Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Read with a Pets-on-Wheels Therapy Dog at the Easton Library

On Monday, September 23, at 4:00 p.m., the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library invites children 5 and older to bring in a book or choose one from the library’s shelves to read with Janet Dickey and her dog, Tiger.  All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this program.  For more information, please call Laura Powell at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Bill Peak to Host Discussion of One Maryland One Book in Easton Library

On Monday, September 23, at 6:00 p.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library,  “Library guy” Bill Peak will host a discussion of this year’s One Maryland One Book, What the Eyes Don’t See, by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.  One Maryland One Book is the Maryland Humanities program in which people all across the state read the same book at the same time

“What the Eyes Don’t See” tells the true story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha took on an array of intransigent state and federal bureaucracies to save the people, and especially the children, of Flint, Michigan, from the lead those bureaucrats had allowed to poison their water.  Peak has described the book as “a great ‘the good guys win, the bad guys not only lose, they receive their just deserts’ story.”  In addition to the discussions the library will be hosting, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha will speak in person about the book on Monday, November 4, at 7 p.m., in Chesapeake College’s Todd Performing Arts Center.

All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this discussion.  For more information, please call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Read with a Pets-on-Wheels Therapy Dog at the St. Michaels Library

On Monday, September 23, at 3:30 p.m., the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library invites children to bring in a book or choose one from the library’s shelves to read with Maggie Gowe and her dog, Wally.  All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this program.  For more information, please call Diana Hastings at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

St. Michaels Library to Host “Tuesday Movie@Noon”

On Tuesday, September 24, at noon, the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will show a popular film on its big, professional screen.  All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend this screening.  For more information (including the title of this film, which, due to licensing requirements, we cannot publicize here),  please call Shauna Beulah at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Dr. Margot Miller

St. Michaels Library to Offer Family Crafts Program

On Tuesday, September 24, at 3:30 p.m., the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will offer a family crafts program for all ages in which children will create Back-to-School Folders.  All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this program.  For more information, please call Diana Hastings at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Easton Library to Host Discussion of The Overstory

On Wednesday, September 25, at 1:00 p.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County free Library, Dr. Margot Miller will give a lecture, entitled “The Lure of the Immediate Advantage,” on Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Overstory, with discussion to follow.  All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this discussion.  For more information, please call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Easton Library to Offer Ukulele Class for Youth

Beginning on Wednesday, September 25, and continuing each Wednesday thereafter up to and including Wednesday, October 30, the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library will offer a six-week ukulele class for or ages 8 and older.  Each class will take place at 4:00 p.m.  Ukuleles will be provided for the students.  All library programs are free and open to the public, but space and ukuleles are limited, so patrons must pre-register at http://www.tcfl.org/child/programreg/ to take part in this class.  For more information, please call Laura Powell at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Easton Library to Host Peer Pilot Night: Crazy T-shirts (for 8^th graders only)

On Wednesday, September 25, at 6:00 p.m. (after the library’s closed for the evening), the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library invites 8^th graders to join in some fun with student peer mentors from Easton High School and St. Michaels Middle High School.  There will be games, food, door prizes, and more!  All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this program.  For more information, please call Laura Powell at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Easton Library to Offer Introduction to Excel Class

On Thursday, September 26, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library, computer training specialist Rita Hill will teach patrons new to Excel the ins and outs of using this valuable program.  Patrons may bring their own PC laptop or just sit and observe (no Macs please).  All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to participate in this discussion.  For more information, please call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Easton Library to Host Talk on Seeds

Professor Celeste-Marie Bernier

On Friday, September 27, at 10:00 a.m., Mikaela Boley, Univ. of MD Senior Agent Associate, Urban Horticulture, will give a talk entitled “Seeds: Cracking the Code” in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library.  You’ve enjoyed a full summer of garden bounty, but it isn’t over yet!  Come learn how to collect and store seeds for next year’s garden.  Boley will answer questions on how to gather seeds, store them properly, and use them in the future.  Hands-on demonstrations and free seeds will be available.  All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend this program.  For more information, please call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.

Easton Library to Host Lecture by Scottish Frederick Douglass Scholar

On Saturday, September 28, at 1:00 p.m., as part of our community’s annual Frederick Douglass Day celebration, Professor Celeste-Marie Bernier will deliver the day’s keynote speech in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library.

