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Operation: Oliver has been an amazing partnership with so many organizations, universities, and people in Baltimore City coming together because they believe that change is possible and won't accept failure...

If you just started following VAP or maybe just got involved with The 6th Branch (T6B) in many of our service projects, you may not know that VAP and T6B occupied a loft space at Skylofts Gallery in Baltimore City for about 18 months. We had some amazing events there, including a fundraiser for adults with Autism, movie-screening nights, concerts and art shows, and even P90X and Insanity workouts! Leasing the gallery was the first joint move that VAP and T6B made early on in the relationship and it was a bold decision...

One thing I perfected early on in the life of VAP was the "Cold Call". It was actually a tactic I used extensively when I was in the Army planning missions as a singleton operator. I was often out in the middle of a city, all alone in a foreign country, and charged with successfully completing some of the most exposed and dangerous missions the US government asked of the military. I was given plenty of training but at the end of the day, it was me out there mustering up the courage, motivation, and resources to pick a part every piece of fabric to arrive at the intended goal...

Amplify Baltimore presented by Civic Frame, TV25, April Yvonne Garrett