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NEWS FROM FOUR RIVERS
August 2, 2016
 Here's How You Can Help Ellicott City Recover
Historic downtown Ellicott City businesses and residents can use your help as they clean up and plan for long-term recovery from this weekend's disastrous flooding. Learn more here: http://fourriversheritage.org/heres-how-you-can-help-ellicott-city-recover.
Picnic and Pick-Up Paddle for the Rivers on Thursday, August 4 
brown_kayak.jpg Bring a picnic, your own kayak or paddle-able boat, or use one of their tandem or solo kayaks for a sociable evening paddle on the West River. It's free, but you need to make a reservation in advance. A suggested $10 donation would go a long way toward the Riverkeeper's efforts to keep these rivers swimmable, fishable, crabable and kayakable, but even if you don't want to dip into your wallet, we'd still like you to dip a paddle in the river.

The West & Rhode Riverkeeper, in partnership with Discovery Village, will offer free kayaking on Thursday, August 4 and August 18. They will begin at 6:00 p.m. and wrap it up 30 minutes before sunset. Picnicking is welcome, as long as you vacate the campus by sunset.

Kayaks, paddles, and life vests will be provided. Both single and tandem kayaks are available. Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. To reserve your spot, email Jeff at jeff@westrhoderiverkeeper.org or call 410-867-7171. In the event of inclement weather, kayaking will be canceled and that news will be posted on the West/Rhode Riverkeeper's website. 
Final Lecture in Charles Carroll House Speaker Series with Father Robert Wojtek 
On Thursday, August 4 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Charles Carroll House of Annapolis, at 107 Duke of Gloucester Street, welcomes Father Robert Wojtek, CSsR, as he gives a talk on "El Camino de Santiago." Father Wojtek will speak about his journey on the El Camino de Santiago, and share his first-hand experiences. The pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain is an ancient pilgrim route that stretches across Europe and ends in north-west Spain. Yearly, hundreds of thousands of people of various backgrounds walk the Camino de Santiago either on their own or in organized groups. 

Father Robert Wojtek, a Baltimore native, was ordained as a priest in 1981 and sent to Puerto Rico for his first assignment, starting a life of ministering to Spanish speaking communities. A member of the Redemptorist order, Father Wojtek studied in Spain and worked in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and New York before returning to Baltimore in 2005. He is now in Annapolis serving at St. Mary's. 
Seating is limited and there is a $10 donation at the door. 
Attend these FREE Four Rivers Workshops in September 
Workshop ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS! Learn How to Make Your Public Programs More Accessible!

Four Rivers Heritage Area invites you to a workshop with Robert Forloney - "Program Accessibility: Best Practices Workshop," on 
September 15, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Historic London Town and Gardens, 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater.

Reserve Your Spot! Please contact the Four Rivers Heritage Area office at 410-222-1805 or email heritage_area@aacounty.org. 

Guest Speaker: Robert Forloney has worked in the museum field for almost twenty years as an educator, administrator and consultant, and has created accessibility programs for a variety of institutions in New York and Maryland.  With educators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, he coordinated a group called the Museum Access Consortium, made up of museum professionals and representatives of the disability community that act as advocates for increased awareness of visitors' needs and seek to improve accessibility in museums both in terms of the physical environment as well as programming.

Download a workshop flyer here.
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Mini-grant Workshop:

Are you planning to apply for a FY17 Four Rivers Mini Grant this fall? 
Mark your calendar to attend the MANDATORY Four Rivers Mini-Grant workshop on Wednesday, September 21, 2:30 p.m. at the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center in Annapolis. Download the flyer here.
 
New! Take the Four Rivers Eligibility Questionnaire! - This Questionnaire is designed to help applicants determine if their organization and project meet the minimum eligibility requirements for the Fall FY17 grant opportunity. You can download the form here or visit the Four Rivers website to take the questionnaire. 

The details of the FY17 Fall grant round will be announced later this month. If you have any questions regarding your planned project, please call the Four Rivers office at 410-222-1805. Thanks!
Special Event at Mayo Beach Park Public Open Day Sunday!
Enjoy the beautiful beach at Mayo Beach Park south of Annapolis during the 2016 Public Open Days! The Public Open Days are FREE and open to the general public. Bring your kids and your grandchildren and a picnic and have a great day at this county-owned beach park. The park is open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Special event this Sunday! 
Celebrate and Remember Beach Communities of the Chesapeake this Sunday, August 7! Download the flyer. There will be oral history and memorabilia recording, local history tables from Chesapeake Bay beach communities, real artifacts from archaeological digs in the park, and food by the Galesville Community Association. 
Save the Date: Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County's Annual Partnership Meeting on September 14
Save the Date for Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County's
Annual Partnership Meeting 

Social Connections

Wednesday, September 14, 2016
4:00-6:00 p.m. 
Loews Annapolis Hotel
126 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Carol Benson, Executive Director 

 

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