Our Mission

Mission Statement

As we believe literacy is a human right, we have made supporting literacy organizations our highest priority. In order to create a beautiful, equitable, and safe world, we also support organizations focused on the arts, children, social justice, and the environment.

Targeted Areas

Literacy

• "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
     - Frederick Douglass
• As an author, Nora Roberts understands the power of the written word. We heartily support organizations which seek to empower people through literacy. Some of the literacy groups we give to annually include:
• • ProLiteracy
  • First Book
  • Literacy Council of Washington County (MD)
  • Wikimedia Foundation
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Children

• "The childhood shows the man as the morning shows the day."
     - John Milton
• Children face many challenges in today's world. They may struggle to live and grow under adverse conditions or while trying to connect to an increasingly virtual reality. We applaud those who support and encourage children to reach their full potential. Some children's groups we give to annually include:
• • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Heartly House, Inc. in Frederick, MD
  • Potomac Valley Audobon Society
  • Discovery Station in Hagerstown, MD
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Arts

• "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
     - Albert Einstein
• The arts resound as a vital element of the identity of an individual, a community, a culture, a nation, and even of our species. Visual arts, music, dance, and theatre, are all ways for us to intepret, re-imagine, and change the world around us. Here are a few of the arts organizations we give to annually.
• • Contemporary American Theater Festival
  • Imagination Stage
  • Tappers With Attitude
  • Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
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Humanitarian

• "No man is an island."
     - John Donne
• What else can we say about the importance of supporting efforts to make the world a better place? Here are a few of the humanitarian efforts we support annually.
• • Habitat for Humanity
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • Washington Animal Rescue League
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • Cousteau Society
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