Cancer Awareness Day and Knit-In at the Calvert Country Market

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md., -- September 07, 2004 -- The Calvert County, Maryland Department of Economic Development announced today that the Calvert Country Market in the Prince Frederick Shopping Center will host a Cancer Awareness Day and Knit-In from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18.

Event organizer and owner of Ch’Naca Farm & Fiberworks, Nancy Donley said the event is intended to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, while allowing people an opportunity to create lap blankets and chemo caps for County residents undergoing cancer treatment at Calvert Memorial Hospital’s Infusion Therapy Center. “Knitting or crocheting a brightly colored cap for someone who has lost their hair due to chemotherapy is a wonderful act of kindness that anyone can do,” said Donley. In addition to the knit-in, exhibits and displays, there will be hourly raffles of Calvert Country Market products, the proceeds of which will benefit the Calvert County Cancer Support Group.

Calvert Country Market, located in the Prince Frederick Shopping Center, 98 S. Solomons Island Road, in Prince Frederick, Maryland, offers locally grown fresh produce, berries, flowers, herbs, baked goods, honey, pies, certified organic products, and local crafts. Additionally, CCM features a bakery, seafood, butcher, green grocer, delicatessen, antiques shop, fine jewelry, candies, essential oils and aromatherapy items and a gourd shop.

For more information on the Calvert County, Maryland Department of Economic Development, our visitor sites and attractions and the services available to assist County businesses, call 410.535.4583, 800.331.9771 or 301.855.1880; or send an e-mail to info@ecalvert.com