City Springs Community Athletic Complex

City Springs Community Athletic Complex (continued from page 5)
Special
thanks to
Ray Herman,
Development
Research Associate at Johns
Hopkins University, for
volunteering to help write the NFL
grant application.
The Day is Almost Here!
The grand opening of the City
Springs Athletic Complex will
take place on September 15th
at 11:00am. Special guests will
include Ravens President Dick
Cass, Poe, and a variety of local
officials.
Thank You
We would like to thank everyone
who supported the project:
Andres Alonso, Kevin Atkinson, Baltimore
Ravens, Anirban Basu, Beatty Development
Group, Michael Beatty, Auburn Bell,
Stephanie Beran, Muriel Berkeley,
Giovanna Blatterman, Liz Bowie, Jennifer Byers,
Glenn Campbell and Ms. Melissa Dowling,
Michael Carter, Dick Cass, Congressional Bank,
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Heather
Darney, Andrew DeVos, Chris Doherty, Laura
Doherty, Tisha Edwards, Barney Ehrmann,
Joe Ehrmann, Matthew Facchine, Senator Bill
Ferguson, Mark Fetting, Kwame Flaherty, Andy
Frank, Ryan Galloway, Sharon Bailey and Jay
Gede, Josie Giorgilli, Michelle Gordon, John
Gress, Sharone Henderson, George and Betsy
Hess, Richard and Margaret Conn Himelfarb,
Stephen J. Homza, Talib Horne, Sonya Hughes,
Nadine Jackson, Kristin Kosmides, Councilman
Jim Kraft, Kevin and Nancy Lanagan, Sarah
Landon, Joe and Megan LaRocque, Legg
Mason, Blaine Lipski, LISC, Little Italy Bocce
Rollers Association of Baltimore, Al Maddox
Jr., Jon Manekin, Larry Matlack, Rachel Y.
Mazyck, Senator Nathaniel McFadden, Erin
McVay, Jon McGill, Thomas C. Merchant,
Keith Mills, Heather Mitchell, Nationwide
Professional Services, NFL Foundation, Michael
and Cristina Niccolini, Dave Pennington, Anne
Perkins, Alison Perkins-Cohen, H. Canfield
Pitts, Brian Pope, Irona Pope, Lucy Price,
Principal Rhonda L. Richetta, Michael Ricketts,
Santoni’s, Larry Schugam, Kinji Scott, Beverly
Smith, Kelly Spilman, Starbucks, Jeanette
Stewart, Joseph A. and Suzanne E. Sullivan,
T. R. Klein & Company, Lindsay Thompson,
Time Printers, Gary Tuggle, Geoffrey Ultsch,
United Way of Central Maryland, Tom Valente,
Venable Foundation, The Verve Partnership,
Thiru Vignarajah, Breyana Wade, and Ronald
Windgate.
A dream fulfilled...
I cannot stop smiling when I look at our
beautiful athletic complex, especially
when it has kids playing on it,” said
Principal Richetta.
“It is worth far more than every
minute of time and every dollar that
was spent to make it happen. Our kids
are ecstatic! They deserve a place like
this. The purple turf exemplifies their
specialness, and for the City Springs’
community, purple is not a color it’s an
attitude. As of late, my attitude is one
of extreme gratitude for all the people
who came together to make this dream
a reality. I hope those who contributed
in any way are aware of how much joy
they have brought to a community, and
the difference it will make in so many
lives.”
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BALTIMORE CURRICULUM PROJECT’S
SUMMER 2014
www.baltimorecp.org
CLASS NOTES
Govans to Become BCP Charter School in SY 15/16
On May 31, 2014 the Baltimore City
School Board approved an application from Govans Elementary School
and the Baltimore Curriculum Project
(BCP) to convert Govans into a neighborhood public charter school beginning in School Year 15/16.
“We are very excited to partner
with Govans Elementary, which is
already a wonderful school,” said BCP
President Laura Doherty.
“They have strong test scores and
a strong school culture. The programs
and resources BCP brings to the table
will help take the school to the next
level.”
Govans Elementary is an outstanding neighborhood school serving 385
children in the Mid-Govans neighborhood. Over 89% percent of the students
qualify for free and reduced meals.
This year the Maryland State
Department of Education recognized
Govans Elementary as one of only 18
Title 1 “Reward Schools” across the
state, which have made strides in overall student work, as well as in reducing
gaps in achievement.
Linda Taylor, Principal of Govans Elementary School
The school has been educating
students in the neighborhood for over
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Are You Smarter thaN a BCP 5th Grader?
2707 E. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-675-7000 (voice)
410-675-7030 (fax)
www.baltimorecp.org
BCP students outsmarted the celebrities
for the third year in a row at the 2014
Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th
Grader? Gala on April 25th at the
Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
Actor Megan Anderson of
Everyman Theater, former City Schools
ICEO Tisha Edwards, WBAL-TV
Co-Anchor Jason Newton, and City
Councilman Brandon Scott put up a
good fight against Devin Bradford
of City Springs EMS, Aryssa Reid
of Hampstead Hill Academy, Lucia
Givens of Wolfe Street Academy, and
Chase Hackett of Hampstead Hill
Academy.
During her welcoming remarks
BCP President Laura Doherty poked
fun at past “Baltimore Big Shots.”
“During the planning of this
year’s event - before we knew who our
contestants were going to be - we were
reflecting on the last two years of really
sound victories by our fifth graders; so
we thought - in the spirit of fair play that we ought to dial it down a notch
and maybe make tonight into an Are
You Smarter than a BCP 3rd Grader?
event.” said Doherty.
“But once we confirmed who our
panelists were, we knew they could
handle it. And
we ultimately
ran up against
some bedtime
issues
with third
graders.”
Actor
and Baltimore
City School
Board
Commissioner Robert Heck kept
the crowd entertained as Master of
Ceremonies.
Roughly 200 attendees enjoyed
dinner, drinks, a silent auction, the quiz
show, and live music by The Giggmohr
Brothers.
All proceeds benefited over 1,600
students attending BCP’s neighborhood
charter schools.
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We would like to thank the following people and
organizations for supporting our 2014 Gala!
LEAD SPONSOR
The Children’s
Bookstore
Rachel
Mazyck
2014 HONORARY COMMITTEE
SILENT AUCTION DONORS
Muriel Berkeley, Laura Doherty,
George Hess, Cara Joyce, Georgie
Smith, Larry Matlack, Rachel Mazyck,
Jon McGill, and Toby Pitts
American Doll, Angela Scott,
Applebee’s, Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra, Baltimore Water Taxi,
Center Stage, Charles Nusinov &
Sons, Clayworks Supplies, Crayola
Experience, Dick’s Last Resort,
DogWatch Tavern, Fire & Ice, Geppi’s
Entertainment Museum, Governor
Martin O’Malley, Hampstead Hill
Academy, Historic Ships in Baltimore,
Jon McGill, Kathy Stroup, Kevin
Spacey Foundation, La Tavola,
Ladew Topiary Gardens, Liberty
2014 PLANNING COMMITTEE
AND VOLUNTEERS
Muriel Berkeley, Marvelyn Johnson,
Cara Joyce, Brenda Kahn, Jeff Krick,
Sue Lattimore, Jon McGill, Tobi
Morris, Larry Schugam, Maria Smith,
Angela Scott, Kathy Stroup, and Laura
Vitiello
Govans to Become BCP School
Class Notes
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Baltimore Curriculum Project
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Mountain Resort, Matthew’s Pizza,
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,
Medieval Times, Miss Shirley’s,
Redbox, Reginald F. Lewis Museum
of Maryland African American History
& Culture, Ripley’s Believe It Or
Not!, Smyth Jewelers, Staples, The
Baltimore Ravens, The Cheesecake
Factory, The Point in Fells, Total Wine
& More, Uncle Wiggly’s, University
of Maryland Terrapins Soccer, Urban
Pirates, V-No Wine Bar, Walt Disney
World, Water for Chocolate, Watermark
Cruises, and Whitetail Resort.
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50 years.
As a conversion charter school,
Govans will continue to serve all neighborhood children without requiring
lottery admission.
The school will have more freedom than traditional schools in managing the school budget, choosing curriculum, training teachers, and other areas.
“Govans is a good school,” said
Principal Linda Taylor.
“With BCP’s support it will become a great school.”
Principal Taylor has worked tirelessly over the past seven years to
transform Govans into the outstanding
school it is today.
Prior to coming to Govans, she
served as the Assistant Principal at
Roland Park EMS.
BCP will provide a variety of supports and services including: teacher
training, in-class teacher coaching,
financial management, partnershipbuilding, fundraising, strategic planning and teacher recruitment.
Community support for the charter
proposal was overwhelming.
“I haven’t seen more community support around an opening for a
school,” said Baltimore City School
Board Commissioner Tina Hike-Hubbard.
“The information that we got from
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WOLFE STREET ACADEMY
WSA Hosts Raising a Reader Parent Workshop
On December 13th, Wolfe Street
Academy hosted a Raising a Reader
(RAR) workshop for 42 Pre-K and
kindergarten parents. Attendees learned
about the Raising a Reader early literacy and family engagement program;
participated in story time; and made a
craft project with their children. Pre-K
Teacher Jennifer Ingersoll-Pintuck led
the workshop.
Raising A Reader provides parents
with training in how to develop the
habit of sharing books with their children. More than 100 high quality books
are rotated into each child’s home on
a weekly basis for families to practice
regular book sharing. Families are also
connected to the local library in order
to sustain book borrowing and sharing
practices.
Funded by a grant from
the United States Department
of Education and other private
partners, Raising A Reader and
City Schools served over 12,000
children and families by December 2013.
Last year both Wolfe Street
Academy and City Springs
Elementary/Middle School were
selected to participate in Raising
a Reader. This is Hampstead Hill
Academy’s second year in the
program.
We would like to thank Raising A
Reader, Baltimore City Public Schools,
and the U.S. Department of Education
for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students.
Raising A Reader is a national
nonprofit organization offering local
agencies an evidence-based early literacy and parent engagement program
that has demonstrated it can improve
the reading readiness skills of children
birth to age eight. For more information
visit: www.raisingareader.org
WSA Thanks DBFA, UrbanBuilt and the WSA Community
Wolfe Street Academy would like to
thank the Downtown Baltimore Family
Alliance (DBFA), UrbanBuilt and the
parents, staff and community members
who supported WSA last holiday
season.
Members and friends of the
Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance
adopted 140 Wolfe Street Academy
families for the holidays last year,
providing clothes, books, toys and
other goodies. Many of the gifts were
distributed on Sunday December 15th,
as the PTO held its holiday party,
broke some Piñatas, and Santa visited
with students and their brothers and
sisters. On Friday December 20th,
Pre-K held its party in conjunction with
UrbanBuilt, which donated gifts for
Pre-K students.
The DBFA Holiday Adopt-aFamily program is the creation of
Alison Pendell-Jones, a DFBA Board
Member and working Baltimore mom.
Allison has become an important
member of the WSA community,
transforming our winter holidays
through her hard work in linking
our families with other Baltimore
residents who care. Many thanks also
to DBFA volunteers Amy Sheinin, Kate
Williams, Erin Karpewicz and Craig
Saville, as well as DBFA Director John
Bullock.
UrbanBuilt adopted our Pre-K
class, and joined students, staff and
families for a holiday party and
storytelling. UrbanBuilt, a general
contractor based in Southeast
Baltimore, are experts in commercial
and residential construction and
renovations. We give special thanks to
UrbanBuilt’s manager partner, Jason
Watts and employee Alex Cheolas.
Thank you WSA Community.
