[Dar-us-Salaam] Surrounding Community News

Fri Mar 26 20:50:46 EDT 2010

Assalaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh,

* Dar-us-Salaam is not responsible for the accuracy of information presented
by other organizations, or for the religious compliance of events run by
other organizations.

 *From: *"zahirah eppard" <sakina.productions at verizon.net>

As Salaamu Alaikum,

Insha Allah this message finds you and your families in good health, strong
iman and enjoying the beautiful sunshine  . . .

Here are some events around the area for the weekend and beyond that may be
fun for you and your children.  I also understand that the Annual
Smithsonian Kite Festival is on the Mall in downtown Washington on Saturday
as well.  Great way to get some extra Vitamin D!  Read to the end to get
info on an opportunity for community service and an essay contest for middle
schoolers.

Take care and make du’a for us all.

Wasalaam.

Zahirah* *

*Refuge Puppet Show On Brown Bats Tuesday*

Two performances of a puppet show for children of all ages – Who’s Afraid of
the Little Brown Bat? – will be presented at the National Wildlife Visitor
Center of the Patuxent Research Refuge on Tuesday, March 30 at 11 a.m. and 1
p.m.  The show, which conveys a message about why not to be afraid and
demonstrates the important role bats play in the environment, is free with
no pre-registration required.

The Visitor Center is located on Powder Mill Road between the
Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 197.  For more information call
301-497-5887.

*Arboretum Holds Plant Sale*

The U.S. National Arboretum will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, March
27 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Streamline spring plant shopping by coming to
the Friends of the National Arboretum Native Plant Sale.  Several regional
nurseries offer an extensive selection of native plants and growers will be
on hand to share garden information.  Admission is free.

*See the Cherries; Avoid the Crowds*

>From March 27 to April 11, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, take a self-guided
tour to explore the National Arboretum’s collection of flowering cherry
trees of various shapes, sizes, flower colors and bloom times, including
trees that have been created by arboretum scientists.  The tour covers
several miles of arboretum roads which can be driven, biked or walked.

Pick up a brochure in the Administration Building or download one at
www.usna.usda.gov.  Admission is free.

*Make Paper Planes To Fly in Derby*

The College Park Aviation Museum will hold Paper Airplane Derby Day on
Friday, April 2 from noon to 4 p.m.

Supplies and patterns will be provided free with regular museum admission.
Museum staff will provide assistance.

The day will end with a Paper Airplane Derby at 3 p.m.  Prizes will be
awarded.

*Potomac** Watershed Cleanup April 10*

What do a diving board, phonograph, pogo stick and 889 tires have in
common?  They have all been pulled out of the Potomac River Watershed in the
last few years.

Whether it is for community service hours, a merit badge or just to get
dirty hands for a good cause, join the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s 22nd
Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup on Saturday, April 10.  Thousands of
volunteers of all ages will work together to pick up trash from different
cleanup sites around the region, rain or shine.

Join a group at Greenbelt Park from 9 a.m. until noon.  Participants will
meet at the Sweetgum Picnic Area, then disperse to areas of cleanup.

Greenbelt Park is one of 300 sites along the Potomac River watershed.  Other
sites can be found by visiting
www.PotomacCleanup.org<http://www.potomaccleanup.org/>
.

Come rain or shine, wear appropriate clothing and bring work gloves.  For
more information or to RSVP call Ranger Alford at 301-344-3944.

*Student Peace Writing Contest Announced*

All Maryland middle school students are invited to enter a statewide writing
contest focusing on the themes of peace and social justice.

The contest, which is sponsored by Anne Arundel Peace Action, the Maryland
Peace Action Education Fund and the Benjamin Peace Foundation, is open to
all 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in public or private schools in
Maryland and to home-schooled students corresponding to the same grade
levels.  This is the 14th consecutive year the contest has been conducted.

Four cash prizes will be awarded:  $350 for first place, $250 for second
place, $150 for third place and $100 for fourth place.  The winners will be
honored at a special ceremony, although attendance is not required to
receive an award.

