Lauren Novsak Living Classrooms Rising Star 2023

Welcome to my Rising Stars 2023 Fundraising page!  

I am being honored by Living Classrooms Foundation and the Baltimore Business Journal as a “Rising Star,” an award recognizing outstanding young leaders for their achievements and philanthropic efforts. In accepting this distinction, I have committed to raising money to help Living Classrooms fulfill its mission of providing hands-on education and job training to underserved youth and adults in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas. 

During the Summer of 2017, I was an intern at Living Classrooms Foundation's Patterson Park House. My experience with Living Classrooms and their summer programming changed my perspective on Baltimore and profoundly impacted my early professional career. I am thrilled to be able to continue my work with this organization in such a profound and impactful way. Check out some of my favorite memories from that summer! 

Please support me by making a contribution to Living Classrooms Foundation, a nonprofit that disrupts the cycle of poverty and makes our community safer, stronger, and healthier by meeting individuals where they are and building skills for life. Living Classrooms inspires children, youth, and adults to achieve their potential through hands-on education, workforce development, health and wellness, and violence prevention programming. Living Classrooms has developed a distinctive competency in experiential learning – literally learning by direct experience – or “learning by doing.”  They utilize their environmental campuses, athletic fields, community centers, and historic ships as “living classrooms.”  

While each of the program areas are distinct, in combination they create a powerful synergy. The maritime heritage sites create opportunities for employment training. The education programs use our environmental and maritime resources as living learning laboratories. The employability programs create stronger communities that are better prepared to exercise environmental stewardship.  

Together, we can improve the lives and futures of children, youth, and families.  

You can support me in the following ways:  

1. Donate right here on my fundraising page! It is simple, fast, and secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts.   
2. Mail a check to:   
   Living Classrooms Foundation  
   ATTN: Tracy Baskerville  
   1417 Thames Street  
   Baltimore, MD 21231   
   *If you are mailing a check, please be certain to make it out to Living Classrooms Foundation and include my name and “Rising Star” in the “memo” section.   
3. Purchase a ticket to Living Classrooms’ biggest fundraiser and best party in Baltimore, Maritime Magic, where I will be honored on Friday, October 6, 2023! This year’s event celebrates its 35th anniversary and features music by the Grammy nominated band Tank & the Bangas. Please note tickets and sponsorships cannot be purchased through this site. To purchase tickets to Maritime Magic, where I will be honored on Friday, October 6, 2023, or to sponsor the event, please visit the Living Classrooms website www.livingclassrooms.org or call 410-685-0295. Make sure you use this link so I receive credit for your purchase!

Thank you in advance for supporting me and a meaningful cause -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!  

Together, we can make a difference.  

Sincerely,  

Lauren

* All donations made through Mightycause are tax-deductible. To purchase tickets to Maritime Magic, or to sponsor the event, please refer to the information above. No goods or services will be received through your Mightycause donation.   

Click here: https://youtu.be/-4LHmjFtWZg to watch a quick video about Living Classrooms