Seton Center, Inc., a leading community resource for the residents of Northern Frederick County, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new center on Friday, August 18, 2017. The groundbreaking took place at the Seton Center’s new location, 226 East Lincoln Avenue in Emmitsburg. Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, including Sister Martha Beaudoin, D.C., Executive Director of Seton Center, and Sister Catherine Mary Norris, D.C., Provincial of the Daughters’ Province of St. Louise, were on hand to help “dig.” Seton Center, Inc. is a sponsored work of The Daughters of Charity.
“We are very excited about Seton Center’s future here in Northern Frederick County,” shared Sister Martha. “We expect construction to last eighteen months and are excited that we will be able to expand our program offerings and serve more of our neighbors in a beautiful, welcoming and efficient space. The new Center will be a boon for everyone in the valley!”
Founded in 1969 by the Daughters of Charity, Seton Center provides emergency support services and strives to be a catalyst for systemic, long-term change. From July 2016 through June 2017, Seton Center served 328 persons. Nearly 100 volunteers gave 4,957 hours valued at over $81,000.00 in support of the Center’s mission. You can learn more about Seton Center on its website at www.setoncenter.org.
Pictured from left are Mayor Don Briggs; Doug Gray, Morgan Keller – General Contractor; Sister Catherine Mary Norris D.C., Visitatrix Province of St Louise; Scott Bowen, MSB Architects – Architect; Sister Jane Graves, D.C., Board Chair, Seton Center Inc.; Sr Martha Beaudoin, D.C. , Director, Seton Center Inc.; Justin Doty, Frederick Seibert & Associates, Inc. – Civil Engineer.
