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The Worcester County Commissioners recently recognized the longtime volunteer efforts of Virgil and Kenny Dukes of the Girdletree Volunteer Fire Company. Virgil Dukes is pictured with the commiss...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/25/commissioners-recognized-longtime-volunteer/

Mil-Net, Inc. recently made a generous donation to Brooke’s Toy Closet, which provides toys to children at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional and TidalHealth Nanticoke. Pictured are Donna Murray, d...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/25/mil-net-inc-donated-to-brookes-toy-closet/

New board members of the Republican Women of Worcester County were introduced by Sandy Zitzer, RWWC immediate past president, during a general luncheon meeting at Lighthouse Sound. The post RWW...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/25/rwwc-introduced-new-board-members/

On Jan. 15, the Art League of Ocean City presented a $1,000 check to Diakonia Inc. on behalf of the Empty Bowl Project, an annual pottery project at the Ocean City Center for the Arts dedicated t...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/25/oc-art-league-donated-to-diakonia/

Go Green OC’s Josh Chamberlain talked about the importance of composting recently with attendees of a “Sip and Science” event hosted by Assateague Coastal Trust. Chamberlain advised the aud...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/25/assateague-coastal-trust-hosted-sip-science-event/

Worcester County Recycling Manager Bob Keenan and Ed Sargeant met with members of the Rotary Club of Snow Hill to highlight the benefits of recycling. Citizens can learn more about recycling on t...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/25/rotary-club-learns-the-benefits-of-recycling/

The board members of the Republican Women of Worcester County held their holiday luncheon celebration at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin in December. The post RWWC Held Holiday Luncheon Celebratio...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/18/rwwc-held-holiday-luncheon-celebration/

The TidalHealth Foundation recently received a generous donation of $65,000 from the Wilde Charitable Foundation as a contribution to the Graduate Medical Education (GME) campaign to be used in s...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/18/wilde-charitable-foundation-donated-to-gme-campaign/

In December Det. Gutkowski, Det. Whitmer and PFC Flower from the Ocean City Police Department presented The CRICKET Center with a generous donation from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10. ...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/18/fop-lodge-10-donated-to-cricket-center/

Last month the Pine’eer Craft Club installed new officers, presented thousands in annual donations, and looked ahead to the club’s 50th anniversary in 2024. Since forming in 1974, the Craft C...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/18/pineeer-craft-club-installed-new-officers/

The Atlantic Coast Sportfishing Association (ACSA) presented the 2023 Angler of the Year awards for both ocean and bay at their annual year end banquet. Shown in photo from left to right are John...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/18/acsa-presented-2023-angler-of-the-year-awards/

Hunter and Dylan Simons, founders of Only Positive Stories Inc, and students at Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin, once again supported the local recovery community. They shopped, wrapped an...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/18/only-positive-stories-inc-and-wps-students-supported-local-recovery-community/

Ann Runo, Ocean City Lioness Lions Club President.  Kathy Crockett, Lions 22B District Governor, Billie Terrones and Jan Adamchak (not in photo)  unloaded and distributed 70 kid friendly food b...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/11/oc-lioness-lions-club-distributed-food-boxes/

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City inducted three new members last month. Pictured from left to right are Kiwanian sponsor Jan Wolfing, Tim Kartisek (sponsored by Jan), Dick Keili...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/11/kiwanis-club-inducted-new-members-2/

The Germantown School hosted Dr. Clara Small during the lecture series Veteran Voices for a talk about Buffalo Soldiers. The lecture series continues this Saturday, with Small speaking at 10 a.m....

