Quarterly from the Roland Park Community Foundation • Volume Eighty • Spring 2021 Transformational Gifts Fuel Community Impact Spring Gift Guide 2 Volume 80 • Spring 2021 Editor’s Notes Table of Contents i Editor’s Notes Martha Marani 1 Transformational Gifts Fuel Community Impact n January 20th, many were moved lives,” the couple have tied themselves 3 Hudson’s Corner: An Opportunity to Share Open Space Oby the powerful words of the country’s and their family to Baltimore, where they 4 Civic League Updates youngest person to recite a poem during a are determined to continue their efforts. 5 Community Foundation Updates president’s inauguration. Celebrate the wonderful 6 Enjoying Centennial Park At 22, Amanda Gorman news that philanthropist 7 Greater Roland Park Home Sales is the first National Youth MacKenzie Scott has made Poet Laureate, an honor 8 Notes from the Garden: Malice significant donations to toward Pruning Malus she richly deserves. With each organization—surely a 10 Foreman Wolf Debuts Cinghiale’s her performance of “The victory for all of Baltimore. Italian Pop-Up Market Hill We Climb,” she burst Other victories have been 10 Spring Recipe: Fresh English Pea into the national spotlight, won over and over again Soup hailed by many for what throughout the city. Be 12 Friends School’s Kara Carlin Named former president Barack inspired by our community Athletic Director of the Year Obama called “a poem organizations’ stewardship 13 A Strong Foundation for Confident that more than met the Leaders at Garrison Forest of Greater Roland moment” and what Lin- 14 Bryn Mawr Builds Partnerships Park’s common spaces, Manuel Miranda, whose 14 Spring Recipe: Caprese Avocado which has led to much- “Hamilton” provided Toast needed improvements Gorman with inspiration, 15 Boys’ Latin: Keeping Students to Centennial and Stony called “perfectly written, Connected Run parks and the Roland perfectly delivered.” 16 Spring Gift Guide Water Tower. Consider the 19 Park School Journal Receives Considering where strong case Kathy Hudson Scholastic Magazine Award we are in our nation, makes for the once-in-a- 20 Soak Up that Rain! A special edition of Amanda Gorman’s inaugural almost a year into a poem will be published in April. Image courtesy of lifetime opportunity we 21 Spring Recipe: Asparagus & Tomato Penguin Random House Pesto Pasta worldwide pandemic have to add a new park— that has shuttered lives 22 The Book Nook one that would be open and shattered dreams, and accessible to all city 25 KidLit Picks I find myself returning again and again to residents—on the 20 acres currently for sale 27 Calendar Highlights Gorman’s words: by the Baltimore Country Club. 29 Meditations in Nature: Journal Bench in Stony Run Another local example has been set by Let the globe, if nothing else, Miss Shirley’s Cafe, which, in addition to Cover Photo: Holly and John Hoey with their say this is true, twins, Ella and Caroline, and dog, Buddy. continuing to provide delicious meals to Photo: Anne Stuzin that even as we grieved, we grew, customers, has raised thousands of dollars and provided hundreds of meals to First Editor: Martha Marani that even as we hurt, we hoped, Photographer: Sally Foster Responders at hospitals and local fire stations that even as we tired, we tried, (MissShirleys.com/DonateMeals). Copy Editor: Nancy Chambers Advertising Manager: Martha Marani that we’ll forever be tied together, The pandemic has called on us all to be victorious. brave—to continue to grow, hope and try. As Roland Park News is published quarterly by the we head into the warmer months and away Even in the face of grief, pain and exhaustion, from our darkest times, please remember... the growing, hoping and trying of the past year is exemplified by the Hoey family, ...there is always light, featured in the cover story. Holly, senior vice ROLAND PARK if only we’re brave enough to see it. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION president and chief principal gifts officer with United Way of Central Maryland, and P.O. Box 16214, Baltimore, MD 21210 If only we’re brave enough to be it. Telephone: (410) 464-2533 John, CEO of the Y in Central Maryland, have Please continue to wear your mask, check in [email protected] spent the last several months working hard to shore up support systems for Baltimore’s on your neighbors and be safe. Have a happy, Chair, Mary Page Michel Treasurer, John Kevin most vulnerable residents. Long dedicated healthy spring. � Design & Production: DesignConcept.com to making what Holly calls “meaningful, measurable and lasting change in people’s Printer: Swanson Graphics Deadlines for copy, including announcements and calendar items, are February 1 for spring issue (March-May), May 1 for summer issue (June-August), August 1 for fall issue (September-November), and November 1 for winter issue (December-February). 