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Winter Jam a success for Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation

Event raises $100,000 for student, teacher grants
The Blue Label Band entertains hundreds of attendees at the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation Winter Jam fundraiser March 24 at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTOS
Ellen Driscoll
March 31, 2023

The annual Winter Jam fundraiser was a huge success for the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation, with about 600 attendees raising an estimated $100,000 to benefit district students and teachers.

Held at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach March 24, the event offered a silent auction, a gift card pull, small bites provided by Jimmy’s Grille and live entertainment by Blue Label Band.

More than 60 local businesses and individuals sponsored or donated to this year’s event, which serves as CHEF’s primary fundraiser.

CHEF provides grants for unfunded and underfunded educational programs for Cape district students and teachers by offering support for limited-income students and those experiencing homelessness, classroom projects, STEM initiatives, performing arts education, and training to support diversity and inclusion.

In 11 years, CHEF has contributed nearly $260,000 to more than 370 grant awardees.

For more information, go to chef-cape.org.

 

CHEF board members gather at the Winter Jam fundraiser March 24 at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach. Shown are (l-r) Connie Kaden, Rick Grier-Reynolds, Ashley Reynolds, Marni Puente, Jaime Carter-Houck, Taryn Burris, Joe Lingo, Gail Mack, Jessica Tyndall, Stephanie Mastrangelo, Peter Carter, Mike Curry, Calvin Jackson and Bob Fulton.
Cape Supervisor of Early Learning Audrey Dempsey, left, and Supervisor of Elementary Education Amanda Archambault enjoy the evening.
Supporting Winter Jam are Cape Gazette publisher Chris Rausch and his wife Alice Rausch.
Raising funds at the gift card pull are (l-r) CHEF board member and Cape retired teacher Gail Mack, CHEF board member Stephanie Mastrangelo and Beacon Middle Principal Dave Frederick.
Retired Cape High guidance department secretary Gail Nowakowski, left, catches up with Cape school board member Bill Collick and Pathways to Success board member Maribeth Dockety.
Cape school board candidate Shawn Lovenguth checks out the band with his wife, Tammie Lovenguth.
Cape grads (l-r) Terri Lingo and Maria Edgerton-Reed, Sussex Consortium aquatics director, pose with retired Cape High teacher Kathy Booth.
Enjoying the festivities are (l-r) Nick DeMalto and his wife, Cape Public Relations Coordinator Steph DeMalto; and Cape school board President Alison Myers and her husband Rob Myers.

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