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Thurmont Turns Pink for Gateway Mission Team Provides Support &

to the Cure Rebuilding in Puerto Rico

James Rada, Jr.
A mission team from Tom’s Courtesy Photo
Creek UMC traveled to Puerto
As the leaves on Catoctin cancer, and with the help of the fund, Rico to provide support
Mountain turned to yellow, red, and the time between a patient’s cancer and to help Puerto del Cielo
orange, Thurmont turned pink as diagnosis and surgery has shrunk Methodist Church rebuild its
the town supported activities to raise from fifty-nine days to twelve days. pavilion that was destroyed
funds to fight breast cancer. This means that cancers are treated during Hurricane Maria. The
During October, Thurmont earlier, which improves a patient’s pavilion was used to cook
becomes the “Gateway to the Cure,” chances of survival. food and provide meals to
as the town sells pink light bulbs, Main Street Manager Vickie the people in the community
pink t-shirts, pink shopping bags, Grinder told the commissioners that and to support the ministries
and more. In addition, various 2017 had been the best year so far of the church. In addition,
groups hold events and fundraisers for the town’s campaign. Thurmont a solar panel system was
and donate the income to the Patty donated $15,000 to the fund. This brought, so they would have
Hurwitz Fund at Frederick Memorial brought the town’s four-year total a form of power when future
Hospital. donations to $43,648. emergencies occur. The team of
Jeff and Patty Hurwitz created Grinder is hoping that the town eighteen missionaries left from
The Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund does even better this year. She said Emmitsburg to travel to Puerto
at Frederick Memorial Hospital in things had gotten off to a good start Rico on August 8, 2018, for Tom’s Creek UMC’s Mission Team helps the Methodist
1999. Patty had been diagnosed with with a two-hour Zumbathon at the ten days. The team took school Church in Puerto Rico rebuild its pavilion, which was
breast cancer, and the couple believed American Legion that raised $700. supplies for school children in destroyed during hurricane Maria.
that early diagnosis had helped The annual 5K run/walk also had need and helped the teachers
improve her chances of beating forty runners and walkers raising paint their rooms before school started. They also were able to lead a service
cancer. The fund is used to improve money to find a cure. on the beach with music and communion. As with most mission trips, the team
ways of diagnosing and fighting Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird received more than they gave and they plan to continue the relationship by
cancer in the county. The fund has stated that he was challenging all returning next year.
raised $1.7 million to date. That of the other municipalities in the
money has gone to purchase things, county to do something in their own
such as a machine for biopsies and communities to raise funds to fight P a t r o n i z e o u r a d v e r t i s e r s !
another for 3D mammography. Every breast cancer. The Catoctin Banner newspaper exists due to the
dollar donated to the fund is used for The town will make its donation advertising support of those featured in each issue.
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“We’ve been able to do a lot of Thurmont’s involvement in the
great things with this fund,” said Gateway to the Cure started in 2014
Sadie Wolf, development officer for by Commissioner Wayne Hooper,
the fund. whose wife Jill is a breast cancer
She told the Thurmont survivor. Since that time, Grinder has
Commissioners that because of the been coordinating the town’s efforts
hospital’s focus on fighting breast to help find a cure.

Town of Walkersville Honoring
Kenneth Krom at Veterans Day

Program

The Town of Walkersville is honoring Kenneth Krom, who was killed in
action in Vietnam 1968, at its Veterans Day program on November 11, 2018,
at 1:00 p.m. Memorial Park is located at the intersection of Main Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue. Krom graduated from Emmitsburg High School.