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Harford County Council

District Happenings

January 15, 2015

Volume 1, Issue 1

Meet Mike

Mike first moved toJoppatowne at the age

of two in 1978. Hegraduated from Joppa-

towne High School in1993, and earned a

B.A. in Economics

from the University of Notre Dame in

1997. After college, Mike moved to Con-necticut and did actuarial work in theProperty & Casualty insurance indus-

try. He returned to Harford County in2005 and lived in Belcamp until 2013,

when he returned home to Joppatowne.

In 2006, Mike started doing private ac-counting and financial analysis work for a

media services company. Then 2010, he

Hello, and welcome to the rst edion of my District A newsleer! My goal is to get this newsleer out twice per

month and to have a mixed focus on community events, legislave issues of note, and a spotlight on one parcular

group or organizaon within the District.

Before I go any further, if you do not wish to receive these newsleers, please send a removal request to our email

and you will be deleted from the distribuon list. Beginning with our next issue will we have an unsubscribe opon

available for your use.

If you have any informaon you would like to be distributed via this newsleer or are part of an organizaon you

would like to see spotlighted, please e-mail me at [email protected].

To try to make myself accessible beyond phone and e-mail, I am also available to talk in person at the Joppatowne

Flea Market on the Second Sunday of every month from 2-4 p.m. I have a table right inside the entrance you can't

miss it.

Also on the topic of accessibility, my "real job" is working for a tax accountant, so from the beginning of February

through mid-April, my overall availability and response me as a Council Member will be signicantly diminished in

comparison to the rest of the year. I will be relying heavily upon my Legislave Aide, Donna Blasdell, to help me

keep up during tax season; Donna and I will be focused on making sure me sensive issues are the primary focus

during this crunch me.

I look forward to serving as the Council Member for District A and working with all of the dierent stakeholders in

our communies!

Council Meengs are held the 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 PM in the Harford

County Council Chambers located at 212 Bond

Street, Bel Air, MD 21014.

went back to school to become eligible to

sit for the CPA exams, completing the ex-ams in early 2013. He currently works

part time as a tax preparer and is pro-gressing towards the 2,000 hour work ex-

perience requirement necessary to earnthe CPA designation.

In 2007, Mike took over as president and

director of The Sharing Table a coalition

of church groups serving a hot lunch anddistributing groceries every Saturday outof Prince of Peace Church in Edge-
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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wood. Mike left The Sharing Table in

2011 to focus on the CPA Exams, and re-turned to the ministry in 2013.

Mike has served as a lector at Holy SpiritCatholic Church in Joppatowne since

2006 and also served on the PastoralCouncil at Holy Spirit from 2007 to2009. Last week, Mike became the new-

est member of the Joppatowne LionsClub.

Since being sworn into office on Decem-

ber 1, Mike has been appointed to theHarford County Community Mediation

Commission, the Commission on Disabili-ties, and the Audit Advisory Board. Mike

also serves as the County Council's liai-

son to the ARC Northern Chesapeake Re-gion.

Mike is currently single and resides inJoppatowne's Harborside Village Apart-

ments. Mike never met a poker game hedidn't like, and enjoys working withspreadsheets far more than any normalperson should. In his spare time, he en-

joys reading and spending time with hisnieces and nephews. Early on a summer

morning, you might find him launchinghis kayak from Mariner Point Park.

Meet Donna

The other half of the District A CouncilOffice team is Donna Blasdell. Donna is

originally from the Northern Virginia areawhere she grew up the daughter of an

Army Lieutenant Colonel. She graduatedfrom George Mason University in Fairfax,

Virginia with a BS in Business Admin-

istration. While in her final semester ofcollege, she met her husband Richard.

They married in 1987 and have 9 chil-dren. After living in Washington DC for 5

years, where Richard was an EMT, theymoved to Anne Arundel County when

Richard was a hired as a career fire fight-er for the county. Needing a larger house

for their growing family, Donna and Rich-ard moved to Edgewood in July 2002.

Donna worked as a federal government

contractor for several agencies includingthe FAA, NASA and the National Library

of Medicine for over 16 years. In recentyears, she also served in several volun-

teer positions. She was a volunteer Cat-echist at Prince of Peace Church, she

served on the board of the Edgewood El-ementary School PTA, and she was elect-

ed as treasurer for the Ladies Auxiliary ofthe Corpus Christi Council of the Knightsof Columbus.

Donna is passionate about healthy, frugalliving. She enjoys helping others to learn

how to improve their lives by learninghow to live simply, budget and enjoy

freedom from debt. She and her family

enjoy family dinners, family game andmovies nights, and trips to the WardCenter Y for swimming and rock wallclimbing. If Donna isnt spending time

with the family, you can find her re-searching all things alpacas. The familys

goal is to have an alpaca farm in the fu-ture.

