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Volunteers As Chesapeake Stewards (VoiCeS)

CBF created the VoiCeS program in 2004 as a way to reach out to local volunteers and their communities and create a deeper understanding of the Bay and the efforts to restore it. This professionally-taught, two-part program, meet weekly for eight weeks and includes field trips and participant-led community projects. Participants learn about the Bay's biology, its problems and issues, and how volunteers and their communities can help Bay restoration.

VoiCeS not only connects participants with the Bay, but it also gives volunteers a greater understanding of their own watersheds. The program is divided into two parts:

an eight-week course of study, with one three-hour class each week, and
a service requirement on a Bay-related project or projects of 40 hours over the next nine months.

Successful graduates receive CBF's designation as Chesapeake Stewards.

For more information about a VoiCeS program near you contact:

In Maryland: Carmera Thomas, Grassroots Restoration Coordinator, at 410-268-8816

In Pennsylvania: Andrew Bliss, PA Grassroots Coordinator, at 717-234-5550 ext. 4220

In Virginia (Richmond Area): Aimee Bushman, at 804-780-1392

In Virginia (Charlottesville Area): Robert Jennings, at 484-888-2966
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In Hampton Roads: Tanner Council, Grassroots Coordinator, at 757-622-1964

On Virginia's Eastern Shore: Tatum Ford, Eastern Shore Grassroots Coordinator, at 757-971-0366.

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Volunteers As Chesapeake Stewards (VoiCeS)

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