1 Transformational Gifts Fuel Community Impact By Lauren Eisele Walbert, Sandy Hillman Communications health and economic impacts of the pandemic. United Way of Central n December, Baltimore received truly Maryland immediately established Iremarkable news: MacKenzie Scott, global a COVID-19 Fund that has been philanthropist and the second wealthiest woman used to provide meals to those in the world—who had committed to giving without access or ability to pay for away her fortune in a 2019 pledge—had chosen healthy food, eviction-prevention several local institutions to which she would funding, devices to help bridge our bequeath millions. These included Morgan State region’s digital divide, stress relief University, Bowie State University, University of kits, gifts and household supplies Maryland Eastern Shore, Meals on Wheels of for the holidays, and more. The Y Central Maryland, the Y in Central Maryland and in Central Maryland has pivoted United Way of Central Maryland. The gifts were to distribute food, provide care for record-breaking for each of these organizations, the children of first responders and meaning they could continue and expand their create Academic Support Centers work exponentially—and they came with a John and the twins distribute food at an event at the Dancel Y for students learning virtually, in Ellicott City. Photo courtesy of the Hoey family confidentiality clause. in addition to its other offerings. The organizations themselves were alerted earlier, They’ve also converted all of their some a full month before the official announcement from Scott Head Start sites, Community Schools and mentoring programs herself, and organization leaders to a virtual environment, and instituted extensive health and were sworn to secrecy—which safety protocols at all of their Ys and preschool sites. led to Roland Park couple John “I made a career change to United Way because I wanted to be and Holly Hoey keeping two big more fulfilled and have a stronger sense of purpose,” explains secrets under one roof. Holly. “It makes me so proud and humbled when I see that A philanthropic power couple— people recognized the critical work of United Way and chose John has served as CEO of the Y to support it. It’s what keeps me going after 21 years. I love my in Central Maryland since 2006 job. I get up every day with a philanthropic purpose: helping our and Holly, currently senior vice supporters to fulfill their desire to make meaningful, measurable president and chief principal gifts and lasting change in people’s lives.” officer with United Way of Central Scott’s gifts will be transformational for the Baltimore institutions John counsels a teen in the New Horizons Maryland, has been with the she chose, and for our region. For United Way of Central II program. Photo courtesy of the Y organization since 1999. Maryland and the Y in Central Maryland, they can expand their “I was stunned when I received that phone call,” says John. work on a larger scale. That means both expediting newly “It was 5:30 on a Friday night in late November, and a woman developed programs, and broadening existing initiatives to reach we later learned was part of the team that vetted hundreds even more people. of organizations across the country to be chosen for this “We’ve been hit hard by COVID at the Y,” John says. “We tremendous giving effort told me MacKenzie Scott was going to received no Federal assistance at all. That call back in November give the Y $18 million, unrestricted. The one requirement was was a huge relief. It means that we can keep going, that we can that I not tell anyone until she was continue providing a safe place for kids ready to talk about it. I had to sit to continue to learn, a place for people to on this huge secret for four or five continue their focus on health. The Y is all weeks—and of course, my wife is about building community and ensuring a a professional fundraiser.” sense of well-being for people. That’s more “I knew the day before it was important now than ever before.” announced to the public,” “Our residents are in such dire need Holly adds. “When I saw the right now—this is truly a gift for list on Scott’s Medium post, I the community,” Holly adds. “This immediately called John. It was a extraordinary investment in Greater really special day. We were a very Baltimore will directly impact people happy Hoey household.” in need—whether it’s education, United Way of Central Maryland employment, health or housing. We are so received $20 million from Scott. very grateful that she [Scott] entrusted us Both the Y and United Way of to be the stewards of these gifts.” Central Maryland continue to shift their efforts to help those who Holly and daughter Caroline volunteer for a United Way Stone Soup event.