Madeleine Chen of Girl Scout Troop 102 received her Gold Award recently during a Precious Metal Ceremony at Camp Ilchester. The Centennial High School junior earned the award for her project, The Best Day Ever.
For Chen's Girl Scout project, she worked with Winter Growth Adult Daycare in Columbia to create an art therapy workshop for residents. The result was a mixed-media collage of the residents' "Best Day Ever" that culminated in an art show. Way to go Madeleine!
On Tuesday, June 14, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will award Tracey Williams, an Ellicott City resident, with the 2016 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award Howard County. The award is in recognition of Williams' outstanding advocacy work for homeless and impoverished students as a pupil personnel worker in the Howard County Public Schools and for her leadership roles in community organizations, such as serving as the president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, Iota Lambda Omega Chapter, where she organized expungement fairs and worked with at-risk foster children transitioning to independent living.
Speaking of the AKA Sorority Inc, Iota Lambda Omega Chapter, the organization invites the community to its upcoming fundraiser,Pearlfection: An All-White Affair, on Saturday, June 25, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Rudy's Mediterranean Grill in Columbia. Proceeds from the event, which features DJ Treystyle, appetizers and a cash bar, will support the sorority's family-strengthening and childhood hunger program with HCPS. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at pearlfection2016.eventbrite.com.
Calling all music lovers. Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition will be playing at Rockland United Methodist Church's music festival on Sunday, June 12, (rain date Sunday, June 26) from 1 to 5 p.m. Bring a blanket or a chair and enjoy good music, fun and fellowship in the church's natural, outdoor amphitheater. Concessions and free parking available. For more information, go to http://rocklandumc.org/.
GaryMemorialUnited Methodist Church is hosting a Stuff Sale on Saturday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to noon (rain date June 18). The sale includes homemade baked goods, local crafters, vintage goodies, baby and children's items and vendors. The church is in the picturesque Patapsco State Park at 2029 Daniels Road, Ellicott City.
Don't worry if you missed the Howard County Library System's Summer Reading Kickoff on Saturday, June 4. Kids in elementary through high school can sign up at any county library branch. For more information, go to hclibrary.org.