December 2019 – The U.S. Department of the Army has awarded Fort George G. Meade and the Fort Meade Alliance a 2019 Army Community Partnership Award for their collaboration to renovate Kuhn Hall into the installation’s new Resiliency and Education Center. The 9,000-square-foot revamped facility will improve the lives of military personnel, their families and […]
Donor Spotlight – Northrop Grumman
October 23, 2019 – While the Foundation’s focus has been on the Resiliency & Education Center, we have not lost sight of our other important initiatives, namely education and workforce development programs. We are grateful for the support from FMA members to help us successfully build and expand these programs. In particular, we would like […]
Campaign Corner
October 14, 2019 – As we head into fall, we would like to thank all of our donors for their continued support. We continue to make progress on the biggest campaign the Foundation has ever embarked on. Earlier this year, the gift proffer was submitted to the Department of the Army for its necessary process […]
Lights. Camera. Action.
This summer (2019), the Fort Meade Alliance and Fort Meade Alliance Foundation began a project to capture all the work we do into a 4-minute promotional video. This was not an easy task. But we found success with the help of Comcast’s Sean Looney, the entire Comcast team and FMA Foundation Board Member Linda Greene […]
New Board Member appointed by FMA Foundation
July 12, 2019 – Frankie Velez of Boeing Intelligence & Analytics has been appointed as the Fort Meade Alliance (FMA) Foundation’s newest board member, effective immediately. Mr. Velez currently serves as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for one of Boeing’s subsidiaries known as Boeing Intelligence & Analytics. He has devoted almost his […]
Two Meade High School Students Receive McCreedy Scholarship
June 13, 2019 – The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation presented the McCreedy Scholarship to two Meade High School seniors at the FMA Annual Meeting. The scholarship was created to assist Meade High School students who plan to pursue higher education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) or linguistics. The two recipients of this award […]
Donor Spotlight – Next Century
Next Century Co-founder John McBeth and his wife Carol have been generous supporters to the FMA Foundation’s Ready, Strong and Connected Campaign. Next Century has also contributed financially and with in-kind services to the FMA Foundation’s capital campaign. “The Resiliency Center project stood out to Carol and me as a great way to give back to […]
Spring 2019 Campaign Update
The FMA Foundation had just provided the U.S. Army with our initial gift proffer, which details all aspects of the renovation of Kuhn Hall including design, budgeting and legal documentation. This is a unique effort and a first of its kind for the Army so the review process is still underway and approaching final approval. […]
Meet Elizabeth Somerset
Elizabeth Somerset has joined the FMA Foundation team as Development Director. Elizabeth has more than 10 years of fundraising experience. She most recently worked at the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. raising more than $16 million for disaster relief and local American Red Cross chapters. Elizabeth, who lives with her husband and […]
FMAF Backyard BBQ 2019
Show your support for the FMA Foundation with a sponsorship for our annual Backyard BBQ! All proceeds from the Backyard BBQ will go towards the Foundation’s charitable initiatives designed to support the Fort Meade installation, military personnel and their families, civilians and the broader Fort Meade Community. This includes the Resiliency and Education Center on Fort George […]