Blair participates in Montgomery County holiday project

Montgomery County schools are participating in a holiday drive to gather new and unwrapped gifts for males and females of all ages to benefit the Battered Women's Shelter and the Dwelling Place, a transitional shelter. The deadline for donations is Friday, December 12.

Holiday gifts can be deposited in the main offices of participating schools. Monetary contributions are also accepted. Checks should be made payable to the Battered Women's Shelter or the Dwelling Place and mailed to the following address: Magruder High School, 5939 Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20855, Attention: Jason Pate.

Participating schools have been divided into specific age groups and genders so that a wide spectrum of children and adults will receive presents this holiday season.

Males aged 0-3:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Walt Whitman
Montgomery Blair

Males aged 4-7:
Flower Hill
Wheaton
Damascus

Males aged 8-12:
Julius West
Watkins Mill
Gaithersburg

Males aged 13-18:
Shady Grove
Springbrook
John F. Kennedy

Adult Males:
Sherwood
Redland

Females aged 0-3:
William H. Farquhar
Rockville
Churchill

Females aged 4-7:
Briggs Chaney
Quince Orchard
Thomas Edison

Females aged 8-12:
Benjamin Banneker
Poolesville
Walter Johnson

Females aged 13-18:
Argyle
Paint Branch
Colonel Zadok Magruder

Adult Females:
Jewish Day School
Richard Montgomery
Bethesda
Takoma Park

For more information, email Jason Pate at Jason_Pate@fc.mcps.k12.md.us.