MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

March | 2025

In This Issue

  • Maryland VOAD Quarterly Meeting - March 10, 2025
  • Call for people to serve on the Nominations Committee
  • Mid-Atlantic VOAD Regional Conference Registration is now open
  • New Documentary on Crisfield, MD
  • Our Member Organizations Response to the National Airport tragedy
  • Welcome New Members
  • Whole Community Integration 5th Annual Summit Registration is open
  • What Are You Up To?
  • Upcoming Events
  • Facebook page

Maryland VOAD FY2024-2025, 3rd Quarter Meeting

March 10, 2025

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.



The 3rd Quarter meeting of

Maryland VOAD

will be hosted by

Adventist Community Services at their:



Chesapeake Conference Offices

6600 Martin Road

Columbia, Maryland 21044

410.995.1910



Meeting Documents

NOTE: For this meeting, our Maryland VOAD Business Meeting will take place starting at 10:15. Please join as close to the start time as possible. This helps ensure we have Quorum required to conduct business of the organization.


Consider joining in person if you can. It is a great way to build critical relationship. Please email Shawn Paris, ACS Director, if you are coming in person by COB on Friday, March 7, so they know the number needed for lunch. Let him know of any dietary needs as well. (sparis@ccosda.org)


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Meeting ID: 867 205 1054

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Meeting Documents

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Join the Nominations Committee


If you have a person in your member organization that would like to serve on the nominations committee, please submit that name to by Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the following email address:


chairperson@marylandvoad.org


Elections will be held at the FY2024-2025 4th Quarter/Annual Meeting on June 9, 2025.

Mid-Atlantic VOAD Regional Conference Registration is now open!

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Beyond Band-Aids: Dismantling Systemic Inequities that Fuel Disaster Vulnerability


Keynote Presenter:

Dr. Cassandra R. Davis, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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1 p.m. March 30 to Noon on April 1, 2025


Cacapon Resort State Park Lodge,

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia


You Must Register by March 17!


Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact Bruce Morgenstern, Conference Registration Committee, at treasurer@marylandvoad.org


REGISTER BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT!!!

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Screening & Airing of New Documentary on Crisfield, MD

Maryland VOAD, in support of the Eastern Shore Long Term Recovery Committee, has been responding in the Crisfield community since October of 2012. There will be a screening of a new documentary about Crisfield called “on Water’s Edge” in Ocean City this Friday, March 7, 3-4:45 pm, at Ashore, 10100 Coastal Highway. It is about 30 minutes long and will be screened with 2 other short films as part of the Ocean City Film Festival. Information and tickets at


https://ocmdfilmfestival.com/


 It will be shown again on Maryland Public Television on April 24 @7:30 and 10:30 pm; and April 25 @2:30.

Maryland VOAD members help following the DC plane crash.

HOPE Animal-Assistance Crisis Response Team provide support to the Red Cross with Ha'Tikvah and Micah. Also pictured are their trainers Shellie and Burton Goldstein.


HOPE volunteers were present at the Family Assistance Center from January 31 - February 5 providing support to family members of those who lost the lives. Emotional support was also available for the staff of American Airlines, National Transportation Association and the American Red Cross.

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The team was also invited by the US Figure Skating Sports Science and Medicine Committee to support the "Legacy on Ice" event in DC that was held Sunday, March 2, 2025.


Legacy on Ice will honor the 67 lives lost and raise funds to support victims’ families and the first responders and aviation professionals who worked tirelessly in the aftermath of the tragedy. 

Salvation Army Supporting Community in the Wake of Plane Crash

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Rebecca Chestnut, Salvation Army Potomac Division Disaster Director shares the results of their multi-state response.


Provided meals, coffee, and Emotional & Spiritual Care (ESC) to First responders and Gravelly Point dive team, families, colleagues, skaters and staff at Skate Quest


Meals served 230 - Drinks 705 - Snacks 532 and ESC Contacts 91

Read the full article.

Welcome New Members

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Maryland VOAD sends a shout out and hearty welcome to the following new members approved at our last meeting.


Lifestraw - Affiliate member

Carroll County Emergency Management - Partner

Whole Community Integration 5th Annual Summit - Register today!

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What Are You Up To?


Share your stories with the Maryland VOAD Community. Are you planning a course or scheduling training - let us know.


Submit Now. We're waiting. . .


DATES

Conference or Training

Event

Location and Registration

March 10, 2025

Maryland VOAD

FY2024-2025

3rd Quarter Meeting

Adventist Community Services, Chesapeake Conference Offices

6600 Martin Road

Columbia, Maryland 21044

March 17, 2025

2025 Regional VOAD Conference Lodging Deadline

Cacapon State Park Lodge

Call: 304-258-1022

Use Code: VOAD


Mar. 31 - Apr, 2, 2025

2025 Regional VOAD Conference

Cacapon State Park Lodge

Berkeley Springs, WV

Register today!


April 22, 2025

Whole Community Integration

5th Annual Summit

Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel - Towson, MD

Register today!

Book Your Room Now

May 19-22, 2025

2025 National VOAD Conference

The Galt House

Louisville, KY

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