Delaplaine Foundation, Inc.

08/06/2026

It was an incredible Conference Day during S.H.E. Week, hosted by the extraordinary team at the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, led this year by Casey Beins! This enormous room of women was treated to inspiring, informative, entertaining and educational presentations all day long and each presenter should be so proud of the impact they made on all of us!
It was so great!
Delaplaine Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of this awesome yearly event!

08/02/2026

You are so very welcome! It was such a joy to see the program in action and witness firsthand the incredible difference you’re making. Delaplaine Foundation is truly honored to support your work through our grant funding. The love, care and dedication you pour into the amazing families you serve is inspiring and we are grateful to be a part of helping your mission continue to change lives.

08/01/2026

Delaplaine Foundation executive director, Michele Corr was honored to be asked to speak at the Literacy Council of Frederick County’s Celebration of Achievements’ Dinner by their executive director, Denise Hill! She shared the story of her struggles with reading through elementary and high school and that she wasn’t diagnosed with dyslexia until her sophomore year at Spring Hill College where she finally received help. She stated, “So many people are embarrassed or ashamed to tell their story but I wanted all the adult learners in the programs to know that I understood how some of them felt and acknowledged that we’re smart but learn and process things in a different way. I also praised the English as a Second Language, Workforce Services and GED students for investing the time into making better lives for themselves and thanked their entire staff, board and volunteers for their life changing work with the people they serve!” Delaplaine Foundation is proud to have provided grant funding to the Literacy Council of Frederick County for many years and we applaud their extraordinary work!

07/25/2026

Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. applauds Chords of Courage Founder and Director Caron Dale for the collaboration with the YMCA of Frederick County to provide two summer Student Songwriting Camps - one for high school students and one for middle school students. During the course of each camp, students learned about lyrics, melody, rhythm, the definitions of verses, choruses, and bridges in music. Together, they identified topics of concern to them around which they would compose a song. Some of the topics voiced included bullying, feeling vulnerable, insecure, concerns about racism, ICE, cyber bullying, animal cruelty, sexual assault, hunger. At the conclusion of the camps, each song written was sung together, underscoring a great sense of accomplishment and that music is a catalyst for engagement and a universal language that can change the conversation one song at a time. Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. President Marlene B. Young was on hand to participate along with the students in singing their composition on the closing day of the middle school camp. The Foundation is proud to support this amazing learning opportunity through grant funding.

07/25/2026

Congratulations to Elizabeth Cheung and the entire team at the Asian American Center of Frederick on the grand opening of their Community Room, a dream that was decades in the making!
Delaplaine Foundation is proud to have provided grant funding to the AACF for many years and we applaud their extraordinary work in the Frederick community!
Check them out at www.aacfmd.org !

07/20/2026

07/20/2026

Badges for Baseball for the Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation!

07/20/2026

The 4th Annual Badges for Baseball event for the Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County at the Frederick Keys Stadium was a home run! Club CEO, Timika Thrasher and her team, partnered with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation for a day of fun on the field with a rotating baseball skills clinic led by all the branches of Frederick County law enforcement and Fire and Rescue Services as well as STEM activities directed by a team from Leidos. Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller joined local elected officials to kick off the day, welcoming everyone, thanking the Boys and Girls Club students for their energy and participation and expressing gratitude to the local law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, sponsors and volunteers who gave their time to spend the very HOT day with the kids. This is certainly a day they will never forget!
Delaplaine is proud to have provided grant funding to the Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County for many year and we applaud their work and dedication to the children they serve!

Check out all the pictures from the day!

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07/19/2026

It was a wonderful day filled with community spirit on W. All Saints Street in Frederick! Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. is proud to have provided grant funding for the Asbury United Methodist Church Block Party since its inception! This is such an incredibly joyful event with so many of our nonprofit partners and grantees represented who share supplies, resources and information to those in attendance. Nina Rollins, Pastor Mark and the entire church family have so much to be proud of! There was music, praise, food, fellowship, resources, fun and so much joy on this special street in Frederick!

Check out all the pictures and feel free to share them!

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