Published December 18, 2009
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has awarded a $2,000 Help Your Neighbor Grant to the Gateway Christian Ministries in Ocean City to help struggling families and seniors who need assistance paying for utilities, food or prescriptions. Above, Robin Derrickson of Gateway Christian Ministries accepts the grant check from Spicer Bell, CFES President. In the past year, the Community Foundation has provided over $37,000 in emergency assistance to small nonprofits on the Lower Eastern Shore...
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Published December 18, 2009
The members of Community Church at Ocean Pines are making Christmas a little happier for area families by working with Worcester G.O.L.D. and the Angel Tree program. Over 200 paper angels were placed on a Christmas tree in the church narthex. Each contained information about a person such as their age, sizes and an item from their Christmas wish list. Congregation members took an angel, purchased a gift for the person described and then returned the wrapped gift to the church. Marjorie Mause,...
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Published December 18, 2009
The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented a flag that was flown over the Capitol building in Washington, DC to the Fulton Senior Center in Snow Hill. Above are General Levin Winder members, from left, Carol Morrison, Janet Cassidy, Betty Jackson, Kathy Muncy, Judy Reeser, Pat Ayers and Pat Arata and, back row, Jeanne Townsend. Not pictured but in attendance was Kitt Matthews
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Published December 18, 2009
Sheila Zimmer of Berlin recently solicited the help of some friends to make homemade candies to sell at the Lower Shore Red Cross Celebrity Luncheon in Salisbury. An assortment of delicious Christmas treats helped to raise over $450 for the local Red Cross Chapter. Pictured, from left, at her candy wrapping party luncheon are Evonne Lee, Pearl Lasley, Betty Stork, Betsy Ludlam, Zimmer, Kathy Bellestri, Karen Kriege, Niv Kitzig and Jean Shanley.
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Published December 18, 2009
Michele Hughes, Comptroller Peter Franchot, Delegate Rudolph Cane, Jimmy Sarbanes, Kathleen Momme are pictured participating in the 2-1-1 Maryland dedication ribbon cutting at the Life Crisis Center last week in Salisbury.
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