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Welcome to the Talbot Chamber Semimonthly Compass. This information is intended to keep you updated about Chamber events, issues affecting your business and community activities.
If you have news you would like to share with our Chamber Community, please send your press release to
khanna@talbotchamber.org no later than the Wednesday prior to our Monday publication. If you have any questions, please contact the Chamber at 410-822-4653.
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Friday, October 7, 8:30-9:30am: Partners in Education Meeting, Chamber Office
Tuesday, October 11, 4-5pm: Chamber Executive Committee Meeting, Chamber Office
Wednesday, October 12, 2-6pm: Regional Job Fair, Talbot County Community Center
Thursday, October 13, 12-1pm: Government & Regulatory Meeting, Chamber Office
Friday, October 14, 8:30-9:30am: Young Professionals Board Meeting, Rise Up Coffee
Monday, October 17, 12-1pm: Ambassadors Meeting & Lunch, Bartlett Pear Inn, 28 S. Harrison Street in Easton
Thursday, October 20, noon-1:15: October Chamber Luncheon, Tidewater Inn, 101 E. Dover Street in Easton, Our guest speakers will be Dr. Michael Tooke, Medical Director and Susan Piggott, board member from Talbot Hospice. The sponsor is Habitat Choptank.
Thursday, October 20, 4-5pm: Chamber Board of Directors Meeting, Chamber office
Tuesday, October 25, 8-10:30am: Economic Symposium, Tidewater Inn, 101 E. Dover Street in Easton
Thursday, October 27, 6-8pm: Young Professionals Annual Pumpkin Carving Night for elementary school age students, Moton Elementary Cafeteria, 307 Glenwood Avenue in Eaton, free event
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The Talbot County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new members!
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The 2016 Regional Job Fair
Everybody works on Wednesday October 12, 2016
2016 Upper Shore Regional Job Fair from 2 to 6pm
Talbot County Community Center
Get yourself ready to network and meet employers at the upcoming Regional Job Fair at the Talbot Community Center in Easton. Free and open to the public, this annual fall event brings together an array of businesses ready to assist with information about
available jobs and about career opportunities in the Upper Shore Region.
Employers
Acme Markets ~ ALDI Inc. ~ Alphena Pharma Solutions ~ APG Chesapeake
Atlantic Broadband ~ Bayleigh Chase ~ Benedictine ~ BesTemps ~ Bright Star
Caloris ~ Candle Light Cove ~ Caroline Center ~ Chesapeake College
Choptank Transport ~ Comfort Keepers ~ Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc.
Dart Container Corporation ~ David A. Bramble ~ Dixon Valve
Dress Barn ~ Express Employment Professionals ~ Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
Federal Resources ~ Genesis Elder Care National Centers, Inc. ~ Hardee's
Home Instead Senior Care ~ Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort
Inn at Perry Cabin by Belmond ~ Maryland State Police ~ Medifast
Mid-Atlantic Waste Systems
~ Old Navy ~ Olive Garden ~ Paris Foods
Protemps Staffing Solutions ~ PRS Guitars ~ Quality Staffing Services
Queen Anne's County ~ RAUGH inc. ~ Reeb ~ Royal Farms ~ Staples ~ Sysco
Target ~ The Arc Central Chesapeake Region ~ The Heartfields at Easton
The Orthopedic Center ~ The Preston Automotive Group ~ The Whalen Company
Tri-Gas & Oil, Inc ~ Unisite Design, Inc. ~ University of Maryland Medical System
UPS ~ Wagman, Inc. ~ Walgreen Co. ~ Warwick Fulfillment ~ Easton Eye Care Willow Construction ~ US Army Recruiting Center ~ Easton Dermatology
WCEI & WINX ~ Annapolis Cars ~ Advantage Solutions (BJ's Event Specialists)
Resource Room
In addition to the business area, a resource area will be available to bring local supportive and organizational resources to the event. Many volunteers will be on-hand to offer tips for talking to employers, locating available transportation, adult educational courses and important career guidance services. The M1 mobile career center will be on hand for this event to assist with resume and on-line applications.
Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center ~
DORS
Talbot County Free Library ~
American Legion ~
DLLR ~
Veterans Services
Delmarva Community Services ~
Adult Literacy ~ Talbot County DSS
MD State Board of Elections
Sponsors
Sponsors for this job fair include the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce, Talbot County Council, the Star Democrat, 96.7 WCEI, MTS Broadcasting. the partners, organizations and resources of the American Job Center in the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Network, including the local libraries, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), Division of Workforce Development and Chesapeake College Adult Learning, and the Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County and Queen Anne's County Chambers of Commerce.
For more information, call Al Silverstein at the Talbot Chamber of Commerce at (410) 822-4653 or 410-253-9178 cell or email,
asilver@talbotchamber.org
A USDOL Funded, Equal Employment Opportunity Event
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Daily Assurance
Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting
On Thursday, September 22, Daily Assurance held its Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting at the Chamber office located at 101 Marlboro Avenue, Suite 53, Easton, MD.
Daily Assurance LLC is offers clientele a variety of services and companionship to enhance their quality of life while in the comfort of their home. The staff provides the necessary living assistance that allows seniors to remain independent and enjoying life. You and your family will receive excellent care, availability, and affordability with Daily Assurance. The goal is to build a life lasting relationship with you and to think of us as extended family members giving you the assistance that you need!
www.dailyassure.com
410-829-6675
Pictured includes: Senator Addie Eckardt, George Koste (Maryland Capital Enterprises), Sabine Simonson (Talbot County Free Library), Rod Renner (Renner Management LLC), Lori McDonald (Eastern Shore Title Co.), Pam Sard (Eastern Shore Title), Latonnia Bowens (Turning Heads Hair Salon), Anious Parker,
Elizabeth Roe, Stephanie Wolf (Davita), Clarence & Pauline Porter, Rick & Donna Andrew (Friendship Antique Restorer), Miranda Parker (Vitas Hospice), Natasha Greene (Caroline Center),
Erene Baltimore (Daily Assurance), Michael Baltimore, Jr., Titus Baltimore, Ahltair Baltimore, Adam Jones (Shore United Bank), SFC Ignaco Jimenez (U.S. Army), Pam Sard (Eastern Shore Title Co.), Kristen Lockerman (Avery Hall Benefit Solutions), Michelle Hammond (BeInspired Health & Wellness) and Ron Engle (Easton Town Council, Ward 3). Margaret Iovino (The Star Democrat) and MD State Delegate Johnny Mautz were also present.
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The Peoples Bank
Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting
On Saturday, September 24, The Peoples Bank celebrated their Grand Opening at their new location at 204 North Washington Street in Easton.
The location is a full service Branch with a drive through ATM and ample parking in the front and the back. The Branch Manager, Jodi Richardson, is a local resident of Talbot County.
Ralph Dowling, Peoples Bank President and CEO stated: "We are excited about this new venture and the expansion of our service area into the Talbot County/Easton market. We look forward to making new friends and developing partnerships with the Community." The Peoples Bank currently has branches in Chestertown, Galena, Rock Hall, Millington and Sudlersville. We invite you to please stop by and meet our friendly, courteous, and knowledgeable staff
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www.pbkc.com 410-690-8799
Pictured includes: Bob Willey (Mayor of Easton), Betsy Willey, Karen Willis (Peoples Bank), Larry Lyons (Peoples Bank), Martha Rasin (Board of Directors, Peoples Bank), Katie DeSano (Peoples Bank), LaMonte Cooke (Board of Directors, Peoples Bank), Brenda Yoder (Peoples Bank), Bailey Harris (Peoples Bank), Pam Skillings (Easton Economic Development), Don Richardson and sons (Easton Town Manager), Patti Dowling, Tad & Linda Wheatley (Peoples Bank), Grace Eyler (Peoples Bank), Jodi Richardson (Peoples Bank), Ralph Dowling (President/CEO of Peoples Bank), David Bowman (Peoples Bank), Brittany Patchett (Peoples Bank), Donna Edwards (Peoples Bank), Terri Garvey (Peoples Bank), Harriet Creighton (Peoples Bank), Pres Harding (band member), Philip Dutton (band member), David Adams and family, Scott Milligan (Avalon Foundation) and Ron Engle (Easton Town Council, Ward 3).
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Shearer The Jeweler 90-Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting
Shearer the Jeweler Celebrated their 90th Anniversary with a ribbon cutting event on Thursday, September 29 at the jewelry store, located at 22 N Washington Street in Easton. During the festivities Shearer the Jeweler was recognized with an official citation from The Maryland General Assembly.
Pictured include MD State Delegate Chris Adams, Steve Shearer (Shearer the Jeweler), Jillian Crist (Shearer the Jeweler), MD State Delegate Johnny Mautz, DeMarley Gladden (Shearer the Jeweler), Sara and Chris Koch (Shearer family), Mary Kay Shearer (Shearer the Jeweler), Anne Ewing (Shearer the Jeweler) and Eunice Shearer (Shearer the Jeweler)
Shearer the Jeweler was started by Steve Shearer's grandfather, a watchmaker, and his grandmother. Shortly after his grandfather passed away in 1949, his father and mother joined his grandmother to keep the business growing. In 1980, after completing his graduate gemology degree and working in the jewelry business in Washington, D.C., Steve Shearer returned to Easton to join his parents in the family business. He and his wife, Mary Kay, now run the business.
Celebrate 90 years with Shearer the Jeweler, 1926-2016! Starting October 4th: 90 days of sales! Each day, a different item will be discounted 26% through the New Year. 410.822.2279 www.shearerthejeweler.com
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Habitat for Humanity Choptank
October Calendar of Events
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Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the work of
October begins next week and the Komen Maryland calendar is chock-full of fun events and special sales that raise vital funds for local breast health programs and national research during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you to all of the companies and groups that are holding events or giving a portion of their sales to benefit Komen Maryland.
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Academy Art Museum Announces ARTober: A Celebration of the Arts on the Eastern Shore for the Whole Month of October
The Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD is hosting ARTober, a month-long series of programs and event celebrating the vibrant arts scene of the Eastern Shore. The activities begin
October 6 and runs through November 4, 2016. During that period the Museum will host over 40 classes, lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and special events in the visual and performing arts on such topics as garden photography, technology in art fabrication, book arts, needle felting, Zentangle, Flamenco and ballroom dancing, storytelling, and even yoga for creativity. There will also be several free events, including artist demonstrations, a craft sale, vendors, an active Raku workshop, and family programming on the weekend of October 15 and 16 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The activities are designed for people of all ages and interests.
For further information or to register for ARTober classes, workshops, and special events, visit www.artobereasternshore.com
or call 410-822-2787.
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October is National Physical Therapy Month
Tidewater Physical Therapy Rehabilitation and Associates P.A., is supporting National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM), by promoting the message that in some instances physical therapy is a safe and effective alternative to opioids for long-term pain management.
NPTM, led by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is a nationally recognized month of awareness each October that educates the public on the benefits of physical therapy. This special month of awareness has become so popular that the APTA dedicates a special messaging campaign every year under the umbrella of NPTM. This year, the focus is to increase the understanding that sometimes, physical therapy is a safer alternative for a patient to manage his pain versus long-term opioid use.
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Join our friends and volunteers for the 7th annual Bark in the Park Family Festival, Dog Walk, Dog Show and 5K Family Fun Run!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8TH,
8AM-NOON
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We host many events at Bountiful and all of the organizations we partner with do important work for our community. I wanted you to know, however, that we take our partnership with Susan G. Komen Maryland very personally. Too many of our customers, friends and-yes-our staff have had to do battle with breast cancer and I want to put my own resources behind Komen's effort to find a cure.
I hope you'll find the time to join Lori Yates, Komen's Community Health Manager for the Eastern Shore & Southern Maryland, and me on Friday October 7th for an event that will celebrate the survivors among us and raise money to fund services for our friends on the Shore who are still struggling with this disease.
Here's the plan. From 5:30pm to 7:30pm on October 7th we'll throw open the doors and welcome all comers to shop for the cause. As is our custom, Bountiful will donate 20% of all of the evening's sales to Komen Maryland.
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Join the Ice Bash For Turner Team!
Bid on auction items, buy tickets, purchase Turner Strong t-shirts, donate, sponsor and learn more about this October 8th evening in which our community joins together to support a very special young man and his family in their journey towards his health.
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Petition for Easton Point Annexation
County Council Public Hearing
Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00 pm
A current annexation petition in front of the County Council could provide....waterfront dining at Easton Point, a cleaner Tred Avon River, and new local businesses on Easton Point. Attend the County Council Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00 pm at the Talbot County Courthouse to voice your support! Or, email your Talbot County Council members care of Andy Hollis, at
hollis@talbotcountymd.gov.