Writing from Scotland, where she is Professor of United States and Atlantic Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Bernier summarized her plans for the lecture: “In my talk in Easton, I will discuss the activism, artistry, and authorship of Frederick Douglass not in isolation but alongside the sufferings and struggles of his wife, his daughters, and sons.  As activists, educators, campaigners, civil rights protesters, newspaper editors, orators, essayists, and historians in their own right, each played a vital role in their father’s fight for human dignity and freedom.  No isolated endeavor undertaken by an exemplary icon alone, the fight for freedom was a family business to which all the Douglasses dedicated their lives.”

Bernier’s published and forthcoming books include African American Visual Arts, Characters of Blood, Suffering and Sunset, Stick to the Skin, If I Survive, Living Parchments, and Back into the Battleground.  She is currently completing a literary biography of Frederick Douglass for Yale University Press as well as finalizing the 3-volume work, The Anna Murray-Frederick Douglass Family Biography and Writings, for Edinburgh University Press.  In addition to her professorship at the University of Edinburgh, Bernier has held visiting appointments and fellowships at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford.

All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend Professor Bernier’s lecture.  For more information, please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.

A second showing of a documentary produced last year about Talbot Goes Purple is set for 6 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Avalon Theatre in Easton.

Set amidst the tragic repercussions of the opioid epidemic, ‘The American Opioid Crisis:Talbot Goes Purple’ explores the partnership between law enforcement, civic leaders and the recovery community in Talbot County, as they battle the devastating effects of addiction.

The film is a production of Colorado-based Ferrari Films, with producers Denise Ferrari and Tricia Springer and their crew. The team spent several days filming in Easton last fall, and the documentary premiered Sept. 4 in Easton as part of year three’s kick off for Talbot Goes Purple. The film is in memory of Mariah Albee and all those lost to the American opioid crisis.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the 45-minute film. The event is free, with seats available on a first-come basis. The film also airs in Colorado this month at the Breckenridge Film Festival.

An initiative from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office and Tidewater Rotary, in partnership with Talbot County Public Schools and the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Talbot Goes Purple empowers our youth and our community to ‘Go Purple’ as a sign of taking a stand against substance abuse.

More information, along with purple lights, shirts and other items, is available at www.talbotgoespurple.org. Find us on Facebook @TalbotGoesPurple or contact us at talbotgoespurple@gmail.com.  Anyone wearing purple is encouraged to post pictures and tag us on Facebook.

Talbot Goes Purple is a component fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – donations to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

The 23rd annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race will be held on the Choptank River in Cambridge at 9:00am Saturday, September 21.

This event, which is hosted by the Dorchester Skipjack Committee, will include a parade of boats and the race.  It features skipjacks that were originally built in 1886 to the Nathan of Dorchester which was built in 1994.  The race is a skipjack tradition on the Chesapeake Bay to reflect the start to oyster season.  Generally, oysters are harvested starting November 1.  Skipjacks would “race for pride” among themselves prior to the official start of the season.

The Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race is one of only two remaining races.  The purpose is to celebrate 130 years of tradition of skipjacks. At one time, over one thousand of these magnificent work boats graced the Chesapeake Bay and its estuaries harvesting oysters.  Of the remaining twenty-five skipjacks, only a small number actively harvest due to the historically declined oyster population.

Funds raised annually to host this event are given to the skipjacks, as well as trophies for the winning boat and captain.  Over the past 15 years, more than $125,000 has been raised and distributed through the race to the skipjack fleet.  The funds help preserve these aging wooden vessels.

This year, in addition to 8-12 skipjacks, several buyboats will be in attendance.  This includes the Thomas J from Chestertown. Buyboats were modified skipjacks that bought from the skipjacks and transported harvested oysters to oyster processing houses all along the Chesapeake Bay.  Each has its own unique history and they are currently maintained privately as cruising boats.

Also attending this year is the Edna Lockwood.  She is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye which was built in 1889 and recently fully restored by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.  She is a 54 foot, nine log bugeye and will be available for dockside tours with her crew.

Spectators are able to view the majority of the race from Long Wharf Park, per Race Chairperson, Lou Hyman.  “It is a great event that shares the history of skipjacks and maritime community of the Eastern Shore.  Before and after the race, the skipjacks and buyboats can be viewed at Long Wharf and the boat basin on Cambridge Creek.”  The race starts at 10:00am after the parade and generally takes 1 ½ – 2 hours to complete.  The event is FREE.

