The Rotary Club of Annapolis has announced 22 grants totaling $35,000 from the proceeds of the August 2021 Crabs to Go. Funds raised each year at the annual Crab Feast (Crabs to Go during COVID) are distributed to nonprofit organizations benefitting the community.
The following organizations received grants this year:
- Helping Hands
- Anne Arundel County Food Bank, Inc
- Friends of the Stanton Center Youth Programs
- Seeds 4 Success, Inc.
- Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR)
- Chrysalis House, Inc.
- Anne Arundel County Literacy Council, Inc.
- Backyard Buddies of Heritage Baptist Church
- Anne Arundel County CASA, Inc.
- Maryland Therapeutic Riding
- Eastport Volunteer Fire Co
- Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc.
- Marshall Hope Corporation
- Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake
- Joy Reigns Lutheran Church
- Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
- Mind Span Wellness Community, Inc.
- Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB)
- The Light House
- Bowman Community Development Corporation
- Lutheran Mission Society of Maryland
- Annapolis Green, Inc.
The 77th annual Crab Feast will be held the first weekend in August 2022 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The event welcomes 2,000+ people from across the region to enjoy all-you-can-eat steamed crabs, Maryland vegetable crab soup, corn on the cob, BBQ, draft beer, soda, and water.
The Rotary Club of Annapolis is celebrating its Centennial 1921-2021 – Serving the community for 100 years. The club is made up of 142 dynamic individuals participating in numerous projects to benefit people locally and around the world. The club has three groups that meet at different times for the convenience of members. The Lunch Group meets Thursdays at 12 noon at Annapolis Yacht Club. The Breakfast Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8:00am at Eggcellence on Housley Road, and the Happy Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm at Gordon Biersch Brewery in Parole. Guests are always welcome. To learn more about Rotary or to attend a meeting, contact Paul Skrickus, [email protected] or 410-353-6087.
