Proceeds will benefit the programs of Second Chances Garage in downtown Frederick. Cars, food, raffles, giveaways, activities for kids and music by co-host Golden Gears Car Club. Read more…
Dynamic Automotive 11th Annual Benefit Car Show Read More »
Legal & General America, a life insurance company with an office in Frederick, recently raised hundreds of thousands of dollars through its annual Charitable Giving Campaign and will donate about $35,000 to Second Chances Garage. Read More…
Legal & General America gives $35,000 to Second Chances Garage Read More »
A statewide report released this past week presented a dire picture for residents across the state: A growing number of income-earning households cannot pay for their basic needs. Frederick County is no exception. More than 35,000 households in Frederick County cannot afford the most basic costs of housing, food, transportation, child care and health care.
From The Frederick News Post, By Lindsay Powers lpowers@newspost.com Jun 19, 2016 Ann Ryan said the Housing Authority of the city of Frederick often gets requests for help getting an “essential tool” — a driver’s license. A big hurdle for some seeking a license is the cost of driver’s education classes, said Ryan, the nonprofit organization’s
Second Chances Garage Steers Grant Funds to Cover Driver’s Education Costs Read More »
The Frederick News – Monday, September 1, 2014 By Ed Waters Jr. News-Post Staff “It was the first time I had an ‘intern,’ though I do have volunteers,” said Rick Trawick, owner of the auto business. Vehicles are donated to the garage, and Trawick works on them and sells them to low-income residents so they
Teens learn responsibility, life skills working at local businesses Read More »
From The Frederick News Tuesday, August 26, 2014 By Ike Wilson News-Post Staff Brianne Selders works on replacing an electric window regulator on a vehicle at the Second Chances Garage in Frederick recently where she was a summer intern. Selders is the only girl in the Frederick County Career and Technology Center’s auto body/collision repair program. Brianne Selders made a name
Catoctin High School junior isn’t afraid of getting dirty Read More »
Article by Stephen R. Parnes, Frederick, MD. – Courtesy Photo from The Frederick News-Post Dec 22, 2015 It was a picture-perfect day, a perfect day for a drive in the country, as my parents would say. Indeed, the sky was brilliantly blue, the sun was a shimmering gold, and there was a cool fall crispness in the air—
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From The Frederick News-Pilot By Jen Fifield News-Post Staff Nov 22, 2014 They call her Gladice because she is old and graceful. Never mind her flaking paint and the 139,000 miles she has already traveled. She rides smooth and doesn’t break down. The Edmonds family, of Frederick, loves Gladice for who she is: a 1994 Buick
Used Car From Nonprofit Gives Freedom Back To Frederick Family Read More »
From The Frederick News-Pilot By Marissa Horn Aug 2, 2015 Cynthia Brotemarkle had to make two bus connections and walk some ways to get to her job at Goodwill on Buckeystown Pike. Only one bus runs the rural route between Frederick and Walkersville, so some evenings, she wouldn’t get home until 7 or 8 p.m., she
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From The Frederick News-Post By Sylvia Carignan scarignan@newspost.com Dec 10, 2015 At Second Chances Garage, Mike Slinkard picked up the keys to a vehicle that would get a houseful of veterans back on their feet. Three nonprofit organizations, all started by Frederick County residents, are working together to help the men living at Building Veterans’ Brunswick
Three Frederick County Nonprofits Pitch In To Help Veterans Read More »
