4th Annual Brady West Bingo to Benefit Community Foundation Scholarship Fund

FrederiBrady Westck, MD – March 7, 2011: The Thurmont Community Ambulance Service will hold the 4^th Annual Brady West Memorial Bingo on Sunday, March 27, 2011. The event will benefit The Brady West Memorial Scholarship Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

The bingo event will be held at the Thurmont Community Ambulance Service building located at 27 North Church Street in Thurmont, MD. Doors will open at 1 p.m., with games beginning at 2 p.m. More than $2700 is expected to be given as prize money. Buy-in tickets can be purchased for $20; raffles and door prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be available.  For more details, contact Jaime Sweeney at 301.514.7848.

Brady West was born to Thurmont’s Jaime Sweeney and Johnny West on Nov. 9, 2006.  Sadly, he passed away on March 23, 2007, but the memory of his easy-going nature, beautiful blue eyes, and infectious giggle still remains with everyone who met him.

After his death, Jaime Sweeney and Johnny West wanted to keep the joyful spirit of Brady’s memory alive while helping others at the same time.  In doing so, they established The Brady West Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Community Foundation.  The Fund will award scholarships to graduates of Catoctin High School pursuing post-secondary education at a college or trade school of their choice.

Contributions to The Brady West Memorial Scholarship Fund may be made payable to The Community Foundation of Frederick County, 312 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701, with the Fund’s name inserted in the check’s memo line.  Click here to make a secure online donation to The Brady West Memorial Scholarship Fund. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Memorial scholarship funds are one of the many ways The Community Foundation of Frederick County transforms the unique charitable dreams of individuals, families and organizations into the reality of charitable funds supporting a range of worthy causes.  Over one-fourth of the funds held by the Community Foundation honor the memories of deceased loved ones by continuing to touch lives in meaningful ways in their names.  To date, the Community Foundation has provided more than $26 million in grants and scholarships.