cemeteries and funeral homes. The current research project is to index the Jews buried in Arlington National Cemetery. We are building on donated research and have developed a website with photographs of the more than 5,200 gravesites of Jews buried there. Visit the website at: http://www.cygnet.org/anc2008/index.htm <br> <br> <br>Our ByLaws states that the purpose of our society is: <br>•To collect, preserve, and disseminate Jewish genealogical knowledge and information; <br>•To promote interest in genealogical research; <br>•To stimulate and provide instruction in the use of research methodology and adherence to standards of accuracy and thoroughness in research; <br>•To foster careful documentation and to promote scholarly genealogical writing and publication; <br>•To promote the preservation of Jewish genealogical records and resources; <br>•To hold meetings for the instruction and education of its members and the general public; <br>•And such other purposes as the organization shall from time to time elect to pursue.

Our sons showed a lot of interest and talent in performance art, singing and dancing, esp., we looked for an whole some, family friendly and not high pressure environment for them to learn, participate and expand their experience. HST was the answer of our prayer. HST was run by one full time executive director and a whole army of volunteers that serves children k-12. In our opinion, it is one of the best environment for kids to learn, experience and participate in performance art. The experience is complete for the whole family. Not only our children and ourselves learned and grew to love art. We all made friends that is going to be with us for life. All this at a very reasonable cost. <br> <br>Our sons started at dance and acting classes, and progress to be on upper level troupes all the way through their middle school and high school years. They truely enjoyed the whole HST process. We can see that the friends they know through HST are going to be their best friends for life. In fact, my oldest son learned so much from HST that he is now a minor dance major at University of Maryland. My second son is in choral, sings acapella and participates in drama group at his college as well. Even our youngest, who is a totally different kind of personality, is currently enrolled in HST and enjoy doing tech work as well. <br> <br>I selected "Client Served" as our role, but in reality, every family parcipating are also volunteers. We also later become board members because we believe in the organization so so much that we will do everrything we can to help make it better.

I volunteered with AFTA during their 2009 gala. The event was a lot of fun and there were some great auction items! They're a great organization.