We give our deepest gratitude to our
parents, staff and community members
who made the holiday festive: Piñata
makers Berta Galaviz, Lina Rojas,
Maria Arellano, Rosa Cuba, Angelica
Salpor, Gabina Alameda and Valbina
Candia Hernandez. PTO officers and
members Stephanie Given, Tanelle
Schrock, Marivel Sanchez, Iveth
Monterrosa, Claudia Goldsmith. Staff
members Christine Fischel and Evelyn
Gross. Social Work intern Claire
Brachmann and community member
Bud Carpenter.
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HAMPSTEAD HILL ACADEMY
Read more Hampstead Hill Academy News at www.hha47.org
Students Visit JA BizTown Courtesy of Legg Mason
On June 5th, fifth grade students from
Hampstead Hill Academy visited
Junior Achievement (JA) of Central
Maryland’s BizTown site in Owings
Mills, courtesy of Legg Mason.
In January Legg Mason offered to
send students from BCP’s schools to
BizTown, a 10,000 square foot “city,”
complete with its own micro-economy,
for a day.
Students spent the day role playing
what a typical day in the life of an
adult may be like. Responsibilities
included operating a healthcare center,
conducting bank business, serving as
Mayor, and more.
As business owners, students
were required to use teamwork, critical
thinking and decision making skills to
ensure that their businesses were able
to turn a profit for the day.
As citizens, students had
to consider giving back to their
community and learned to balance their
own personal finances.
Teachers from Hampstead Hill
Academy and volunteers from ADP,
Business Volunteers Maryland,
KatzAbosch, and One Main Financial
assisted students throughout the day.
“The energy of the students at
BizTown was palpable,” said BCP
Executive Vice President Larry
Schugam.
“Students were fully engaged in
running their city. I even had the honor
of meeting BizTown’s Mayor, who
took time out of her busy schedule for a
photo op.”
Preparing for the Big Day
Preparations for the big day began
months ago. Using the JA curriculum,
teachers taught students about
financial literacy, work readiness and
entrepreneurship.
Students gained practical
knowledge about how an economy
works and their role as producers and
consumers. Students also interviewed
for jobs available in the “city,” elected
a mayor, worked in teams to create
a business plan, and learned about
personal financial responsibility as
citizens of JA BizTown.
Thank You
We would like to thank Junior
Achievement and Legg Mason for
providing this wonderful opportunity
for our students. Special thanks to the
HHA teachers and volunteers from
ADP, Business Volunteers Maryland,
KatzAbosch, and One Main Financial
for helping to make this day a grand
success!
Ethiopian Education Director Visits HHA
On March 5, 2014 the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) and Hampstead
Hill Academy hosted a visit with
Solomon Shiferaw, Director of Education Management Information Systems,
Planning and Resource Mobilization
for the Ethiopian Ministry of Education.
Mr. Shiferaw was invited to the
United States under the auspices of the
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U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. He
was accompanied by Michelle Chen
(USAID Education Office, Ethiopia)
and Reed Fendrick (English Language
Officer, U.S. Department of State).
Mr. Shiferaw traveled to Maryland
on a program entitled “Education in the
U.S.: A Project for Ethiopia” in order to
gain insight into the education system
and its management at various levels,
with a main focus on primary school
administration.
The U.S. Department of State and
World Trade Center Institute arranged
the visit to introduce Mr. Shiferaw to
BCP’s objectives and mission as well
as BCP’s efforts to incorporate studentfocused learning and utilize information technology in the classroom.
Hampstead Hill Academy Princi-
pal Matt Hornbeck and BCP Executive
Vice President Larry Schugam gave
Mr. Shiferaw a tour of the school and
spoke with him about the BCP model.
We would like to thank Mr.
Shiferaw, Ms. Chen, and Mr. Fendrick
for visiting Hampstead Hill Academy.
Special thanks to the U.S. Department of State, the World Trade Center
Institute, and Janine Branch (Manager,
Professional Exchanges Program and
Program Development, World Trade
Center Institute) for arranging this visit.
