Items Of Interest - November 6, 2009

CBIZ Holding Food Drive

The first annual CBIZ Food Drive kicks off on November 2nd and ends on November 20th and will go to our local food bank.

Food items can be dropped off at CBIZ – 44 Baltimore Street ~ Monday thru Friday between 8:30 – 5:00

Suggested food items (but not limited to)……Monetary donations will be accepted as well

Please be sure to check expiration dates on donated food items

Oatmeal, Baked Beans, Pasta/Sauce, Soup, Dry Beans, Cereal, Peanut Butter, Tuna, Cornmeal, Pork and Beans, Canned Vegetables, Mac and Cheese, Rice,  Flour, Sugar, Canned Meats, Cake Mixes, Icing, Tea Bags, etc. any item that has a pretty long shelf life.

………Let’s Pack On The Pounds!!!!!

Dancing With The Local Stars—Looking For Dancers!!!

The Family Crisis Resource Center (FCRC), with the assistance of the 2009 Class of Leadership Allegany! will present the second annual “Dancing with the Local Stars” on Saturday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m. at Windsor Hall in Cumberland.  Last year’s event generated nearly $15,000 of revenue that supported services and clients of FCRC.

The planning committee is searching for this year’s local stars.  If you are interested in dancing to help FCRC, please email or call FCRC with your name and contact information (fcrc@allconet.org  or 301-759-9246). Also, contact FCRC if you are willing to volunteer or offer choreography expertise. All proceeds from “Dancing with the Local Stars” will benefit Family Crisis Resource Center services and clients.  

Lavale Lions Fresh Cut Christmas Tree Sale

The LaVale Lions Club fresh cut Christmas tree sale begins Friday December 4th at the Lions Property on Braddock road, the site of the barbecue. Over 550 trees of various types will be sold. All proceeds will fund the many community projects of the Lions Club. Support the LaVale Lions!

Odds & Ends

Congratulations to Jordan Schupfer, our Cumberland Goes to War Rosie the Riveter and thanks to the ladies who came out for the contest.  You can see more about our Rosie contestants at www.cumberlandgoestowar.com or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6tBz2jYBB8.  Jordan is a Cumberland native and a sophomore at Frostburg State University majoring in Business Administration.  

Friday, November 13 – Sunday, November 15 – B-25 Fly-In - Cumberland Airport

B-25 “Mitchell” Bomber “Briefing Time” flies into the Cumberland Airport for a three-day stay.  “Briefing Time” is one of only three flying B-25s in the world restored to its level of completeness and authenticity.  “Briefing Time” is owned by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.  The Fly-In is a weather permitting event.

Allegany County Tourism is planning "Cumberland Goes To War", a celebration of WWII Veterans and the Home front, Nov. 6 - 15. The 10-day event will include activities and displays at the Allegany County Museum, the Fort Cumberland Emporium, the Queen City Transportation Museum, Canal Place, the Brooke Whiting House of Art, C. William Gilchrist House of Art, Windsor Hall, the Western Maryland Railway Station, the Gordon-Roberts House, the Cumberland Airport, the Cumberland Holiday Inn, and various businesses in Downtown Cumberland.  For a complete schedule of events, call 301-724-2453 or online at www.cumberlandgoestowar.com.  

Fundraising Opportunity

Maryland Treasures has great fundraiser items for your organization and offer a much greater profit than any other fundraiser you can find.  Our line of local made Soy Candles make a great fundraiser and with the option to personalize labels with whatever you would like on them makes the candles so much more appealing to sell.  Choose from 9 oz to 12 oz lead free wick or woodwick candles and the great thing about our candles is they burn clean so no after burning smell or dark smoke which makes them last longer and are environmentally safe.  Have a group of ladies who want to shop after hours just let us know and we will have the store open for your shopping party.  45 Baltimore Street, Cumberland, Maryland - 240-727-3468 - Open Monday thru Friday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Did You Know….

Friends Aware offers shredding services…….

Secure on-site and off-site shredding for businesses and individuals.

Participate in a confidentiality policy to ensure security of the information.

Shredding at our facility as well as on-site shredding crews.

Service is offered to everyone.

Local pick-up of the shredding available for a $15.00 flat fee.

Price for this service is $0.25/pound.

Even do sorting to take out staples, clips, etc.

Dispose of the shredded documents by way of recycling.

Shredding benefits individuals in our agency by providing productive work and income.

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