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Frederick Optimist Club’s Fish with a Cop

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Pictured from left: (bottom row) Maddison Hawk, Devin Melchor, Chief Jason Lando, Ayden Merritt, Ahzjae White, Iker Lopez, Steven Martinez, Zaiden Cox, Eli Boggs; (second row) OFC. Maggie Lee, SGT. Rebecca Carrado, OFC. Joe Constantine, DEP. Amber Owens, CPL. Jestin Joseph, OFC. James Clark, DEP. Jesse Patterson, DEP. Nicholas Thomas; (top row) James Lewis, OFC. Nathaniel Minnick, Todd Lewis, CPL. Josh Keeney, SGT. Brad Lowe, DeMacian McKinnie, OFC. Will Faith, and Kaymen Jackson.

Pictured from left: (bottom row) Logan Snyder, Atlas Black, Jessie Fauble, Justin Anderson, Braxden Lovejoy, Ashleigh Boggs, Bentlee McDaniel; (second row) FSGT. Jim Egros, SGT. Garrett VonStein, SGT. Rich Kulina, SGT. Adam Matthai, SGT. Todd Hill, TFC. Jason Rickard, TR. Gabriel Berger, CPL. Josh White, Delante Huskey; (top row) CAPT. Matthew Lynch, Stephen Lowe, Chief Kevin Grunwell, Brett George, TFC. Jonathan Deater, Austin Vernon, TFC. Timothy Coss, and Max McFalls.

The Optimist Club of Frederick held it’s 13th Annual Fish with a Cop program on Saturday, June 4, at the Camp Airy Pond in Thurmont. There were 25 boys and girls from across Frederick County who took part in the program. There were 25 officers from the Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State Police, Frederick City Police, Brunswick Police, and the Natural Resource Police who participated in the program this year.   

The officers picked up the children from their homes and transported them to the pond in the officer’s police cars. They were then given a Zebco combo rod and reel, along with tackle from the Optimist Club. The officers worked with the kids on their fishing skills, along with a better relationship with law enforcement. When the fishing was done, the Optimist Club held a shore lunch, which included fresh fried trout, grilled hotdogs, and ice cream sundaes with all the fixings. The officers then took the children back home. 

The following sponsors contributed to this program: Giant Food, Wegman’s, Weis, Safeway, Costco, The Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock for stocking the pond with trout, Camp Airy for use of their pond, and Frederick County elementary schools. A special thanks goes out to Dustin Construction Company for their generous cash donation, which was a big help in purchasing the fishing equipment for the children. Thanks to these sponsors and police officers who volunteered their time, the children had a very memorable experience. We hope that in a small way this connects the children in a positive way with law enforcement and the great outdoors. Thank you again to all who helped with this program.

For more information, contact Craig and Pat Taliaferro at 301-663-8116.

Frederick Optimist Club’s Fish with a Cop

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The Optimist Club of Frederick held it’s ninth annual Fish with a Cop program on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Camp Airy pond in Thurmont.  There were twenty-seven boys and girls from across Frederick County that took part in the program. There were twenty-eight officers from the Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State Police, Frederick City Police, Brunswick Police, Thurmont Police, and the Natural Resource Police that participated in the program.

The officers picked up the children from their homes and transported them to the pond. They were then given a Zebco combo rod and reel, along with tackle from the Optimist Club. The officers worked with the kids on developing their fishing skills, along with developing a better relationship with law enforcement. When the fishing was done, the Optimist Club held a cookout and fish fry for the children and officers. The officers then took the children back home.

The following sponsors contributed to this program: Safeway Foods, Wegman’s, Weis, Giant Eagle, The Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock for stocking the pond with trout, Camp Airy for use of their pond, Camp Airy Director Tim Olson for all of his assistance, Zebco for the fishing equipment, and Frederick County elementary schools. Because of these sponsors and policemen who volunteered their time, the children had a very memorable experience. The Optimist Club hopes that in a small way this connected the children in a positive way with law enforcement. Thanks again to all who helped with this program.