For more information about the
International Visitor Leadership Program visit: http://eca.state.gov/ivlp
For more information about the World
Trade Center Institute (WTCI) visit:
www.wtci.org
HHA and City Springs Take Top Honors in BUDL
Once again City Springs Elementary/Middle School and
Hampstead Hill Academy have taken top honors in the
Baltimore Urban Debate League (BUDL).
The BUDL Championship Trophy has moved from
City Springs EMS, which took first place in the overall
2012-2013 season, to Hampstead Hill Academy, which
took first place this past season.
City Springs Principal Rhonda Richetta remarked
that she was sad to see the trophy go, but glad it was
moving to another BCP school.
As no small consolation, Megan Miskowski was
named BUDL Coach of the Year and that trophy now
resides at City Springs. Megan and Gerald Loiacono
coach the City Springs Debate Team.
In March City Springs Debaters participated in the
Baltimore Education Coalition’s 2014 Gubernatorial
Forum on Education in Baltimore City. Devin Bradford,
Mashae Green, and Ronald
Wingate engaged in a
mock debate on education
issues.
View a video of the
mock debate at:
http://bitly.com/csdebate2014
Congratulations to
all of the students on their
outstanding achievement.
Thank you to BUDL for
supporting our students!
The complete BUDL
results for City Springs
and HHA can be viewed at
http://bitly.com/budl2014.
Baltimore Supports Govans Elementary
In May a group of thieves broke into
Govans Elementary School and stole
over $7,000 worth of equipment
and cash (including 5 iPads and the
proceeds from the school’s book fair).
Although the staff was
disheartened by this, Principal Linda
Taylor was determined not to let the
break-in get in their way.
BCP put out a call for help and the
Baltimore community responded with
an outpouring of love and support.
In just four days, 79 individuals
and organizations donated over $9,000;
including $3,000 from Notre Dame of
Maryland University and $2,000 from
Brady Recycling.
In addition to the cash donations,
Michael Barron of Constellation
Energy donated a brandnew HP Officejet Pro
laser printer worth $800.
BCP has replaced
the stolen items and
staff were encouraged
by the support.We
would like to thank
everyone who supported
Govans Elementary.
Below are some of
the heartfelt messages
Govans Principal Linda Taylor (left) and students with thei new iPads
that were posted on the
• Keep your eyes on the prize ...
GiveCorps fundraising page:
• It’s so important to let the kids know
that their community cares about them.
• Keep up the good work. The adult
Bat Mitzvah class at Bolton Street
Synagogue wishes you all the best!!
education is the way! Happy to help!
• We support the wonderful work you are
doing
• It’s a privilege to support the Govans
community.
Govans to Become BCP Charter School
community members, from letters, to
signed petitions, was incredible.”
BCP has already begun working
with community members and partners
to prepare for the charter conversion.
This school Year Govans teachers
will participate in BCP trainings. BCP
has formed a new community engagement committee and will hold monthly
community workshops to teach community members about the BCP education model.
We would like to thank everyone
who wrote support letters for the charter application: Bridges at St. Paul’s
School, Business Volunteers Maryland,
The Church of the Redeemer, Frank
and Barbara Cutko, Catriona Hanley,
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City Councilman Bill Henry, The Junior League of Baltimore, Lake Walker
Community Association, Legg Mason,
Sarah Manekin, Maryland Book Bank,
Mid-Govans Community Association,
Morgan State University, Originull
Networks, and The York Road Partnership.
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CITY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL
City Springs Community Athletic Complex: A Dream Fulfilled
A dream that has been seven years
in-the-making will be fulfilled this
fall with the grand opening of the City
Spring Community Athletic Complex.
The dream began in 2007 when
a group of City Springs students
presented Principal Rhonda Richetta
with a petition at the school’s daily
morning assembly. The petition urged
her to repair the run-down field,
playground and basketball courts
adjacent to the school.
“We really want to play football. We
will not hit any cars. We will come in
on time. We will not come in after 8:00
and ask for breakfast. We will also
consider safety first. We will also not
disrespect any adults that tell us to
come in. We will also have our shirts
tucked in...
