Holiday Sharing Program
The Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services seeks donors to match up with families and senior citizens in the county who are in need now until end of December.
You also can make a cash donation which will be used to purchase food, clothing and toy gift certificates. Or you can help sort toys or match donors with needy families and seniors.
Groups and individuals interested should visit http://www.dhr.state.md.us/county/ann/holiday.phphttp://www.dhr.state.md.us/county/ann/holiday.php.
For details, call 410-269-4462 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.[1].
NCEON train garden
The North County Emergency Outreach Network train garden continues to chug along in the Marley Station mall in Glen Burnie to take in donations for the nonprofit that provides assistance to those in need in northern Anne Arundel County.
Created annually by Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Pasadena, the garden design changes each year. There is 300 feet of track through a landscaped garden and interactive elements that move and play music.
Admission to the train garden is free. Donations of cash and nonperishable food are collected for NCEON, as are proceeds from all raffles. It is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 31. The train garden will be closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day and will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and News Year Eve.
For details, call George Fornoff at 410-768-3573.
Trees for firefighters
Anne Arundel Alarmers 54th annual Christmas tree sale is underway at the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company, 4 S. Broadview Blvd., and at Northway Liquors on Veterans Highway in Millersville.
Lot hours are noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The lots will remain open until all of the trees have been sold. All of the trees are Frazier trees and cost $45.
For details, call 410-255-7270.
'Dena train garden
John and June Sturgeon open the train garden in a building in the backyard of their home, at 836 Turf Valley Drive in Pasadena, every year. The extensive garden is complemented by a yard that is decorated with lights and Christmas ornaments. Take cameras to have a photo taken with Santa.
The train garden hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays beginning Nov. 28 through Dec. 13 and daily Dec. 15 to Dec. 23. It is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and reopens Dec. 26-27. Park on Hunter Ridge Road and walk to the house.
For details, call the Sturgeons at 410-302-9590.
Annapolis tree lighting
The "Grand Illumination," the annual lighting of the holiday tree in Annapolis and sponsored by the Annapolis Jaycees, will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Alfred A. Hopkins Plaza, Market Space and Main Street.