During the race, several exhibitors will be set up at Long Wharf Park displaying items related to Dorchester’s maritime heritage.  Food will also be available at the event.  This is a great opportunity for photographers to get up close to the historic boats under full sail.  Please join us for this unique event on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

In May, the Rotary Club of Easton awarded scholarships totaling $5,000 to five local high school seniors. The Rotary Club of Easton’s scholarship was established to foster Rotary’s philosophy of service above self. Applicants are evaluated based on their community service, academics, leadership activities, and athletics. Scholarship recipients attended two recent club meetings to thank Rotarians and to talk about their future plans and aspirations.

Easton High School’s Kaitlyn Allen graduated with more than 440 service learning hours.During her senior year, she served as Vice President of the Interact Club. Allen was also a member of National Honor Society, Student Government Association, National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society, and National Technical Honor Society. She was captain of the varsity cheerleading squad for three years and was crowned Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen in 2018. Allen’s volunteer hours were served with Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Shuffle, and as an advocate for Healthy Smiles, Healthy Lives, to name a few. She attended the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Conference her sophomore year and was a member of Eastern Shore Dance Academy Dancer during her high school career. Allen has also served as a Character Counts coach.This fall, she will be attending the University of Alabama, with the goal of becoming an orthodontist.

Easton Rotary Scholarship Committee Chair Casey Baynard (left) and President Pat Fitzgerald (right) recognized scholarship recipients Emily Conlon and Katie Allen at a recent club meeting.

Emma Chapple, another Easton High School graduate, finished her high school career with more than 500 community service hours. She was a member of Girl Scouts for eight years, earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. She was also a member of Chesapeake Bay 4-H Club where she received the Maryland 4-H Diamond Clover Award. Chapple was a member of numerous clubs at Easton High School, including National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Yearbook Club, and Key Club.She was also a Christ Church youth group leader and a member of the Eastern Maryland Youth Orchestra, Easton High School Marching Band, and EHS Symphonic Orchestra.Her volunteer activities include Talbot Interfaith Shelter, Chapel District Elementary School, Christ Church Youth Group, Camp Wright, Global Vision 2020, Toys for Tots, Chesapeake Bay 4-H Club, Rise Against Hunger, Waterfowl Festival, and Chapel District Sports, to name a few. Chapple will be attending Salisbury University this fall, where she plans to major in early childhood education and special education.

Minahil Cheema of Easton High School was a four-year member of the EHS Interact Club—a Rotary program designed to develop leadership skills in young people ages 12-18—where she served as Vice President and President. She received a Director’s Service Award from Rotary Club of Easton for her enthusiasm and leadership of the Interact Club at Easton High School, and for her service as 2015-2019 co-chair of the Rise Against Hunger Campaign. At the time of her scholarship application, Cheema had 433.5 documented service learning hours and a 4.304 GPA. She was a member of LEO Club, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Sehat 4 All Charity Clinic, and Health Community Service Club. Cheema played on the Varsity Unified Tennis and Bocce Ball teams and served as a student page for the Maryland General Assembly in 2019. She will be attending University of Maryland, College Park this fall, with the goal of becoming a neurologist.

Emily Conlon, a graduate of Sts. Peter & Paul High School, was a member of Key Club, National Honor Society, Art Club, Philosophy Club, Needlecraft Club, Ecology Club, and International Club during her high school career, and served as an officer in four of those clubs.She volunteered with St. Vincent DePaul, Operation Christmas, and Special Olympics. During her time at SSPP, Conlon played four sports and was captain of the softball team. She worked at Doc’s Sunset Grille, Kiln Born Creations,and as a babysitter. Conlon will be attending Salisbury University in the fall and is undecided on her major at this time.

Tabius Wilson, Jr. graduated from Easton High School and is the founding President of the Brothers Entering Success Together (B.E.S.T.) Program. He founded the program his sophomore year after seeing a vital need to change the perception of African American students attending high school. The program is designed to provide attention and nurturing to positive young African American men at Easton High School by helping improve academics, develop leadership skills, and prepare for career readiness.Wilson was a member of the Spanish Honor Society, and National Honor Society, and served as Vice President of the Youth N.A.A.C.P., and Executive President of Student Government Association. He served as manager of the varsity basketball team for two years. Wilson will attend Hampton University in the fall, where he plans to major in computer science.

Easton Rotary Scholarship Committee Chair Casey Baynard (left) and President Pat Fitzgerald (right) recognizedscholarship recipients Minahil Cheema, Emma Chapple, and Tabius Wilson, Jr. at a recent club meeting.

