YMCA Expands Early Childhood Education with Launch of Early Head Start Program
New Classrooms Opening in Emmitsburg & Frederick The YMCA of Frederick County is excited to announce the expansion of its Head Start program to include Early Head Start services, offering crucial educational and developmental support for our community’s youngest children and their families. This fall, six new Early Head Start classrooms will open across Emmitsburg…
County Lions Perform Vision Screenings
Putting into action the organization’s motto of “We Serve,” nine Lions, representing two Frederick County Lions Clubs, recently came together on a countywide service project when 214 preschool children in the YMCA of Frederick County Head Start program received vision screenings, performed by Lions members on eight different dates at various sites in September and…
Gerrie Inducted into the YMCA Sports Hall of Fame
James Rada, Jr. When Kim Wivell Gerrie was a young girl, she would watch her father when he played softball with different Thurmont-area teams. “I wanted to step out on the field with him,” Gerrie said. Gerrie went on to become quite the athlete. She played softball and ran track and field while attending Thurmont…
Sharon Burd Retires
Lindsay Brandt When the residents of Sabillasville, Maryland, travel to their local post office, they won’t be seeing the familiar face of their resident postmaster, Sharon Burd, kindly waiting to help them. Sharon Burd (pictured right) of the United States Postal Service retired from her post on September 28, 2014, after almost thirty-one years. “I…
