Randy’s Crew debuts this weekend

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer

(March 3, 2023) Wayne Littleton’s retirement is staying uneventful for three whole days.

Wednesday was the beginning of retirement for the former Believe In Tomorrow program coordinator and fundraiser but already this Saturday, he has an event called Sports Day at the Beach planned at the Westside Route 50 shopping center in West Ocean City.

People can buy, sell and trade sports cards, supplies, autographs and other memorabilia for a $5 entry fee — $2 for those under 10 years old. The event includes a silent auction, raffles and mystery boxes.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

And if that weren’t enough, the next day on Sunday, Littleton will be at Pit & Pub on 28th Street for the first Randy’s Crew fundraiser to benefit the Worcester County Humane Society and Town Cats, a local organization dedicated to the welfare of homeless cats.

The event will be an all-you-can-eat buffet. Like the card show the day before, it will include attractions like a silent auction, raffles and mystery boxes.

The price for admission at the door is $15. The event will take place from 14 p.m.

Though Littleton heaps praise on the Believe in Tomorrow program and looks back fondly at his time at the respite house, he said one of the hardest parts of the job was having to turn away families.

If someone came in the hour of need but they weren’t caring for a child with some form of cancer or other lifethreatening illness, there was nothing Believe in Tomorrow could do for them.

“My plan (in retirement) is to continue being helpful,” Littleton said. “I think too many people fall between the cracks and don’t fit in the different charities in the area.”

As a result, Littleton came up with the idea of starting Randy’s Crew, a more generalized fundraising endeavor that he named after his 14-year-old dog, which was rescued out of Arkansas.

Littleton is also hoping to raise money for students at Buckingham Elementary School to get free ice cream — a privilege currently reserved only for students who can afford to not be on the WCPS meal plan program.

“I hope to find these little things (here and there) that we can accomplish,” Littleton said.

For more information on this weekend’s events or Randy’s Crew, contact Wayne Littleton at 443-978-0680 or email him at littletonwayne@yahoo.com.