Every year Lions Club International holds a world-wide competition to select a Leo Club Student of the Year. This year, for the first time, the Glenwood Lions Club nominated a local student member for consideration. The committee at District 22 agreed with the choice, and named Ellie Feaga the Leo of the Year for the Multiple District, which includes Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. The Glenwood Middle School eighth-grader and president of the Glenwood Leo Club, is also the force behind Ellie's Bake Sale, which has raised more than $30,000 for a variety of local and international causes since 2010.
Ellie received the award plaque at the Glenwood Lions Club meeting at the beginning of May.
According to Lion Harrison Morson, "Ellie's commitment to serving others is unequivocal and often infectious." Her application has now been forwarded to Lions Club International for consideration at the next level. This young woman is a real asset to our community.
Another young person who is making a difference in our community is Martin Wang. The junior from Glenelg High School was named the 2016 Howard County Youth Volunteer of the Year for his work with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Laurel. Martin enjoys the lessons and experiences he has had while helping people in the community and hopes that more young people become involved in volunteering.
On Monday, June 27, People Who Need People will host a Kids Helping Kids Triathlon at Cattail Creek Country Club. This event is the third mini-triathlon sponsored by the Glenwood based non-profit which serves the needs of local homeless women and children through partnerships with Maryland charities. The event, open to the first 100 children who register, will include a mini-triathlon course, a beach ball bash, raffle prizes and lunch following the triathlon; all included in the registration fee of $40 per child. The proceeds from the event will be used to purchase new back-to-school shoes, clothing and supplies for children at Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center in Columbia and Sarah's Hope in Baltimore. To learn more, go to http://www.pwnp.org.
The next Italian feast at St. Andrew's Church will be Thursday, June 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church in Glenwood. Dinner will be prepared by Smokin' Hot Bar & Grille and will cost $9 per person, with a cap of $30 for a family. As always, children five and under eat for free. Join this friendly group of neighbors for lots of delicious food and fantastic homemade desserts. Proceeds from this month's dinner will benefit Camp Imagination, a free one-week long summer program for children in the Franklin Square community of West Baltimore. If you have any questions, call the church at 410-489-4035.
On the weekend of Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26, members of the Columbia Amateur Radio Association will be setting up their antennas at Folly Quarter Middle School as part of the Amateur Radio Relay League Field Day. This popular event is held each year at the end of June throughout the United States and Canada. Ham radio operators demonstrate how they operate from remote locations and provide emergency radio communication. Visitors are welcome to stop. According to Dave Prestel of the Columbia group, the best times to visit are on Saturday from 2:30 p.m. until dark and on Sunday from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. At other times throughout the weekend, the radio operators will be setting up and taking down antennas and it would not be safe for visitors. This is a great opportunity to learn more about amateur radio as our neighborhood becomes part of a world-wide communication system which doesn't use cell phones or the Internet.