Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Acknowledges Volunteers for Generous Service

Photo: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum volunteers gathered in St. Michaels, Md., on June 13, for a reception honoring their service and dedication in bringing people closer to the Chesapeake Bay through their volunteer work. — Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum volunteers gathered in St. Michaels, Md., on June 13, for a reception honoring their service and dedication in bringing people closer to the Chesapeake Bay through their volunteer work. – Contributed Photo

ST MICHAELS, MD – On June 13, 2019, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum recognized a dedicated team of nearly 300 volunteers for their combined 28,926 hours of service over the past year. Several volunteers were recognized by CBMM for their work in boat restoration and maintenance, boat donations, buildings and grounds, education, exhibitions, museum store, and volunteer programming. The reception was generously sponsored by Patriot Cruises of St Michaels, Md., and Garden & Garnish of Trappe, Md.

Special recognition was given to volunteers with significant hours of cumulative service, including Mike Sweeney with 9,000 hours; Lloyd Devigne and Lorraine Glass, each with 7,000 hours; Roger Galvin with 6,000 hours; and Jerry Friedman, Ann Sweeney, and Bob Petizon, each with 5,000 hours. Many other volunteers were recognized for reaching milestones of 100 hours and above in their volunteer service toward CBMM.

“CBMM’s volunteers are vital to our success as an organization. They consistently provide necessary services that enrich the environment of our campus, and we’re very, very grateful,” said CBMM President Kristen Greenaway. “We are truly fortunate to have so many volunteers committed to helping our mission.”

CBMM is always looking for volunteers to help throughout various areas of its operations, including front desk assistants, interpretive educators, festival helpers, buildings and grounds assistants, and more. The next round of CBMM’s Docent and Greeter training begins July 11. For more information, contact CBMM Volunteer & Education Program Manager Allison Speight at aspeight@cbmm.org or 410-745-4941 or visit cbmm.org/support/volunteer.

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~ Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum