March will have some nice weather days, but it’s a great month to finish up those indoor projects.

March in the Tri-state area of Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia is often a mix of clouds, wind, sun and some last-gasp snow squalls. It’s hard to count on many nice days in a row, making it the perfect time to finish any interior projects — including home upgrades — before the longer days and warmer temperatures are here to stay.

These projects and — if you just have to get outside — cleaning up the yard, outbuildings and the garage beg for having a place to put any and all unwanted items. A BlueBox dumpster is that place if you never want to see the mess again. Once you are done loading it up, a BlueBox Rental driver will haul away the box and the mess, taking it to the local landfill.

If you need ideas for projects or want to connect with local contractors, there are several home shows over the next couple of weeks.

 

Two local home shows for project ideas and vendor connections

March is the month for home show events around the Tri-state area.

The March 13th and 14th weekend features the Franklin County Home Builders Show at Antrim Brethren in Christ Church. The building is located at 24 Kauffman Road E (along Route 11S) in Chambersburg, PA. The Friday hours are 4 pm to 8 pm. On Saturday, attendees can meet with vendors, and enjoy food trucks, from 8 am until 4 pm.

The next weekend — Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd — guests ill be heading to the Frederick Home Expo at the Frederick Fairgrounds (797 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD). Saturday’s hours are 9 am to 4 pm. On Sunday, the gates open at 10 am and close at 4 pm.

 

March is for Women’s History and good nutrition awarness

March is the official month to celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout history. Below are some of the lesser-known names from the history books and how their achievements ultimately changed lives for the better.

• Barbara Bodichon (1827–1891): She authored a groundbreaking pamphlet on the legal status of women, sparking the campaign that eventually allowed married women to own and control their own property.
• Claudette Colvin (b. 1939): At age 15, she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks. She later became a key plaintiff in the court case that ended bus segregation in the city.
• Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000): Beyond her Hollywood fame, she was an ingenious inventor who developed technology that became the foundation for modern wireless communication (such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
• Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951): Her cancer cells, taken without consent, became the “HeLa” cell line—an immortal line essential to medical breakthroughs like the polio vaccine and cancer research.
• Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865–1915): In 1889, she became the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.

 

Margaret Hamilton’s story

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins walked on the moon in 1969, but that may not have happened if Margaret Hamilton had not helped get them there. She led the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. Her work there was vital in developing the Apollo spacecraft’s guidance and navigation system, a vital aspect to the mission’s success.

“I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, it worked!'” – Margaret Hamilton, software engineer

 

Order your BlueBox dumpster

Contact the Hagerstown, MD office by clicking here to order your dumpster for a home project mess or to clean out unwanted junk. You can also call the office staff at 301.333.9500 or text a representative at 240.219.5839. The BlueBox Rental staff members deliver dumpsters throughout Western Maryland, Pennsylvania and the West Virginia Panhandle. This area includes Hagerstown, Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Williamsport, Greencastle and Falling Waters.

They offer six different size dumpsters, with different price points, so you have the right one for the right job. Click here to see the dumpster options available through BlueBox.