Peace Gathering — FREE

July 4 — from 5-7 pm
Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park
(Peace Garden area) 

Followed by the City of Rockville’s (Maryland) Fireworks Celebration from 7-10 pm (also in Mattie’s Park) 

Join us for cake and conversation
in the Peace Garden area from 5-7 pm

Stay for the City’s Fireworks Celebration
in Mattie’s Park from 7-10 pm

 

The City of Rockville is the FIRST CITY in the USA
to declare Mattie’s birthday as a PEACE DAY — 
encouraging citizens to reflect on personal choices for peace.
Mattie’s Foundation is proud to be working on
an event and celebration alongside this City, whose
leaders have supported Mattie’s Foundation for 10 years! 

Event program to be posted soon.
Growing list of supporters and volunteers posted below.
REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS — lower on page…  

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CLICK HERE 
for PARKING INFO
and road closure details.  

“2015 Peace Gathering” in Mattie’s Park

Sponsors & Volunteers

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If you would like to add your name as a volunteer or sponsor,
please e-mail MattieOnline.com@gmail.com 
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Sponsors & Supporters
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• Financial Sponsors
  – seeking an event sponsor – 
• Tent, Tables, & Chairs
  The City of Rockville, Maryland
  Printing & Publicity
  Montgomery Printing (Rockville)
  Parcel Plus (King Farm)
  Washington Parent Magazine
• Mosaic of Gift Bricks Installation
  Potomac Valley Brick & Supply
• Cake, Water, & Balloons
  Safeway (King Farm)
• Music Station Canopy
  King Farm Screamin’ Geese Swim Team 

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Distinguished Guests
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• Bridget Newton – Mayor, City of Rockville
  Rockville is the first US city to declare
  — ”Peace Day” for its citizens on Mattie’s birthday
• Beryl Feinberg – Rockville City Council Member
• Virginia Onley – Rockville City Council Member 
• Louise Atkins – Rockville Council Support Specialist
• Colleen McQuitty – Rockville Special Events Manager
• Kathleen Matthews – Public Affairs & Politician
• Bob Balkam – Founding Member, Mattie’s Foundation
  & member of Ingleside at King Farm, a Peace Certified Community

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Music & Heartsongs
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• Featured Artist
  Jan Seiden –
  Native American wooden flute
  “Immediately captivating, Jan’s soulful eloquence and exceptional technique transport listeners to a healing, inner tranquil state. Ms. Seiden’s music carries messages of global unity, peace and personal empowerment to federal agencies and to international humanitarian conferences and indigenous gatherings throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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  Ms. Seiden has appeared on CNN Headline News / Comcast and on Maryland Public TV for her healing work with the flute. Nominated for the 2009 Native American Music Award (NAMA), 2-time nominee for the Indian Summer Music Awards, she was a 2006 recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council and 2005 recipient of a grant from National Endowment for the Arts and the Washington, DC Arts Initiative.”
  –> learn more about Jan Seiden here…<–)
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• Intergenerational Musicians & Heartsongs
• Leon, Ayana, & Qwomell  Coe (teens)
  – poetry & Heartsongs (Maryland)
  Leon, Ayana, & Qwomell began volunteering for us in 2014
• Kaylee Dobbins (age 12) — trumpet (Maryland)
  Kaylee has been a Peace Club Youth member since 2011
• Huneven Music Studio — youth violin students (Maryland)
  (–> learn more about Dorée Hunan here…<–)
  Huneven Music Studio is a Peace Certified Community
• Jacob Jones (age 13) — bells (Pennsylvania)
  Jacob has been a Peace Club Youth member since 2011–
• Barry McConatha & Laura Bauer — guitar/songs (Georgia)
  Gary is a new friend of Mattie’s Foundation!

