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We love supporting the annual Strawberry Festival at Messiah Lutheran Church each year. This year marks the 28th year of the festival. Check out photos from previous years here. It will be held on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 from 9am to 4pm at the Sykesville Freedom Fire Department. The Strawberry Festival began as a way for the church to raise funds to construct a fellowship building. It started out small, but then began to grow. It has become the largest in the area and has sold over 420,000 pounds of strawberries! The festivak has games, pony rides, entertainment, a silent auction, food, craft and antique vendors and, of course, strawberry shortcake. Proceeds from past festivals have funded the construction of 'Celebration Hall,' a building used by the Messiah Nursery School, Sunday School, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4H, Lions Club and other community organizations. Every year a portion of the

C&A is a honored to support Maryland Dance Energy's 2018 Annual Showcase. The showcase is April 21st, 2018 at Century High School. MDE has in the Sykesville/Eldersburg area for many years with a very active dance program. Follow Maryland Dance Energy:

The Freedom District Lions Club is having their 25th annual Sweet Vidalia Onion sale. The sale helps support: Free Preschool Vision Screenings Diabetes Awareness & Research Loaning of Medical Equipment Youth Programs & Scholarships Community Outreach to those in need Order options: 10 pound bag for $10 5 pound bag for $6 All orders include booklet of storage & recipe ideas. Deadline to place orders is Saturday, March 31st, 2018 with a delivery in early May. Orders can be placed by calling Bob Valis at 410-795-3693 or leaving your order on voicemail at 410-549-LION (5466). 100% of your donation is used by the Lions Clubs in local and international programs.

C&A is proud to support St. Joseph's Catholic Church's work in the community through their bulletin every Sunday. They have a history of serving the Sykesville area for over 150 years. The first definite plans to form a Catholic congregation in Sykesville were made in 1852. Several hundred Catholic families had settled in the county. The Jesuits, who came from Frederick on horseback and the Sulpicians, who had established St. Charles Preparatory College eight miles south of Sykesville, occasionally offered Mass and administered the sacraments at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Orrelana H. Owings. After St. Joseph’s first pastor, the Right Rev. Msgr. Barnard McManus, left in 1853 to erect St. John’s Church in Baltimore, the pastors from St. Paul’s in Ellicott City tended to the needs of the people in this little mission church. In 1864, Archbishop Martin John Spalding decided to erect several church buildings in the

C&A is honored to sponsor the 2018 season of performances by the Old Line Statesmen Barbershop Chorus. The Old Line Statesmen is a growing, thriving, superior quality a cappella singing organization recognized as such by Carroll County and the surrounding communities. They provide audiences with entertaining performances that are diverse in content, yet rooted in the tradition of four-part barbershop harmony. Activities provide their audiences, members and prospective members with a source of enrichment, fun, and fellowship by incorporating the qualities of humor, showmanship, variety, community involvement, and audience participation. The OLS Chorus is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization supporting community singing and music education in schools. Performance Schedule

C&A is a League Championship sponsor of the 2018 Sykesville Cyclones 11U travel baseball team. The 11U travel team is comprised of 12 families whose 11 year old buys represent the town of Sykesville in Maryland's most competitive youth baseball program—the Mid-Atlantic Baseball Association. Follow the Sykesville Cyclones:

The Freedom District Lions Club is having their annual Fruit Sale. Deadline to place orders is Friday, November 17th, 2017 with a delivery date December 9th, 2017. Orders can be placed by calling 410-549-LION (5466) or call C&A Automotive 410-795-1211.