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Cheverly has an active community of organizations that focus on a wide variety of interests. The town has a wealth of volunteer opportunities, and these groups help make many of the things we enjoy possible.Scroll down to learn more about community organizations in Cheverly, or visit their websites for further information:
Youth & Families
Cub Scout Pack 257
Civic & Community Interest
Online Communities
 The American Legion is a congressionally chartered mutual-aid veterans organization founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by the U.S. Congress. The American Legion Post 108 in Cheverly was first organized in 1933 and completed in 1941; built by post members of materials collected from Rock
Creek Park, the East Wing of the White House, a bridge in Washington, DC, the McLean Mansion, and contains old doors from the U.S. Supreme Court. The post family currently has over 450 members and sponsors Boy Scout Troop 257and Cub Scout Pack 257.
The eligibility dates to be a member of the American Legion can be seen at the American Legion website. To be a member of the Son’s of the American Legion your father, grandfather, or great grandfather needed to serve during the eligibility dates. Ladies who are veterans but did not serve during the eligibility dates are eligible to join the American Legion Auxiliary. The Post is open seven days a week; the space includes a pool table, dart boards, and a hall that seats in excess of 200 people.
3608 Legion Drive
telephone: 301-773-0108
 The mission of the Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. What is the Oath? 40 simple words that can transform your son: On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country, to obey the Scout law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. What is the
Law? Twelve more simple words that should define everyoneís character: A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent. How do we do this? Going camping and hiking. Pitching tents and building fires. Doing community service projects. Developing citizens and leaders.
The Cub Scouts serves boys from first through fifth grade, Boy Scouts is for sixth grade and above. Come Join the Scouting Adventure!
The Boys and Girls Club has a very active sports program for ages 6-18, which includes basketball, soccer, baseball, softball and T-Ball.
ChevList is an additional means of communication to serve the entire community, and the latest incarnation of online bulletin board Cheverly List that, since 2005, has served town residents seeking to connect with their neighbors to share information, resources and ideas. Everyone is welcome! ChevList belongs to the subscribers of the list, who are asked simply to treat all members with respect, use their best judgment about what and how often they post, and not to say anything in an email that they wouldn't say to a neighbor in person. This list is not moderated. ChevList encourages businesses and political candidates to share information and events, but simply asks that they share this information responsibly so that our neighbors are not inundated with advertisements.
 The Cheverly History Club encourages research on the history of Cheverly and helps disseminate the findings of such research. Our scope: any and all topics bearing on the history of Cheverly. These may include Cheverly as a town, Cheverly as a subdivision, people connected with Cheverly, Cheverly's social and cultural institutions. The geographical coverage is all lands now or formerly in Cheverly, and lands now part of Cheverly before they were so. Political, economic, social and other
historical approaches are welcome.
Cheverly Animals is Cheverly's online home for animals in need, lost pets, and other animal-related community information.
 Cheverly Community Market gives town residents and others a chance to walk to a central location, meet up with friends, and buy produce closer to home instead of driving to the local supermarket or farther away to other areas. Come join us at our picnic tables for breakfast, live music, and a rotating array of local artists and craftspeople. While trips to the store are inevitable, we hope to help you keep in touch with local food sources. We bring some of
the very best local vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, dairy, bread, wine, and more to local residents every two weeks throughout our season.
 The Cheverly Community Vegetable Gardens are located in George Boyd Park, at the corner of 64th Avenue and State Street in the old fourth ward of Cheverly. The gardens are fenced and consist of 40 plots (4í x 20í).† Parking and public restrooms are available in Boyd Park as well as a playground and a pavilion. Water for gardening is provided from a 1,200-gallon cistern and a series of hoses. The gardens have a communal herb bed as well as a
flowerbed to attract pollinators. The garden year runs from March 1st through February 28th. Applications for a plot and garden guidelines can be picked up at the front counter at the Cheverly Community Center .
 Cheverly Day is a community-wide, all-day event that includes runs, basketball, softball, music, food, activities for kids, parades, and more. The Day celebrates all the very best aspects of the town. The Cheverly Day Committee is a volunteer committee charged with orchestrating and coordinating the annual Cheverly Day Celebration.
The night preceeding Cheverly Day is traditionally celebrated with ChvProm, a ticketed potluck event with live music, dancing, table decoration prizes and photo booth for adults. Like Cheverly day, ChvProm relies on a dedicated band of volunteers.
The Cheverly Exchange is a forum for neighbors to share community news, participate in crime watch, recommend service people, and post yard sales or current events that may interest the community. The Cheverly Exchange is a positive, online forum between residents of Cheverly and is intended to enhance the sense of community that draws so many of its residents to Cheverly to begin with. This e-mail list has been established as a free service to people who live or work in Cheverly, Maryland. It is the largest and fastest growing listserve in Cheverly.
 The Cheverly Parents Resource Center (CPRC) supports Cheverly families with young children by providing valuable information, hosting drop-in playgroups, and holding special events such as local field trips and occassional workshops on topics of interest to parents.
