Financial Report for BreaktheTide Grant.

RED RIBBON WEEK

Continental Societies, Inc. Columbia Maryland Chapter conducted it’s annual Red Ribbon Week activities at Lake Elkhorn Middle School. Students read messages about Red Ribbon Week each day on the morning announcements. Posters were put up in the building to promote the poster contest around the 2022 theme “Celebrate Life, Live Drug Free”.
Demographics
Total children served : 598
Females: 314 Males: 284
African American/Black: 290 American Indian/Alaska Native: 3
Asian: 67 Hispanic: 95 Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander: 2
White: 141

BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM SCHOLARS BREAKFAST

The Columbia Maryland Continental Societies, Inc. partnered with the Cradlerock Elementary School Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) to sponsor the 2nd Annual Scholar’s Breakfast. The students of African decent were recognized for receiving only A’s and B’s on their report card for the previous school year. Student’s received certificates from BSAP and red activity bags and a delicious breakfast from the Continentals.

 

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total children served : 22
Females: 13 Males: 9
African American/Black: 20 Two or more races: 2

AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN & HBCU DOOR DECORATING CONTEST @CRADLEROCK ELEMENTARY

 

 

The Annual African American Read-In at Cradlerock Elementary School took place on February 22, 2023. The Continentals partnered with the Black Student Achievement Program, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Howard County Public School System staff to read books by and about African Americans to students at Cradlerock Elementary School.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total children served : 459
Females: 234 Males: 225
African American/Black: 167 American Indian/Alaska Native: 4
Asian: 57 Hispanic: 87 Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander: 2
White: 142

UNHEARD PERSPECTIVES

 

On February 25, 2023, Continental Societies, Inc., Columbia Maryland Chapter participated in the Howard County Public School System’s Unheard Perspectives Showcase. The Unheard Perspectives Showcase is a voluntary, performance-based program for third, fourth, and fifth grade students focused on honing research skills. Students use primary sources, such as letters, songs, interviews, pictures and maps, as well as newspaper articles, and biographies to create their exhibits. The Continentals presented a Black History display and served as judges for the event.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total children served: 126
Females: 70 Males: 56
African American/Black: 30 American Indian/Alaska Native: 1
Asian: 23 Hispanic: 14 Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander: 3
White: 55

African American Read-In & Read Across America

The Continental Societies, Inc., Columbia Maryland Chapter donated 257 books to Cradlerock Elementary School as part of The African American Read-In and Read Across America. Books were distributed to the school’s library, students and teachers to expose students to African American authors and culture.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total children served : 459
Females: 234 Males: 225
African American/Black: 167 American Indian/Alaska Native: 4
Asian: 57 Hispanic: 87 Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander: 2
White: 142

* To respect the privacy of the minors, we are restricting additional pictures of the program recipients

Continental Societies, Inc. Columbia, MD Chapter is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization whose purpose is to promote the economic, educational and social welfare of underserved children and youth; and to enhance their recreational activities, and to promote additional experiences necessary for their optimal development.

Continental Societies, Inc. Columbia, MD Chapter was established in 1992 to provide children in our schools and communities the best quality programs and activities in our 5-point programmatic thrust in the areas of Health, Education, Employment, Recreation, plus Arts and Humanities.

One of our founding members, Sara Clark, a dedicated teacher in DC Public Schools, was lost in the attacks on 9/11/01. One of our key accomplishments is that over the last 20 years we have awarded over $21,000 in scholarships through the Howard County Foundation for Black Education and Cultural Achievement in memory of Continental Sara Clark. Other initiatives include:

1. Contributed food and toiletries to the Cradlerock Elementary School (CRES) food pantry;
2. Collected food donations for Martin Luther King (MLK) Day of service and donated it to the Howard County Food Bank Education; and
3. Provided incentives for CRES’s annual Turkey Trot promoting exercise and healthy living.