Many great project ideas can be found on the local school system pages (see link to right) under the listing of their Service-Learning Fellows.

The following projects won the Sherry Unger Award

Habitat for Humanity Banneker Recycles
Benjamin Baneker Elementary School, St. Mary’s County, Susan Parlett and Michelle Groft

Past Winners

• Youth Empowerment Mission Benefit Dance
  Thurmont Middle School (TMS), 7th grade language arts students, Frederick County, Lori Sanders

• School Storm Management Planning
  Robert Stethem Education Center, Charles County, Kyle Olsen

• Native Species Planting
  Somerset Intermediate School, 7th grade Sharks Team, Somerset County, Cindy Lloyd

• Community Trail Project
  Rising Sun Middle School, 6th & 7th Grades, Cecil County, Connie Kalista

• Lessons from a Village Called Earth
  Lime Kiln Middle School, 8th grade team, Howard County, Melissa Preston & Brian Richards, Brenda Thomas, Principal

• 1100 Peace Peer Mediation
  University of Maryland and Calverton Middle School Partnership, Baltimore City, Karyn Weeks and Jennifer Willis

• Unlocking the Heart for Cancer
  Thurmont Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts, Frederick County, Kelley Fujii

• GATE Cares for Seniors
  Southeast Middle School GATE program members, Baltimore City, EllaJay Parfitt

• Inclusion Play Day II
  Pine Grove Middle School, National Junior Honor Society, and four 6th grade classes, Baltimore County, Melissa Mast

• Empty Bowls Project
  Milton Somers Middle School, Shawn Watters & Rick Ivanac's art classes, Charles County

• Feeding People who are Homeless in Washington, D.C.
  James Hubert Blake High School, Montgomery, Erinn Rigney

• Read to Feed/Sock Drive for People Who are Homeless
  Thurmont Middle School, 7th grade language arts students, Frederick County, Melanie Ware

• Gleaning Project
  Berwyn Heights Elementary School K-6 Students, Prince Georges County Public Schools, Margaret Strohecker

• El Salvador Children Kidney Project
  Rising Sun Middle School, Cecil County, Kimberly Dyar

• Operation Red Carpet
  Mechanicsville Elementary School, St. Mary’s County, Barbara Cooksey Abell, Principal

• The Battle for the Bell, A Charity Basketball Game in Support of the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research
  Baltimore County Public Schools, Charles G. Mallonee, III
  
  
• Let’s Beautify Cumberland and Rocky Gap
  Allegany High School 9^th Grade Government Classes, Allegany County, Tammy Twigg
  
  
• The Aftermath
  Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Aberdeen High School, Harford County, Robin Testerman, R.N.
  
  
• Homelessness in Harford County
  Edgewood High School (EHS) Business Department, Harford County, Layne Restrick
  
  
• Operation Student Santas
  Irene Cato and Rayna Cato (student), Leonardtown Elementary School, St. Mary’s County
  
  
• Historical Chesapeake City
  Bohemia Manor Middle School 8th Grade Team, Cecil County, Jennifer Steczak
  
  
• Demonstration BayScape Garden
  Nicole Hoeck (student), Baltimore County, Girl Scouts, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
  
  
• Peer Buddy Project
  Lime Kiln Middle School, Howard County, Melissa Preston
  
  
• Service-Learning through Environmental Education
  St. Michaels Elementary School Service-Learning Environmental Club, St. Michaels Elementary School, Talbot County Public Schools, Katie Douglas
  
  
• Marvelous Meadow Project
  Oakville Elementary School, St. Mary’s County, Renee Reining
  
  
• Forton-Lee Memorial Softball Game
  Havre de Grace High School, Harford County, Kelly Slentz, Gregory Lynch
  
  
• Caring for Others
  Mechanicsville Elementary School Student Forum, Mechanicsville Elementary School (MES), St. Mary’s County
  
  
• Police Activity Leagues (PAL) Helped by SLAB
  Jocelyn Levine & Joey Hoffman, The Frederick County Service-Learning Advisory Board (SLAB), Frederick County
  
  
• Chesapeake Connections Environmental Outreach Program, Don Sholl, Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center, Anne Arundel County
  
