BEL AIR DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE

With its central location, its role as the county seat and its small town charm, Bel Air always has been and remains “The Heart of Harford.” To enhance and preserve the town’s appearance, traditions, community identity and economic stability, business owners and interested citizens joined hands in 2001 to create the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, a nonprofit volunteer organization. Through ambitious and wide-reaching efforts, the Alliance has worked to create a vibrant business community and visitor friendly destination in Downtown Bel Air. For more information on the Alliance, please visit www.downtownbelair.com.

The Maryland BBQ Bash is the signature fundraising event for the Bel Air Downtown Alliance. Proceeds from the event are used to support, enhance and promote Downtown Bel Air.

MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation (MAEF) is a nonprofit organization founded to increase awareness and appreciation of the relationship of agriculture and the environment, and the critical role of the food and fiber system in our society. Its best known initiative is the Maryland Ag in the Classroom program, whereby mobile laboratories travel the State providing elementary school children with hands-on exercises in agricultural production, processing, biotechnology, aquaculture and agrisciences. MAEF also travels the state providing in-service training for teachers as well as agricultural education to public audiences. The organization recently completed construction of it’s new headquarters, the Senator William H. Amoss Agricultural Education Center, located at Swan Harbor Farm in Havre de Grace.