Kuhn Hall now has drywall! And electrical wiring, an elevator shaft, furniture selections, doorways, floors, ceilings, renderings of rooms and more. Yet amidst the lightening speed progress of the long-awaited renovation, Kuhn Hall also has been getting the attention of the community and industry. With recent news coverage, ongoing coordination with military personnel as well as visits from County and State representatives, the momentum of the future Education and Resiliency Center at Kuhn Hall includes support inside and out --- literally.

Not too long after demolition began last year, Maryland Senator Pam Beidle, a long-time supporter of this project, visited Kuhn Hall this past December to see firsthand how the vision brought forward so many years ago is developing. February 2022 began with a visit from Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman who also recognizes the importance of the project for the region.

Behind the scenes and following the wake of two WBAL-TV11, NBC local broadcasts over Veterans Day weekend in November 2021, the anticipation of the new Education and Resiliency Center became regional when Fox 5, DC covered the progress in January.

The FMA Foundation is hosting the inaugural Stars in Service Gala on April 9, 2022 at the Live Casino & Hotel in Hanover at 7 p.m. This event has been more than two years in the making after a long pause on planning due to the pandemic. But we promise it will be well worth the wait. We are expecting as many as 500 people to fill the large hall at the venue. We hope you will be one of them.

Live! Casino & Hotel

Black-Tie Optional • $225 per ticket

Join us as we celebrate our Fort Meade Community with an extraordinary night of dinner, dancing and gratitude. The night will include the high energy, big band, pop/rock sounds of Mood Swings, who will get you on the dance floor. We will have fun activities such as our professional photo station, Fort Meade trivia with big prizes, a Champagne and Bourbon Grab, a silent auction with celebrity and sports memorabilia, a Diamond Bar with a chance to win a real diamond valued at $3,000 as well as Travel Corner raffling off vacations from across the country.

Please contact Donna De Marco if you have any questions.

ddemarco@ftmeadealliance.org • 410-850-4940

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is a long-time supporter of the military community, especially focused on addressing the post-service career needs of veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military spouses. GDIT is proudly recognized as a V3 Certified and Military Friendly designated employer and diversity supplier.

With over 25% veteran representation at all levels of our GDIT workforce, our military community’s voice is important in building company culture. Through volunteer and mentoring opportunities plus activities spearheaded by our Honor Employee Resource Group (ERG), our military community’s insights guide GDIT’s continued efforts to attract, retain and grow our veteran workforce.

We are pleased to partner with the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation as a sponsor of Kuhn Hall, its new Resiliency and Education Center, which will provide valuable resources to the Fort Meade personnel and their family members. When the center opens, we are excited to engage GDIT volunteers and continue to strengthen our partnership to drive a meaningful impact in the community.

WBAL-TV11, NBC broadcasted two segments about the Education and Resiliency Center at Kuhn Hall over Veterans Day weekend this past November. The second segment was a live interview with FMA Foundation President Deon Viergutz.

Episode 49 of the podcast series Fort Meade Declassified features one of FMA's Board Members, John McBeth! As the former President and CEO of NextCentury Corporation and former Executive Director of Critical Insight Solutions for CACI International Inc, John shares the story of how the Fort Meade Resiliency Services portal was mobilized into the invaluable online resource available today. Learn more about how the development team prioritized user privacy, friendliness and convenience, as well as direction and feedback from the audience this initiative is intended to serve --- the Fort Meade community.

The FMA and the FMA Foundation are guided by the belief that the resiliency of our people is at the core of holistic health. The Fort Meade Resiliency Shield combines the individual shields that support the five pillars of resiliency and serves to assist the Fort Meade community in identifying resiliency programs and facilities throughout the installation. The combined shield was designed by the Fort Meade Alliance in partnership with the Fort Meade Community Health Promotion Council.

The curriculum for three new workshops designed to make healthy eating easier for service members and their families is currently being finalized. In partnership with the Maryland University of Integrative Health, the workshops will help participants navigate around obstacles such as limited cooking supplies, minimal kitchen space, barebone appliances and tight budgets so that cooking healthily is less overwhelming. Standing on the shoulders of one of the five pillars of resiliency — physical — we believe achieving proper nutrition is one of the cores of holistic health.