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Caroline By celebrating in Caroline County Let’s create home together so everyone
diversity and building bridges between feels they belong, no matter where you
County
immigrants and U.S. born residents, Th e are, or where you are from, so that each
Family Caroline County Family YMCA hosted of us has a stake in its future. Together,
YMCA events to help foster greater mutual we can celebrate the values that unite
understanding and social cohesion. us as neighbors, parents and colleagues,
and to make our community more
46 Denton Plaza, Denton This year, we’re reminding our commu-

welcoming to all those who call Caro-
Belonging Begins with US nity that “Belonging Begins with Us” line County home.
whether it’s starting a new job, moving
At the Caroline County Family YMCA, to a new neighborhood or starting a new
we believe communities are at their school, we’ve all had moments where we Events
strongest when everyone feels valued, felt like we didn’t belong. It’s a universal Tent-or-Treat, October 16: Third &
has support to reach their potential and feeling that we all can relate to, but for Market Streets empty lot in Denton.
can fully participate in society. Today, people who move to this community Come dressed in your favorite costume
there are more than 42 million foreign- experiencing language barriers, cultural and Tent or Treat with the Y! Tent-or-
born individuals living in the U.S., more diff erences and more, feeling excluded Treat starts at 6 pm. Costume Contests
than at any other point in history. For us can take years to overcome. We all have for ages (3-5), (6-8), and (9-12).
to reach our potential as a society, it is the power to help others feel they belong;
important that immigrants have access each of us can help others, regardless of
to integration services and receiving their background, feel like they are seen,
communities are prepared to welcome embraced, welcomed and included in
all. our community.

Thank You

We wish to thank everyone who attended our Alpaca Festival
& Farm Days Open House on September 18 & 19. We had an
outstanding turnout and thank all of you for making the weekend
a tremendous success. We’re looking forward to next year’s event.

Phil and Vickie Liske, Outstanding Dreams Farm

Saturday, December 4
S aturda y , December 4
Our Farm Store is a great place to shop for everyone on your Christmas list!
HYPO-ALLERGENIC / STAIN RESISTANT Alpaca products.
FLEECE • FIBER • YARN • GLOVES • HATS • SCARVES • TOYS & MORE Open All Year!

Outstanding Dreams Farm

410-829-4492 410-829-2012 OutstandingDreamsFarm.com
24480 Pinetown Rd. Preston, MD (off Rt. 16 near Harmony)

Farm Store Hours: Tue. - Fri. 12 - 4 pm; Sat. & Sun. 12 - 5 pm;
Monday by appointment. Please call first to be sure we are here!
Farm Tours available to groups of all sizes. Contact us to arrange your tour!

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