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EDITORS NOTE As we begin to enter the new season of fall we are reminded of new beginnings While 2020 has challenged us beyond our wildest imaginations it has also made us Stronger Together in unimaginable ways In this issue of Shore we celebrate the citizens who have forged new pathways to feed the hungry shelter those without homes show compassion to those suffering from addiction and mental health issues help the unemployed find jobs and restore the faith in our communities and government despite the challenges that have arisen These community responders are our boots on the ground helping others to navigate uncertainty and find hope While COVID 19 has rocked our worlds it hasn t taken away the spirit of giving and of loving our neighbors Organizations agencies and local businesses have joined forces to tackle some of the hardest social issues we have faced Learn how the local business Sprout partnered with local farmers to feed the hungry in our communities We also share how the Hopeful Campaign is inspiring citizens to support the MSCF s COVID 19 Response Fund addressing the areas of health homelessness and hunger during the pandemic The campaign s colorful marquee style art sculptures mounted on buildings throughout Easton s downtown will travel in the coming months to bring hope to other communities on the MidShore At the heart of the philanthropy behind these heroic efforts is Mid Shore Community Foundation MSCF the nonprofit charity serving the five counties on the Mid Shore Learn how this growing organization is supporting the non profits in the region to restore the quality of life we have come to appreciate here 6 By Ryan Helfenbein President Jim Normandin Planning meeting at Rude Burger in Easton Amelia Blades Steward Maire McArdle and Manning Lee As we examine the issue of social justice we talk with an author and anthropologist Alexandra Hamlet about how our culture is evolving and how data collection and analysis can guide good policy as our nation wrestles with these complex issues of economic parity and race relations Nancy Tankersley through her Artists for Justice exhibit on July 4 in Easton opened the conversation for healing to begin to occur On a lighter note we follow the entertaining antics of local florist Sarah Campbell Angers as she competes in the Netflix series The Great Flower Fight This issue s departments take us on stage with Easton s songbird Loreal Lewis who combines R B country and hip hop in her recent debut song and music video In Live Well Amy Jo Davison D O brings wellness to people suffering from health challenges related to musculoskeletal issues including Parkinson s disease movement disorders neuropathy postsurgery scar tissue scoliosis anxiety ADHD and more between her practices in Easton and New York Finally Foxy s Harbor Grille in St Michaels has a new look and new menu with the addition of Chef Mark McGrogan and promises to continue its outdoor waterfront bar and dining well into the fall months And fall wouldn t be fall without some great outdoor activities like corn mazes and bike trails We hope you can find ways to gather safely with family and friends outside around a fire pit or kayaking down one of our picturesque creeks and rivers to see the waterfowl arrive This is one of the most special seasons on the Eastern Shore Stay safe and healthy Amelia Blades Steward and Manning Lee Co Editors S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Editors Amelia Blades Steward Manning Lee Design Consultant Maire McArdle Copy Editor Mike Ursery Marketing Director Betsy Griffin Creative Director Greg Mueller Contributing Photographers Pamela L Cowart Rickman Maire McArdle Greg Mueller Caroline J Phillips Stephen Walker Contributing Writers Niambi Davis Tracey F Johns Reen Waterman Advertising Contact Brandon Silverstein Advertising Manager 410 200 6469 Editorial Contact 410 463 9883 Submissions submissions shoremonthly com Subscriptions 410 770 4005 Receive Shore Magazine in the comfort of your own home for only 24 a year or subscribe to The Star Democrat for 138 a year and receive Shore Magazine for FREE 29088 Airpark Drive Easton MD 21601 www shoremonthly com My good friend was just telling me about an experience he had while buying a new family car He was telling me that he and his wife did their research and decided on a make and model that would fit their needs and ensure their comfort and safety At the first dealership they visited the facility was immaculately clean and the representatives were dressed very professionally They were made to feel welcome with the offer of a beverage and the representative took the time to educate them on the advantages of each of the available models to be sure they made the selection with which they d be the most satisfied My friend mentioned to me that the dealership also offered extras to their customers such as loaner cars when repairs were needed free oil changes and availability to answer questions as they may arise for as long as they owned the car When it was time to talk price however my friend was discouraged to find that the cost of the car was a bit higher than he had seen elsewhere He and his wife left the dealership and went to the local competitor who frequently marketed their low low prices After all what could the difference be when the cars are the same When they entered the second dealership the difference was immediately apparent The facility was in need of a tidying up and frustrated service epartment clients were impatiently waiting for their cars to be repaired After what seemed like a long time of roaming the showroom alone they were approached by a salesperson wearing jeans and a t shirt snapping his gum and looking harried They didn t even wait for his pitch but left and returned to the first dealership Why Because they felt that the initial transaction and if they ever had a concern or needed a repair in the future would be professionally handled with their convenience and comfort in mind You may be wondering why an undertaker would share this story with you Well the lesson my friend learned applies to final farewells just as it does many other major purchasing decisions Price seems to be everywhere in front of us today but the reality of what is being done for us is often not Recently I attended a virtual meeting with experienced funeral directors from all over the states and a major point of discussion was that what is requested from death care providers should not be about disposition alone the experience of what happens before during and after the immediate loss is what matters most It was clear from the discussion of this experienced group that how one is respectfully laid to rest and how the survivors are cared for during the process is what the major focus should be and that these concerns should be the most paramount roles and responsibilities of an undertaker One of these directors relayed a story about a customer that had challenged his firm on pricing The undertaker explained to the caller that while anyone could dispose of a deceased either through cremation or burial the difference is in how the deceased is cared for during the process and how the family receives guidance through the loss The customer was reminded that part of the quality service for which she was paying involved trained associates that would come to the place of death in a timely fashion and carry themselves with professionalism as they brought her mom into their care transporting her with respect as if she were their own and oversee an individual and dignified disposition in the time frame that best suited her family At this point another director chimed in with his brief experience of working in one of the warehouse discount cremation companies that operates out of a business park He shared how the business focus was solely on volume and in no way did care or compassion factor into the daily activities He went on to describe how the equipment was in disrepair the staff came to work in whatever they had to wear and that the deceased in their care were seen as work not someone s mother sister or child His comment was When you charge nothing for something something has to give I was not alone in a state of disbelief As Warren Buffet has noted Price is what you pay Value is what you get When it comes time to select a provider for your final farewell take the time to ask questions about the value of the assistance that will be provided It is always important to discuss price but we also need to gain a clear understanding of what we might be sacrificing Will someone care for your loved one as if you were watching every second Will they conduct themselves with professionalism during your time together offer an education on the steps associated with your requests and provide guidance in areas that were not even considered If you have questions weeks or even months down the road can you call them to find answers As my car buying friend found out peace of mind often comes at a cost And as he stated in the long run it is well worth the added expense This especially holds true when it comes to a purchase like a final farewell that can only ever be done once Shore Magazine is published by The Star Democrat No portion may be reproduced in whole or in part by any means including electronic retrieval systems without written permission from the publisher S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 7

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SHORE TIME A Legacy of Craftsmanship For nearly 50 years Lundberg Builders has proudly served the Annapolis and Eastern Shore community delivering exquisitely crafted custom homes with full design and build capabilities exceptional service and family owned integrity MHBR 748 MHIC 11697 Relax Enjoy Do you dream of an outdoor oasis where you can really relax or entertain with style and funtion PHOTO BY GREG MUELLER There are so many options From outdoor kitchens to patios porches and pool houses Just imagine what your home could be and let us do the rest CROSS ISLAND TRAIL IN KENT ISLAND A great route for a family outing Maryland s Cross Island Trail spans Kent Island east to west in Queen Anne s County the largest of the Chesapeake Bay islands Highlights of the trail include exceptional views native plants a historic graveyard farm fields and glimpses of a distant lighthouse A long wooden bridge connects the forests to the water Pack a picnic and stop along the way or enjoy a meal at one of the restaurants at Kent Narrows This trail is a great way