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CFF Spotlight: A Passion for Oysters with Filmmaker Dave Harp

September 19, 2023 by Dave Wheelan Leave a Comment

It didn’t take long for Dave Harp and his long-time cohorts, Tom Horton and Sandy Cannon-Brown, to come up with the title of their new documentary film on Chesapeake oysters. While sharing drinks at a local bar, it was declared that the film’s goal was to document and pass along the incredible passion for oysters on the Eastern Shore.

And that is what was accomplished in “A Passion for Oysters,” which will be shown at the Chesapeake Film Festival on September 30th and a few weeks later in Cambridge.

By showcasing the strong passion found in the watermen, scientific, and environmental communities, the 45-minute film gives the audience reason for encouragement as all three important segments work together as never before to save Maryland’s oyster and its unique culture.

The Spy sat down with Dave last week at the Spy studio to hear about the film and, yes, his passion for oysters.

This video is approximately four minutes in length. To attend the world premiere please find tickets and more information here.

 

 

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Mid-Shore Arts: Something a Little Off the Menu at OOTF

August 16, 2023 by Val Cavalheri

Gail Patterson is not a typical doctor, just as Out of the Fire is not your typical local restaurant. What these two have in common, though, is what makes them so unique. And it’s a pairing worth exploring.

First, the doctor: Patterson is a year away from retirement after a long and distinguished career as an anesthesiologist. Beyond her regular responsibilities, Patterson devoted more than two decades to volunteering in low- and middle-income countries, providing anesthesia and medical relief. Her global travels, undertaken alongside her profound commitment to her profession, led her to amass an impressive art collection, primarily focusing on Haitian and African pieces.

Gail Patterson

“There was war, poverty, and degradation all over the world,” she said. ‘But the opposite of that was not peace and contentment. It was creation. Art seemed to be the most hopeful and powerful – the opposite of soul-crushing.” 

It became something Patterson knew she wanted to share with others. 

Holly Jackson

In 2012, Patterson established her online gallery, Spiralis, and was accepted into prestigious art fairs such as Art Basel in Miami and the Outsider Art Fair in New York City (‘the’ premier fair dedicated to self-taught art). “I was very lucky,” she said about being selected so early on in her new endeavor. But running an art gallery while working 80+ hours a week in ORs soon became an overwhelming challenge. Although she continued to collect art, she temporarily put her gallery idea aside until it could be a full-time pursuit. 

With her retirement around the corner, Patterson is now ready.

As before, Spiralis focuses on Afro-Caribbean works and ‘outsider’ self-taught artists. “I’ve always felt that there’s something special about self-taught, honest art, without the confines and conventions of classical art teaching. It is just something that comes out of an artist’s soul and has to go into the world,” said Patterson.


Enter Out of the Fire, known for its wood-fired cuisine, fresh ingredients, curated wine list, and welcoming atmosphere. Its walls have also served as a canvas for local artists to exhibit their artwork and for diners to experience while enjoying their food. Patterson, a long-time customer of the establishment, had always appreciated the ever-changing art, which brought “new and vibrant energy to the restaurant.” 

It was restaurant owner Amy Haines who suggested a collaboration—given that Spiralis Gallery didn’t yet have space in Easton, how about doing something at Out of the Fire? Patterson invited Hines to view her collection, and that made it happen for both. “When I saw her art work, I was immediately taken by it and thought this could be really powerful,” Hines said, adding: “This is the first time I’ve hosted a gallery and have had art done by other than local artists.” 

The collaboration works. “Amy has been lovely and incredibly kind. She’s deeply supportive,” said Patterson.” And that support has extended to patrons of both art and the restaurant. Patterson was gratified and surprised at the sizable crowd attending the opening night of the Out of the Fire Spiralis exhibition, titled Things Fall Together. Word-of-mouth has further fueled interest since then.

Running through October 1st, the exhibition features works by Haitian artist Mireille Delice who incorporates sequins and beads in his designs; Haitian impressionist Desarmes; oil painter Gerard; Liberian artist Leslie Lumeh; ONEL (aka Lionel Paul), whose work is highlighted on the postcard; and others.

