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Our 55th Year Cape St. Claire Improvement Association, Inc. Community Newsletter September 2010

In This Issue

Boy Scout Jamboree …...……....1, 2

Cape Cleanup……………………….3

Goshen Farm……….………........4, 5

Halloween Happenings ……….....6,7

Welcome to our first On-Line Newsletter

Boy Scout Jamboree The Boy Scout National Jambo-ree is an enormous scouting event that happens every 4 years. Thou-sands of Scouts and leaders apply to go to this momentous event. Over 100,000 people apply but only 45,000 actually get picked to go. I was one of these 45,000 Scouts that were picked to attend this year's National Jamboree, along with my friend Spencer Mikulski, who is also a member of Troop 2214 in Cape St. Claire. Since 2010 is the 100th anniver-sary of Boy Scouts, the Jamboree was better than it has ever been. Every day there were shows at

each camp's arena. There were daily activities such as canoe-ing, mountain boarding, BMX, obstacle courses, and much more. There were also special activities every day. The Jamboree is held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, on over 40,000 acres of land. The Jam-boree is so big that it even has its own radio station where any Scout could go make a shout out to his family or troop, or request a song. There were mul-tiple kiosks for food and there where AT&T kiosks where a Scout could call home or use a computer. Everyone is required to wear an ID tag because all of the really fun activities require you to have one. All throughout the day you could see thousands of Scouts sitting on the side of the base roads trading patches. There were patches there that you could not believe! There were patches that glowed in the dark, patches that changed colors in the sun, patches with Marvel characters on them, patches from different countries, big patches, expensive patches, any patch you could think of. There was even a SOBE set of patches. Out of all the activities, patch trading was a favorite of mine.

The fun continued when the sun went down with the arena show. Imagine the amount of people who attended Super Bowl 41, then add about 3,000, then sit them all on the ground in front of a giant stage. That is what the arena show was like! At the show there were great acts: The bands Honor Society and Switchfoot performed for us. President Obama delivered a recorded ad-dress to us, and earlier in the week Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense, spoke to us. Mike

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Rowe, the host of “Dirty Jobs,” was there and talked to us on stage, too. Mike grew up in Bal-timore and earned the rank of Eagle Scout! To top it all off, there was a fireworks display better than July 4th and New Year’s combined. That show made me realize how much fun it is being a Scout. I had so much fun at Jamboree that I strongly encourage all Boy Scouts (and Cub Scouts who will be Boy Scouts) to at-tend the next Jamboree in 2013 which will be at a brand new scouting camp in West Virginia. I hope all Scouts will be able to go to a Jamboree once in their life because for me, the 2010 National Scout Jamboree was the coolest thing I have ever done in Boy Scouts. Submitted By: Jeffrey Bailey Senior Patrol Leader Boy Scout Troop 2214 Cape St. Claire

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CAPE

CLEAN-UP

Friday, September 24th &

Saturday, September 25th

Corner of Broadview and

Cape St. Claire Road

Anne Arundel County Waste Management has graciously of-fered Cape Residents a weekend in September for our 2010 Clean-Up. The Clean-UP will begin as soon as the County arrives on Friday, (before 11:00 AM). We will make every effort to op-erate the Clean-Up until 4:30 PM on Friday the 24h space permit-ting. On Saturday the 25th the Clean-up will begin at 7:30 AM and continue until approximately

2:00 PM, space permitting. Due to the closing of the landfill on Sundays, all dumpster cans will be removed on Saturday beginning at 2:00 PM. In an effort to protect our envi-ronment and dispose of our trash properly, Anne Arundel County will be providing the clean-up with cans for recycling and 2 on-site Anne Arundel County Employees to assist the residents with the proper dis-posal of their TRASH. When you arrive at the clean-up you will be asked to dispose of your TRASH in the proper cans. Please keep this in mind as you load your vehicles. Try to keep your recyclables together (Glass, Cardboard, Paper, Met-als etc…). The following is a list of unacceptable materials: Junk Automobiles Trailers

Gas and Propone Tanks Tree Trunks Oil Drums or Tanks Liquids Hazardous Waste Boats Tires Logs Paints Refrigerators Air Conditioners If you should have any questions about the clean-up please contact Mary Lamb at 410-757-0593.

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On September 1, 2010 the Anne Arundel County Board of Educa-tion unanimously approved a 10 year lease with the Goshen Farm Preservation Society. For those who have been watching our pro-gress you know that this has been a four year process. Our first project will be to reno-vate the caretaker’s cottage. Building materials and volunteers will be needed. If you are inter-ested in helping us please contact us through our website Congratulations to Benjamin Hadden of Annapolis! Benja-min's winning raffle ticket was drawn on Saturday, July 10, at 4:30 PM, and he picked up his brand new Ascend Kayaks that same evening. Ben and his fam-ily live in the Atlantis community where there's plenty of water to enjoy the kayaks!