Come Support the

Joppatowne High School PTA!!!

When: Friday, January 16, 2015

9AM9 PM

Where: Towne Grille & Pub

Joppatowne Plaza Center

What: 10% of your bill will be donated

to the JHS PTA

Remember to tell your server you are there

for the JHS Fundraiser!


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Southern Harford Rotary Club

Snow Ball 2015

The Southern Harford Rotary club will be hosng

its Fourth Annual Snow Ball on January 24, 2015 at

The Residents Club at Bulle Rock. The theme for

this year is :

Guests are encouraged to wear 1950s or 1980sare in keeping with the Snow Balls movie theme.

Music is being provided by the local band Klassix.

There will be an imaginave marni bar by Jims

Boleworks of Conowingo. Guests can take a turn

in a photo booth to capture the evenings fun.

The purpose of this fun is to provide support for a

local non-prot group. This year s proceeds will be

for the benet of Extreme Family Outreach, an in-

tensive, community-based 501C3 organizaon that

provides educaonal and emoonal support to chil-

dren in the at-risk areas of Southern Harford Coun-

ty.

What is Rotary?

Rotary is an organizaon of business and profes-

sional leaders united worldwide who provide hu-

manitarian service, encourage high ethical stand-

ards in all vocaons, and help build goodwill and

peace in the world. In more than 160 countries

worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians be-

long to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs.

Rotary club membership represents a cross-secon

of the community's business and professional men

and women. The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly

and are nonpolical, nonreligious, and open to all

cultures, races, and creeds.

The main objecve of Rotary is service in the com-

munity, in the workplace, and throughout the world.

Rotarians develop community service projects thataddress many of today's most crical issues, such as

children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment,

illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs

for youth, educaonal opportunies and internaonal

exchanges for students, teachers, and other profes-

sionals, and vocaonal and career development. The

Rotary moo is Service Above Self.

How to contact the District A Office

1) By Phone. My oce phone number is 410-

638-3521. My cell phone number is 443-752-2598. If

I am not available, Donna Blasdell is available to take

your call and assist you. Her phone number is 410-

638-4109 x 1813.

2) By e-mail. The primary email :

[email protected]

This is the email both Donna and myself are able to

access. This ensures we can respond to you quickly.

My email is:

[email protected]

Donnas email is:

[email protected]

3)

In Person. Joppatowne Flea Market at 1000

Joppa Farm Road. My table will set up on the second

Sunday of the month from 2:00 pm unl 4:00 pm.

Drop by the Flea Market to shop and discuss any con-

cerns you may have.

Oce Hours: 09:00 am5:30 pm


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Spotlights on:

Extreme Family Outreach

Extreme Family Outreach Community Impact Programs mission is to have a direct impact

on children and their families, by going right in the HEART of THEIR communies, providing

tools to ensure posive futures, along the Route 40 corridor. The Extreme Family Outreach

Aer-School Programs sets up in a common area or in a local community center.

They present a high-energy, interacve program that is delivered with a holisc approach that

provides elementary and middle school aged children with the necessary tools to build char-

acter while fostering healthy relaonships. Their curriculum includes relevant important life

lessons, such as "It's Cool To Stay in School", "An-Tobacco" and "Say No to Drugs".

In August they conduct a "Back to School Bash" which provides school supplies and back

packs for children in the communies they serve. The Extreme Team also conducts weekly

Visitaon, which gives the opportunity to interact with the enre family, building relaon-

ships and giving opportunies to meet the needs of the family or direcng them to the right

resources. In addion, the "Youth Leadership"program was established to promote leader-

ship qualies in upper middle school and high school students interested in taking on respon-

sibilies at the Extreme Aer-School program sites and become role models for the children.

Extreme Family Outreach conducts a "Holiday of Hope" campaign that supplies complete

Thanksgiving dinners and a Christmas party with gis for the children in the program as well

as their siblings. This year they provided over 200 complete Thanksgiving dinners to our com-

munity. The "Warm Hands, Warm Hearts"program takes place in the winter months making

visits to children, providing support and encouragement, along with supplying hats, gloves

and scarves to keep them warm.

Extreme Family Outreach partners with local neighborhood outreach programs. This iniave

demonstrates unity and oneness throughout our community and Harford County. Today theyare recognized by the Harford County United Charies as an innovave organizaon making a

substanal dierence in the community. Partnering with individuals, businesses, organiza-

ons and churches has empowered them to reach over 400 children and 160 families in the

underserved communies of Harford County!

Anyone interested in supporng our programs or volunteer opportunies please contact us

at www.extremefamilyoutreach.com
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