The Tidewater Rotary Club is excited to present the 4th edition of Flags for Cancer, an event that raises awareness and funds for cancer research and support. Throughout the month of August, Easton will be adorned with vibrant flags, each color symbolizing a different type of cancer and honoring those who have faced the disease.

Supported by generous individuals and businesses, Flags for Cancer offers a striking visual display of colored flags across Easton. The primary goal is to keep cancer at the forefront of public consciousness while providing essential fundraising for local organizations dedicated to helping individuals in need.

Flags for Cancer Volunteers

Sponsorship opportunities are available for both individuals and corporations, with the option to sponsor a flag starting at just $50. By sponsoring a flag, participants pay tribute to a loved one who has battled cancer. The flags will be proudly showcased in town for the entire month of August, and the names of honorees will be featured on the Flags for Cancer website at TidewaterRotary.org/Flags.

The money raised from the event will directly benefit groups in the Delmarva region such as the Mike Menzies Fund, The Richard Slaughter Fund, Maryland Shore Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, and patients in need of funding at the Cancer Center. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Tidewater Rotary Club’s continuing support of the many efforts within Talbot County.

Flags for Cancer

To learn more about this annual event that positively impacts our local community, please visit www.TidewaterRotary.org/Flags. Becoming a sponsor is as easy as a few clicks, and your contribution can make a meaningful difference. Additionally, we welcome dedicated volunteers who can assist with the setup, maintenance, and dismantling of the flags. Join us to forge new connections and create a lasting impact together.

Tidewater Rotary is composed of professional men and women committed to the Rotary Motto: Service Above Self. The club’s mission is to provide business, professional, and community leaders an opportunity for service to others in order to benefit our community and to promote high ethical standards, fellowship, and goodwill worldwide. Follow the club on Facebook @TidewaterRotary and visit www.tidewaterrotary.org to learn more and join.

This August, the Tidewater Rotary Club will be raising colorful flags around Easton for the third consecutive year of Flags for Cancer. Each color represents a type of cancer and every flag represents our friends and neighbors that have battled the disease.

The event, sponsored by individuals and businesses, will provide a beautiful visual display of colored flags throughout Easton. More importantly, Flags for Cancer aims to keep awareness for cancer in the forefront and provide an important source of fundraising for two vital organizations helping people locally.

Individual flags can be sponsored for as little as $50. Corporate sponsorships are available to maximize our business communities impact and support. Every flag raised will be in honor of a loved one that has dealt with cancer. Flags will be displayed in town throughout the month of August and names of honorees will be shared on the Flags for Cancer website at TidewaterRotary.org/Flags.

Flags for Cancer Installation

The money raised from the event will go to the Colors of Cancer group and directly benefit:

• The Mike Menzies Fund – a scholarship program assisting individuals who are pursuing a degree related to oncology, cancer research, or other cancer-related professions.

• The Richard Slaughter Fund – designed to help support cancer patients and their families through the Patient In Need Fund at the Regional Cancer Center.

Individuals can also volunteer their time to help with various aspects of setting up, maintaining, and dismantling the flags at the end of the event. Sponsors will receive perks of donating at various levels, and all participants will take solace in knowing they have made a major impact in our local communities’ fight against cancer, in all of its forms.

Visit www.TidewaterRotary.org/Flags to learn more about this important event benefiting our local community. Become a sponsor by signing up and donating online in just a few simple clicks. For more information, or to learn how to volunteer, please contact event chairperson Kathy Harvey at [email protected] or Chuck Lennon at clennon@CoastConsultingServices.com (949-510-7831).

Tidewater Rotary is composed of professional men and women committed to the Rotary Motto: Service Above Self. The club’s mission is to provide business, professional, and community leaders an opportunity for service to others in order to benefit our community and to promote high ethical standards, fellowship, and goodwill worldwide. Follow the club on Facebook @TidewaterRotary and visit www.tidewaterrotary.org to learn more and join.

