Burgess and Commissioners Town Meeting TONIGHT
Wed, Nov. 09, 2016 – 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm
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John grew up on a farm in Frederick County, Maryland. He studied at Frederick Community College and University of Maryland Baltimore County. He writes as a freelance writer while raising his children in Walkersville.
Emergency Relief Fund Continues to See Increasing Number of Callers
The Emergency Relief Fund program of GVCS provides information, referrals and financial assistance to local residents who are experiencing emergency hardships in covering expenses for their basic human needs. The Fund provides assistance for utilities (electric, water, sewer), medical needs, rent, homelessness prevention (motel) and other necessary expenses. Through an intake interview with one of the two volunteers, callers’ needs and eligibility are determined. They are first directed to the appropriate, larger agencies in Frederick and then asked to call back once they have “pledges” from the other agencies. The…
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Back to School Distribution Earns Top Grade
The list of supplies that each student needs to start the school year seems to get longer and cost more each year. It can be very difficult for families to provide their children with the needed supplies when they are having difficulty making ends meet every month. Students who start school without the basic supplies quickly lose the excitement and motivation to learn; they soon fall behind. To help ensure that no Walkersville area student starts school without the needed supplies, GVCS holds a school supplies distribution each year. This…
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Scholarship Awarded
The Peg and Orley Bourland Educational Assistance Fund scholarship was awarded through Glade Valley Community Services and The Community Foundation of Frederick to Will Johnston who is enrolled in FCC’s HVAC program. The scholarship is available to students in Walkersville and the Walkersville feeder school area. The scholarship’s purpose is to provide need-based funds for post-secondary education in trade or technical fields to help underwrite the costs associated with tuition, fees, testing, trade tools and supplies. Applications for 2017 will be available from The Community Foundation in spring, 2017.
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Holiday Toy Shoppe Update
Glade Valley Community Services Holiday Toy Shoppe is gearing up again this year to help provide a wonderful Christmas to many less fortunate children in our community. Last year the Holiday Toy Shoppe provided new clothes, toys and books to 148 children and gift cards and books to 61 teens. This program is supported by the generosity of the churches, schools, businesses and individuals in our community. All the gifts the children and teens receive and the door prizes the parents receive are donated. The families do go through a…
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