— English folk poem, ca. 1764

Let not the ties of the past go slack in your hands. BALTIMORE is represenative of your past. She is, and perhaps, will always be in need. If we should we not come to her aid, by withholding our time, our money, our expertise, or our contacts with others who possibly could help now, we'll lose another strand from our past and all that it represents. The villain musn't win this time.

Avast then Lads and Lassies! Take slack on the lines and, whatever it amounts to with the resources you can presently muster, pull your weight.

You can not be expected to do more, you shouldn't want to do less.