The display also showcases pieces by local creators represented by Patterson, including Holly Jackson, a young fiber artist who uses centuries-old embroidery techniques to address modern issues such as climate change and women’s rights. Their partnership surprised Jackson: “When you are self-taught and make something really different, the gallery route usually seems reserved for those with formal art school education. But with Gail’s selection of artists, there is a shared commonality that I can’t name, but it’s there. There is also a message that she wants to make it easier for me to continue to do exactly what I’ve been doing and it feels right.” 

But it is not only the artist whose lives Patterson wants to touch or change through the works she chooses for her gallery. “I want to be able to spark meaningful conversations through story-driven art,” she says. “You can love, hate, understand, or not get it at all, just so it starts a human conversation.” She also hopes to build connections with underserved groups in Easton, including the local Haitian population, by teaming up with Chesapeake Multicultural Center. “I would like to create some community where maybe none exists.” Lastly, she hopes the gallery can be a spiritual experience, echoing the sentiments expressed in a quote by Haitian artist Denis Smith (translated from Creole): “It’s not really me that travels the world. It’s my spirit through my artwork.”  

For now, these and other spirits can be seen either at Out of the Fire or on the Spiralis website. There you will also find some helpful features, including ‘View it in a Room,’ where you can visualize a piece you’re interested in above a bed or bench or an augmented reality function that allows you to project the art onto a wall in your home. And that’s important for Patterson, who emphasizes the sensory and organic nature of art appreciation: “Art is an experience that should bring joy and connection.”

Patterson is grateful that Easton, including the art community, has been receptive and welcoming, and she looks forward to bringing some new voices into the Easton art scene. She may be retiring from medicine, but her next chapter is just beginning.

Spiralis Gallery: https://spiralisgallery.com

Out of the Fire: 111 South Washington St., Easton, MD. https://www.outofthefire.com

 

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How to Spend $7 Million for Parks in Easton: A Chat with Town Engineer Rick Van Emburgh

August 7, 2023 by Dave Wheelan

From Easton Town engineer Rick Van Emburgh’s vantage point, it’s hard to express how rare it is for a town of Easton’s size to have a $7 million bond fund to work with. While every year, Rick and his colleagues hunt down a variety of funding sources, government or private, to maintain and expand the city’s growing park system, it’s only once in a blue moon that bonding of this size can be used to transform a community’s access to open space.

As the town of Easton comes to the end of this remarkable opportunity, approved in 2020, and with a deadline this October to use up all remaining funds, the Spy thought it might be a good time to chat with Rick and ask him to highlight some of the most notable projects, many of which would not have seen the light of day without this major community investment.

It should be noted that dozens of projects related to the bond fund were allocated to long-overlooked micro-projects, such as complete parking lots and finish trails. But they also included the $1 million work to light existing playing fields and improve storage facilities at the Clark Sports Complex on the north part of town.

But perhaps the most exciting use was covering the planning phase to extend Easton’s Rails to Trails to the east side of town by adding the first-ever pedestrian bridge over Route 50. Such a structure would help facilitate walkers and bikers safely cross the heavily-used Ocean Parkway but would also be an important symbol of connection between Easton’s east and west communities.

Rick also highlights town plans to address a similar challenge in our interview as more and more residents and visitors are eager to cross Route 322 to enjoy the city’s extended Rails to Trails system and Easton Point Park. While the first phase attack on this challenge will be a pedestrian-friendly signal at Glenwood Street at the Bypass, he still needs to rule out another pedestrian bridge in the future to provide safe access.

In addition to the Rails to Trails expansion, Easton has also used bond dollars to improve access to the John F. Ford Park. Working with the Royal Farms store chain, the town was complete with the extension of Calvert Street, which eventually will become a much-needed access point, complete with a small parking lot, for the local community to have a pathway to this popular park finally.

The most transformational for Rick was purchasing the 200-acre lot of Woodland Park off Oxford Road and Route 322. With a vision of a mix of wooded trails and meadows, Woodland would best mirror the unique nature experience found in remarkable but more remote sites such as Adkins Arboretum or Pickering Creek Audubon Center.

This video is approximately seven minutes in length.

 

 

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For All Seasons Launches Revolutionary ‘Open Access’ Mental Health Program with No Waitlists

August 2, 2023 by The Spy

In October 2022, For All Seasons launched an innovative method to eliminate its waitlist and allow individuals and families to begin mental health services in a timely way. For All Seasons’ “Open Access” program allows individuals to select a time window and a location, complete their intake and meet with a therapist on the same day. Open Access is the first mental health delivery model of its kind on the Eastern Shore.

“Open Access was about finding a way to open up more spots to increase the capacity of the agency because there was such a need in the community. We started small initially to make sure that we could handle the capacity of clients who were coming in. We wanted to make sure that we didn’t overpromise and underdeliver. It was really important for us to make sure that when somebody came in through Open Access for their assessment that we could pair them up with their longtime clinician,” comments Lesa Lee, Chief Clinical Officer at For All Seasons.

“We had a wonderful team working together to transition people from the waitlist to Open Access and safely to clinicians. Because we were hiring new clinicians, we could open up more spots to increase that capacity.”

For All Seasons started with 16 Open Access appointments a week and has increased that number to 22 appointments which includes its office locations in Easton and Denton, and its telehealth appointments. In addition, the agency is offering an appointment each week in support of its partnership with Chesapeake College students. In the last eight months, For All Seasons has brought in 509 new clients through Open Access and eliminated its waitlist.

Because the Open Access process allows For All Seasons staff to gather all the client information at once, including insurance, consents, and releases of information, the process is expedited and enables the client to also have a licensed clinician do the initial mental health assessment at the same time. This more streamlined process allows people to come in at their time of need, versus having to wait months on a waitlist to be seen by a clinician for the initial assessment. In addition, staff have found that clients coming in for Open Access are more motivated to begin services and are more likely to continue over time.

In addition to offering Open Access at its Talbot Street office, For All Seasons is also now offering Open Access in its Market Street Office in Denton and through telehealth so that there are no barriers for people living in any of Maryland’s 24 counties to receive mental health services. It has expanded the agency’s reach beyond the Mid-Shore. Because For All Seasons is a trauma expert, this has been another draw for people using its services.

Open Access appointments are available and made in person at For All Seasons’ 300 Talbot Street office in Easton (Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays between 8 and 9:30 a.m. and Wednesdays between 12 p.m. and 1:30 pm., at its 322 Market Street office in Denton (Mondays and Thursdays between 8 and 9 a.m.), and through Telehealth (Fridays between 8 and 8:30 a.m. via Zoom). Open Access is a first-come first-serve program. The initial intake can be approximately 25 minutes and the mental health assessment can be up to one hour long. Once the Open Access visit is complete, individuals are scheduled for ongoing therapy appointments within a week at an agreeable date, time, and location at one of For All Seasons’ seven offices or via the telehealth option. Psychiatric appointments are made in two weeks. If For All Seasons reaches its capacity for the number of Open Access slots on a given day, individuals are encouraged to come back at their convenience on another day.

“We encourage individuals to come in as early as possible for Open Access to reserve a spot and to confirm Open Access times on our website before coming. With Open Access through telehealth, individuals do not need to come in person as everything is done virtually, which helps our clients who live a distance or are disabled,” she adds.

“We can help people much more quickly. What’s good for the clients is if you are in crisis, you are not waiting on a waitlist for weeks or months, plus pretty quickly you’re going to see a therapist for your very first session and a mental health assessment,” states George King, Director of Practice Operations.

“If something comes up, our staff can deal with it in real-time and get individuals in for an appointment. We’re excellent with our workflows and our communication. I’ve never worked at a place where everybody helps one another, regardless of your job title, which ultimately benefits our clients.”

According to King, the turnout in For All Seasons’ Denton office has been positively received. There is a high need in Caroline County and the staff is now able to meet that need. In addition, For All Seasons has interpreters who can tackle any language barrier that might exist.

