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• Business

Kevin Plank donates $1 million to Baltimore Catholic schools

Gift will fund scholarships for 100 students

• Baltimore City

Kevin Plank donates $1 million to Baltimore Catholic schools

Gift will fund scholarships for 100 students

• Education

Kevin Plank donates $1 million to Baltimore's CollegeBound Foundation

The CollegeBound Foundation, a Baltimore-based non-profit, receives $1 million gift from Kevin Plank.

• Maryland

Paint a beach scene, help the cancer society

Paint a beach scene, help the cancer society, during fundraiser May 31 at J&P Pizza in Westminster

• Howard County

Columbia Triathlon competitors share their race inspiration

Early in the morning of Sunday, May 17, thousands of athletes will descend on Centennial Park in Ellicott City. We talked to three local competitors about the inspiring stories that led them to swim, bike and run.

• Opinion

The next step for Baltimore

With the protests behind us, Baltimore must take the next step and make life better for its poorest residents

• Maryland

Cedarhurst Unitarian Universalists welcome spring with mart

Cedarhurst Unitarian Universalists to host annual flea market and flower mart from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 2

• Charity

Owings Mills resident honors mother's life by giving back

Owings Mills resident Craig Solomon is what many would call a "people person." A senior financial analyst for Laureate Education -- a higher education company in Harper East in Baltimore -- the 38-year-old doesn't shy away from social events, especially when those engagements give him the opportunity to help others.

• Maryland

Area group brings all ages together through music

In an effort to share the excitement of the stage with budding musicians and music lovers, the JoeyDCares Rock Orchestra is holding an open rehearsal showcase at the Freedom Optimist Hall, in Sykesville, April 24. The JoeyDCares Rock Orchestra consists of youth and adult musicians and singers who play concerts for charity, said Joey Dundore, founder, music director and executive director of the group. They practice weekly, with public performances given monthly on average, culminating in their

• Harford

Still no jackpot for Harford [Editorial]

Just as was the case 25 years ago, when the Maryland General Assembly session drew to a close this week, no legal gambling options were open to fraternal organizations in Harford County. Now, as it has been for more than a quarter of a century, this is an unfortunate problem for local community organizations that have the potential to benefit from local gambling in local fraternal houses.

• Howard County

Entrepreneur builds a more caring society, one girl at a time

Despite having a master¿s degree from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a couple of decades of work experience in human resources, Kathy Barnett still describes herself as an entrepreneur rather than a successful businesswoman. In addition to growing her own business, Barnett, 45, has devoted her time to helping girls and young women.

• Charity

Business brief

News from the county's businesses

• Maryland

Giant and Martin's stores announce yearly donations

Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets announced its charitable donations made in 2014 totaled $27 million in combined cash and product contributions from customers, vendors and associates.

• Sports

Ravens executive O.J. Brigance honored by Baltimore Warhawks semipro football team

The Baltimore Warhawks, a semipro football team of police officers and firefighters, honored Ravens senior advisor of player development O.J. Brigance on Saturday.

By Aaron Wilson

Mar 28, 2015

• Obituaries

Carole Sibel

Carole Sibel, a dynamic figure in Baltimore's charitable fundraising scene once described as a "mini United Way," died of cancer at her Stevenson home.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 27, 2015

• Maryland

Applebee's and franchise company support charitable organizations

Applebee's and franchise company support charitable organizations

• Harford

Hickory Elementary students raise money for Harford Humane Society

Each year, third grade students at Hickory Elementary School learn about economics in social studies by participating in a fundraiser where they design, produce and advertise Happy Grams, which are Valentine's notes to raise money for a charitable organization.

• Howard County

Former Howard councilmember Watson launches charitable project

On a break from politics after a tough loss in November, Courtney Watson is now diving into a new form of community service: connecting charitable organizations to people eager to donate their time, money or talent.

• Laurel Leader

Basketball standout fights MS in Laurel

In 2012, while playing professional basketball in Turkey, former Georgetown University stand out Chris Wright learned that he had multiple sclerosis. The next year he began the Chris Wright Foundation to provide education and awareness of multiple sclerosis, as well as to provide charitable giving to other nonprofit organizations.

• Maryland

Volunteers needed to tie quilts for charity

Volunteers sought for 15th annual Quilts-for-Charity day, set for March 7 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Gamber.

• Opinion

Volunteers are needed year round, not just during the holidays

The volunteering experience and the positive impact it has on the lives of others can, and should, be more than a once-a-year tradition. It should become a year-round habit that allows us to make a difference in the community while also providing personal meaning and satisfaction. The work of the nonprofits that support and shape our community is year-round, as is the chance to personally benefit from the joys of giving.

• Baltimore County

Effort underway at Catonsville High to update auditorium

An effort is underway at Catonsville High School to raise the visibility of the performing and visual arts.

