Friday, June 8, 2012
Here are some fun things to do around town with the family this weekend.
Where/When: 9325 Snowden River Pkwy, Columbia, MD, Saturday, June 9, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Why to go: Lincoln College of Technology in Columbia, MD is hosting their Annual Car Show. There will be a DJ playing your favorite tunes from 10am-2pm, a live AutoCross course presented by the Corvette Club, a 50/50 raffle to benefit The Rising Hope Foundation, as well as delicious food, drinks and baked goods available for purchase from Lincoln Culinary Institute. A great event for all ages! Pricing: FREE Where/When: Howard County Library East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD, Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8:00 a.m. Why to go: Lace up your sneakers and bring your family, friends, and neighbors to the 5K and Family Fun Run …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Two girls from Elkridge Elementary held Troop 1381's first ever book drive.
Special needs students in Maryland and Washington, D.C., now have 536 books to read, courtesy of a group of Elkridge Girl Scouts. During the first two weeks of February, Girl Scouts Maggie Hicks and Katie Danieli launched a book drive to collect gently used books with support from their troop at Elkridge Elementary School. The two girls embarked on the project to earn their Bronze Award, the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can receive, which requires at least 20 hours dedicated to a project bettering one's surroundings. Hicks said she "loved reading and wanted others to learn to love it too." They donated the books to special needs programs at High Road Academy in Laurel and Paul Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., schools where …
Monday, February 13, 2012
Fifth graders developed skills planning a Valentine's Day party for Elkridge seniors.
At Colonial Landing in Elkridge, Valentine's Day came a few days early this year. Residents of the older adult community off Rowanberry Drive were showered with cards and crafts during a Feb. 11 holiday party hosted by Girl Scouts from Rockburn Elementary School. Grace, 10, Riley, 10.5, Mary, 11, and Kyra, 10, had been planning the get-together for months as part of their Bronze Award. The highest recognition a Junior Girl Scout can receive, the Bronze Award requires at least 20 hours dedicated to a project bettering one's surroundings. According to troop leader Karen Keagle, the four Girl Scouts decided they wanted to work with seniors and set up a meeting with the manager of the Colonial Landing to brainstorm what to do. At first, they …
Riley D
2:40 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
HI! IT IS RILEY AND I AM IN TROOP 159 AND THAT DAY WAS THE BEST DAY EVER. MY TABLE B/C WE HAD TO HELP AND PICK TABLES FOR THE RAFFLE AND ALL OF MY TABLE WON A RAFFLE( IT WAS A POT WITH HEARTS). THEY SAID I WAS A CUTIE AND THAT IS WHY THEY WON AND I AM SO HAPPY YOU PUT US ON HERE MS.ELIZABETH. YOU ARE THE BEST AND YOUR OTHERS ARE FANTASTIC. HEY EVERYONE, PEACE!!! more ›