Star Charities held the annual Western Night July 13 at Ocean Downs with all money generated going to support military, wounded soldiers and veterans. Entertainers from Frontier Town included Damian Lockhart, Niamh Lundberg, Tyler Vansice, Jake Kvarda, Rebecca Cossaboom, Josiah Oswald, Nora Hetzler, Julie Karson, Shane Karson, and Carrie Baker. Photo by Ted Page
The Marlin Club Crew of OC, a local non-profit, recently donated $500 to the Ocean Pines Anglers Club to be earmarked for use in supporting the Believe In Tomorrow Fishing and Boating Program. Pictured with Marlin Club Crew members, back from left, were Wayne Littleton, Ocean City Director of Believe In Tomorrow; Budd Heim, Ocean… Read more »
Susan G. Komen Maryland presented a check for support of the Life After Breast Cancer program at MAC Inc., the Area Agency on Aging, recently. Pictured, from left, are MAC Executive Director Pattie Tingle; Robin Ritchie, cancer survivorship coordinator; and Lori Yates, Eastern Shore manager for Susan G. Komen Maryland. The presentation was made in… Read more »
Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 donated $4,000 this month to Coastal Hospice for the purpose of adding additional rooms and medical support for their new facility in Worcester County. Charity Committee members Charlie Loane, Bruce Martinec and Jim Flaig and Carroll Wagner are pictured making the check presentation to Heather Duma, accepting on behalf of… Read more »
Worcester Prep sophomores Maria Deckmann, left, of Milton, Del. and Maya Natesan of Salisbury, recently attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. They joined more than 200 other young leaders representing various high schools. The goal is to provide the youths with a stimulating forum for learning about critical issues while broadening their understanding… Read more »
Every month Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley Gives, a committee within ASC&D Serves, donates to employee-nominated charities or causes. For the month of May, it partnered with Love for Lungs, a tennis tournament that raises money for lung research at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. Above, Abigail Plylar, a local student, created this event… Read more »
Area Rotary Clubs introduced 2017/2018 Officers at a recent meeting. Pictured, seated from left, are Marty Pusey, president, Snow Hill Rotary; Willie Jackson, president, Pocomoke Rotary; and Margaret Mudron, president, Ocean City-Berlin Rotary; and, standing from left, are Ann Gibb, past-president, Snow Hill Rotary; Carol Dorman, treasurer, Snow Hill Rotary; Bill Ferguson, assistant district governor;… Read more »
Sarge Garlitz of the Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 delivered a “Welcome Home” kit to the Supportive Services for Veterans program office at Diakonia. The program is run nationally by the Order of the Elks and provides essential home items to veterans moving into new housing. Approximately 10% of all adults who are homeless are veterans. The… Read more »
June 28 was an especially good day because Edward Ahlquist of Ocean Pines was inducted as the newest member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City. He’s pictured at his induction with Kiwanis Membership Chair Pat Winkelmayer, his sponsor Kitty Wrench and Kiwanis President Barbara Peletier.
At the July 5, 2017 weekly meeting, Maryland Delegate Mary Beth Carozza visited the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City and thanked the club for its involvement with children. She specifically signaled out the new Kiwanis Aktion Club at the Worcester County Developmental Center and how the “in house” program where the members who have… Read more »