Mission Carroll County Md. NAACP Branch #7014

Our mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Our vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

The NAACP works to educate all political candidates to support policies that improve access to quality education and economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, the environment, healthcare and youth empowerment, with a dedication to removing race-based hatred and discrimination from society.

For questions or more information, please contact me directly: kevindayhoff@gmail.com Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll County NAACP secretary. Thanks.

Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016: https://ccnaacp7014.blogspot.com/2018/01/carroll-county-naacp-branch-7014.html

Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnaacp/

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

NAACP monthly meeting reminder – THIS Thursday, July 26, 2018

NAACP monthly meeting reminder – THIS Thursday, July 26, 2018

This month, our meeting will take place this Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. in 1st floor conference room Carroll Non-Profit Ctr on 255 Clifton Blvd.

Attached please find a membership application form. As the membership chair, John Lewis is fond of saying, “Membership is Power.” Print out the attached form and invite a friend to join today.

Monthly meetings are every 4th Thur. of the month at 7 p.m. in 1st floor conference room Carroll Non-Profit Ctr on 255 Clifton Blvd.

Posted by CC NAACP Branch 7014 Secretary Kevin Dayhoff. I can be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com for any questions. 

Friday, July 6, 2018

Carroll County Food Sunday presents the 3rd Annual Farm to Table Brunch




Carroll County Food Sunday presents the 3rd Annual Farm to Table Brunch

July 5, 2018

CCFS announces the 3rd Annual Farm to Table Brunch at John Street Quarters, Westminster Saturday, July 14, 2018 Rain or Shine

The brunch will be held at John Street Quarters, the social hall for the Westminster Fire Company, 28 John St, Westminster, MD 21157, website: www.johnstreetquarters.com/

Westminster, MD - Carroll County Food Sunday has announced the return of the Farm to Table Brunch, a FUNdraising event to support CCFS's Veggie Voucher Program. The event will now be at the Westminster City Fire Department’s John Street Quarters, a climate-controlled venue with even more seating. 

The buffet brunch will feature dishes created by award-winning chef Melissa Fordham from Blue Bistro Restaurant. Each offering will be made with ingredients grown or baked by local Farmers’ Market producers. Even the centerpieces will be from a local farm, with Tierra Blooms crafting the floral arrangements.

There will be 2 seating's, 9 AM and 11:00 AM, featuring culinary treats including:

Assorted Gourmet Quiche
Fresh Corn Pancake with bacon marmalade
Parmesan Stewed Tomatoes
Gazpacho
Balsamic Zucchini Cous Cous
French Toast Casserole
Southwest Sausage & Egg Tacos
Old Bay Potato Hash
Local Fresh Fruit Parfaits
Egg White Rosemary Frittata
Juice & Coffee

“We are excited to continue this event in support of Carroll County Food Sunday and its Veggie Voucher program, which facilitates the purchase of fresh produce to our community,” says Missie Wilcox, CCFS board member. “This farm to table event not only promotes Food Sunday’s amazing work, but it also showcases our community’s heritage of growing and eating local.”

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 10, and can be purchased online at CCFS's website: https://ccfoodsunday.org/. The event is sponsored by MarketWorks and Dr. Faye Pappalardo, with additional sponsorships available. For more information, contact Frank Baylor at baylorcad@comcast.net or 443.340.2061.

Proceeds from the Farm to Table Brunch will help support Carroll County Food Sundays nutrition efforts including the Veggie Voucher Program.

Thanks and come hungry and bring your friends!

BTW, Carroll County Food Sunday I will be at the Downtown Westminster Farmers Market 8:30 to noon on Saturday 7-7-18 and can register you there.

According to its website, Carroll County Food Sunday “distributes a weekly, nutritionally balanced grocery package that is predicated on household size and is meant to last 3-4 days. It includes meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, breads, and milk. Over 400 families a week are served at our Westminster, Eldersburg, and Taneytown locations.

