Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines – Ocean City Young Children: Priority One Chair Jim Spicknall presents a $500 check to Diakonia Volunteer Coordinator Susan Blaney in support of Diakonia’s programs which provide temporary housing for the homeless and helps them seek employment as well as providing basic necessities for those in need.
Area resident Angela Houck took second place in the Tri-State Pole Invitational Competition held at the Howard County Sports Center in Elkridge, Md. on Saturday, March 10. This was the second annual Tri-State Pole Competition, and included 16 pole fitness studios from the MD-DC-VA region. Houck, owner/instructor of The Pole Power Studios in West Ocean… Read more »
Sergeant Matt Crisafulli of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Celeste Bunting, Worcester Prep Head of Lower School. The certificate honored WPS and Bunting for involvement in the county’s Santa House Program. Over 200 beautifully wrapped and carefully selected gifts were given to Santa Claus, who then has the Sheriff’s… Read more »
On Sunday, March 25 from 7:30 a.m.-noon, members of the youth mission team will sponsor a breakfast to benefit their trip to Appalachia in June. The event is held in the Family Life Center at Community Church on Route 589 at Beauchamp Road. All are welcome. This is the 11th year that youth and adult… Read more »
Several members of the Republican Women of Worcester County spent the day in Annapolis last month attending the Maryland Republican Women’s Club Red Scarf Day. Pictured with Delegate Mike McDermott are, from left, Laura McDermott, Barbara Loffler, Ann Lutz, Joan Gentile and Merilee Horvat.
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore awarded HALO (Hope and Life Outreach) $2,000 from the Biron Wicomico County Fund to support the conversion of an empty lot on the property of the HALO Day Center property to an organic garden called the Harvest of Hope Project, which hopes to provide fresh food for the… Read more »
Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club President Arlan Kinney, left, welcomes fellow Rotarian, Joe McLean of the Austin, Texas Rotary Club. Kinney and McLean share interesting experiences as both are retired from the U.S. Department of State Foreign Services. Club meetings are held Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. at the Captain’s Table Restaurant.
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore recognized past board members at an annual luncheon at the Foundation’s Nonprofit Support Center in Salisbury. This year, nine board members who served in several capacities with the foundation, gathered to enjoy lunch and to hear an update on the recent activities from Spicer Bell, CFES President. Seated,… Read more »
The Optimist Scholarship Lotto winners received their checks at a recent meeting. Jeffery G Bauer won $75,000 and Katherine A Cioccio won $15,000. Proceeds from the lotto will be awarded to college ready seniors from Stephan Decatur High School. The Optimists Have awarded $1,500,000 in scholarships over 24 years from lotto proceeds. Above, from left,… Read more »
Maryland Coastal Bays Program’s Sandi Smith, Montego Bay resident and environmental activist Vera McCullough and Sunset Marina’s Brian Tinkler are pictured above. McCullough donated a 24-foot Pontoon boat to the program, which will be housed at Sunset Marina. The boat will be used for such programs as horseshoe and water quality monitoring as well as… Read more »