Annual Report - Living Classrooms Foundation

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Mission Statement
Executive Message
K-8 Education
Hands-on Educational Enrichment Programs
Employability & Employment Programs
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Children’s Target Investment Zone
Program Partners
Special Events
Donated Goods & Services
Advisory Boards
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Volunteers
Contributors
Financial Overview
Board of Trustees
MISSION
Living Classrooms Foundation strengthens communities and inspires young
people to achieve their potential through hands-on education and job training,
using urban, natural, and maritime resources as “living classrooms.”
We join the students, staff, and board members of Living Classrooms Foundation
in thanking you for supporting our mission to strengthen communities and to help
young people reach their full potential. Founded in 1985, Living Classrooms has
grown into an educational and economic force that combines a city’s most cherished
assets – its beautiful and historic waterfront – with some of its most overlooked –
the thousands of bright, ambitious children and young adults who are struggling to
succeed in challenging neighborhoods and schools against terrible odds. What began
with one program in Baltimore has grown into dozens of programs, serving 40,000
youth annually, across a region that now encompasses Washington, DC, Virginia,
and Maryland.
As we look back on this history we are inspired by how much has been accomplished. We’ve developed
the capacity to sustain our programs, serve increasing numbers of students, and deepen our impact in
education, job training, and economic development. Living Classrooms continues to focus on delivering
high quality programs that are effective, scalable, and sustainable for the future.
EXECUTIVE
MESSAGE
Some of the initiatives that in recent years have reached a significant capacity both to transform lives
and affect broader change in the community, and from which we will see considerable impact in the
next 25 years, include the Target Investment Zone in Baltimore and Living Classrooms’ efforts in the
National Capital Region. Living Classrooms’ Target Investment Zone initiative is aimed at helping people
in underserved East Baltimore communities break a cycle of poverty through education, workforce
development, and improved health and wellness, as well as creating safer and cleaner neighborhoods.
Within the Zone, Living Classrooms operates two public schools, multiple youth centers, job-training
programs, two athletic fields, and has developed partnerships with struggling schools. Living Classrooms’
programming in the National Capital Region has grown to serve over 16,000 youth annually with inspiring
hands-on education and job training. In addition, Living Classrooms was selected by the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation to lead its national New Options Initiative, a system that connects youth with employers and
community resources. Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region is currently engaged in a capital
campaign to secure funding for our new DC headquarters to be located at The Yards.
Some examples of Living Classrooms’ results and recent highlights include:
For every $1 raised through individual donations, Living Classrooms generates over $8 of
additional funding through grants and program fees
Living Classrooms is the designated turn-around specialist for the previously struggling
Commodore John Rodgers School in East Baltimore, modeled after our successful Crossroads
School. Since Living Classrooms began management of Commodore, the school has
experienced a 24 point increase in percentage of students ranked proficient/advanced in both
reading and math on the Maryland School Assessment
Living Classrooms Foundation
In 2012, Living Classrooms, in partnership with Baltimore City, was awarded over $1 million
by the U.S. Department of Labor to support our Project SERVE program and Re-entry Initiative
aimed at helping ex-offenders returning to the community
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Living Classrooms’ Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center programming was awarded a
21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant for serving students in two Baltimore City
Title I schools
100% of Fresh Start program participants in Baltimore and Washington, DC are employed upon
graduation, and 81% retain employment after three years
Project SERVE has maintained an outstanding recidivism rate among formerly incarcerated
re-entry participants of just 4% over the last three years
Living Classrooms offers a Professional Development Institute, sharing best practices to assist
other schools and teachers
Living Classrooms is the model U.S. partner of the International Youth Foundation
Living Classrooms’ East Harbor Campus was named a “green campus” by the Maryland
Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Living Classrooms operates over a dozen after school programs in Baltimore and DC, including
our Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (BUGS) Program, which was selected as a
national model after school program and recipient of the Program of Distinction Award from
The William S. White Foundation
Thanks to the exceptional dedication
of the Living Classrooms Foundation,
more of our hard working students
are able to pursue their full potential.
By providing our youth with the
building blocks they need to succeed,
you have invested not only in their
individual achievements, but the
future of our shared community.
Governor Martin O’Malley
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Living Classrooms has partnered with Waterfront Kitchen, a seed-to-plate restaurant located at
our Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park. Waterfront Kitchen hires graduates of our
workforce development programs and supports our BUGS after school program with gardening
resources and culinary instruction. Executive Chef Jerry Pellegrino works with our after school
program students weekly to teach skills and grow fresh herbs and produce in the students’
greenhouse on our East Harbor Campus, which are then used at the restaurant
Living Classrooms continues to expand our reach into the community, involving 2,505 volunteers
and 63 interns, who contributed a total of 26,983 hours this year
Living Classrooms Foundation addresses some of the most challenging issues affecting disadvantaged
youth and young adults by committing to resolve poor school performance and provide critically
needed opportunities for enriching after school activities and career development. Improving academic
achievement, increasing job skills and employment opportunities, revitalizing communities, and providing
health and wellness education are just some of the ways Living Classrooms builds hope and new
directions for thousands of young people each year. Living Classrooms Foundation is able have a lasting
impact on the individuals and communities we serve thanks to the continued commitment of
our supporters.
Thank you for your support and partnership in our mission.
Mark Collins
Chairman, Board of Trustees
James Piper Bond
President and CEO
FOUNDED IN BALTIMORE IN 1985, LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION HAS GROWN INTO AN EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC
FORCE THAT COMBINES OUR REGION’S MOST CHERISHED ASSETS – ITS BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC HARBOR – WITH SOME
OF ITS MOST OVERLOOKED – THE THOUSANDS OF BRIGHT, AMBITIOUS CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO STRUGGLE
TO SUCCEED AGAINST TERRIBLE ODDS. WHAT BEGAN WITH ONE PROGRAM IN ONE CITY HAS GROWN INTO DOZENS OF
PROGRAMS ACROSS A REGION THAT NOW ENCOMPASSES WASHINGTON, DC, VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND.
Living Classrooms has developed a distinctive competency in
experiential learning – literally learning by direct experience
– or what the Foundation calls “learning by doing.”
These experiences take place at many “living classrooms” on our various
campuses, including maritime museums and ships, and in neighborhood and
community settings. We apply our “learning by doing” approach in three focus
areas:
• Educating students through our own charter middle school and
K-8 school
• Educating students through after-school and supplemental education
programs, and through environmental, maritime heritage, and health
and wellness experiences, with special emphasis on serving students
who live in high-risk environments
• Eliminating barriers to success for young adults and families through
community development, workforce preparation, and life skills training
While each of our program areas is distinct, in combination they create
a powerful synergy. Our maritime heritage sites create opportunities for
employment training. Our education programs use our environmental
and maritime resources as living learning laboratories. Our employability
programs create stronger communities that are better prepared to exercise
community stewardship.
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Living Classrooms Foundation inspires young people to
succeed, whatever challenges they may face. Providing
education and on the job opportunities allows these resilient
young people to be their own agents of change.
Patrick McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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K-8
EDUCATION
For students, especially for those
who live in high-risk environments,
we believe…

Our academic instructional approach
emphasizing hands-on learning is highly
effective, especially for those who struggle
in traditional classroom settings.

Family involvement and support is critical
to a student’s success in school.

Small class sizes allow teachers to provide
individualized attention to all students.
Essence, Crossroads Graduate
THE CROSSROADS SCHOOL
Living Classrooms’ Crossroads School is a Title I
charter school founded in 2002 as one of Maryland’s
first charter schools, with over 90% of students
qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Located on
Living Classrooms Foundation’s East Harbor Campus,
Crossroads serves 150 students in grades six through
eight. The school’s core mission is to raise student
achievement by combining college-preparatory
academic standards with hands-on, project-based
learning experiences. Crossroads is a school of
choice and enrolls students on the basis of a random
lottery system of five East Baltimore elementary
schools; it reserves 10% of its lottery pool for citywide
applicants. Over 80% of students enter Crossroads
performing significantly below grade level in reading
and math. The small size, flexible structures, and
commitment to inclusive learning environments
assist us in ensuring that all students overcome
these odds and meet high academic standards.
The Crossroads School continues to produce
excellent results. Crossroads is the only city public
middle school to make Adequate Yearly Progress
on the Maryland State Assessment from 20042010. The 2011 test scores are among the highest
in the City, with 87% of students scoring Proficient/
Advanced in reading, and 95% scoring Proficient/
Advanced in Math. Students have exceeded state
standards for daily attendance each year, and 100%
of eligible graduates were accepted to city-wide
and private high schools. The Crossroads School
will expand with the addition of a 5th grade.
COMMODORE JOHN RODGERS ELEMENTARY
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Due to the successes of The Crossroads School, in
2010, Living Classrooms was appointed a Baltimore
City turn-around partner, and began managing
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle
School. The Foundation is working to transform this
consistently underperforming school and implement
more services such as early childhood education and
parenting education. Commodore John Rodgers is a
Title I pre-K-8 school that serves 525 students from
some of Baltimore’s most challenged communities;
95% of the student body receives free or reduced lunch.
The curriculum at Commodore John Rodgers
focuses on individual student development through
strengthening skills in reading, math and science;
engaging and meaningful projects based on arts
and culture; career exploration; and service to the
community so that students have opportunities to
develop important leadership skills that will help
them be successful in high school and beyond. The
major strategies employed to accomplish this are
academic enrichment, leadership skills development,
and exposure to social and cultural experiences.
Commodore John Rodgers was the only one of
Baltimore City’s seven turn-around schools to meet
the initial benchmarks in 2011. Students made
double digit gains as measured by the Maryland
School Assessment (MSA) in both Reading (15
percentage points) and Math (10 percentage points).
Other measures improved dramatically as well,
including attendance, school climate, and family
engagement. Commodore had another impressive
year in 2012, with 70% of students scoring Proficient/
Advanced (P/A) in Reading and 67% P/A in Math. These
2012 MSA scores represent a 24% increase in both
Reading and Math scores since we began operating
the school. Perhaps more significant, Commodore
students outperformed the Baltimore City Schools
average of 67% P/A in Reading and 63% P/A in Math
by 3 points in Reading and 4 points in Math.
Crossroads helped prepare
me to go to a good high
school. I’ve always wanted
to be a pediatrician, and I
am working hard in all of
my classes so that I can go to
college and reach my goals.
The following are some examples of how Living
Classrooms’ successful development and
implementation of unique hands-on curriculum
is improving the educational achievements and
expanding the opportunities of the youth we serve:
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Liiving Classrooms continues to creeate oppoortunitiies,
strrengthhen communities, and inspiire young people through
its experiential learning programs. In today’s fast-paaceed
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Below are examples of how Living Classrooms’
enrichment programs are enhancing student’s
academic and extra-curricular education, while
encouraging positive behavior through healthy
life choices and fostering a sense of community
pride and environmental stewardship:
iCOMETS
For children, youth, and young adults,
we believe...

Promising futures are within reach for all
students if their education experience includes
enrichment opportunities that reinforce
academic skills.

Access to out-of-school opportunities including
after school and summer programs, community
centers, and athletics, encourages positive and
healthy lifestyles and reduces the chances of
youth becoming involved in crime
or risky behaviors.

Environmental education is most effective when
students gain perspective of the environment’s
fragility and majesty through direct stewardship.

Leveraging the community’s cultural and
maritime heritage assets enables youth to gain
greater understanding of the broad history and
culture of our community and nation.
By using their knowledge and skills in reading,
writing, math, and science, the Crossroads students
will make a difference and play a significant
role in helping to impact the water quality of
the Inner Harbor through their work with the
floating wetlands, Algal Turf Scrubber, water
quality testing, the Lancaster Street Canal Trash
Free Zone, and the production of televised Public
Service Announcements. The Crossroads sixth
grade class is setting an example of how students
and teachers can use their knowledge and skills
to become leaders working with the community
to have a positive impact on the environment.
Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region’s
Spring and Summer Camps provide exciting
adventures and science projects that spark the
imaginations of Washington, DC area youth. During
each one week session children explore aquatic
environments of the region, create their own volcanic
eruptions, learn the essentials of camping, investigate
the mysteries of our prehistoric past through
excavation, and discover the wonders of growing
their own food. Camps are generally offered for youth
ages 4-12 through our “Little Discoverers,” “Junior
Explorers” and “Mighty Adventurers” programming.
Camps take place on our sites at The Children’s
Museum at Glen Echo Park located in Montgomery
County, MD; The Historic Schoolhouse located in
Northwest, Washington, DC; Kenilworth Aquatic
Gardens in Northeast, Washington, DC; and Greenbelt
National Park located in Prince George’s County,
MD. Starting in 2012, camps will also be located at
The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital in Capital
Hill. In addition to camps, these sites host family
programs designed to explore the local environment
through hands-on activities. Living Classrooms of
the National Capital Region offers environmental
education programming including short hikes to
the creek, arts-and-crafts projects, and live animal
encounters during the week, primarily at our site
located at The Children’s Museum at Glen Echo Park.
BALTIMORE URBAN GARDENING WITH
STUDENTS (BUGS) PROGRAM
The BUGS (Baltimore Urban Gardening with
Students) Program serves youth who live in the
troubled Perkins/Middle East neighborhood, which
includes one of Baltimore’s largest public housing
communities, Perkins Homes. This program provides
hands-on education during the critical after school
hours when youth are often unsupervised and
most likely to become involved in substance abuse,
crime, and other risky behaviors. BUGS serves
students in grades 2-5 from Commodore John
Rodgers Elementary/Middle School, Monday through
Friday on Living Classrooms Foundation’s East
Living Classrooms Foundation provides various
hands-on educational programs that support our
schools’ efforts to boost student achievement and
youth development, while motivating students to
become engaged with learning. Living Classrooms
implements a hands-on, experience-based
approach to education that emphasizes learning by
doing and is designed to reinforce important
academic and life skills through real-world
experiences. Our programs take place with over 300
schools, in neighborhoods, and on our various Living
Classrooms’ campuses, which include historic sites
and ships, and environmental, community, and
recreation centers in Baltimore and Washington, DC.
Since September 2011, all 50 sixth grade students
from The Crossroads School, a Baltimore City public
charter school operated by Living Classrooms, have
participated in the Integrated Curriculum of Math,
Engineering, Technology, and Science (iCOMETS), a
Maryland 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Program funded by the Maryland State Department
of Education. Each day in their academic classes and
during the after school program, the students are
challenged to take their knowledge and apply it to
create innovative solutions to improve the health of
the Baltimore Harbor as part of the Healthy Harbor
2020 Initiative. Supported by City government,
civic organizations, business leaders, scientists,
community activists, and schools, this major initiative
seeks to clean up the harbor’s waterways and
make these areas “swimmable and fishable” by the
year 2020. Throughout the school year, Crossroads
students research the history of the harbor and
the Patapsco River to gain an understanding
of the environmental challenges it faces.
LITTLE DISCOVERERS, JUNIOR EXPLORERS, AND
MIGHTY ADVENTURERS SPRING AND SUMMER CAMPS
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Harbor Campus and at Commodore John Rodgers
School. The program provides an enriching and fun
alternative to the streets that combines academics,
creative arts, gardening, and physical fitness.
BUGS has formulated an innovative approach to after
school programming that takes learning beyond the
classroom and utilizes urban gardening to provide
meaningful real-life application and enhancement of
social skills and academics. BUGS uses garden-based
art, creative movement and dance, environmental
education that emphasizes science, technology,
engineering and math, as well as cooking activities
that empower children to improve academically,
creatively, and socially. Students develop character,
responsibility, and a sense of community by growing
and caring for over 2,000 vegetable, herb, and
flowering plants, creating public murals, cooking
meals with the foods they have grown, taking field
trips to meet local chefs, organic farmers, artists,
and athletes, and performing at community events.
The BUGS Program has proven to be quite successful,
as participating students show increases in academic
achievement and on Maryland School Assessment
Scores, improvements in behavior, and confidence
in their abilities. The program has become a national
model, and in 2011 was re-designated for the fourth
time as a 21st Century Community Learning Center
for an additional three years. In addition, the BUGS
Program was chosen by the United States Department
of Education and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
to receive the 2009 William S. White 21st Century
Community Learning Centers Program of Distinction
Award. This honor recognizes BUGS innovative
approach to supporting student achievement.
