CPRC Information

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CPRC now accepts
Contact 2007-2008 CPRC Coordinators

New families? New Cheverly babies? If you know of new families moving into town with young children, please contact our welcome basket coordinator, Katie, with the following information: parent's name, phone number or email, and age and name of kids if possible. Likewise if you know of any new babies, please contact Katie.

Playgroup

CPRC Community Cookbook

History of the CPRC

Archives: CPRC Quarterly Newsletter: Newsline

Town of Cheverly Information

The calendar has been moved to cprc_news listserv. Contact Kathryn for information.

CPRC Photos The scrapbook grew so we had to move it! Visit our flickr page to view our photos, or add your photos of CPRC activities!

Greening Your Spring Cleaning

We had a great time at
CPRC's first Greening Your Spring Cleaning Workshop at Cheverly Town Park Pavillion, April 19th. We hope to do more of these events in the future, so if you're interested in getting involved, let us know.

Many thanks to Aimee Olivo for all her hard work.

Download a recipe page for safer, environmentally friendly products.

News

Summer Plans

Like most good things, CPRC slows down and takes a bit of a break over the summer ... we're working out playgroup logistics and other summer plans. Keep checking back for updates!

Interested in volunteering with CPRC?

We're searching for people to fill several coordinator positions for next year, including communications/webmaster. Please e-mail lead coordinators Jan or Cindy. Get involved! CPRC is a community effort . We rely on the ideas and efforts of all of our members and we need you to help us continue to grow this great community resource.

Scholarship

CPRC is proud to announce our new scholarship fund. We offer scholarships to elementary school-aged children to participate in extracurricular programs. Scholarships will be awarded by a committee, with decisions based on a combination of merit and financial need.

Click here for an application or contact Caroline Jarboe (scholarship@cheverlyparent.org) for additional information.

We're also looking for volunteers with experience in grant writing to help build our scholarship fund. Interested? E-mail Caroline.

2007-2008 Cheverly Parent Resource Center Board

Cindy Popol, co-lead coordinator

Jan Brabham, co-lead coordinator

Kathryn Andrews, communications

Kate Keplinger Hanson, membership & database

Emily Tevault, treasurer

Patti Acadia, playgroup

Katie Troyner, welcome baskets

Caroline Jarboe, scholarship

Playgroup

Playgroup now meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30-11:30am, at Gast "Cheese" Park in good weather (over 65 degrees) or at the Community Center Gym in cooler or inclement weather.

By popular demand, we're also back to our very loose Weekend playgroup! Please join us on Sundays, 3:00-5:00pm, at Gast "Cheese" Park in good weather.

Playgroup details (places, times) are sent out over our playgroup listserv, please contact new playgroup coordinator Patti for more information.

 

A Look Back at Cheverly Parents Resource Center Events from 2007-2008...

Arbor Day

CPRC celebrated Earth Day and Arbor Day a few days early. We planted trees in Cheverly’s Gast Park (actually, the great guys in Cheverly's Public Works staff planted the trees...we just mulched and watered.) Many, many thanks to Pepco Arborist Nathan McElroy and Cheverly Public Works Director Juan L. Torres for all their work. About a dozen new beautiful trees have been added to Gast Park, thanks to donations from Pepco, Prince George’s County Forestry Board, and the Maryland Urban and Community Forest Committee (MUCFC) to plant trees in Cheverly’s Gast Park. In addition to tree planting, environmental information and trees were given to families who came out to help on this very special morning. More photos are posted on our flickr page.

View the event flyer here.

International Children's Book Day Celebration Our first International Children's Book Day Celebration was a great success. Thanks to all who worked and all who attended! We had over 50 people join CPRC at the Community Center on April 1 to read, make bookmarks, swap books, and listen to Cheverly author Loretta Ford, co-author of Bridget "Biddy" Mason: A Walking Sensation. Pictures are posted on our flickr page...here are just a few. Loretta Ford reading her book
Lauren reading
Making Bookmarks
Hunter & Melanie
Families in the Arts Night
CPRC Families in the Arts Night About 65 people turned out last week to join CPRC for our first Families in the Arts Night benefit. Special thanks to Cindy Popol, who coordinated the evening, as well as Beth McCracken-Harness for her curatorial work, Tammie Nelson for coordinating poetry and Charles Andrews and Kelly Fisher for the great music. We all had a great time and Artmosphere Café was packed for the full two hours! Proceeds from this evening will help CPRC establish a new scholarship fund which will provide opportunities for children from low income families to participate in community activities, such as Boys & Girls Club, scouts, CYAG, and camps. If you would like to learn more or get involved with this event, please e-mail scholarship@cheverlyparent.org.

Additional photos are on our flickr group page. If you'd like to add your photos from any CPRC-related event, please join!

Other Resources for Parents

Area Libraries

Area Schools & Their Curricula

Area Child Development Centers

Local Attractions for Families & Children

Classes, Workshops, Sports, & Other Activities

Kid-friendly Websites

Other Local Parenting Groups & Online Resources

Prince George's County and Maryland Information