YMCA gala set for Saturday

The Hagerstown YMCA’s gala fundraiser, “A Toast to the Twenties,” will be Saturday at Hager Hall Conference and Event Center on Dual Highway in Hagerstown.

The evening will begin with cocktails at 6:15 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:15 p.m.

Tickets cost $295 per couple and include cocktail hour, dinner for two, dancing and a chance at winning the grand prize, a 2013 Volkswagen Passat or $20,000 cash prize. 


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Other prizes from local establishments will be given away throughout the evening.

This is the largest fundraiser the Hagerstown YMCA holds to help support its youth-sponsorship programs, as well as families unable to afford memberships.

Tickets can be purchased at the YMCA’s front desk or from any member of the YMCA’s board of directors. 

For more information, call Linda at 301-739-3990, ext. 4211.

 

Hot Wheels Day planned March 3

Shiloh United Methodist Church, 19731 Shiloh Church Road, Hagerstown, will hold its second annual Hot Wheels Day Sunday, March 3, from 2 to 5 p.m.

The event celebrates decades of model car fun. There will be several hundred Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars on display, and there will be multiple Hot Wheels tracks set up for racing.

Attendees are invited to bring their model cars for an afternoon of racing fun or bring their vintage cars for display. Admission is free. The event will feature door prizes, snacks and coupons for one month of free karate lessons at Shiloh Church.

For more information, call 301-991-7839 or go to www.shilohumchagerstownmd.com.

 

Thrift shop to hold sale

Repeat Performance, sponsored by the Meritus Medical Center Auxiliary, will hold its annual winter clearance sale beginning Monday and running though Saturday, March 2, during regular business hours.

The shop will be open Monday, which is Presidents Day.

All winter and fall clothing, shoes and purses will be reduced to 50 percent off the original price. The only exception on sale items will be books, cards and stationery.

Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The store is at 18706 Crestwood Drive, behind Dunkin’ Donuts on Pennsylvania Avenue in Hagerstown.

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