Oxfords & Oysters: Thank You

Thank you to Sky Blue Events, the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore and all of you who joined us for the Second Annual Oxfords & Oysters party on December 1. Guests enjoyed music, dancing and gourmet food and proceeds will assist ORP's efforts to restore the bay’s oyster population.

From the Bay, For The Bay: Thank You

Thank you to all the restaurants AND all the diners who supported our Bay while enjoying great seafood during the “From the Bay, For the Bay” campaign. Participating restaurants will donate $1 for every Maryland seafood dinner sold that week to support ORP! Restaurants: Submit your donations here.

ORP Now a Member of GiveCorps

ORP is a member of GiveCorps, a project of local non-profit organizations that makes it easy for individuals to direct donations to worthy causes in their own communities. Please check out GiveCorps to learn more about how ORP is working to restore oysters to the Chesapeake Bay and improve the overall health of the bay. Go to GiveCorps.com and look for the ORP link.

Shell Recycling Alliance Google Map

Check out our Google Map pinpointing Shell Recycling Alliance restaurants that donate their used shell so that new oysters can be planted into our Bay! Please visit these establishments and thank them for supporting Bay health.

ORP in Action: Photo and Video Highlights

The video above, which provides an overall look at ORP, was produced by Rick Diamond of Northrop Grumman Video.

We Need Your Help

Since 2000, ORP, with its coalition of partners, have produced and planted more than 3 billion oysters on 1,500 acres of oyster reefs, and helped recycle nearly 15,000 bushels of oyster shell. In addition to major oyster recovery activities, ORP operates the Shell Recycling Alliance, supports the Marylanders Grow Oysters program, and provides aquaculture and wild fishery support services. Please help us make a difference by donating today.

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ORP is a member of EarthShare, a federated workplace giving program through the Combined Federal Campaign. Federal workers can designate gifts to the ORP using code 91587. We are on page 128 of the campaign guide. Click here for more on EarthShare.

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ORP's Robert Lee