The Worcester County Commissioners recently presented a proclamation to Jennifer LaMade, Core Service Agency Director for the Worcester County Health Department, and Kim Klump, founder and President of the Jesse Klump Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, recognizing May 24 as Suicide Prevention Day.
The 6th Annual Math 24 Game Tournament for Wicomico elementary and middle students took place in the Commons at Salisbury University. M&T Bank has generously sponsored this event in Wicomico Schools for the past several years, and this year presented a check for $5,000. Attending the presentation of M&T’s check were game coordinators Jason Miller… Read more »
Jody Falter, representing BB&T Bank, presented a grant check for $1,000 to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Instructional Program for fifth grade students. The money will provide transportation to and from the memorial. Pictured, from left, are Ed Little, chairman of the Instructional Program; Arlene Page, grant writer; Falter; Marie Gilmore, president,… Read more »
Showell Elementary School third graders TJ Bescak and Jaiden Denk recently donated their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. The 9-year-old boys wanted to help people who have lost their hair due to cancer.
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore awarded a Community Needs Grant to Lower Shore Land Trust (LSLT), Inc. to support efforts to increase the public’s awareness regarding land preservation on the Eastern Shore. During LSLT’s 21 years of operation, landowners have been assisted in preserving over 16,000 acres of land on 94 private properties throughout… Read more »
Arbor Day is celebrated each year with second graders from Ocean City Elementary School at Northside Park. Each class does a skit mostly about trees. At the end of the program they plant a tree in the park. Ocean City Elks provide Elroy the Elk for the children’s entertainment and Drug Awareness Bags. Pictured, from left,… Read more »
Stephen Decatur Middle School recently held “Light It Up Blue” Day to support Autism awareness. The students dressed in blue to show their support while the teachers paid to wear blue “casual clothes.” Pictured, from left, are Kate Lutz, a special education teacher, and Lois Davis, special education teacher and case manager for students with Autism,… Read more »
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore awarded a $7,500 Community Needs Grant to Lower Shore Enterprises to provide office technology skills training to individuals with disabilities by creating an office environment training lab onsite. Pictured, from left, are Spicer Bell, President, Community Foundation; Brenda Malone, Chief Operating Officer, Lower Shore Enterprises; and Jack Heath,… Read more »
The Community Church at Ocean Pines held its 5th Annual Tea & Fashion Show on May 1 with a bevy of models, both males and females modeling clothes from the church’s Shepherd’s Nook. A sell-out crowd enjoyed a noon-time “tea” followed by the fashion show. Pictured above are some of the models.
Buckingham Elementary School Principal Roger Pacella, Lisa Billings and Sam Lynch are pictured presenting a check to Wendy DiBuo to benefit The Autistic Children Support Group of Worcester County.