12th annual Carroll County Food Sunday Milk Run and Stroll Brings Carroll County Together to Support Local Families
September 19, 2026 by Kevin Dayhoff
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Runners, walkers, volunteers and supporters of Carroll County Food Sunday gathered Saturday morning, Sept. 19, for the 12th annual Milk Run and Stroll, a community event that combines fitness, fellowship and an important mission — helping provide supplemental nutrition to Carroll County families.
This year’s event was held at Tahoma Farm Boulder Park, 739 Tahoma Farm Road in Westminster, with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K race getting underway at 8:30 a.m. The event was moved to the Wakefield Valley Community Trail because of ongoing improvements at Wakefield Park. According to Carroll County Food Sunday, the course followed paved paths on the Wakefield Valley Trail.
The race director was Frank Baylor who worked with key assistants Trish Wagman, Jenny Teeter, Steve Lamberson, and the Mussari sisters – Mary and Gina. Chris Workman and Jacquelyn Druktenis with the Westminster Police Department, and Westminster Police Officers Mike Garber, and Kenny Carlisle, helped with traffic control and runner safety. Other logistical support was provided by the Westminster Street Department.
McDaniel College student fraternities, APO - Alpha Phi Omega, and ASP - Alpha Sigma Phi staffed the race.
Sponsors of the 2026 Carroll County Food Sunday Milk Run included Byrdcall Studio, Whiting-Turner, Earth and Air Technologies, Tim Kyle Company, Lord Industries, Condon’s Auto Parts, Tevis, Bowman’s Feed & Pet, Wagman Engineering LLC, Atlas Restaurant Group, Tricia & Kevin Wagman, Max Realty, Miller’s Food Market, The Kahlert Foundation, Ink Splash, JeannieBird Baking Company, Baylor CAD, Vicki Engel, the GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Westminster, Steve & Wendy Lambertson, Michael Rosner, and Carol and Dave Horne.
The Milk Run and Stroll offered both a 5K run and a shorter 2K — approximately 1¼ miles — option for walkers and those who preferred a more leisurely way to participate. Organizers emphasized that walkers were welcome, making the event accessible to participants of varying ages and abilities.
But the real purpose of the morning extended beyond the miles covered on the trail.
Proceeds from the Milk Run and Stroll support Carroll County Food Sunday’s milk voucher program as well as its other supplemental nutrition programs serving the Carroll County community. The milk vouchers can be redeemed at local grocery stores and are distributed to Food Sunday client families each week.
For families receiving assistance from Carroll County Food Sunday, the vouchers provide an important way to obtain milk while allowing clients to select the products that best meet their household needs. The organization also provides weekly supplemental groceries, including such staples as meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, bread and other foods.
Carroll County Food Sunday, commonly known as CCFS, is a nondenominational, nonprofit organization that is operated almost entirely by volunteers. The organization is now in its 44th year of service to Carroll County and describes its mission as providing emergency supplemental food in a manner that enhances human dignity.
The roots of the organization date to 1982, when Dominic Jollie encouraged members of the religious community to collect food during Sunday services for distribution through a countywide food-bank network. The effort eventually became incorporated as “Food Sunday.” Jollie expressed the philosophy behind the organization in simple terms: hunger in the community should concern everyone who is fortunate enough not to be hungry.
More than four decades later, that original spirit of neighbors helping neighbors remains central to the organization.
Today, Carroll County Food Sunday serves residents through locations in Westminster, Eldersburg and Taneytown. The organization reports that more than 500 families a week receive assistance through its three locations. Its client-choice approach allows eligible residents to select foods they will use, while volunteers help stock, pack and distribute the groceries.
The organization also provides milk vouchers and, during the growing season, farmers market vouchers that can be used to purchase fresh produce. These programs supplement the food distributed through the pantry and help give families greater flexibility in meeting their nutritional needs.
The Milk Run and Stroll has consequently become more than another entry on Carroll County’s busy calendar of road races and community walks. Each runner and walker who participated Saturday helped turn a morning of exercise into a tangible contribution to local families.
The event also reflects the broad community support that has helped sustain Carroll County Food Sunday for more than four decades. Its work depends heavily on volunteers and contributions from individuals, churches, civic organizations, businesses and other members of the community.
As participants completed the course Saturday morning, the significance of the event was measured not simply in 5K times or miles walked, but in the assistance those miles will help provide in the weeks ahead.
For Carroll County Food Sunday, the Milk Run and Stroll is ultimately about putting the organization’s longstanding philosophy into motion: neighbors helping neighbors.
And on Saturday morning in Westminster, that philosophy took the form of runners and walkers moving together along the Wakefield Valley Community Trail — one step at a time, and one family at a time.
September 19, 2026 by Kevin Dayhoff
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Runners, walkers, volunteers and supporters of Carroll County Food Sunday gathered Saturday morning, Sept. 19, for the 12th annual Milk Run and Stroll, a community event that combines fitness, fellowship and an important mission — helping provide supplemental nutrition to Carroll County families.