The complex outside has many things
wrong with it. It is outlined with a very
uneven grass, it has broken glass on
the rocky concrete, a broken gate, a
swing set without swings, a basketball
court with only one goal and it is very
trashy.
This needs to be fixed because many
children hurt themselves on the
complex...we can have a football field,
basketball court, a swing set and a
gate to keep intruders out and to keep
our fellow peers safe. This will benefit
our school because our children will
be more safe and will be able to stay
healthy.”
In response to this request,
Principal Richetta and Baltimore
Curriculum Project Executive Vice
President Larry Schugam assembled
an energetic planning team, which
included Kevin Atkinson (BRE
Construction), Michael Carter (BCPS
Parent Engagement Office), Talib
Horne (Living Classrooms Foundation),
Blaine Lipski (BCPS Department of
Facilities), Erin McVay (Legislative
Aide to City Councilman Jim Kraft),
Alison Perkins-Cohen (formerly of the
Baltimore Curriculum Project), David
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Pennington (Colliers
Pinkard), Lucy Price
(formerly of Colliers
Pinkard), and Kinji
Scott (Citizens for
Washington Hill)
The team met
regularly to flesh
out the vision for
a sports complex,
discuss logistics,
and develop
a fundraising plan. BCP secured
Community Investment Tax Credits
and in October 2008 the Little Italy
Bocce Rollers Association hosted a
Bocce Tournament to raise funds for the
project.
After determining that the sports
complex could not easily accommodate
a regulation-size football field, the
team developed a master plan to build
a regulation-size field in nearby City
Springs Park and a “feeder” field for
elementary-age football in the original
location; complete with a track,
basketball courts, and playground.
“After picking up the schematics
for City Springs Park from the City
Planning Department and determining
that a regulation-size field would fit; I
developed an albeit amateur design for
a football field in City Springs Park,”
said Larry Schugam.
Living Classrooms
With this design in hand, Living
Classrooms took the lead to meet with
Recreation and Parks and apply for a
LISC grant to develop the regulationsize field in City Springs Park. The rest
is history.
“We are incredibly grateful to
Living Classrooms, the Ravens, Rec
and Parks, and LISC for developing
this beautiful field just a block from our
school,” said Rhonda Richetta.
“It is amazing what can happen
when schools like City Springs
and nonprofits like the Baltimore
Irona Pope with students in her Peer Mediation
Program in 2006. Ms. Pope told Senator McFadden to
“take care of City Springs.”
Curriculum Project and Living
Classrooms work together.”
Phase Two
After City Springs Field opened in
2011, the school and BCP turned their
attention to developing the dilapidated
park next to the school.
“We hope that this investment in
City Springs Park and the attention it
has drawn to this part of East Baltimore
will spark greater interest among
local businesses and foundations in
developing our original vision for the
City Spring Sports Complex,” said
Muriel Berkeley in 2011.
In the park next to City Springs
School the swing set still had no
swings; the basketball courts still had
only one basket; and the concrete was
still broken.
As Principal Richetta gazed at the
park, all she saw was potential.
“With wonderful partners like
Living Classrooms and the Ravens, no
dream is beyond our reach.”
A Stroke of Luck/Fate?
On December 28, 2011 Larry Schugam
sent out a press release describing the
unfulfilled vision of a City Springs
Community Athletic Complex.
It was a slow news day and Liz
Bowie at The Baltimore Sun picked up
the story. She interviewed Schugam
and Principal Richetta and published an
article that set off a miraculous chain of
events.
A week after the Sun published the
story, Maryland State Senator Nathaniel
McFadden called Principal Richetta
and told her that he had a $50,000
donation for the athletic complex from
an anonymous donor. He just needed to
know who to make the check out to.
Senator McFadden credited longtime community activist Irona Pope
with motivating him to support the
project.
“Ms. Pope worked tirelessly
to empower the families of East
Baltimore,” said Senator McFadden.
