Delaware Roundup: News briefs from the week of Dec. 2

Peter OsborneDelaware Nonprofits, Education, Featured, Government, Health, Sports

The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions via email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Kiandra Parks was celebrated as the 1,000th graduate of the West End Neighborhood House Launcher Entrepreneurship Program …

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Delaware Roundup: Quick Reads (11/22)

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Entertainment, Government & Politics, Health, Sports

The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF: DART statewide services, both fixed route and paratransit, will not operate on Thanksgiving Day. SEPTA …

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Delaware Roundup: 38 (Really) Quick Reads (11/15)

Peter OsborneBusiness, Culture, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Government, Government & Politics, Health, Retail and Restaurants, Sports

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. BUSINESS Cover & Rossiter, one of Wilmington’s oldest full-service accounting firms will merge with and be rebranded by the Bonadio Group, which will help Upstate New York’s largest professional services firm …

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Nonprofits take different paths to restoring volunteer hours

Shannon SimcoxCulture, Delaware Nonprofits, Headlines

By Shannon Simcox Organizations providing basic necessities like food, shelter, and complex therapeutic needs have long learned how to extend a dollar for their communities. But the pandemic also strained volunteer hours, exacerbating an already declining resource. Area nonprofit leaders say they are seeing community members return to donating their time, though for some, efforts are ongoing. According to the …

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Delaware Roundup (11/8/24): 29 (Really) Quick Reads

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Government, Government & Politics, Retail and Restaurants

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions inside the email or in a Word document. BUSINESS Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP), the lead statewide economic development organization for Delaware, and the Port of Blyth (PoB), a leading offshore energy base in the North East of England, have …

KSI Golf Tournament grows awareness of living with disabilities

Terry RogersBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Many charitable organizations in Delaware offer golf tournaments as a way to raise funds, but Kent-Sussex Industries (KSI)’s golf tournament is not our typical day of golf. The KSI Clifford T. Crouch Three-Club Golf Tournament, planned for Friday, September 20 at Maple Dale Country Club, requires all participants to golf using only three clubs. “A golfer will normally take every …

Food Bank of Delaware officially opens new facility in Milford

Terry RogersCharity, Culture, Delaware Nonprofits, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

The Food Bank of Delaware marked the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service holiday by officially cutting the ribbon on its new 70,000-square-foot facility in Milford this morning. The ceremony culminated an almost three-year project to build a new facility to enhance services to residents of Kent and Sussex counties. “It’s hard to believe we were here just a …

Milford Lions Club Announces Spaghetti Dinner Details

Terry RogersCharity, Delaware Nonprofits, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Members of the Milford Lions Club are preparing for the 57th Annual Spaghetti Dinner which will take place on Saturday, March 4th at the Milford High School. Take out ONLY meals will be available for pick up from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Proceeds benefit many charitable activities in the area such as youth & education programs, eye exams and prescription glasses, as …

SSP Announces Auditions for The Odd Couple

Terry RogersCulture, Delaware Nonprofits, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Second Street Players will hold auditions for its upcoming spring comedy: Neil Simon’s classic, The Odd Couple. Director Marge Ventura has announced open auditions for Second Street Players’ 2023 production of The Odd Couple. Auditions will be held on Monday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 6:30 PM at the Riverfront Theater, 2 S Walnut Street, Milford, DE. …

Free Bikes 4 Kidz volunteer event a huge success

Terry RogersCulture, Delaware Nonprofits, Headlines, Health, Milford Headline Story

A suite in the Blue Hen Corporate Center was filled with boxes of unassembled bicycles and volunteers on Monday, January 16 as Bayhealth held the first Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) event in Delaware. The event was the vision of Dr. Tom Vaughan a retired radiologist at Bayhealth who has taken the role of Chief Wellness Officer for the organization. …