On Saturday February 24th, 2018 the New Market District Volunteer Fire Company held their 63rd Annual Banquet program. During the event the members and guest enjoyed a great meal prepared and served by Olde Towne Caterings of Mount Airy, MD. The members had much to look back upon and reflect on many administrative, fundraising and operational accomplishments throughout calendar year 2017 and both President Hackey and Chief Nalborczyk delivered their vision statements for 2018 to the hard working members of the department. It was also made very well known during the program that we are our community and each and every one of our accomplishments were made possible because of the ongoing community support and involvement. Chaplain White led the department in a Memorial Service for Beverly Hubble and Louise "Margaret" Main who both passed this past year. The following awards were given during our awards program:

Life Membership:
Christopher Beard
Gregory Lawson
Charles Roberts

Presidents Award:
Gary Fossett

Presidents Appreciation Awards:
Ginger Russ
Catherine Gamble
Patricia Hackey
Paul Hackey

Top 10 Combined Responders:
1) Kiefer Klingensmith
2) Derek White
3) Matthew Chapman
4) Bruce Johnson
5) Peter VanGrootenbruel
6) Robert Bloodgood
7) William Kennedy III
8) Matthew Thews
9) Kyle Fremming
10) Lauryn McChesney

Top 5 EMS Responders:
1) Cody Cribb
2) Robert Bloodgood
3) Rebecca Temple
4) Shaun Jones
5-1) Taylor "Max" Berger
5-2) Shaun Garst

Chief's Award:
Philip Gamble

Officer of the Year:
Mathew Bowles

Rookie of the Year:
Shaun Jones

EMT of the Year:
Rebecca Temple

Firefighter of the Year:
Derek White

Career Member of the Year:
Alexander Hall

Heart of a Volunteer Award:
Ginger Russ

Outgoing Operational Service Award:
Christopher Moe
Brian Yankey
Miranda Strong
Zachary Kline

Years of Service Awards Program:

Five (5) Years:
Taylor "Max" Berger
Cody Cribb
Catherine Gamble
Philip Gamble
Jeff Goers
Robert Hill
Nathan Kline
Kiefer Klingensmith
Christopher Moe
Tony Westerholm

Ten (10) Years:
Tyler Conaway
Zachary Kline
Matthew Thews

Fifteen (15) Years:
Matthew Chapman

Twenty (20) Years:
Steve Halstead
Maurice Hayter

Twenty-Five (25) Years:
Diane Brunner
Kenneth Dicken

Thirty (30) Years:
Brenda Yankey

Thirty-Five (35) Years:
Christopher Wilcom

Fourty (40) Years:
Louise Main *Posthumous*
Margaret Meuse
Susan Shanks
Linda Sutton

Fifty (50) Years:
Glenn Beard

Fifty-Five (55) Years:
BettyJane Flemming
Ronald Harshman

We also want to Thank the following departments for their assistance covering our apparatus while we enjoyed our annual banquet, United Steam Fire Co.3, Laytonsville District VFD Co.17, Vigilant Hose Co.6, Thurmont Community Ambulance Co.30 and Hollywood VFD Co.7. Without their support our night would not have been possible.