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Meet the Nathan Event Oct 11, 5-6:30
Interested in Sailing? Looking for a unique volunteer opportunity? Join in on a sail training session, Tuesday October 11 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm on the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester at Long Wharf in Cambridge. The captain and crew will tell you all about the boat and the volunteer opportunities and perhaps even go for a quick sail to give you an idea about what they do and how they operate.
The Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester is a commercial passenger carrying sailing vessel with a volunteer crew and commanded by a professional Coast Guard licensed captain. The non-profit Dorchester Skipjack Committee owns, preserves and operates the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester to promote Cambridge and Dorchester County's maritime heritage and tourism by offering educational on-the-water experiences on an authentic Chesapeake Bay sailing vessel.
They look forward to meeting you and showing you their boat on October 11th. They'll have a full orientation and classroom training early next year so everyone is ready to start sailing in late April.
Space is limited so e-mail info@skipjack-nathan.org or call 410 228-7141 and leave a message so they can save you a spot. For more information you can also visit the website www.skipjack-nathan.org.
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Hard-Boiled Anxiety: The Freudian Desires of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler,
Ross Macdonald, and Their Detectives
Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
For close to fifty years, three masters of the hard-boiled detective novel dispatched intrepid gumshoes into upper-crust homes and seedy back alleys, peeling back and exposing all the pretexts of polite society. Or did they? Were there even closer, darker secrets they never quite copped to, or understood?
In Hard-Boiled Anxiety, Karen Huston Karydes offers a new and unsettling reading of the classic pairings of Dashiell Hammett and his successive shamuses, the Continental Op, Sam Spade, and Nick Charles; Raymond Chandler and his brooding knight errant, Philip Marlowe; and Ross Macdonald and his 1960s sleuth, Lew Archer.
Karen Huston Karydes had a twenty-four-year career at the Arlington County, Virginia Department of Libraries, focusing on adult acquisitions and reference. She then ran the library for inmates inside the Arlington County Detention Center for five years. At sixty, she pursued her interest in literary biography by entering the University of Maryland's Ph.D. program in English Language and Literature. After receiving her degree in 2010, she returned to full-time public library work and is now the Acquisitions Librarian for the Talbot County Free Library in Maryland. All library programs are free and open to the public.
For more information you can call (410) 745-5877 or visit the library website at
www.tcfl.org
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NINTH ANNUAL CHESAPEAKE FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN
The Chesapeake Film Festival opens at the Avalon Theater on October 27th with a cocktail party at 5:30 p.m. Opening night festivities bring together filmmakers and buffs from across the region and from far distances.
Opening night features Gary Jobson, the pre-eminent American ambassador for sailing, Jobson serves as ESPN's sailing analyst and NBC 's Summer Olympics sailing correspondent.
He is joined by award-winning nautical cinematographer, Alexis Andrews.
www.ChesapeakeFilmFestival.com for full program, All Access Passes, individual tickets
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Easton Mayor's Prayer Breakfast to be Held on October 28
On Friday, October 28, 2016, from 7 to 9 a.m., Easton's 34th Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast will be held at the Tidewater Inn in Easton. This year's breakfast will feature Lizbeth Abbott Haslup, M. Ed., of Easton, Reading and Early Childhood Supervisor with the Talbot County Public Schools; Wayne Layfield of Easton, retired Inspector on the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia and an Instructor in Management, Supervisory and Gun Safety classes; and Ed Allen of Easton,
CFO at Shore Bancshares as guest speakers.
Tickets to the 2016 Mayor's Prayer Breakfast may be purchased at Sear's in Easton, the Easton Town Office, the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce, and Economy Printing in Easton beginning October 1. The cost is $12 a person and seating is limited. For further information, contact Kathy Ruf at 410-822-2525 or visit the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Facebook Page.
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"Tilghman Tales" shown by Tilghman Watermen's Museum October 28st, 7pm, Tilghman Elementary School.
"
Tilghman Tales: Building Boats, Lives and Memories on the Chesapeake Bay"
is the most recent educational video produced by the Tilghman Watermen's Museum, Maryland Heritage Trust, Jennifer Shea and Peter Carroll Productions.
