Members of the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club gathered together recently to prepare the mailing of tickets for the club’s 2024 scholarship raffle to benefit the students of Stephen Decatur High School. Beginning in 1989 and running through 2023, $1.9 million in scholarships have been presented to students from Stephen Decatur High School. Tickets may also… Read more »
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Students Chosen For Leadership Program
BERLIN — Worcester Preparatory School sophomores Kain Crossett, Beckett Green, Ayla Yonker, Ashton Browne, Jude Damouni and Jake Timmons have been selected to attend the prestigious Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) leadership programs in Maryland and Delaware this summer.HOBY, founded in 1958 by veteran actor Hugh O’Brian, is renowned as the country’s top youth leadership development… Read more »
Delmarva Power Donated to the SU Foundation, Inc.
Delmarva Power recently donated $5,000 to the SU Foundation, Inc. through its 29th annual Delmarva Scholarship Golf Classic tournament.Pictured, from left, are Jason Curtin Salisbury University vice president of advancement and executive director of the SU Foundation, Inc., Ashley Stern, SU Foundation chair, John Petito, Delmarva Power external affairs manager, and Marcus Beal, Delmarva Power… Read more »
OC Lions Donates to Leo Club
Leo Club teacher advisors Brittany Tracy and Marie Stevenson visited the Ocean City Lions to share the volunteer activities of the Stephen Decatur High School club. The Lions presented a $1,500 check to support the Leo Club’s efforts to serve the community. Pictured, left to right, are Brittany Tracy, Lion President Greg Cathell, Lions’ Leo… Read more »
Garden Club Held Festive Garden Therapy Workshop
The Worcester County Garden Club recently held a festive garden therapy workshop at the Gull Creek Senior Living Community in Berlin. Members brought flowers, greens, and supplies to the facility and helped residents make holiday mug arrangements that they could take back to their units. Pictured from left to right are Worcester County Garden Club… Read more »
CraZy LadyZ Donated to Coastal Hospice
CraZy LadyZ, a local boutique, presented a check to Coastal Hospice for $6,490. The boutqiue does an annual fundraising trip where they pick a local charity on the Lower Eastern Shore. CraZy LadyZ along with Braemar Travel match half of the contributions from their customers that sign up. Pictured from left to right are Tammy… Read more »
A Week In Business – January 5, 2024
Apprenticeship GraduatesSALISBURY – The inaugural class of the Powerline Worker Pre-Apprenticeship program graduated on Dec. 20, 2023.Seven participants completed this 13-week program offered by Wor-Wic Community College through a partnership with Choptank Electric Cooperative and the Virginia, Maryland, Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC).“We are proud of these graduates and cannot wait to see the… Read more »
Pine’eer Craft Club Presents Annual Donations
BERLIN — The Pine’eer Craft Club installed new officers last month and presented thousands in annual donations and looked ahead to the club’s 50th anniversary in 2024.Sharon Puser will continue as club president, and the luncheon served as a platform for Puser to reflect on the club’s accomplishments throughout the year and offer a glimpse… Read more »
OC Lions Donates to the Lions Vision Research Foundation
OC Lions President Greg Cathell presents a $1,000 check to District Governor Kathy Crockett for the Lions Vision Research Foundation (LVRF). LVRF is a joint effort by the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Lions Club International and Multiple District 22 Lions to provide treatment of low vision disorders. The efforts predominately address vision disorders such … Read more »
Optimist Club Donated Winter Coats
Bill Hickey, past president of the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club, recently donated winter coats to Showell Elementary School (SES). He is shown with Ashley Miller the school counselor at SES.