Bailey Blades of St. Michaels High School, with Ed Forte (left), and Richard Holman (right), both Founders and Board Members of the Blue & Red Fund.
The Mid-Shore Community Foundation-Blue & Red Fund is pleased to announce the fiscal 2022-2023 winners of their First Responder Scholarship Program. The winners are Bailey Blades of Saint Michael’s High School and Grant Kirby of Easton High School. Bailey and Grant each will be granted a $1500 scholarship to pursue their first responder careers. Bailey is a senior and concurrently a member of the St. Michael’s Volunteer Fire Department. Grant is also a senior and concurrent member of the Easton Volunteer Fire Department. Congratulations from the MidShore community to Bailey and Grant!
The MidShore Blue & Red Fund’s primary objective is to provide a source of funds for law enforcement, first responders (Fire and Rescue), and EMS servants of Talbot County who encounter injury, loss of life, or other causality loss in the line of duty. The Fund can be made available to those who experience significant hardships, including assistance for individuals as well as their families. The intent is to fundraise across Talbot County year-round in order to grow the fund and make a significant resource available to those who incur unexpected loss and hardships.
A related objective is to make available funds for training and education of future and existing law enforcement, first responders, and EMS public servants. The Fund is pleased to grant scholarships to Bailey and Grant, both who plan to pursue EMT/Paramedic training and certificates, and future careers as first responders on the Eastern Shore.
The Blue & Red Fund would like to thank the founding sponsors, Blue Point Hospitality and the Easton Rotary Club for significant donations which have enabled our annual Blue & Red Scholarships Program. For information on making donations to the Blue & Red Fund please contact the Mid-Shore Community Foundation at www.mscf.org/donate-online, or call (410) 820-8175.
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