Easter Seals

With markers at the ready, about 200 people had heads bent, eyeballing grids of bingo cards, often six, sometimes 18 cards per person. During games, the room was remarkably quiet Sunday afternoon, except for letter-number combos being called out and the occasional “bingo.” The fundraiser, held at Elks Lodge 378 east of Hagerstown for the benefit of the Easter Seals’ Adult Day Services, was sold out, Easter Seals Interim Director Deb Lauricella said. The nonprofit started holding an annual fundraiser in 2009 to supplement funding from Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, private pay, grants and donations, Lauricella said.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- A longtime Waynesboro lawyer and Grove Manufacturing leader who was involved in many area organizations has died. Thomas "Tom" MacBride was 88. He died Sunday morning at his home in Chambersburg, Pa. MacBride practiced law with Ullman, MacBride and Painter, and he was a lawyer and vice president for Grove Manufacturing. He also served on Grove's board of directors. MacBride gave his time to causes like Easter Seals and Waynesboro Day Care. He was active in a 1975 campaign that raised $1 million to move the Waynesboro YMCA from North Potomac Street to the intersection of East Second and East Main streets, where it remains today.

Easter Seals Adult Day Services staff member Jessica Power, left, helps plant a cherry tree at Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park in Halway Friday. Participants in the program donated and helped plant the tree as a way to contribute to the community.

AUG. 2, 1931-DEC. 15, 2009 Norma Frances Grimm, 78, of 333 Mill St., Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown. Born Sunday, Aug. 2, 1931, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William P. Kerkhoff and the late Dorothy Mathna Kerkhoff. Her husband, John G. Grimm, preceded her in death in 1988. She is survived by two daughters, Karen Diane Lichliter of Huntsville, Texas, and Denise G. Rodgers of Manassas, Va.; one brother, William P. Kerkhoff Jr. of Winchester, Va.; two grandchildren, Michael Sulser and Leo Flores, both of Huntsville; two great-grandchildren, Kara-Ann Sulser and Joey Ross, both of Huntsville; and several nieces and nephews.

HAGERSTOWN -- National Adult Day Service Week of Easter Seals will hold an open house Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help raise awareness of the availability and accessibility of one of the few adult day programs in Washington County. The Easter Seals Adult Day Service Center is at 101 E. Baltimore St. There will be tours, door prizes, food and activities. "Many people think that the only care available for seniors and adults with disabilities are assisted-living facilities, nursing homes or in-home care providers.

The 22nd class of Leadership Washington County recently held its graduation ceremony at Beaver Creek Country Club. The mission of the program is to provide additional leadership training and community immersion for people identified as accomplished in their business, nonprofit and/or government sectors. The program began in 1987 and has graduated more than 600 people who have served on boards, run for public office and taken on leadership roles in the community. Members of the graduating class are: o Jason Allen, Brook Lane Health Services o Jan Baker, Antietam Cable Television o Marcia Baker, Keller Stonebraker Insurance o Kenneth Berry, Freedom Equity LLC o Jody Bishop, Washington County Health System o Jodi Blair, Smith Elliott Kearns & Co. LLC o Gary Broadwater, Antietam Health Service o Tracy Burger, Tower Bank o Shannon Cianelli, Kaplan College o Geneva Dale, M&T Bank o Adam Donius, Chick-fil-A o Scott Fessler, First Data o Patrick Flickinger, Susquehanna Bank o Laura Gery, Bright Horizons Family Solutions o Bryan Hanes, Antietam Insurance o Dave Hanlin, Hagerstown Transload Services LLC o Justin Hartings, Biaera Technologies LLC o Amy Hiet, Girls Inc. o Thomas Kline, Washington County Government o Joe Marschner, Hagerstown Community College o Boyd Michael, Washington County Public Schools o Shannon Murphy, BodySense PT o Zach Newman,...

Steven Wolfe, this year's president and a member of the Grace Academy Missions Team for the past six years, is graduating from Grace Academy this spring. Hanna Eby became the new president at the end-of-year meeting on May 11. Hanna will be a ninth-grader in the fall, and has been very active on the Missions Team for the past two years. In the past six years, the Grace Academy Missions Team has volunteered at more than 100 events, with organizations such as Easter Seals, Mount Hope Prison Ministries, the Hagerstown Rescue Mission, The Salvation Army, Children In Need, Food Resources, WCRH, Western Maryland Hospital Center, Book Savers and the Boys & Girls Club.

JULY 15, 1941-APRIL 27, 2009 WILLIAMSPORT - Nevin Wayne Shank, 67, of Williamsport, passed away in the company of family on Monday, April 27, 2009, at his home. Born July 15, 1941, in Hagerstown, he is the son of Rosalyn (Daugherty) Shank of Boonsboro and the late Nevin Miller Shank. He was a 1959 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He was a member of Hollowell Brethren in Christ. Mr. Shank retired from Mack Trucks after more than 33 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of Funkstown American Legion.

HAGERSTOWN -- The announcement Tuesday of a $375,000 federal grant for the Easter Seals Adult Day Service Center in Hagerstown became quite personal when a client who is already benefiting told her story. "I have come so far, thanks to all my friends at Easter Seals," said Patricia Burkett. Now 65 and using a walker, Burkett started attending the day program at the 101 E. Baltimore St. center last April. It became apparent quickly that Burkett needed housing that would better meet her needs.