By KATHLEEN SHATT for the Maryland Gazette
An organizing rally for the 2008 North Anne Arundel County Crop Hunger Walk has been planned for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Glen Burnie United Methodist Church, 5 Second Ave. S.E.
This year’s Crop Walk will begin at 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Participants will walk from Glen Burnie United Methodist Church to the Pasadena Crossroads Shopping Center and back along the Baltimore Annapolis Trail Park.
The Crop Walk raises money to fight hunger both locally and around the world. Twenty-five percent of the money raised will to the North County Emergency Outreach Network.
CROP was originally an acronym for the Church Rural Overseas Project that was begun more than 50 years ago after World War II. The project is now run by Church World Service, a non- denominational religious organization which distributes emergency goods and self-help services to more than 80 countries as well as throughout the United States.
For more information, call Paul Shaffer at 410-987-8015 or e- mail [email protected].
Service by the Sea
Glen Burnie United Methodist Church will host its annual Service by the Sea cookout and worship service from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Maryland Yacht Club, 1500 Fairview Beach Road.
The public is invited to attend. Participants should plan to take a covered dish to share. The Glen Burnie United Methodist Men will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, rolls, condiments and beverages.
The worship service will feature a sermon by the water’s edge and singing.
Transportation will be provided via the church bus. Reservations for a seat on the bus must be made in advance.
For more information, call the church office at 410-761-4381.
New parent night
Monsignor Slade Catholic School, 120 Dorsey Road, will host a new parent night for parents of the incoming kindergarten class and parents of all other new Monsignor Slade students at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the school auditorium.
Parents will have an opportunity to meet staff members and school board members.
For more information, call the school office at 410-766-7130.
Orientation
George T. Cromwell Elementary School, 525 Wellham Ave., will host an orientation program for new students in grades 1 through 5 at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
For more information, call the school office at 410-222-6920.
North County High
North County High School, 10 E. First Avenue, will be accepting applications from seniors for parking permits next week.
All seniors who wish to obtain a parking permit must attend a safe driving workshop.
The workshop will be offered at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the school cafeteria. After school starts, the workshop also will be offered at 2:10 p.m. on Aug. 26, 27 and 28.
Seniors applying for permits must have reached senior status by Aug. 26 and have a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Parking permits will be issued for each semester. The cost is $15 per semester.
The school has only 200 parking spaces for students.
For more information, call the school office at 410-222-6970.
Woodside Elementary
Guidance counselor Ellen Rennie will offer an orientation program for new students in grades 1 through 5 at Woodside Elementary School on Wednesday in the media center.
The school is located at 160 Funke Road.
Anthony Alston, the new principal at Woodside Elementary School, will welcome students and their parents from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Students will be able to meet their new teachers, see their new classrooms and learn where they will be sitting.
For more information, call the school office at 410-222-6910.
VFW Post 434
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 434 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ferndale Senior Center, 7205 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
New members are welcome to join the post. Post membership is limited to veterans who have served overseas during times of war or conflict.
For more information, call Dillard Harris at 410-761-2696.
Bingo
The Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company sponsors bingo games from 7:30 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday in the fire hall, 4 S. Broadview Blvd.
Two different bingo packages, including specials, are sold. A $500 jackpot game also is offered.
The bingo is smoke free. Refreshments will be sold.
For more information, call 410-766-2131.
Burwood Seniors
Registered nurse Bonnie Summers will check seniors’ blood pressures at noon Tuesday at the Burwood Senior Nutrition program site, 6658 Shelly Road.
All seniors are welcome.
Tammy Hommel will teach a painting class at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday. She also will lead a “Keep Your Mind Alert” class at 9:30 a.m. every Friday.
For more information, call Latori Golbourne at 410-222-6262.
Ravens Nest
Ravens Nest 10 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fireside Inn, 7400 Ritchie Highway.
New members are welcome.
For more information, call Lauren Forgnoni at 301-646-3042 or visit www.ravensnest10.com.
