|
|
|
Proceeds generated by the Senator's Cup benefit Living Classrooms, Special Olympics and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
 |
Living Classrooms Foundation is a non-profit organization, operated for the benefit of the community at large, providing hands-on education and job skills training for students from diverse backgrounds, with a special emphasis on serving at-risk youth. |
|
|
The Foundation uses maritime settings, community revitalization projects and other challenging learning environments, and a low staff to student ratio. Our "learning by doing" education programs emphasize the applied learning of math, science, literacy, history, economics, and ecology. Key objectives of all Living Classrooms programs are career development, community service, elevating self-esteem, and fostering multicultural exchange.
|
 |
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) fights for strong and effective laws and regulations. Pollution and other harmful activities degrade the Bay. CBF also works cooperatively with government, business, and citizens in partnerships to protect and restore the Bay. When necessary, we use legal means to force compliance with existing laws.
|
|
Since being created in 1967, we have achieved significant milestones to arrest the Bay system's decline and to begin to restore its health. From the landmark EPA study of the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970s to the first interstate Chesapeake Bay Agreement in 1983 to Maryland's historic sewage treatment bond bill in the 2004 and Virginia’s comparable legislative commitment in 2005, CBF has been saving the Bay. Learn more about CBF's programs.
|
 |
The The Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) is a 501 (c.) (3) entity with a waterfront site in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. DSC exists to provide affordable access to, and education in, sailing to all the people of Baltimore. With a 40 boat fleet and many volunteers, supported by the generosity of charitable foundations, corporate and private donors, DSC enables thousands of at-risk children and persons with disabilities to enjoy an activity thought by many to be available only to the wealthy and able-bodied. All sailors know that sailing teaches “life lessons”. Typically, at-risk kids, after their exposure to the sailing lifestyle at DSC, begin to embrace the work ethic and civility. They often gain an appreciation of the environment and the value of an education. Many become college-bound, thus on their way to reaching their full potential.
|
|
|
 |
Special Olympics of Maryland seeks to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for citizens with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
|
|
|
The vision of Special Olympics Maryland is to help bring Special Olympics athletes into the larger society under conditions whereby they are accepted, respected and given the chance to become useful and productive citizens.
|
|
|
|
