Annapolis Jaycees
The Annapolis Jaycees have participated in the Maryland Seafood Festival for chapter fundraising since 1991. Each year they provide valuable community service while preparing their members for future leadership roles in the community and local businesses. During the holidays, the Jaycees can be seen “Hanging the Greens,” decorating the Christmas tree for “Grand Illumination,” and delivering food baskets. They also help out with the Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, and many other projects.
Arundelair Chorus of Sweet Adelines
The Arundelair Chorus is affiliated with Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. To this end, the Arundelair Chorus provides the local community with entertainment for churches, schools, nursing homes and many other venues, both public and private. All monies raised are used for music education and chapter operating expenses.
The Chorus has been singing four-part acapella harmony, barbershop style, in the Annapolis area for over 40 years. They rehearse on Tuesday nights at the Phoenix Center in Annapolis and invite women who like to sing to visit anytime.
The troop conducts activities consistent with the guidelines and principles of the Boy Scouts of America. The troop is sponsored by American Legion Post 278, Kent Island.
Maryland Seafood Festival profits will be used to offset the cost of scouts’ activities.
Children’s Miracle Network is a non-profit organization that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals. Donations to Children’s Miracle Network create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year.
With the help of a Children’s Miracle Network hospital in their community, children of all ages and backgrounds can receive treatment for every imaginable disease and injury—from asthma and broken bones to cancer and heart defects. Children’s hospitals are also on the front lines of research, education and outreach programs that keep millions of kids out of the hospital each year. Through its continuous efforts to help kids, Children’s Miracle Network has raised more than $3.4 billion to date, most of which is donated a dollar or two at a time by caring individuals.
Foundation for Community Betterment
The Foundation for Community Betterment is a national non-profit (501(c)(3)) organization founded in 2000 by a group of 30-40 year olds who wanted to “better” their communities by making an immediate, positive impact on the lives of needy individuals, families, or entire organizations who currently lack the means to succeed. Since its inception, Betterment has raised over $1.1 million and distributed proceeds to 115 individual and organization, both in the United States and abroad. The Foundation provides assistance to those who just need a little help -– like a family going through an unexpected illness or an organization rising to meet the next challenge. The hope is that our simple actions can create a ripple effect of goodness — when our recipients continue to positively impact those around them.
Maryland Food Bank
The Maryland Food Bank, an affiliate of Feeding America, was founded in 1979 to coordinate the procurement and distribution of food donations from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and government agencies to organizations providing free food to the state’s hungry. The food bank ank provides nearly 14 million pounds of food annually to 1,000 Network Partners – including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, low-income day care centers, after-school programs, senior centers, rehabilitation centers, and other feeding programs. In addition to providing food, the food bank offers agencies ongoing support, services and education to the partners in our network and regularly conducts nutrition and food safety education workshops and networking sessions and provides them with a variety of tools and publications to enable them to strengthen their program
