Experience the camaraderie with classmates and personal growth  and join the nearly 700 graduates who have participated in this rewarding and educational program. Apply online or download a PDF application at http://www.leadershipwashingtoncounty.org/programs/application-info/.

A good time was had by all at the annual Leadership Washington County Holiday Party! Our Get Out of Town Fundraiser winners were:

Disney’s Old Key West Resort: Terri Shoemaker (LWC Class 21)
Savage River Lodge: Al Sadler
Massnutten Resort (2 trips): Joe Gwinnutt & Jeff Cline
Country Inn & Spa Berkeley Springs: Heather Guessford
Yogi Bear Campground: John Hershey

The winner of the iPad 2, generously donated by CENTRA BANK, was Donna Newcomer (LWC Class 21)!

Thank you to every who donated to Leadership Washington County by supporting this fundraiser! We are grateful for your support of this important community program.

This simple practice can help citizens talk more comfortably about values, think more deeply about choices, and respond more imaginatively to the needs of their communities.

Civic reflection is now being used by AmeriCorps programs, Rotary clubs, foundations, social service agencies, schools and other civic organizations. Leadership Washington County is thrilled to bring to Hagerstown, Adam Davis, Director of Training and Publications for the Project on Civic Reflection. Davis is the keynote speaker for the Graduation Ceremony & Luncheon for LWC Class 24.

Join us on Friday June 10th from 12-2pm at Fountain Head Country Club to celebrate Class 24′s successful completion of the LWC program . Registration is $35 and available through the LWC website home page by clicking on ‘Register for the Graduation Luncheon.’ Contact Tara Horst with questions: tara@leadershipwashingtoncounty.org. Visit www.civicreflection.org for more information on the project.

Register online: www.leadershipwasingtoncounty.org or mail checks to LWC, 38 S. Potomac St., Suite 2, Hagerstown, MD 21740.

Our keynote speaker is Dr. Adam Davis, Director of Training and Publications for the Project on Civic Reflection.

Since 2003, Adam has been training facilitators, leading discussions, and composing materials for the Project. He is the editor of Hearing the Call across Traditions and the co-editor, with Elizabeth Lynn, of The Civically Engaged Reader and Talking Service: Readings for Civic Reflection.

In addition to his work with the Project, Adam is the founder and lead trainer of “Justice Talking/Meaning of Service,” a reading and discussion series for AmeriCorps and other service organizations across the country. He is also the board chair and former director of Camp of Dreams, a non-profit organization providing year-round programming for underserved young people in Chicago, and a philosophy and literature instructor in The Odyssey Project, a college-level humanities program for low-income adults.

Adam received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and he currently lives in Chicago with his wife, Hana, and their children, Jacob and Sasha.

Date:      February 2 (snow date February 14)

Time:     2-4pm Behind the Scenes Tour and Talk

4-6pm Happy Hour Reception @ Bulls & Bears Restaurant

Cost: $15 per person; mail checks to LWC, 38 S. Potomac Street, Suite 2, Hagerstown, MD 21740

RSVP by January 28th to tara@leadershipwashingtoncounty.org

Place:    The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts/Black Box Theatre

Come hear Dr. Elizabeth “Betty” Morgan ’04, Washington County Public Schools Superintendent, and National Superintendent of the Year, talk about how the school, which opened in 2009, grew from an inspired vision into a successful reality. Learn about the success of public/private financing, the re-development of downtown Hagerstown, and the model this school provides to other communities.

Go behind the scenes as students perform highlights from their upcoming performance, Phantom of the Opera; enjoy a tour; and discover how a school can revitalize a community, while offering young people an invaluable opportunity to explore the arts.  Principal Mike Thorsen will also talk about the school’s goals and the importance of the arts in schools.

Located in the heart of downtown Hagerstown’s Arts and Entertainment District, the vision of the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is to provide a world class academic and arts education as the first arts magnet high school in Washington County and Western Maryland.

The afternoon concludes with “Happy Hour” at the Bulls and Bears (across the street from the school).

Parking is available in the Arts & Entertainment Garage, located off Washington and Antietam Streets (behind the Bulls and Bears).