Pictured from left are: (first row) Damien Latenser, Nadeem Barry, Kenner Lopez, Kevin Gomez, Cameron Sweeting, Rekhai Snowden, Olivia Herrman, Brett Balderson, Austin Balderson, Kiley Quill, Liam Chalmers, Leroy Rambert, Cody Wilfong, Club President Earl Gamber, District Governor Bill Stone; (second row) Det. Jeff Putman, OFC. Scott Pyon, TFC. Jonathan Deater, Ofc. Sara Evans, Cpt. Dwight Sommers, STR. Nicholas Farioli, Cpl. Josh White,  Sgt. Paul Schur, MT. Matthew Crouse, Sgt. Todd Hill, Tr. Kyle Knowles, Cpl. Joshua Keeney, OFC McKenzie Divelbiss; (third row) Gavin Hasenei, Skyler Shoemaker, Marques Swaizer, Cole Stitely, Nathaniel Springer, Branson Strouth, Elizabeth Chang Mi Milam, Tylique Fletcher, Domingo Martinex; (fourth row) Cpl. Chad Adkins, O’Shay Rambeert, DFC. Samantha Foland, DFC. Nicholas Constantine, DFC. Ira Redman, Ret. Maj. Gary Morton, Cpl. Tim Duhan, Cpl. Jacquelyn Drukenis, OFC. Keith Donovan, Dep. Tyler Conaway, Antony Brown, DFC. Shayne Virts, DFC. Brian Stocks, Tr. Kyle Knowles, DFC. Gary Biser, Explorer Takin Abbasian, Explorer Addison White, William Smith, Darrin Frey, DFC. Sean Vanderwall. Not pictured: Lindsay Levine, senior associate advisor to the Sheriff’s Expolrers.

Frederick Optimist Club’s Fish with a Cop

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The Optimist Club of Frederick held its eighth annual Fish with a Cop program on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Camp Airy pond in Thurmont.  There were twenty-seven boys and girls from across Frederick County who took part in the program. Officers from the Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State, Frederick City, Brunswick, Thurmont, and the Department of Natural Resources Police participated in the program.

The officers picked up the children from their homes and transported them to the pond. They were then given a Zebco combo rod and reel, along with tackle from the Optimist Club. The officers and club members worked with the kids to help them develop or to further their fishing skills. When the fishing was done, the Optimist Club held a cookout and fish fry for the children and the officers. Following the cookout, the officers took the children back home.

The following sponsors contributed to this wonderful program: Safeway Foods, Food Lion, Wegman’s, Weis, The Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock for stocking the pond with trout, Camp Airy for use of their pond, Camp Airy Director Tim Olson for all his assistance, Zebco for the fishing equipment, and Frederick County elementary schools. Because of these sponsors and policemen who volunteered their time, the children had a very memorable experience. The Optimist Club would like to extend a huge “thank you” to all who helped with this program.

For more information, contact Pat or Craig Taliaferro at 301-663-8116 or smbass47@aol.com.

Pictured from left are: (top row) Tr. 1st Class Nick Farioli, Ofc. Tim Duhan, Master Trooper Matthew Crouse, Lt. Mike Lee, Alexis Gray, Ofc. Sara Evans, Aux, Ofc. Dylan Owens, X’Zavier Rollins, Detective Jeff Putman, Ofc. Mike Conover, Sgt. Angela Waechter, Ofc. Joe Constanine; (second row) Patricia Taliaferro (chair of Fish with a Cop), Malachi Prather, Haven Miesner, Logan Heims, Jared Clair, Jack Wilkins, Luis Barrera, Allen, Jorydn Brown, Juan Duran, Brigido Reyes, Dunique Allen, Brandon Hoalim, Braydon Bagent, Deon Melvin, Earl Gamber President, Tony Martin Optimist member; (third row) Cpl. Christopher Handler, Ofc. Laura Albrecht, Cpl. Brad Lowe, Cpl. Jerimy Tindal, Cpl. Josh White, Tr. Adam Oleyar, Sgt. Paul Schur, Tr. Kyle Knowles, Major Tim Clark, Cpl. Dan McDowell; (front row) Albri Teran, Allen Lane, Wayne Jenkins, Dylan Baker, Lacie Hughes, Will LeGore, Alexandria Geiger, Vincent Napoli, Dustin Thomas, Austin Zembroski, Joseph Fritz, and Jaffet Palacios.