SHAD RESTORATION PROGRAM
Each year, in late March, students participating
in the Shad Restoration Program assemble fish
tanks in their classrooms designed to raise shad,
once a premiere fish in the Potomac River and an
important part of the region’s food chain. In April,
students and teachers, along with local fisherman
and scientists with the Interstate Commission on
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the Potomac River Basin, go out onto the Potomac
River to collect shad eggs. The eggs are brought back
to the school and placed in the shad tank, allowing
students to watch the fry (baby shad) hatch throughout
the week. Students then travel to release their
young fish at Great Falls National Park, Leesylvania
State Park, or along the Anacostia River. In 2011,
85,000 shad fry were released into local waters by
40 different schools in Maryland, Virginia, and DC
with the help of approximately 4,000 students.
In addition to raising and releasing shad in hopes
of restoring local food webs, students are cleaning
up their schoolyards and area streams to improve
the waterways for their returning fish. They are
participating in trash pickups, planting trees, and
building rain gardens. The shad restoration program
is one of the first documented success stories where
students are actually helping to save a troubled
species. With the help of our students, even more
shad will grow up and return to the Potomac River.
This shad conservation success story gives a message
of hope, demonstrating that people really can make a
difference in helping restore our rivers and fisheries.
SHIPBOARD EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Living Classrooms Foundation has provided unique
hands-on, interdisciplinary and environmental
education programs on land and aboard nine historic
ships in Baltimore and DC, since 1985. The Historic
Ships in Baltimore, located in the Inner Harbor include
the USS Constellation, USCG Cutter Taney, Submarine
USS Torsk, Lightship 116 Chesapeake, as well as the
Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse. These sites offer handson educational programming to students and visitors
and are also major tourism attractions in Baltimore.
In addition, Living Classrooms shipboard education
programs serve thousands of students per year from
throughout the region aboard the Foundation’s floating
classrooms, including Schooner Lady Maryland,
Chesapeake Buyboats, Mildred Belle and Half Shell,
and Skipjacks Minnie V. and Sigsbee. The programs
serve students from a variety of backgrounds and
economic means and range in length from one-day
expeditions for school and youth groups to extended
shipboard and land/sea programs. Participants see
how academic skills are used in the real world.
These dynamic, “learning by doing” programs
emphasize applied learning in math, science, social
studies, language arts, and social skills. In addition,
the vessels located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor are
open to the public year round. Participants see how
academic skills are used in the real world. Leadership
and teamwork are key objectives as students work
together to raise and lower sails, trawl for marine life,
perform scientific tests, and explore the commerce,
history, natural resources, and ecosystems of the
Chesapeake Bay, and Potomac and Anacostia Rivers.
With its consistent advocacyy off ‘learning by doingg,’
Living Classrrooms Foundation has and will conttinue
to chaange the lives of young people.
U.S. Senattor Ben
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EMPLOYABILITY & G
EMPLOYMENT TRAININ
For people encountering barriers
to success in their communities,
we believe...

Transformations happen when individuals,
families and communities possess
the skills, support and opportunities to
become their own agents of change.
The greatest asset of any economically and
socially distressed community lies in the
untapped potential of its people. Tapping
that potential requires higher rates of
adult participation in the workforce.
Hands-on learning and community revitalization
projects that provide employability training
and job skills development are the best
means to prepare adults for the workforce,
while simultaneously fostering community
pride and stewardship among residents.
Living Classrooms’ job skills training and workforce
development programs assist disadvantaged youth
and adults in overcoming obstacles including lack
of education and skills, poor work history, history of
substance abuse or criminal behavior, and childcare
and transportation barriers. Our programs help
participants address these issues and become
successful by developing a network of support and
resources, teaching individuals marketable job
skills such as professionalism, communication, and
problem-solving, and providing opportunities for
academic remediation and continuing education.
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Start is a 40-week program that provides
vocational, academic, and social skills development
training to out-of-school males ages 16-19. The
program is designed to mirror the workplace by
giving participants an opportunity to practice job skills
and attitudes that will help them in their careers.
Fresh Start students participate in a student-run
business in which outdoor furniture and accessories
are produced. Participants see 1.5 literacy and
numeracy gains; 88% of students who complete
the program are not re-convicted of a crime; and
76% retain employment for at least 90 days. Living
Classrooms currently operates Fresh Start at two
sites in Baltimore City (East Harbor Campus and in
the Target Investment Zone) and in Washington, DC.
Recently, our Fresh Start program in the National
Capital Region partnered with the U.S. Department
of Transportation, JC Penney and the Society of
Automotive Engineers to enter the FIRST Robotics
Competition, “The Varsity Sport for the Mind.” The
FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement
of sport with the rigors of science and technology.
Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits,
teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise
funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills,
and build and program robots to perform prescribed
tasks against a field of competitors. Volunteer
professional mentors with the U.S. Department of
Transportation lend their time and talents to guide
each team. The FIRST Robotics Competition is a true
fit for the Fresh Start program as it relies on realworld applications of academic and engineering
skills. The competition gives these young men an
opportunity to challenge themselves in a science and
technology based arena that promotes self-confidence,
encourages teamwork, and inspires leadership.
PROJECT SERVE/RE-ENTRY INITIATIVE
For fourteen years, Living Classrooms has been
leading a major community service and job-training
initiative, Project SERVE (Service-EmpowermentRevitalization-Volunteerism-Employment Training).
SERVE provides on-the-job training for 150 unemployed
and disadvantaged adults per year in marketable
skills while they revitalize Baltimore neighborhoods.
The major goals are to enable participants to secure
consistent full-time employment; provide basic needs
and support services to eliminate barriers to success;
prevent recidivism; provide alternatives to illegal
behavior through workforce development; positively
impact communities with direct services; increase
education and service-learning opportunities; and help
keep city neighborhoods clean and safe by decreasing
environmental hazards and risks to public safety.
Project SERVE participants are 18 and older; 98%
are African-American. The current population is
predominantly male, though SERVE has admitted
female participants from the Women’s Detention Center
and offers the program to eligible female applicants.
Due to the growing number of ex-offenders returning
to Baltimore City, SERVE expanded three years ago to
include a “re-entry” initiative. While still incarcerated,
participants begin receiving support services, and on
literacy, time management, goal setting, resume
building, customer service and professionalism,
among others. After completion of the initial
training period, participants are then given an
“Individual Employment Plan” that assesses the
individual’s strengths and challenges in addition
to interests and goals. After these are identified,
efforts are then made to place the individual in a
career pathway job or an educational institution.
Once hired or enrolled, retention specialists and
staff support the young adult for three years.
the day of their release, they become full-time SERVE
members, including earning a paycheck. The re-entry
population now comprises the majority of SERVE
participants. Our staff provides ongoing support to aid
individuals in adjusting and returning to the community.
Once released from incarceration, or upon
enrollment, participants spend 3-6 months in the
program conducting community revitalization
projects while learning marketable work skills,
professionalism, problem-solving, and social-skills
training. Throughout the program, participants
work with case managers to prepare for the
ultimate goal of transitioning into employment.
The community revitalization projects provide Project
SERVE participants the opportunity to acquire job
skills, nurture a sense of community stewardship,
and improve physical conditions in the community.
Participants gain on-the-job experience as they learn
to operate bobcats, dump trucks, chain saws, and
other commercial equipment while working as a team.
Participants interested in weatherization can receive
specific training to result in full state certification.
Since its start, SERVE has cleaned over 40,000
vacant properties; rehabilitated 12 vacant houses;
provided renovations to 28 community buildings;
and conducted over 45,000 hours of other critically
needed community services (including maintenance
of 36 acres of city park land, Harbor Promenade
beautification and maintenance, and repairs to City
schools). SERVE has proven to be a successful and
cost-efficient service for the City of Baltimore. In turn,
the program has provided hope, confidence, essential
skills, resources, and employment opportunities to
help disadvantaged adults contribute to society and
create better lives for themselves and their families.
Currently this program is running out of two locations
in Southwest Washington, DC, including Ballou Senior
High School and our Living Classrooms’ National
Capital region headquarters at The Yards. This past
year, the Workforce Development Center partnered
with the National Center for Fathering to offer a unique
curriculum to our young fathers in the program.
Living Classrooms’ Workforce Development Center,
in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is
working on an initiative that seeks to create a website
in order to establish new pathways that connect outof-school and unemployed young adults ages 16-24
with meaningful career opportunities, while at the
same time creating economic gain for employers.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The Workforce Development Center emphasizes a
means to positively impact the community at large
with a curriculum designed to help the participants
overcome obstacles that prevent career opportunities.
Living Classrooms employs a team to recruit, enroll,
teach, assist, place, and track the youth and young
adults as they work to gain or retain employment.
Each young adult enrolled participates in continued
employability trainings, addressing issues such as:
conflict resolution, money management and financial
We believe that through employment and access
to economic opportunity, the New Options Initiative
will create better career and life options for the
millions of disconnected young adults in the
United States. The Baltimore/DC Zone, as part
of the New Options Project, is creating an online
platform that brings together youth, communitybased organizations (CBO), and employers.
Employers will get validated entry-level talent
with CBO references and demonstrated skills for
their particular jobs; youth will gain a community
of support and access to career and educational
resources; and CBOs will gain tools to more
effectively support the youth with whom they work.
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Your organization has made an invaluable contribution to the
youth and communities of Baltimore by providing innovative
programs in a supportive educational environment, and you
are to be congratulated for the success of your efforts over the
course of so many years.
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INVESTMENT ZONE
The Target Investment Zone
initiative is one of Living
Classrooms’ most comprehensive
efforts in the community to date.
Started in 2007, the initiative aims
to help youth, adults, and families
in underserved East Baltimore
communities break a cycle of
poverty through education,
workforce development, and health
& wellness programming.
Inspired by the nationally recognized Harlem Children’s
Zone, the Target Investment Zone (TIZ) initiative
provides programs and services to residents of some
of East Baltimore’s neediest neighborhoods, which
include the Perkins Homes, Fayette Street corridor,
and McElderry Park communities. The Foundation
is collaborating with the public schools in the Zone
and other key public and private partners, to deliver
a range of targeted services. Our intention is to
create a pipeline of services for the community’s
residents from cradle to college and career.
The initiative includes Living Classrooms’ direct
leadership of two public schools – The Crossroads
School and Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/
Middle School. Baltimore City Public Schools selected
Living Classrooms as the school turn-around partner
for Commodore John Rodgers based on our success
with the high-performing Crossroads School. We’re
now using our expertise to turn this underperforming
school around and to institute services such as early
childhood education and parenting education on site.
In addition to Living Classrooms’ leadership of these
schools, the Foundation has numerous partnerships
with the other public schools in the Zone. These
partnerships are resulting in enhanced academic
programming, expansion of after-school initiatives,
and shared best practices through Living Classrooms’
Professional Development Institute, which allows
teachers to share the effective approaches of
The Crossroads School and Living Classrooms’
award-winning after school programming.
Multiple Living Classrooms Youth Centers in the
Zone strengthen young people’s academic and life
skills, and provide health and wellness education.
The Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center
(CAYDC) serves hundreds of students daily with
academic enrichment, health, sports and physical
fitness education, and career development. We have
expanded this programming to serve students at
the Tench Tilghman Elmentary School Recreation
Center and the POWER House Community Center,
located directly in the Perkins Homes public housing
community. Financial literacy, English as a Second
Language, and career development courses are also
offered to community residents at the POWER House.
We believe that by helping people develop the
academic, social, and vocational tools that lead to
success in school and work, by promoting safer,
cleaner neighborhoods, and by increasing the
health and wellness of children, we will also see
conclusive positive changes in overall neighborhood
health. The Target Investment Zone initiative has
gained significant support from both public and
private sectors and our community partners, and is
poised to expand to serve the community even more
comprehensively now and in the years to come.
The TIZ initiative serves some of the community’s
hardest-to-reach individuals such as adjudicated,
gang-involved, and out-of school youth; and adult
ex-offenders, and others in need of job training and
experience, adult basic education, and other skills to be
competitive in today’s job market. Living Classrooms’
successful workforce development programs include
job training, life skills development, community
revitalization efforts such as daily cleaning of streets
and neighborhoods, and the Safe Streets initiative
working to reduce gun crime and violence. Operated in
partnership with the Baltimore City Health Department,
Safe Streets East is a public health campaign to reduce
shootings and homicides in the Target Investment
Zone, where homicide is one of the greatest risk
factors for teenagers and young adults, ages 14-25.
This project seeks to reduce violence by mobilizing
the community though faith-based leadership
partnerships, criminal justice collaboration, public
education, and outreach. To date, Safe Streets has
served 500 at-risk youth, mediated over 230 conflicts,
made 1,640 referrals to education and human service
programs, and hosted 111 community outreach events
with over 12,000 community members in attendance.
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CHILDREN'S TARGET INVESTMENT ZONE
Project Serve
Headquarters
Madison Square Rec.
Center Dome
Fresh Start
Preston Place
Safestreets HQ
(LCF)
MTC-Correctional
Institution
Carmelo Youth
Center (LCF)
The Associated:
Jewish Charities
Herbert Bearman Campus
Patterson Park Youth Sports and Education Center
Patterson Park Youth
Sport Center
Powered by Under Armour
Historic Ships
(LCF)
Patterson
High School /
Friendship
Academy
POWER House
USS Constellation
(LCF)
Living Classrooms
Educational Fleet
TIZ Area
EBDI
Public Housing
TIZ Impacted Area
Health & Wellness Hubs
Living Classrooms:
East Harbor Campus
LCF Douglass-Myers Campus
Johns Hopkins Medical Campus
Recreation Center
School
LCF Managed and Operated
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PROGRAM PARTNERS
Living Classrooms’ Crossroads School is a Title I charter
school founded in 2002 as one of Maryland’s first
charter schools, with over 90% of students qualifying for
free or reduced lunch. Located on Living Classrooms
Foundation’s East Harbor Campus, Crossroads
serves 150 students in grades six through eight.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore
Middle School Lacrosse League, Baltimore Urban Debate League,
Biohabitats Incorporated, Coalition of Charter Schools, Eddie C. &
C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola
University, MICA, National Academic League, the Port of Baltimore,
Ronald McDonald House, School Court, Stevenson University, Towson
University, Waterfront Kitchen, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
COMMODORE JOHN RODGERS ELEMENTARY
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Due to the successes of The Crossroads School,
Living Classrooms was appointed a Baltimore
City turn-around partner, and began managing
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School,
a Title 1 pre-K-8 school. The Foundation is working
to transform this consistently underperforming
school and implement more services such as early
childhood education and parenting education.
PARTNERS›› Abell Foundation, Baltimore City Public School System,
Baltimore Elementary Basketball League, Butchers Hill Community
Association, Health and Wellness Programming, Joe Ehrmann
Foundation, Johns Hopkins Community Association, Maryland State
Department of Education, Safe Streets, Southeast Police District.
BAY BUDDIES
Living Classrooms’ Bay Buddies Summer Program
serves 80 students with special needs, ages 5-21.
The program is designed to provide skill-building
opportunities for these youth during the summer months
by maintaining the individual’s outcomes using an
approved adaptation of the Maryland State Curriculum.
PARTNERS›› The Arc Baltimore, Battle Monument School, George W.
F. McMechen School, Maiden Choice School, William S. Baer School.
CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH
Living Classrooms Foundation hosts several advanced
academic marine ecology courses in partnership with
Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth. The
program serves students from around the world in sixweek summer programs facilitated by Living Classrooms’
educators aboard ships and at the College of Notre Dame.
Living Classrooms’ Carmelo Anthony Youth
Development Center responds to the community’s need
for intervention that supports academic and social
development of disadvantaged youth. The children
served reside primarily in public housing and lowincome communities that lack many of the resources
found in more affluent areas. Living Classrooms is
replicating the Center’s successful after school programs
at the Tench Tilghman Elementary School Recreation
Center and at the East Baltimore POWER House.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore Urban Debate League, Boy Scouts of
America Baltimore Chapter, Carmelo Anthony Foundation,
Center for Alternative Learning, City Springs Elementary/Middle
School, Crossroads School, Dare to be a Queen, Girl Scouts of
America Baltimore Chapter, Inner Harbor East Academy School
for Scholars, Johns Hopkins Center for Social Concern, Kenion’s
Karate Studio, Links, SHARP, Syracuse University, Team Melo,
Youth Opportunities Program, UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars.
