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 »
ThorpeWood 5K 10K Sponsorship form[1]
The ThorpeWood Trails 10K Run/5K Fun Run and Walk will be held on August 31st this year. In this, our seventh year of this wonderful event, we are expecting the crowds to be even bigger than in the past. We have managed to grow this event each year, and have welcomed participants from Maryland, Virginia, 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 »
We may be quite biased, but we feel that this area of Maryland is particularly beautiful. The surrounding mountains and lush greens, babbling brooks and tranquil ponds never cease to thrill us with their natural beauty. The surroundings are one of the reasons our 5K/10K (coming up on September 6) is so unique in the Read More »
Summer is well upon us. Sure, summer technically just began on June 21; however, for anyone with children home from school for the season, summer is probably starting to feel a bit daunting right about now. Endless hours to fill with tasks to avoid the dreaded, “I’m bored” can bring out the terror in any Read More »
ThorpeWood was recently the site of the graduation celebration for the Woman to Woman Mentoring program. We have hosted this dinner and ceremony before, and it is always a wonderful experience! We were honored to welcome this fantastic group back to celebrate another graduating class of mentees. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Read More »
June 10th marked the conclusion of ThorpeWood’s first series of sessions of Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) for the the 14 Head Start programs in Frederick County. We shared the news about this exciting partnership at the beginning of the Winter/Spring session, and we wanted to share with you a bit of information about the end. Read More »
For more information, please contact Kaili van Waveren, Executive Director
301.271.2823 • [email protected]
