Liz Rolland, a local author who lives in Marriottsville, has entered a short story contest online at http://www.freeditorial.com. Her story, "Facebook can be Fatal," already has over 800 downloads and she is asking for your help. The story with the most downloads will win $15,000.
What will she do with $15,000? Liz and her family adopted two rescued Akita dogs and recently lost their female Akita named Ginny. Liz and her family want to honor Ginny's memory and thank the tireless rescuers who work to help abandoned animals.
The $15,000 prize will be split between two East Coast Akita rescue centers: Big East Akita Rescue in New Jersey and Rakki Inu Akita Rescue in Virginia. This is a cause that is close to their heart. Anyone can help by going to the website http://www.freeditorial.com and downloading Liz Rolland's story for free. Downloads are available in PDF, Kindle or with a free app on your smart phone.
Only one IP address will count towards her total and the contest will end on June 4. For more information, you can read Liz's blog at http://www.balancesalad.blogspot.com.
On Saturday, May 16, there will be a 5K Memorial Run and 1 Mile fun run/walk at the Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum in West Friendship. All proceeds will benefit the Brice Ridgely Memorial Fund, which assists families having financial difficulties that wish to be a part of agricultural programs such as 4-H.
The cost is $30 per person and online registration is available until May 15. Registration is also available on race day beginning at 7 a.m. All 5K entrants will receive a T-shirt with their registration. The walk is free, but does not include a T-shirt.
There will be cash prizes for a variety of categories as well as a live auction of donated items. Music vendors, western demonstrations and bounce house for the kids will make this a family-friendly, fun event! For more information or to register, go to http://www.BriceRidgelyFund.org or contact Coordinator Melissa Ridgely Covolesky at covolesky@gmail.com or 443-472-3975.
Registration is now open for Marriotts Ridge Booster camps for both sports and music. Several new camps and age groups are being offered this year. For a complete list of camps and to register, go to the website at http://www.mrhs-boosters.com/summer-camps. Early registration ends on May 15.
The Band Musicians for the Month of May at West Friendship Elementary School are: Hope Hettinger (Clarinet), Anastasia Lindquist (Flute), Jimmy Herman (Percussion), Rachel Roberts (Percussion), Niko Sambat (Percussion), Therese Kim (Clarinet), Jorge Suris (Trombone), Ryan Saylor (Trumpet) and Josh Osten (Trumpet). Congratulations and keep up the great work!