March 2024
Happy Cherry Blossom Bloom! Thank you to all who attended our in person and virtual Town Hall this month. We will continue to host monthly Town Hall meetings with one meeting in person at our Discovery Center and one on Zoom. Our next onsite Town hall meeting is Tuesday April 9, 2024 from 10:00am to 11:30am. Our ZOOM Town Hall meeting is held on the same day April 9, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. The ZOOM link is noted below.
There are no changes to last month’s construction update. We are on track for opening on August 15, 2024, and cannot wait to see our community come to life! As promised, Mayela Ngimibi your Residency Coordinator has completed all of coordination meetings and is working with our team of vendors on pricing and scheduling. We aim to have proposals to you all by 5/30, our partners are unable to get into the community during this phase of development. Delaying this by a few weeks will allow our vendors the ability to walk each space and provide a firm bid for your review.
Our team continues to grow and we are so thrilled to have our two Assistant General Managers Salome Yahaya and David Zoutendam join our team. We will be adding headshots and bios by next Friday March 29, 2024, as well as an organization chart for clarity. We have onboarded most of our community management team but are still on the hunt for a Food & Beverage Director and Assisted Living Director. We have a great candidate pool and look forward to hiring in the very near future. Please keep a look out on our resident portal – Touch Town for new updates! If you missed the initial training, need additional support or need your individual credentials resent to you, please contact Mayela.Ngimbi@kiscosl.com for support.
As many of you know we have a wonderful partnership with the City of Gaithersburg and are this year’s title sponsor once again for the incredible Gaithersburg Book Festival. This is a special year for the city as they celebrate 15 years of bringing the literary arts to Montogomery County. We have two opportunities for you to participate in this celebration this year. We have the honor of hosting the VIP Author’s Reception at the Marriot on Washingtonian Blvd on Friday May 17, 2024 and I would love to have our members join this esteemed crowd. A formal invitation is to follow RSVP instruction.
Our second opportunity is in partnership with the Gaithersburg Book Festival and GPARC as a volunteer on the day of. We encourage you to come and spend time with friends while supporting your community on this treasured day of showcasing the best authors of 2024. The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an enormous undertaking that would not be possible without the generous assistance of numerous volunteers and supporters. The festival will be held on Saturday May 18, 2024, at Bohrer Park from 10am-6:00pm. Listed below are the volunteer opportunities and requirements.
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Jennifer Pastora is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: My Meeting
Time: Apr 9, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 865 7983 7913
Passcode: 890807
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Requirements for volunteering at GBF:
- Must attend a volunteer training in early May (multiple session options will be offered)
- If you have questions about volunteering, please email Kathleen Benson at benson@gaithersburgmd.gov
VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS
AUTHOR PRESENTATION TENT ASSISTANT
- Support set up, maintain and clean up site
- Assist manager with preparing stage/tent for each presentation
- Manage seating/Q&A lines
- Other jobs as needed
INFORMATION BOOTH/ATTENDEE GREETER
- Answer questions about festival activities and locations
- Help with any problems brought to your attention
- Retain lost and found items
- Pass out festival programs
BOOK SIGNING ASSISTANT
- Support set up, maintain and clean up site
- Assist Author with signing, as needed
- Manage signing line
WRITING WORKSHOPS ASSISTANT
- Support set up, maintain and clean up site
- Assist instructors and attendees as needed
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT
- Support set up, maintain and cleaning site
- Assist with activities as needed
- Welcome and assist children and families
FLOATER
- Relieve volunteers as needed
- Must be knowledgeable and flexible to work in any job area
Once again, thank you for your engagement and support. We are so grateful to be creating this vibrant community with you. If you have any further concerns or suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or any member of our team.
Warm regards,
Jennifer Pastora, General Manager
