(July 9, 2024) On July 9, Patrick Sawyer, Partnership Development Associate with the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation, spoke to the meeting of the Snow Hill Rotary Club over Zoom.

This Department was formed in 2023 and is charged with creating streams of community service across Maryland. In the first year, a majority of the counties in the State engaged in this effort and the goal is to involve organizations from every county in the coming year. Snow Hill will have a group of volunteers from the program starting in September 2024.

Swayer pointed out the value of volunteerism not only for the services rendered but also as “a viable path to bridge divides” among diverse communities.

Learn more about this project by visiting the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation website.