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/11/germantown-school-hosted-lecture-series/

Members of the Books by the Bay Book Club held their Holiday Luncheon at the Victorian Restaurant in the Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth in December. The post Books by the Bay Book Club Held Holiday Lu...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/11/books-by-the-bay-book-club-held-holiday-luncheon/

Leo Club teacher advisors Brittany Tracy and Marie Stevenson visited the Ocean City Lions to share the volunteer activities of the SDHS Club. The Lions presented a $1,500 check to support the Leo...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/11/oc-lions-donated-to-leo-club/

Members of the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club gathered together recently to prepare the mailing of tickets for the club’s 2024 scholarship raffle to benefit the students of Stephen Decatur Hig...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/11/optimist-club-to-hold-scholarship-raffle/

Delmarva Power recently donated $5,000 to the SU Foundation, Inc. through its 29th annual Delmarva Scholarship Golf Classic tournament.Pictured, from left, are Jason Curtin Salisbury University v...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/04/delmarva-power-donated-to-the-su-foundation-inc/

Leo Club teacher advisors Brittany Tracy and Marie Stevenson  visited the Ocean City Lions to share the volunteer activities of the Stephen Decatur High School club. The Lions presented a $1,500...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/04/oc-lions-donates-to-leo-club/

The Worcester County Garden Club recently held a festive garden therapy workshop at the Gull Creek Senior Living Community in Berlin. Members brought flowers, greens, and supplies to the facility...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/04/garden-club-held-festive-garden-therapy-workshop/

CraZy LadyZ, a local boutique, presented a check to Coastal Hospice for $6,490. The boutqiue does an annual fundraising trip where they pick a local charity on the Lower Eastern Shore. CraZy Lady...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/04/crazy-ladyz-donated-to-coastal-hospice/

OC Lions President Greg Cathell presents a $1,000 check to District Governor Kathy Crockett for the Lions Vision Research Foundation (LVRF).  LVRF is a joint effort by the Johns Hopkins Wilmer E...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/04/oc-lions-donates-to-the-lions-vision-research-foundation/

Bill Hickey, past president of the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club, recently donated winter coats to Showell Elementary School (SES).  He is shown with Ashley Miller the school counselor at SES....

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2024/01/04/optimist-club-donated-winter-coats/

The Worcester County Garden Club held a workshop at Stevenson United Methodist Church Hall during which members brought assorted greenery and flowers to make holiday arrangements for their homes....

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/28/worcester-county-garden-club-held-a-workshop/

Thompson Island Brewing Company employees Bethany Flick, Logan Redden, Gaby Castillo and Mason Strecker prepare to serve customers on Dec. 5, which was the SoDel Family Day of Giving. All the pro...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/28/sodel-family-day-of-giving-held/

The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club held a Christmas lunch at the Marlin Club Dec. 9.  Members of the club brought gifts to be placed in a Toys for Tots collection box. The post Optimist Club ...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/28/optimist-club-held-a-christmas-lunch/

The Berlin Lions Club held their annual Christmas Family Campaign Saturday Dec 16.  The club provided food, gifts, clothing and bikes for 15 local families.  Pictured are several Berlin Lions C...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/28/lions-club-held-annual-christmas-family-campaign/

Believe In Tomorrow Director Mary Brown and Assistant Amanda Koontz were guests of the Ocean Pines Anglers Club, which sponsors a summer program for those staying at Childrens House By The Sea in...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/28/anglers-club-hosts-believe-in-tomorrow/

The Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) presented Senator Mary Beth Carozza (R-District 38) with a Legislative Recognition Award at the annual MACo Winter Conference Awards Banquet held at th...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/28/annual-maco-winter-conference-awards-banquet-held/

Berlin resident Helen Wiley this month marked 16 years of volunteering at the Church Mouse, the thrift shop on Main Street in Berlin. The store, operated by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, uses it...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/21/volunteer-marks-16-years-at-the-church-mouse/

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin would like to thank the community for participation in the church’s annual Shred-It event. The well attended event  was an opportunity for people to shr...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/21/st-pauls-episcopal-held-annual-shred-it-event/

Around the world every year on Nov. 10,  active duty Marines and members of Marine Corps veteran associations gather to celebrate the birthday of the founding of the Marine Corps. That tradition...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/21/veterans-celebrate-founding-of-the-marine-corps/

