New MAC Director Named
SALISBURY — MAC Incorporated’s Board of Directors has appointed a new executive director, effective Oct. 1.
Pattie A. Tingle will succeed Margaret A. “Peggy” Bradford, who will retire from MAC on Sept. 30, after serving for 37 years as the executive director.
A reception to welcome Tingle will be held Friday, Aug. 26, from 1-3 p.m. in the Hazel Dining Room at MAC. The public is invited.
Tingle most recently served as executive director of the Bay Area Center for Independent Living in Salisbury (BACIL), a post she held for 26 years. BACIL serves individuals of all ages with disabilities in the nine counties on the Eastern Shore.
Among her achievements during her tenure at BACIL, Tingle successfully grew operations three-fold within the past two years, connecting with more than 4,300 individuals with disabilities, their families and the professionals serving them.
MAC offers numerous programs and services for older adults on the Lower Shore, from health education, including chronic disease self-management and healthy cooking classes, and a wellness center gym designed specifically for those age 50 and older and anyone with a disability; to Meals on Wheels for home-bound adults; a network of senior centers featuring social, educational and recreational programs; and links to information and support services for caregivers, volunteers and seniors seeking employment.
Company Supporting Police
SALISBURY – Rommel’s ACE will be supporting the community’s heroes in blue by donating 5 percent of YETI sales from now until Aug. 31 to each store’s local law enforcement.
Donations will be made as a way of showing appreciation and gratitude for the work police do for local communities. All 11 Rommel’s ACE locations will be taking part in this promotion and will be working with each local precinct to promote the event throughout each community.
“In addition to being a trusted business in our local areas, we are committed to offering support for those that serve and protect these communities and the people in them,” said Michael Cottingham, president of Rommel’s Ace. “Our local law enforcement officers aren’t just members of the community, but family members or friends who are close to our hearts, and we’re happy that we can do our part in supporting them.”
The promotion will feature YETI coolers as well as stainless tumblers in several sizes, soft coolers, stickers, shirts, and other YETI products available at Rommel’s ACE.
YMCA, PRMC Inks Partnership
SALISBURY — The YMCA of the Chesapeake and Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) of Salisbury have announced a strategic partnership to explore options to manage and prevent chronic diseases and to engage the Delmarva community to participate in activities and lifestyle changes to sustain lifelong wellness.
The partnership joins the YMCA, the largest human services organization in the region with more than 27,000 active members at seven locations across the Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Chincoteague, Va., with PRMC, the largest and most clinically advanced tertiary medical center on the Delmarva Peninsula.
At the news conference at the Richard A. Henson Family YMCA in Salisbury, representatives from the organizations discussed the benefit of combining the resources and knowledge of two of the Delmarva Peninsula’s leading promoters of health and wellness.
“The YMCA has a number of successful programs underway now that assist people in managing chronic conditions,” said Robbie Gill, Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of the Chesapeake. “One of the great benefits we expect from this partnership is having PRMC clinicians and educators actively involved in our programs to create those very special one-to-one relationships that bond people emotionally, establish trust and understanding and lead to healthier and happier lives.”
Some of the quick wins that the YMCA and PRMC plan to capture immediately from the partnership include: the establishment of monthly educational series on a number of health-related topics, participation by PRMC clinical teams in YMCA programs and services, health literacy programs for families, increased blood pressure and hypertension monitoring, enhanced diabetes education and a focused collaboration around the Y’s successful Healthy Us initiative to combat childhood obesity.
“Childhood obesity only leads to adult obesity and with it a slew of chronic conditions including heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure that strain families and drain healthcare services,” said Karen Poisker, PRMC’s Vice President for Population Health. “We are excited to partner with the YMCA to help entire families to think differently about taking care of themselves and their children now, when it matters most and when we can manage peer pressures and provide the peer support that will create some really sustainable lifestyle changes.”