Isiah Leggett, County Executive

Offices of the County Executive

101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor, Maryland 20850
240-777-2550

EVENT REQUEST FORM FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE PARTICIPATION

To: Claudia Canales, Scheduler
Office of the County Executive
101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20850
240-777-2550 (Voice) 240-777-2549 (Fax)
claudia.canales@montgomerycountymd.gov
DATE OF REQUEST (TODAYS DATE) February 13, 2017
CONTACT INFORMATION Great Seneca Creek Elementary
(PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAME OF YOUR Samantha Clark (Green Team Sponsor)
ORGANIZATION, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE
Claire Shin (Captain of the Green Team)
NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS)
13010 Dairymaid Drive
Germantown, Maryland
20874
NAME OF EVENT Earth Day Community Clean up
LOCATION Great Seneca Creek Elementary
13010 Dairymaid Drive
Germantown, Maryland
20874
DATE OF EVENT April 22, 2017
TIME OF ENTIRE EVENT 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
9:00-9:15 a.m. will be arrival and a light breakfast
9:15 a.m. Introduction of Mr. Leggett
9:20 a.m.- noon, community clean up
PROCLAMATION OR CERTIFICATE Unnecessary but our Green Team would be thankful for the
NEEDED County Executives attendance and recognition of their efforts
EXACT TIME COUNTY EXECUTIVE By 9:15 a.m.
NEEDS TO ARRIVE

ROLE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE I would appreciate Mr. Leggett giving a short speech to
(IF DOING REMARKS, TOPIC OF REMARKS) increase awareness and appreciation of the Earths natural
environment and the importance of preserving it.

PURPOSE OF EVENT I am the sponsor of our School Energy and Recycling Team
(BACKGROUND) (SERT) here at Great Seneca Creek ES. Our Green Team
consists of 25 fourth graders who are passionate about bring
environmental awareness to our school community. We want
to celebrate the uniqueness of our planet and take action by
cleaning up around the school grounds including Lake Seneca
which runs directly behind our school. We are currently

Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE). We have
NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING
ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
working hard to showcase our efforts and obtain our Green
School certification from Maryland Association of
been documenting and my husband, Sean Clark, has been
helping me put together a website that documents how our
efforts have increased awareness and participation regarding
recycling throughout school, energy conservation, water
conservation, respect for nature, reducing toxins in the air by
providing plants to various classrooms, keeping the
environment clean, promoting no mow zones to increase
oxygen and love and respect towards all creatures that inhabit
our earth.
It is difficult to predict the number of attendees but it will be
open to the school staff, students, and community. We will be
advertising our event in our schools e-newsletter and
classroom e-newsletters. We are also hosting a table at our
upcoming Literacy event on February 23, 2017 to recruit
community participation.
We greatly appreciate your consideration and hope you are
able to attend to help bring increased awareness to our Great
Seneca Creek community.

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