Notice:  Rental of Jefferson Ruritan Center:  call 301-473-8753

Notice: Jefferson Ruritan Club has medical supplies to lend to people in the area (Jefferson, Brunswick, Burkittsville,...).  Items include hospital beds, walkers, crutches, and wheelchairs.  Call 301-473-8546.  Donations are welcome.

     Applications for scholarships from Jefferson Ruritan are open until April 1, 2009

February 7 : Jefferson Ruritan Butchering

Our next butchering will be the first week of December. with sales on Saturday,
  To place an order, you may call one of one of these numbers:    
         301-473-7986     301-834-8709     301-473-8546     301-473-8699

See pictures from Feb. 3 & 4, 2005 butchering

Saturday, February 21, 2009:  Jefferson Ruritan Community Supper

Location: Jefferson Ruritan Center
Time:  12 - 5 pm.
Cost:  $14 (adult)
Menu:  Country ham, fried oysters, turkey, ...

July 27 - August 1, 2009:  Jefferson Ruritan Community Carnival

This is a major fund raiser for our local organizations, providing good food and entertainment.

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Cooperative Projects:

Backyard Buffers 2009

Help control pollution run-off by planting seedlings and shrubs in your back yard.  The "Buffer in a Bag" program includes 25 bare root seedlings and shrubs in a bag for free.  You can help restore and protect your local waters and the Chesapeake Bay without leaving your own backyard.     More information.

Proposed Dominion Gas Line Pumping Station - Citizen Action

DTI Withdraws from Pre-Application Process

For more information see the web site for Jefferson MD Community Association: http://www.jmdca.org/

Community Garden

Jefferson Streetscape Task Force.  

Environmental Projects for Jefferson

Stream Sampling - programs of Maryland DNR and Izaak Walton League of America.  More sampling of Catoctin Watershed is needed.

Rain Gardens - beautiful and good for our environment

Rain Barrels - save rain water runoff from your roof for garden and other uses.  Funds approved by the board of Jefferson Ruritan Club. Workshops held on April 24.  16 rain barrels installed.

Hike & Bike Paths - connect our neighborhoods

Shopping for Electricity - reduce your electricity bills

Energy Audits - cut your energy consumption.  Andy Lynn is organizing an energy audit of the Jefferson Ruritan Center.  Walkthrough of Jefferson Ruritan Center at 7:30 pm, Wed., May 22.

Community Organic Vegetable Garden - grow healthy vegetables with the experts.  More info

Volunteer Frederick’s BIG Sweep - The Big Sweep is being held this year on April 26^th. 2008.   Turning Trash into Cash for Frederick Nonprofits.  Information flyer  or visit   www.theBIGSweep.org

 

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Organizations:

Able And Willing - sub web of JeffersonMd.net with it's own registered domain name:  AbleAndWilling.org.  A locally run charitable organization, their mission is to promote education and self-sufficiency in developing countries.

Copperfield HOA of Jefferson, MD - Home owners association in Copperfield in Jefferson.

Fox Haven Center - An Ecological Learning Center situated on 400 acres near Jefferson, Maryland, offers the environmental and social-change community a program of educational and experiential events, such as focused conversations, discussion groups, video presentations, seasonal celebrations, personal retreats and outdoor experiences.

Jefferson Lions - Preventing blindness through research and services is the principal goal of the club. Jefferson Lions Club members have identified and implemented many humanitarian service projects, participated with fellow Lions throughout the community in a Lions awareness program, and conducted several fundraising events.   

Jefferson Ruritan Club - The Jefferson Ruritan Club is the registered owner of the "JeffersonMd.net" domain name and is the prime sponsor of this site. The Jefferson Ruritan web site is a sub web of JeffersonMd.net (it resides on the same computer).  The web address is www.JeffersonMd.net/Ruritan (You can ignore the "www." and the capitalization.)

Jefferson Streetscape Task Force - Jefferson Streetscape is a project started in May 2000 by the Jefferson Ruritan Club in cooperation with other local organizations and residents and the Maryland State Highway Administration for the purpose of improving Jefferson's main street..

Jefferson United Church of Christ - "Where there are no strangers...only friends we haven't met." 

Jefferson United Methodist Church  - new sub web of JeffersonMd.net with it's own registered domain name:  JeffersonMethodist.org. (names on this domain are not case sensitive)

Jefferson Valley Baseball Association Inc -  Babe Ruth Leagues for 13 to 15 year old youths and 16 to 19 year old youths.

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company -  learn history of JVFC and link to other fire and rescue web sites.

St. Paul Lutheran Church (off-site link)

Valley Elementary School (off-site link) - K through 5th grades.

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Businesses in Jefferson, Md

Sponsorship & Free Services

To become a sponsor, add a new site to this host or a link to another related site, call Jim Carpenter at 301-371-5263.  Sponsors can post information on this site.  If you are a Jefferson, Md. resident, we can also list your web site here for free.   Thank you for your interest in Jefferson and Ruritan!

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People:

Kathy Anderson
Pogue Mahone Farm     horse boarding Jefferson, Md.

 

Homer Yost & Carol Dodd
sheep farm and studio/gallery

 

Jim Carpenter Citizen of Jefferson with interests in creating a healthy community, peaceful and sustainable planet and building schools in Africa

Sharon and Ted Lapkoff "The Dynamic Duo" Real Estate Team  301-695-2996 or 301-432-2244

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