Community Briefs 4/21/21
Teens offer free, online tutoring
Tutorly Ed is a free online tutoring platform for students created by two 14-year-old students from Randolph, N.J. This program helps nurture students’ curiosity, guide them toward their passions and inspire success. Tutors are high school volunteers who are highly accomplished in both core and enrichment subjects. With Tutorly Ed, the prospective students or their parents can use the platform to self-select their tutor based on their profiles, email the tutor for more information and schedule a tutoring session. Core subjects include math, science, history, ELA/literature, social studies/history and foreign language. For enrichment subjects, it offers tutoring in computer science, robotics, beauty and style, culinary arts/cooking, finance and international business, healthcare, law and public safety, music and instruments, and visual and performing arts. Due to COVID-19, the need for online learning assistance has skyrocketed, but not everyone can afford it. Considering this, founders Kae and Ky Park made Tutorly Ed free of charge. For more information, go to tutorly-ed.com.
Miller earns dean’s list at Palmer College
Devin Miller of Millsboro has been named to the winter 2021 quarter dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida campus in Port Orange, Fla.
Unitarian Universalists host online service April 25
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold an online service at 10 a.m., Sunday, April 25. The Rev. Heather Rion Starr, a candidate to be UUSD's next called minister, will discuss the topic “You Do You” and the search for one’s best self. All are welcome to view this service on UUSD's Facebook page. For more information, go to uussd.org.
DART Stuff The Bus drive set April 26
DART will hold a Stuff The Bus food drive to support Food Bank of Delaware COVID-19 relief efforts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, April 26, at Safeway, 19283 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach.
Italian-American dinner meeting set April 26
The Italian-American Heritage Club of Sussex County Delaware will hold its inaugural dinner meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, April 26, at Preshy’s restaurant in the Midway Shopping Center, Rehoboth Beach. A three-course dinner will be served for $29 per person, including tip. The dinner is for members only by reservation only, with limited capacity of 33 people due to COVID-19 restrictions. The purpose of the club is to promote and share an appreciation and awareness of Italian-American culture and heritage. Those of Italian descent interested in becoming members can email iahcscd2020@gmail.com for details or to request an application.
Employee retention tax credits webinar set April 29
The Delaware Small Business Development Center’s free Lunch & Learn on Employee Retention Tax Credits will be held from 12 to 1 p.m., Thursday, April 29, via Zoom. The Employee Retention Tax Credit program was established to provide a tax credit to businesses impacted by COVID-19. The Delaware Small Business Development Center is offering an ERTC support program for qualified businesses with 10 to 50 employees. Representatives from Cover & Rossiter will present information on what the ERTC is about, and Delaware SBDC will discuss its support program and more resources to help businesses. To register, go to delawaresbdc.org/training/events.
IRSD Teacher of the Year ceremony set April 29
The Indian River School District Teacher of the Year Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 29, in the auditorium at Indian River High School. This ceremony will honor Teacher of the Year winners from each of the district’s 15 schools. It will conclude with the announcement of the district’s overall Teacher of the Year for 2021-22. School winners are: Amy Absher, Lord Baltimore Elementary; Erin Bullock, Southern Delaware School of the Arts; Karen Coty, Georgetown Middle; Bethany Flood, North Georgetown Elementary; Eileen Gartman, Howard T. Ennis; David Grise, John M. Clayton Elementary; Christine Hogsten, Phillip C. Showell Elementary; Sarah Johnston, Georgetown Elementary; Laura Marsh, Long Neck Elementary; Shelley McBride, Millsboro Middle; Matthew McCowan, Selbyville Middle; Haley Mears, East Millsboro Elementary; Ashley Rowe, IRSD Early Learning Center; Matthew Selba, Indian River High School; and Alina Wrench, Sussex Central High School.
