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from What's Up? Eastern Shore: September 2022

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Hillary Lindeman Clinton Pettus, Ph.D. Rosemary Ramsey Granillo Anthony Rodriguez, Esq

 Mid-Shore Pro Bono New Board Members

Mid-Shore Pro Bono recently announced its new Board of Directors. Newly elected are Directors Hillary Lindeman, Clinton Pettus, Ph.D., Rosemary Ramsey Granillo, and Anthony Rodriguez, Esq. Officers continuing to serve on the Board are President Timothy Abeska, Esq., Vice President James McComb, Treasurer Michael Starling, Esq., and Secretary Holland Brownley, Esq. Other continuing Board members are Sarah Dahl, Esq., Tawes Harper, Judith Showalter, Esq., Ruth Thomas, Rebecca Burner, Doncella Wilson, and Samantha Bowers Welte.

MOBILE WELLNESS TEAM LAUNCHES GRANT-FUNDED COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT

The University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Mobile Wellness Team is one of 18 organizations in Caroline, Dorchester, and Kent counties awarded $5,000 grants in April 2022 by the Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition. The Mobile Wellness Team requested the grant funds to create produce gardens at local schools, churches, residential care communities, YMCAs and senior centers, and at organizations serving persons with disabilities and those in recovery from substance abuse. The Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team then worked with community partners and volunteers to establish raised-bed gardens in four Kent County locations: Chesapeake Villa in Rock Hall, D’s Place and My Abode in Worton, and Hope Community Alliance at Rock Hall Church of God in Edesville. The gardens will be tended by local residents and other volunteers. Learn more at umms.org/shore.

Fleece Blankets Donated to For All Seasons 

One local family gave warmth from their hearts by making tied fleece blankets for local charities. Christine and Charles Streaker and their children Gabriella and Braden of Easton recently donated 20 of their blankets to For All Seasons Rape Crisis Center. Christine Streaker comments, “We had done this last year for Talbot Interfaith Shelter and I knew about For All Seasons and suggested we consider helping them this spring. The kids agreed and we shopped for fabric, selecting fleece patterns that could comfort boys and girls as well as adults. Our family enjoys helping where we can and we really enjoy making the blankets together.” For All Seasons Rape Crisis Center offers certified sexual assault victim advocates, counseling and support groups, free and confidential services in English and Spanish, support in the hospital, police department, and court, and referrals to social and legal services. For more information, visit forallseasonsinc.org.

 MID-ATLANTIC SYMPHONY APPOINTS NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

Michael Repper—an internationally-recognized conductor, pianist, and recording artist whose mission is to use music as a tool for uniting and inspiring communities—has been appointed music director and conductor of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. Repper, 31, currently is music director of the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall. He also serves as music director of the Northern Neck Orchestra in Kilmarnock, VA, and the Ashland Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, and as principal conductor of the Central Ensembles of Sinfonía por el Perú in Lima, one of the world’s most versatile social impact music organizations. “We are delighted to welcome Michael Repper to the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and are confident he will continue to build its reputation as an exceptional regional orchestra as he inspires and engages both our audiences and the communities we serve,” said Jeffrey Parker, board president. Learn more at midatlanticsymphony.org.