“The Rotary Club of Easton is pleased to be able to provide scholarships to these 5 exceptional students,” said Casey Baynard, Chair of the Rotary scholarship committee. “They each have been very active in their communities during their high school years and all received glowing recommendations from their high school counselors.  We wish them all the best in their future careers and feel honored to help them in this small way to pursue their dreams. They exemplify the Rotary motto of Service Above Self, and I can’t think of five more deserving individuals for these scholarships.

The Rotary Club of Easton is comprised of nearly 100 professional men and women committed to the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self.” They are part of a global network of more than 1.2 million Rotarians who are changing lives in their own communities and around the world. As the world’s first Rotary Club in a town of fewer than 10,000 people, Rotary Club of Easton will host its centennial anniversary in 2021. The Club meets on Thursdays at noon at Scossa Restaurant in Easton. All are welcome. For more information, please visit eastonrotary.org.

The Classic Motor Museum (CMM) will be hosting its second annual AutoFest on September 28^th all day from 9-5!  Entrance to this event on the grounds of CMM is FREE.  This is a day the museum celebrates all motor vehicles and you’re invited to walk around the CMM campus to see the vehicles on display, listen to some music and check out local vendors’ displays.  This year, CMM is happy to have a couple of tractors coming from Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association, as well as a cruiser from the Talbot County Sheriff’s office.  Among the vendors will be one of CMM’s First Gear students, Zachary Smith, featuring his custom car replicas in matchbox size.  Order yours for your desk!  This year CMM will have tables of things to sell, so you can get auto-related items at yard sale prices.We hope you’ll join us for this day of celebrating motor vehicles and cast your vote for People’s Choice, and Most Exotic. Trophies will be awarded for those winners as well as for the vehicle that traveled the farthest to be with us.

St. Michaels Concours d’ Elegance (SMCDE) is the same weekend on the Sunday (29^th). These two non-profit 501c3 organizations will make it a weekend filled with cars for St. Michaels! CMM hopes to see you at AutoFest on September 28^th!

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men in the United States aside from non-melanoma skin cancer. About one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, which develops mainly in older men and in African-American men. About six cases in 10 are diagnosed in men aged 65 or older, and it is rare before age 40. To promote early detection of prostate cancer, the Cancer Program at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) has scheduled free screenings in two locations during September.

A prostate cancer screening and forum will be held on Monday, September 23, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Mount Olive AME Church, 24852 Lambs Meadow Road in Worton. The free prostate cancer screenings will be provided by UM SRH and Christopher Parry, DO, of UM Shore Medical Group – Urology. To register for the forum, dinner and screening at this location, call Andrea Edwards, RN, Kent County Health Department, 410-778-7970.

“Thanks to our community partners, including University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, Dr. Parry, Citizens Against Tobacco Smoke and Mount Olive Church, our local health department is once again able to provide these free screenings to the men of Kent County and surrounding areas,” says Edwards. “We encourage community members to attend this event, not just for the screening, but to learn about prostate cancer. Wives, sisters and daughters are welcome to come along!”

On Tuesday, September 24, free prostate cancer screenings will be offered at UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Easton, 490 Cadmus Lane, Suite 104. Scheduled from 5-8 p.m., these screenings are coordinated by the Cancer Program in partnership with the Talbot County NAACP and the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center. Participating physicians include UM Shore Medical Group–Urology physicians R. Duane Cespedes, MD; John Foley, MD; Andrew Riggin, MD,and Christopher Runz, DO. To register, call the Cancer Center, 410-820-6800.

According to Nina Weisenborn, clinical research nurse, UM Shore Regional Health Cancer Center, providing access to preventive care and screenings is an important priority “Our goal is to increase survival chances through screenings that facilitate early diagnosis so that evaluation and treatment can be implemented.”

Those interested in being screened are encouraged to discuss the testing with their primary care providers to determine if the PSA blood test will benefit them in the early detection of prostate cancer and other prostate health issues.

The screenings in both locations are open to the public.Uninsured and underinsured are welcome to participate. Pre-registration is required for screening at either location as space is limited.

About UM Shore Regional Health: As part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. UM Shore Regional Health’s team of more than 2,600 employees, medical staff, board members and volunteers work with various community partners to fulfill the organization’s mission of Creating Healthier Communities Together.

On Saturday, September 21, 2019, Easton Airport will host its 11^th Airport Day annual event offering the whole family an up-close opportunity to visit their local airport and see what flying is all about. The excitement begins on Friday when aircraft begin to arrive for the Saturday event and flights will continue after the event till Sunday evening.