To enter students must submit an entry of up to 1,200 words on this topic:
“There is a bumper sticker that reads, ‘If you want peace, work for justice
[fairness].’  Discuss how working for fairness helps to bring about peace in
a school, the community, the nation and the world.  Give examples.”

Entries must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet including the
student’s name, address and phone number or e-mail address; school’s name,
address and phone number; and the name of the teacher sponsor if applicable.

Entries and accompanying materials must be postmarked no later than June 1
and mailed to Fred B. Benjamin Peace Writing contest, 310 Riverview Avenue,
Annapolis, MD 21403-3328.  For more information, call 410-263-7409 or e-mail
mjkeller at att.net.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *MYSL Admin* <mysoccerleague at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Subject: [MYSL NEWS] Muslim Youth Soccer League (MYSL) Spring 2010
Registration
To: mysl at googlegroups.com

 *Assalamu'alaikum*

   - Welcome to Muslim Youth Soccer League Spring 2010 Registration.  Spring
   season will begin inshaAllah on April 24th and will run for 8 weeks

   - Registration Fees are $45 per player for all divisions except the Men's
   18+ Open Division which the fees are $55 per player.
   - Men's 18+ Open Division players please register with your previous
   team.  If you do not have a team then sign up as an individual player and
   you will be assigned to a team inshaAllah.

   - All Fees must be postmarked by April 7th otherwise a $10 late fee per
   player will be charged.
   - All Registrations completed and payment postmarked before April 1st
   will receive a $5 early registration price of $40 per player.  All Men's 18+
   Open Division Rosters turned in by April 1st with full payment
   will receive a price of $50 per player also.
   - Mail Fees to: PGMA, 9150 Lanham Severn Rd, Lanham MD 20706. Include a
   note of the players name on the check or stop by PGMA Main Office during
   normal business hours to pay by cash or credit card.
   - Tentative Program timings (programs/timings subject to change)
      - Sisters 13+ 8am - 915am Sundays
      - Sisters 8 - 12 yrs old 915am - 1030am Sundays
      - Boys and Girls 4yr old - 6yr old Sundays 2pm-315pm
      - All Boys between the ages of 7 an 14 will play games on Saturdays
      between the hours of 8am - 2pm.  Games are approximately 1 hour.
      - Men's Open Division Game timings: Saturdays 2pm - 6pm
   - Experienced players may be placed in higher age brackets.
   - All Games played at PGMA, 9150 Lanham Severn Rd, Lanham MD 20706
   - Final Schedule will be available April 12th inshaAllah
   - Any Questions please email info at myslonline.net

Register Online

www.myslonline.net

or click below to Register

http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/myslonline.net/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGVWc1MtQUZpaWxYOWFQQW9Pd1VQcFE6MA

Wassaalmu'alaikum,

MYSL Administration

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Fatimah Waseem <waseem.tariq at gmail.com>
To: news at lists.darussalaam.org
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:34:10 -0400
Subject: MSA Campaign Request
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh,

I hope this email finds you in high health and eeman. I am contacting you on
behalf of the Muslim Student Association at Springbrook High School in
Silver Spring, Maryland.

Just recently, we have started a campaign called "The Big Idea" in order to
raise money for buying generators in Third World countries, especially for
local businesses. InshaAllah, over the next month, we will be doing several
bake sales and fundraiser events in order to raise money for this cause.
We'd like to make this campaign a community-wide effort which is why we are
contacting synagogues, churches, mosques, and local organizations to
advertise this campaign.

MashaAllah, you have quite a few contacts, so I was hoping you could forward
our flyer to your mailing list.

Please let me know if this is possible!

JazakaAllahu Khairun,
Fatimah Waseem
MSA President
The Big Idea Outreach Manager

* Dar-us-Salaam is not responsible for the accuracy of information presented
by other organizations, or for the religious compliance of events run by
other organizations.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://a2s35.a2hosting.com/pipermail/news_lists.darussalaam.org/attachments/20100326/e509f708/attachment-0001.html>