MEMBER UPDATES
The Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration
The Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration "Day of Acknowledgment" will celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of African American life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Downtown Chestertown's Village House: Retirement Canceled, Inspiration Found
Elaine Bowman and her daughter, Erin Zierfuss, have quietly been making changes in their downtown Chestertown business, Village House, for almost two years now. “We have been too busy to really look up until now,” Bowman explained.
Figg’s Ordinary Celebrates Five Years of Operation
Figg’s Ordinary, LLC is thrilled to mark its fifth anniversary and to celebrate the occasion is pleased to announce it will resume indoor seating and service effective March 15, 2022.
SCORE Mentors Staff Chestertown hotDesks
Beginning March 3, Upper Shore SCORE business mentors will be at Chestertown HotDesks, 903 Washington Avenue, 10:30 am -12:30 pm on the first and third Thursdays through May 26. They will offer SCORE’s vast library of business resources, including helpful guides, templates and training materials and take requests for individual business counseling.
Kent School Welcomes Tiffany Newport as School Counselor
Tiffany Newport joined the Kent School employee group this week to fill the newly created role of School Counselor. Tiffany comes to Kent School from The Benedictine School where she was most recently the Assistant Residential Program Administrator.
ShoreRivers Calls for Summer 2022 Internship Applicants
ShoreRivers is accepting applications for four paid summer internships: one position based in the Easton office is open to the public, and three positions based in the Chestertown and Galena offices are open to Washington College students.
Emily Welsh Named Nursing Coordinator of the Mobile Wellness Team at UM Shore Medical Center in Chestertown
Emily Welsh, BSN, RN, has been named Nursing Coordinator of the Mobile Wellness Team based at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. The Mobile Wellness Team collaborates with community partners to bring health care access and support services to Kent County residents in their home and community settings.
Chester River Health Foundation Sponsors Angel Tree
The Chester River Health Foundation sponsored its annual Angel Tree on which "holiday wishes" were hung for children in the Kent and Queen Anne's Counties’ foster care programs and Kent Center, which provides services for adults who have developmental disabilities.
ShoreRivers Welcomes and Thanks Board Leadership
ShoreRivers is pleased to announce three new members of its Governing Board: Katherine Wiacek, Rosemary Ramsey Granillo, and Nancy Cordes.
Local Home Repair Nonprofit Welcomes New Board Members
Rebuilding Together Kent County is excited to welcome two new board members to their team working to end substandard housing in Kent County.