In an email interview, Frank Baylor, a past president of Food Sunday said that Food Sunday “started around 1982 from the trunk of Mr. Jollie's car and has grown to the point where 8,000 lbs. of food are distributed each week. 250 to 400 families are aided each week…”

“For the sake of human decency, feeding the poor and the hungry people of Carroll County must be a concern for all of us who are not hungry,” wrote Jollie, according to the Food Sunday website. “To know hunger exists and to do nothing is the shame and bane of human life.” Jollie encouraged the religious community to collect food at their Sunday services for distribution through a county wide food bank network that was appropriately incorporated as “Food Sunday.”

The operating budget for CCFS is “supported by community fund-raisers and direct mail solicitation of county residents. We are grateful for the churches, individuals, school groups, and service organizations that raise donations independently on our behalf, and for the local grocers that donate baked goods. Carroll County Government provides donated warehouse space in Westminster and utilities….

“Food drives and food donations are also very important in helping us maintain a reliable inventory of nutritional items year round. We are constantly purchasing food from a variety of sources based on price and availability. Our Food Bank Coordinator compares bulk prices at local merchants with those available from Maryland Food Bank, a large wholesaler in the Maryland Region. When possible, we take advantage of special deals to stock up on essential food supplies that can be held in reserve until needed.

Carroll County Food Sunday is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of representatives of all sectors of the community. Its daily operations are managed by two part-time employees – Dennis Fahey, Food Bank Administrator and Ed Leister, Executive Director.

Board of Directors

Lisa Monthley, President
Frank Baylor, Immediate Past President
Edward Leister, Executive Director
Steve Lambertson, 2nd Vice President
John P. Myers, Treasurer
Nina Fuhrman, Secretary
Dennis Fahey, Food Bank Administrator
Linda Roy, Information Systems
Gene Canale
Paula Harding
Steve Hollands
Byron Hollinger
Forest Howell
Kathy Menasche
Tom Moser
Dr. Faye Pappalardo
Martin (Marty) Radinski
Melissa “Missie” Wilcox
Zoa D. Barnes, Director Emeritus
Frances Bartlett, Director Emeritus
Roland Meerdter, Director Emeritus
Dotty Stottlemyer, Director Emeritus
Rev. Gerald D. “Jerry” Fuss, Director Emeritus

For more information about Food Sunday go to its website: https://ccfoodsunday.org/ or call 410-857-7926.

Main Location
Citizens Services Building
10 Distillery Drive
Westminster, MD 21157

Mailing Address:
Carroll County Food Sunday
PO Box 2160
Westminster, MD 21157

Phone: 410-857-7926
Fax: 410-857-0418
Email: ccfs@qis.net

Non-profits CC Food Sunday, Carroll Co Community Events, Westminster community events, Food,



Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County

Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County

May 11, 2018 – updated June 27, 2018
It was announced on May 11, 2018 that the Westminster Pride Festival is an official fund of the Community
Foundation of Carroll County.

It is “the very first fund at the Community Foundation in support of the LGBQT+ community,” according to a release by the Westminster Pride Festival.

According to a page for the fund on the Community Foundation website, “The Westminster Pride Festival Fund exists to assure the success of a yearly festival that includes information, support, music, art, food and overall acceptance and solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community, their allies, and the Carroll County community.

“The Westminster Pride Festival will create a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to express themselves, increase visibility and foster respect for those who want to express their own sexual and gender identity. We endeavor to make this a yearly event that will ultimately lead to scholarships for the education of LGBTQ+ students.”

