Rina Risper

 Sigma Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated brothers, Robert James, Fred Porter, Bernard Crawford, and Leonard Rusher serve dinner at the City Rescue Mission as one of many of their volunteer services throughout the year.  

2005 CITY RESCUE MISSION STATISTICS

26,620      Shelter beds were occupied 

63,127      Meal Count for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

34,487      Attended Chapel Service

8,061       Volunteered at the City  Rescue Mission

The City Rescue Mission Distributed:   

    10,925         Gospel Tracts

    2,320           Backpacks & School Supplies

    2,634      Personal Needs    

    874     Haircut Slips

    1,349        Bibles

    635 Food Orders including Holiday Baskets

The mission always needs personal needs and kitchen items.

Source: City Rescue Mission

 The King Papers Project, housed at Stanford University, offers teachers and students a deeper look into this nation’s civil rights history. 

  Three of the first 11 enslaved Africans arrive in Dutch New Amsterdam in 1626 aboard the pirated ship Spirmundy and are purchased by the Dutch West India Company.  The reenacted ment was filmed at Historic St. Marys City, MD.  Photo credit:  Jeremy Lock