County government announces holiday schedule

The county administrator approved the following holiday closures and modified operating schedules for the months of December and January:

Friday, Dec. 23

• All Charles County Government offices and the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville will be closed at 1 p.m.

• Charles County Public Library (all branches) will be closed.

Saturday, Dec. 24

• The Charles County Landfill and all recycling centers will be closed at 2 p.m.

• Port Tobacco Recreation Center, Elite Gymnastics, indoor pools, and all school-based community centers will be closed.

• VanGO last departures from the Waldorf transfer point will be at 5:30 p.m. on the 301 Connector, Business A, Business B, and Charlotte Hall routes. Last departures from the Waldorf transfer point will be at 6 p.m. on the Berry Road, Indian Head, Pinefield, St. Charles A, St. Charles B, and St. Charles C routes. Last departures from the La Plata transfer point will be at 5:30 p.m. on the 301 Connector, Bryans Road, and Nanjemoy routes. Last departures from the La Plata transfer point for Newburg will be at 4:30 p.m., and for La Plata will be at 6 p.m.

• Charles County Public Library (all branches) will be closed.

Sunday, Dec. 25

• The Crain Memorial Welcome Center and Port Tobacco Village (Port Tobacco Courthouse, Burch House, Stagg Hall) will be closed.

• Port Tobacco Recreation Center, Elite Gymnastics, indoor pools, and all school-based community centers will be closed.

• Charles County Public Library (all branches) will be closed.

Monday, Dec. 26

• All Charles County Government offices and the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville will be closed.

• The Nanjemoy Community Center, senior centers, Port Tobacco Recreation Center, Elite Gymnastics, indoor pools, and all school-based community centers will be closed.

• Charles County Public Library (all branches) will be closed.

• Charles County Health Department will be closed.

• The Charles County Landfill and Recycling Center on Billingsley Road in Waldorf, and the Pisgah Recycling Center on Route 425 in Pisgah will be closed.

• Curbside recycling and yard waste collection will be delayed one day for the entire week, Tuesday, December 27 through Saturday, December 31 — note this is a change to the printed recycling schedule.

Saturday, Dec. 31

• Port Tobacco Recreation Center, Elite Gymnastics, indoor pools, and all school-based community centers will be closed.

• The Nanjemoy Community Center and all other senior centers will be closed.

• VanGO last departures from the Waldorf transfer point will be at 5:30 p.m. on the 301 Connector, Business A, Business B, and Charlotte Hall routes. Last departures from the Waldorf transfer point will be at 6 p.m. on the Berry Road, Indian Head, Pinefield, St. Charles A, St. Charles B, and St. Charles C routes. Last departures from the La Plata transfer point will be at 5:30 p.m. on the 301 Connector, Bryans Road, and Nanjemoy routes. Last departures from the La Plata transfer point for Newburg will be at 4:30 p.m., and for La Plata will be at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1

• All indoor pools will be closed for open swim (Lackey, Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center, and North Point).

• The Crain Memorial Welcome Center and Port Tobacco Village (Port Tobacco Courthouse, Burch House, Stagg Hall) will be closed.

Monday, Jan. 2

• All Charles County Government offices and the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville will be closed.

• The Nanjemoy Community Center, senior centers, Port Tobacco Recreation Center, Elite Gymnastics, indoor pools, and all schoolbased community centers will be closed.

• The Charles County Landfill and Recycling Center on Billingsley Road in Waldorf, and the Pisgah Recycling Center on Route 425 in Pisgah will be closed.

• Curbside recycling and yard waste collection will be delayed one day for the entire week, Tuesday, Jan. 3 through Saturday, Jan. 7.

• Charles County Public Librar y (all branches) will be closed.

• Charles County Health Department will be closed.

Monday, Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

• All Charles County Government offices and the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville will be closed.

• All school-based community centers will be closed.

• All indoor pools will be open 1 p.m. — 9 p.m. for open swim (Lackey, Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center, and North Point).

• The Nanjemoy Community Center and all other senior centers will be closed.

• VanGO will operate on a reduced holiday schedule. Last departures from the Waldorf transfer point will be at 5:30 p.m. on the 301 Connector, Business A, Business B, and Charlotte Hall routes. Last departures from the Waldorf transfer point will be at 6 p.m. on the Berry Road, Indian Head, Pinefield, St. Charles A, St. Charles B, and St. Charles C routes. Last departures from the La Plata transfer point will be at 5:30 p.m. on the 301 Connector, Bryans Road, and Nanjemoy routes. Last departures from the La Plata transfer point for Newburg. will be at 4:30 p.m., and for La Plata will be at 6 p.m.

• The Charles County Landfill and Recycling Center on Billingsley Road in Waldorf, and the Pisgah Recycling Center on Route 425 in Pisgah will be closed.

• Charles County Public Librar y (all branches) will be closed.

• Charles County Health Department will be closed.

For questions about County Government holiday closures, contact the Public Information Office at 301-885-2779 or PressRoom@CharlesCountyMD.gov. Citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-7352258.

CSM to close for winter break

The College of Southern Maryland will close for its winter break at 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 22. All offices and facilities at all campuses will be unavailable until the college resumes normal operations on Tuesday, Jan. 3, including Continuing Education courses. CSM’s January term for credit courses begins Jan. 4 and concludes Jan. 23.