For Client Services Specialist Omar Bolden, being able to reassure clients about getting a timely appointment makes him feel more a part of the client’s healing and recovery from the beginning. He states, “It makes me feel more confident in my job, knowing that this option gives them a guaranteed timeframe of when they can come in and start services. On the frontline, I create a relationship right from the beginning with the client. Having a positive attitude and always remaining calm helps to set the tone for how our agency’s services will be provided. It’s more so of a helping hand – I am taking them by the hand and personally helping them get to where they need to go through Open Access.”

“These clients are coming in from all kinds of backgrounds.  They may be suicidal, have gone through a difficult breakup, or experienced a traumatic event or loss. Being able to see a therapist for the very first time and not having to wait is a huge reassurance to them. I can say that Open Access is having a positive effect on our community,” Bolden adds.

The Spy asked Beth Anne Dorman, CEO – For All Seasons, to stop by our studio on Monday to provide some insights for this unique program.

This video is approximately four minutes in length. For further information regarding documentation needed for Open Access or appointment times, call (410) 822-1018 or visit forallseasonsinc.org. Individuals needing financial assistance for Open Access should call For All Seasons billing department at (410) 822-1018 x311.

 

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Expanding the Possible on Port Street: A Chat with Arc Advisor Ross Benincasa

June 28, 2023 by Dave Wheelan

It’s one thing to talk about affordable housing as a campaign issue or as a matter of policy, but it’s quite a different when a great example is staring you in the face.

And that will be the experience of thousands of Easton motorists and pedestrians as they travel on Port Street over the next year as they watch the construction of a three-floor mixed-use building,  just a block from Route 322, called Port Street Commons.

With an official groundbreaking already done, The Arc, and its Chesapeake Neighbors affiliate, are well on their way to creating a unique model for affordable housing. While the first floor will house The Arc’s service center, which will provide a much-needed community resource center for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities, the building will offer nine affordable housing units ranging from two to three-bedroom apartments, targeting families with a household income at or below 60% of the area median income.

It’s a bold vision for what The Arc calls “expanding the possible.” But it does nonetheless come with  some real challenges. We asked Arc advisor, Rivers & Roads’ Ross Benincasa, to walk us through that vision, some of the obstacles being faced, and the unique model Port Street Commons might become in the years ahead as other Eastern Shore communities find new ways to meet their housing needs.

This video is approximately five minutes in length. For more information about The Arc-Central Chesapeake, its Chesapeake Neighbors program, or Port Street Commons please go here. 

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Local Wine and DrinkMaryland in Centreville: A Chat with Mid-Shore Wine Coach Laurie Forster

June 12, 2023 by Craig Fuller

Centreville plays host to DrinkMaryland on Saturday, June 17th. From noon until about 5 PM, attendees can enjoy wine, beer, food, music and have a chance to look at unique products made right here in Maryland.

At center stage again this year is speaker, author and professional wine coach Laurie Forster. One of our spies caught up with Laurie right here in Easton where she and her husband have lived since 2005.

An earlier career in software sales required knowledge of wine when it came to wining and dining clients.  So, Laurie dove into an instructional program that eventually saw her leave the software industry for New York to learn more and gain important and hard earned wine certifications.

Believing that people need not feel intimidated by the language of sommeliers, she set out to help people feel more confident in their wine choices. Hence, “the wine coach.”

The concept has taken Laurie from Easton to points across the map, doing wine events for audiences of all sizes.  She has a book and a website (link below). Fortunately for us, her next stop is in Queen Anne’s County where she has been invited back to serve as the “MC” on centerstage at the Centreville DrinkMaryland event.  In addition to keeping a fun, casual and entertaining program going for attendees, Laurie will lead a wine tasting experience at 3:30 PM certain to educate attendees about Maryland wine.

All of this is made possible by local sponsors and the leadership of the event partners:  the Maryland Wineries Association (MWA) and the Town of Centreville.

Event spokesman, Jim Bauckman, shared the group’s excitement, saying, “We’re thrilled to be returning to Queen Anne’s County for the 2023 DrinkMaryland Event. The success of this event series since 2017 has been great for the local community and the small businesses that participate. Maryland makers are the focus – artisan and food vendors, local musicians and Maryland-made wine, beer and spirits.”

