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Thurmont Grange’s Installation of Hats and Scarves from SUCCESS

New Officers SUCCESS is a

Frederick County
Courtesy Photo Public Schools (FCPS)
vocational transition
program for eighteen-
to-twenty-one-
year-old students
with disabilities.
Participants attend
school for half of
the day and then
work in community
for the other half.
SUCCESS students
made eighteen sets of
scarves and hats and
sixteen scarves for
adults or children Amy Van Lenten, representing Mountain Manor, Safe Harbor, and New
Horizons (front left) accepts the gifts from Jo Kerns, representing
and presented them the FCPS SUCCESS Program Walkersville, and SUCCESS students Jacob
in various ways. Connelly, Justin Dorsey, Jesse Maher.
They tied them
to poles along the street in Frederick for the homeless to take. They also
Pictured from left are: (front row) Jim Barth (Steward), Cliff Stewart (Treasurer), Bob Wiles presented them to the Heartly House in Frederick (pictured below), the folks
(Master), Niki Eyler (Lecturer), Sharon Stewart (Flora), Roger Troxell (Chaplin), Helen Troxell
(Executive Committee); (back row) Jane Savage (Secretary), Rodman Myers (Overseer), Maurice in the Moutain
Wiles (MD State Grange Overseer), Sharon Lewis (Ceres), Cheryl Lenhart (Pomona), Carol Long Manor, Safe
(Assistant Steward), Sue Keilholtz (Lady Assistant Steward), John Wine (Executive Committee). Harbor (moms and
Not Pictured: Robert McAfee (Gatekeeper), Jim Moser and Gail Powell (Executive Committee). children), and New
Horizons (long-
On Monday, January 22, 2018, Thurmont Grange #409 held it’s term program) in
installation of new officers. This program was officiated by Maryland State Emmitsburg.
Grange Overseer Maurice Wiles. In addition to new officers, the Grange also
has several programs and community service projects planned for 2018.
The Annual “Antique Roadshow” will be held on March 26 at 7:00
(below) SUCCESS
p.m. at the Grange Hall. Community members are invited to bring items students tie the scarves
to be appraised by a certified appraiser. The cost is $5.00 per item, with all and hats they made to
proceeds being donated to a local cause. poles in Frederick for
Look for future information on the Farmer’s Night, the Community the homeless to take.
Citizen Award, the Veteran’s Appreciation Program, the Words for Thirds
dictionary donation, the Adopt A Family community service project, and the
Thurmont/Emmitsburg Community Show. Courtesy Photos
If you are interested in more information about the Grange or how to
become a member, please contact Rodman Myers at 301-271-2104.

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