Images from NDC's Annual Meeting on June 25, 2009 at Union Square
Guests enjoying food and drink at the event
Tom Stosur, Director of the Baltimore City Planning Department, served as guest speaker.
(from left to right) George Holback, NDC President, Mark Cameron, Executive Director, Volunteers of the Year Keith Sullivan and Will Story, and Tom Stosur.
Barry Glassman, Butchers Hill Association (Project of the Year) with Keith and Will.
Upcoming Events
NDC 2009 Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration
Around 30 people joined us for our 2009 Annual Meeting on June 25 in Union Square. Thank you to Tom Stosur, Director of the Baltimore City Planning Department, for serving as guest speaker for the evening. In addition to recognizing our Baltimore 2009 Volunteers of the Year Will Story and Keith Sullivan and the Butchers Hill Master Plan as Project of the Year, we also welcomed four new Board members: Amy Bonitz (Bonitz Palmer LLC), Alex Chen (University of Maryland College Park), Harriet Roberts Harvey (Construction Consultant), and Rufus Lusk (Lusk Family LP).
Thank you to everyone who attended and who has supported the Neighborhood Design Center over the years!
40th Anniversary Events
Click HERE to read more about NDC's 40th Anniversary in 2008!
Thank you for making our Gala a success!
Thank you to everyone who made NDC's 40th Anniversary Gala a success - especially our event sponsors Cho Benn Holback + Associates, Design Collective, and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development! - with your help we were able to raise $25,000 to continue providing pro-bono planning and design services to residents and non-profits in Baltimore and Prince George's County. Click HERE to view a full list of our sponsors, silent auction and raffle items, and pictures from the evening.
NDC Summer Happy Hour with EnvisionBaltimore
On Wednesday, July 16, about 30 urban design, transportation, and communityadvocates joined NDC and members of EnvisionBaltimore for drinks at the Wharf Rat on Pratt Street. It was a great opportunity for listserv members to meet one another, network with NDC staff, and discuss the latest in livable communities, good public transportation, walkable cities, and sustainable design. Although the group didn't change the world at the gathering, they did decide that it was worth getting together again.
NDC Annual Meeting and Baltimore Awards Celebration
On Tuesday, June 24, over 50 people gathered in Druid Hill Park for NDC's Annual Meeting and to honor this year's Volunteer and Project Award winners for Baltimore. Special honors went to volunteers of the Year, Jennifer Leonard, Mary Stevenson, Michael Schwebel, Tom Woolfolk, and Judy Floam , Projects of the Year The Show Way Project at Lockerman Bundy and Creating a New Main Street: Northwood Plaza Shopping Center, and NDC Hall of Fame Inductees Frank Gant, Barbara McClinton and Tom Woolfolk. In addition, NDC welcomed two new Board members: Dr. Mary Anne Akers, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University and Marian Gillis, MG & Associates.
We had great weather for the event and attenddees were able to enjoy wonderful views of Druid Lake and the city beyond. Thank you to Andy Frank, 1st Deputy Mayor for Neighborhood and Economic Development, for giving the welcoming remarks at the event. We would also like to thank Agnes Welch, Council Woman for the 9th District, for arranging the Council Resolutions to honor our awardees.
We would also like to give a big THANK YOU to the following companies who sponsored the Annual Meeting: Design Collective, KANN Partners, and Colbert Matz Rosenfelt, Inc.
Finally, thank you to the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks for their partnership of our Annual Meeting.
Prince George's County Awards Ceremony
On May 14th over 50 people joined NDC to celebrate projects and volunteers from our Prince George's County office. Special honors went to volunteers of the Year, Corey Beasley and Michael Jordan, Project of the Year The People's Harbor at Colmar Manor, and NDC Hall of Fame Inductee Seth Harry. Guests were treated to great food and a beautiful atmosphere in the Town of Brentwood's, Bartlett Park. Thank you to the Town of Brentwood for partnering with us for this special celebration.
Larry Reich Award
On March 20 over 75 people attended the Larry Reich Awards ceremony at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The award, given annually to individuals whose volunteer and professional work exemplifies a special commitment to community-based planning and design, was this year awardded to Betty Bland-Thomas and Ed Rutlowski (to see a list of past award winners click here and scroll to the bottom of the page). To read more about why Betty and Ed were recognized, and to view a video of the event, click here.
Thank you to the Baltimore City Department of Planning for co-sponsoring the award, and to the Maps on Purpose exhibit by Art on Purpose for their collaboration on the event.
NDC Kicks-off 40th Anniversary Year with a Happy Hour
On Wednesday, February 20, a small but energetic group joined NDC staff and Board members to help us kick-off our 40th Anniversary with a Happy Hour at Zella's (next to Hollins Market). Thank you to Kevin Cleary, who represented City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and especially to Julie and Cem who own Zella's.
Past Events
NDC's 2007 Gala GREENDC a success!
On Thursday, November 8, over 200 people joined the Neighborhood Design Center at the American Visionary Art Museum to celebrate our 2007 Gala “GREENDC”. Guests were treated to great food by Sascha’s, incredible music by 13 year old saxaphonist David "Hawk" Diongue and Trio Novo, and a silent auction featuring artwork and items donated by many of NDC’s volunteers, members, and friends.
The Gala raised close to $40,000 - which will be used to continue providing pro-bono planning and design services to residents and non-profits in Baltimore and Prince George's County - in particular our new initiative GREENDC. Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored, or purchased a silent auction piece.
Thanks especially to DESIGN COLLECTIVE for being the Event Sponsor for this year's Gala!
The Neighborhood Design Center would also like to thank the following companies for their sponsorship of our Gala!
Gold Level Sponsors
Black & Decker
Cho Benn Holback + Associates
KANN Partners
Notari Associates
Water Street Corporation
Silver Level Sponsors
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Baltimore City Planning Department
Gower Thompson, Inc.
Harkins Builders
J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc.
KCI Technologies, Inc.
Marks, Thomas Architects
Terra Nova Ventures
Bronze Level Sponsors
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Baltimore Development Corporation
Baltimore Housing
Building Consultants, Inc.
The Edgecombe Group
Gaudreau, Inc.
Gensler
Graham Landscape Architecture
Hord Coplan Macht
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
Landex Companies
Louviere, Stratton & Yokel, LLC
Oasis Design Group
Southway Builders, Inc.
Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse
Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani, LLC
Silent Auction
Thank you to everyone who donated to our silent auction - this year we had over sixty items for bid, including:
Raffle
Thank you to TerraLogos Green Home Services for donating a Home Energy Inspection© as a raffle prize for our Gala ($345 value). The raffle raised $375!
You can learn more about TerraLogos on their web site, www.TerraLogos.com. To keep updated on green news in the Baltimore area, sign up for their bi-monthly Green eNewsletter here.
