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You can make a credit card donation to any Chesapeake Charities fund on this website. To pay by check, please make your check payable to “Chesapeake Charities” and mail to the address shown at the bottom of the page.

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Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund (BWCLF)

Through education, awareness, volunteerism, fundraising, and grant making, the BWCLF supports opportunities for all people to get their basic needs met and create a better future for families in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. The BWCLF is particularly focused on...

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Patrick & Eileen Fogarty Legacy

Patrick and Eileen Fogarty Legacy Fund is a donor advised endowed fund established by their daughter. My parents, Pat and Eileen Fogarty, moved to La Plata in 2007 to be near me and their two grandchildren. My mother had a series of health problems and it made sense...

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Sisters at Heart Fund

The Sisters at Heart Fund supports women and men who are diagnosed with breast cancer. This local, grass-roots group of survivors and supporters was established in 2007 with the mission of promoting breast cancer awareness in the community, as well as supporting men...

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St. Francis Xavier-Newtowne

Built as a simple frame structure in 1731 so as not to be noticed at a time when Catholic practice was suppressed, St. Francis Xavier church’s simplicity has been its strength. While plain on the outside, the interior of the central wooden section of the church boasts...

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