Build it and they will fund. Or so organizations on Maryland's Lower Shore have found. Creating three-dimensional models of proposed projects helps them raise cash to build the real thing. The Fire and Rescue Center model pictured here was an indispensable tool for Emergency Services in Princess Anne, MD. "They transported the model throughout the community and used it to raise money to build the Fire and Rescue Center. It gives people something tangible to talk and think about" said Ronney Spencer, Construction Management Professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. "My students build these models and organizations use them to raise money. Right now we're working on one for the Salisbury Zoo. We also built one for the visitor's center in Deal Island, MD." The Rural Development Center at UMES funds these pilot projects as a catalyst to help organizations secure corporate, private and governmental funding for community projects.

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