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For All Seasons New Board Members

For All Seasons has welcomed six new members to its Board of Directors: Kamari A. Collins of Easton; Aimee Dietsch, DHSc, of Easton; Gary Goldstein, MD, of St. Michaels; Leonard Wolf, CPA, RIA, of Easton; Michael T. Flaherty, Ph.D., of Tilghman; and Elizabeth Spurry, CFP, CTFA, of Trappe. “These new board members bring a depth of experience in their diverse fields of business and their years of community service. We are thrilled to have them serve on our Board and support our organization through an important growth period in our history,” comments Beth Anne Langrell, CEO of For All Seasons.

 CBMM AWARDED GRANT FROM RURAL MARYLAND COUNCIL

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has been awarded more than $30,000 in grant funds from the Rural Maryland Council (RMC) to support its Shipwright Apprentice Program. CBMM has been operating a successful Shipwright Apprentice Program for more than 20 years, graduating more than 50 apprentices. In 2018, CBMM began offering a formal four-year apprentice certification, developed in line with U.S. Department of Labor Employment Training Administration Standards and registered with the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program, a division of Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation’s Workforce Development and Adult Learning. “We believe strongly that we need to improve our local economies and we do that through educational attainment and skill development, so we are a big supporter of apprenticeship programs across the State,” said Charlotte Davis, Executive Director of the Rural Maryland Council.

REALTORS CONTRIBUTE TO ST. MICHAELS COMMUNITY CENTER 

Mid-Shore Board of REALTORS® recently provided a $1K contribution to the St. Michaels Community Center to help address food security in our local communities. The funds were raised through a crab feast raffle sponsored by the organization over the summer and will be used to help the St. Michaels Community Center provide pantry bags and meals to Bay Hundred families and individuals in need. “The St. Michaels Community Center is fulfilling an important role in our community in making sure no one in the Bay Hundred area goes hungry,” said SMCC Executive Director Patrick Rofe. “So this kind of support from the Mid-Shore Board of REALTORS® and all our donors is critical in helping us to fulfill our mission of serving, empowering, and connecting our community.”

St. Michaels Middle High Receives STEM Grant

St. Michaels Middle High School (SMMHS) has received a grant in the amount of $4,000 from AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter to purchase two 3-D printers for the school’s Biomedical Science Program. Mrs. Lauren Greer, SMMHS Science Teacher and Talbot County Teacher of the Year, along with students from the school’s chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society, submitted a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Kickstarter grant proposal to the organization. “During our meetings last year with different graduate and medical students, my students in the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) identified the importance of coding, software, and 3-D printer capabilities,” Mrs. Greer explained. “Our goal was to apply for a few grants to see if we could start to gain that experience. JT Lizewski, President of BMES, was the primary writer of the grant.” David Fries, Vice President of Scientific Education, presented the check at the school last month. The AFCEA Central Maryland supports the education of future leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through direct scholarships, endowments, and grants.

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