The 2021 ‘Supplies for Service’ effort netted household supplies to fill nearly 100 boxes and over $3,000 in monetary donations

The Tidewater Rotary Club’s Supplies for Service, a drive collecting household supply donations, is set to return during the first week of May. The household goods and essential supplies collected during the drive will benefit the Neighborhood Service Center and their mission to help the citizens of Talbot County.

Donations collected will be distributed to those in need by the Neighborhood Service Center using their “Mobile Food Pantry”. The demand for their resources dramatically increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. While food donations were steady, often forgotten are the needs for basic household items.

Tidewater Rotary stepped in last year to help meet those needs and is again asking for donations of paper towels, toilet paper, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and other household essentials. The inaugural effort netted supplies to fill nearly 100 boxes and over $3,000 in monetary donations. The club looks to expand that impact in 2022.

“The community’s response to last year’s Supplies for Service drive was inspiring,” Tidewater Rotary Club President Chuck Lennon said. “Knowing that our effort made an impact on so many people throughout Talbot County made it an easy decision to bring the event back in 2022.”

Businesses and community organizations are asked to participate in the supply drive by putting collection boxes in their public spaces. Businesses may challenge their employees to participate or ask customers to stop by with donations. Organizations, churches, and clubs can also participate and help collect household goods for this important cause.

Those interested in participating as a drop-off location can visit www.tidewaterrotary.org/sfs to sign up. Community drop-off locations, list of supplies needed, and more details for individuals interested in helping can also be found on the website.

Tidewater Rotary is composed of professional men and women committed to the Rotary Motto: Service Above Self. The club’s mission is to provide business, professional, and community leaders an opportunity for service to others in order to benefit our community and to promote high ethical standards, fellowship, and goodwill worldwide. Follow the club on Facebook @TidewaterRotary and visit www.tidewaterrotary.org to learn more and join.

The second annual Tidewater Rotary Bowling Fundraiser was held on Monday, April 4, at Easton Bowl. The event, first launched in 2019, had been sidelined for a couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, club members were eager to come back together to relaunch the fundraiser and invite the community to come out and support Talbot Humane.

Lanes were sponsored by more than 20 local businesses and organizations. Approximately 125 bowlers participated in the festivities of the evening. Participants enjoyed 20 frames of bowling, food and drinks provided by Easton Bowl, and raffles. Bowlers and their guests made additional donations and fundraising contributions during the event.

Prizes were awarded for Top Bowler, Second Place, Last Place, and Best Dressed Bowler. Talbot Humane staff were on-site with information about how to adopt and support the shelter. Many bowlers brought their pups to enjoy the fun, some of which had been adopted from the local shelter.

The Tidewater Rotary Club event netted approximately $6,000 in total donations. Proceeds will support Talbot Humane’s mission to service animals and their owners of the Midshore with compassion, transparency and thoughtfulness.

“It was great to see two community-based organizations like Tidewater Rotary and Talbot Humane come together, join forces, and raise money for the shelter,” Tidewater Rotary Club President Chuck Lennon said. “We will look for other ways to work together in the future to continue supporting Talbot Humane’s mission.”

The Tidewater Rotary Club also set up several boxes for their Supplies for Service campaign. Many donations of household supplies were given as a prelude to the event’s official launch later this spring. Businesses, organizations, and individuals interested in participating in future Tidewater Rotary Club initiatives can visit www.tidewaterrotary.org to learn more.

Tidewater Rotary is composed of professional men and women committed to the Rotary Motto: Service Above Self. The club’s mission is to provide business, professional, and community leaders an opportunity for service to others in order to benefit our community and to promote high ethical standards, fellowship, and goodwill worldwide. Follow the club on Facebook @TidewaterRotary and visit www.tidewaterrotary.org to learn more and join.

The Tidewater Rotary Club of Easton, Maryland is pleased to announce its second annual Flags for Cancer event that will provide a beautiful visual display of colored flags in our community, but more importantly, will help raise awareness for cancer, and cancer-survivors, and provide an important and much-needed source of fund-raising for two vital organizations helping people in need in our local community.

