Community Briefs 3/3/21

Delaware Humane hosting adoption special

Delaware Humane Association is teaming up with North Shore Animal League America for Tour For Life 2021, a national cooperative, lifesaving pet adoption event in partnership with Purina. Through Sunday, March 7, DHA is running an adoption special called 30 For 30: $30 adoptions for all animals that have been waiting more than 30 days. For more information and to complete an adoption application, go to delawarehumane.org. 

Historic Lewes Farmers Market seeks Do More 24 donations March 4-5

Historic Lewes Farmers Market organizers ask community members to donate to support HLFM from 6 p.m., Thursday, March 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, March 5, at domore24delaware.org. In the 24 hours of the Do More 24 Delaware campaign, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market is hoping to raise $3,500 to purchase fresh local food from local family farms to give to Delaware families in need. Small family farms need help, and so do the families who use food banks. The market’s unique program supports both by buying food from family farms and delivering it to area food banks. Market volunteers will make sure there is a balance of fresh vegetables, fruit, milk and bread to be delivered directly from farmers to food banks for distribution.

KSI seeks Do More 24 donations March 4-5

KSI is participating in Do More 24 Delaware, a 24-hour online community day of giving campaign, from 6 p.m., Thursday, March 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, March 5, powered by United Way of Delaware and Spur Impact. KSI is a nonprofit agency providing vocational training, employment, community integration, transportation, day habilitation, life enrichment, and nutritional services in its skill development center and in the community to individuals with disabilities throughout Kent and Sussex counties. To donate during the campaign, go to DoMore24Delaware.org. For more information or to donate directly, go to www.ksiinc.org.

CAMP Rehoboth Chorus livestream set March 5

The CAMP Rehoboth Chorus will present Songs My Mother Taught Me, a virtual, livestream concert, from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 5, on the CAMP Rehoboth Facebook page. While the pandemic prevents all 100 members of the chorus from performing in person, they still want to entertain the community. All are welcome to view the cabaret for a delightful evening that can be safely enjoyed from the comfort of home. For more information, go to camprehoboth.com. To watch later, go to youtube.com and search CAMP Rehoboth Chorus.

Friends of Cape State Park to meet March 6

Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park will hold its annual meeting at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 6, via Zoom. To access the link, go to friendsofcapehenlopen.org. Park staff will speak at the beginning of the meeting. Guest speaker will be Ian Stewart, an ornithologist with the Delaware Nature Society. Friends volunteers reflect on their activities for the past year, welcome new members, and elect board members for any vacant slots. The Friends encourage anyone interested in serving to email FOCHSP@gmail.com or call 302-858-6127. The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park, founded 20 years ago, comprises people who value the beauty and heritage of Cape Henlopen State Park and come together to provide tangible support for the park in a variety of ways. 

Unitarian Universalists to hold online service March 7

The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold an online service at 10 a.m., Sunday, March 7. The Rev. Paula Maiorano will speak on Nature of Commitment. All are welcome to view this Sunday Service on UUSD's Facebook page. For more information about accessing the service, go to uussd.org.

Democracy and civic engagement events set March 8, 18

Delaware Humanities is offering free online events to help educate the public about democracy in a global context. These are part of the national Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation initiative administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Registration is required; to sign up, go to dehumanities.org. 

In Global Democracy and the Pandemic, Dr. Brian Klaas will discuss topics such as executive power, individual rights, the electoral process and civic mobilization within the context of the pandemic from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 8.  Klaas is an associate professor of global politics at University College London and a columnist for the Washington Post.

An online book discussion on “How to Rig an Election” by Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas is set for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 18. The first 20 registrants in Delaware will receive a free copy of the book. Those interested in hosting their own discussion of the book can receive copies by emailing Ciera Fisher at chfisher@dehumanities.org.

Millsboro Lions to meet March 9 in Ocean View

Despite not being able to meet in person, the Millsboro Lions Club was able to open its annual fritter shack at the Town Center in Millsboro from September through December. Because this year’s sales were exceptionally successful, the club released funds in January that normally would be sent out later in the spring. Donations were sent to East Millsboro Elementary School for Walmart gift cards for families in need, Millsboro Scout Troop 89, Millsboro Little League, Delaware Lions Foundation, Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley, Lions Vision Research Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, and Special Olympics. The club also continues to support local citizens who are in need of eyeglasses and medical equipment.

The club will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, at the Ocean Grill Restaurant, Long Neck. Millsboro Lions welcome anyone who is interested in joining to serve the community which stretches from the Long Neck area to Gumboro and beyond. For more information, contact David Mitchell at 302-604-2990.

TCC Verizon stores donate to local schools

Round Room LLC, the  largest Verizon Authorized Retailer, announced that its TCC stores have donated appreciation boxes to more than 500 schools across the U.S. The giveaway took place during the week of Feb. 15 to show support for teachers who are juggling many education hurdles caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Since 2014, TCC has donated more than 40,000 supply packs to deserving teachers across the country. Each participating TCC store partnered with a local school to donate supply packs valued at more than $360 each. The packs include many virtual and in-person teaching essentials including snacks, permanent markers, tissue packs, sticky notes, coffee, hand sanitizer and more. Delaware schools that received the supply packs from TCC include East Millsboro Elementary, Georgetown Elementary and Smyrna Elementary.