The Marriage Resource and Education Center is dedicated to strengthening families through marriage and relationship education, partnerships and public awareness efforts. With these goals in mind, the nonprofit is hosting a "Sunday Sit-Down" fundraiser at Dutch Corner Restaurant, 3154 Main St., Manchester, from 5 until 7:30 p.m. Sunday, with carryout dinners available beginning at 4 p.m.
"Research shows that just 15 minutes of good conversation between a parent and children can help kids to be resilient and successful," center employee Karen Bullard wrote in an email.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children 9 and younger. "You'll get a delicious full-course pasta dinner, drinks included, your meal served to you by local area leaders and former MREC board members, door prize drawings and an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for some great prizes," Bullard wrote.
Dinner includes salad, your choice of spaghetti and meatballs, chicken broccoli Alfredo or baked vegetable ziti, garlic bread, beverages and petite desserts.
Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door but it is recommended that you purchase in advance to guarantee a special dinnertime with your family.
Tickets can be purchased at
or by stopping by these local businesses: Dutch Corner Restaurant; Resh Family Dentistry, 1306 N. Main St., Hampstead; or North Carroll Dental, 2113 Hanover Pike, Hampstead.
For more information, contact Bullard or Bill McKenna at 410-386-9003.
Cornhole tourney
Grace United Methodist Church, 4618 Black Rock Road, Upperco, is sponsoring a cornhole tournament from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Cornhole is a backyard game in which players take turns throwing bags of dried corn at a raised platform that has a hole in the end. Points are scored for bags that land in the hole or on the platform.
This "Corn Hole for a Cause" will help raise money for Harvest of Joy, a special ministry of Grace United Methodist Church that strives to be a blessing to the Fifth District community of Baltimore County through support of local schools and families.
Teams of two can register for $20 and compete for the title of Corn Hole Champion. In addition to the games, there will be free activities for children and live music the whole family can enjoy. Food will be available for purchase.
Local businesses and community members have donated prizes that will be given out throughout the event, including a pair of 60th-anniversary custom-wrapped Orioles cornhole boards.
Grace United Methodist Church is part of the North Carroll Cooperative Parish, a United Methodist Community. For more information or to register, go to http://www.nccpumc.com/go or call 410-239-8088.
South Dakota trip
The North Carroll Senior Center Site Council is sponsoring a bus trip to the South Dakota Badlands and Mount Rushmore Sept. 18-28, and the public is welcome to participate.
Tickets are $1,869 for single occupancy, $1,489 for double and $1,379 for triple.
Tickets for the trip must be purchased by July 16 and a $100 deposit is due at signup. All monies are due by July 16.
Your ticket includes transportation, lodging, dinners and breakfasts as well as admission to attractions such as museums, parks, a guided tour of the location where the "Field of Dreams" was filmed, a chuckwagon dinner and show, and more.
For the full itinerary or more information, contact Renee Deiaco at 410-386-3900.
The senior center is at 2328 Hanover Pike, Greenmount.