Over the winter break, registration and access to all online services is available at www.csmd. edu through my.CSMD services. The following offices will monitor email during the break: Admissions at askme@csmd. edu, Bursar’s Office at bursarsoffice@csmd.edu, Financial Assistance at finaid@csmd.edu, Registrar at webreg@csmd. edu and Veterans Benefits at veteransbenefits@ csmd.edu.

There will be in-person opportunities at each campus to enroll and register for the Spring Semester on “Super Saturdays” Jan. 7 and 21. To schedule a meeting with an adviser, visit www. csmd.edu/friendlyfridays or contact 301-934-7765, option 9.

The college will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 16. Classes for Spring Semester term and for Spring Mini I will begin on Jan. 25.

All College Stores will be open for Super Saturday on Jan. 21 and on Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for both days. Textbook Discount Day will be on Jan. 18, with 10 percent off new and used textbooks. For more, see http://www.csmcollegestore.com/.

A complete calendar for CSM is available at http://calendar.csmd. edu/main.php.

New funds to help Southern Maryland nonprofits grow

The Community Foundation of Southern Maryland announced the creation of four new Seedling Funds by local donors to support the causes and institutions they care about in their communities. The four funds are:

• St. John’s School Scholarship Fund: A designated endowment fund established by Mike and Barbara Thompson of Hollywood to provide scholarships for students attending St. John’s School now and forever. The fund will support students’ tuition and fees based on financial need to be allocated at the discretion of the school principal.

• George Martin Connelly Jr. Financial and Social Equality Fund: A donor-advised fund that supports programs to end partner/domestic violence, create financial literacy programs and outreach, assist the

region’s LGBTQ population affected by homelessness, and related donor interests.

• Elaine’s Gift Fund: A non-endowed fund established in memor y of Elaine Fagan that provides college scholarships to the children of single parents.

• Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Fund: An endowment fund established to support scholar- ships, operating expenses, and mission-oriented programs at the Leonardtown academy.

Unlike other types of charitable gift funds that require a minimum upfront contribution, Seedling Funds can be opened with little or no initial contribution and gradually added to over time. When the tax-deductible contributions to the fund reach $5,000, the donor may then direct the foundation to begin paying out funds to the organizations and causes they have designated, or allow the foundation to allocate the funds as it sees fit.

Seedling Funds can be used to provide grants and scholarships for 501c3 nonprofits, educational institutions, and governmental agencies. They may be endowed — that is, perpetual funds that award grants annually — or non-endowed — that is, grants that are given throughout the year.

For more information on how to open a Seedling Fund to support a charitable organization in the community, contact Gretchen Hardman at 240-670-4483, or gretchen@cfsomd.org.

Bildman named to CSM Foundation board of directors

The College of Southern Maryland Foundation has announced the addition of Eileen Bildman to its board of directors. She has been appointed to serve a five-year term.

Bildman, of Hollywood, Md., is the director of development and marketing for Airtec Inc., working on expansion projects at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. At Airtec, she also has served as the director of finance and em- ployee relations. She owns her own design company, Studio 2 Designs, working mostly with commercial and larger residential custom homes.

She is on the Calvert Marine Museum Board of Governors as well as the museum society’s board. Members of the board of governors are appointed by the Calvert County commissioners, and they serve in an advisory role to the museum’s senior staff and to the county commissioners. The members of the board of governors also serve as the board of directors for the Calvert Marine Museum Society. Bildman heads the museum’s main fundraising event, the Bugeye Ball.

She served on the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation Board for seven years, helping raise money for the hospital’s educational fund and co-chairing the board’s fundraising gala for six years. She was involved in instituting a Daisy Award program at the hospital to honor outstanding nurses and assisted in choosing student scholarship recipients.

At the request of the St. Mary’s County sher- iff, Bildman became a member of the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Advisory Board, assisting in helping raise awareness in the community of activities for children at risk. She worked with detectives on the Shop with a Cop and summer camp programs. During that time, she began a memorial for victims of homicide in St. Mary’s County. The annual memorial is held in the fall to bring together families who have suffered the loss of a loved one by the hand of another person.

Also serving on the CSM Foundation are Rané Franklin as chairwoman, 1987 alum Christine Rush as immediate past chair woman; Nancy Hempstead as first vice chair woman, Kimberly Rosenfield as second vice chairwoman, Theodore “Ted” L. Harwood II as trustee representative, 1969 alum Linda Cox, 1979 alum James Di Misa, 2005 alum Leah Estevez, 2000 alum Ruth Ann Ferrell, David Hruda, Alland “Al” Leandre, 1975 alum Reuben F. “Jay” Lilly, Micheline Lopez-Estrada, Brenda Lowe, Vickie Kite Milburn, Dixie Miller, 1997 alum Lisa Oliver, Dr. Stephen Peters, Robert V. Price Jr., Gregory S. “Trey” Proctor III, Thomas Quattlebaum, Dr. Ila Shah, Bernadette “Birdie” Shannon, Harry Shasho, Gary Simpson, Stacy Trimble and Jennifer Wamsley. CSM President Brad Gottfried serves as foundation secretary-treasurer and CSM Vice President of Advancement Michelle Goodwin serves as executive director.

For information on the foundation, go to http:// foundation.csmd.edu.