“Before she passed in 2009, she
told me to take care of City Springs
School. When I read Liz Bowie’s article
about City Springs in The Sun a few
weeks ago, her words came back to
me.”
Ms. Pope worked for Baltimore
City Public Schools for 36 years - 34
as a parent liaison. She was one of
six parents who found the money and
lobbied to build City Springs EMS.
Her many accomplishments included
helping 44 people move out of Perkins
Homes Public Housing and into their
own homes; working with residents
to found a food co-op; and running a
weekly peer mediation group for City
Springs students.
City Schools Supports Project
Inspired by the unexpected
donation, Principal Richetta and BCP
redoubled their efforts to make the
athletic complex a reality.
At the January 2012 Baltimore
City School Board meeting Principal
Richetta, BCP Founder Muriel
Berkeley, and BCP Director of
Academic Affairs Jon McGill
announced the news of the $50,000
donation and the plans to build the
athletic complex.
Former CEO Andres Alonso
responded that the school and BCP
should not have to complete the project
by themselves and committed support
from City Schools.
Principal Richetta and BCP
assembled a new planning team with
Anirban Basu, Michael Beatty, Muriel
Berkeley, Laura Doherty, Joe Ehrmann,
Senator Bill Ferguson, Andy Frankel,
Sarah Landon, Blaine Lipski, Jon
Manekin, Senator Nathaniel McFadden,
Jon McGill, Heather Mitchell, and
Michael Ricketts.
Blaine Lipski spearheaded the
efforts around design and construction.
“We couldn’t have done this
without Blaine and the support of City
Schools,” said Principal Richetta.
City Springs hired fundraising
consultant Vince Connelly to conduct a
capital campaign feasibility study. After
identifying potential donors, the team
set to work raising money.
“Our collective efforts have
brought a much needed resource to the
City Springs community, which will
promote better health and increase the
sense of community for surrounding
residents,” said BCP President Laura
Doherty.
by the City Springs Steppers and the
premier of a video about the City
Springs Community Athletic Complex.
The video, which was produced by
Principal Richetta, Andrew DeVos, and
Sonya Hughes, can be viewed at
http://bitly.com/csathleticsvideo1
Legg Mason provided $5,000
in underwriting for the event and an
additional $10,000 grant to support
the athletic complex. Auburn Bell, Joe
Sullivan, Jen Byers, Kristin Kosmides,
Kelly Spilman, Mark Fetting. and
Georgie Smith were integral to making
this event possible.
Legg Mason has been a faithful
partner with BCP for over eight years.
Last school year they provided a
$30,000 grant for the BCP schools and
sponsored student trips to the BSO, the
Hippodrome, and Junior Achievement’s
BizTown.
State and NFL Grants for Project
August 2013 was a great month for
the project. The NFL Foundation
Grassroots Program awarded BCP a
$200,000 field grant and the Maryland
General Assembly awarded BCP a
$55,000 grant.
Senator Bill Ferguson, Delegate
Luke Clippinger, Delegate Peter A.
Hammen, and Delegate Brian K.
McHale sponsored the State grant.
The Baltimore Ravens supported
the grant from the NFL Foundation
Grassroots Program, a partnership
between the National Football League
Foundation, which provides funding for
the Program, and LISC, which provides
technical assistance and manages the
Program.
Legg Mason Supports Project
On March 28, 2013 Legg Mason hosted
a fundraiser at the Legg Mason Tower
in Harbor East to support the athletic
complex.
Featured speakers included U.S.
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Congressman Elijah E. Cummings,
Coach for America
Founder Joe Ehrmann,
Legg Mason CEO
Joe Sullivan, and City
Springs students Ronald
Wingate and Breyana
Wade. WMAR-TV sports
anchor Keith Mills served
as MC.
U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings, Legg Mason CEO Joe Sullivan, and Coach
Attendees also
for America Founder Joe Ehrmann spoke at the 2013 Legg Mason Fundraiser.
enjoyed a performance
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