  
• Tobacco is Wacko Puppet Show Project, Renay Leggett, Southern High School, Baltimore City
  
  
• Project Hope, Cecilia Heddinger and Barbara Shue, Rosedale Center High School, Baltimore County
  
  
• Heart to Heart, Carol Clark and John Kostic, Egdewood High School, Harford County
  
  
• Sister Schools Project - Cultural Appreciation, Candace Desonier, Thurmont Middle School, Frederick County
  
  
• Hats for the Homeless, Cheryl Doughty, James M. Bennett High School, Wicomico County
  
  
• Harvest for the Hungry - Kids Helping Kids, Cindy Lloyd, Somerset 6th/7th Intermediate School, Somerset County
  
  
• Veterans Oral Histories Project
  Colleen Bernard, Urbana High School, Frederick County, colleen.bernard@fcps.org
  
  
• Tsunami Relief – Love Links
  Judy O’Connell and Lisa Meerdter, Cedarmere Elementary School, Baltimore County, 410-887-1100
  
  
• Reforestation Project
  Renee Reining, Oakville Elementary School, St. Mary’s County, 301-373-4365
  
  
• Project Linus
  Margaret Buckler, Carroll County Middle School (Family and Consumer Science), Carroll County
  
  

• The Southern Middle School Bulldawgs Cookbook
  Will Tegen and the eighth grade of 2004 Southern Middle School, Anne Arundel
  

• English as Second Language Homework Club
  Nicole Denier & Joey Hoffman
  Frederick County Service Learning Advisory Board (SLAB) March/April
  

• Meeting Basic Needs
  Third Graders, Cedarmere Elementary School, Baltimore County January/February 2005
  

• Slavery to Freedom" - Preserving the Sotterley Plantation
  Adam Cropper 8th grade class, Esperanza Middle School, St. Mary’s County
  

• Entertainment Drive and Mini Walk-A-Thon, Mark Maradei, Redland Middle School, Montgomery County (Sep-Oct 2004)
  
  
• Custom T-Shirts for Hospital Patients, Norm McGaughey and Margaret Lee, Oakdale Middle School, Frederick County (July- August 2004)
  
  
• Worry Dolls, Kelley Fujii and Candace Desonier, Thurmont Middle School, Frederick County (Jun 2004)
  
  
• U.S.O. Coin Drive, Amy R. Pike, Gaithersburg Middle School, Montgomery County (May 2004)
  
  
• Trees for the Environment, Virginia Fair, North Carroll High School, Carroll County (Apr 2004)
  
  
• Rain Garden, Margaret Paul, Towson High School, Baltimore County (Mar 2004)
  
  
• Partnership with the Frederick County Youth Center, Joey Hoffman, Frederick County Service Learning Advisory Board (Feb 2004)
  
  
• Connecting with the Community, Laurie Chetelat, Stephen Decatur High School, Worcester County (Jan 2004)
  
  
• The Bayscape Garden, Pamela Pennington-Schau, John Hanson Middle School, Charles County (Dec 2003)
  
  
• Adirondack Chair Manufacturing Project, Scott Tobias and Estelle Sanzenbacher, Westminster High School, Carroll County (Nov 2003)
  
  
• Veterans' Day Breakfast & Assembly, Rachel Harrison, Winters Mill High School, Carroll County (Oct 2003)
  
  
• Port Discovery Kid-Powered Museum, Jeannette Hall, Dr. Nathan A. Pitts Elementary-Middle School, Baltimore City (Sep 2003)
  
  
• Wood Duck Nesting Boxes, Darryl C. Calloway, Sudlersville Middle School, Queen Anne's County (Aug 2003)
  
  
• Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April, Matthew Lerner, Frederick County Service Learning Advisory Board (July 2003)
  
  
• Vest-A-Dog, Emily R. Bolton, Student at Smithsburg Middle School, Washington County (June 2003)
  
  
• Allegany County Veterans of World War II: Through Their Service , Brian T. White, Allegany High School Social Studies Seminar Class (May 2003)
  
  
• Candidate Forums, G. Edward Fielder, Harford Technical High School (April 2003)
  
  
• DisAbility Awareness / Awareness of Abilities, Sandi Witt and Rosemarie Deming, Dunloggin Middle School, Howard County (March 2003)
  
