Contributing with the Greater Waldorf Jaycees

All about Charles

Friday, Nov. 30, 2007

There are no mandatory requirements and each individual determines how much they will participate. Participants may work on many senior citizen projects, youth projects, mentally and physically challenged projects or attend socials and make new friends. An orientation will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 28, which will be followed by the regular monthly membership meeting.

The ideal means of providing service to the community is for any individuals to do a little instead of a few individuals doing a lot, said the release.

The Jaycees also kicked off its ‘‘Toys for Tots” program on Nov. 1st. Last year with help, the Jaycees were able to insure that more than 1,000 Charles County children had a Christmas due to the overwhelming generosity of the citizens and businesses of the county, said a press release. This year there are more needy families and help is needed.

To donate a new unwrapped toy, have a ‘‘Toy Drop Box” at your place of business or to make a monetary donation to the program, call Joan at 301-645-4546 or 301-843-2233. Fundraising will be held at Wal-Mart and Sams Club through December.

Toys may also be dropped off at the Jaycee Community Center seven days a week. The center is at 3090 Crain Highway, Waldorf.

Scholarship availablefor CSM students, alumni

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is seeking nominations for scholarships available to students and recent alumni from community colleges, including the College of Southern Maryland.

During the spring 2008 semester, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, a private nonprofit, will award approximately 50 transfer scholarships.

Each award may total up to $30,000 annually per recipient. The scholarships can be used for tuition, fees, books and room and board.

CSM students with 30 or more credits by Dec. 31 or CSM alumni who have earned an associate’s degree since spring 2003 and have not since transferred to a four-year college are eligible to apply.

CSM may only nominate two individuals. Interested students and alumni must obtain application instructions directly from the foundation at www.jackkentcookefoundation.org. An application and two letters of recommendation must be submitted online on or before Jan. 18.

Additionally, all required supporting documentation, including college and high school transcripts, must be submitted to CSM Professor Michael R. Green, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Room BU-492, 8730 Mitchell Road, P.O. Box 910, La Plata, MD 20646-0910, on or before Jan.18. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered. Call 301-934-7598 or e-mail mikeg@csmd.edu.

Department of Community Services holds charity drive

‘Tis the season for helping others through the Charles County Department of Community Services in its nonperishable food and clothing drive to be held through Dec. 19. Receive $1 off daily admission to the indoor community pools at Henry E. Lackey and North Point high schools with a donation of a nonperishable food item or a donation of a scarf, hat or gloves (in good condition). Discount good for one item per person, per visit. Call Lackey at 301-743-2470 or 301-753-6003 or North Point at 301-934-7475. Go to www.charlescounty.org⁄cs.

Celebrate life

Charles County Nursing Center, Rehabilitation Center and Adult Day Services will be hold ‘‘A Celebration of Life” event at 6 p.m. Dec. 7.

Grandparents, parents, spouses, siblings, children, friends and neighbors can honor and remember loved ones this holiday season, while supporting a good cause.

For $10, purchase a light on the ‘‘Spirit Tree” for anyone who has touched your life. Your light dedication will be read during its annual ‘‘Spirit Tree A Celebration of Life” and permanently inscribed in its spirit book as a remembrance for years to come.

Participants who attend will also receive a Celebration of Life 2007 memorial ornament. For directions and more information, call 301-934-1900.

Teeing off

Bolton & Associates participated in the 15th annual Roger M. Smith Science and Engineering Scholarship Golf Tournament sponsored by the Indian Head Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association. Each year, the money goes toward students in the Charles County high schools: Henry E. Lackey, La Plata, Maurice J. McDonough, North Point, Thomas Stone and Westlake, who plan to pursue a college education in science and engineering fields. The amount provided for scholarships to date is more than $65,000.

Stacking up toys for tots

Radiology Imaging Associates in Pembroke will provide a ‘‘Toys for Tots” drop-off site through Dec. 14. New unwrapped toys can be dropped off at 11335 Pembroke Square, Suite 101, Waldorf. Call 301-395-5122 for more information.

Providing cancer patients with a helping hand

Cleaning Concepts Inc. has become the local Southern Maryland chapter of the Cleaning for a Reason Foundation. The company is providing free house cleanings for women undergoing treatment for cancer. The way the program work, is a patient, doctor or friend refers them to the foundation, www.cleaningforareason.org and then the staff screens the patient and then refers them to Cleaning Concepts. They provide three free monthly cleanings, and three discounted cleanings, which is service for six months. Afterward, they move out of the program to make room for someone else. The program is ongoing. For further information, call Cleaning for a Reason at 877-337-3348. To reach Cleaning Concepts, call 301-609-9045.