The main activity of CPRC is drop-in playgroups, which offer families with young children the opportunity to meet, make friends, and play. Playgroup meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Community Center in cold weather and at Gast Park (also known as "Cheese Park") in warm weather. Playgroup group is geared toward young children (birth to preschool) but school-age siblings can join us in the summer months.
Special playgroups, including the monthly Birthday and Halloween playgroups, winter holiday party, summer breakfasts at the Arboretum, and other special events are just a few special actvities that this community group enjoys.
The Cheverly Soccer Club formed in 1995. The club sponsors both indoor and outdoor soccer (tot through U-18) and hosts the very popular annual summer Challenger British Soccer Camp program.
Cheverly Working Moms has an interactive forum on yahoo groups for working parents (moms and dads) in the Cheverly, Maryland, area. Relevant topics include childcare and school resources, balancing work and family life, and local family activities available to working parents. We hold Sunday morning playgroups in the Cheverly Town Center and plan other activities for Cheverly parents and their children to build community by getting to know one another. Visit us online or see the Cheverly newsletter for upcoming event information.
 ChvBlog keeps the citizens of Cheverly informed of local news and upcoming events. Written by a cadre of neighbors and parents, the blog is Cheverly's source for up-to-the-minute information about many of Cheverly's community groups and events, as well as a neighborhood take on local happenings. We showcase local groups within Cheverly on a monthly basis.
The Fourth Ward Civic Association's purpose is to identify and make the residents of the Ward aware of issues of concern to the entire community and to them in particular. The Association encourages residents to become involved with and participate in civic matters at all levels of Government --Town, County, State, and Federal. It also fosters an environment to improve communication among all residents of the Ward and Town officials. Meetings are held the third Monday at 7:00 p.m. in January, March, May, June, September, and November at the Cheverly Community Center. ALL FOURTH WARD RESIDENTS ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
Contact: Leila P. Price, President of the Association, at 301-772-0628 or at pleila@verizon.net.
Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek is a volunteer-led nonprofit founded by Cheverly residents in 2004 to help restore and celebrate area streams. Accomplishments include creating a stream access trail from the Community Center through Woodworth Park to Magruder Spring at the south end of Cheverly Avenue, installing interpretative signage and removing invasive species and trash. We have planted numerous native plants; removed hundreds of tires and tons of trash during clean up events; produced a community report and bird guide; were a catalyst for the townís Green Infrastructure Plan, and we advocate for clean water policies and practices in our region. FLBC collaborates with the Cheverly Conservation Alliance, the Anacostia Watershed Society and others. †FBC welcomes volunteers for all
its activities. Community service credit is given to students. FLBC volunteers meet for field work parties the last Saturday of the month; check the website or town newsletter for details.
CONTACTS: Joani Horchler (volunteer coordinator) 301-773-9671 or Dan Smith (president) smithdc@comcast.net
 The Garden Club promotes the planting of trees and flowers throughout Cheverly. Established in 1954, the club has several master gardeners among its members and gathers each month to listen to engaging speakers, swap garden plants, take field trips, and share information between new and experienced gardeners alike. The Garden Club meets the third Monday of each month at the Cheverly United Methodist Church and participates in yearly service projects, such as providing corsages for mothers
of police officers killed in the line of duty and maintaining the Memorial Gardens at Cheverly United Methodist Church. The popular annual Garden Club sale offers vegetables, hanging baskets, and plants from members' yards.
CONTACT: Michael Giese 301-773-7318
In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through enriching experiences such as extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong. Girl Scouting helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decisionmaking; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.
Girl Scout Levels
Any girl 5-17 years of age can join the world largest organization for girls at different grade-levels:
Girl Scout Daisy, grades K-1
Girl Scout Brownie, grades 2-3
Girl Scout Junior, grades 4-5
Girl Scout Cadette, grades 6-8
Girl Scout Senior, grades 9-10
Girl Scout Ambassador, grades 11-12
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For 50 years the Homemakers Club has been promoting programs to strengthen the home, family and community life. The club meets the second Monday of each month September through May in various members' homes, and programs featuring a variety of topics are presented.
Progressive Cheverly is "democracy from the ground up!" We are a nonpartisan, grassroots organization founded in 2005 because we believe that the promise of a fair, sane, and safe world requires a more informed, engaged, and active citizenry. We conduct monthly public education programs on current issues and provide opportunities to interact with our elected officials and candidates. We work directly on projects to improve Cheverly's green environment, and other needs in our own backyard. We advocate on selected issues to our elected officials and work with other organizations to improve the quality of life in our community. By a vote of the membership, we occasionally endorse candidates who share our progressive values and our members provide volunteer power to their campaigns. Subscribe
to our announcements list here .
The Woman's Club promotes civil, educational, and social activities. Club members welcome new residents with a Welcome-to-Cheverly kit. The club has an active membership that offers a scholarship; supports and coordinates Peace Month activities; promotes Celebrate Black History Month; runs the Santa's Secret Shop; holds a Foster Care Holiday Party; raises fnuds for local clubs, schools, and community organizations; has an ongoing safety program; hosts Cheverly's "Meet the Candidates Forum"; and runs the Cheverly Flea Market twice each year. It is affiliated with the General Federation of Woman's Clubs.
CONTACT: Joyce Lang 301-773-2211
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