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Crofton Village Garden Club Meets Today
September 2nd, 2009 Categories: Organizations
The Crofton Village Garden Club meets today, after a two-month summer hiatus.
The club’s theme this year is “Together We Can Make a Difference” and they have several projects lined up to do just that:
You’re probably familiar with the club’s 40–year tradition of decorating the front gates of “Old” Crofton and the Crofton Village Green for the holidays, and you may have seen the garden they planted last Spring at the Crofton Village Green with proceeds of an earlier Crofton Home and Garden Tour.
But they do a lot of things the community doesn’t see:
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Make holiday wreathes with decorative bows for donation to the Crofton Library, CCA Town Hall and Crofton Schools.
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Create over 100 floral arrangements at our November meeting for wounded veterans at the VA Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility in Baltimore.
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Collaborate with other garden clubs to decorate State Circle and Hammond Harwood House in Annapolis for the holidays.
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Share their talents with residents of Crofton Convalescent Center by helping them make seasonal floral arrangements.
Helping local Girl Scouts earn the Native Plants Patch will be one of the club’s new projects this year. The other is promoting “Plant it Pink” – a partnership between National Garden Clubs, Inc. and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Watch for more information from Crofton Village Garden Club, including a Spring Fashion Show and High Tea at Crofton Country Club (open to the public), as they unfold throughout the year.
If you have an interest in gardening – as a beginner or master gardener or anywhere in between – there are two garden clubs in Crofton for you to join. Crofton Greenery Garden Club meets in the evening and Crofton Village Garden Club meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact me and I’ll pass along your contact information to the appropriate club president.
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Your organization is invited to submit information for timely publishing in this blog. I’ll make an effort to publish any information you provide about your club or civic organization in the Greater Crofton Area, including Annapolis, Bowie, Crofton, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Fort Meade, Gambrills, Millersville and Odenton. Just give me a few days notice.
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What Changes Are on the Horizon for Crofton Area?
July 13th, 2009 Categories: Organizations
A little birdie told me that Crofton… Wait. Stop!. Scrap the little birdie!
No need to rely on hearsay and gossip, when it comes to changes in the Crofton area. That’s because the Greater Crofton Council (GCC) is a lot more reliable source of what’s going on in this area than a little birdie or any other source of information, including local print media and blogs.
GCC has developed a reputation among politicians, developers, service providers and advocacy groups as the eyes, ears, and mouth for Crofton area residents, including those in Odenton, Gambrills, Davidsonville and other nearby neighborhoods. What do I mean by that? Very simply…
GCC takes the time to look at proposals and hear the perspective of presenters, and then they communicate the information to others throughout the area.
Just take a look at the agenda for tomorrow night’s meeting (June 14):
- Critical environmental issues in the local area, including the spread of ground water from two large sources. Guest panel includes Dick Lahn (Founder, String of Pearls Project), Dawn Thomas (Watershed Steward for Crofton and Patuxent River), Jennifer Bevan-Dangel (Deputy Director, 1000 Friends of Maryland), and Tim Berkoff (NASA research engineer and environmental activist).
- Crofton Regional Community Center Project – Senator Janet Greenip
- GDP testimony to the Anne Arundel County Council and the Waugh Chapel South development being built on the Gambrills fly ash pits.
- Recent changes in police-community communications.
- Preview of the August 2009 teen event and the September 8 community safety meeting co-hosted by the GCC and Anne Arundel County Police Department.
You’ll find photos and notes from the June 9 meeting of GCC on the Greater Crofton Council website, in addition to concept graphics about the impending Route 3 changes, and other issues affecting the quality of life for local residents. GCC meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Village Commons Community Center. That’s located in the Village at Waugh Chapel – Rt. 3 and Waugh Chapel Rd.
NOTE: Ask and you shall receive. If you provide announcements for your community organization, every effort will be made to publish them at Focus on Crofton in a timely manner.
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Greater Crofton Council Meeting Tonight
June 8th, 2009 Categories: Organizations
Art Huseonica, President Greater Crofton Council
The Greater Crofton Council (GCC) is holding its monthly meeting tonight, June 9, at 7 p.m. at the Village Commons Community Center at The Village at Waugh Chapel in Gambrills. View the agenda online.
Confirmed guests include Maryland Department of Highways official Kimberly Tran. Also attending is George Cardwell with the Anne Arundel County transportation division. Invited is Kimberly Potember of Greenberg Gibbons. Discussions will focus on the proposed traffic pattern processes and changes for the Route 3 corridor.
In addition to the topical discussions with the special guests, a brief update will be provided on General Development Plan, a preview of proposed sidewalks along Route 424, and the proposed Crofton Regional Community Center. Also discussed will be recent crime trends and changes in police-community communications, and a preview of the July 14th environment meeting being hosted by the GCC.
For more information and graphics about this and other news, please visit http://www.greatercroftoncouncil.org/ or phone Art Huseonica at 410-721-5048.
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Spotlight on Crofton First
March 23rd, 2009 Categories: Organizations
Promote Smart Growth is more than a slogan for Crofton First. It’s exactly what this three-year old community organization stands for and does.
Formed in April 2006 in response to threatened Wal-Mart development on undeveloped wetlands along Route 3, Crofton First is faced with a new challenge: the recently-issued MDE permit for the same property as a mixed-use development.
The future of this site will be discussed at the Crofton Library on March 26 at 7 p.m. during the next Crofton First meeting. Attorney Macy Nelson will provide an update and answer residents’ questions.
Additionally, Jennifer Bevan-Dangel of 1000 Friends of Maryland will review the Maryland Legislative Session with an emphasis on growth legislation.
As a long-time Crofton resident, I can say unequivocally that the difference between this and other communities is the residents and dedicated volunteers who have worked since Day One to make it a special place to live.
By taking on this challenge, Crofton First follows in the path of early local residents like Dave Espie who helped create the Special Taxing District and Police Department, Kathryn Callahan who led efforts to plant flowering trees along the Parkway, Marsha Perry who made it her mission to eliminate odors from a nearby treatment plant, Ed Dosek whose efforts led to the acquisition of property for Bell Branch Park, and many others.
That tradition of community involvement and activism seems to be alive and well in Crofton First.
Anyone who wants to get involved but cannot attend next Thursday’s meeting should email croftonfirst@gmail.com.
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Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. “Spotlight on Crofton First” – Margaret Woda
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Greater Crofton Council Meeting Announced
February 9th, 2009 Categories: Organizations
It’s that time of month again. The Greater Crofton Council meeting will be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Village Commons Community Center in the Village at Waugh Chapel shopping center. (2nd Tuesday of each month)
The February 10 agenda will focus on community security and safety, with leaders of the county police Western District, Police and Community Together (PACT) personnel, greater Crofton area patrol officers, and security consultants as guests.
There will also be an update on the feasibility of a Crofton regional community center and key issues of the county’s 2008 General Development Plan including schools, transportation, and development.
ADT Security Company and Petitbon Alarm Systems are sponsoring door prizes at the February meeting -Two free home-security system installations – so don’t miss this meeting!
For a copy of the meeting agenda for February, visit the GCC website.
Other Crofton-area events this week:
February 9 – Board Meeting for Crofton Civic Association, Crofton Town Hall, 7 p.m. - February 10 and 14 – Babies in Bloom, Crofton Library, 10 a.m. For babies up to 24 months and their caregivers.
- February 11 – Craft Your Little Hearts Outs, Crofton Library, 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. For ages three to five.
- February 11 – Crofton Kiwanis Meeting, Waugh Chapel Community Center at the Village at Waugh Chapel, 7:30 p.m. (every Wednesday)
- February 12 – Multi-Chamber Networking Meeting (including Crofton Chamber of Commerce), La Fontaine Bleu, 7:30 a.m.
- Crofton Athletic Council, Registration for Spring Sports including baseball and softball. Visit the Crofton Athletic Council website for more information.
If you provide information to me about your community organization in the Greater Crofton area, I will be happy to share it with your neighbors. Who knows… you might attract a new member or two.
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