Much Ado About Chicken, Fall Sports, Blood Drive in Damascus: The Daily Digest

Food | What would you do for free chicken?
A Damascus resident was willing to wait outside in the pouring rain in order to win 52 Chick-fil-A meals. Would you do the same? 

Flashback | Speaking of chicken ….
Check out the scene at Chick-fil-A’s opening in Kentlands back in April 2012, when more than 200 people camped outside the fast-food chain. 

Fall sports | Tryouts start Wednesday
Athletic tryouts at Montgomery County public high schools begin Wednesday for fall sports. See your school's website for specific details on equipment pickup, concussion baseline testing and more. 

Give | Save the date: Blood drive
Give blood at Damascus Library, 9701 Main St., at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19. See details at the Germantown Patch events calendar. 

Nearby | Rockville company makes inroads on malaria vaccine
Rockville-based Sanaria hopes to do what scientists couldn’t for decades: Produce a malaria vaccine that works. >>> See: Report: Rockville Biotech’s Malaria Vaccine Could Hit Market Soon