Deale, MD – Feb. 2 Tri-State Marine, a Deale boat dealer, awarded a $7,100 donation today to the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs’ Maryland Veterans Trust. Providing quality boat sales and service since 1965, Tri-State Marine is the largest Parker and Grady-White Dealer in the Mid-Atlantic Region. One-hundred percent of today’s donation will go to assisting Maryland veterans who are experiencing temporary financial difficulties.
Today’s presentation was attended by Tri-State Marine President John Byrnes, General Manager Bill Gay, and Sales Consultants Ronald Young, Robert Warren and Tim Swinburn. During a brief ceremony, Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary George W. Owings III and the Maryland Veterans Trust Grant Administrator were presented with the check from Tri State Marine President Byrnes. Also in attendance were Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Director of Outreach, Dana Hendrickson, Veteran Andrew Kerhulas, USAR, Viet Nam and Veteran Joseph Finall, USMC.
“Everyone at Tri-State Marine is proud to have helped make this contribution,” said Tri-State Marine President John Byrnes. “For decades, our business has been an integral part of Maryland boaters so we feel it’s important for us to give back to our community. Certainly, our hometown heroes, our brave men and women veterans, deserve all the assistance we can give and the Maryland Veterans Trust is the ideal charity to help them.”
“The Maryland Veterans Trust is a unique State program in that 100% of donations go to assisting veterans,” said Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary George Owings. “The Department graciously accepts this donation and extends our gratitude to Tri-State Marine for supporting the Trust.”
Since its inception in 2010, the Maryland Veterans Trust has provided more than $180,000 in grants and loans to veterans. With authorization from the Maryland General Assembly, the Trust acquired 501(c)(3) status in 2014, permitting the Trust to procure more donations and help more veterans in need.
An Anne Arundel County business leader for over 50 years, Tri-State Marine is a forerunner in the boat dealer industry. With over four decades of professional partnerships with Grady-White and the number one Parker Boat dealer in the Country, Tri-State Marine is one of the premier boat dealers on the Chesapeake Bay.
More information on the Maryland Veterans Trust can be found at the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs website, http://veterans.maryland.gov/maryland-department-of-veterans-affairs-veterans-trust-fund/
The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs is a State Government Executive Department with a service mission to assist veterans, active duty service members, their families and dependents, in securing benefits earned through military service. Under the Department of Veterans Affairs are five major programs: the Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Program; Charlotte Hall Veterans Home; the Veterans Service and Benefits Program, Outreach and Advocacy Program, and the Maryland Veterans Trust.