The Neighborhood Service Center (NSC), Inc., will mark its 50 years of service in Talbot County with a celebration dinner at The Milestone on Saturday, April 25, 2020, 6 to 9 p.m.
Established in 1969, The Neighborhood Service Center, Inc. is a non-profit Community Action Agency that provides services and assistance to low-income families, individuals and elderly residents in Talbot County. As an offshoot of the Tri County Community Action Agency, the NSC developed into comprehensive non-profit organization with multiple programs designed to provide hope, stability and the tools to achieve self-sufficiency to hundreds of families in Talbot County.
According to NSC Board chair Trevor Newcomb, the event will celebrate NSC’s progress over the past five decades and also honor individuals in the community who have made outstanding contributions of their time, energy and talents to the advancement of the organization’s mission to address and eradicate poverty in Talbot County. The honorees are:past Talbot County Council President Herbert Andrew (posthumously, Della Andrew accepting); Dorothy W. Black (posthumously, Walter W. Black accepting); Lorraine Claggett; Gregory Webb; and the United Fund of Talbot County. In addition, Mr. Walter Chase will receive special recognition for his many years of service and leadership on the NSC, Inc. Board.
Photo: L-R: Members of the Neighborhood Service Center, Inc.’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee Trevor Newcomb, NSC Inc., Board chair; Marilyn Neal, NSC, Inc., executive director; and Laura V. Wroten. Not shown are committee members Laura Heikes, Lesley Israel, Marvin and Gwendolyn Jenkins, Kate LaMotte, Graham Lee, Cardeaner Robinson and Geraldine Wilson.
The event also will feature Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, Maryland’s Secretary of Natural Resources and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, from District 37B, as keynote speaker.
“The Board agreed that celebrating NSC’s 50 years of ‘changing lives, one household at a time’ was a perfect occasion to honor and thank those who have made such amazing contributions to our organization, helping us to meet the needs of individuals and families in our midst who are struggling against poverty, hunger and homelessness,” explains Newcomb. “In addition to the keynote address and the awards program, the event will include cocktails, dinner and a silent auction.We hope that our community partners and their friends and families, as well as those of our honorees, will join us in this important celebration to honor our past and celebrate our future.”
Event sponsorships are offered for the event as follows: Sustainer, $10,000; Philanthropist, $7,500; Community Builder, $5,000; Humanitarian, $3,000; Benefactor, $1,000. Each level offers extensive benefits including tickets to the event and recognition in publicity and the event program, among others. Sponsors to date include Shore United Bank, Willow Construction, and Al and Marty Sikes. “We are so grateful to these sponsors for their generous support and reaching out to others individuals and organizations that we hope will join them,” says Newcomb.
Tickets to attend the event are $75 per person and are now available for purchase.
To receive detailed information about sponsorships for the event, please contact Ummu Thomas, 410-822-5015, or [email protected]. Ticket purchases may be made by contacting Cardeaner Robinson, 410-822-822-5015, [email protected]
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