Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Your recurring donation to Wiley H Bates Legacy Center Inc will be charged on <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{Renewal date}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">Renewal date. Amount: <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{Renewal amount}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">Renewal amount Payment method: <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{Payment method}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">Payment method Thank you for your continued support. Linda Boyd Wiley H Bates Legacy Center Inc

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🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟 At the&nbsp;Wiley H Bates Legacy Center Inc, we honor and give substance to the contributions of the founder, faculty, staff and students of Wiley H. Bates High School, which operated for over thirty years as the only high school for African American students in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. &nbsp;Continued funding will help us to collect, preserve, present, interpret and make available for research its holdings in order to provide insight and perspective on the roles of education, economic opportunity and service for citizens of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and other jurisdictions.&nbsp; How you can help power our mission:<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Donate:&nbsp;Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center General FundGeneral funds are unspecified funds that will be used to pay the expenses of an operational nature such as archives and collections, supplies, utilities, telephone and internet, staffing, insurance and equipment.</li><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Judge Essom V. Ricks, Jr. Memorial Scholarship FundThe Judge Essom V. Ricks, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship established in honor of the late Judge Ricks, who was the first Wiley H. Bates High School graduate and African-American judge to serve on the bench in Anne Arundel County Maryland. Donations to this fund will be used to provide at least two $1500.00 scholarships to worthy Anne Arundel County students to attend college.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wiley H. Bates Memorial Scholarship FundThe Wiley H. Bates Memorial Scholarship was established by Clarence Ross, Sr. and the Wiley H. Bates Class of 1966 to honor Mr. Wiley H. Bates, a wealthy black businessman, educator and politician. Mr. Bates donated $500 toward the purchase of land to build a new black high school that opened in 1933 and was named Wiley H. Bates High School in his honor. Each year the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center sponsors one or more $1500.00 scholarships to be awarded to worthy students of Anne Arundel County and Annapolis.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;Lillian G. Chambers-Burgess Endowment FundThe Lillian G. Chambers-Burgess Endowment Fund was established from a donation to the WHBLC from Ms. Chambers-Burgess&rsquo;s estate. The fund was established to honor Ms. Chambers-Burgess, an Annapolis and Anne Arundel County resident and to insure that support to the Bates Legacy Center and it&rsquo;s scholarship in perpetuity through additional donations and bequests.</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our cause. This donation greatly helps our mission. If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact us to become a volunteer, or spread the word about our mission! Dr Linda J. Boydtreasurer@whbateslegacycenter.org

🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟 At the Wiley H Bates Legacy Center Inc, we honor and give substance to the contributions of the founder, faculty, staff and students of Wiley H. Bates High School, which operated for over thirty years as the only high school for African American students in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County.  Continued funding will help us to collect, preserve, present, interpret and make available for research its holdings in order to provide insight and perspective on the roles of education, economic opportunity and service for citizens of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and other jurisdictions.  How you can help power our mission:<ol><li>Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.<ul><li>Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center General FundGeneral funds are unspecified funds that will be used to pay the expenses of an operational nature such as archives and collections, supplies, utilities, telephone and internet, staffing, insurance and equipment.</li><li>Judge Essom V. Ricks, Jr. Memorial Scholarship FundThe Judge Essom V. Ricks, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship established in honor of the late Judge Ricks, who was the first Wiley H. Bates High School graduate and African-American judge to serve on the bench in Anne Arundel County Maryland. Donations to this fund will be used to provide at least two $1500.00 scholarships to worthy Anne Arundel County students to attend college.</li><li>Wiley H. Bates Memorial Scholarship FundThe Wiley H. Bates Memorial Scholarship was established by Clarence Ross, Sr. and the Wiley H. Bates Class of 1966 to honor Mr. Wiley H. Bates, a wealthy black businessman, educator and politician. Mr. Bates donated $500 toward the purchase of land to build a new black high school that opened in 1933 and was named Wiley H. Bates High School in his honor. Each year the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center sponsors one or more $1500.00 scholarships to be awarded to worthy students of Anne Arundel County and Annapolis.</li><li> Lillian G. Chambers-Burgess Endowment FundThe Lillian G. Chambers-Burgess Endowment Fund was established from a donation to the WHBLC from Ms. Chambers-Burgess’s estate. The fund was established to honor Ms. Chambers-Burgess, an Annapolis and Anne Arundel County resident and to insure that support to the Bates Legacy Center and it’s scholarship in perpetuity through additional donations and bequests.</li></ul></li><li>Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li>Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

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