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Kiss-a-Pig 2011
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
At Frederick Ward Associates, we take pride in serving our community through volunteerism and financial support. For the past 18 months, I have proudly served as Board President for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Harford County. Our clubs provide much needed after school care and support to over 1,800 youth members throughout Harford County.
Our mission is “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. We fulfill this mission by offering a daily schedule of quality programs in the areas of:
- Character and Leadership Development
- Education
- Health and Life Skills
- The Arts
- Sports, Fitness & Recreation
In order to provide these great programs, our clubs are staffed with trained professionals as well as community volunteers. Therefore, our biggest expense is the investment we make in our dedicated staff that serves our membership.
Due to the changing economic and political environments, our funding sources are quickly evolving from a government supported model to a community based financial support model. We work hard to meet our goal through unique fundraising events. One of those events is our annual Kiss-a-Pig.
The Kiss-a-Pig event involves “candidates” competing for the most “votes” (financial support) to reward their effort of locking lips with a friendly little stub faced farm creature. So on behalf of the Board of Directors, a huge thank you goes out to this year’s 13 candidates:
- Linda Aaby, The Aegis
- Steve Behymer, The Towne Pub & Restaurant, Ravens Nest #26
- Glenn Gillis from SURVICE Engineering Company
- Lance Hersh, Saxon’s Diamond Center/Aberdeen Rotary
- Vicki Mengel, That Sports Store
- Matt Pramschufer, E-Moxie
- Vi Ripken, Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County
- Wini Roche, Harford County Office of Tourism
- Tamera Rush, SRC & Women In Defense
- Chris Seling, Christopher Seling and Associates
- Mike Stewart, RBC Wealth Management
- Major Dale Stonesifer, Harford County Sheriff’s Office
- Susan Stover, APGFCU
To support their cause, each of our candidates along with their Campaign Managers are doing a great job running this year’s campaigns and the “votes” are coming in. Please see below for information on several fun events planned for this week.
On Thursday July 28th, there are two happy hours:
- From 5pm-8pm, MacGregor’s Restaurant and Tavern in Havre de Grace will be hosting a happy hour in support of Wini Roche, from the Harford County Office of Tourism. A portion of the evening’s proceeds and all tips will be donated to Wini’s Campaign.
- From 4pm-8pm, Looney’s Pub in Bel Air will be hosting a happy hour in support of Mike Stewart, from RBC Wealth Management. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Mike’s Campaign. There will also be plenty of raffles, including a $200 gift certificate to Saxon’s Diamond Center.
Beginning Wednesday July 27th and lasting until August 10th, Flowers By Lucy will donate $5.00 from each sale to support Chris Seling, from CJ Seling & Associates. This deal applies at both Flowers By Lucy locations, Aberdeen and Abingdon.
Finally, until August 8th, you can purchase a raffle ticket to support Wini Roche. The Raffle Winner will take home a basket of summer fun worth over $1,000. You can purchase these tickets at Big House Signs in Havre de Grace, at Wini’s events, or by contacting Paula Casagrande from Big House Signs at 410-939-5600 or via email.
The Candidates have plenty of great events in the following weeks, including a Flip Flop Formal, a Battle of the Bands, and a fundraiser sponsored by One Body and Sole Health and Wellness Center. Details for these and all events are available on our website and on our Facebook page.
TPierce
Community
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State Highway Access Permit Stakeholder Review Group Formed
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
In Maryland, new construction projects that access state roads are subject to a lengthy permit process that, over the past several years, has become increasingly difficult to manage and impossible to predict. Economic development has been delayed and in a market where projects are few and far between, any delay in moving these projects forward could mean the difference between working and collecting unemployment.
Fostering Economic Development in Maryland
With the help of Harford County Delegate, Mary Dulaney James, a dialogue with the State Highway Administrator, Neil J. Pederson initiated a move to bring industry leaders together to make recommendations on improving the process to foster economic development. Representatives from across the state, from both the private and public sectors, are members of the SHA Access Permit Stakeholder Review Group that will be chaired by the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Christian Johansson.
Ideas to Improve Efficiency
Ideas will be developed to improve the efficiency, clarity, and consistency of the access permit process while maintaining the goal of ensuring public safely and operational integrity. Streamlining the necessary submission and coordination efforts will be a focus along with the use of technology to allow applicants the ability to obtain real-time updates on the process.
Recommendations are to be made by September 2010 with an aim to identify opportunities for improvements that could be easily and quickly implemented possibly even prior to the final recommendations.
More information about the SHA Permit Stakeholder Review Group.
TPierce
Infrastructure
Frederick Ward, Infrastructure, Roads
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Sustainable Road Systems
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
State highway Administrations, Public Works Agencies, developments, contractors, and engineers can now pursue an official sustainability certification for highway projects. A new rating system has been developed for sustainable roadway design and construction called “Greenroads.”
Greenroads’ goal is to create measurable sustainability benefits to the general public, highway managers, and of course, the environment. The program is designed to serve to improve safety, reduce the use of raw materials, and extend the life cycle of the highway, among other benefits.
Greenroads is structured on a rating system which is used as a sustainability performance metric for both roadway design and construction. Points are awarded for positive sustainability choices, which are broken down into two categories: required and voluntary practices.
Required practices must be performed in order for a roadway to be considered a Greenroad, while voluntary practices are optional with extra points being awarded depending on the impact of sustainability.
Futhermore, each Greenroad project earns a certification, of which there are four levels: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Evergreen. Each requires specific minimum requirements.
The Greenroads creators have attempted to develop a system that is fair, easy to understand, and most importantly, beneficial. Learn more about Greenroads.
TPierce
Frederick Ward, Infrastructure, Sustainability
Frederick Ward, Green Roads, Sustainability, Sustainable Roads
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