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Frederick’s annual Fire In Ice event attracts thousands of people to downtown each February. If we’re lucky, the weather is cold and crisp because local organizations and businesses purchase ice sculptures to display on the sidewalks for the public to enjoy. This year, two corporate sponsors helped render “Charity” in ice in front of our rose garden…Tenth Ward Distilling Company and City Loaf Bread Company. Several of our tenant-partners provided volunteers who worked the crowd along with our own staff and board members to let people know just what kind of awesome is hidden behind our brick facade. We had a great time but were very glad that we wore our long underwear. Check our Facebook page for a photo gallery of the event.

At the end of 2015, we said good-bye and “happy retirement” to our longtime executive director, Beverly Sharrer. We believe she was last sighted sitting on a warm beach enjoying herself immensely. Our new executive director, Elin Ross comes to our organization with more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit industry. Her best work has been to help organizations refine their vision and outreach so they can message more effectively. She has worked in the areas of child welfare, peace and nonviolence and social enterprise job development. We are excited to entrust her with the next phase in Federated Charities’ development. As an organization that occupies an important place in Frederick’s history, we believe that she is going to help us implement a plan to serve the community even more effectively in 2016 and beyond.

Want to know more about what Elin brings to the organization? Listen to a recent interview broadcast on Eye on Our Community