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Thurmont Lions Club Guest Speaker Elias Lutheran Church Presents
The speaker for the Courtesy Photo Program to Bring Awareness to
March 14, 2018, Lions Club Hungry & Homeless Children in
meeting was Deputy First
Class (DFC) Eric Hamrick, Emmitsburg Area
Frederick County Sheriff’s
Department (pictured On Sunday, May 6, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., Elias Lutheran Church in
right). DFC Hamrick spoke Emmitsburg will present its third annual program to bring awareness to
about the Police Unity Tour, the epidemic of hungry and homeless children in the Emmitsburg area. The
Chapter IX, Inc. – “We Ride concert, under the direction of Cheryl Carney, will feature several soloists
for Those Who Died.” from the Elias Church family, the handbell and vocal choirs from Elias
In May 1997, the Police Lutheran Church, as well as other local artists.
Unity Tour was organized In addition to the music, information will be presented about the plight of
in an effort to bring about local children who are in need and the ways that we can all help. To borrow
public awareness of law from the mission statement of the Boston-based group, Music for Food, “We
enforcement officers who believe both music and food are essential to human life and growth. Music
have died in the line of duty, to honor their sacrifices, and to offer a powerful has the power to call forth the best
place of healing for survivors by in us, inspiring awareness and action
supporting the National Law when artists and audiences work
Enforcement Officers Memorial together to transform the ineffable
Fund. into tangible and needed food
Chapter IX has 250 bicycle active resources.”
or retired law enforcement officers. Elias Lutheran Church hopes its
Each participant needs to raise concert will help raise resources and
$1,900 to cycle from Philadelphia, awareness in the fight against hunger
Pennsylvania, to Washington, in our area. Monetary donations
D.C. The four-day tour ends in will gladly be accepted and all
May, where they meet over 1,000 proceeds will benefit local children
bicyclists and 200 support members in need. The church is located at 100
from all the other Police Unity Tour W. North Avenue in Emmitsburg.
chapters. Together they ride to the
Memorial in an emotional ceremony We Invite You to Share Your
viewed by thousands. They are a
501-C(3) non-profit organization. Good News!
Since 1997, they have raised over • news@thecatoctinbanner .com •
$14,000,000. • Fax 301-447-2946 •
