(Hanover, Md. October 17, 2017) — Describing the planned conversion of Kuhn Hall into an Education and Resiliency Center as a game-changing improvement for the Fort Meade community, the Anne Arundel County Local Development Council (LDC) has pledged $500,000 towards the project. “The Fort Meade Alliance demonstrated a compelling need for this facility,” said […]
FMAF Campaign Fall 2017 Newsletter
September 25, 2017 – This Fall 2017 newsletter provides information on the Ready, Strong and Connected Campaign. Learn about where things stand as we continue to support the Fort Meade community. Read More […]
FMA Foundation Reaches Major Milestone for Resiliency and Education Center at Fort Meade
(Hanover, Md. June 21, 2017) — The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation has been awarded $500,000 from the State of Maryland for its campaign to create a new Resiliency and Education Center at Fort George G. Meade. This latest funding achievement marks a significant milestone in the Foundation’s $3.6 million Ready Strong and Connected campaign. The […]
FMA’s Tech Mania Engages Students through Innovative STEM Presentations
On April 28, 2017, over 120 ninth-grade students from around Baltimore County attended the Fort Meade Alliance’s Tech Mania held at Community College of Baltimore County’s Essex (CCBC) campus. Students from Catonsville High School, Dulaney High School, Owings Mills High School, Pikesville High School and Woodlawn High School spent the morning rotating throughout classrooms learning and […]
FMA Foundation taps new ability to support the Fort Meade community
Never underestimate the power of a challenge to transform an organization. When leaders of the Fort Meade Alliance and FMA Foundation decided to build a Resiliency and Education Center on Fort George G. Meade, they embraced the $3.6 million challenge. Tackling that daunting fundraising goal propelled the Foundation to develop the skills to successfully execute […]
FMAF funded Tech Mania Provides Hands-On STEM Insights
More than 120 ninth grade students participated in hands-on STEM-related demonstrations during the Fort Meade Alliance’s (FMA) Tech Mania, held last week at the Community College of Baltimore County’s Catonsville (CCBC) campus. This program was funded by the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation’s student programs. Representatives from Leidos and Lockheed Martin Corp., in addition to CCBC […]
Ruth’s Chris donates proceeds from opening weekend to FMA Foundation!
Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Odenton donated $5,000 to the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation for its resiliency efforts on Sept 26. The newly opened steakhouse held a three-night pre-opening rehearsal dinner for invited guests who were asked to make a suggested donation to the FMA Foundation and the Ellicott City Partnership. […]
Baltimore Orioles Raise $14,000 for FMA Foundation Resiliency Efforts
The Baltimore Orioles donated $14,000 to the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation as a result of its online auction of special camouflage team jerseys and caps worn during the Memorial Day game in May. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Orioles chose the FMA Foundation as the recipient of the proceeds of its online […]
FMA Foundation Appoints Two New Board Members
The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation has appointed two new board members: Linda Greene, former Executive Director of the BWI Business Partnership and Ayanna Wooten-Days, Counsel at Miles & Stockbridge. Greene led the BWI Business Partnership since 2003 before retiring from the Executive Director position last year. She has more than 30 years of experience in […]
FMA Foundation Awards Annual McCreedy Scholarship
The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation awarded the annual Kenneth O. McCreedy Scholarship to Meade High School Senior Jazzlynn Bender. She will attend Bowie State University in the fall to study criminal justice. “Jazzlynn is well deserving of this scholarship,” said FMA Foundation President Deon Viergutz. “She is a motivated and committed to meeting her career […]