This year’s event was held at Tahoma Farm Boulder Park, 739 Tahoma Farm Road in Westminster, with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K race getting underway at 8:30 a.m. The event was moved to the Wakefield Valley Community Trail because of ongoing improvements at Wakefield Park. According to Carroll County Food Sunday, the course followed paved paths on the Wakefield Valley Trail.
The race director was Frank Baylor who worked with key assistants Trish Wagman, Jenny Teeter, Steve Lamberson, and the Mussari sisters – Mary and Gina. Chris Workman and Jacquelyn Druktenis with the Westminster Police Department, and Westminster Police Officers Mike Garber, and Kenny Carlisle, helped with traffic control and runner safety. Other logistical support was provided by the Westminster Street Department.
McDaniel College student fraternities, APO - Alpha Phi Omega, and ASP - Alpha Sigma Phi staffed the race.
Sponsors of the 2026 Carroll County Food Sunday Milk Run included Byrdcall Studio, Whiting-Turner, Earth and Air Technologies, Tim Kyle Company, Lord Industries, Condon’s Auto Parts, Tevis, Bowman’s Feed & Pet, Wagman Engineering LLC, Atlas Restaurant Group, Tricia & Kevin Wagman, Max Realty, Miller’s Food Market, The Kahlert Foundation, Ink Splash, JeannieBird Baking Company, Baylor CAD, Vicki Engel, the GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Westminster, Steve & Wendy Lambertson, Michael Rosner, and Carol and Dave Horne.
The Milk Run and Stroll offered both a 5K run and a shorter 2K — approximately 1¼ miles — option for walkers and those who preferred a more leisurely way to participate. Organizers emphasized that walkers were welcome, making the event accessible to participants of varying ages and abilities.
But the real purpose of the morning extended beyond the miles covered on the trail.
Proceeds from the Milk Run and Stroll support Carroll County Food Sunday’s milk voucher program as well as its other supplemental nutrition programs serving the Carroll County community. The milk vouchers can be redeemed at local grocery stores and are distributed to Food Sunday client families each week.
For families receiving assistance from Carroll County Food Sunday, the vouchers provide an important way to obtain milk while allowing clients to select the products that best meet their household needs. The organization also provides weekly supplemental groceries, including such staples as meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, bread and other foods.
Carroll County Food Sunday, commonly known as CCFS, is a nondenominational, nonprofit organization that is operated almost entirely by volunteers. The organization is now in its 44th year of service to Carroll County and describes its mission as providing emergency supplemental food in a manner that enhances human dignity.
The roots of the organization date to 1982, when Dominic Jollie encouraged members of the religious community to collect food during Sunday services for distribution through a countywide food-bank network. The effort eventually became incorporated as “Food Sunday.” Jollie expressed the philosophy behind the organization in simple terms: hunger in the community should concern everyone who is fortunate enough not to be hungry.
More than four decades later, that original spirit of neighbors helping neighbors remains central to the organization.
Today, Carroll County Food Sunday serves residents through locations in Westminster, Eldersburg and Taneytown. The organization reports that more than 500 families a week receive assistance through its three locations. Its client-choice approach allows eligible residents to select foods they will use, while volunteers help stock, pack and distribute the groceries.
The organization also provides milk vouchers and, during the growing season, farmers market vouchers that can be used to purchase fresh produce. These programs supplement the food distributed through the pantry and help give families greater flexibility in meeting their nutritional needs.
The Milk Run and Stroll has consequently become more than another entry on Carroll County’s busy calendar of road races and community walks. Each runner and walker who participated Saturday helped turn a morning of exercise into a tangible contribution to local families.
The event also reflects the broad community support that has helped sustain Carroll County Food Sunday for more than four decades. Its work depends heavily on volunteers and contributions from individuals, churches, civic organizations, businesses and other members of the community.
As participants completed the course Saturday morning, the significance of the event was measured not simply in 5K times or miles walked, but in the assistance those miles will help provide in the weeks ahead.
For Carroll County Food Sunday, the Milk Run and Stroll is ultimately about putting the organization’s longstanding philosophy into motion: neighbors helping neighbors.
And on Saturday morning in Westminster, that philosophy took the form of runners and walkers moving together along the Wakefield Valley Community Trail — one step at a time, and one family at a time.
+++ Dayhoff Westminster Soundtrack +++
https://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster "Dayhoff Westminster"
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Articles on the Baltimore Sun or Carroll County Times website:
June 29, 2004 to October 29, 2025:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/?s=dayhoff&orderby=date&order=desc
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff Westminster Soundtrack: https://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Dayhoff Art: https://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/
Dayhoff Westminster (Archived Nov. 27, 2024) https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies:
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
(November 2, 2025)