For more information or to make a donation, go here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360
For more information find a website for the Westminster Pride festival here: www.westminsterpride.org

Follow the Westminster Pride Festival on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/westminsterpridefest/

Follow the Westminster Pride Festival on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westminsterpride/

A fund for the Westminster Pride Festival has been established at the Community Foundation here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360

For additional questions contact the Westminster Pride Festival here: westminsterpridefest@gmail.com



Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County https://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2018/06/westminster-pride-festival-announces.html 27Je2018

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2nd Annual Carroll County Public Schools Cultural Expo

2nd Annual Carroll County Public Schools Cultural Expo

Winters Mill High School, 560 Gorsuch Road, Westminster, Md. 21157  

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Friday. August 24, 2018

CCPS Employees register through the Professional Development Portal: https://ccpsportal.ccps.wan/professionaldev/class/1954

Non-CCPS Employees register by emailing Cindy Patterson at capatte@carrollk12.org

At our June 28, 2018 monthly Carroll County NAACP meeting member Terry Whye asked to have a flyer on the 2nd Annual Carroll County Public Schools Cultural Expo distributed to the membership.

I asked at the meeting if this was a continuation of the Carroll County Public Schools annual National Inclusive Schools Week program in which I participated. Find an article about that program, “Westminster Eagle: 4th Annual National Inclusive Schools Week”, here: https://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2004/12/westminster-eagle-4th-annual-national.html

Terry said that the Cultural Expo was a different event.

In a recent email Terry reported that she asked Pamela A. Mesta, the CCPS Supervisor of ESOL/Nonpublic Liaison, for more information and that Ms. Mesta said that specific event is just in its second year.

Terry also reports that the predecessor was an annual event just for school teachers. Now, it is an event that is open to the public. You can register using the info at the bottom of the poster. No costs, no sign ups for the various presentations. First come, first seated until maximum capacity is reached for each room. We do not have to stay at our tables the whole time unless we want to. They encourage everyone enjoy the stage entertainment and programs.

Find an article about last year’s event here: “Inaugural CCPS Culture Expo uses music, conversations to celebrate diversity,” by Emily Chappell here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/education/cc-ccps-culture-expo-20170817-story.html

On Wed., June 13, 2018 member Erin Snell, Carroll County Public Library Outreach Services, distributed an email to Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality friends, in which she reported “the 2nd Annual Culture Expo which will be held at Winters Mill High School again this year. Please consider attending this engaging event. This event is organized and hosted by the Carroll County Public School system. The public is invited to attend. Please see the registration information at the bottom of the flyer. Look for the Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality booth at the event! We hope to see you there!”

Carroll County NAACP secretary Kevin Dayhoff 3July2018


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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/

Friday, May 11, 2018

Carroll One Book: African American Heritage Tour



Carroll One Book: African American Heritage Tour


Time is getting short to get your African American Heritage Tour tickets!

Sites on the tour include: Historic Colored Schoolhouse, Henryton Hospital, White Rock Church & Cemetery, Pipe Creek Friends Meeting House, and Bowen Chapel.

Tickets are $10 and are on sale through May 18. Click for tickets. https://bit.ly/2jlFTMY

06/02/2018 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM ET

Admission: $10.00
Location: Meet at Robert Moton Center
300 South Center Street
Westminster, MD

Description: Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9am - 3pm

Tickets $10 - Last day to register is May 18.

Join us for a bus tour of the Carroll County African American Trail. The sites and stories along the trail paint a picture of Carroll County's history and its changes through the years. The tour will help bring history to life and put a name and a face on local places and events. Examples of sites on the tour: Historic Colored Schoolhouse, Henryton Hospital, White Rock Church & Cemetery (includes lunch), Pipe Creek Friends Meeting House, and Bowen Chapel.

Depart from and return to Robert Moton Center at 300 South Center Street, Westminster. For ages 14+.

For more information, contact Val Dennis at vadenni@carrollk12.org or 410-386-1673.

Sponsored by the Learning Advantage Partnership. Buses are sponsored by a Choose Civility Grant.

