Thurmont Food Bank Receives Two Large Donations
The Thurmont Food Bank recently received two large donations. The first came from the Scouting for Food Collection, which netted over 6,500 pounds of food through a collection sponsored by local Scout Troops. Cub Scout Pack 270, Scouts BSA Troop 270B and 270G, and Venturing Crew 270 participated in Scouting’s National Scouting for Food drive,…
Dog and Cat Food Collection for Thurmont Food Bank
During the month of February, local organizations, Thurmont Grange No. 409, Rocky Ridge Progressive 4-H Club, and BSA Scout Troops 270B and 270G joined together to collect dog and cat food to be donated to the Thurmont Food Bank. Their combined efforts resulted in 311 pounds of dry dog and cat food, 28 cans of…
Help Your Community, Help Your Food Bank
James Rada, Jr. The interior of the Thurmont Food Bank. Photo by James Rada, Jr. As inflation continues to drive up prices, especially for food, it is also driving families to their local food banks for help. “It just seems like everything is going up except their paychecks,” said Josephine Willard with the Help Hotline…
Local Eleven-Year-Old Creates Mission Project to Raise Money for Food Bank
Eleven-year-old Emily Roberts of Thurmont recently decided to do a mission project at Weller United Methodist Church. Emily decided to make beaded bracelets and earrings and sell them to raise funds for the Thurmont Food Bank. She was able to raise $407, which was phenomenal! Weller United Methodist Church is very proud of Emily for…
Thurmont Grange’s Community Citizen Award Recipients
The following individuals were recognized by the Thurmont Grange with the Grange Community Citizen Awards, both of whom generously volunteer their time to serve our community through programs that fulfill a great need: the Clothes Closet and the Thurmont Food Bank. The first recipient of the Community Citizen Award is Sandy Moser from the Clothes…
Thurmont Food Bank Giving Out Thanksgiving Turkeys
The Thurmont Food Bank will be giving out Thanksgiving turkeys and side dishes to those in need. Distribution will be during regular food bank hours on November 11,16,18, and 23. Food Bank hours are: Tuesday, from 5:00-7:30 p.m.; Friday, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sign-up for the Ministerium’s Christmas Gift Program will begin in mid-November at the…
Thurmont Grange News
Recently, members of the Thurmont Grange met to prepare fruit baskets for area shut-ins for the holiday season. Approximately 40 fruit baskets, containing fruit, canned items, apple butter, crossword puzzles, and other canned and packaged items, were made and distributed to various persons in the surrounding area. Many thanks to Catoctin Mountain Orchard for donating…
Thurmont Food Bank Thanks Community and Town for Continued Support
The Thurmont Food Bank is grateful to the community, especially to the Town of Thurmont, for all the generosity and support of the Thurmont Food Bank. Your help has been especially important this year due to the pandemic; loss of jobs, income, and housing; and because children are not receiving food at school. Each month,…
Donate to Scouting for Food to Benefit Thurmont Food Bank
Pack 270, Troop 270B, Troop 270G, and Crew 270 proudly announce their Scouting for Food on November 7, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please leave a labeled bag at the curb (curbside pickup only available within Thurmont town limits). You can also drop off your donation at Thurmont Weis Markets Commuter Lot (next…
Neighbors Helping Neighbors — Thurmont Lions Club Gives Back
Pictured from left are Lions Susan Smith, Susan Favorite, Dianne McLean, Doug Favorite, Joyce Anthony, and Don Keeney, Jr. Since the Thurmont Lions Club had to cancel its pit sandwich sales for the months of April and May, the club felt it needed to give back to the community to help during the pandemic. They…
Simply Asia Fundraiser
Ai (Sam) Fing, Owner of Simply Asia, wanted to give back to the community that welcomed him over eight years ago. His idea was to run a lunch special for $10.00 an entree and to provide all of the profits to the Thurmont Food Bank. With the help of two of Thurmont’s biggest supporters, Carol…
Ely Receives Thurmont Volunteer of the Year
The Thurmont Lions Club announced Don Ely as Thurmont Volunteer of the Year during a November meeting of the Thurmont Mayor and Commissioners. Ely is a member of Thurmont Lion’s Club and received the award because of all his work with the Thurmont Food Bank. Thurmont Lions Club names Don Ely (second from left) Thurmont…
Church Spotlight
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church by Theresa Dardanell Fellowship Sunday…a truly unique experience. On the first Sunday of each month, the members of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church attend a service that combines worship and hospitality. One long table in the Fellowship Hall is lined with pastries, donuts, fruit, coffee, and other breakfast treats; members…
Church Spotlight
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Creagerstown by Theresa Dardanell St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is on the left and the Union Church is on the right. If your summer plans include visiting locations on the National Register of Historic Places, make sure you add St. John’s Church at Creagerstown Historic District to your list. The…
From the Mayor - Thurmont
Mayor John Kinnaird We are fast approaching the end of the year, and each year seems to pass quicker than the one before. I know that this year has been good to me, and I hope it was good for you as well. With Christmas just a few weeks away, Karen and I want to…
Graceham Moravian Church Marks Five Years of Meals “Served With Grace”
The Graceham Moravian Church recently marked five years of serving a free “First Monday” community meal through its Served with Grace ministry. The congregation began offering the monthly meal in October 2012. Different groups in the congregation prepare and serve the meal on a rotating basis, supported by a number of people who help out…
Halloween in the Park Brings Out Thurmont’s Monsters
James Rada, Jr. As night fell in Thurmont on October 28, 2017, the gates to Community Park creaked open, and ghouls, ghosts, and monsters swarmed inside for the annual Halloween in the Park event. Ashley Wivell of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, has come to the event with her children for four years. “It’s different,” she said. “The…
Food Bank Donations from Community Show
Proceeds from the sale of this year’s Grand Champion Junior and Youth Department Champion Cakes at the Thurmont and Emmitsburg Community Show generated funds that were combined with the Show’s Silver Offering donations and donated to the Emmitsburg Food Bank and the Thurmont Food Bank. A total of $525.00 was presented to volunteers at each…
Community news
Emmitsburg’s Doughboy Stands Tall After Repair Emmitsburg residents stood aside, eager to see the the “Doughboy” statue placed upon a new pedestal where it once stood before being knocked over by a truck in front of the Emmit House on West Main Street. George and Sons and Gilland Memorial Works joined together to hoist the…
Three Local Charities Sponsor Food and Clothing Drive
Three local charities—Thurmont Lions Club, Thurmont Food Bank, and Trinity United Methodist Church (TUMC) Community Clothes Closet Ministry—are joining forces to sponsor a food and clothing drive, in recognition of Make a Difference Day, on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Make a Difference Day is the nation’s largest day of volunteering. The annual event is an…
