Members of the Community Church at Ocean Pines sponsored a food drive at the local Food Lion to collect food items for Sarah’s Pantry, which is the local food pantry sponsored by the church. The over 1,000 food items and personal items collected along with monetary donations will be used to restock Sarah’s Pantry and… Read more »
Mary Gay Calcott Fund representatives Rick Wooten and Linda and Pete Hutchinson commemorated the 10th Anniversary of the 2014 Mary Gay Calcott Award of Excellence, which honors local schools through the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.
Community Church at Ocean Pines volunteers Jean Puryear, Barbara Bernard, Marlene Ott and Phil Lassiter are pictured helping to collect the 1,000 food items that were distributed at Thanksgiving.
RPS ISG International recently held its 3rd Annual Disc Golf Tournament raising over $10,000 in support of United Way’s Imagination Library Program. Twenty-eight teams from area companies competed to raise funds for the program, which provides free, home-delivered books to local children. Pictured are Brad Sutliffe with Nita and Dean Goodwin of RPS ISG International.
Atlantic General Hospital’s cancer care program was recently recognized by the South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society for being a leader in the fight against breast cancer. Pictured, from left, are radiation oncologist Manoj Jain, MD; Irene White, director of oncology services at Atlantic General Hospital; Arlene Schneider, senior representative for the South… Read more »
An Italian dinner fundraiser was held last week at the Elks Lodge Hall benefiting the Play It Safe program. The Ocean City Elks #2645 presented a $2,000 check to Play It Safe Chairperson Donna Greenwood at the event. The donation stemmed from a grant through the Elks National Foundation. Pictured, from left, are Play It Safe Secretary… Read more »
Three members of the Salisbury Jaycees recently were recognized with state and national honors during the chapter’s annual Past Presidents Night banquet. Past President Jason Rhodes was named a U.S. Junior Chamber Ambassador, the highest honor presented by the organization’s national association, JCI USA. The award recognizes outstanding service to, and involvement in, the chapter… Read more »
The Carol Steffy Spirit of Esther Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) contributed $400 to the PAC14 Endowment Fund. Carol Steffy established the Spirit of Esther Fund in memory of her mother, Esther Sinnott Moore. The donation will allow PAC14 to continue to provide local community oriented television programming. Pictured, from… Read more »
Elizabeth Louise McDonaldOCEAN PINES — Elizabeth Louise “Betty” McDonald, age 90, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at her home in Ocean Pines.Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Arthur B. Nalley and Louisa Lecker. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Kenneth Earle “Mac” McDonald, on Oct…. Read more »
The Ocean City Development Corporation held its annual Clean Sweep event throughout the downtown area earlier this month. Above many of the volunteers are pictured on Dorchester Street after canvassing the downtown.