CHILDREN’S TARGET INVESTMENT ZONE
The Target Investment Zone initiative is one of Living
Classrooms’ most comprehensive efforts in the
community to date. Begun in 2007, the initiative is
aimed at helping children, youth, and families in
underserved East Baltimore communities break
a cycle of poverty through education, workforce
development, and health & wellness programming.
PARTNERS›› Abell Foundation, Albemarle Square, Annie E. Casey
Foundation, Baltimore Curriculum Project, Baltimore City Health Dept.,
Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks,
Baltimore Freedom Academy, Baltimore Housing, Baltimore Office of
Employment Development, Bluford Drew Jemison, Broadway Overlook,
Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, CareFirst, Charles T. Bauer Foundation,
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, City Springs Elementary/Middle
School, Clark Construction/Clark Commercial Interiors, Collington
Square Elementary School, Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/
Middle School, The Crossroads School, Douglass Homes, Dr. Rayner
PARTNERS›› Calvert Cliffs State Park, Calvert Marine Museum, Captain
Bill’s Whale Watch, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, City of Rock Hall,
Clay Larrimore, College of Notre Dame, Comfort Inn Beacon Marina,
Downs Park, Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, Gloucester City Dock,
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, Great Bay Discovery Center,
Gunpowder State Park, Harrison’s Chesapeake House, Herrshoff Marine
Museum, Horn Point Laboratory, Janes Island State Park, Jefferson
Patterson Park, Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth,
Mystic Seaport, New Bedford City Pier, New Bedford Whaling Museum,
Oxford Biological Labs, Phillips Wharf, Point Lookout State Park,
Prescott Park, Provincetown City Dock, Sailing Hall of Fame, Sandy
Point State Park, Severn Marine Services, Somers Cove Marina, Swan
Creek Marina, Thomas Point Park, Tochtermans, Waterfront Center
at Oyster Bay, Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area.
CARMELO ANTHONY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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Browne Elementary School, Dunbar High School, East Baltimore
Community School, East Baltimore Development, Inc., East Harbor
Community Development Corporation, Elev8, Family League of
Baltimore City, Fresh Start Program, Hampstead Hill Academy, Inner
Harbor East Academy, Johns Hopkins School of Education, Kennedy
Krieger Institute, Maryland Family Network, Maryland State Dept.
of Education 21st Century Learning Initiative, National Academy
Foundation School, Patterson Park Charter School, Perkins Homes
Tenant Council, Pleasant View Gardens Tenant Council, Project SERVE,
Safe Streets East, Tench Tilghman Elementary, Under Armour, Weinberg
Foundation, William Paca Elementary, Wolfe Street Academy.
POWER HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER
We are thankful for Living
Classrooms Foundation’s
continuing efforts to revitalize
the community through
an array of programming,
development centers, and
athletic fields. Under Armour
shares this commitment to
community empowerment, and
as a company that was literally
born on the field, we are proud
to support Living Classrooms
Foundation’s ‘learning by
doing’ approach.
Kevin Plank
Under Armour
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Living Classrooms recently opened the POWER House
Community Center, located directly in Baltimore’s
largest public housing community, Perkins Homes.
Programming replicates those offered at the Carmelo
Anthony Youth Development Center. In addition, the
POWER House offers financial literacy, English as a
Second Language, and job training courses for adults.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City Family League, Baltimore City
Fire Department, Baltimore Community Foundation, Bauer
Foundation, Commercial Interiors, Clark Construction, East
Harbor Community Development Corporation, Empower Baltimore
Management Corporation, France Merrick Foundation, Greater
Baltimore CARES, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation,
Hewlett Packard, Perkins Tenant Council, RTGX, State of Maryland,
SunTrust Bank, University of Maryland Law School Clinic.
BELIEVE IN MUSIC
The Believe in Music program uplifts Baltimore City
students academically, culturally, and spiritually,
while promoting self-expression and community
awareness through music education. Students
foster a deep connection with music in their own
lives, and gain the tools to be able to express their
culture, struggles, and triumphs through music.
CITY SPRINGS ATHLETIC FIELD
Living Classrooms led a major effort to significantly
upgrade a neglected playing field at the 3.2 acre
City Springs Park at 1600 East Baltimore Street.
The project received major funding from Recreation
and Parks and the National Football League.
The park currently includes a swimming pool,
a football field, and a community garden.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore City Recreation
and Parks, Baltimore Freedom Academy, Building Character
through Sports, City Springs Elementary School, Coach for America,
NFL Grassroots Program, the Washington Hill Community.
PATTERSON PARK YOUTH SPORTS CENTER
Living Classrooms Foundation recently constructed a
sports facility in Patterson Park serving disadvantaged
youth from area schools that did not previously have
facilities or athletic programming. The Patterson
Park Youth Sports and Education Center includes a
new, multi-purpose, turf field located on the site of
what is known as Utz Field in Patterson Park, and
an educational building that houses classrooms for
activities and programming year-round. Programming
includes academic support, physical education and
activity, nutrition education, provision of healthy
snacks, and anti-gang and drug workshops.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore City
Recreation and Parks, Baltimore Ravens, The Cal Ripken, Sr.
Foundation, Coach for America, Friends of Patterson Park,
Gaudrea, Inc., Ripken Design, Under Armour, Whiting Turner.
T-CAP
T-CAP (Turning the Corner Achievement Program)
serves over 150 students at Living Classrooms’
Crossroads School. T-CAP provides students with
six hours per week of extended day instruction and
vital wrap-around support for students through
psychological and social services. T-CAP also includes
the Leaders Go Places Program, which inspires
and rewards students for their achievements in the
areas of scholarship, leadership, and citizenship.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore Ronald McDonald House, Baltimore
Urban Debate League, Eddie C. & C. Sylvia Brown Family
Foundation, Hippodrome Foundation, Johns Hopkins
Pediatric Ward, Maryland Food Bank, National Academic
League, Parks & People Foundation, Under Armour.
iCOMETS
All 50 sixth grade students from The Crossroads
School participate in the Integrated Curriculum of Math,
Engineering, Technology, and Science (iCOMETS), a
Maryland 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Program funded by the Maryland State Department
of Education. The goal of iCOMETS is to provide
academic remediation to students entering Crossroads,
the majority of whom are significantly behind their
more affluent peers in the targeted subjects.
BUGS serves students in grades 2-5 from Commodore
John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School. The program
provides an enriching and fun alternative to the streets
that combines academics, creative arts, gardening,
and physical fitness. The program has become a
national model, and in 2011 was re-designated
for the fourth time as a 21st Century Community
Learning Center for an additional three years.
PARTNERS›› The After School Institute, Baltimore Rotary Foundation,
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School, Family
League of Baltimore City, Fresh Air Fund, The Jim and Patty Rouse
Charitable Foundation, Maryland State Department of Education,
Urban Leadership Institute, Waterfront Kitchen, Whole Foods.
GIRLS EMPOWERMENT MISSION
Living Classrooms’ GEM (Girls Empowerment
Mission) is a gender-responsive program that
provides Baltimore County high school girls with
opportunities and growth experiences that will enable
them to become independent, self-sufficient, and
confident young women. The program, founded by
Debbi Weinberg, is designed to address the needs
Living Classrooms
Foundation is transforming
lives by providing innovative
hands-on educational
opportunities that go beyond
the classroom to increase
student achievement.
Eddie C. Brown,
Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown
Family Foundation
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City School System, Biohabitats,
BlueWater Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, Maryland State
Department of Education, Waterfront Partnership.
BALTIMORE URBAN GARDENING WITH
STUDENTS (BUGS) PROGRAM
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of at-risk girls within a positive environment that
includes cultural, recreational, social, educational, and
professional opportunities, mentoring, counseling,
service to others, leadership training, financial literacy,
decision-making skills, and entrepreneurship.
PARTNERS›› A.A. Windesheim Charitable Foundation, Baltimore
Women’s Giving Circle, Charles Crane Family Foundation, Chesapeake
High School, Cordish Family Foundation, Davison-Golden Family
Foundation, Dobkin Family Foundation, Dresher Foundation,
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Holofcener Foundation,
Joseph and Debra Weinberg, Lerner Family Foundation.
SCIENCE + YOU
Designed to spark an interest in science among
kids, this exhibit encourages children to “learn by
doing,” giving them the opportunity to slip on a white
lab coat and play “scientist for a day” in a child-size
laboratory complete with fun activities that help
them explore scientific concepts, including germ
awareness and education. Science + You is a fun way
for children ages 3 to 8 to get hands-on experience
in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math),
while learning about nutrition and healthy living.
Living Classrooms was proud to host the traveling
exhibit in Washington, DC from May-August 2012.
PARTNERS›› Abbott Fund, Forest City Washington and
Foundry Lofts, Kohl Children’s Museums.
LITTLE DISCOVERERS, JUNIOR EXPLORERS, AND MIGHTY
ADVENTURERS SPRING AND SUMMER CAMPS
Living Classrooms National Capital Region spring and
summer camps provide exciting adventures and science
projects that spark the imagination for Washington,
DC area youth. In addition to regular programming,
these sites host family programs designed to explore
the local environment through hands-on activities.
PARTNERS›› Adas Israel Gan HaYeled, Alexandria County Day School,
Anacostia Watershed Society, Ashburn Christian Home Educators, Cabin
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John/Brookmont Children’s Program, Canterbury Woods Elementary,
Capital Hill Day School, CentroNía DC Bilingual Public Charter School,
Clarksville Elementary School, Columbia Academy, Covenant Day School,
Daniels Run Elementary School, Dominion Christian School, Drew
Model Elementary School, Epworth Pre-School, Family Daycare: Russian
School of Potomac, Friendship Seventh-day Adventist School, From the
Heart Christian School, German School, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo Park
Partnerships for Arts and Culture, Harbor School, Howard Road Academy,
Hyde Elementary School, Janney Elementary School, Jewish Primary Day
School, John Eaton Elementary School, Lowell School, Maret School, Minor
Elementary, Montgomery Child Care, Murch Elementary School, National
Park Service: Greenbelt Park, National Park Service: Kenilworth Park and
Aquatic Gardens, National Park Service: Rock Creek Park, Browne Academy,
National Presbyterian School, Oneness Family School, Playgroup in the
Park, Potomac Glen Day School, Potomac School, Primary Day School,
River School, River Terrace Elementary, St. Paul’s Nursery School and
Kindergarten, Stone Ridge, Torah School of Greater Washington, Tuckahoe
Elementary School, Village Green Day School, Washington Hebrew
Congregation Early Childhood Center, Washington International School,
Washington Yuying Public Charter School, Wyngate Elementary School.
KINGMAN AND HERITAGE ISLANDS
Originally created by the Army Corps of Engineers
in 1916, Kingman and Heritage Islands have been
transformed into a recreational area for people of all ages
to learn about the natural environment in Washington,
DC. Located in the Anacostia River near RFK Stadium
and managed by Living Classrooms in partnership
with DC City Government, these islands are open to
the public and are host to education programming.
PARTNERS›› Alice Ferguson Foundation, American Chemistry Council,
American Recreation Coalition, Anacostia Watershed Society, Bicycle
Space, Clearwater Nature Center-MNCPPC, Councilman Tommy Wells’
Office, Daniels Run Elementary School, DC Councilwoman Yvette
Alexander, DC Department of Environment, DC Lottery, DC United,
Drew Model Elementary School, EventsDC, Fish and Explore, Future
Fisherman Foundation, Howard Road Academy, Hyde Elementary School,
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Water Trails Program,
National Environmental Education Foundation, REI, Recreational
Boating and Fishing Foundation, River Terrace Elementary School,
Trails for Youth, Urban Services Systems, U.S. Forest Service, U.S.
Wildlife Service, Verizon, Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
DC FLY FISHING IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Living Classrooms serves as the coordinator in
developing and implementing the first use of a
curriculum developed by the National Fishing in Schools
Program, “Cast a Fly, Catch a Student”, in an urban
setting. The goal is to increase youth awareness of
environmental challenges by encouraging ecological
stewardship through ethical angling practices,
and watershed and conservation education.
PARTNERS›› Charles Hart Middle School.
SHAD RESTORATION PROGRAM
Living Classrooms’ Shad Restoration Program is a unique
hands-on educational program that aims to restore
one of the National Capital region’s most important fish
species, shad. In 2011, 85,000 shad fry were released
into local waters by 40 different schools in Maryland,
Virginia, and DC with approximately 4,000 students,
helping to restore the natural food chain of this area.
PARTNERS›› Anacostia Watershed Society, Arrowhead Elementary
School, Berwyn Heights Elementary School, Bond Mills Elementary
School, Calverton Elementary School, Centreville High School,
Charles Carroll Middle School, Charles Hart Middle School, Chevy
Chase Elementary School, Daniel’s Run Elementary School, Drew
Model Montessori School, Flint Hill School, Fort Hunt Elementary
School, Friendly High School, Greenbelt Elementary School, Hayfield
Secondary School, Hyattsville Middle School, Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin, James Madison Middle School, John
Hanson Montessori School, Key Middle School, Lake Braddock Middle
School, LAMB Public Charter School, LaSalle Elementary School,
Laurel Elementary School, Maret School, National Cathedral School,
Oxon Hill Middle School, Parkdale High School, Patterson Elementary
School, Peabody Elementary School, Piney Branch Elementary School,
Roberto Clemente Middle School, Rose Valley Elementary School,
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Scotchtown Hills Elementary School, Sligo Creek Elementary School,
South County Secondary School, Springhill Elementary School, St.
John’s College High School, St. Patrick’s Episcopal School, Stuart
Hobson Middle School, Taylor Elementary School, Thompson Elementary
School, Thoreau Middle School, Tyler Elementary School, Union Mill
Elementary School, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Vansville Elementary
School, Waples Mill Elementary School, W.B Patterson Elementary
School, Westbrook Elementary School, William Wirt Middle School.
THE ROLLING RAINFOREST©
Living Classrooms thinks and
acts locally about issues such
as youth empowerment and job
readiness that we at IYF see as
huge global challenges. We are
delighted to count LCF as
a member of our Global
Partners Network, an affinity
group of operating foundations
in 70 countries that invest in
the power and potential of
young people.
William Reese
President, International
Youth Foundation
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Created in 2001, the Rolling Rainforest© contains 80
species of plants and animals. The diverse flora and fauna
inside replicates what adventurers would find in an area
of similar size in an actual Central American rainforest.
Students study an array of topics during their visit,
including pollination, adaptations, food chains, habitats,
and ways in which the rainforest is directly linked to
their own local ecosystem. Traveling throughout the
United States, The Rolling Rainforest© offers interactive
programming to children grades pre-K through fifth.
PARTNERS›› Christ Episcopal School, Viers Mill Elementary School.
SCHOOLYARD GREENING
Living Classrooms offers three schoolyard greening
programs to educational institutes in the National Capital
Region: Schoolyards Stewards; Monarchs, Milkweed, and
Me!; and the Ballou Urban Gardening Students (B.U.G.S.).
Students enrolled in the Schoolyard Stewards program
focus on stormwater runoff, while Monarchs, Milkweed,
and Me! focuses on the crucial role of pollinators in the
watershed (specifically monarch butterflies) and what
their loss could mean for the entire food chain, including
humans. Through interactive watershed education
lessons, creation of a native garden, and community
outreach, students come face-to-face with real-world
problems and discover they can be part of the solution.
Students enrolled in the B.U.G.S. program utilize the
greenhouse located at their school and raise garden beds
in the schoolyard to touch on subjects such as healthy
eating, local harvests, plant biotics, and urban runoff.
PARTNERS›› Ferebee-Hope Elementary School, Kimball Elementary
School, Lands and Waters, Maury Elementary School, Stuart
Hobson Middle School, W.B. Patterson Elementary School.
PARK OUTREACH PROGRAMS
The park outreach program is designed to allow large
groups of students to learn about the natural world in an
outdoor setting. Up to 150 students per day are invited to
visit a local park and participate in a variety of hands-on,
interactive learning stations based in science, history,
English, and the arts. Fulfilling schools’ needs for a
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE),
park outreaches present students the chance to take
knowledge they’ve gained in the classroom and apply
it to the world around them. This year, we served over
2,000 students from MD, DC, and VA schools, exploring
local, state, and national parks across the region.
PARTNERS›› Carl Sandburg Middle School, Irving Middle
School, National Park Service, Poe Middle School, South
County Secondary School, Springhill Elementary School, St.
Patrick’s Episcopal School, Union Mill Elementary School.
