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TALBOT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES HOSTS THANKS FOR GIVING Left to right: Bob Rauch, Brad Baker, Art Cecil, and Bill Houck. Photo courtesy of UM Shore Regional Health
Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament Raises $92,268 The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament, held in September at the Talbot Country Club, raised $92,268. The tournament was presented by UM Memorial Hospital Foundation and attracted 23 teams of four. Each player received a Hudson Sutler garment bag and enjoyed lunch and a reception on the course afterward. Proceeds from the event will support Surgical Services at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, including a new GlideScope used by anesthesiologists and a specialty surgical table known as the Jackson Table.
Talbot County Department of Social Services (DSS) hosted its second annual Thanks for Giving celebration in November. The event recognizes foster and adoptive (resource) parents and their families. Guests celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with a catered meal and enjoyed family crafts. Elected officials, including Easton Town Councilman Don Abbatiello, also attended to pay tribute to the parents and their families.
Left to right: Director of Talbot County DSS Linda Webb; Resource Parent Susan Guffey; Zion Carter; Resource Parent Johnette Dozier; Jibreel Dozier; Senator Addie Eckardt; Emprin Wilson; Tavion Wilson; and Councilman Don Abbatiello of Easton Town Council. Photo by Amy Steward
tive leadership. The Celebration of Charity event was held at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville. Mark Freestate, a member of the Charting Our Course Together capital campaign, presented the award to CRH Chief Executive Officer Heather Guerieri, who accepted on behalf of Compass Regional Hospice.
Character Counts Mid Shore Board of Directors announced Lauren Weber as its new executive director in December. She succeeds Character Counts Mid Shore’s longtime leader Susan Luby, who retired in November. Weber has a background in nonprofit governance, and she most recently served as the director of development for an independent school on the Eastern Shore. Character Counts Mid Shore is a nonprofit that serves Talbot, Dorchester, and Caroline counties. The organization is a member of the National Character Counts Coalition and provides educational programs to the community and area schools based on the six pillars of character.
Do you have community or business news to publicize? Send What's Up? an email at cbreese@whatsupmag.com. Left to right: Capital Campaign Committee member Mark Freestate; CRH Board Chair Kathy Deoudes; CRH CEO Heather Guerieri; CRH Board Vice Chair Teresa Baumann; CRH Board Secretary Paula Warner; CRH Board member Janice Feeley; CRH Board member Tom Helfenbein. Photo courtesy of Cara Smith
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Photo courtesy of Lauren Weber
COMPASS REGIONAL HOSPICE Character NAMED NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR Counts Mid Compass Regional Hospice (CRH) was named Nonprofit of the Year Shore Appoints at Chesapeake Charities’ fourth annual Celebration of Charity in New Executive November. CRH was nominated and chosen for its admirable hospice care and grief support services in Caroline, Kent, and Queen Director Anne’s counties, as well as its dedication to excellence and innova-
