Parkland Pool

Come join us Sunday Dec 7 from 1-3 pm for Parkland's final fall work 🍃🍂🍁and FUN day! 🍦🍧Get your last summer ice cream treats, log in your volunteer hours, and have a great time! Parkland Pool highlight

He was told he couldn't bring the dog into the courtroom. He refused to leave him.
Now he stood before the judge, ready to accept any punishment, as long as they didn't take away the only family he had left.
For three years, Herbert and his small terrier mix, "Chance," have been inseparable.
Herbert, 62, has been on the streets since he lost his job and his apartment. Chance is his shadow, his companion, and the one living soul he protects.
Last night, a cold front brought a bitter, freezing rain.
Desperate, Herbert broke the lock on a gate to a construction site, just so he and Chance could huddle under a tarp, out of the wind.
He was found in the morning and arrested for trespassing.
Today, he stood in Judge Mariana Diaz's courtroom for his hearing.
A bailiff had tried to stop him at the door, "Sir, no animals."
Herbert, his voice shaking, just clutched the little dog tighter. "Then I can't go in. He's all I have. He stays with me."
The commotion brought the proceedings to a halt. Judge Diaz, seeing the terrified man and his shaking dog, waved him forward.
"It's alright, let him approach."
Herbert stood at the podium, his clothes still damp, his voice rough with emotion.
"Your Honor," he began, "I... I know I was trespassing. It was just so cold, and he was shaking..."
He looked down at the dog, who was nuzzled into his coat.
"He's all I got, ma'am. He's my boy."
Judge Diaz, a 20-year veteran of the bench, looked at the pair. She didn't see a criminal.
She saw a man trying to protect his family.
She leaned over the bench, her voice soft.
"And it looks like he thinks the same about you."
She looked at the prosecutor. "This isn't a crime. This is a cry for help."
She dismissed the trespassing charge on one condition: that Herbert meet with a city social worker who was waiting in the hall—one she had already confirmed would find a shelter that accepts both of them, together.
"We'll figure this out," she said. "You're not alone in this."

Come join us this Saturday Nov 15 from 1-3 pm for Parkland's second fall work 🍃🍂🍁and FUN day! 🍦🍧Get your last summer ice cream treats, log in your volunteer hours, and have a great time!

Hi there Parklandiers, 🐳
Come join together for the final two fun-winterizing days of 2025 at Parkland Pool 👩‍🔧👩‍⚖️⚒️
• November 2025 Fall Cleanup - Saturday, November 15 from 1 to 3 pm (2 volunteer hrs)
• December 2025 Fall Cleanup - Sunday, December 7 from 1 to 3 pm (2 volunteer hrs)

See the fun, food, and community we all shared at the first, VERY SUCCESSFUL Fall Cleanup Day in this google photo album below. .

And, don't forget, Kids get SSL hours and if you organize a kid's activity or bring food, that's worth 3 hours and 1 hour, respectively.

You'll be able to see this updated Tasks for Fall Cleanup Days list here as well as the description in each Sign-up genius. Let us know in the Sign-up genius what tasks you want to tackle, what equipment and work gloves you're going to bring, and if you're bringing any food or drink.

Don't forget to log your volunteer hours!. (Link on volunteer page at www.Parklandpool.org ).
Questions,?
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Parkland Pool Association Parkland Pool is your summertime oasis in Wheaton, MD. Tucked into the Kemp Mill neighborhood in Silver Spring, we are a open for the 2025 season and have no waitlist!

Fun Food and Friendship! Thanks again to all the wonderful Parkland Pool members who turned out to help get the grounds and facility ready for the winter on October 19! More opportunities to help in November. Stay tuned and remember to log your volunteer hours (see volunteer webpage at www.Parklandpool.org )
Some highlights: the yummy quiche and apple pie from Katrien, croissants from Terrence, and popcorn and fizzy drinks from Grant & Evelyn - all of which were delicious and gobbled up by hungry workers! And thank you to Evelyn for organizing several fun kids crafts - the little ones dove right in while most of the older kids worked hard to get those 2 SSL hours!

Come join us this Sunday Oct 26 from 1-3 pm for Parkland's first fall work 🍃🍂🍁and FUN day! 🍦🍧Get your last summer ice cream treats, log in your volunteer hours, and have a great time.

If you sign up for the Electrify MC program and mention Elysian Energy's support of the Parkland Whales and then complete the installation by October 15, Elysian Energy will donate an additional $500 to Parkland Pool’s Capital Campaign!!! Go to: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/energy/homes/electrify-mc.html
Be sure to mention Elysian Energy's support of the Parkland Whales Swim Team!

Electrify MC, DEP, Montgomery County Government, MD Electrify MC is a pilot project was created to help residents transition from fossil fuels (oil, gas, and propane) in their homes. Electrify MC will provide residents with a one-stop shop option to help them electrify their homes.

Reminder! Jumanji now showing at Parkland Pool for movie night ! Tonight The movie is:
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
With Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Dwayne Johnson. Suggested donation - $3/adult and $1/child to pay lifeguard’s overtime. Starting soon!

Chipotle Fundraiser for Parkland Pool
This Thursday, August 28th, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
at 10526 Connecticut Ave, Kensington.
Every order counts! Chipotle must receive a minimum of $125.00 in orders from customers using code BLFV4WR before Chipotle will donate 25% of all orders using this code to the pool. Dine-in or order ahead - either way, you must use this code BLFV4WR when you order.

🕦REMINDER! NEW HOURS:
Monday -Friday starting Mon.Aug 25: Parkland opens 3:30 pm and closes at 8:30 pm.

Labor Day weekend : open 10:30 am, grounds close 8:30 pm

Never a bad day/evening at Parkland Pool ! Clouds 🌦️or sun🌞 After a gray day -as gorgeous sunset for an evening swim.🏊🐬. Sign up for summer 2026 www.parklandpool.org and get the rest of August through Labor Day FREE!