Easton Airport Day 2019 opening ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and launches a whole new venue beginning with a presentation by the VFW honor guard. This year we focus on inspiring young people to explore aviation career options. Visit the tent and learn about the airport’s newly launched Aviation Career Education (ACE) program.  Professional pilots, Aviation Colleges and Military Recruiters will be onsite.  Activities continue with some rare Warbirds flying the pattern, two Warbird Formation Flyovers, the World-Famous Rubber Chicken Drop contest, plane rides, and introductory lessons.

Displays of unique aircraft and classic cars will be available, and Massey Air Museum will be offering F-104 fighter jet ride photos where you, your kids or grandkids get to sit in an F-104 fighter jet and have a photo taken.

Local vendors including profit and non-profit will display their goods and promote their companies or organizations.

There is no general admission fee ­­­and parking is free for the entire day.  Please arrive early to allow for parking. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Easton Ruritan Club, Sugar Buns, and the Trappe Volunteer Fire Company.

Easton Airport Day is a component fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation. Proceeds from the sponsors support the cost of the event, with remaining monies being donated to good works in the community. For more information about Easton Airport Day, become a sponsor, or donate, visit www.eastonairportday.com or https://www.facebook.com/EastonAirport. EASTON AIRPORT DAY COMMITTEE Telephone:  (410) 310-6088 (Cheryl Phillips) or (410)-770-8055 (Micah Risher).

On Saturday, September 28 from 8 am to 2 pm, the Oxford Library will hold its annual gently used book sale. The rain date is Sunday, September 29^th.  The sale takes place on the grounds of the Library on Market Street between Morris and Factory Street.  Thousands of fiction and non-fiction books are on sale at bargain prices. Come stock up on your Fall/Winter readings. http://www.oxfordmd.net/library.php

On Tuesday, September 3, Robbie Gill, CEO of the YMCA of the Chesapeake, addressed the Caroline County Commissioners at their Work Session.  Robbie Gill shared with Commissioners that the YMCA was recently blessed with a $2.5 million lead gift for the construction of a full-facility YMCA in Caroline County. The anonymous gift came from outside the community from a donor that believes deeply in the work of the YMCA and was given with a desire to help bring a YMCA to Caroline County.

In the summer of 2018, the YMCA and Caroline County Commissioners entered into a property donation agreement that would allow the YMCA to receive 15-acres of land as a part of the County owned “Double Hills” property located off of highway 404. In the fall of 2018 the YMCA worked with the Town of Denton to secure a water and sewer allocation for the future YMCA through an MOU. Over the next six-months, Caroline County staff will work with the Town of Denton staff on site logistics.

The YMCA project is slated to house a senior center, following the collaborative model unveiled in St. Michaels, Maryland with the new Perkins Family YMCA/Bay Hundred Senior Center. “This type of partnership makes so much sense” said Robbie Gill, CEO for the YMCA of the Chesapeake “To pull programs and services under one roof, where we can work together to make a bigger community impact, is a huge win for the Y, the County, the Town and those we serve.”

Caroline County Family YMCA Conceptual Design

The YMCA project is estimated at 35,000 – 40,000 sq. ft. and will include an indoor pool, wellness space, multi-purpose spaces, locker rooms, youth activity rooms, a kitchen for congregate meals, gymnasium, outdoor pool and fields for outdoor programs. This project is estimated to cost $12,000,000.

The Caroline County Family YMCA currently operates out of a storefront facility located at 46 Denton Plaza, Denton, MD 21629. The Caroline YMCA serves over 2,600 members and provides over $110,000 in financial assistance each year.  In addition to wellness space, the Caroline County Family YMCA currently supports the community through Early Learning Readiness, a program designed to support low-income children (ages birth to 5-years old) and their caregivers with the skills and knowledge to start kindergarten on par with their peers; a mentorship program for approximately 20 mentees who spend 4-5 hours per month participating in service projects and planned outings; learn to swim, a program in partnership with the Caroline County Public Schools and Easton Family YMCA to teach every child at Federalsburg Elementary how to swim; and Camp Lazy Days, a 5-week program run out of the Easton Family YMCA for children with special needs, living in Caroline and Talbot County.

The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits and the largest Human Service organization on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the Shore Ys, engage 40,000 members; men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the shore’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors.  In 2018, the YMCA of the Chesapeake provided over $1,750,000 in assistance to over 16,000 community members, turning no one away due to inability to pay. Additionally, the Y spent $200,000 on outreach efforts and programming in the communities it serves.

For more information on the Caroline County Family YMCA please visit www.ymcachesapeake.org.