By KATHLEEN SHATT for the Maryland Gazette
A quarter action will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company hall, 4 S. Broadview Blvd., to benefit the Seleski family, who lost all of their belongings in a fire last month at the Ferndale home they were renting.
The doors will open at 6 p.m. for seating.
Admission is $12. Each ticket holder also will receive a $10 roll of quarters at the door.
Food items will be sold.
Prizes have been donated by businesses and members of the community and include gift baskets, jewelry, gift certificates and merchandise from Longaberger and Home Interiors.
Each participant will receive a bidding paddle with a number when they arrive. Participants can choose which prizes they want to bid on. After the bidding is closed, the auctioneer will then pull out winning numbers of the prizes from among those that paid their quarters to bid on the prizes.
Door prizes also will be awarded and there will be a 50-50 raffle. Each participant who takes a canned food donation to the fundraiser will receive a free raffle ticket.
For more information, call Kim Orzechowski at 410-859-1543 or e- mail [email protected].
Hymn singing
The Glen Burnie Church of Christ welcomes anyone who likes to sing hymns to its Wednesday evening singing practice.
The congregation will gather at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church at 2 Eastern St. to practice singing new and old hymns.
The public is invited to attend the singing, which is free. No donations will be collected.
For more details, call 410-859-0511.
Garden club
The Ferndale Garden Club will host a potluck social at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ferndale Senior Center, 7205 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
The club’s program committee will unveil its plans for the upcoming year. Program books will be distributed to members.
New members are welcome to attend and learn more about the club. Membership dues cost $6.
For details, call president Kathy Shatt at 410-766-8547.
Weight loss seminar
The University of Maryland Center for Weight Management and Wellness will offer a free seminar on surgical weight loss from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Courtney Conference Center, on the lower level of the Tate Cancer Center, 305 Hospital Drive.
Dr. Mark Kligman will be the speaker. Reservations are requested.
For more information, call 410-328-8940 or visit www.umm.edu/ weightloss.
Free massages
Certified massage therapist Bonnie Pavlak will offer free therapeutic massages at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Burwood Senior Nutrition program site, 6658 Shelly Road.
For details, call Latori Goldbourne at 410-222-6262.
Holy Trinity Seniors
The Holy Trinity Senior Citizens Club will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church hall, 7436 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Naeemah Raqib from the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service will be the guest speaker.
For more information, call Marie Doyle at 410-766-3522 or the church at 410-766-5070.
Lions Club
The Glen Burnie Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, 7606 Quarterfield Road.
Lions Club members raise funds for local charities and volunteer for community service projects. New members are welcome.
For more details, call 410-766-0859.
Roadrunners
The Ferndale Roadrunners will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Ferndale Senior Center, 7205 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
For more information, call Melvia or Pete Scott at 410-761-0484.
Youth dance
The Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company will sponsor its monthly youth dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the fire hall, 4 S. Broadview Blvd.
The dance is for children ages 14 and younger. Admission is $5. Music will be provided by a disc jockey.
Parents must sign their children in and out of the dance. No child will be allowed to leave the hall unless their parent signs them out.
Refreshments will be sold.
For more information, call the fire hall at 410-766-2131.
Golf tournament
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will host its 11th annual golf tournament fundraiser on 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 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 missions. For more information, call the church at 410-766-2283 or Bill Critzman at 410- 991-5313.
Ravens Roost 18
Ravens Roost 18 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company hall, 4 S. Broadview Blvd.
For more information, call Elaine Happel at 410-761-7790 or visit www.ravensroost18.org.
Bingo
The Ferndale Community Club, 15 N. Fifth Ave., offers bingo games on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The doors will open at noon for the Tuesday Sunshine bingo. The first games will begin at 1 p.m. Twenty-three bingo games will be offered. Cash prizes of $15 for regular games and $25 for special games will be offered.
The doors open at 6 p.m. for the Thursday evening bingo. Early bird games will begin at 7 p.m. Thirty-six games will be played. Cash prizes of $30 for regular games and $60 for special games will be offered. In addition, there is also a $500 jackpot game.
Food and refreshments will be sold.
The hall can also be rented for private parties, showers, wedding receptions and other special occasions.
For more information, call the club at 410-766-9727.
Marine Corps League
The Anne Arundel County Detachment 1049 of the Marine Corps League will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 160, 2597 Dorsey Road.
New members are welcome. Membership is open to all former Marines.
For more information, call Peter Pervi at 410-987-3811, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.mclaacdet1049.org.
Pascal Senior Center
The Severna Park Bums will present a Labor Day show at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pascal Senior Center, 125 Dorsey Road.
The variety show will feature musicians and comics.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Other events taking place from the center:
The Pascal Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. Friday. Members will be discussing their current reads. New members are welcome.
The Stan Grant duo will perform at 12:30 p.m. Friday for listening and dancing.
For more information, call the center at 410-222-6680.
Clubs and organizations in the 21061 ZIP code area can call Maryland Gazette correspondent Kathleen Shatt at 410-766-8547 for publication of their news. They can also fax information to her at 410-766-1520 or send e-mail to [email protected].
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