Member Updates
The Kent County Public Schools Education Foundation Fund is hosting a career and retirement celebration for Dr. Karen Couch in May. Dr. Couch, superintendent of Kent County Public Schools, has dedicated her career to education. Community members, colleagues, family and friends are all invited to a special celebration dinner for Dr. Couch from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at the Chester River Yacht and Country Club.
Compass will be offering their three-day training session for any individuals interested in becoming a patient care volunteer. The training session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3, 10, & 17th. The training will be held at our Barnette Center's Conference room located at 255 Comet Dr. Centreville, MD 21617. Volunteers provide company for patients, relieve the primary caregiver for a short period of time, assist with administration duties, or grief services. We are always looking for Veterans to assist with our We Honor Veterans program.
Kent School looks forward to hosting our annual auction: The Magic Happens Here, Saturday, April 20 from 4:30-9:30 pm. The Auction will take place at Kent School’s riverside campus in the M.V. “Mike” Williams Gymnasium. The Magic Happens Here features the magical talents of magician Mike Rose. Rose will perform throughout the event including a stage show at 6:45p.m.
With a radio handle like "Captain Space," there's likely no more appropriate a song to launch your new radio station than "Rocket Man." At around noon on Thursday, March 28, 1974, after some opening news and other reports, Elton John's classic song became the first track played on 90.5 FM WKHS, Kent County High School's student radio station. This year marks radio station's 50th anniversary, with a broadcasting program that has continued to grow over the last five decades.
Kent Attainable Housing, Inc. (KAH) has been awarded $810,000 in Congressional funding to address the affordable housing crisis in Kent County, Maryland. Maryland's U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen secured the funding as part of a package of Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bills, which the President signed. This significant allocation is a vital step forward in addressing the urgent need for affordable housing in Kent County.
Kent School, an independent day school located on the bank of the Chester River in historic Chestertown, Maryland serving children in Preschool through Grade 8, has an immediate opening for an Administrative Assistant. The ideal candidate is efficient, detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled in developing and maintaining workplace and customer relationships. This position reports directly to the Head of School.
