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Scouts Food Drive

November 14, 2015November 15, 2015 GladeValley.net StaffBoy Scouts, Cub Scouts, featured, food bank, Glade Valley Community Services

The Glade Valley Food Bank received an influx of food donations, and a lot of volunteer help today. The Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops 1070, 1011, and 1636 worked hard to collect donations of non-perishable food items for the food bank run by Glade Valley Community Services. The Scouts send a great thanks to all who contributed! If you missed setting out your donations, the Glade Valley Food Bank will gladly accept donations brought to Walkersville Town Hall. They need all the donations they can get.

Roger Johnson Retires from GVCS Board

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 GladeValley.net StaffBoard of Directors, featured, Glade Valley Community Services, retires, Roger Johnson

Mr. Roger Johnson recently announced his retirement from the Glade Valley Community Services Board of Directors. He has served on the Board and been active in GVCS since 2005. Among his many jobs, Roger arranged choir concerts with area choir directors as a fundraiser for GVCS. He wrote the thank you notes to donors. Roger was a former editor of this newsletter; Catherine, his wife of fifty-seven years, helped him with the newsletter and mailing. Before retiring, Roger was a microbiologist and worked at the Cancer Research Center at Ft. Detrick…

Education Glade Valley Government headline

Your Thoughts on FCPS Budget

November 10, 2015November 9, 2015 GladeValley.net Staffbudget, Frederick County Public Schools, Twitter

FCPS invites the public and employees to share your concerns and priorities for the 2016-2017 school system budget. One of the ways we invite comment is through a Superintendent’s Twitter Chat Wednesday, November 11 7 PM-8 PM #FCPSPromise Please express your opinions. Here are some questions to get you thinking about budget priorities: Increasing class size: How has that affected students and classroom instruction this year? How do updating buildings affect student achievement? Is school technology up to par? Is technology in classrooms adequate? If not, what are we missing?…

Holiday Toy Shoppe

November 10, 2015November 8, 2015 GladeValley.net Stafffeatured, Glade Valley Community Services, Toy Shoppe

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, shoes, toys and books to 171 children and gift cards and books to 77 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…

Community Glade Valley

Walkersville Coat Drive

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 GladeValley.net Staffcoat drive, PTSA, Walkersville Middle School, Winter

2015 PTSA Spread the warmth to more than 200 Walkersville-area residents this winter! When: Monday, Nov. 2 – Tuesday, Nov. 24 During regular school hours, at Fall Fest (Nov. 12) and during conferences (Nov. 23 and 24) Where: Walkersville Middle School Lobby (Please place in labeled box) Accepting ALL types of clean, gently-used coats, from windbreakers to parkas, and ALL sizes, from infants to adults. Please check for working snaps and zippers. Our Goal is 200 Coats… EVERY COAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Sponsored by the WMS PTSA All donations distributed…