"Tilghman Tales"
shares the stories of a few of the island's notables recounted by colorful storytellers, local experts, self-taught historians, innovative boat builders, "jacks-of-all trades" and self-reliant women. Through them we meet several generations of legendary Tilghman boat builders and some intrepid women who love the water and the waterman's life as fiercely as the men.
"The Tilghman Log Canoe"
features Frazier Stanley Covington and Pete Lesher, Curator of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael's. "Tilghman Work Boats" features David "Bunky" Miller, William "Willie" Roe, John C. Kinnamon, Jr. and John C. Kinnamon, Sr.
"Tilghman Women on the Water"
features Elaine Crow, Colleen Sadler, Carolyn Cummings Swann, Debbie Sherwood and Lois Ann Lednum. The "Maynard Lowery" Story features Tommy Caplan, Captain Bobby Marshall and George Moose, Jr., and "The World of William E. Cummings" features the late, William E. Cummings.
"Tilghman Tales" will be shown by Tilghman Watermen's Museum October 28st, at 7:00 pm at the Tilghman Elementary School. For questions or additional information call Ann Polo at 609-805-3341.
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Christmas in St. Michaels Announces
2016 Gingerbread Competition and Demo
Christmas in St. Michaels has announced the rules for its 2016 Gingerbread Competition and details about its demonstration on how to create an entry for the competition. The rules have been changed this year to allow any type of gingerbread creation.
Alice Petizon, chair of the Gingerbread Competition committee, explained: "Over the years, people have submitted some lovely entries that were not houses, and the judges faced a dilemma because the rules specified that entries had to be "houses." We anticipate that most entries will be houses of some sort, but changing the rules allows for other types of creations."
A free demonstration of techniques used in making a gingerbread creation will be held on Saturday, November 5, at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library, 106 Fremont Street. Experienced bakers and past participants in gingerbread competitions will conduct the session. Recipes, a listing of helpful hints and a flyer explaining contest categories, cash prizes and rules will be distributed. In addition, the library will feature a display of books on gingerbread structures. For complete information about the Gingerbread Competition, visit christmasinstmichaels.org.
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Tippett will interview tech entrepreneur Anil Dash live onstage at the Avalon Theatre,
November 17.
Award winning public radio host Krista Tippett will interview tech entrepreneur Anil Dash onstage at the Avalon Theatre on Thursday evening, November 17, 2016. Presented by Aspen Institute Wye Fellows and Dock Street Foundation, the event is titled, "Emerging Technologies and Old-Fashioned Civics: A Conversation with Anil Dash."
Anil Dash is a New York-based tech entrepreneur, advocate and writer who is working to make technology and the tech industry more humane, inclusive and ethical. The onstage conversation will be recorded and will simulate a live broadcast.
The broadcast will take place at Easton's Avalon Theatre on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 pm. General Admission tickets for the event are $15 or $35 for admission and an autographed copy of Tippett's new book "Becoming Wise." Tickets are available online at dockstreetfoundation.org or by leaving a message at 410-820-5433.
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Easton Economic Development Corporation awarded USDA grant to support Chesapeake Harvest
The
Easton Economic Development Corporation
(EEDC) was awarded $383,673.00 from USDA from its
Local Food Promotion Program
(LFPP) for the implementation of "Chesapeake Harvest: Connecting Farmers to Markets" program. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $56 million in grants this week to strengthen local and regional food systems, support farmers markets, and fund organic research, including the LFPP grant for the Easton Economic Development Corporation. "Since this Administration launched the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative in 2009 to coordinate USDA efforts to support local and regional food systems, there has been a dramatic increase in consumer demand for buying local," said Vilsack. "Over the years, we've seen how these new market opportunities are helping to drive job growth in agriculture, increase entrepreneurship in rural communities, and expand food access and choice. This latest round of grants will expand the capacity of farmers and businesses to serve this growing market, help revitalize local economies around the country, and support efforts around the country to provide fresh, healthy food to all Americans."
