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Maryland Seafood Festival—It’s Back!: 42nd Annual Maryland Seafood Festival September 11-13
at Sandy Point State Park

Charity, Chesapeake Style, at the Maryland Seafood Festival: The Maryland Seafood Festival Offers Three Ways to Give Back to the Community including Stuff-A-Boat from Giant Food and ticket sale donations

Charity, Chesapeake Style, at the Maryland Seafood Festival

The Maryland Seafood Festival Offers Three Ways to Give Back to the Community
including Stuff-A-Boat from Giant Food and ticket sale donations

August 13, 2009—Annapolis, MD—Philanthropy has always been a part of The Maryland Seafood Festival, and this year is no exception. Festival organizers are offering three ways for attendees to give back to local charities. Continuing with past traditions, the event will feature charity vendors, including groups such as the local Boy Scouts. New this year, two additional avenues have been added to support local charities, including an exciting partnership with Giant Food:

A $2.00 donation from every presale ticket sold online will go to the local charity of the purchaser's choosing.

Food donations brought by festival-goers will be added to the "Stuff-A-Boat" campaign, a partnership between The Maryland Seafood Festival and Giant Food. All donations used to “stuff the boat” will go to The Maryland Food Bank.

“Our goal is to provide a venue for people to have fun while giving back,” said Ayrianne Parks, spokesperson for The Maryland Seafood Festival. “For the first time ever there are 3 ways festival-goers can give back. We are especially thankful to Giant, our partner on the Stuff-A-Boat event, and we are excited to help a terrific organization like the Maryland Food Bank.”

“The Maryland Seafood Festival is a great community tradition and we are happy to be a part of it and help support its philanthropic mission,” said Kim Brown, Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations for Giant Food. “We hope that everyone will take part in this fun, family friendly celebration. And don‟t forget to bring a food donation for Giant's 'Stuff-A-Boat' program to benefit The Maryland Food Bank.”

Stuff-A-Boat, the Maryland Seafood Festival's partnership with Giant Food in support of the Maryland Food Bank, is an exciting and fun way for attendees to give back. Every festival-goer that brings a non-perishable food item will receive $2.00 off their onsite ticket purchase. Festival organizers are hoping to collect enough food to fill an entire boat, hence the name. Giant Food will also be collecting food items prior to the event in their Annapolis area Giant stores to support the Maryland Seafood Festival's efforts.

“We are thrilled about our partnership with Giant and the Maryland Sea Food Festival and encourage attendees to bring mountains of tuna and peanut butter to the event,” comments CEO of the Maryland Food Bank, Deborah Flateman. “Right now, the Maryland Food Bank is dealing with an increase in demand somewhere in the realm of 25 to 50 percent and we are working diligently to keep up with the need. Festivals like this promote the sense of charity that our organization thrives on.”

The festival will take place September 11th through September 13th at Sandy Point State Park, and is expected to draw 20,000 visitors from the all across the mid-Atlantic region.

The Maryland Seafood Festival is a rich tradition in the State and has been held annually for 40+ years, built around a safe, family friendly environment showcasing the great seafood Maryland has to offer. The event features The Capital Crab Soup Cook-off, live music performances of all types, craft booths and local charities selling delicious treats. Tickets are available now for $10 online at www.mdseafoodfestival.com.

Sponsors of the 42nd Annual Maryland Seafood Festival include: Giant Food, Verizon Wireless, Buck Distributing, The Brick Companies, Phillips Seafood, BP Oil, Comcast and Smartbox.

The Maryland Seafood Festival is owned and produced by ABC Events, Inc. The company is an expert event planning company with over 10 years of experience executing successful events, including New Year's Annapolis.

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Maryland Seafood Festival—It’s Back!

42nd Annual Maryland Seafood Festival September 11-13
at Sandy Point State Park

May 6, 2009—Annapolis, MD—Today ABC Events announced its purchase of the famed Maryland Seafood Festival. The event is confirmed to take place September 11th through September 13th at the Sandy Point State Park. Celebrating the 42nd anniversary of this tasty and entertaining Annapolis tradition, it will feature The Capital’s Crab Soup Cook-off on September 12th.

“We are so excited to bring back the Crab Soup Cook-off, an Annapolis favorite that draws Maryland’s greatest restaurateurs and chefs” said Tom Marquardt, Editor and Publisher of The Capital. “Who will be the Crab Soup conqueror? Guess you’ll have to come down and see for yourself!”

The weekend of family fun and feasting is expected to draw 20,000 visitors from the all across the mid-Atlantic region. The Maryland Seafood Festival is a rich tradition in the State and has been held annually for 40+ years, with the most recent 30 years being held the weekend after Labor Day at Sandy Point State Park. That tradition has been built around a safe, family friendly environment showcasing the great seafood that Maryland has to offer while bringing people from all over the East Coast, building revenues for the State through tourism and park fees in the offseason. Live music performances, local charities selling delicious treats, creative craft booths, not to mention everyone’s seafood favorites, guarantee fun is had by all.

“We were thrilled that ABC Events has purchased the Maryland Seafood Festival and will continue this community tradition of celebrating our maritime heritage and devotion to seafood,” said Bob Burdon, President & CEO of the Annapolis Chamber of Commerce. “The company’s management of New Year’s Annapolis and the Maryland Heritage Festival has been very successful and I am sure this endeavor will be the same.”

“Last year’s event was cancelled due to the uncertain effects of a downturned economy, but disappointed festival-goers made it clear the Seafood Festival must return in 2009,” said Ayrianne Parks, spokesperson for ABC Events. “This is a fantastic event that brings our community together, and this year we will make it bigger and better than ever -- with fun, food and entertainment for the entire family.”

Early sponsors of the 42nd Annual Maryland Seafood Festival include: Buck Distributing, Verizon Wireless, The Brick Companies, The Maryland Lottery, Phillips Seafood, Healthcraft, Innovative Spas, Larsen Boats and Carefree Boat Club.

ABC Events, Inc. is an expert event planning company with over ten years of experience. From small corporate golf events, charity fund-raisers and sporting events, to large multiple day festivals including: Op-Sail 2000, The Volvo Ocean Race Stopover in Annapolis, The Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival, New Year’s Annapolis and now the Maryland Seafood Festival. The company creates events with focus on: safety, planning, attention to detail, and community partnerships to produce the best of events. The ABC Events team is comprised of festival specialists with experience and expertise in logistics, marketing, entertainment, and food and beverage management.

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