#AfricanAmericanHeritageTour #InCarriesFootprints #CarrollCountyMaryland #BusTour


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Friday, March 30, 2018

April 7, 2017: “Dayhoff: Pastor Marty Kuchma honored by the Carroll County Human Relations Commission”


April 7, 2017: “Dayhoff: Pastor Marty Kuchma honored by the Carroll County Human Relations Commission”

It was a year ago that I wrote: “Dayhoff: Pastor Marty Kuchma honored by the Carroll County Human Relations Commission” April 7, 2017 find it here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/ph-cc-dayhoff-040917-20170403-column.html   

“Paul's United Church of Christ pastor The Rev. Dr. Marty Kuchma was named as the 25th recipient of the Carroll County Human Relations Commission's human relations award at its annual awards dinner on March 27.

“St. Paul's Consistory President Ben Rogers wrote in the March church newsletter ‘Highlights,’ that Kuchma was ‘recognized for his many efforts in addressing homelessness, diversity, inclusion, and other important issues with which we are faced in Carroll County.’ He further noted that Kuchma ‘represents us so well in St. Paul's efforts in making the world a better place.’’”
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Diane and Sam Foster stop for a picture at the 26th annual Carroll Co. Human Relations Commission awards dinner.

This year the award was presented to Taneytown Mayor ProTem Diane A. Foster. This year the dinner is taking place at McDaniel College. 26Mar2018






Many local officials attended the Carroll County Human Relations Commission 26th Annual Human Relations Award Dinner Monday, March 26, 2018 at McDaniel College. 

Taneytown Mayor ProTem Diane Foster was honored. 

From left to right: Taneytown City Manager (and former Taneytown Mayor) Henry C. Heine Jr.; Carroll County Human Relations Commission member Jackie Thomas; Taneytown Mayor James McCarron, Myra McCarron, Carroll County District 1 County Commissioner Steve Wantz, Kathy Wantz, and Taneytown Councilmember Joe Vigliotti. 

Not pictured: Taneytown Councilwoman Judy Fuller and Taneytown Economic Development Director Nancy McCormick were also in attendance. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff March 26, 2018.


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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Feb. 14, 2018 Carroll County BoEd meeting will discuss flag issue


President Jean Lewis has asked that the membership be made aware of an upcoming Carroll County Board of Education meeting in which the display of the Confederate flag in public schools, will be discussed.

At the Wed., Feb. 14, 2018 board meeting the “Legal opinion on restricting school dress” is agenda item number 7. Find a copy of the agenda attached.

According to 1st Vice President Dr. Pam Zappardino, “The Carroll County Board of Education will again take up the issue of Confederate flag clothing and other articles in the schools at its meeting on Wednesday, February 14 at 5pm in the Board Room at the Public Schools Central Office Building at 125 Court Street Westminster.

“The legal report should be completed. Please be there to support the removal of these symbols and to let Supt. Steve Guthrie and the Board know they have your support in doing so. We need folks to turn out!”

According to a recent release by the Carroll County Board of Education:

Board of Education Meeting – Wednesday, February 14

The Board of Education of Carroll County will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. in the Charles I. Ecker Boardroom at the Board of Education offices, located at 125 North Court Street, Westminster. The public is encouraged to attend. There will be time for citizen participation at this meeting.

Citizen participation will be held following administrative items and presentations. Citizens who wish to address the Board during Citizen Participation are encouraged to check the agenda prior to the meeting to determine what time the public comment portion of the meeting will begin. 

The agenda and back-up materials for the meeting can be found by going to the school system’s website at www.carrollk12.org and clicking on Agendas and Documents under Board of Education.

The meeting will be streamed live on the Carroll County Public Schools website at www.carrollk12.org. Click on CETV under News and Media at the bottom of the home page or go directly to:


The Board meeting also will be broadcast live on Channel 21, with rebroadcasts on Thursday, February 15, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, February 17, at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday, February 18, at 8:00 p.m.; and Thursday, February 18, at 8:00 p.m.

Any questions, please contact President Jean at jjlewis2@comcast.net

Dr. Pam Zappardino may be reached at pzappar@aol.com