Thursday, February 23, 2012

In This Issue:

Improvement of Columbia Association’s Pathways »

Approximately 120 people attended two workshops in January to share ideas for the improvement of Columbia’s pathway system. The events were organized as part of the Columbia Association (CA)’s Connecting Columbia Active Transportation Action Agenda, which is expected to dovetail with a future Howard County Bicycling Master Plan.

‘Team Fight’ Helps Athletes Raise Funds for Cancer Awareness »

Cheryl Duvall first heard of “Team Fight” when she joined the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (UCF) board of directors. Team Fight is a UCF program that helps people raise funds as they train for endurance events including triathlons and foot races.

Drive, Perseverance Keep Walker Rolling Along the Road to Success »

The road to success that was taken by Jeff Walker isn’t one that anyone would choose. It was fraught with tragedy, frustration and readjustment; but it was followed by invention, persistence and success, then considerable optimism.

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