Wonder and hope are at the root of the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days, March 15 and 16. The society is now taking orders for daffodils, 10 to a bunch, $7 per bunch. The society wants to put 86,000 daffodils, symbols of hope, in Anne Arundel County homes, offices, churches, schools, and hospital rooms.
Last year, Daffodil Days raised $29,354 in this area for cancer care and services. This year, the society wants to raise $34,200. That's not a lot for an unusually high cancer rate. The society wants to encourage multiple purchases -- orders of five or more bunches -- and will deliver the daffodils anywhere in the county on March 15 or 16. The flowers also will be available on the street March 16, 17, and 18.
Think about the extraordinarily fresh scent of a daffodil, then multiply it by 50, or 100. Have a lap full delivered to someone you love, someone to whom you owe an apology, someone who needs cheering. Order some for yourself, your children's teachers, or your spouse. Order some today and tell your loved one in your Valentine's card tomorrow that the surprise will come in a month.
Visa and MasterCard will be accepted on orders of $20 or more. To order and arrange delivery, call 721-4304 or 793-3989 by Feb. 22.
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The history of African-Americans in Annapolis and the founding of Annapolis will be discussed in separate lectures this month.
Dr. Jean Russo will give a free lecture on the African-American experience at 10:30 a.m. today at the Hammond Harwood House, 19 Maryland Ave. Dr. Russo is with the Historic Annapolis Foundation. The lecture is one of many humanities programs made possible by a general operations grant from the Cultural Arts Foundation of Anne Arundel County.
MA Next Tuesday, Gregory A. Stiverson, assistant state archivist
the Maryland State Archives, will give a free lecture on the founding of Annapolis at 8 p.m. in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium at St. John's College.
A candlelight dinner will be held before the lecture at at 7 p.m. in Randall Hall. Reservations are required. The meal costs $13.50 per person.
For more information, call 263-2371, ext. 236.
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Kudos to T. C. Magnotti of Shady Side, winner of the Small Museum Association's Burley-Hunter Award. The annual award is given to a person who has made a significant contribution to a museum program. The association represents about 300 museums in the mid-Atlantic area.
Mrs. Magnotti has been president of the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society for five of its 10 years. She led the society in acquiring the Captain Salem Avery House Museum property, and has been very effective in fund-raising. She is currently the society's grants manager. She also has been awarded the Marjorie Murray Bridgman Award in recognition of significant contributions to historical and cultural preservation in Anne Arundel County. She is writing a biography of Dr. Emily Wilson, the first female country doctor in South County.
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The Third Annual Interclub MidWinter Championships will be held this weekend at the Severn Sailing Association.
Crew opportunities are available. For more information, call Paul Murphy at 224-2543, or the sailing association at 269-6744.
You may watch the race from 311 Severn Ave. in Eastport.