Submitted photo Poolesville High seniors Megan MacGregor of Poolesville and Rachel Ganassa of Barnesville co-chaired the drive for Mariposa Elementary in Port St. Lucie as their Leadership Class service project after teacher Scott Mathias described the situation at the school where his sister teaches.

Poolesville High seniors Megan MacGregor of Poolesville and Rachel Ganassa of Barnesville co-chaired the drive for Mariposa Elementary School in Port St. Lucie as their Leadership Class service project after teacher Scott Mathias described the situation at the school where his sister teaches.

The class collected school supplies and more than $1,200 in cash donations from students, parents and community members as well as cleaning supplies from Jon's Hardware. Donation boxes at John Poole and North Bethesda Middle Schools and Monocacy Elementary School contributed to the effort.

The rulers, protractors, lunch boxes, workbooks and other items purchased with the money filled four shopping carts, MacGregor said. "We basically went through the two school aisles at Wal-Mart and cleared them out."

Mathias delivered the supplies Oct. 11. Meanwhile, Poolesville High's soccer team is planning a fund-raiser to purchase more backpacks for the school.

The return of the Confederacy

A local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, E. V. White Chapter #1360, was officially reactivated in August and will be holding a Charter Presentation Ceremony at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Monocacy Chapel near the intersection of Route 28 and Route 109 in Beallsville.

The attempt to reconstitute the chapter, which met at the chapel until the 1950s, was part of a July 2003 Gazette article. The chapter is named for Col. Elijah Viers White, who was born near Poolesville and later owned White's Ferry.

The group is being chartered with 12 members, said president Linda Atwell of Frederick. Atwell invited members of other chapters, prospective members, family and friends to attend the presentation event.

For its first year the Chapter will meet in the chapel at 1 p.m. on the third Sundays of January, March, May, September and November. A summer trip or outing is planned for June. A Web site is also in process.

For more information contact Atwell at bill.lin.atwell@mindspring.com.

In Search of Ghosts

An eerie evening of storytelling -- featuring murder, disease and thwarted love -- will be offered in Germantown Oct. 30 during hour-long tours hosted by the Montgomery County Historical Society.

The tours, appropriate for ages 9 and up, will begin every 15 minutes from 7-8 p.m. at the Waters House, 12535 Milestone Manor Lane. Cider and cookies will be served.

Cost is $8 for society members and $12 nonmembers. Reservations are required since space is limited. Call 301-340-2825.

Veterans outing planned

All area veterans are invited to a gathering sponsored by the American Legion Daniel-Jeffers Post 247 of Poolesville being held 7-9 p.m. Nov. 4 at Owens Park, 19900 Beallsville Road in Beallsville. Refreshments will be served.

"Come to talk of old times and tell us your stories and visit with members of our post," post commander Bill Poole said by way of invitation. Veterans of all conflicts are welcome.

The Legion is also planning a Veteran's Day ceremony and raffle to be held Nov. 11 at Whalen Commons in Poolesville.

For more information call Poole at 301-972-8007.

Boyds Association meets

Boyds Civic Association will be hold its quarterly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Kerr Hall of Boyds Presbyterian Church, 19901 White Ground Road.

A stitch in October

The second meeting of 'In Stitches' ­ a monthly group for lovers of knitting, crochet, needlepoint and counted cross stitch ­will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Poolesville Library, 19633 Fisher Ave.

Adults with an interest in handiwork or fiber arts are welcome.

Contact Claudia Segal at Jazzi301@msn.com for more information.

'Skinny on Weight Loss'

A free lecture entitled "The Skinny on Weight Loss," presented by Dr. Wendy Stuhldreher, will give the facts about fad diets and popular notions related to weight loss from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday after services of the Sugarloaf Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 20516 Boland Farm Rd, Germantown.

Stuhldreher is a registered dietitian and an associate professor in the Department of Allied Health at Slippery Rock University.

For information call 301-540-0575 or go to www.SCUU.org

Fire department dinner

The Auxiliary of the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual ham, oyster and turkey dinner noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 7. The event will be held at the Beallsville firehouse, 19801 Beallsville Road. Cost is $13 for adult, $7 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under 6. Carryout is available for $1 extra. The event will also feature baked goods, crafts and a raffle with a $500 first prize.

Ballot questions debated

All are invited to "The Great Debate" over initiatives on the November ballot being held 7:30 ­ 9 p.m. Thursday in the third floor hearing room of the Stella Werner Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville.

Have an announcement or an event you want to see in Town & Country? Call Kristen Milton at 301-670-2072 by 9 a.m. Friday. You also can fax information to 301-670-7183, e-mail kmilton@gazette.net or send mail to the Poolesville Gazette, 1200 Quince Orchard Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878.