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Peace Guides & Peace Crew
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• Peace Guides — #Change4Peace
  Mattie’s Foundation Board of Directors
  – Jamie Baker, Laura Bauer, Cynthia Dobbins, Rich Gottfried,
  —Max Jones, Joe Palermino, Cynda Rushton, Jeni Stepanek
  We Are Family Foundation Global Teen Leaders
  – Sayid Abdullaev (GTL’08 – Kyrgyzstan & USA),
  —Max Jones (GTL’14 – Canada & USA)
  Foundation Peace Volunteers
   –Tommy Baker (Maryland)
   –Chris, Kaylee, & Leah Dobbins (Maryland)
   –Heather Dobbins (Maryland)
  —Maureen Freeman (Maryland)
   –Greg, Jane, Nathan,
  ——-Jacob, Sammy & Bella Jones (Pennsylvania)
   –Reagan Leibovitz-Smith (Peace Club Teen, Maryland)
   –Barry McConatha (Georgia)
   –Tilsim & Don Newman (Maryland)
   –Curt Smith (Maryland)
  —Jesse Tang (Maryland)
   –Alanna Vella (Maryland)
  
• ASL Interpreter
  Seeking a volunteer… 
• Videography
  Shelly Gross (Maryland)
• Photography
  Tom Robertson (Montreal, Canada) 
• Peace Crew — Set-up & Clean-up (& pre-event tasks)
  Maureen Freeman (Maryland)
  The Jones Family (Pennsylvania)
  Barry McConatha (Georgia)
  Tim McLuckie (Maryland)
  Don & Tilsim Newman (MDA friends – Maryland)
  Joey Palermino (Maryland)
  The Poe Family (MDA friends – Maryland)
  Tom Robertson (Canada)
  Curt & Andrea Smith (Maryland)
  Jesse Tang (Maryland)
  Alanna Vella (Maryland)
  – And…
  Mattie’s Foundation Board of Directors
  The Step’obbi’comb’ake’r’oss Fam’ (Mattie’s kin)
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Peace Gathering
Program Agenda

CLICK HERE

If you would like to add your name as a volunteer or sponsor,
please e-mail MattieOnline.com@gmail.com 

2015 Peace Gathering Photo Album
will be posted below soon after the event…

LOOKING FOR EVENT VOLUNTEERS – 

• “Musicians” of All Ages
  — (arrive at park at least 15 min before scheduled)

  We are inviting children and adults (and families and groups) to “share their talents” (like Mattie shared poetry) and Heartsongs by adding some music to the event! If you or your child/family would like to share a song (or two or three — voice and/or instrument) — please let us know. We will be creating an event line-up once we have all of our “musicians of all ages” organized. Each musician will receive a peace poster and Peace Activity Certificate from Mattie’s Foundation.
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• “Peace Guides” (ages 12 and up)
  – (arrive at park by 4:30 pm)

  Mattie’s Foundation will need a few “Peace Guide” volunteers for the event. These are folks who will help us with either a simple activity, or with engaging others in “peace conversation.” We will offer you  ”talking points” from Mattie’s peace message — you just need to help keep conversations going.  Each Peace Guide will receive a peace poster and Peace Activity Certificate from Mattie’s Foundation.
  NOTE — We are still looking for a volunteer to serve as an ASL interpreter.
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• “Peace Crew”
  – (arrive at park by 3:30 pm)

  Mattie’s Foundation will need a few folks to help with set-up and clean-up. Great chance for a family to work together for peace! Set-up will be 4:15-5 pm. Clean up will take place 6:45-7:30 pm.  Each Peace Volunteer will receive a peace poster and Peace Activity Certificate from Mattie’s Foundation.
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PLEASE NOTE –

• While we welcome all help on the day of the event, you must send an e-mail and be a registered volunteer to receive a peace poster.
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• Please e-mail MattieOnline.com@gmail.com for more information and to sign up for a volunteer role.
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  THANK YOU!
  (see the growing list of supporters below…)

  

Don’t forget… 

Mattie’s 25th
Birthday Campaign

Most of the peace programs and activities
created by Mattie’s Foundation are offered
to global citizens of all ages

– AT NO COST.

 

We rely on your generous donations
to make this possible.

Mattie’s Birthday Campaign is
our annual fundraising drive.
Please consider celebrating his
25th birthday with a gift of $25 (or more).
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You will be celebrated on our
Peace Champions page (here…)
and on our
2015 Birthday Champions page (here…)
Those who give more than $25 may
share a message to be posted!

Just click here to support
Mattie’s 25th Birthday Campaign…