What a wonderful year with record breaking growth! Thank you to all our treasured clients and fantastic supporters who refer business our way. I also want to thank the best marketing team known to man! I'm looking forward to 2016 with great enthusiasm and feel enormous gratitude for all the joys of 2015.
Wishing all of you a Happy Holiday & 2016 filled with peace!
Did you see lacrosse player Paul Rabil's visit to Jemicy School on WJZ last month? The Rabil Foundation has partnered with Jemicy for the past three years providing the school's equipment, uniforms and scholarships to students participating in sports and co-curricular activities. Watch the video here to learn more.
Jemicy's Upper School students were fantastic in their production of The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee, which was their first performance in the new Tomlinson Theater! Learn more about Jemicy's production on
WJZ and
Patch.
Jemicy students also gave back to the community this Thanksgiving with their Food Drive! The students collected 1,092 items that were distributed to 200 East Baltimore families by the Living Classrooms Foundation. Check out the photos on WJZ, Patch and City Biz List.
Congrats to Jemicy School science teacher Emily Stanley for receiving a Fulbright Distinguished Award teaching grant to conduct research in New Zealand! Read more on Emily's honor in City Biz List.
How was your #BlackFriday, #SmallBusinessSaturday and #CyberMonday? Client Green Spring Station, the area's largest collection of locally owned boutiques, had a great event for Small Business Saturday! Check out their mention in The Daily Record about shopping local.
Volunteers of America Chesapeake worked hard to raise funds for supportive housing on Giving Tuesday! On that global giving day, WJZ aired
a success story fromVolunteers of America Chesapeake'sCommunity Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program. Watch Donald's journey rebuilding his life with the help of Volunteers of America Chesapeakehere!
The Loews Annapolis Hotel has been busy this holiday season! The Annapolis Partnership hosted their Launch Party at BAROAK for over 100 local Annapolis attendees, featured in Eye on Annapolis. Loews Annapolis also offered an awesome Cyber Monday deal for a 20% discount on regular rates. Blogger Passenger156.com spoke highly of Loews Annapolis' relaxing atmosphere and delicious food at BAROAK. Check it out here! Last, but certainly not least,
Local Annapolis writer, Foraging For Flavor, featured Loews Annapolis' New Year's Eve Package and BAROAK's specials for the holidays, including their "12 Beers of Christmas!" Read more on all Loews Annapolis has to offer in the next few weeks!
Big news for Howard Bank this month! Howard Bank successfully acquired the former Patapsco Systems. Learn about the conversion and new locations here. Howard Bank President and CEO Mary Ann Scully also attended the Baltimore County Public Schools Leadership Summit for Young Women, donating a strand of pearls to encourage the young women to pursue leadership roles! See more from the inaugural event in the City Biz List. And congratulations to Howard Bank Senior Vice President, Steve Poynot, for receiving the 2015 Leadership Council Award! Read more about Steve's past and present leadership in the City Biz List and Broadway World.
Stratford University has recently been named to the Military Times' list of Best for Vets: Colleges 2016. Stratford ranks 46th nationally based on a survey that assesses veteran and military student services and rates of academic achievement. Read more about Stratford's veteran engagement activities for students here. And last month Stratford student and Army Vet Ivan Crump was featured on WNEW on Veterans Day, but he also had an op-ed piece featured! Check out Ivan's commentary in the Afro here.