BAYWATCH
The BayWatch program aims to foster in students a solid
understanding of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed through
exploration, critical thinking activities, and live animal
encounters. Three components help students understand
their connection to the watershed: In Walking through
your Watershed, students learn about the boundaries of
the Chesapeake Bay watershed, as well as the pollutants
that can endanger it, by studying the macro invertebrates
they catch in a local creek; in Potomac River Adventures,
students board the Living Classrooms’ historic buy
boat, the M/V Half Shell, to learn about the geography
and ecology of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers;
and in Wetlands Safari, students travel to a wetland
to see first-hand how wetlands act as natural filters
for the bodies of water that make up our watershed.
PARTNERS›› Calverton Elementary School, Vansville Elementary School.
HISTORIC SHIPS IN BALTIMORE
The historic vessels located on Baltimore’s Inner
Harbor include the USS Constellation, USCG
Cutter Taney, Submarine USS Torsk, Lightship
116 Chesapeake, as well as the Seven Foot Knoll
Lighthouse. These sites and attractions offer handson educational programming to students and visitors
and are major tourism attractions in Baltimore.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences,
Baltimore Development Corporation, Baltimore National Heritage
Area, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, City of Baltimore,
Greater Baltimore History Alliance, Historic Naval Ships Association,
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Maryland Historical Trust,
National Maritime Alliance, National Maritime Historical Society,
Naval Historical Foundation, Parks and People Foundation, Ship’s
Company Living History Volunteers, Torsk Volunteer Association,
Visit Baltimore, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
FRIENDS OF FORT MCHENRY
The Friends of Ft. McHenry are dedicated to preserving
the historical legacy of the Fort and inspiring all who visit
the “Birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner” through
living history, education programs, and the development
of facilities, which interpret and increase access to this
rich history. The Friends have been instrumental in
securing funds for the construction of a new education
and visitor center that illustrates the importance of the
Fort in defending the United States’ freedom from Britain.
The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
is Living Classrooms Foundation’s headquarters,
and a national heritage site that celebrates the
contributions of African Americans in the development
of the city’s maritime industry. The site honors
and interprets Baltimore’s African-American
maritime history, while preserving one of the city’s
oldest existing waterfront industrial buildings.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore National Heritage Area, Baltimore Office of
Promotion and the Arts, City of Baltimore, Greater Baltimore History
Alliance, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Maryland Historical
Trust, Visit Baltimore, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
PADDLEBOATS AND ELECTRIC BOATS
The paddleboats and electric boats in the Harbor are
operated by Living Classrooms Foundation and serve as
wonderful employment venues for youth and young adults
annually who are successful in our job training programs.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore Development Corporation, Visit
Baltimore, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
I’ve been broken many times,
yet my dreams will never
shatter because I know what
I’m after: to be the first one
in my family to go to college.
Lisa,
GEM Student
MASONVILLE COVE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
Living Classrooms Foundation has helped to create
and manage the Masonville Cove Environmental
Education Center, located on Masonville Cove on the
Patapsco River’s Middle Branch. This site acts as
a gateway to connect underserved individuals and
communities to the outdoors and the Chesapeake
Bay through environmental education, stewardship
activities, and job training programs. The Campus
includes a bird sanctuary, hiking trails, a pier, several
tidal and non-tidal wetlands, and a building that
houses a nature center and classroom space.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City Public School System, Brooklyn and
Curtis Bay Coalition, Maryland Environmental Service, Maryland
Port Administration, National Aquarium in Baltimore.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore National Heritage Area, Baltimore Office of
Promotion and the Arts, Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, City of
Baltimore, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Greater
Baltimore History Alliance, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Maryland
Historical Trust, Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission,
National Anthem Celebration Foundation, National Park Service, Society
of the War of 1812 in Maryland, Star Spangled 200, Visit Baltimore.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS-ISAAC MYERS MARITIME PARK
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SHIPBOARD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
Living Classrooms Foundation has provided unique
hands-on, interdisciplinary and environmental education
programs aboard nine historic ships in Baltimore
and DC, and on land since 1985. Living Classrooms
shipboard education programs serve thousands of
students per year from throughout the region aboard the
Foundation’s floating classrooms, including Schooner
Lady Maryland, Chesapeake Buyboats, Mildred Belle
and Half Shell, and Skipjacks Minnie V. and Sigsbee.
PARTNERS›› Aiton Elementary School, Antietam Elementary School,
Bay Buddies, Blue Sky Foundation, Bolling Airforce Base Summer
Youth Program, Brent Elementary School, Brown Educational
Campus, Burke School, Burrville Elementary School, Calverton
Elementary School, Capital City Public Charter Middle School,
Capitol Hill Day School, Center City Public Charter School, Cesar
Chavez Middle School, Chesterfield Technical High School, The
Congressional School of Virginia, Daniels Run, DC Inner Outings,
Dominion School, EnvironMentors, Father Andrew White School, Fort
McHenry, Gangplank Marina, Garfield Elementary School, Garrison
Woods Summer Youth Program, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland,
H.D. Cooke Elementary School, The Hill School, Horn Point Biological
Labs, Howard Gardner School, Howard Road Academy, J. Frank Dent
Elementary School, Joe’s Movement Emporium HomeSchool Co-op,
John Eaton Elementary School, Johns Hopkins University Center
for Talented Youth, Keene Mill Elementary School, Key Elementary
School, Kimball Elementary School, The Langley School, Leesylvania
State Park, Linton Hall, Live It Learn It, Manchester Middle School,
Masonville Cove, Maury Elementary School, Midlothian High School,
Miner Elementary School, Mt. Vernon Community School, National
Harbor and the District of Columbia (especially at Diamond Teague
Park), National Science Foundation, Patrick Henry Elementary School,
Potomac Riverboat Company, Prince William County Park Authority
Summer Camps, Randle Highlands Elementary School, Reid Temple
Christian Academy, ReSET, River Terrace Elementary, Salem Church
Middle School, Saturday Environmental Academy, Silver Spring
International Middle School, St. John’s College High School, Student
Conservation Association, Sunny Days Camp, Triangle Elementary
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School, Trinity Episcopal School, Turner Elementary School, Vansville
Elementary School, The Washington Center, Whittier Elementary
School, Woods Academy, Youth Conservation Corp of Leesylvania.
CAREER STARTERS
Operated in partnership with Catapult Learning Systems,
Career Starters is a youth employment and training
program targeting at-risk out-of-school youth. The
program is designed to re-engage Baltimore County
youth ages 16-18, help them to complete their education,
and choose gainful jobs and careers. Upon completion,
graduates are provided with one year of job retention
services, including regular contact and further training.
PARTNERS›› ABC Baltimore, Allstate, Baltimore County Office
of Employment and Training, Baltimore International Culinary
College, Community College of Baltimore County, Job Corps
Baltimore County, Moveable Feast, Tremont Suite Hotel.
FRESH START
Fresh Start provides vocational, academic, and social
skills development training to out-of-school males ages
16-19. The program is designed to mirror the workplace
by giving participants an opportunity to practice job
skills and attitudes that will help them in their careers.
Living Classrooms currently operates Fresh Start at
two sites in Baltimore City (East Harbor Campus and in
the Target Investment Zone) and in Washington, DC.
PARTNERS›› Baltimore City Department of Recreation and
Parks, Baltimore Community Mediation, CSOSA, Clay Pots, DC
Department of Youth and Rehabilitative Services-New Beginnings,
East Baltimore Technology Resource Center, The Excel Institute,
Fell’s Point Farmer’s Market and Fell’s Point Main Street, Focal
Point Barbershop, Genessee Valley Outdoor Learning Center, HEW
Federal Credit Union, Intercontinental Harbor Court Hotel, Maryland
Department of Juvenile Services, Mazique Child Center, Mount Vernon
Conservancy, Open Society Institute, Operation Safe Kids (Baltimore
City Department of Health, Paddle Boats), P. Flanigan and Son,
Pierce’s Park, Prodigal Sons & Daughters, Progressive Life Center,
Project SERVE, S.A.P. Automotive, S.O.M.E., Sasha Bruce Transitional
Living Program, South Baltimore Learning Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, U.S. Department of Transportation, United Way of Central
Maryland, Urban Alliance, Weekend Cutz, William S. Baer School.
PROJECT SERVE/ RE-ENTRY INITIATIVE
Project SERVE works with East Baltimore disadvantaged
adults, including transitioning ex-offenders, in a
community service based employment-training
program. Participants receive training in marketable
skills while they revitalize their neighborhoods,
and overcome barriers to personal success.
PARTNERS›› Aegon USA, Inc., Baltimore City Department of Housing
and Community Development, Baltimore City Department of Recreation
and Parks, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Baltimore
City Public School System, Baltimore Waterfront Partnership, Black &
Decker, Block by Block, Brown Advisory, CHAI - Housing & Community
Development Agency of the Associated Jewish Community Federation
of Baltimore, Corporation for National & Community Service, Creative
Options, Inc., Destiny of Hope, East Baltimore Development, Inc., East
Harbor Community Development Corporation, East Harbor Village
Center, Empower Baltimore Management Corporation, The Harry and
Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Historic East Baltimore Community
Action Coalition, The Home Depot, Maryland Zoo, MD Department of
Corrections, Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Open Society
Institute, South East Community Organization, South East Development,
Inc., Southern Mondawmin Improvement Association, U.S. Department
of Justice, Verizon of Maryland, Westport Community Partnership.
MENTORING ACADEMY
The Mentoring Academy prepares both mentors and
mentees for a successful mentorship relationship,
providing ongoing support for ex-offenders returning to
their communities. The Academy is comprised of multiple
services including mentor and mentee recruitment
and training, continuing mentor and mentee support,
conflict resolution and mediation services, employment
skills assistance with Project SERVE, GED/college
connections, financial literacy, computer skills, parenting
skills, legal aid (child support and custody issues),
and food, clothing, and transportation assistance.
PARTNERS›› Advanced Therapeutic Solutions, Abell Foundation,
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Christopher Schafer Boutique, Digit All
Systems, East Baltimore Development Inc., Family Mediation of
Maryland, First & Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, Gaudenzia,
Inc., Healthcare for the Homeless, Jericho, Johns Hopkins
University, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services, Maryland New Directions, Mayor’s Office for Employment
Development, Open Society Institute of Baltimore, Patrick Allison
House, U.S. Department of Labor, Waterfront Kitchen Restaurant.
SAFE STREETS EAST
Safe Streets East is a public health campaign to reduce
shooting and homicides in the Target Investment
Zone, where homicide is one of the greatest risk
factors for teenagers and young adults, ages 14-25.
This project seeks to reduce violence by community
mobilization, faith leader partnerships, criminal justice
collaboration, public education, and outreach.
PARTNERS›› A Circle of Positive Black Men, American Friends Service
Committee, Amazing Grace Church, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Baltimore
City Health Department, Baltimore City Police Department, Banner
Neighborhoods, Chicago Health Department, Clergy United for Renewal
in East Baltimore, Daniel B. Wright Memorial Foundation, The Door,
East Baltimore Church (Captivate Church), Family League of Baltimore
City, HEBCAC, Job Corps, Johns Hopkins Hospital, McElderry Park
Community Association, Men’s Center, Oliver Center, Patterson Park
Community Association, Promoting Healthy Alternatives for Teens, Rose
Street Center, Sojourner-Douglass College, St. Wenceslaus Church,
T. Rowe Price, Teen Challenge Community Mediation Maryland, Tench
Tilghman Elementary and Middle School, Youth Opportunity Center.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Living Classrooms’ Workforce Development Center
emphasizes a means to positively impact the community
at large with a curriculum designed to help participants
overcome obstacles that prevent career opportunities.
PARTNERS›› Ballou Senior High School, Columbia Heights,
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Office, Covenant House of
Washington, CSOSA, Darcars Automotive, Department of Transportation,
East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership, Excel Institute,
Forest City Washington, Goodwill of Greater Washington, HEW Federal
Credit Union, Job Corps, National Center for Fathering, National
Zoo, Sasha Bruce Youthworks, UPO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM
The Culinary Arts program provides adjudicated youth
with jobs and skills training related to the restaurant
industry. Students gain experience in professional
cooking and food preparation techniques, while advancing
toward earning industry recognized certifications.
PARTNERS›› Capital Sunbelt Produce, Eastern Market (Capital
Hill, Washington DC), Horton’s Kids, Prometrics, Restaurant
Depot, Sheila Kay Foundation, The Hill Center.
NEW OPTIONS INITIATIVE
New Options, an initiative of the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation in partnership with Living Classrooms,
seeks to establish new pathways that connect outof-school and unemployed young adults ages 16-24
with meaningful career opportunities, while at the
same time creating economic gain for employers.
PARTNERS›› Gravitytank, ROI, ROI Labs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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MARITIME MAGIC
On September 28, 2012, Living Classrooms
Foundation hosted the 26th annual
Maritime Magic on the Foundation’s Frederick
Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Fells
Point. Maritime Magic is an annual benefit
party held in Baltimore to raise critical funds
supporting Living Classrooms’ hands-on
education and job-training programs. The
Foundation has been throwing this casualfestive gala for 26 consecutive years.
This year, 70 of Baltimore’s most popular
restaurants participated as food vendors,
providing excellent cuisine and drinks to
over 2,500 guests. Guests enjoyed live music
by area-favorite Lower Case Blues, and the
spectacular MarchFourth Marching Band,
in addition to jazz music indoors. Guests,
sponsors, and vendors helped to raise more
than $450,000 to support Baltimore’s youth.
Also that evening, Living Classrooms
hosted the 3rd annual Rising Stars Awards
Celebration in partnership with the Baltimore
Business Journal (BBJ). Thirty two up-andcoming young professionals under the age of
40 were honored as young philanthropists in
the BBJ and at Maritime Magic with friends
and family in the Founders Room.
MARITIME MAGIC 2012 SPONSORS
ADMIRAL
Merritt Properties
COMMANDERS
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
Stifel Nicolaus
CAPTAINS
Baltimore Business Journal
Duane Morris
Harbor Point Development, LLC
Loane Bros.
Schochor, Federico and
Staton, P.A.
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sterling Partners
Webb/Mason
SKIPPER
KPMG LLP
FIRST MATES
105.7 The Fan
Armada
Baltimore Magazine
Cashmere Interiors
CBRE
Centric Business Systems
City Paper
Commercial Interiors
Constellation
DAP
G&G Outfitters
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kelly & Associates
Insurance Group
Kobrand
KTBSPayroll
Legg Mason
Max’s
M&T Bank
Morgan Stanley
Pessin Katz Law
Philadelphia Insurance
Companies
PNC Bank
Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin
& Gibber, P.A.
r2integrated
Sherman Family Foundation
SmartCEO
Style Magazine
SunTrust
The Daily Record
The Wairehouse
Venable
WBFF Fox 45
Wells Fargo Private Bank
WHFS
Chief and Mrs. Herman
Williams, Jr.
WNST and Brian Billick
WTMD
WYPR
SPECIAL EVENTS
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CREW MEMBERS
City Peek
HeidnSeek
Shutterbooth
KGEvents
Flowers and Fancies
Studio Tre’ Lynn
MyCity4Her
TABLE SPONSORS
83 North Advertising
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Armada Hoffler
Baltimore Washington Laborers
District Council
Barbara Huffman
Case Builders LLC
Diamond Comic Distributors
EA Engineering, Science and
Technology, Inc.
F & L Construction
First Potomac Management, LLC
Gannett Fleming/
InvestWithYen.org
GKV/Roger and Kathy Gray
Grant Capital Management
Guardian Realty
IWIF
Jim & Gretchen Pomfret
Joe Weinberg
John Davison
John Timken
Johns Hopkins University School
of Education
Kaiser Permanente
Laborers International Union
of North America - MidAtlantic Region
Mark Collins
MECU
Morgan Stanley
Northrop Grumman
PHH Vehicle
Management Services
Phil & Diane Federico
Premiere Rides, Inc.
Rogers-Wilbur Foundation
Ross Technologies
Timothy Hargest/Robert W. Baird
United Way of Central Maryland
Vagabonds
Waterfront Kitchen
Way Too Much Fun
Whit Harvey
Whitman, Requardt &
Associates, LLP
NAVIGATORS
Delbert & Gina Adams
Marcus Aiello
Jamie Alban
Charles Alexander & Nora Finn
David Andrews
John Angelos
Nestor & Jennifer Aparicio
Will & Mayer Baker
Ken & Gloria Banks
Greg & Lisa Barnhill
Chris Barnhill
Mark Bearman
Michael & Nathalie Beatty
Doug & Erin Becker
Terri & Jeff Becks
David & Missy Berger
Kevin Blackwell
Bob & Michael Blum
Jessica Blumberg
Toby Blumenthal
Evie Bond Skinner
Kelvin Boston
Darric Boyd
Toby & Robin Bozzuto
Erin Brady
Steve Braun &
Marianne Rowan-Braun
Leigh & Holly Brent
Sean Brescia
Lindsay Brickwedde
Jay Brodie
Steve & Virginia Brody
Ted & Shannon Brown
Andrew & Jennifer Buerger
Jeff & Nancy Bunting
Howe & Debbie Burch
Dave Burton
Scott Butler
Chezia Cager
Dan & Melissa Cahill
Lauren Cannon
Mark & Linda Caplan
David & Jackie Carrera
Kevin Cashen
Jason Chamberlain
Susie Chase
Nicholas Christ
David & Allison Clapp
Reco Collins
Blake & Angie Cordish
John & Laura Coulson
Tanzi Craig
Patrick & Christy Crain
Tony Cushing & Laure Fraser
Sharon Daboin
Carla Hayden
Bob & Louise Heck
Bob & Sharon Higgins
Kelly Hodge-Williams
Doug & Catherine Hoffberger
Hoppy Hopkins
Rob & Jenny Hopkins
Sam Hopkins
Freeman & Jackie Hrabowski
Duff Hughes
Ted Imes
Warren & Melissa Ingersoll
Larry Jennings
John Jiloty
Christian Johansson &
Lacey Morley
Hope Jordan
Marc Kantrowitz
Mimi Kapiloff
Alan & Sheri Kaplan
Kenny & Anne Katz
Chris Keith
George & Marietta Kelly
Joe Kempler & Ellen Miller
Aden King
Michael Klein
Heidi Klotzman
Eric Knobloch
Owen & Erin Knott
Martin & Allison Knott
Bryan & Gill Koerber
David Kohlasch
Steve Kopelman
Matt Kostmayer
Kent Krabbe
Tracy Kwiatkowski
Jennifer Leary
Craig & Jennifer Lewis
Joey Liner
Kenny Liner
Bryan Loane &
Christina de Tejada
Matt & Deborah Long
Brendan Lough
Ian & Coppie MacFarlane
Tom & Jeannie Maddux
Jerry & Betty Maizlish
Joe & Kari Makar
Thibault & Leonora Manekin
Paul Manna
Kevin Manning
Chris & Beth Marshall
Jody Martin
Robert Martin & Yvonne Scudder
Kim Martini
Les & Julie Matthews
Aaron Maybin
John McLaughlin
Tony & Deanna Milando
Patrick & Julia Miller
John Moag
Tom & Kingsley Mooney
Jenny Morgan & Dan Chase
Michael Morrill &
Mary Page Michel
Brian Morris
Andy & Kikuko Murray
Jonathan & Jenny Murray
Chris & Nila Murray
John Mutscheller
Steve & Tracey Mutscheller
Chuck & Mary Kay Nabit
Dan Naor
Patti Neumann
Ashton & Becky Newhall
Marques Ogden
Ada Orie
David & Marla Oros
Jason & Cindy Pappas
Kimberly Paradise
Marcus & Maureen Partlow
Jerry & Jen Pellegrino
Arthur & Lois Perschetz
Wally & Mary Ann Pinkard
Scott Plank & Dana DiCarlo
Brett Plano
Benjamin Polakoff
Alan Pressman
David & Kelly Rather
Selwyn Ray
Vernon & Rosalind Reid
Dawn & Eric Resh
Michael & Margie Riehl
Michael & Ruth Riley
Damon Roach & Sandra Dodson
Parker & Jeanette Rockefeller
Tony Rodgers
Frank & Ann Rosenberg
Syd & Bonnie Rubin
Patrick Russell
Michele Salvino
George & Lee Ann Santos
Michael Sarbanes & Jill Wrigley
Christopher Schafer
Lisa Schatz
Steve & Megan Schuler
Ketch & Michelle Secor
Brad Selko &
Tricia Joralemon-Selko
Mayo & Molly Shattuck
Christopher Shea
George & Betsy Sherman
Steven & Jamie Sherman
Peter Shiras & Diana Morris
Brian Shupe & Abigail Janssens
Larry Silverstein
Bernard Sims
Steve Skeen
Duncan & Fran Smith
Courtney Smith
Megan Smith
Terry & Polly Smith
Wick & Magge Sollers
John Solter
Scot Spencer
Katie Spotten
Kellay St. John
Steve & Garvey Stenersen
Pia Sterling
Dylan Stewart
Avery Strachan
John Stahl
Bill Struever
B. J. & Polly Surhoff
Richard & Lynne Sutton
Ryan Svehla
Terri Taber
Deni & Neil Tabor
Sandy & Karen Teplitzky
Kavita Thakrar
Craig & Deborah Thompson
Mac Tisdale
Stuart & Sheryl Title
Danielle Torain
Glen Trosch
Patrick & Jeanine Turner
Bryce Turner
Ashley Valis
Tracy Ward
Kip & Aliese Webb
Glenn & Debbi Weinberg
Joe & Debbi Weinberg
Thomas Wilcox &
Whitney Ransome
John & Erica Wilhide
Hope Williams
Dave & Laurie Wingate
Paul & Dorothy Wolman
Paul & Mary Wood
Henry M. Wright Jr.
Chen-Yu & Ray-Whay Yen
Karlo Young &. Ngozika Olandu
Steve Ziger & Jamie Snead
Samantha Zipp Dowd
RISING STARS 2012
PRESENTED BY THE
BALTIMORE BUSINESS
JOURNAL
Laura Alima
Cara Becker
Stephanie Bradshaw
Topher Brewer
Anthony Butler
Jae Chon
Jeff Crosley
Judah Estreicher
Gina Geppi
Jessica Hargest
Cheo Hurley
Sara Ingram
Peter Jackson
Paul Kang
Jessica Kartalija
Kelly Kennedy
Teddy Lewis
Kevin Loeb
Ayana Lugo
Rob Morton
Nick Mosby
Christopher Nixon
John Pastalow
Anna Skelton
Meg Stephenson
Robbie Stokes, Jr.
Kendrick Tilghman
Amber Valero
John Waire
Hasdai Westbrook
Drew Westervelt
Jayson Williams
ALUMNI CO-CHAIRS:
Tracy Kwiatkowski and
Karlo Young
Paul Danko
Andrew & Jeremy Davis
John Davison
Claire Derbyshire
Rob & Laura Donegan
Eddie Dopkin
Harriet Dopkin &
Steve Montgomery
Dan Doyle
Eddie & Susie Dunn
Michael Early
Jerry Edwards
Dave & Gigi Ehlers
Amy Elias
Kerri Gartell Eng & Rick Eng
Dave & Beth Fairall
Bill & Deborah Fanshawe
Torin Federico
Christopher Feiss &
Hadley Hubbard
Mark Fetting & Georgia Smith
David & Mindi Fields
Bruce & Lindsay Fleming
Alex & Wendy Flick
Tony Foreman & Cindy Wolf
Kirby & Carmina Fowler
Jim French & Martha Holleman
Sam Friedman
Ron & Gayle Furman
Mark & Sandy Furst
Matt & Helene Gallagher
Doug & Karen Gardner
Steve Geppi
Rich & Theresa Gergar
Brendan Gill
Morgan Gilligan
Bill Gilmore
Charlie Gjerde
Jennifer Glass
Matt Goddard
Doug & Corie Godine
Roya Golpira
Kingdon Gould
Benjamin Greenwald
Kevin & Karen Groner
Adam & Fredye Gross
Ellen Hagigh
Mitch Halbrich &
Shelly Landsman
Jim & Clair Halle
Seth & Jen Hamed
Duffy & Barbie Hart
Timmy & Eileen Hart
Dixon & Janet Harvey
Whit Harvey & Joanne Larson
Whit Hauprich
Kerry & Michael Haviland
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A NIGHT AT THE YARDS
A Night at The Yards, our DC version of
Maritime Magic, was an incredible success
in its 5th year running, raising more than
$118,000 in support of disadvantaged DC
area youth. On October 19th, 2012, more than
500 people came out to James Creek Marina
to enjoy food and beverages from over 20 of
the area’s favorite restaurants.
The crowd danced the night away to music
by Nelly’s Echo, of NBC’s The Voice fame, and
Afro-Latin-funk-soul band, Orgone. Guests
also enjoyed an incredible high-flying acrobatic
performance by The Trapeze School of
NY-Washington, DC.
In conjunction with the event, Living Classrooms
celebrated the 1st annual DC Rising Stars
Awards, in partnership with The Hill. We were
proud to honor 18 young professionals and
philanthropists in The Hill newspaper, and at
a private event on board a yacht provided by
Capital Yacht Charters.
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A NIGHT AT THE YARDS 2012 SPONSORS
ADMIRAL SPONSOR
Daryl and Ellen Owen
CAPTAIN SPONSORS
Pepco
The Hill
FIRST MATE SPONSORS
Capital Community News/Hill Rag
Nancy Chasen & Donald Spero
Ed Cohen & Charlene Barshefsky
Forest City Washington
Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
GenOn
King & Spalding/Wick Sollers
McKissack & McKissack
Morgan Stanley
National Automobile
Dealers Association
r2i Integrated
The Sentinel
SmartCEO Magazine
CREW MEMBERS
City Peek Patti
Clearpath Productions
Studio Tre’Lynn
TABLE SPONSORS
Association of Global Automakers
BB&T Bank
Buck Chapoton/Brown Advisory
Classic Party Rentals
Coastal Sunbelt Produce
DC Rental
Entergy
Peter Fenn
Beneak Hargrave/Mahogany
Interiors, Inc.
Phil & Lisa Herget
David & Priscilla Huffman
Emily Metzger & Friends
Steven & Stuart Mutschler
George Quarles
Bill Scherman
STUDIOS Architecture
Debra Yogodzinsky/Scott
Bolden-Reed Smith
NAVIGATORS
Abby Fenton
Alden and Amy Philbrick
Amy and Larry Alberson
Ann Luskey
Anne Culvahouse
Becky Donatelli
Beth and Grady Frank
Bobby and Thara Taylor
Brad and Nicole Seifert
Bryn and John Burke
Carole Kuhn
Charlie and Susan Ballou
Cheryl and Peter Barnes
Christine S. Bellino
Claire Schaefer
Curtis Dalpra
Debra Yogodzinski
Eric L. Siegel
Jackie and Tim Locke
Jim Cummins
Joe Hoffman
Julie and Ed Dyson
Kathy and Chuck Arberg
Kathy Seifert
Kevin & Bethany O’Donovan
Kim and Randy Davis
Lisa and Joe Salerno
Lisa and Phil Herget
Louise Hooff
Lucinda Crabtree and
Charles S. McMichael
Lynn and John Hooff
EVENTS
Martha Manson
Mike and Celeste Barstis
Perry and John Guy
Richard and Mary Helen Bogan
Rick and Gayla Reed
Sally Guy and Tom Brown
Sandy and Bob Devine
Sarah and Jim Mills
Scott Thuman
Stephen and Lizzie Callahan
Sally Rich
Susan and Steve Shaw
Tricia and Chip Calloway
William (Beep) and
Katherine Rogers
Melissa Ashabranner
Mark Walpole
DC RISING STARS 2012
PRESENTED BY THE HILL
Bill Becker
Kristen Bowden
Daniel Conner
Molly Curtis
Becca Devine
Christina Ryan
Emily Dillard
Jesse Garchik
Ashley Gardiner
Christine Kopsidas
Richard Lukas
Emily Metzger
Alix Satorius
Laura Gail Smith
Laura Sriqui
Dan Veoni
Jayson Williams
LIVING CLASSROOMS’
WASHINGTON, DC
CAPITAL PROJECT
Living Classrooms is planning a capital
project for a central campus facility at
the 42-acre waterfront development
known as The Yards—also home to
the Washington Nationals baseball
stadium. A centralized facility, modeled
on the highly successful Fells Point
campus of Living Classrooms in
Baltimore, will enable us to more
effectively provide our diverse and
highly unique programs, several of
which are maritime based and many
of which are sufficiently unique that
they require specialized facilities.
A centralized campus designed
specifically to meet our program
needs offers enormous synergies. The
prominent location of this facility will
do much to enhance the work of the
organization, both in the immediate
DC community and metropolitan area
which it serves.
In partnership with Forest City
Washington, Living Classrooms
was asked to provide educational
and community programs for local
residents. Living Classrooms will take
title, free of charge, to a parcel valued
at over $1.2 million, on the waterfront
and adjoining the new Yards Park and
the Washington Navy Yard. We have
already received more than $90,000 in
donated architectural services from
STUDIOS Architecture and are currently
embarking upon a capital campaign.
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On October 20th, 2012, 37 boats gathered on the starting line for the 8th annual HISTORIC SHIPS
USS CONSTELLATION CUP REGATTA AND PIER PARTY. There was just enough wind on the
beautiful October day to get almost everyone around the course by the 4:00pm time limit. More
than 300 people attended the party and awards ceremony after the regatta. Food was provided by
Absolutely Perfect Caterers and Sascha’s Fine Catering, along with 10 other restaurants, taverns
and suppliers. Guests enjoyed a tremendous silent auction and live music by Tumblehome!
On April 18, 2012, GEM held its sixth annual fundraiser, “BEDAZZLE – A BRIGHT NIGHT FOR
GEM” at the American Visionary Art Museum. The event featured an exploration of the museum’s
exhibits, dinner, and a keynote address by Dr. Kathy Murphy, author of “Your Possible Life.” More
than 300 women attended the event, which raised more than $100,000 for GEM programming.
On May 18th, 2012, Living Classrooms, in partnership with US Fish and Wildlife Service,
and FLW Outdoors, brought more than 300 underserved students from Maryland and
Virginia to fish at the 5th annual NATION’S RIVER BASS TOURNAMENT. The fun filled
day included educational lessons on the Potomac and Anacostia rivers’ watershed,
opportunities to fish from the pier, and games. The goal of the day is to encourage students
to get outdoors and educate them about the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles.
Each year, Living Classrooms, in partnership with the American Recreation Coalition, hosts
NATIONAL GET OUTDOORS DAY at Kingman Island in Northeast, Washington, DC. The
action-packed day encourages healthy, active, outdoor fun and features food, mountain
bike trails, fishing, golfing, boating, hands-on science education, geocaching, and more.
On April 28th, 2012, Living Classrooms’ annual KINGMAN ISLAND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
drew more than 2,000 guests to enjoy a day of music and fun. Five bands and 11 food
trucks kept guests entertained as they celebrated the area’s rich history in bluegrass,
and the abundance of outdoor and educational opportunities on the island.
On Thursday, August 30th, 2012, Living Classrooms kicked-off Baltimore Grand Prix weekend
with the 2nd Annual “A Special Evening with Racing Star Simona De Silvestro,” driver of the
#78 Nuclear Clean Air and Energy Car. The event featured an amazing four-course seated
dinner, as well as a silent and live auction at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel. The
evening benefited Living Classrooms’ Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math programs.
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DONATED GOODS & SERVICES
Block Island Maritime Institute
Blue Hill Tavern
Boater Exam
Bobby’s Portable Restrooms
James Piper Bond
Boordy Vineyards
Elizabeth Boriszek
Bowie Baysox
Brewer’s Art
The Bridge
Brown Craig Turner
Budeke’s Paint and Decorating
BurkeLand Graphics
Laura Bush
Cabot Creamery
Cache
Calvert Marine Museum
Calvert Wine & Spirits
Calvert Woodley
Camden Body & Fender Co.
Camp Trails Velocity
Cantina Marina
The Capital Grille of Baltimore
Capitol Community News
Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
Caroline’s Cupcakery
Cat’s Eye Pub
Cava Mezze
Center Stage
Charles Levine Catering
Charm City Ice
Charm City Run
Charm City Skin
Charm City Yoga
Chauncey’s Surf Shop
The Cheesecake Factory
Chef’s Expressions
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Chesapeake City Miss Claire
Chessie Paddle Boats
Chiapparelli’s
Chimney Rock Winery
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chrissy Gemmill Jewelry
Christopher Schafer Clothier
Christo’s Liquors
Cianbro Corp.
Ciao Bella Restaurant
City of Cambridge
The Classic Catering People
Clearpath Productions
Bob Cline
Coastal Properties Management
Coca Cola
Cold Stone Creamery
Comfort Inn Beacon Marina
Commercial Interiors
Concentra Medical Center
Congo Boards
Kathy Conklin
Contemporary Museum
Copper Kitchen
Courtyard Marriott
Crazy Man Restaurant Group
Crush
Crystal Head Vodka
Cupcake
Cupcake Therapy
The Daily Record
Dangerously Delicious Pies
Davis Crane Rental
DC Harbor Patrol
DC Parks & Recreation
DC Rental
Simona De Silvestro
Jay and Cindy DeFrancesco
Rick Dempsey
Design, Print & Mail
Jacqueline Dezes
Rich and Kara DiPietro
Direct Dimension
District Chophouse
DK Salon
Nola Dobratz
Domaine Carneros
Don’s Johns
Dove Valley Winery
Laurie Dowley
Duda’s Tavern
Judith Sherman Dunn
Michael Early
Earth Treks Climbing Centers
Ed Early Printing Company
Ed Kane’s Water Taxi
Eddie & Brendan Lough
Edible Arrangements
Educate Inc.
Joe Ehrmann
Ellicott Mills Brewing Co
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Excel Mechanical
Faidley’s Seafood
Torin Federico
Fire & Ice
Jacqueline Fitch
Float Tech
FLW Outdoors
Flying Dog Brewery
Fordham & Old Dominion
Brewing Company
Christina Forsting
Fresh! Boutique
Sam Friedman
Dale Gallon
Mary Gamberdella
Gangplank
Debra Garfall
General Growth Properties
General Ship Repair
Geppi’s Entertainment Museum
Gerstung Inter Sport
Gertrude’s
Gibson Island Yacht Squadron
Giella Cosmetics
Global Design Interactive
Gloucester Seafood Display Auction
Goetze’s Candy Company, Inc.
Golden West
Gotugo
Grand Cru
Grand Springs
GWWO Architects
H.O.M.E. Foundation
Häagen-Dazs
Tsongie Hamilton
Hampden Village Merchant’s Association
Hampton City Dock
Handbags in the City
Harbor Shack
Harris LithoGraphics
Harry’s Reserve
Hats in the Belfry
Jayne Havens
Heavy Seas Brewery
Geoffrey Heenan
HeidNSeek Entertainment
Herreshoff Museum
High Tide Inn
Historic Kent Manor Inn
Historic Sotterley, Inc.
HMC Company, Inc
Rebecca Hoffberger
Holiday Inn Express Chestertown
Holy Frijoles
Horn Point Labs
William Howard
Howl at the Moon
HPK Law Firm
Hudson Street Stackhouse
Hull Street Blues Café
HVM Racing
Icedgems
Ikaros
Independent Seaport Museum
The Inn at Black Olive
Innovative Consultants
Inside Lacrosse
Intercontinental Harbor Court Hotel
International Paint Inc.
Island Seafood, Deal Island
Donavon Israel
The Ivy Bookshop
J World Annapolis
J.S. Edwards
Jamie Jeffers
Jefferson Patterson Park
Jenkins Baer Associates
Jenny Jen 42
Jewish Museum of Maryland
JH Furst
Johns Hopkins Lacrosse
Charles and Rita Jones
Jones & Jones
Jordan’s 8
Junior Community Center
Kali’s Restaurant Group
Alan Kaplan/Kobrand
Lori Kilberg, Lori K
HELP DISADVANTAGED
YOUTH WHILE HOSTING
YOUR SPECIAL EVENT
Living Classrooms Foundation’s
unique and distinctive
waterfront sites including USS
Constellation and Historic
Ships in Baltimore’s Inner
Harbor, Frederick DouglassIsaac Myers Maritime Park,
and East Harbor Campus,
serve as wonderful venues
for hosting events. If you are
looking for a place to host your
upcoming wedding, reception,
conference, corporate retreat,
or other special event, please
contact Marsha Jews or Laura
Givens at 410-685-0295. Funds
raised support the Foundation’s
education programs.
.925 The Silver Store
7/11 Corporate Office
1st Mariner Arena
The 8 x 10
About Faces
Absolutely Perfect Caterers
Advanced Office Solutions
Alban Tractor
John & Sandy Aldridge
Ale Mary’s
Alexander’s Tavern
Alizee Restaurant
All About Me Salon + Day Spa
Daniel Van Allen
Alonso’s & Loco Hombre
The Ambassador Dining Room
American Visionary Art Museum
Amory Seafood
Annapolis Maritime Museum
Appleton Estate V/X
Arbonne International
The Argonaut
Artstar Custom Paintworks
Atlantic Caterers
Atlantic Stage Lighting
Atlantic Wine & Spirits
Avenue Antiques
B & O American Brasserie
Babe Boutique
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum
Bacchus Importers
Morgan Bailey
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore Coffee and Tea Company
Baltimore Comedy Factory
Baltimore International College
Baltimore Magazine
Baltimore Marine Center
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at
Camden Yards
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Baltimore National Heritage Area
Baltimore Orioles & MASN
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore School for the Arts
Baltimore Spirit Cruises
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Water Taxi
Biff Bartholomew
Basignani Winery
John Bauman II
Belmont Harbor
John Bennett
Berrywine Plantations/
Linganore Winecellars
Bertha’s
Bijoux
Bikram Yoga Hampden
Black Tie Caterers
Blackwater Distillery
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DONATE
YOUR
VEHICLE
Consider making a taxdeductible car donation to
support Living Classrooms
Foundation. We will accept
any vehicle, regardless of its
condition! Living Classrooms
has partnered with Vehicles
for Change, who will manage
your car donation from start
to finish. Funds raised will
support Living Classrooms’
hands-on education and jobtraining programs. For more
information or to donate
a vehicle, please call
410-685-0295.
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The Kings Contrivance
Andy Kline
Rick Knauer
Kobi Salon
Koons of Owings Mills
Koopers Tavern
La Tasca Tapas Bar & Restaurant
La Terra
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Karen Lange
Langermann’s
Lebanese Taverna Restaurant
Leblon Cachaca
Legends Vineyard
Let’s Dish
Karen Lewis
Light Street Cycles
Linens & Lingerie
Linwoods Restaurant & Catering
Lionden Sound Inc.
LiteFM
Loane Bros.
Lord Baltimore Florist
Luke Works
The Lukens Company
Lyric Opera House
Magnolia Designs
Sandra Magsamen
Mano Swartz
Chip Markell
Martinis
Maryland Art Place
Maryland Athletic Club
Maryland Film Festival
Maryland Historical Society
Maryland Jockey Club
Maryland Public Television
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Zoo
Matchbox
Mattress Warehouse
Joe Maudlin
Maui Jim
Max’s Taphouse
McAllister Towing
McCormick & Co., Inc.
McCormick & Schmick’s
Del. Brian McHale
Rhonda Joy McLean
Meadow Mill Athletic Club
Medieval Times
Merritt Athletic Clubs
(Bill) Meyers & Associates
Michael Phelps Swim School
Michael’s Cafe
Micha’s Sorbet
Microsoft
Microtech
Milan
Mimi Kapiloff Limited
Miss Shirley’s Cafe
Mission Media
Mitchell’s Golf Complex
The Monogram Shop
Morgan State
Mother’s Federal Hill Grille
Mount Washington Tavern
Mt. Vernon Tobacco Company
Mud & Metal
Ben Munoz
Nacho Mama’s
National Aquarium in Baltimore
National Automobile Dealers Association
National Harbor
Neals
New Bedford State Pier
Nick’s Fish House
Amie Sue Nochumowitz
Norris Automotive Group
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Octavia II
Office of Governor O’Malley
P. Flanigan and Sons, Inc.
P.F. Chang’s
Paddle Boats
Palmer Brothers
Panera Bread
Paper Moon Diner
Papers Plus
Partnership Wealth Management
Patrick Sutton Home
Pazo
Pepco
Dave Perrett
Peter’s Inn
The Peterson Company
Petit Louis Bistro
Phillips Seafood
Phillips Wharf
Pies & Pints Pizzeria
Pitango Gelato
Pizzeria Unos
Matt Dell
PNC Financial Services Group
The Point in Fells
Point Lookout State Park
Pointe Breeze B&B
Poppy and Stella
Port Discovery Children’s Museum
PPG Marine Coatings
Pratt St Ale House
Pride of Baltimore, Inc.
Proctor & Gamble
Prolanthropy
Provincetown
Psychedelic Art Exchange
Pub Dog
Pump & Power Equipment Co.
Pusser’s Rum
Quotable Cards
RA Sushi
Radcliffe Jewelers
Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys
Rams Head Live
Rayn Fall Dance Studio
Renaissance Hotel
Christine Richardson
Damon Roach
Robert McClintock Studio & Gallery
Robin Harris
Rock Hall Civic Center
Rocketts Landing
Melinda Roeder
Amy Rosenthal
Nina Rosenzwog
Rouge Fine Catering
Victoria & Jean Andre Rougeot
Roundtop Mountain Ski Resort
Royal Affairs Catering
Roy’s Restaurant
Rusty Scupper
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Rutland Beard Florist
Ryleigh’s Oyster
Sail Baltimore
Samuelson’s Diamonds
Sascha’s Catering
Scaffold Resource LLC
Scene 217 Salon
Christopher Schafer Clothiers
Sensational Gatherings
Severn Marine
Shane Metals
Shangri La
Sheraton Baltimore North
Shoals Marine Lab
Shriver Hall Concert Series
Sierra Nevada
Signs by Tomorrow
Silesia Liquors
Silo Point
Laura Sipos
Sloop Betty Vodka
SmartCEO Magazine
Smart GeoMetrics
Analeigh Smith
Smith Shipyard
Sofi’s Crepes
Solar Gaines
Somers Cove Marina
Southwest Airlines
Spinsheet/Proptalk
St. Mary’s College
Stanley Black and Decker
Starbucks
Sterling Partners
Steve Krulevitz Tennis Camp
Studio Tre’Lynn
Stuggy’s
STYLE magazine
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
Supano’s Steakhouse
Sure Comfort
Sushi-San
Jodi Swartz
Richard Swartz
Sweet Water Tavern
Taco Fiesta
Talara
Bobby and Thara Taylor
Teavolve Café and Lounge
Ted’s Bulletin
Thames Street Oyster House
Tiffany & Co.
Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Todd Conner’s
Tortilleria Sinaloa
Trapeze School New York, Washington DC
Tamika Tremaglio
Tremont Hotel
Trohv Home and Gift
Under Armour
United Rentals
Urban Services
Urbanite
UTZ
The Vane Brothers Co.
V’No
Volunteer Tutors
The Vu Restaurant at Living Classrooms
W. O. Grubb.
Alan Walden
Rochelle Walker
Michael J. Walkley
Walmart
The Walters
Greg Warmbrodt
Washington Capitals
Washington Nationals Baseball Club
Watermark
Watson Caterers
WBAL TV-11
Webb Mason
Weber Shandwick
Wee Chic
Wegmans Food Markets
Debbi & Glenn Weinberg
Wells Discount Liquors
Whitetail Mountain Resort
Whole Foods
The Wicklein Group
Delia Wilson
Renee Wilson
Wine Source
WBFF Fox 45
WJLA
WNST
Woodhall Wine Cellars
WTMD
WTOP
Wye Island Natural Resources
Management Area
Wyndham Baltimore
WYPR
Y of Central Maryland
Zeke’s Coffee
Zest American Bistro
ADVISORY BOARDS
HISTORIC SHIPS IN BALTIMORE
David J. Beck
David Berger
James Blake
Stephen R. Bockmiller
Joseph Boddiford
Larry Bopp
John A. Bourgeois
Mike Eacho
Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr., Chairman
William Gilmore
Susan Langley
Michael Leber
Derick Lynch
VADM Kenneth Malley
Louis H. Miller
E. Andrew Murray
Barry Robinson
Edwin S. Tharp
Alan Walden
M. Hamilton Whitman, Vice Chairman
EMERITUS
Charles Hughes
Peter M. Martin
FRIENDS OF FORT MCHENRY
Morgan “Trip” Bailey, Chairman
Robert “Biff” Bartholomew
Jeffrey Buchheit
Cobber Eccles
John Hutchinson
Colonel Richard J. Knauer, Jr.,
Charles Markell
Brian McComas
Colm O’Comartun
Alan E. Reed, AIA, LEED AP
Damon Roach
BGEN Vernon Sevier
Hugh Sisson
BGEN Warner Sumpter
Patrick Turner
Alan Walden, Chairman Emeritus
EMERITUS COUNCIL:
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin
Brian McHale
Governor Martin O’Malley
Senator Paul Sarbanes
LIVING CLASSROOMS
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Misty Allen
Robert J. Bolger, Jr.
Nancy Chasen
Edward B. Cohen
John Colston
Christopher Cosby
Christina Erland Culver
Ahmed Davis
Robert Falb
Peter Fenn
Stephen M. Green
Douglas I. Greenhaus
James V. Hackney
Michele Hagans
Beneak Hargrave
Terry Harwood
David Huffman
Walter Lukens
Randolph K. Luskey
Deryl McKissack
Wes McNealy
Steven C. Mutschler
Carolyn Nordberg
Daryl Owen, Chairman
Martin H. Poretsky
George Quarles
Reverend Dr. Paul Smith
Joseph S. Sollers, III
Ed Davies, Chairman
Tanesha Boldin
La’Tasha Chiosi
Martin Dorsey
Jim Reed
VOLUNTEERS
TARGET INVESTMENT ZONE
Dr. Andres Alonso
Michael Sarbanes
David W. Andrews
Diane L. Bell-McKoy
Carolyn Boitnott
Steven R. Braun
Jay Brodie
Jacqueline Carrera
Dr. Pedro Cartagena
Robert Embry
Joe Erhmann
Senator William Ferguson
Andrew Frank
Matthew D. Gallagher
Arthur C. George
Honorable Peter A. Hammen
Robert Heck
Thomasina Hiers
Honorable Barbara Mikulski
Valerie Twanmoh
Stacey Place
Anthony Rodgers
Dorothy Scott
Christopher Shea
Jessica Strauss
Jeffrey W. Thompson
Thomas Wilcox
Trent Williams
Jael Yon
The Honorable Bernard C. Young
Living Classrooms proudly hosted 2,505 volunteers and 63 interns
with a total of 26,983 hours this year!
GROUP PARTNERSHIPS
Baltimore City College
Bavar Properties Group
Ben Franklin High School
Calvert Plumbing, HVAC & Electrical
Carey Business School, JHU
CarMax
CB Richard Ellis
Columbia National Real Estate Finance
Commercial Settlement Services
Corporate Office Properties Trust
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Merritt Properties
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical
High School (MERVO)
Mid-Atlantic Properties
Morgan Stanley
Mullan Contracting Company
NFD Interior Design & Planning
Northmarq Capital
PEPCO
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pro Soccer Academy Football Club
Respira Medical
Rhodes College
Rhodes Development
River Terrace
Ryan Commercial, LLC
SC&H Accounting
St. John Properties
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary’s School
The Daily Record
The Lab School
Trout, Daniel & Associates
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Under Armour
Walden
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
Whiting-Turner
Wilhelm Construction
Wilmington Trust
Craftsmen Developers
Daft McCune Walker, Inc
Deloitte
DLA Piper
Duke Realty
First Potomac Realty
Floura Teeter Landscape Architects
Friendship Academy
Garver Development Group
Genentech
George Washington University
Gilman School
Heath Design Group
Heffner & Weber
Howard Bank
James F. Knott Realty
James Madison University Alumni Chapter
Jewish Volunteer Connection
Johns Hopkins University
Law Offices of Evan K. Thalenberg
Legg Mason
Liberty Property Trust
Loyola University Center for
Community Service & Justice
MacKenzie Commercial
Manekin, LLC
Maryland Heritage Properties
Maryland Institute College of Art
Matos Builders LLC
McGladrey
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2011 CONTRIBUTORS
$100,000 and up
$25,000-$49,999
The Abell Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Peter G. Angelos
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore City Public School System
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie C. Brown
The Charles T. Bauer Foundation
The Clarence and Anne Dillon
Dunwalke Trust
The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.
Government of the District of Columbia
Governor and State of Maryland
Health Care for The Homeless, Inc.
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
Maryland Environmental Service
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Estate of Alice I. Nagel
National Park Service
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Under Armour
U.S. Department of Labor
W.K. Kellogg Foundation/ROI Labs
Allegis Group Foundation
Anonymous
The Arc of Baltimore, Inc.
Baltimore City US Conference of
Mayors, Inc.
Bank of America
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Billick
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Catapult Learning, LLC.
The Charles Crane Family Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Citi
Clark Construction Group, LLC
The Community Foundation For The
National Capital Region
The Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation, Inc.
The Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.
Honda North America, Inc.
The LaVerna Hahn Charitable Trust
M&T Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. McBride
Merritt Properties, LLC
Mission-Driven Dining LLC
The Osprey Foundation of Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Owen
Pepco
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.
Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.
Wells Fargo
$50,000-$99,999
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Anonymous
Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, Inc.
Carmelo Anthony Foundation
Fancy Hill Foundation
GenOn
Johns Hopkins University
Legg Mason
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority
National Science Foundation
Open Society Institute
Peierls Foundation, Inc.
Solid Rock Foundation
SunTrust Bank, Inc.
$10,000-$24,999
AEGON Transamerica Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Ascend One
Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore County Comission on Arts
and Sciences
Baltimore National Heritage Association
The Bancroft Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Becker
Blue Sky, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Boylan
Brooklyn & Curtis Bay Coalition, Inc.
Centric Business Systems
Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Collins, Jr.
Constellation Energy
The DeVito Family Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Carserlo Doyle
The Dresher Foundation, Inc.
E. C. Wareheim Foundation
Elizabeth Flick Charitable Foundation
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Flick, Jr.
Forest City Development
France-Merrick Foundation, Inc.
Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg
Foundation, Inc.
Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A.
Honeywell International, Inc.
Interstate Commission On the
Potomac River Basin
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Iodice
Johns Hopkins Medicine
KPMG LLP
Lillian Holofcener Charitable Foundation
Marpat Foundation, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
PNC Bank
The Rouse Company Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Schiech
Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
Tides Foundation
Mr. John H. Timken
Venable Foundation, Inc.
Verizon
Mr. Timothy A. Waire and
Mrs. Cynthia E. Rogers-Waire
Washington Sports and Entertainment
Chief and Mrs. Herman Williams, Jr.
$5,000-$9,999
A. A. Windesheim Charitable
Foundation Inc.
A. R. Marani, Inc.
Alban Tractor Company, Inc.
American Sportfishing Association
Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore
Baltimore Forest Products Terminals
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Campbell & Company, Inc.
Mr. Frederick Chase
Chasen Spero Foundation, Inc.
Children’s Fresh Air Society Fund
Mr. Edward B. Cohen and
Ms. Charlene Barshefsky
The Cordish Family Foundation Inc.
Dobkin Family Foundation
Duane Morris, LLP
Emmert Hobbs Foundation
Entergy Charitable Foundation
Essex County Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George Ferris
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Frerichs, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Price Gielen
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Gloth, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kai E. Hansen
Harbor East Development Group
Harbor School
James Riepe Family Foundation
The Jim & Patty Rouse Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Joe’s Movement Emporium Home School
Kelly Integral Solutions LLC
Lerner Family Foundation
Ms. Katherine Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. MacKenzie
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Maddux, IV
Mahogany, Inc.
Manchester Middle School
Mrs. Y. Maria Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. McDowell
McKissack & McKissack
Moran Family Charitable Foundation
The National Environmental Education &
Training Foundation
National Bar Association
National Center For Fathering
Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin &
Gibber, PA
P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Peterson
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Ports America Chesapeake, Inc
Precon Events
The Rathmann Family Foundation
Recreational Boating and
Fishing Foundation
REI
Mrs. Ilene Salditch
The Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for
Children of Baltimore City
Towne Park
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Walman
Mr. David L. Warnock
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weinberg
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Mr. Robert R. Willasch
Mr. Alfred Windesheim
WNST
$1,000-$4,999
Ms. Sally Altland
Antietam Elementary School
Antique & Classic Boat Society, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tiel D. Arnot
Arrow Parking
Association of Maryland Pilots
Mr. Mike Baker and Ms. Nicole Kramer
Ballard Spahr, LLP
Banks Construction Company
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Barnard
Batza Family Foundation
BB&T
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Becks
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Foundation, Inc.
Bender Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Berg
Mr. David S. Berliner and
Ms. Barbara Fivush
Black & Decker Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. William Blanchard
Ms. Laura Boesler
Mr. and Mr. James M. Boisseau
Mr. and Mrs. John Boitnott
Mr. Robert J. Bolger Jr.
Bolling Air Force Base
Bon Secours Health System
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bonardi
Mr. James Piper Bond
Mr. and Mrs. T. Talbott Bond
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bracken
Mr. Byron Bradley
Brent School PTA
Mr. Gerry L. Brewster
Brown Advisory
Mr. Shawn Burnett
Butchers Hill Association Inc
C. H. Robinson Company
Ms. Meghan K. Callahan
Calvert Investment Counsel
Canusa Paper Corporation
The CarMax Foundation
Mr. Spencer Carr
The Honorable and Mrs. John Chapoton
Charles Street Development Corporation
Green LLC
Ms. Michelle Greene
Mr. Douglas I. Greenhaus
Mr. Benjamin K. Greenwald
Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Grosman
H.D. Smith Co. Inc.
Ms. Kellie Hale
Ms. Dawn Hall
Ms. Karen Haller
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Hamilton
Ms. Beneak Hargrave
Mr. Dean Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hartmann
Ms. Kirsten R. Heck
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Heilshorn
Ms. Delaphine S. Henson
The Herbert Bearman Foundation
Herring Run Watershed Association
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Hihn
Mr. and Mrs. David Huffman
Ms. Barbara T. Huffman
Mr. David Hurley and Ms. Christina Conley
HVM Racing
Indusco Sales Inc.
Injured Worker’s Compensation Insurance
Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
Mr. Lawrence M. Irvine Jr.
Jack & Jill of America, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jeffers
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jolley, Sr.
Mr. Andrew Kang
Mr. Jason R. Kangas
Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity, Inc.
Katz Abosch
Honorable and Mrs. Francis X. Kelly
Kent Family Foundation
King & Spalding LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kline DDS
Mr. Thomas Koustmer
Dr. Joan D. Kozlovsky
Kramon & Graham, P.A.
Ms. Jen Kwiatkowski
Law Offices of Joseph C. Reid
Mr. Thomas M. Leahy
Nayoung Lee
Mr. John V. Lemonds
Ms. Theresa P. Leneau
Mr. Francis R. LePage
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lohr
Mr. Roger Loomis
Mr. Cary B. Lynch
Ms. Patricia Macklin
Macy’s Foundation
The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation
Mr. Robert L. Martin
Maryland Arms Collectors
Association, Inc.
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alexander McCrary, III
MD Chapter of the Society for Marketing
Professional Service
MECU
Ms. Sindhu Meda
Meridian Construction Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robb L. Merritt
Metropolitan Management, LLC
Mrs. Sally J. Michel
Mid-Atlantic Mariners Club INC.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. M. Miller
Mr. Bronwyn P. Mitchell
Mr. Roy Morgan
Ms. Diana Morris
Edward Muller & Patricia Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Steve C. Mutschler
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Nabit
Mr. Kevin Nash
National Automobile Dealers Association
Mr. Jeffrey A. Nattans
NBCFAE National
Mr. Yehuda Neuberger
Mr. and Mrs. Howell M. Newman
Mr. Diep Bich Nguyen
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Noonan
Norfolk Southern
Mr. Christopher Norman
North Face Foundation
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
Mrs. Carolyn S. Obrecht
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Connell
O’Donovan Family Fondation
Mr. Obi Onwuamaegbu
Optimist International
Orioles/Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Mr. Michael J. Ott
Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Owen
Mr. Dagmar Owen
Ms. Rachel Oxman
Ms. Tara Paikin
Parks & People Foundation
Parksite
Mr. Richard Pearlstone
The Pennyghael Foundation, Inc.
Mr. J. A. Philbrick
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Pomfret
Marty Poretsky
Pro-AM Games
Mrs. Mia Jones Proctor
PR Capital LLC
Propellor Club of US Port of Balto C/O
MD Pilots Assoc.
Mr. and Mrs. George Quarles
The Quinntessential Gentleman, LLC
Ms. Susan Rattner
Ms. Jenny Realo
Residential Title & Escrow Company Co.
Respira Medical, Inc.
Brenda B. Rever
Ms. Sara Riel
Mr. Damon E. Roach
Ms. Noni Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Rogers
Ms. Stacy Rogers
Rogers-Wilbur Foundation, Inc.
Roland Park Presbyterian Church
Mr. Allen Rose
Rosenberg, Martin, Greenberg, LLP
Mrs. Nina G. Rosenzwog
Ms. Cynthia Ross
Rukert Terminals Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ruppert
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Russell
Ms. Elisabeth Sachs
Ms. Sara Sakura
Ms. Casey Sanders
I like doing community service projects at Crossroads.
I feel like I am helping other people who need it more
than me, and I know it’s important to give to others.
Tyshae, Crossroads Student
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Schaaf
Mr. William Scherman, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Schuler
Ms. Joi Scott
Mr. James L. Seay
Michael Segal
Mr. Dennis R. Settle
Mr. Bruce P. Sholk and
Mrs. Beth J. Kaplan
Silver Spring International Middle School
Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin &
White, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Smith
Mr. William C. Smith
Society of the War of 1812 in the
State of Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Sollers, III
Mr. Arturo B. Soriano, Jr. and
Ms. Geraldine Portillo
South County Secondary School
Ms. Hannah Spangler
Mrs. Kelly Spector
Stanley S. & Lania Ullman Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Stanton
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stone
Ms. Cassandra Stoyer
Studios Architecture
Mr. Tre Subira
General and Mrs. Warner I.
Sumpter, Retired
Swirnow Charitable Foundation
Mr. Robert Szabo, Esp.
Mr. Mike Teague
Mr. and Mrs. Hector L. Torres
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Tremaglio
Triangel Elementary School
Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Turner, Jr.
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
University of Maryland, Baltimore City
Urban Land Institute
The Vane Brothers Company
Village Management, Inc.
Visit Baltimore
Mr. Matthew M. Vondrejs
Mr. Gregg Walker
Walman Optical
War of 1812 Bicentennnial Commission
The Waterfront Center
Mr. Daniel A. Weaver
Mr. and Mrs. Donn Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Weinberg
Mrs. Lillian Weinberg
Mr. Peter Wharton
Mr. Brandon White
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Mr. Paul Whitin
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Whitman, Jr.
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Wilfong
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Wilson
Windswept Marine Services
Ms. Stephanie Wolf
Mr. Rod Womack
XEROX
Ms. Jennifer Yeager
Dr. and Mrs. Chen-Yu Yen, Ph.D.
Mr. Matt Zeller and Ms. Katie McDevitt
$250-$999
Ms. Lynn Abeshouse
ACHE
Mr. John E. Akridge III
Allen Insurance and Financial Services
Ms. Alexandria Amdur
American Trading &
Production Corporation
Ms. Mary A. Anagnost
Antietan Elementary School
Mr. Chris Arcadia
Mr. Daniel H. Chase and
Ms. Jennifer E. Morgan
Mr. Charles H. Cherkes
Chesapeake Medical Imaging
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Chmura
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Colston
Community Foundation of Louisville, Inc.
Corporate Office Properties Trust
Mr. G. Christopher Cosby and
Ms. Lisa Comer
Courthouse Copy Service Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Coutts
Mr. Benjamin S. Crabtree and
Ms. Mariah Menichino
Mr. and Mrs. W. Denny Cromwell
Ms. Stacey B. Crown
Mr. Phil Crump
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Culp
The David & Regina Weinberg
Family Foundation
Mr. Brady Davidow
Ms. Elissa Davidson
Ms. Jillian M. Davis
Ms. Shari Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Devou
DC Lottery
Delaplaine Foundation Inc.
Domino Sugar
Downtown Locker Room, Inc.
Ms. Christina Dutton
EA Engineering, Science, and
Technology, Inc.
Earle & Annette Shawe Family Foundation
East Harbor Community
Development Corporation
Eastern Savings Bank
Eastern Yacht Club Ladies Auxiliary
Ebenezer African Methodist
Edgar Allan Poe Middle School
Edward St. John Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Fader
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falb
Ms. Carla Farrington
Fedder Management Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Joel D. Fedder
Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Federico
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Fenn
Mr. and Mrs. Josh E. Fidler
First Potomac Realty Investment, LP
Flint Hill School
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Y. Flynn
Fort McHenry Business Association, Inc.
Ms. Sabernia Fresnel
Friedman & Friedman Foundation
Friends of Mike Busch
Mr. Shane Fullerton
Ms. Mary Ann Furgison
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Garrison
Mr. John D. Gartrell
Ms. Jessica Gavora
Gaylord Entertainment
GEICO Direct Insurance Group
Mrs. Sandra L. Gerstung
The Goldsmith Family Foundation, Inc.
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger &
Hollander, LLC
Mr. James Gould
35
DONATE
YOUR BOAT
36
Do you have a boat that is
spending more time at the
dock than cruising in the
water? Put it to work helping
children at Living Classrooms
Foundation. As a designated
501(c)3 organization,
Living Classrooms accepts
donations of personal and
real property, and individuals
and corporations are entitled
to reduce their taxes by
making contributions to
the Foundation. Your boat
can be transformed into
a valuable teaching tool
and used to support Living
Classrooms’ scholarship fund
for disadvantaged students.
Please contact Jake Britt
at 410-685-0295 or visit
www.livingclassrooms.org
for more information on
donating or purchasing
a used boat.
Ms. Clare Archer
Mr. John W. Armiger Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Arminger
Ms. Liza Aronie
Associated Black Charities
Ms. Katie Astrich
Mr. Benjamin M. Baker
Ms. Stephanie Balian
Baltimore City Teachers’ Trust, Inc.
Baltimore Heritage, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Bank
Beauvoir Elementary School
Ms. Amy Bertles
Ms. Namita Bhatia
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Bleinberger
Blue Ridge Sports Cars Ltd.
BMW Construction Specialists, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bolster
Mr. Ed Boriso
Mr. Peter Bowe
Ms. Anjie Bradshaw
Ms. Salah Brahimi
Ms. Cathi Breza
Mr. Steve Broache and Mrs. Miriam Boyer
Ms. Sarah L. Broadwater
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Rodney O. Buie
Mr. and Mrs. William Bumpers
Burke School
Dr. and Mrs. Brendan Burke
Ms. Kay Cameron
Mr. Algernon J. Campbell
Mr. Bryan Campbell
Ms. Constance R. Caplan
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Carey
Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Carlson
Mr. James Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Caso, Jr.
Mr. Lawrence Caton
Catonsville P.A. Pharmacy, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cavill Jr
Ms. Bobbi Jo Cecchi
Charles Levine, Ltd.
Ms. Rochika Chaudhry
Ms. Christine Chmura
Ms. Jena Chodak
Choice Technologies, Inc.
Mrs. Sharayna Christmas-Rose
Nelly Chung
Ms. Ann K. Clapp
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Clark
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clark
Classic Catering People
Mrs. Suzanne F. Cohen
Ms. Linda Collyer
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Conway
Mr. Kevin Cooper
Ms. Harriet E. Cooperman &
Mr. Alvin S. Shiflett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Corey, Jr.
Ms. Brenda Costello
Ms. Kate Crocker
Ms. Elizabeth Cunningham
Ms. Jessica Cutler
Ms. Michele Datlow
Ms. Ginger Dietrich
Ms. Helena Dimitriou
Mr. Richard L. Dipietro
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Doud
Mr. Bill Doyle
Ms. Charlotte Dugan
Ms. Tracy Eason-Lutz
Ms. Erin Egan
Ms. Amy Elliott
Ms. Karen Entress
Environ Mentors
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ewing
Ms. Eileen S. Fahrmeier
Ms. Kay Fanning
Father Andrew White School
Mr. Emanuel Faust and
Ms. Irene M. Korsak
Ms. Sharon Ferguson
Ms. Carmen Fernandez
The First and Franklin Street
Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fishkind
Mr. Allen S. Fite
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fleming
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Foster, Jr.
