PRAD GRANTS AWARDED TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Apr 27, 2009, 05:41

The 2008 Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD) Committee is pleased to announce the awarding of five grants aimed at raising awareness and concern for the productivity of the Patuxent River.  The awards were issued to the Patuxent River Sail and Power Squadron, The Southern Maryland Oyster Cultivation Society, Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center, Historic Sotterley, and the Calvert County Master Gardeners.

The PRAD committee, through proceeds from its annual October festival, makes grant awards to non-profit organizations that either provide educational programs or conduct research activities focusing on the Patuxent River or Patuxent River Basin.  Awards are made on a competitive basis by the PRAD, Inc. Board and do not exceed $1,000 per organization in any one year.  The PRAD, Inc. Board includes members of the Calvert Marine Museum, Calvert Artist Guild, American Legion Post 274, the Pa-Po-Peake Shrine Club, SMILE, and the Calvert County Waterman's Association.

Funding for this year’s PRAD grants will provide a host of programs to the community in efforts to help educate citizens about how to protect and about the importance of the Patuxent River.

For more information on the PRAD grants or future grant programs, please contact Melissa McCormick at 410-326-2042, ext. 41.