The Goshen Farm Preservation Society would like to thank all everyone who contributed to the fundraiser by purchasing raffle tickets. We would also like to thank Bass Pro Shops of Arundel

Mills for helping us procure the kayaks at a great price. We were able to raise over $1,600.00 toward the matching grant for the restoration of the property. The GFPS would also like to thank Gordon Pollock of GP Landscaping for the wonderful job that he and his crew did mowing the property around both the main house and the caretakers cottage. Thank you so much! We are gearing up for our An-nual Halloween Ball once again. Last year we had such wonderful support from our community in ticket sales and in Silent Auction donations. If you or your business would like to donate an item to our auction please contact us through our website. The Ball will be held on Friday, October 22nd at 7 pm at the Clubhouse. Submitted by Barbara Morgan President GFPS www.goshenfarm.org.

Goshen Farm

Preservation Society

Happenings

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The Goshen Farm Preservation Society

Announces Its Second Annual

HALLOWEEN BALL HALLOWEEN BALL HALLOWEEN BALL HALLOWEEN BALL

FUNDRAISERFUNDRAISERFUNDRAISERFUNDRAISER

Featuring DJ Tunes by Freak N Fuzz

(Costumes encouraged but not required)

Friday, October 22, 2010 7 to 11 PM

Cape St. Claire Clubhouse 1223 River Bay Road, Annapolis, MD 21409

Also featuring a Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, Door Prizes,

Dancing and FUN!!!

$15 per person for GFPS Members, $20 per person for non-members

Admission includes snacks and two drinks per person (beer, wine, soda)

Get your tickets by contacting a GFPS Board Member Visit www.goshenfarm.org for ticket sale dates at Graul’s in Cape St. Claire

And for other businesses where tickets will be sold Limited tickets will be available at the door on the night of the Ball

All proceeds benefit the mission of the Goshen Farm Preservation Society

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HAY RIDES, PUMPKINS, FACE PAINTING,

MOON BOUNCE, SCARECROW MAKING, CRAFTS AND MORE…….

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FOR A HALLOWEEN EVENT IN THE

CLUBHOUSE CORRAL (next to the clubhouse) FROM 10 AM UNTIL 3 PM. $5.00 PER CHILD (PRICE INCLUDES ACTIVITIES, HAYRIDE AND 1 PUMPKIN)

$6.00 ADDITIONAL FOR SCARECROW MAKING SUPPLIES

ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

FAMILY NAME___________________________PHONE #_________________

ADDRESS_______________________________________________________

CHILDS NAME____________________________AGE____________________

CHILDS NAME____________________________AGE____________________

CHILDS NAME____________________________AGE____________________

CHILDS NAME____________________________AGE____________________

CHILDS NAME____________________________AGE____________________

CHILDS NAME____________________________AGE____________________

CHILDREN ATTENDING _______________ X $5.00 = _________ NUMBER OF SCARECROWS TO BE MADE X$6.00 = _________ ( SUPPLIES INCLUDED FOR SCARECROW- STRAW, PANTS, SHIRT, TWINE, GLUE, CRAFT SUPPLIES ETC… ) CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL AND RE-

TURNED WITH REGISTRATION ASAP AS SPACE IS LIMITED!!

2010

Halloween Happenings

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION FORM AND RETURN WITH PAYMENT TO MARY LAMB -1180 SUMMIT DRIVE – ANNAPOLIS, MD 21409 (410-757-0593)

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGSHALLOWEEN HAPPENINGSHALLOWEEN HAPPENINGSHALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010

10AM UNTIL 3PM

IN RESPONSE TO MANY REQUESTS THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

COMMITTEE IS SPONSORING THE 2ND ANNUAL HALLOWEEN EVENT IN THE

CORRAL AREA OF THE CLUBHOUSE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010. WE

WILL BE HOSTING CRAFTS, A MOONBOUNCE, HAYRIDES, SCARECROW

MAKING AND A PUMPKIN PATCH. FOOD AND CRAFTS WILL BE AVAILABLE

TO PURCHASE. ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND SPACES

WILL BE LIMITED. SEND YOUR REGISTRATIONS IN EARLY!!

TRICK OR TREAT AT THE SHOPPING CENTER

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010 JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

AS THEY DRESS UP AND TRICK-OR-TREAT AT THE CAPE ST. CLAIRE SHOP-

PING CENTER. TRICK-OR-TREATING WILL BEGIN AT 5PM AND LAST UNTIL

6;30 PM OR UNTIL THE CANDY IS GONE!!! LOOK FOR THE SIGNS IN THE

WINDOWS OF THE LOCAL MERCHANTS TO IDENTIFY THOSE

PARTICIPATING. AS ALWAYS DO NOT FORGET TO SAY THANK YOU!!!!

HOLIDAY FALL CRAFT SHOW

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010

10AM UNTIL 3PM AT THE CAPE ST. CLAIRE CLUBHOUSE

CRAFTERS NEEDED –CALL MARY LAMB AT 410-757-0593

FOR MORE INFORMATION

SPONSORED BY HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS