Resort chamber sets annual volunteer recognition dinner Jan. 26
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Volunteer Recognition & Officers’ Installation Dinner Thursday, Jan. 26, where it will install the 2012 board of directors, present annual awards and scholarships, recognize individuals who have provided exemplary service during 2011, and thank sponsors and volunteers.
The event will be held at the Atlantic Sands Hotel & Conference Center in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m.; dinner and program will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $35 or at the door with prior reservation for $45. The price includes a buffet dinner, cash bar, raffle, year-in-review film and silent auction. This is a sellout event. To reserve a seat contact Joy at 302-227-2233, Ext.14 or joy@beach-fun.com.
Those to be installed include the executive board and officers: Matt Turlinski, Lighthouse Inn Bed & Breakfast, second term as chairman of the board; Keith Martin, Hotel Rehoboth, first chair; Paul Kuhns, Arena’s Deli, second chair; Jay Becker, Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, third chair/ treasurer; and Bill Klemkowski, Jake’s Seafood House, immediate past chair
The board of directors includes Wendy O. Baker, Ocean Atlantic Associates; Marvin Carney, MLC Productions; Jerry Esposito, Tidewater Utilities Inc.; Chip Hearn, Peppers/The Ice Cream Store; Dale Lomas, Crossswinds Motel/Atlantic Liquors; Rob Marshall, Atlantic Oceanside Motel; Michael Meoli – McDonald’s/ Hampton Inn; Steve Montgomery – The Starboard Restaurant/Bethany Blues; Kyle Morgan, Mercantile Processing Inc.; Scott Swingle, WSFS Bank; Chris Weeks, Becker Morgan Group; Kay Wheatley, Rehoboth Products Company; Susan Townley Wood, The Cultured Pearl/Grub Grocery/The Shops at Pearl; and Rachel Webster, Rehoboth Toy & Kite Co.
Other highlights of the evening include:
• Mae Hall McCabe Award: Dewey Beach Lions Club Inc.
• Business of the Year Award: Apple Electric, Steve & Lisa Prestipino
• 50 Years or More of Business Recognition: Grotto Pizza, Dominick Pulieri
• 20 Years or More Chamber Membership Recognition: Body Shop Fitness Center; Jack Lingo Inc.; Jefferson, Urian, Doane, Sterner; McDonald's; Rehoboth Auto Repair; Creative Impressions; Friendly's Restaurant; Jolly Trolley of Rehoboth Beach; Rehoboth Summer Children's Theatre; and Homes & Land of Delmarva
• Dewey Beach Lifeguard of the Year Award: Samantha Coveleski
• Dewey Beach Volunteer of the Year Award: Rick Judge
• Individual Service Awards: Former City of Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Dennis Barbour; City of Rehoboth Beach Public Works Department, Mel Craig; former Town of Dewey Beach Commissioner Rick Solloway; former Town of Dewey Beach Commissioner Zeke Przygocki; former member of Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Ann Watkins
• Special Volunteer Recognitions: Pat Coluzzi, Dr. Sarah Curtis, Hayden Evans, Dennis Forney, Delores Gue, Katie Handy, Ray Jones, Marcia Maldeis, Pam McCutcheon, Tarrie Miller, Stan Mills, Karen Mumford, Gwen Osborne, George Palmer, Diane Pringle, Linda Stack and Mary Ann Sockriter
• Top Sponsorship Recognition Awards: Affinity Energy Management, Applied Bank, Atlantic Liquors, Atlantic Sands Hotel & Conference Center, Bethany Blues, Better Business Bureau of Delaware, Cape Gazette, City of Rehoboth Beach, Comcast of Delmarva, Community Bank, County Bank, Crosswinds Motel, Delmarva Power, Dos Locos, Finbar’s Pub & Grill, Fulton Bank-Delaware National Division, Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant, Jake's Seafood House, Kings Creek Country Club, Kiwanis Club of Coastal Delaware, M&T Bank, Nemours Health & Prevention Services, NV Homes, Outlet Liquors, PNC Bank, Prudential Gallo, Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital, Saketumi Restaurant, Starboard Restaurant, Tanger Outlets, TGI Fridays, The Bake Shoppe, Town of Dewey Beach, Venus on the Half Shell, W.D.M.S. Entertainment and Promotion, WBOC TV 16, WMDT-TV- Channel 47, WRDE TV MyRTV 9, WSFS.
Additionally, the chamber would like to thank those sponsors, partners, and volunteers whose generosity and support assisted the chamber in a successful 2011: Admiral Hotel, Allen Insurance Group, Alley Oop Skim Inc., AmericInn, Angel Scents of DE, Arena's Deli, Avenue Inn & Apothecary, Bad Hair Day, Baywood Greens, BDO, Bella Mia, Bellmoor Inn, Betty's Pure & Simple, Big Fish Grill, Bike To Go, Boardwalk Builders, Bricker's Famous French Fries, Brighton Suites, Candy Kitchen, Casapulla's, Clear Space Theatre Company, Coastal Concerts, Coldstone Creamery, Creatable Crafts, Crysti's, The Cultured Pearl, Delaware Beach Book, Delaware Beach Life, The Delaware Chapter of The Surfrider Foundation, Delaware Today, Del-Coast Design & Build LLC., Delmarva Shorebirds, Delmarva Stand Up Paddle, Dewey Beach Business Partnership, Doggies at the Beach, Dolles Candyland, Dos Locos, East Coast Garden Center, East of Maui, EDEN, EH Custom Homes, Fins Fishhouse & Raw Bar, Fire Mountain Golf, Fisher's Popcorn, Funland, Gary's Dewey Beach Grill, Go Fish!, Gorilla Powerwashing LLC, Grand Rental Station, The Greene Turtle, Grotto Pizza, Grub Grocery, Harry & David, Henlopen City Oyster House, Holland Jewelers, Hooters, Hot Yoga Delaware, IMJ Productions, Inn at Canal Square, Irish Eyes, ISOP, Jake's Wayback Burgers, Johnson Orthodontics, JRMC Associates, LLC, Jungle Jims, just, Comfort shoes, Kaya Wellness & Yoga, Kilwin's, Laptop Shop, LC Homes, Lighthouse Inn Bed & Breakfast, Made Ya Look Salon & Spa, Maid for Shore, Marty Godwin Tennis, McDonald's, ML Lichtenberg & Associates CPA, MLC Productions, Monograms Unlimited, Mr. Go-Glass, Nage East Coast Eatery, Niccola Pizza, Nur Shriners, Odyssea, Original Smith Island Cake Company, Outlet Liquors, Peninsula Dental, Peppers, Philly Pretzel Factory, Pickled Pig, Pig & Fish, Primo's Hoagies, RE/ Max Realty Group, Rehoboth Ale House, Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital, Rehoboth Beach Boys & Girls Club, Rehoboth Beach Film Society, Rehoboth Beach Museum, Rehoboth Car Wash, Rehoboth Toy & Kite Co., Renove Med Spa, Rigby's Bar & Grill, Rita's Water Ice, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Rookery Golf, Rose Garden, The Rusty Rudder, Ryan's, Salad Factory, Sea Air Village, Seacoast Salon, Seaside Interiors, Seaside Pointe/Brandywine Assisted Living, 7-Eleven, Sign*A*Rama, Sole', South Moon Under, Star of the Sea Condominium, Sugarfly Studios Inc., Summer House Restaurant, Sussex Family YMCA, Sussex Tree, Tail Bangers, Tall Pines Campground, Tanger Outlet Center, Thrasher's French Fries, Timothy's at the Beach, Tulip, Turnstone Builders and the Stuart Family, White Water Mountain, Williams Insurance Agency, Wilmington University and Yesteryear's Old Time Photos.
For more information, contact Kate Bell at 302-227-2233, Ext. 11 or events@beach-fun.com.