• Maryland

Nonprofits discus the future of holiday program

Salvation Army to spearhead holiday charity gift giving program

• Maryland

$40K anonymous donation pushes Hope campaign past goal

• Maryland

Hand up better than a handout

• Maryland

Reaver receives volunteer award

Carroll Lutheran Village resident Thelma Reaver has received a Distinguished Volunteer Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Western Maryland Chapter.

• Maryland

Foundations expand giving [Editorial]

• Charity

Ringing a bell at Christmas to help others remember those in need

In a charitable organization that can't do without its volunteers, Delatha Fields long ago distinguished herself as a bulwark.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Dec 24, 2014

• Howard County

Still time to give to firefighters' food drive [Elkridge]

If you haven't yet had the opportunity to send your donations to the Elkridge Fire Department, there is still time to participate in the Christmas Basket Food Drive.

• Maryland

Needs continue all year [Editorial]

• Laurel Leader

Festive decorations and charitable giving prevail this Christmas season [Maryland City]

Maryland City schools, churches and Girl Scouts are collecting donations of food, hats, scarves, mittens and gloves for the needy as well as raising money for phone cards for military overseas. The Strings and Band teacher at Brock Bridge Elementary, Walter Lindberg, was awarded National Board Certification, an honor only a few teachers throughout the country achieve. All Anne Arundel County public schools close from Wednesday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 4. Applications for the 2015-2016

• Sports

Torrey Smith nominated by Ravens for Walter Payton Man of the Year award

Wide receiver Torrey Smith is the Ravens' nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

By Aaron Wilson

Dec 17, 2014

• Colleges and Universities

Maryland nonprofits investing in offshore accounts

Maryland charities Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland and U.S. Naval Academy all report offshore investment accounts

By Doug Donovan

Dec 13, 2014

• Laurel Leader

Pub crawl raises thousands for the heart fund [North Laurel/Savage]

The sixth annual Scaggsville Pub Crawl was Nov. 25. This year, over 150 women raised $4,300 for the American Heart Association.

• Top Workplaces 2019

Driven by a meaningful culture

Companies that make the Top Workplaces list year after year don't necessarily offer the highest salaries or the most lavish benefits. But employees stay because they feel valued and empowered. They love the work and believe it's meaningful, and also enjoy flexible work schedules, opportunities to advance and a voice in company policy. And the companies work to sustain that culture.

• Charity

Around the County

News and events around Baltimore County

• Charity

Altruistic for the holidays: Five steps to great charitable giving

Charitable giving impacts on the lives of others in one's neighborhood, city, country or world.

• Maryland

Carroll Business Path: Giving helps build community

• Maryland

Ngata charity awards $10K to Camp C.O.P.S.

Carroll County's annual Camp C.O.P.S. program caught the eye of Ravens defensive lineman Haloti Ngata over the summer, and the camp is now $10,000 richer as a result.

• Maryland

Tournament raises funds

UTZ Properties hosted a charity cornhole tournament for the Maryland Sportsboosters on Sept. 20 at Oregon Ridge Park.

• Sports

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones says his charitable work is just beginning

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones saw the culmination his second charitable project with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore in as many years on Saturday, but Jones said he¿s just getting started with his philanthropic work with the organization.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Nov 8, 2014

• Baltimore City Paper

Wandering Eye: Heather Mizeur supporters express their dismay, the troubling rise in "sneak and peek" warrants, and more

• Sun Investigates

Donors increased gifts to big Maryland charities

Goodwill, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, Catholic Relief Services, The Associated received millions in private donations in 2013

By Doug Donovan

Nov 2, 2014

• Entertainment

Stavros Niarchos Foundation donates $5 million to transform Parkway Theater

Organizers have obtained promises for $13.5 million of the $17 million needed to refurbish the 1915 movie palace.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Oct 20, 2014

• Sun Investigates

Troubles hit Maryland group home for disabled children

Prince George's County group home employees fired for abusing autistic child

By Doug Donovan

Oct 18, 2014

• Maryland

Retired Community College president named Philanthropist of the Year

• Laurel Leader

House of Delegates candidate has embraced philanthropy [Letter]

House of Delegates candidate Shukoor Ahmed, District 23A, gives time, expertise, resources from his professional life for endeavors he cares about. His company was ranked 5th and 46th in local giving by Washington Business Journal in 2009 and 2010.

• Maryland

Lee and Louna Primm honored for charitable work

• Maryland

Tournament raises funds

UTZ Properties hosted a charity cornhole tournament for the Maryland Sportsboosters on Sept. 20 at Oregon Ridge Park.

• Charity

Local volunteer groups combine service with social to target millennials

Volunteering Untapped's combination of service and social is representative of a growing trend: altruistic organizations targeting the millennial generation. And it's taking hold in Baltimore.