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Janice DeIuliis took the reigns of the year-old Southern Frederick County Rotary Club on July 1, and hopes to expand the club's service and membership during her one-year term.

DeIuliis, of Ijamsville, who was recently elected to the position, said she intends to stay true to the club's mission statement: "We are a fellowship of community leaders dedicated to positively impacting southern Frederick County and the world by providing community service and fostering good will."

She said she plans to continue the service projects of the group, such as mentoring boys at the Maryland Sheriffs' Youth Ranch outside of Urbana, maintaining the junior Rotary Club at Urbana High School, donating dictionaries to third-graders at Centerville Elementary School, donating money to Toys for Tots, donating money to Rotary International's polio eradication fund, and sponsoring families during the holidays.

She said the club also plans a road rally for classic cars to tour the roads of Frederick County, which she hopes will be a successful fundraiser.

DeIuliis lives with her husband of 26 years, Bob, and has two children, Brandon, 24, and Nicole, 22. She is the owner and president of Visiting Angles, a non-medical senior home care company. She has also been the manager of Talon Construction, owned by her husband, and was previously the owner of a publishing and marketing company in Frederick.

She said as the club grows, she hopes it can reach out to local and international organizations that need help, for instance the club made a donation to relief efforts in Haiti following the earthquake, but she said this aid need not be limited to money. "We want to help anyone that needs help," she said listing churches that need help taking care of their grounds or sports organizations that need referees as possible examples.

"Finding the projects that are in need has been our challenge," DeIuliis said.

To join the club, prospective members must come to two meetings and sit in and to be introduced. The club

She said that the club currently has about 40 members, but she hopes hope to have 60 at the end of her term.

"A lot of people think rotary is a networking club, and it's not," she said. She said Rotary is for "ethical people who aren't selfishly promoting their businesses, but really want to help the community."

New Market resident

interns with congressman

Mark Trammell, of New Market, is interning this summer with U.S. Rep Roscoe Bartlett (R) in his Washington, D.C. office.

Trammell, a student at Liberty University School of Law, said the experience was rewarding.

"Working for Congressman Bartlett, someone who I deeply respect, was an opportunity I could not pass up," he said in a press release.

Bartlett said that Trammell did a great job assisting in his office, according to the press release.

"Mark did a great job assisting fellow constituents and staff in many ways while learning more about how the Congress works," Bartlett said in a press release.

Trammell researched bills, attended congressional hearings, and assisted constituents with their questions to Bartlett.

He has two years of law school remaining, and he plans to seek out other internships, according to Lisa Wright, spokeswoman for Bartlett.

Students graduate college

Several area students recently graduated from colleges and universities, including:

- From Frostburg State University, Allyson Mandich of Monrovia, who earned a Master of Arts degree in secondary education; and Kirsten Stone of New Market, who earned a Master of Arts degree in elementary education.

- Frankie Hourigan, of Ijamsville, graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Grove City College in Grove City, Pa.

Students named to

deans' lists

Several local students were recently named to the deans' lists at their respective colleges and universities for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2010 semester.

- Dean's list students from Frostburg State University achieving a 4.0 GPA include: Brett Bickel, John Ferguson and James Wright, all from Monrovia, and Ryan Miller from New Market. Other dean's list students from Frostburg include: Ijamsville residents Stephanie Gwinn and Kevin Perno, Monrovia residents Nicholas Giambruno, Jacqueline Neal, Alissa Russo and Harlie Warden, New Market residents Raquel Ceppi and Kevin Hennigan and Urbana resident Heather Fleishell.

- Joseph T. Mannarino of New Market was named to the dean's list at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

Humane Society seeks historical memorabilia

The Frederick County Humane Society is looking for historical photos, newspaper clippings or any other memorabilia related to the group, as it begins planning for its 100th anniversary of incorporation.

"Thousands of people have been members, served as officers or benefitted from Frederick County Humane Society programs," Executive Director Brigitte R. Farrell said in a press release. "We hope that anyone with memories of a parent or grandparent volunteering at the Humane Society, or anyone who has things tucked away in a corner of the attic or basement will share that with us."

Items may be mailed to or dropped off at the Frederick County Humane Society, 217 W. Patrick St., Frederick.

The Humane Society is planning a special event to celebrate its centennial. Paws to Reflect: A Celebration of 100 years of Compassion and Caring is planned for Oct. 6 at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick.

For more information, call manager of development and community affairs Kevin Moriarty at 301-694-8300, ext. 203 or e-mail kmoriarty@

live.com.

Community Foundation grant benefits Hope Alive

Hope Alive, a shelter in Sabillasville for homeless women and their children that opened in 2006, recently received a grant from The Community Foundation of Frederick County Inc. The funds went toward custom storage cabinets for the industrial kitchen, which all the families share, according to a press release.

According to Sue Oehmig, founder and executive director of the shelter, the new units provide plenty of space for each individual family's food and the community supplies. The old storage, plastic tubs on wire rack shelves, was not as spacious.

"The new floor-to-ceiling cabinets have already resulted in fewer trips to the grocery store and increased cost savings by the residents who are now able to stock up on sale items and bulk purchases," the release said.

The cabinets were designed and built by Interwood Enterprises Inc., based in Woodbine. The company donated some materials and labor to keep the project within the proposed cost, according to the release.

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