  
• "Stars and Stripes" Senior-Senior Prom, Kaitlyn Sutherland, Frederick County Service Learning Advisory Board (Feb 2003)
  
  
• Montgomery Ultimate Story Exchange (MUSE), Matthew Yalowitz, Sarah Thibadeau, and Annie Pierce, Montgomery County (Jan 2003)
  
  
• AIDS: A Day, A Difference, Toye Griffin, Baltimore City Career Academy (Dec 2002)
  
  
• Antietam Adopt-A-Cannon Project, John Bailey, Benjamin Banneker Middle School, Montgomery County (Nov 2002)
  
  
• Ag Harvest Campaign, Fred Doepkens and Mary Keene, Hereford Middle School, Baltimore County (Oct 2002)
  
  
• Veterans Partnership Committee, Colleen Bernard, Windsor Knolls Middle School, Frederick County (Sep 2002)
  
  
• Houses to Help, Denise Eichel, Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School, St. Mary's County (Aug 2002)
  
  
• Have a Heart for the Homeless, Kayleen Reese, Bonnie Branch Middle School, Howard County (July 2002)
  
  
• Wrapping Up with Care - Project Linus Blanket Making Judy Walter, North Carroll High School, Carroll County (June 2002)
  
  
• Inclusion Play Day, Jeanne Tamberrino, Pine Grove Middle School, Baltimore County (May 2002)
  
  
• Bay Grasses in Classes, Linn Griffiths, C. Milton Wright High School, Harford County (Apr 2002)
  
  
• Environmental Clean-up Day, Amy R. Pike, Special Emphasis Teacher, and Thelma C. Smith, Principal, Gaithersburg Middle School, Montgomery County (Mar 2002)
  
  
• Collington Square Memorial Garden Gazebo, Norma A. Cole, Ronnie Cole, and Darline C. Lyles, Fairmount-Harford High School, Baltimore City (Feb 2002)
  
  
• Chronicle Quilt Project, Cathy Spencer, Carroll County Career and Technology Center (Jan 2002)
  
  
• The Jenna Fund for Kids in Need, Jenna Newman, Pikesville High School, Baltimore County (Dec 2001)
  
  
• The Wetlands, Pamela Pennington, John Hanson Middle School, Charles County (Nov 2001)
  
  
• Honoring Our Veterans, Pauline Frantz, Magnolia Middle School, Harford County (Oct 2001)
  
  
• Student Conferences, by Shelby Yu, Jessica Reitz, Sanam Razeighi, Ruka Osoba, Jiang Wei Zhu, Clare Dean, and Rebecca Lambert of the Teen Community Forum, Howard County (Sep 2001)
  
  
• Daybreak Adult Daycare Center Interactive Visitation Barbara Nash and Melicent Malchenson, Waverley Elementary School, Frederick County (Summer 2001)
  
  
• Poverty & Homelessness, Kathy Fowler, Stevensville Middle School, Queen Anne's County (June 2001)
  
  
• Schoolyard Habitat Genesis, Rob Cooper, Dorchester County (May 2001)
  
  
• Stuff-A-Bus, Carol Seward, Caroline County (April 2001)
  
  
• Bringing Back the Eastern Oyster, by Erin Strickland Woodrow (ANSERC), with students from Calvert County Public Schools (March 2001)
  
  
• Mentoring at the Youth Center, by Kaitlyn and Kara Sutherland, Frederick County Service Learning Advisory Board (February 2001)
  
  
• Voting Posters for the Presidential Election, Kris Pence, Windsor Knolls Middle School, Frederick County (Jan 2001)
  
  
• Make-a-Difference Day Clothing Drive, Gayle Sands, Northwest Middle School, Carroll County (Dec 2000)
  
  
• Shafer Park Millennium Makeover, Jeanne Ecton, Boonsboro Elementary School, Washington County (Nov 2000)
  
  
• Nature Trail, Reginald Canaday, Cherry Hill Middle School, Cecil County (Oct 2000)
  
  
• Service-Learning Leadership Camp Estelle Sanzenbacher and Craig Giles, Carroll County (Sep 2000)