Southern Maryland Community Resources is excited to announce its artistic partnership with Bay Community Support Services, Historic Sotterley Plantation and Greenwell Foundation. The four organizations have teamed up to provide a six-week painting workshop to adults with disabilities in Southern Maryland, which began on Tuesday, January 21. SMCR’s mission is to create opportunities for people […]
Paddles Up! The Dragon Boat Races Were a Success
Solomons was filled with excitement on Saturday, August 17 when the 4th annual Solomons Dragon Boat Festival kicked off the day with a parade of teams. This fun-filled, family friendly event provided a lot of action for spectators watching the races from the Solomons Riverwalk. What is Dragon Boat Racing? Begun in China more than […]
SMECO Awards Three Contributions Provided by CoBank
Local organizations receive $6,000 Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) recently received a $6,000 contribution from CoBank to award to local organizations that SMECO has supported. LifeStyles of Maryland, which is active in Charles County, received $2,500. Calvert Marine Museum, which is located in Solomons in Calvert County, received $2,500, and Southern Maryland Community Resources, also […]
4th Annual Solomons Island Dragon Boat Festival
SMCR is excited to announce the 4th Annual Solomons Island Dragon Boat Festival, presented by Cedar Point Federal Credit Union on Saturday, August 17, 2019 on the Patuxent River along the Solomons Island Riverwalk. The Solomons Dragon Boat Festival is a fun filled event of friendly competition and team building while raising funds for much […]
SMCR & Newtowne Players Celebrate One Year of Partnership
Written by SMCR Marketing The Newtowne Players and Southern Maryland Community Resources have built a partnership on song and dance. On Wednesday, May 15 theater-goers from the community sat down for a very unique evening of music and lights. The Newtowne Players performed selections from their recent show “A Night on Broadway” to an energetic […]
3rd Annual Solomons Dragon Boats Brings Out 26 Teams
Kingfisher’s Take Home Trophy The Southern Maryland Community Resource Center partnered up with its members and sponsored teams last weekend to kick off the dragon boat races on Solomon’s Island for the third annual event. SMCR develops inclusive programs for citizens with developmental differences. Bonnie Farland, the executive director of SMCR said the Dragon Boat […]
Dragon Boat Festival Solomons August 17th & 18th
Solomons Island Dragon Boat Festival 2018 is back with a roar this August, 17th & 18th! It takes more than a village to pull a Dragon Boat Festival together, it takes a committee of 15, a 100 strong volunteer force and at least 850 volunteer hours, with 27 teams racing and 28 food & craft […]