The James M. Bennett High School class of 1973 recently held its 50th reunion, during which class members donated to raise funds for a one-time scholarship. The one-time award of $1,060 will go t...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/21/james-m-bennett-high-school-held-50th-reunion/

Participants in Buckingham Elementary School’s Girls on the Run program recently completed their first 5k. The 10-week program, designed for third and fourth graders, includes lessons to help t...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/21/buckingham-elementary-girls-run-first-5k/

Members of Girl Scout Troop 365 of Berlin recently visited TidalHealth Peninsula Regional to donate to Brooke’s Toy Closet, a program that provides new toys to children in the emergency departm...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/21/girl-scouts-donate-to-brookes-toy-closet/

Members of the Ocean Pines Garden Club gathered in late November to create numerous swags and wreaths to decorate neighborhood entrances throughout Ocean Pines. The post Garden Club Creates Ent...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/14/garden-club-creates-entrance-decorations/

Germantown School Community Heritage Center hosted its second “Veteran Voices” talk with Korean War veteran Wallace Purnell on Nov. 25. Pictured at the event, which was well attended, are Gab...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/14/heritage-center-hosted-second-veteran-voices-talk/

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City received enormous support for its annual coat and toy drive. Coat drive co-chairs, Kitty Wrench and Sue Wineke collected over 300 coats while to...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/14/kiwanis-club-holds-annual-coat-and-toy-drives/

Salvation Army’s “Love Beyond Christmas” campaign includes donations, gifts and bell ringing. Wicomico Retired School Personnel Association (WRSPA) donated toys and winter-wear at their Nov...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/14/salvation-army-holds-love-beyond-christmas-campaign/

The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club recently donated coats to Berlin Intermediate School. Bill Hickey, chairman of the coat donation program for the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club, is pictured d...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/14/optimist-club-donated-coats-to-berlin-intermediate/

The Ocean Pines Department of Parks and Recreation held its annual “Breakfast With The Grinch” on Dec. 2. As customary, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City cooked the pancakes,...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/14/op-parks-recreation-held-annual-breakfast-with-the-grinch/

At Buckingham Elementary School, during the first quarter of the year Jessica Grimes’ kindergarten class put money in a piggy bank whenever they spotted kindness. The class decided in September...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/07/buckingham-kindergartners-donate-to-humane-society/

On Nov. 20 the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club conducted a youth identification project at Snow Hill Elementary School.  Four classes of kindergarten students were fingerprinted as part of an id...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/07/optimist-club-conducted-youth-identification-project-2/

Last Saturday, the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum hosted a children’s wassail and gingerbread event to provide local kids with a glimpse of historic holiday traditions. The post Calvin B. Tayl...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/07/calvin-b-taylor-house-museum-hosted-childrens-event/

The Ocean City-Berlin .  Pictured is Christina Dolomount-Brown, right, presenting the check to Dena Holloway. The post Optimist Club Donated to Toys for Tots appeared first on News Ocean City...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/07/optimist-club-donated-to-toys-for-tots/

In an effort to rekindle holiday traditions in Bishopville, residents Frankie Zurla, Bethany Ramey and Ami Jachimski for the past several years have been organizing a holiday bridge lighting cere...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/07/bishopville-rekindles-holiday-traditions/

Worcester County Historical Society recently held its fall meeting and awarded mini-grants to these organizations. From left to right is Kimberly Jones of the Sturgis One Room School Museum, Chri...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/07/historical-society-held-fall-meeting/

Dion Jenkins and Lt. Shawn Simmons of Salvation Army receive holiday gifts from Judy Davis, Community Service Chair, Wicomico Retired School Personnel Association. WRSPA meets four times a year f...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/11/30/wrspa-donates-to-salvation-army/

A horseback riding event held before Thanksgiving, the Turkey Trot Trail Ride, raised $360 for the Spirit Kitchen in Berlin. Kate Hulme, center, is pictured making the donation to Vicky Nock and ...

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/11/30/turkey-trot-trail-ride-held/