Enjoy the conversation with Laurie Forster.  Learn more about her work at https://thewinecoach.com . And, learn more about events and tickets for DrinkMaryland/Centreville https://drinkmaryland.org .

Craig Fuller served four years in the White House as assistant to President Reagan for Cabinet Affairs, followed by four years as chief of staff to Vice President George H.W. Bush. Having been engaged in five presidential campaigns and run public affairs firms and associations in Washington, D.C., he now resides on the Eastern Shore.

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AI in the Classroom: A Chat with Washington College Writing Director Sean Meehan

June 5, 2023 by James Dissette

Various Artificial Intelligence systems have been around for years. Look no further than web search engines like Google, content recommendations like Netflix and Amazon, or those annoying pop-up ads targeting you on Facebook.

But when the AI chatbot Chat GPT debuted in November 2022, colleges and universities from California to the UK were quick to react by prohibiting access to what they perceived as a readily available means of cheating. 

After all, in a mere ten seconds, one could effortlessly produce a well-crafted 1500-word essay in response to a prompt like, “Provide examples of 19th-century English poverty as depicted in three of Charles Dickens’ novels,” or as MIT has discovered, tackle complex physics problems.

Simply put, more recent state-of-the-art computer algorithms have achieved accuracies at par with or exceeding human experts. It may well be one of the most revolutionary changes in human life.

Since November, the initial wave of panic has begun to subside, and academic institutions are now considering alternative approaches to engaging with AI. Rather than strictly policing or outright rejecting its use, some educators are embracing AI as a valuable learning tool and are exploring ways to use it in the classroom by challenging traditional ways of teaching and testing students.

What will be the effect of AI programs like Chat GTP on academic environments? How will transparency and authorship be determined if students submit essays using AI language that notoriously does not offer citations for its output? How do we detect bias in AI output?

These are some of the vexing questions colleges and universities face as machine-learning AI becomes a systemic force permeating every facet of life, but rather than panic, many teachers see it as an opportunity to work with a powerful new tool for learning.

The Spy recently interviewed Washington College Writing Program Director Sean Meehan to talk about how the College is adapting to the presence of AI in collegiate studies.

This video is approximately ten minutes in length. For more information about Washington College please go here.

 

 

 

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A Special Arc Arrives to Help Meet the Mid-Shore’s Affordable Housing Challenge: A Chat with CEO Jonathon Rondeau

May 31, 2023 by Dave Wheelan

A few years ago, the “affordable housing” issue facing most Mid-Shore communities would rarely make the top ten concerns for voters, but that’s not true anymore.

For various reasons, a community’s need for workforce and young professional housing has risen to the top of pressing issues in towns like Chestertown and Easton. One of those factors was the rise of real estate prices during the COVID pandemic, which made these historically affordable places to live suddenly beyond the reach of so many. And as the region loses valuable workers and much-needed healthcare workers, the Mid-Shore municipalities are seeking strategies to address this crisis.

And like many crises, once unknown partners come to the forefront to help. And in the case of affordable housing, that is certainly the case with the relatively recent arrival of The Arc and its powerful Chesapeake Neighbors division to work with towns, counties, and the private sector to provide the synergy and financial means to make affordable housing a reality.

For the uninitiated, The Arc is not your typical affordable housing nonprofit. Starting in 1961 in Anne Arundel County, the Arc had the stated mission of supporting those with intellectual disability and developmental disability. And while a good portion of their work then was assisting with all forms of assistance and advocacy, it was The Arc’s work in finding homes where those with IDD could live independently.

Over the years, this $200 million organization has increasingly seen affordable housing missions move beyond the IDD population and become far more inclusive for all impacted by a home shortage.

On the Shore, it has become the central focus of the Arc’s Chesapeake Region office and its Chesapeake Neighbors program. Currently working on two major affordable housing projects in Easton and one set for Chestertown, which collectively is close to $20 million of construction, the Arc has almost overnight become an essential player.

The Spy sat down with Jonathon Rondeau, the Arc’s Central Chesapeake CEO, to hear more about the organization’s plans for the Mid-Shore and their approach to real and sustainable affordable housing.

This video is approximately 10 minutes in length. For more information about The Arc please go here.

