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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Yasmin Reyazuddin, Customer Service Representative II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">MC311 Customer Service Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Office of Public Information <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">1401 Rockville Pike., Suite #300<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Rockville, MD 20852<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">phone: 240-777-0311<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">email: yasmin.reyazuddin<a href="mailto:your%20name@montgomerycountymd.gov"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">@montgomerycountymd.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MCG.Postmaster <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 18, 2018 11:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> #MCG.ALL <#MCG.ALL@montgomerycountymd.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> World of Montgomery Festival Sunday, October 21st from noon to 4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">County Employees: Please bring your families and join County Executive Ike Leggett at the World of Montgomery
Festival on Sunday October 21 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Rockville campus of Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street. The festival is
<u>free</u> and celebrates the many diverse cultures of our area through traditional arts, multicultural music, food, dance, and hands-on activities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The festival will feature an “International Village” organized by the KID Museum where visitors are invited to
participate in free activities and craft making, experience traditional arts demonstrations and performances, and explore the culture of the featured countries: Grenada, Bolivia, Nigeria, Iraq, Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, Korea, Ethiopia, China, El Salvador,
and India.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This year’s theme for the festival is “light.” In the India tent, adults and children can experience Diwali, the
Hindu festival of lights which celebrates the victory of light over darkness. Iraq will have on-site storytellers telling the legend of Alaa El Deen and his Magic Lamp. The Ukraine will give festival-goers the opportunity to make flowered headdresses and
jump over a fake bonfire to celebrate the pagan Slav festival. Visitors to the El Salvador tent can make lanterns, in honor of the Festival of Lanterns (farolitos).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The World of Montgomery Festival promotes cultural appreciation and tolerance in young people through fun, educational,
hands-on experiences. In addition to crafts, games, and cultural activities at each tent, the festival includes a vibrant “Parade of Cultures” at 1:30 p.m., two stages of music and performances that run throughout the event with ethnic food vendors, and more,
for the whole family. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Free parking is available nearby. For more information, visit
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinks.govdelivery.com%3A80%2Ftrack%3Ftype%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMDE1Ljk2MjEzMDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MTAxNS45NjIxMzAwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzEzOTMyJmVtYWlsaWQ9YnJ1Y2UuYWRhbXNAbW9udGdvbWVyeWNvdW50eW1kLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YnJ1Y2UuYWRhbXNAbW9udGdvbWVyeWNvdW50eW1kLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm%26%26%26103%26%26%26https%3A%2F%2Fworldofmontgomery.com&data=01%7C01%7Cbruce.adams%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7C240d4cd776c04f9c54c008d632916f88%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C1&sdata=mFm7KzPAPmiwoJtO2GYiZubVkY%2BF%2BwaiQUz7mUMvpBo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">https://worldofmontgomery.com</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The World of Montgomery Festival partners include Montgomery College, Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships,
Montgomery County Public Schools, KID Museum, City of Rockville, and the sponsors of the Fund for Montgomery.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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