RMHC of Greater Washington D.C. Needs You!  Are you a caring person looking for a rewarding activity that allows you to give back to your community?   Volunteers are critical to RMHC’s day-to-day operations.  Volunteers are needed every day at both our Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. Houses.  RMHC is a non-profit organization that provides a Home Away from Home to families of seriously ill children being treated at local hospitals.    

For Questions or to Apply - please call 703.698.7080 (NOVA House), or 202.529.8204 (DC House), or go to www.rmhc.greaterdc.org. 

FREE Program for DC Breast and Cervical Health

Do you live In the District?  Are you uninsured or underinsured?  Clincial Breat Exam, Pelvic and Pap Tests, Mammograms (women 40 years and older), Rides to and from exams.  Call Project Wish at (202) 442-5900

MVMA Seeks Interns for its Service Programs

Located in the DC Metropolitan Area, Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA)seeks undergraduate or graduate students who are interested in working with the Vietnamese American community in Maryland. While its special commitment is to advocate for the cause of Vietnamese Americans, it also serves all immigrant communities.

Responsibilities of an Intern: Interns’ primary responsibilities are to assist MVMA staff with organizing community and cultural events, compiling research and statistic data, providing direct immigration and referral services to our clients, participating in advocacy work, and doing general administrative duties; must be able to make a 10-week commitment for 35 hours per week.

Benefits: Interns will be given the opportunity to meet and network with local, state, and national non-profit organizations and leaders in the D.C. metropolitan area. Academic credits are available upon request. A $2,000 stipend is available to be disbursed bimonthly. Upon completion, interns are awarded an additional $500.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, and internship application to Ms. Yen Le at yen.le@mdvietmutual.org by June 8 at 5pm. For more info, please visit www.mdvietmutual.org

Prince George’s County Offers Free Shredding, Recycling

LARGO, MD–The Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources (DER) will sponsor a free Multi-Source Reduction and Recycling Event for residents to safely dispose of their household hazardous waste, shred their sensitive documents, and recycle old electronic equipment.

The event, sponsored by DER’s Recycling Section, will be held on June 2, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Friendly High School, 10000 Allentown Road in Fort Washington. (For details, please contact the Recycling Section at 301-883-5045.)

“This is a great opportunity for citizens and residents to recycle the extra materials they accumulate around their home and garage while doing something positive for the environment,” said DER Director Charles W. Wilson.

Residents can bring up to five tall kitchen bags filled with sensitive documents to be shredded at the event.  Residents may witness their documents being destroyed.

Household hazardous waste materials accepted at the event include oil-based paints, pesticides, used motor oil, antifreeze, household cleaners, automotive and household batteries, solvents and photographic chemicals.  All items should be properly labeled and brought for disposal in their original, sealed containers. Commercial, medical or industrial waste will not be accepted.

Citizens and residents may also bring their unwanted electronic equipment to the event for recycling. Acceptable items include CPUs, keyboards, mainframes, computer speakers, copiers, surge protectors, monitors, CD players, telephone systems, fax machines, cell phones, laptop computers, scanners, pagers, wire and VCRs.  Software, stereo speakers and commercial waste will not be accepted.  Only non-commercial vehicles will be allowed access to the event site.