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MARTINSBURG Each week in June, the Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) is offering half-day programs with camp-like activities designed for families with children 3 and up. The organization is offering these programs in lieu of their regular Audubon Discovery Camp sessions, which are canceled for the month of June.

There are two-day ($30/day) and three-day ($45/day) options available. There are also multiple time slots for sessions: morning sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, afternoon sessions from 1-4 p.m and evening sessions from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

These programs will be held at both Cool Spring and Yankauer Nature Preserves. Cool Spring Preserve is located at 1469 Lloyd Rd., Charles Town. Yankauer Nature Preserve is located at 438 Whitings Neck Rd., Martinsburg.

To maximize safety, group sizes will be kept small. Registrants may attend as an individual family or with another family group with whom they have been self-quarantining. Registration may include a group of two (minimum) up to eight children (maximum) and two adults. At least one adult must attend with each group to help monitor children.

This program has been designed in a way that helps prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Those interested should visit the following link for more information and to register: http://www.potomacaudubon.org/education/youth/discovercamp/.

NSDAR to host Tea Party in the Park on June 14BERKELEY SPRINGS Ye Towne of Bath Chapter, NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) is hosting a Tea Party in the Park, celebrating the Morgan County 2020 Bicentennial, from noon-3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Berkeley Springs State Park in the heart of the historic town.

Chapter members are in period costumes as they provide sweet and unsweetened tea along with one scone per patron. Ladies of the Ye Towne of Bath Chapter are joined by local authors Jeanne Mozier and Steve French sharing history and selling their books.

To meet with capacity requirements set by the park, 25 free tickets are being issued for each half hour. Tickets may be obtained at Berkeley Springs Memories on Washington St. open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday.

Blue Ridge Patriots to meet ThursdayHEDGESVILLE Blue Ridge Patriots meeting will hold its meeting 6:30 p.m. June 11 at 103 N. Mary St., Hedgesville. Social time begins at 6 p.m. They meet to defend the Constitution one line at a time. New members are welcome.

HCC announces new degree programHAGERSTOWN The Hagerstown Community College Foundation announces a new program, called Take2!, which is designed to help eligible local residents complete an associate degree, free of charge, after previously starting at a four-year college and not finishing.

Through the program, residents of Washington County and border counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia will have the opportunity to complete an associate degree within one year at no cost for tuition and fees. Students must commit to attend HCC full-time, beginning in the fall of 2020.

To be eligible for Take2! funding, each student must have earned a minimum of 24 college-level credits at an accredited four-year college(s) with minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5. In addition, students must have completed the 2020-2021 FAFSA and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $10,000 or less. This agreement is a last-dollar contribution, which means that federal and state financial grant aid and scholarships must be used prior to Take2! funds.

The deadline to apply is July 1, 2020. Eligibility and program requirements may be made by the HCC Take2! Review Committee on individual bases and with the support of the assigned academic advisor. To learn more, visit http://www.hagerstowncc.edu/take2.

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Around the Region - June 7th - Martinsburg Journal