CHAMBER EVENTS   

New Scanned-Deposit ATM 

Located at Cross and High Streets in Chestertown

In a few weeks a new bulk-scanning ATM will be available at Chesapeake Bank and Trust's High Street office in Chestertown. Now you can make withdrawals and deposit your cash or checks 24 hours a day - with no envelope.  Simply insert a stack of cash or checks into the ATM and receive a printed receipt showing an image of your deposit.

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(L to R) Marianna Batie, PNC Wealth Management Senior Wealth Planner, Dr. David Kohl and Andrew McLean, PNC Agriculture Banker at the PNC Farming for the Future seminar.

PNC Wealth Management Event Connects Renowned Economist

with Local Agriculture Community

On October 29, PNC Wealth Management hosted members of the farming and agriculture community at the Suicide Bridge Restaurant for "Farming for the Future," a seminar featuring Dr. David Kohl, esteemed agricultural economist. Dr. Kohl spoke about factors that will impact global and agricultural economics, farm land valuations, trends in agriculture and best practices for profit management.

Marianna Batie, PNC Wealth Management Senior Wealth Planner, discussed the importance of succession planning in transitioning farms and wealth to the next generation.

"PNC was thrilled to host an agricultural economist of Dr. Kohl's caliber," said Lisa Morgan, PNC Wealth Management Managing Director for the Eastern Shore. "His global view on the future of agriculture and how it connects to our local farming communities was relevant, informative and well received by our guests."

Progress Report: Kent Forward

As executive director of Kent Forward, I write to update the community on our projects and goals and to clarify our role. Fall has been an exciting time for the schools, and it has been a pleasure to work with the principals and the Office of Student Services on our first benchmark, attendance.

The Kent Forward initiative was created by the three largest employers in the county (Dixon, Washington College and UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown) to focus attention on our public schools and to rally community resources in ways that support their mission. Kent Forward's mission is to help the Kent County School District reach the Top Five in Five, referencing an ambitious but reachable goal of becoming one of the top ranked school systems in Maryland within five years.

The new superintendent of schools for the County, Dr. Karen Couch, has impressed us all with her energy, professionalism, decisiveness and judgment. It is clear that Kent County Schools are in very capable hands and that Dr. Couch and her crew of principals, administrators, and teachers are working hard to ensure every student in Kent County receives a sound education. By working with her office, we aim to provide community volunteers and resources where they can be most helpful and effective.

After the schools identified absenteeism as one of the chief roadblocks to learning for many students throughout the County, we developed several projects to support this effort. First, we created quarterly employee-awareness campaigns and trainings; sharing data about the detriments of missing instruction and offering tips to help parents make school attendance a priority. This information was shared with the employees at Dixon, Washington College and UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown- and made available to other businesses and organizations. Subsequent campaigns have focused on both attendance and the importance of reading.

We partnered with the Office of Student Services to create a poster competition in grades K-12. The students came up with some colorful and persuasive arguments for showing up every day, on time, and ready to learn. (The most popular reason, according to the posters: School is Cool.) Area businesses supported the campaign by providing more than 26 prizes for the winners and by exhibiting the winning posters in 17 storefronts during the October First Friday event in downtown Chestertown.

As Kent Forward continues to adjust our efforts to better align with the specific goals of district leadership, it is important to restate that Kent Forward is not an adversary. We are not the watchdog for the Superintendent's office or the teachers, but rather a ready partner looking for ways to serve and connect the community with the schools and provide additional resources to enrich their programs.

As I talk to residents of Kent County, there is a real excitement about the changes and new energy in our schools. We look forward to more collaboration with the Kent County Schools in ways that can help them move our children forward, into the Top Five in Five!