Hip, knee replacement
Baltimore Washington Medical Center will offer a free seminar on hip and knee replacement surgery at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Courtney Conference Center, located on the lower level of the Tate Cancer Center, 305 Hospital Drive.
Patients thinking about joint replacement surgery are invited to attend. Certified physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners will talk about hip and knee replacement surgery, including what patients can expect after the operation and during recovery, and how to prepare for the surgery. Two videos will be shown and there will be a question-and-answer session.
Reservations are requested. For more information, call 410-553- 8282.
Pressure screening
Bonnie Summers, a registered nurse, will conduct a free blood pressure screening at noon Wednesday at the Glen Square Senior Nutrition Program site, 102 Crain Highway N.W.
All seniors are welcome.
Senior information specialist Wanda Swift will meet with seniors at 11 a.m. Tuesday Mrs. Swift will assist seniors with determining their needs, locating services and completing applications for assistance.
The service is free.
For more information, call Doris Payne at 410-222-6264.
Hall rental
Local residents may rent the Ferndale Community Club for private parties, showers, wedding receptions and other special occasions.
The hall is located at 15 N. Fifth Ave. in Ferndale.
For more information, call 410-766-9727.
Bingo
The Holy Trinity Knights of Columbus Council 3413 offers bingo games every Tuesday night at the Columbian Center, 335 N. Ritchie Highway in Severna Park.
The doors open at 5 p.m. for seating. Games begin at 7:15 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded, including two $1,000 jackpot games.
The cash prize for regular bingo games depends on the number of attendees. If there are more than 100 players, regular games will pay $75 and special games will pay $100. If there are fewer than 100 players, the prize will be $50 for regular games and $75 for special games.
Smoking is not permitted in the hall; however, two intermission breaks are taken. There is a covered outdoor area that smokers can use.
Refreshments will be sold from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.
For more information, call 410-647-3413.
GB Centennial
The Glen Burnie Improvement Association is selling commemorative Centennial T-shirts in honor of the association’s 100th birthday.
The shirts cost $10. In addition, the association is also selling large magnets for $5.
For more information, call the association at 410-766-6760.
Cruise night
The Lost in the 50s Custom Car Club will host a cruise night from 6 to 10 p.m. every Saturday night in the parking lot at Marley Station mall, 7900 Ritchie Highway.
Admission is free.
Antique and customized cars, trucks and street rods from 1977 and earlier will be on display. There is room on the parking lot for up to 450 vehicles to be displayed.
New members of the club are welcome. Membership dues are $20.
For more information, call Dennis Smith, president of the club, at 410-747-1256 or 410-491-9969 or visit www.lostn50s.com.
Pascal Senior Center
Educator Naeemah Raqib from the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service will talk about exotic fruits at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Pascal Senior Center, 125 Dorsey Road.
Ms. Raqib will talk about less traditional fruits that are highly nutritious and full of fiber. Samples will be available. Advance registration is requested.
The Poet’s Corner at the Pascal Senior Center will present a film of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” at 1 p.m. Wednesday. New members are welcome.
A registered nurse will check glucose levels of diabetic patients from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday and Friday at the center. Blood pressures also will be checked.
Senior information specialist Wanda Swift will meet with seniors by appointment Thursday. Mrs. Swift will help seniors to identify their needs, locate services and complete applications for assistance.
For more information, call the center at 410-222-6680.
Meet your teacher
Glen Burnie Park Elementary School students in grades 1 through 5 are invited to drop by the school from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday to meet their new teachers.
The school is located at 500 Marlboro Road.
For more information, call the school office at 410-222-6400.
Golf tournament
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will host its 11th annual golf tournament fundraiser Sept. 18 at the Compass Pointe Golf Course in Pasadena.
Registration and breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
The cost is $125 per golfer and includes green fees, carts, contests, prizes, lunch, breakfast and beer and soda on the course. Tee sponsorships are available for $60.
An awards ceremony will immediately follow the luncheon.
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the church’s office computers and automation fund, as well as its missions.
For more information, call the church office at 410-766-2283 or Bill Critzman at 410-991-5313.
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