Cut Above Catering’s Executive Chef Francis R. Verdier, Frances Lynch of Lynfield Event Complex, and Muse family members, Kristi, Madison and Don Muse, and Pam and Myles Meehan, with Community Foundation Trustee Bob Mount The Cool Jerks – Al and Troy Remsburg, John Sharrer, Andy Chrisler, Don Schattenberg, Mike Sheer, Bill Gentry, Wayne Ausherman, Steve Kemp, and Kenny Fischer.

Fundraiser to Support Community Foundation’s Muse Memorial Fund

April 16, 2008: A Dinner-Dance-Auction to benefit The Community Foundation of Frederick County’s Dustin and Courtney Muse Memorial Fund will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2008, 5:30 p.m. to midnight, at the Lynfield Event Complex.

The event begins with a silent auction at 5:30 p.m. Dinner, catered by A Cut Above Catering, will be served at 7:00 p.m., and the live auction will begin at 8:00 p.m. Attendees can enjoy music and dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight with the sounds of renowned local band The Cool Jerks. Dress for the evening is causal and the cost is $50.00 per person. To register for the event, visit www.musememorial.com.

“The Dinner-Dance-Auction will be a special celebration of Dustin’s and Courtney’s lives”, said Pam Meehan and Don Muse, Dustin and Courtney’s parents. “It’s more than just a fundraising event, it’s a way for family and friends, especially Dustin and Courtney’s peers, to enjoy a very casual, laid-back night in their memory.”

Sixteen-year-old Dustin Muse was a well-known and highly-regarded scholar-athlete at Governor Thomas Johnson High School when he and his thirteen-year-old sister, Courtney, an enthusiastic member of the Monacacy Middle School chorus and honor roll student, tragically died in a car accident in December, 2006.

The Community Foundation’s Dustin and Courtney Muse Memorial Fund was established by their parents with generous contributions from a community who wanted to honor the legacy of these two exceptional children. The Fund provides scholarships and grants in Dustin’s name to Governor Thomas Johnson High School scholar-athletes, and scholarships and grants in Courtney’s name which support the performing arts.

In addition to the Dinner-Dance-Auction, The Dustin and Courtney Muse Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 23, 2008, at Musket Ridge Golf Course. The Golf Tournament is currently sold out; however, additional information on future events can be found at www.musememorial.com.

Memorial 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 $17 million in grants and scholarships throughout Frederick County.

Those who are unable to attend the Dinner-Dance-Auction, but who would like to make a contribution to The Dustin and Courtney Muse Memorial Fund, may make checks 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. To donate online, click here. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.