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Rehoboth Beach community shows some unity

Hundreds turn out for Main Street’s 29th annual spaghetti dinner at convention center
Rehoboth Beach Main Street hosted its annual Community Unity Dinner Dec. 3. Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Carol Everhart was recognized as the 2023 Citizen of the Year. Everhart is shown with a couple of snowmen – Terry Kistler, left, and Chris Berg – after receiving the award. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
December 6, 2023

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Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
229 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Rehoboth Beach Main Street recently hosted its 29th annual Community Unity Dinner at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.

More than 300 people turned out for the event Dec. 3, which featured an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner complete with rolls, salad, desserts, nonalcoholic beverages and an ice cream bar.

As part of the dinner, Main Street handed out two awards. Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Carol Everhart was named as 2023 Citizen of the Year and Rehoboth Beach Main Street member and event organizer Jenny Burton was received the Champion Award for 2023.

In addition to the food and awards, Santa and Mrs. Claus paid a visit, Sussex Dance Academy dancers performed a few scened from The Nutcracker, and the Cape Jazz Band performed a selection of holiday classics.

The dinner is the first of a few Main Street holiday events over the next couple of weekends. Beginning at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10, there will be a holiday stroll with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Then at noon, Saturday, Dec. 16, the third annual Wreaths Across America will take place at Epworth Cemetery on Henlopen Avenue.

Except for a brief hiatus, the Community Unity Dinner has been a Main Street fundraiser since 1994. For more information on Rehoboth Beach Main Street, call 302-227-2772 or go to downtownrb.com.

 

Rehoboth Beach Main Street member and event organizer Jenny Burton received the Champion Award for 2023. Sussex County Councilman Mark Schaeffer, left, reads a proclamation from the county in her honor. Schaeffer also had a proclamation for Carol Everhart.
There was a sleigh for kids to play on, so Harlow and Finley Pentoney were happy to oblige.
Big Fish’s Mykell Henry has to be confident he knows what he’s doing with that spaghetti sauce if he’s going to wear a shirt like that while working in the kitchen.
Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Patrick Gossett and Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills scoop food to the line of hungry eaters.
After a couple of hours scooping ice cream, Nancy Mayott, left, and Betsi Fakler said they’re doing the spaghetti next year.
After the awards were given, Sussex Dance Academy dancers performed a few scenes from their Nutcracker performance.
The Cape Jazz Band performed a number of Christmas classics.
Enjoying themselves are (l-r) Bernice Alford, Diaz Bonville, Marilyn Nock and Brenda Milbourne.
Korine Reed fills out a bunch of 50/50 tickets.
Cape Henlopen High School Jazz Band’s Samuel Mincey takes a break from his trombone and sings a few songs.
More than 300 people turned out for the 29th annual Community Unity Dinner.
Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Carol Everhart said she’s grateful for the recognition as 2023 Citizen of the Year.
Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Carol Everhart gets a big hug from Nicola Pizza founder Nick Caggiano.
Lenox Soyka, 6 months, is wide-eyed during her first Santa and Mrs. Claus experience.
Rehoboth Beach Main Street member and Community Unity Dinner co-organizer Jen Carroll, left, is all smiles with Kitty Cole, Rehoboth Beach’s most famous 100-year-old resident.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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