The Tidewater Rotary is working closely with the Easton based Colors of Cancer organization, and the MidShore Community Foundation, to ensure that all funds raised are used locally.  The money raised from the Flags for Cancer event will go to the Colors of Cancer group and directly benefit:

The Mike Menzies Fund which is a scholarship program assisting individuals who are pursuing a degree related to oncology, cancer research or other cancer-related professions.

The Richard Slaughter Fund which has been designed to help support cancer patients and their families through the Patient In Need Fund at the Regional Cancer Center.

The Talbot County community is invited to get involved in this important cause that is directly impacting our local residents.  We welcome…

– People to sponsor a Flag in honor of a loved one who may be struggling with cancer or in memory of someone near and dear to them

– Sponsors for the program… we will be offering sponsorships at various levels… sponsors will help us build this program; these corporate and individual sponsors will benefit from signage and advertising opportunities throughout the span of this program and they will know they have had a direct impact in helping people in need in our community

– Volunteers to help with various aspects of setting up and dismantling the flags in our community

– New Rotarians to our growing group of leaders focused on helping and giving back to our community

For more information, please contact Lee Newcomb at [email protected] (410-829-4911) or Chuck Lennon at [email protected] (949-510-7831) or visit us at www.TidewaterEastonRotary.org to learn more about this exciting event benefiting our local community.  

As part of Tidewater Rotary’s 10-Year celebration, the Easton-based club has announced SUPPLIES FOR SERVICE – a supply drive event benefiting the Neighborhood Service Center.

Tidewater Rotary will be collecting household supply donations with the help of Talbot businesses and community volunteers. The donations will be distributed to those in need by the Neighborhood Service Center.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Neighborhood Service Center has seen the demand for their resources dramatically increase. While food donations have been steady, often forgotten are the needs for basic household items. Tidewater Rotary has stepped in to help meet those needs and is asking for donations of paper towels, cleaning supplies, and toiletries.

“We are so appreciative of Tidewater Rotary’s support of our mission,” Neighborhood Service Center Executive Director Marilyn Neal said. “These donations from our community and businesses will make a tremendous difference in the lives of some of Talbot County’s most vulnerable citizens.”

Photo: Tidewater Rotary club members Bill Crabson, John Horner, Greg Beane, and Chuck Lennon with Easton Club and District Governor Elect Hugh Dawkins assemble the Supplies for Service drop boxes for distribution to Talbot businesses and organizations.

The Neighborhood Service Center’s “Mobile Food Pantry” serves homebound seniors, disabled individuals, and those living in remote areas of Talbot County without transportations. There are over 120 households currently benefiting from this outreach.

Tidewater Rotary’s Supplies for Service drive will collect donations April 19 -23 to be distributed on the mobile unit’s route.  Supplies will include cleaning sprays, personal hygiene, paper products, storage containers, cleaning tools, and other household goods and items.

“When we began to think about how best to recognize our 10 year anniversary, we kept coming back to the Rotary motto of service above self,” Tidewater Rotary Club President Lee Newcomb said. “The Supplies for Service drive for the Neighborhood Service Center,  is the perfect way for us to continue to live our motto and support the community in which we live and work.”

Businesses and organizations interested in participating can visit www.tidewatereastonrotary.org to sign up. Community drop-off locations, list of supplies needed, and more details for individuals interested in helping can also be found on the website.

“With community support, the Tidewater Rotary Club will continue to invest in this community through events, programs, and service for years to come,” Lee said.

Tidewater Rotary is composed of professional men and women committed to the Rotary Motto: Service Above Self. The club’s mission is to provide business, professional, and community leaders an opportunity for service to others in order to benefit our community and to promote high ethical standards, fellowship, and goodwill worldwide. Follow the club on Facebook @TidewaterRotary and visit www.tidewatereastonrotary.org to learn more and join.