HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

CHILDREN'S BOOK EVENTS WITH DEE EDMOND

WATERSHED MOMENTS CITY TV PROGRAM

GUEST: JEFF HUNTINGTON, MAY 2016

Jeff Huntington, aka Jahru, is a painter currently residing in Annapolis. He and fellow artist, Julia Gibb, founded the arts outreach program Future History Now, and they are behind many of the wonderful murals in Annapolis,

including the Breonna Taylor Mural in Ward 3.

"GUARDIANS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT" MEMORIAL

On June 28th, the three-year anniversary of the mass shooting of the Capital Gazette, the city of Annapolis unveiled a memorial in honor of the five people who were killed that day. The memorial, called “Guardians of the First Amendment”, has five pillars in honor of Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.

As we continue to reflect upon those military members and veterans who have lost their lives, let us likewise reflect upon this prayer on behalf of our military and their families…

foreign land.  Give them reassurances.  Grant our service members courage.  And encourage them while they also encourage one another.  As they serve around the world, we ask that you guard their families and loved ones back home. Provide them with peace and surround them with love as they mourn the absence of their loved one and long for their return.   Be with our military children who endure the difficult burden of knowing their father or mother is in harm’s way for months on end.  Guard these children’s hearts and minds despite the loneliness and uncertainty of having a parent deployed.  And be with marriages in the military.  Give husbands and wives strength and resilience to endure separations, frequent moves, and all the uncertainty military life brings.  And help our military chaplains in their efforts to assist our military and their families and loved ones. 

In God’s name, we pray.  Amen.

Congratulations, Graduates! Did You Know?

The Wiley H. Bates High School’s football team was called the “Little Giants”, and that the Yearbook was “The Beacon”.

Remember...

• City of Annapolis, Department of Planning & Zoning, Office of Economic Development, link for businesses: 

https://www.annapolis.gov/598/Economic-Development

• Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, link for businesses:

https://www.annearundelchamber.org

Rhonda’s Public Safety “Mantra”:

Rhonda Pindell Charles, Esq. Alderwoman/Councilwoman, Ward 3, Annapolis, MD City Council AND Chair, Public Safety Standing Committee, Annapolis City Council--Police, Fire (including EMS/Paramedics), and the Office of Emergency Management

By law, the Public Safety Committee shall consider matters affecting public safety in the City. The Public Safety Committee shall review all proposed amendments to Title 11 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) and Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the City Code. First and foremost: The public’s safety is paramount. Moreover, as this legal obligation relates to the community’s residents, businesses, and visitors, the public’s safety, including the public’s peace, morals, and welfare, is best assured when its residents are: 1 - healthy; 2 - informed (i.e., educated); 3 - meaningfully engaged in the enhancement of our professional and volunteer workforce; 4 - good money managers of their finances; 5 - residing in safe and affordable housing communities; 6 - mobile (i.e., easily able to access adequate and affordable transportation when needed); 7 - pursuing social, community, entertainment, the arts, historical, and recreational activities; 8 - as well as possibly choosing to enlighten themselves spiritually. Therefore, the Public Safety Committee is committed to working as “One Annapolis”—an Annapolis that values everyOne; and where "HEALTHY LIVING STARTS HERE.".

Friends of Rhonda Pindell Charles | Marvin Charles, Treasurer