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Don Doughty and Linda Moran Urban Garden Fund

Founded by Linda Moran to increase urban gardening opportunities and/or for the enhancement of public green spaces.

Throughout his life, music impresario Don Doughty believed anything was possible. His gusto for life, his enjoyment of people, and his passion for music defined him. A graduate of Peabody Institute with a Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting, he developed a widely-acclaimed choral program at Wootton High School in Rockville, founded and directed the Gaithersburg Community Chorus, directed the Hood College Choral Program, was a board member of and implemented master classes with members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and as a volunteer developed and helped to implement a sight reading program for the Frederick Children’s Chorus. He even found time in his busy life to perform at area nursing homes where he saw firsthand how music could improve the emotional wellbeing of patients.

Don’s wife, Linda, created the fund to honor their shared appreciation of music and gardening which they enjoyed as a way to bring calming and restorative balance to their lives, a joy that they wished to share with others.

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Downtown Frederick Partnership Holiday Lights Fund

Founded by its board of directors to support improvements and enhancements to the holiday lights on the trees in downtown Frederick.

Founded through a collaborative effort between Downtown Frederick Partnership, the City of Frederick and Tourism Council of Frederick County, this fund will support improvements and enhancements to downtown holiday lighting. Each year, the lights bring residents, visitors and businesses the magic of the holiday lights.

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Downtown Frederick Youth Fund

Founded by the Community Foundation to support the construction and programming of a Downtown Frederick Youth Center to benefit youth in and around the City of Frederick.

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Virginia K. Draper Memorial Scholarship Fund

Founded by Mark and Frances Draper and their daughter Sadie Wiles in honor of their mother and grandmother for Middletown High School graduates studying education.

Virginia Draper was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother and a well-known educator. Her career with Frederick County Public Schools spanned more than 40 years, from 1939 until 1980, teaching at schools in Sabillasville, Wolfsville, Middletown, and Black’s School. She was also an author and historian, eventually writing a total of 11 books that captured stories and history of Wolfsville, Maryland and the surrounding area as a way to keep the history alive about the hills that she loved and called home. Her books included The Smoke Still Rises, The Goose and the Eagle, Bits and Pieces of Daisy May’s Scrapbook, Dandelions, Mushrooms, and Moss-covered Stones, Poetry from the Hills, and more.

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George and Ruth Dredden Scholarship Fund

Founded by the Dreddens with their 2007 Wertheimer Fellow for Excellence in Volunteerism award for Frederick County residents pursuing a post-secondary education.

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Henry E. Droneburg, III Memorial Scholarship Fund

Founded by his family for Governor Thomas Johnson High School students and graduates studying art, supplies for art classes held at Governor Thomas Johnson High School, or scholarships or equipment for Frederick County Public Schools Career and Technology Center students studying plumbing.

Henry was a young man who lived a life with a quiet kindness that he extended to everyone he met. He had an ability to make everyone around him smile. He also had a love of skateboarding and shared his enthusiasm with his younger brother, to whom he was a role model. A 2006 Governor Thomas Johnson High School graduate, Henry was an exceptional artist who filled his parents” home with beautiful artwork. His life was tragically cut short in a car accident, leaving a void in the Frederick community. To honor his memory, the Droneburg family created The Henry E. Droneburg, III Memorial Scholarship Fund to aid other aspiring artists who are pursuing a post-secondary education in the visual arts.

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C. Lester and Dorothy Dudrow Fund

Founded by the Dudrows as an unrestricted fund.

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Dudrow Scholarship Fund

Founded by Dorothy Dudrow and her children for Frederick County residents studying agriculture.

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