It’s the start of another year, and our thoughts naturally turn to fortifying our resolve to make this year better than the last. It’s the natural process of thought as we close-out one year and move onto the next: an opportunity to start over, wipe the slate clean, have a new beginning…a time to start Read More »
We are getting closer and closer to the day that we cut down the tree that will adorn our Lodge for the Open House. The picture you see is our tree as it exists now, growing in the wild! Isn’t it a beauty? On Monday, December 1 this tree will be cut in Pennsylvania and Read More »
It seems like Frederick has appeared on a lot of “Best Places” lists over the past few years. Recently, it made Movoto’s list of the 10 Best Counties in America, and if you live here or have ever visited, you certainly know why. Frederick county is a perfect blend of small town atmosphere with big Read More »
Yes! The time has come again for the ThorpeWood Barn Dance. This year it will be on September 26th from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The band Strings on Wings will be providing the music, and light snacks and hot cider will be provided. Feel free to BYOB! Tickets cost $20 per person in advance Read More »
Thanks to everyone who made our 7th Annual ThorpeWood Trails 10K Run/5K Run/Walk such a success! We had 182 participants this year who came out to support the youth programs of the Frederick YMCA. We raised about $2500 to help bring these groups out to ThorpeWood. Thank you for being a part of it! We Read More »
Yes, you read that correctly! There are less than two weeks to go until the 7th Annual ThorpeWood Trails 10K/5K Run/Walk to support the YMCA’s youth program use of ThorpeWood and its programming. We are really hoping to increase our participation from last year, and we still have a bit to go to meet that Read More »
It’s August, and although we also have spent time lamenting how quickly the summer has passed, August’s arrival means one thing around here: the ThorpeWood Trails 10K Run/5K Fun Run/Walk is almost upon us! Yes, on August 31st, we will host the seventh annual ThorpeWood Trails event. This means it is time to pre-register for Read More »
We like to use our Facebook page to share information about the goings on at ThorpeWood – from sharing pictures of the events we do here, to offering glimpses of nature’s wonder around the property. And lately, we have been blessed by so many fantastic moments from our Head Start program and our other YMCA Read More »
For more information, please contact Kaili van Waveren, Executive Director
301.271.2823 • [email protected]