 

 

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Meet the New Director of The Water’s Edge/Bellevue Passage Museums

May 25, 2023 by Henley Moore and Dave Wheelan

From the Spy’s point of view, the Mid-Shore has never experienced a more exciting era for historians as local efforts to find and recover community history have reached an all-time high. And one wonderful example of this phenomenon is the appointment of Monica Davis as the first director of the the Water’s Edge and Bellevue Passage Museums. 

Monica is a fourth-generation descendant of Bellevue’s Dr. Dennis De Shields. She had recently completed a three-month field study project co-sponsored by Washington College when the opportunity to become the new museum’s first director was presented to her. 

In our first interview with Monica, she talks about her connection with the museums and the projects she hopes to develop as she settles into the new position.  

First on her plate are two events over the next few weeks. The first is a presentation at the Talbot County Free Library on June 3rd, where local leader Richard Potter will join her on the newly released children’s book “RUTH STARR ROSE (1887–1965): THERE IS A CITY CALLED HEAVEN.”

And then, on June 17th, she’s be coordinating the museums’ Juneteenth Celebration Concert by the Maryland Spirituals Initiative at the Avalon.

We caught up with her during the chorale rehearsal. 

RUTH STARR ROSE (1887–1965): THERE IS A CITY CALLED HEAVEN
With Director Monica Davis and Richard Potter
June 3rd, 2023, 11:00 AM 100 West Dover Street, Easton, MD

Juneteenth Celebration Concert by the Maryland Spirituals Initiative at the Avalon Theatre
Saturday, June 17th, 2023, 6:00 PM
40 East Dover Street, Easton, MD

This video is approximately three minutes in length. For more information and ticket information please go here.

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The Philosophers of the Douglass Family with Scholars Celeste-Marie Bernier and Bill Lawson

May 7, 2023 by Dave Wheelan

Have you ever wondered what lies behind the formidable figure of Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist and social reformer? Beyond the usual stories of his life as a slave and his escape to freedom, there lies a treasure trove of wisdom and philosophy that has long been overshadowed. Enter Bill Lawson, a distinguished professor of philosophy, and Celeste-Marie Bernier, a professor at the University of Edinburgh, who have joined forces to shed light on the Douglass family’s legacy as philosophers and egalitarian thinkers.

For too long, Frederick Douglass has been perceived as a mere talking head, but Lawson and Bernier’s research reveals that his speeches were in fact well-crafted philosophical arguments. Moreover, they discovered that the entire Douglass family contributed to this intellectual legacy. Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick’s wife, and their five children – Rosetta, Lewis, Henry, Frederick Jr., Charles, and Annie – were all involved in shaping their father’s thoughts and speeches.

What could have caused this misconception of the Douglass family’s contributions? Lawson and Bernier suggest that it could be due to a lack of in-depth reading of Frederick Douglass’s writings, as well as the historical context in which he lived. By keeping his family out of the limelight, Douglass was trying to protect them from the harsh scrutiny and attacks that he himself faced.

However, the Douglass family’s voice still rings through history, thanks to Frederick Douglass Jr.’s diligent efforts to preserve their thoughts and ideas in scrapbooks. These valuable records, filled with their philosophical musings, are now in the hands of Dr. Walter Evans, who has helped bring their legacy to light.

To celebrate and honor the Douglass family’s rich intellectual heritage, an exciting event hosted by Frederick Douglass Honor Society will take place on the 21st of the month at the Wye House in Talbot County. Esteemed scholars and activists, including Kenneth B. Morris Jr. (Anna Maria Douglass’s great-great-great-grandson), Ernestine Jenkins, and Kim F. Hall, will share their perspectives on the family’s impact on social justice and human rights.

Ernestine Jenkins, who has written extensively on Anna Murray Douglass, will discuss her idea of “photographs as vehicles of liberation,” while Kim F. Hall will explore the “methodology of liberation” inherent in the Douglass family’s activism. This gathering will not only honor the family’s revolutionary legacy but also help us better understand their significant contributions to shaping a more egalitarian world.

This video is approximately seven minutes in length. For tickets, which support the Frederick Douglass Honor Society Scholarship Fund, please go here.

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