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SVN-Miller Celebrates Re-branding with Ribbon Cutting
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Londonderry on the Tred Avon Manor House
Reopens Offering Community Rentals
The Manor House at Londonderry on the Tred Avon recently had a grand reopening since a fire, caused by a lightning strike, closed its doors in April 2015. The 1867 Gothic Revival villa on the property, which was built at the end of the Civil War for a surgeon in the U.S. Navy, is listed on the Maryland Historical Trust's (MHT) Historic Sites Inventory. The house was designed by prominent architect Richard Upjohn, a founding member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), who also designed Trinity Church and the Church of the Ascension in New York City. Locally, he designed the Christ Church Rectory and the Trippe-Beale House in Easton.
Pictured is the Armstrong Suite, one of three guest rooms available in the Londonderry Manor House, for rent to accommodate overnight guests of Londonderry residents. The Manor House is available for meetings, small gathering and special events. Bridal parties may also use the Armstrong Suite when renting the manor house for a wedding.
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Inn at Perry Cabin is excited to welcome Margaret Fullem as the Catering
Sales
Manager. Margaret has over 20 years of event sales, hospitality and philanthropy experience. She started her career with MCI Communications as a Recognition and Events Manager, managing quarterly events and a budget of $745K per quarter! Margaret has also held positions with Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott as the Senior Catering Sales and Event Manager contracting and servicing groups up to 2,500 attendees and managing budgets up to $5M. She has a passion for the non-profit sector and was Race Director for Komen Maryland where she managed the Race for the Cure in Ocean City, Maryland securing over $150K in Sponsorship's and increased registrations by 15%! Margaret has consistently exceeded sales goals set before her and is looking forward to exceeding sales expectations at the Inn at Perry Cabin!
Margaret enjoys volunteering and helping others, relaxing at the beach, riding her bike and spending time with family. Margaret is also a sports fan watching football on Sundays and following LeBron James her favorite NBA player!
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Academy Art Museum Honors Retiring and New Trustees
Pictured left are the new trustees joining the Academy Art Museum's Board of Trustees: Hanna L. Woicke, Rima Parkhurst, Kentavius K. Jones,
Emeritus Trustee Kay Perkins, Peter A. Gallagher, and Carol Minarick. Absent from the photo is Donald Saff, new Honorary Trustee at the Academy Art Museum.
Pictured right are Carolyn Williams, current Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Academy Art Museum with retiring members of the Board of Trustees Tim Wyman, Kathleen Linehan and Robert Lonergan. Absent from the photo is retiring Trustee Joyce Doehler.
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Talbot Bankers show their spirit at the 2016 Talbot County Relay for Life. Team members at the event: Michael Loftus, Dawn Henckel, Robin O'Brien, Becky Candel, Laura Heikes, Darlene Jones, Lisa Rash, Taylor Rash, Lisa Marvel, Brenda Wooden, Bri Wooden and AnnMarie Carroll.
Employees of Shore United Bank, a member of Shore Bancshares community of companies, participated in the recent Talbot County's Relay for Life event held on Saturday, September 17th at Easton High School. Their Relay for Life team, named "The Talbot Bankers", came in first place as the top fundraising team with a record total of $10,131. Two team members were also the top individual fundraisers for the event, Robin O'Brien raising $3,030 and Dawn Henkel raising $2,338.70. The funds will benefit the American Cancer Society. In addition, the team was also awarded the 2016 Relay Spirit Award and won first place for their vehicle in the "Road to Recovery" lap.
This year's event theme was Lights, Camera, Relay...it's all about Hollywood. The Talbot Bankers team selected the movie 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' and put a lot of energy and spirit into their site, decorations, costumes and vehicle. "Relay for Life is something special to all of us on the team," said Michael Loftus, Shore Bancshares Training Manager. "Each of us have been touched by cancer in some way and this is our way of raising awareness and remembering those we've lost and honoring those that have won the battle. As Team Captain, I couldn't be more proud of our accomplishments this year. We gained some new team members, raised the highest amount of money we have in the last 5 years and have renewed energy."
A survivor luncheon was also held following with an opening ceremony. Survivors made the first lap to begin the relay event. Various games and activities were enjoyed by everyone throughout the day culminating with an extremely moving luminaria ceremony at dusk. Over a 400 lighted luminaria bags glowed in the dark in honor or memory of someone special.
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Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
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101 Marlboro Ave,
Easton, Maryland 21601
Phone: 410.822.4653 * F
ax: 410.822.7922
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