Horizon Council and Glenwood Library Host Family Communication Night - Dinner and Program Designed for Middle Schooler Students and Their Parents

Friday, March 7, 2003

The Western Horizon Council and the Glenwood Branch Library are hosting a Family Communication Night on Monday, March 31, at the library. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a special program, from 7-8:30 p.m., for middle school students and their parents. The subject of the Family Communication Night is "Teen Friendships, Dating and Sexuality."

Students and parents will have an opportunity to both meet separately and together during the evening's discussions. Facilitators are Glenwood resident Peggy Schultz, a Pupil Personnel Worker for the Howard County Public School System, and Laura Smit, Coordinator of the Howard County Coalition for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.

The Western Horizon Council is an advisory group made up of people who live and/or work in Western Howard County communities. The group advises The Horizon Foundation about issues of significance and makes recommendations about ways to address those issues.

Western Horizon Council members include Lt. A.J. Bellido deLuna of the Howard County Police department, journalist Puzz Brightwell, River Hill High School Assistant Principal Barbara Dandridge, Betty Frey of the Western Howard County Senior Center, community activists Mary Frances Gosnell and Don Hardesty, Lisa Bandel-Sparks of Lisbon United Methodist Church, and Glenwood Branch Library Manager Susan Stonesifer.

The Glenwood Library is located at 2350 Route 97 in Cooksville. There is no admission fee for Family Communication Night. Free babysitting is available by reservation only. Seating is limited for the dinner and program, and reservations are required. Call 410-313-5577.

The Horizon Foundation addresses health and wellness issues through strategic grantmaking, community initiatives, and partnerships with private and public institutions. It is a community health foundation that takes a broad view of health. The Foundation is committed to helping build a healthy and resilient community in Howard County, MD.