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Media Advisory: Montgomery County Police Celebrates Christmas in July at the Children's Inn at NIH

For Immediate Release: Friday, July 12, 2024

WHO:   Montgomery County Police Department
             Children’s Inn at NIH
             The NIH Police Department
 
WHAT: Christmas in July for families at The Children’s Inn at NIH
 
WHEN: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.
             Media Setup 2:45 p.m. (NIH)
             3:30 p.m. (Rio Target – Gaithersburg)
 
WHERE: The Children’s Inn at NIH – 7 West Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814
                  Target Gaithersburg 25 Grand Corner Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
The Inn will be welcoming Santa Claus and his elves as he celebrates Christmas in July with patients at the Children’s Inn at NIH. Santa will be accompanied by the Montgomery County Police and NIH Police Departments. Officers will pick up families and they will be escorted to the Target at the Rio Lakefront shopping center in Gaithersburg for a “Shop with a Cop” event, sponsored by Peterson Property Management Group, arriving at 3:45 p.m. Afterward, they will enjoy a carousel ride.
For Media:
  • Media must enter through the NIH Visitors Gate located on Rockville Pike. Please follow these instructions closely and make sure you bring proper identification.
  • Onsite interviews are available upon request.
  • Limited spots are available for media. Please RSVP with NIH Communications staff.
 
Contacts:
  • Sam Angell | Communications and Media Relations Manager | 267-226-9309
  • Fern Stone | Director, Communications and Marketing | 240-988-4259

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Release ID: 24-306
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: media-advisory