Partnership Aims to End Hunger in Calvert

Calvert County charities, schools, businesses and government officials are working together in a partnership called End Hunger in the county.

During October, food collection bins will be placed in every public school, branches of PNC banks and other locations. Organizers estimate that about 400,000 items could be collected in school locations alone. The food will be distributed to county food pantries.

The effort has received the support of local government officials, the Calvert Chamber of Commerce, the Calvert public school system, Calvert United Way, the College of Southern Maryland and Calvert Memorial Hospital, plus more than 30 local businesses.

"This is the type of community effort that has always made Calvert County a great place to live," Maryland Sen. President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) said. "It's neighbor helping neighbor. I'm proud to be a part of the End Hunger in Calvert County project."

The group plans to work with local educational institutions to give low-income residents tools to improve job skills. It will also hold other events, such as concerts, to raise awareness.

"The response already has been so amazing; we're working hard just to keep up with all the people who want to be a part of this," said the Rev. Robert P. Hahn, chairman of the partnership and pastor of Chesapeake Church.

For information or to get involved, contact End Hunger in Calvert County at 410-257-5672 or info@endhungercalvert.org.

Women's Equality Day

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) will host the sixth annual Women's Equality Day and Networking Fair today at Middleton Hall in Waldorf.

The event will feature remarks by Elizabeth Ross, a cardiologist, and an update on local health-care issues by the Women's Network Advisory Committee of the 5th Congressional District.

Women's Equality Day is Tuesday. It commemorates the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.

Calvert Visitors Guide

The Department of Economic Development is compiling information for the 2009 Calvert County Visitors Guide.

Museums, dining, shopping destinations, hotels, inns and recreational boating organizations with locations in the county may submit information for possible inclusion in the free guide.