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Oct 29, 2023

Box of Rain Build a Boat

Box of Rain Build A Boat Volunteer mentor Tim Williams, right, and Kaiden

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Volunteer mentor Tim Williams, right, and Kaiden Chappell, 12, move a side board into position. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Volunteer mentor Roger Reeves, left, observes as Matthew Jones, 14, center and Adam Okedeyi, 14, use copper wire to tie parts of the boat together. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Matthew Jones, 14, left, an eight grade student at Severn River Middle School, sands planks with volunteer mentor Donny Hundley, right. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Copper wire is used to tie the pieces of the boat together. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Mentors and kids use copper wire to tie pieces of the boat together. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Annapolis Maritime Museum Community Program Manager Marco Rojas and Adam Okedeyi, 14, use copper wire to tie parts of the boat together. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Ava Jewell, 11, left, a fifth grade student at Marley Elementary School, and Tre Henderson, 14, right, a ninth grade student at Annapolis High School, cut wires that will be used to tie parts of the boat together. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

Volunteer mentor Tim Williams, right, and Kaiden Chappell, 12, use copper wire to secure a bulkhead to the boat. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

Box of Rain Build A Boat

A photo of what the finished boat will look like. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Box of Rain Build-a-Boat program, teaching area youth to construct a boat from a kit, kicked off in January and will run through March. The kit was donated by Chesapeake Light Craft and will be auctioned off at the end to raise money to support the program. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)