Kent Forward

                                       219 South Washington Street 

                                                       Easton, MD  21601 

                                                               410-822-1000 

                                                            shorehealth.org

Trena Williamson, Director of Corporate Communications & Marketing                                              

Fax: 410-770- 8603               

twilliamson@shorehealth.org                                                                 

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 31, 2013)

Ask the Expert Series Continues with Urology Talks

UM Shore Regional Health urologists will speak on issues related to incontinence and urological issues next week as the Ask the Expert series continues its tour with stops in Kent and Queen Anne's County. On Tuesday, November 5, Dr. Duane Cespedes will speak on "Fixing the Leaky Faucet: Evaluation and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence." This talk takes place at 7 p.m. at UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown. On Thursday, November 7, Dr. Christopher Parry will speak on "Urology Today: Treating Urological Conditions." This event takes place at 2 p.m. at the Kent County Public Library.

Remaining dates in the Fall Ask the Expert series include:

• Jackie Weston, BSN, BN-BC - "Stress, Depression and the Holidays: Keeping it Together During the Season" - Monday, November 11, 2 p.m., Dorchester County Library;
• Dr. Frederick VanDusen - "Facts About the Flu" - Thursday, November 14, 2 p.m., Kent County Library   

"Ask the Expert," is a free community health program sponsored by UM Shore Regional Health. The "Ask the Expert" series is an ongoing program that will be offered throughout the year. The next seminar series takes place in Spring 2014. Seating is limited; please RSVP to Cathy Wright at 410-822-1000, ext. 5222 or cwright@shorehealth.org.

For Immediate Release | Oct. 30, 2013                                                                                                                 2530 N. Salisbury Blvd.

Media Contact: Matt Likovich                                                                                                                                                          Salisbury, MD 21801 

Office 410-860-6203 | 24/7 Media Hotline 1-866-655-2237 | matthew.likovich@delmarva.com                                                 delmarva.com 

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Emergency Services Partnership Program Continues to Support Public Safety

SALISBURY, Md. - Delmarva Power's Emergency Services Partnership Program today donated residential smoke alarms to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office for distribution throughout Maryland's Eastern Shore. The fire marshal's office received 1,000 smoke alarms which have a 10-year, long-life, sealed lithium battery.

"Our Emergency Services Partnership Program is committed to supporting the work of the men and women of volunteer and career fire service organizations," said John Allen, Delmarva Power Region Vice President. "These donated smoke alarms, when used properly, will help save the lives of the victims of fire and the people who come to their aid."

"Smoke alarms are a good first line of defense against possible injury and death from fire and smoke," said Brian S. Geraci, Maryland State Fire Marshal. "The Delmarva Power donation extends our reach into area communities to those people who need the most help,"

Additional organizations supporting this effort include the following: Maryland State Firemen's Association, Fire and Burn Safety Coalition of Maryland, Maryland State Fire Prevention Commission and Maryland Fire Chief's Association.

Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse provided these alarms to Delmarva Power at a reduced cost to help support this safety effort. Since 2000, Delmarva Power has donated 18,750 regular smoke alarms, 1,042 special needs smoke alarms and 1,850 carbon monoxide alarms to fire safety officials in Maryland and Delaware.

Find additional information by visiting www.delmarva.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/delmarvapower and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/delmarvaconnect. Our mobile app is available at www.delmarva.com/mobileapp.

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Chestertown RiverArts

315 High Street, Suite 16

Chestertown, MD  21620

www.chestertownriverarts.org 

410.778.6300

Executive Director 

A dedicated, experienced person in a leadership role is needed to help oversee the Chestertown RiverArts gallery and programs, coordinate and provide direction to our invaluable volunteers, and to help raise money.

If you are interested in getting more information about the Executive Director position or know someone else who is interested, please call (410-778-6300) or email riverarts@verizon.net to request a packet including an application and a detailed job description.

For those interested in this position, the full business plan can be found on the RiverArts website; chestertownriverarts.org. Visits to the gallery at 315 High Street, Suite 106, are encouraged: hours are Tuesday-Friday 11:00-4:00, First Fridays 11:00-8:00, Saturday 9:30-4:00 and Sunday noon- 3:00.