Anita Fourcard
Mr. Robert Fredley
Mr. John Freshman
Friends of St. Clements Island
Friendship Adventist
Mr. Frank P. Galeone
Ms. Laura L. Gamble and
Mr. Robert W. Gillison
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Gamboa
The Gangplank Marina
Garrison Woods Sumer Youth Program
Ms. Sharnail Gaston
Mr. and Mrs. John Gehrig
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. George
Mr. Brook Gesser
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Glenn
Ms. Maggie Glennon
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Goettman
Ms. Rebecca Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gray
Ms. Jasmin Graziano
Greater Baltimore History Alliance
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Grigg
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV
The Guide Foundation
Sarah Gulden
Habitat for Humanity of The Chesapeake
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Halle, Jr.
Mrs. Catherine Halle
Mr. Gregory Han
Hanny Girl Productions, Inc.
Ms. Susan Hansen
Harris Foundation
Ms. Janet H. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffry Heenan
Ms. Kimberly Heimert
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Hirschhorn
Ms. Suzanne Hite
Ms. Melanie L. Holloway
The Howard Gardner School
Ms. Lisa Hsiao
Ms. Katherine Huang
Ms. Thua Huang
Mr. Gary Huffman
Mr. John B. Hutchinson
Ms. Heather Hutchinson
The Ingenuity Project
Ms. Hannah Isles
J. Frank Dent Elementary School
Ms. Ayoka Jack
Ms. Krysten Jenci
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Jensen
Mr. John Jiloty
Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Jones, Jr.
Ms. Larae Jones
Ms. Deborah Kalb
Ms. Alma Kanani
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kane
Ms. Amy L. Karlen
Mr. and Mrs. John Keenan
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Kelly
Mr. Michael Kidwell
KinderCare
Ms. Elizabeth King
Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Klik
Colonel and Mrs. Richard J. Knauer, Jr.
Mr. Adam H. Knott
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Koch
Ms. Cynthia Kreidler
Mr. Joshua Lahey
Ms. Gardner Lapham
Mr. David D. Laufer and
Ms. Ellen J. Gleberman
Mr. Peter Lee
Ms. Jane Lee
Leesylvania State Park
Elizabeth Lester
Ms. Mari Lou Livingood
Ms. Laurelle Lo
Ms. Gianna Locascio
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Loeb
Ms. Allison Logie
Ms. Holly Loiseau
Mr. James Lucas
Luiz Marfil
Lynden Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Matthew A. Mace
Ms. Geraldine Mahieu
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Maier
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Makar, P.E.
Ms. Laura Manatos
Mariposa Education
Ms. Nicole R. Mark
Ms. Wendie Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Mason, Sr.
Ms. Maren Matal
Ms. Vanessa May
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Mayers
Ms. Ann Mayo
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McAndrews
Ms. Kathleen McConachie
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Mr. Bradley S. McDearman
Mr. and Mrs. James M. McDonald
Ms. Kristin McGovern
Mr. Michael McHugh
Ms. Elizabeth McKinney
Ms. Abbie Meader
Media Works Ltd.
Ms. Melissa Merideth
Ms. Jackie Mesa
Mid Shore Community Foundation, Inc.
Midlothian High School
Mr. Anthony V. Milando
Miller Family Foundation
Mr. Monte Monash
Montgomery Child Care
Murch Home & School PTA
Mr. Justin Murphy and
Mrs. Megan Murphy
Mr. Dominick Murray
Ms. Mamta Murthi
Muse 360
Mystic Whaler Cruises, Inc.
Ms. Sasha Nahr
Ms. Denise Nakamizu
National Cathedral School
Ms. Melanie New
New Community Church
Mr. Jay N. Nocar
Mrs. Amy Nostrand
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Novak, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Obrecht
Mr. G. Dennis O’Brien
Ms. Daphne O’Brien
One-Eyed Mike’s Tavern
Ms. Nkem Onwuamaeghu
Ms. Andrea Orr
Ms. Deanne Ottaviano
Ms. Theresa Owens
Ms. Carol Palmer
Ms. Cindy Paradies
Mr. James Parks
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Patel
Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Persinger
Mr. Joe Persinger and
Ms. Rachel A. Strobel
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Polakoff
Ms. Virginia Poole
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prince William County Park Authority
RA Sushi
Reid Temple Christian Academy
Mr. James Reidy
Ms. Laura Reis
RESET
Ms. Deniah Rice and
Mr. Gerald Hutcherson
Mr. George S. Rich
Mr. Kenneth O. Riffle
The River School
Ms. Constance R. Robey
Mr. George A. Roche
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Rockefeller
Ms. Kirsten Roddy
Dr. Elizabeth Rogers
Ms. Christian Rojas
Ms. Gloria Romeo
Ms. Magda Rosenbaum
Mr. Henry A. Rosenberg Jr.
Mr. Lewis Rosenberg
Mr. Douglas L. Rowe
Jenny Russell
Ms. Katie Russell
Mr. James Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Lee N. Sachs
Salem Church Middle School
Mr. Robert Sandler
Mr. Donald Santa and Mrs. Karen Santa
Mr. Tillman Sapia P.A.
Ms. Maria Sarraf
Mr. Robert W. Schaefer
Ms. Carolyn Schafer
Mr. David A. Schmidt
Schuh Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Erin Segal
Mr. Michael Seligmann
Ms. Shobana Shankar
Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler
Ms. Alicia Shephard
Mr. Matthew Sherman
Ms. Ngina Shulman
Sideshow, Inc.
Sierra Club Metropolitan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Silver
Molly Sinclair Simms
Ms. Lavanya Sithanandam
Ms. Rebecca Skipper
Ms. Danielle Smallwood
Dr. Paul Smith
Mr. Paul Smith and Ms. Frances P. Smith
Ms. Margaret Snyder
The Sound Garden, Inc.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy
Ms. Shannon Spaeder
Mr. Jacob R. Spence
St. Patricks Episcopal School
Ms. Allison St. John
Star-Spangled 200, Inc
Ms. Jennifer Steinhauer
Ms. Lynn M. Stickel
Mr. Ferrier Stillman
Ms. Cathy Stocker
Ms. Janet Stone
Mrs. Avery Strachan
Student Bar Association
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
Mr. William C. Stutt
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Sullivan
Ms. Lisa Swearingen
Table Tiles Inc.
Ms. Ruth Talcott
Mr. David C. Tanner
Ms. Lori Tempest
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford V. Teplitzky
Ms. Christine Terrell
Ms. Kavita Thakrar
Ms. Meredith Thompson
Tidewater Auctions, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Tolkan
Trinity Episcopal Schoo
Ms. Arsenia D. Tuggle
United Way of Central Maryland
Upland Elemantory School
Van Dyke Family Foundation
Ms. Katherine L. Vaughns
The Vermont Community Foundation
Victoria Restaurant Group, LLC
Ms. Dana Vogel
Ms. Elizabeth Vogel-Rogers
W.P. Carey Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Walden
Mr. David Wallace
Ms. Crystal Wallace
The Washington Center
Washington Hebrew Congregation Early
Washington Yu Ying DCS
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wendler, II
Ms. Hilary Wharton
Ms. Emily Whiting
Mr. Charles L. Whitman
Ms. Dana Whitman
Ms. Tammy M. Wincup
Ms. Kathleen Wolf
Ms. Debra Yogodzinski
Mr. Chandler Young
$100-$249
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Abarcar
Adas Israel Nursery School
Dr. Wendy Alexander
Alexandria Country Day School
Mr. Jason L. Ashby
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan C. Bailey
Mr. Travis J. Bateman
Mrs. Allison R. Baumwald
Mrs. Mindee L. Block
Ms. Lauren Blount
Mrs. Susan Boltansky-Mann
Dr. and Mrs. Calhoun Bond Jr.
Mr. Dennis R. Booker
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bowden
Bowleys Point Yacht Club, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Brawley
Jamie Parkins Brilliant
Browne Academy
Mr. and Mrs. William Burgy
Mr. Stephen G. Cameron
The Charles F. & Margaret Obrecht
Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Ivan Chason
Mr. Nicholas Christ
Mr. Gary Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Collyer
Ms. Christine Compton
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Cooper
Mr. David M. Cunningham
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Davies
Deloitte & Touche
Mrs. Marci DeVries
Mr. Mark Dickerson
Ms. Sally J. McCann Dietze and
Ms. Christine Dietze
Dominion Christian School
Mr. Jason B. Dorshow
Mr. Andrew S. Douglas
Mrs. Wendy G. Eisenberg
Epworth Preschool
Family Day Care
Ms. Harriette S. Fine LCSW-C
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Flanagan
Ms. Susan W. Flanigan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Friedman
Mr. Roger Friedman
Mr. Adam Froeming
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fulchino
Fund Raising Strategies, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Gaber, M.D.
Mr. Trevor Galko
Dr. and Mrs. Earl P. Galleher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gansler
Mr. and Mrs. Austin George
The German School of D.C.
Mrs. Rachel B. Gillman
Ms. Christina Gladmon
Mrs. Beth H. Goldsmith
Mrs. Hedy H. Goldstein
Ms. Elizabeth R. Good and
Mr. Reza Mazhari
Dr. and Mrs. Ira J. Gottlieb
Mr. and Mrs. David Greenberg
Thomas W. Haines
Ms. Andrea R. Hall
Ms. Leigh McDonald Hall
Ms. Tania Hanna
The Heart Church Ministries, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Heid
Ms. Kate Dyson Heid
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Horn
Ms. Paula Houck
Ms. Jennifer Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Janet
Ms. Monica Jeffries
Mr. Steven Jones
JustGive.org
Mr. Abolizl Kamovei
Ms. Carol Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Keener
Ms. Barbara Kennedy
Ms. Audrey Kiser
Mrs. and Mr. Deena T. Klopman
Mr. Robert Kramer
Mr. Charles H. Lee Jr
Mr. Matthew Lee
Mr. Matthew Levy
Timothy Linthicom
Mr. Chris Long
Ms. Amy Macht and Mr. George Grose
Ms. Carrie Marriott
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin
Ms. Jacqueline Martin
Ms. Katie Mcclammer
Ms. Kathleen McKeeva
Ms. Katie Merriwether
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mittenthal
Ms. Barbara Mohler
Ms. Claire Molina
Mr. Larry Moscow and
Ms. Sarah C. Paradies
Ms. Amy Nelson
Mr. Colm O’Comartun and
Ms. Elicabeth DeMarco
Mr. Gregory Pabst
Ms. Claire Pallandre
Mr. Richard W. Palmer
Ms. Marjorie Pearsall M.D.
Mr. David W. Pitts
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey I. Platt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Pollokoff
Potomac Glen Day School
The Primary Day School, Inc.
Ms. Shemin V. Proctor
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Resh
Mr. Martin Roberge and Mrs. Cindy Hunter
Mrs. Jane Rose
Captain and Mrs. Chris S. Rowsom
Ms. Lainie Rutkow
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Samworth
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Saxon
Dr. Mark P. Schoenberg and
Mrs. Risa J. Alberts
Mr. Jeffrey Schram
Ms. Leslie Schultheis
Ms. Riccci L. Sherwood
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Skeen
Mrs. Lisa Smith
Ms. Claire Snyder
Spring Knolls Cooperative
Nursery School, Inc.
Ms. Lindsey J. Stevens
Ms. Cassandra Stewart
Ms. Samantha Styles
Sue-Ann’s Office Supply, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Surdin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Teitelbaum
Ms. Margaret Troy
Tuckahoe Elementary School
Ms. Shanta D. Vincent
Mr. Gavin Way
Mr. Mark J. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Erik G. Wexler
Mrs. Stephanie Whitehead
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Whitridge
Carol Whitsell
Dr. and Mrs. Wilhelmsen
Ms. Nancy D. Young
sincerely thanks the many donors
who made gifts under $100. Every gift
is important and greatly appreciated.
The individuals, corporations, and
foundations listed made tax deductible
donations to the Foundation between
January 1, 2011 and December 31,
2011. Every effort has been made to
ensure accurate and complete listings
of contributors. Apologies are extended
for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
Please advise us of any corrections.
LEAVING
A LEGACY
Annual unrestricted and program
restricted gifts are critical to
the work of Living Classrooms
Foundation. However, you can
help to ensure the future of Living
Classrooms by considering a gift
to the endowment in addition to
your annual support. By making
a gift to the endowment, you are
leaving a legacy by committing
today to support our work with the
youth of tomorrow.
In addition to outright gifts,
planned gifts are an important
way of helping Living Classrooms
Foundation meet financial needs
and prosper in the future. Estate
planning contributions provide
donors with an easy and satisfying
means to help the Foundation
serve youth while providing
donors with the benefit of a
charitable income tax deduction.
We can help you with your
charitable intentions and financial
planning needs, including cash
gifts, securities, real estate,
deferred giving, and bequests.
Living Classrooms also offers
Memorial Funds that honor
the memory of loved ones by
bringing the gift of education and
opportunity to children every day.
For more information, please
contact Thara Taylor at Living
Classrooms, 410-685-0295.
Living Classrrooms Foundatioon is an exaample of a higghly
successful proggram thatt effectively changes peoplle’s lives
by preparing them for new opportunities.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
ASSETS
Cash
Investments
Accounts Receivable & Promises to Give
Property & Equipment
Other Assets
Total Assets
2011
$900,205
1,783,646
1,641,147
14,600,766
1,532,401
$20,458,165
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Accounts Payable & Accruals
Current Portion of Debt
Deferred Revenues
Non Current Liabilities
$1,871,170
158,150
550,151
3,508,608
Total Liabilities
6,088,079
Net Assets
14,370,086
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
5%
$20,458,165
SUPPORT & REVENUE
Grants
Special Events
Fundraising, Sales & Other
Contributions
Program Fees
$8,886,711
913,059
1,194,890
3,578,326
2,879,884
$17,452,870
EXPENSES
Program
General & Administrative
Fundraising
$14,541,721
1,679,919
786,855
Total Expenses
$17,008,495
Change In Net Assets
$444,375
21%
Contributions
7%
Fundraising,
Sales & Other
17%
Program Fees
51%
Grants
5%
Fundraising
10%
General &
Administrative
85%
Program
Expense
2011
2011
Total Support & Revenue
SUPPORT & REVENUE
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Special Events
EXPENSES
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Kathlyn Adams
Sharon Akers
Michael J. Baader
Trip Bailey
Rick Bastinelli
Ted Bauer
Eric Becker
Brian Billick
William N. Blake
Tanesha Boldin
Scott Boylan
Geoffrey Brent
Jennifer L. Brown Bunkley
Atwood Collins, III
Mark Collins, CHAIRMAN
John Colston
Kenneth Cornew
Donna Davis
Greg Devou
Carserlo Doyle
Philip Federico
James A. Flick, Jr.
Herb Frerichs
Price Gielen
Marty Glaze
Roger L. Gray
Jackie Griffin
Jack S. Griswold
Henry G. Hagan
Edwin F. Hale, Sr.
Kevin Hall, TREASURER
Jeff Hargrave
Dean S. Harrison
Terry Harwood
Robert B. Hopkins
Scott Iodice
Claire Broido Johnson
Francis X. Kelly
John Kemp
Anil Kshepakaran
Brian LeGette
Randy Luskey
Y. Maria Martinez
Warner Mason
Paul McBride
John McDaniel
Mary McDowell
Robb Merritt
Sally Michel
Thomas P. Mulroy
David Nelson
Andrew M. Obrecht
Charles Olsen
Wanda Oneferu-Bey
Daryl Owen
Kent Pearce
Ronald Peterson
Maxine Phillips
Kevin Plank
James Pomfret
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Jennifer Realo
Ted Rouse
John Schiech
Patricia L. Schmoke
Joan Schochor
Jim Seay
Jerry South
John H. Timken
Frank Turner
Timothy Waire
Stuart Walman, SECRETARY
Joseph N. Weaver
M. Hamilton Whitman
J. Scott Wilfong, VICE-CHAIRMAN
Herman Williams, Jr.
Trent Williams
Bernard C. “Jack” Young
Drake C. Zaharris
EMERITUS
Harvey Meyerhoff
G. Dennis O’Brien, FOUNDER
James Piper Bond, PRESIDENT & CEO
802 South Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: 410.685.0295
Fax: 410.276.6347
www.livingclassrooms.org
This Annual Report is dedicated to
Fred Michael Gloth, Jr., Esq.,
Living Classrooms Foundation’s first
Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
1990-1994, and Treasurer, 1994-2011.
The Living Classrooms Foundation Annual
Report was produced by Analeigh Smith.
Special thanks to Webb/Mason for the
printing and Global Design for design and
layout. Photos by Sam Friedman, volunteers,
and Living Classrooms Foundation Staff.