Fire & Ice Festival presents donations to local beneficiaries
The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the success of the Fire & Ice Festival during its recent business after hours event at the Salted Rim Margarita Bar & Grill. Beneficiaries from six local nonprofits received contributions totaling $31,835.
Beebe Healthcare’s South Coastal Emergency Department and Cancer Center received $17,700 in proceeds from the Fire & Ice Drink Competition, Tasting Tour and Beer Garden held Jan. 15 at Bethany Beach Ocean Suites. Participating restaurants were Bethany Blues, Good Earth Market, Hooked Up, Mango’s, Mio Fratello, Off the Hook, Signatures at Bayside, Cottage Café, The Den at Bear Trap Dunes and the Salted Rim.
The historic Clayton Theatre received $500 from the Jan. 29 Clayton Matinees sponsored by Heather’s Home Works.
Santa’s Letters, a nonprofit dedicated to helping local families in need, received $1,000 from sales at the Jan. 27 Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery ice tour.
The Lord Baltimore Elementary School PTO garnered $2,116 from the ice rink in downtown Bethany Beach sponsored by Bethany Beach Books and the Book Drop.
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays received $2,500 from proceeds of the inaugural Fire & Ice Bays Benefit hosted by Fenwick Shores, Matt’s Fish Camp Fenwick, and Ocean View Brewing Company.
For the Millville Volunteer Fire Company, $8,019 was raised through the chili cookoff and s’mores sales at the Millville Boardwalk fire pits. Only in its second year, the chili cookoff sold out at 500 tickets, and 400 s’mores kits were distributed at Millville Boardwalk’s fire pits, netting $769 in donations.
In addition to supporting the beneficiaries, the chamber spent over $10,000 at local businesses for festival expenses, staying true to its mission. Chamber organizers are grateful for all 80 business partners, partnering towns and more than 60 volunteers who helped make the festival possible.
