Charles Permint, a Milford resident, was one of many Team Delaware members to succeed at the 2022 National Special Olympics Summer Games on June 5. Permint placed fifth in Bocce singles, a gold medal with his partner, Nicole Baker of Newark in Bocce team doubles and a bronze medal in Bocce traditional team competitions. There were 29 athletes representing …
On Saturday, June 11, the G&R Campground in Houston will again be the site of June Jam, a large outdoor concert that is in its 44th year. The event, which began as a charity concert, will feature well-known local bands, food trucks and vendors. “It has been a crazy week trying to get it all nailed down,” Lynn Fowler, Vice-President …
Recently, Food Bank of Delaware and DoorDash announced an expanded partnership to deliver free meal boxes to food-insecure residents of Kent and Sussex Counties. A local Dasher made the ceremonial first delivery to a downstate resident this morning on May 26. “This partnership allows people to order boxes of shelf-stable pantry staples and produce using DoorDash,” Kim Turner, Communications Director …
Milford School District staff have participated in the Over the Edge event in the past Over the Edge, sponsored by Brandywine Realty Trust, New Castle County Fire Service and TD Bank, is the state’s only rappelling fundraising event of its kind. On Thursday, May 12, a sold-out field of more than 90 people from across the state will rappel 17 stories (222 feet) down the 300 Delaware Avenue …
Milford Advocacy for the Homeless, a 501c3 charitable organization founded last November for the purpose of assisting Milford’s homeless population by advocating to provide meals, tents, sleeping bags, bicycles, and hygienic products in association with other service centers has announced the following events and fundraisers: MAH Quarter Auction Join MAH for an evening of fun on November 20, 2021 that …
Todd and Lauren French continue to be optimistic about a new heart as friends rally around them. (Photo courtesy of GoFundMe) Todd and Lauren French are familiar faces in the Milford community. Both teachers, the two have touched many lives in their classrooms as well as on the soccer field. Todd served as head soccer coach in Milford while both …
Plantation Lakes will hold several events over the next few weeks to benefit DBCC, including a basket raffle like this one held in 2019 Plantation Lakes, a development in Millsboro, may be small but the residents are strong supporters of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. Over the next few weeks, the development has seven events planned to benefit the organization …
Milford Community Pantry offers more than just food to those in need. Diapers are also available. The Milford Community Food Pantry, housed in the Avenue United Methodist Church, offers more than just food to those who have fallen on hard times. According to Tita Lewis, a volunteer at the pantry, the project began more than 30 years ago. “We started …
A Walk in Their Shoes has a mission to reconnect law enforcement and the community. In 2015, Susanne Whitney and three other women put together a 1 Mile Walk/Rally in Camden in an effort to show support for law enforcement officers. Out of that walk, A Walk in Their Shoes Foundation was born. “Our mission is to enhance the relationship …
Milford School District staff participated in Over the Edge On Thurs., May 13, ten Milford School District staff participated in “Over the Edge,” a fund raiser for Special Olympics Delaware. The teachers were part of a group of more than 70 Delawareans who participated in the event. “Each participant is required to raise a minimum of $1,100 in order to …