to sample the landscape of Maryland s Eastern Shore LENGTH 6 miles TRAIL END POINTS Terrapin Nature Area and Kent Narrows Kent Island TRAIL SURFACES Asphalt TRAIL CATEGORY Rail Trail abandoned rail corridor ACTIVITIES Walking Biking Inline Skating and Mountain Biking HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair Accessible OPENED 2001 Hours Dawn to Dusk Open year round FEES No fees for using the trail COMPOSED BY AMY BLADES STEWARD 10 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 To reach the start at Terrapin Nature Park from the Eastern Shore take US 50 west to Exit 37 last exit before crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and turn right onto State Route 8 Follow SR 8 to the Chesapeake Bay Business Park and turn left Follow the road to the right around the circle until you come to Terrapin Nature Park There is ample parking and portable toilets are at the trailhead The beach is temporarily closed to non residents To reach the start at Kent Narrows take US 50 west to Exit 41 SR 835 Kent Narrows The best place to park to is in the lots under the western or eastern sides of the Kent Narrows Bridge or in the public lots at the Chesapeake Heritage Visitor Center which serves as a trail head and a Chesapeake Bay Gateway hub MHBR 748 MHIC 11697 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO A Be t t er Buildi ng E xperi ence since 1977 314 Main Street Stevensville MD 410 643 3334 Lundbergbuilders com S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 11

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SHORE TIME We are still open and take the safety and health of our clients and employees seriously by following g all government COVID 19 recommendations We are accepting new clientts for pool maintenance offering weekly and bi weekly services emeergency services and yearly contracts APG FILE PHOTO Serving Talbot Kent Queen Anne s Dorchester Counties CORN MAZE DAYS COUNCELL FARMS FAMILY AFFAIR FARMS THE MARYLAND CORN MAZE 11773 Old Skipton Road Cordova MD 21625 Councellfarms com OPEN Everyday September PRICE 5 per person which includes all activities 30091 Rabbit Hill Road Easton MD 21601 Familyaffairfarm wix com 389 Gambrills Rd Gambrills MD 21054 OPEN Saturday September 19th Saturdays 10 00 a m 7 00 p m Sundays 11 00 a m 7 00 p m mdcornmaze com COVID 19 Safe Space The two acre corn maze is geared toward families with younger children according to co owner Chip Councell It is not really difficult and takes about half an hour We want kids to have fun and not be frustrated he says Two watchtowers in the maze offer not only a higher vantage point but also slides that go back down into the maze After families get out they can enjoy 25 other fun activities from duck races to lassoing plastic steer to shooting scarecrows with tennis ball slingshots COVID 19 Safe Space Calling all Corn Maze Investigators Come get lost and solve the mystery at Family Affair Farm s three acre interactive corn maze Open weekends Sat Sun from 10 a m to 4 p m mid September through October Games and fun for the young and old Takes about an hour FLASHLIGHT NIGHTS Friday Saturday Nights from 6 30 to 9 30 p m Grab your family friends and flashlights for a fun night in the maze Admission Ages 2 under Free Ages 3 to 12 5 Ages 13 to 99 10 COMPOSED BY MANNING LEE 12 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 COVID 19 Safe Space Now is the time to protect your investment and schedule your pool closing with us For those looking for the ultimate Corn Maze experience and don t mind the wayfaring across the bridge to Anne Arundel County Great for tweens and teens This year the maze will feature a Harry Potter theme with Harry Potter themed activities FUN THINGS TO DO IN THE FARMYARD Quidditch Games Hogwarts express hayride Petting Zoo Pumpkin Picking A local family owned and operated company S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 13

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ART BEAT The arrangement shown in alphabetical order by artists names are the portraits painted by local Easton artists as a statement to bring attention to Black lives lost due to racial injustices These paintings will be on exhibit at the Dorchester Center for the Arts from Sept 4 26 2020 opening reception on Sept 12 from 5 00 7 30 p m PERSONAL REACTION A group of artists led by Nancy Tankersley created original portraits to draw attention to racism If you stayed in town on the 4th of July and happened to notice the colorful sidewalk posters along South Aurora Street in the historic Hill neighborhood in Easton you may have been curious enough to step inside the fenced courtyard to see what was going on In a glance you would have realized that there was a display of painted portraits carefully hung along the inside of the wooden enclosure each labeled with the name of the subject and the artist Twenty five paintings of Black men women and children who have died due to racial injustice were represented under a canopy of trees You would have heard strands of soulful accordion playing murmurs of conversation amid a solemn respectful shuffle of face masked visitors Personal reactions to these visual 16 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Above A display of 25 portraits hung along the fence at 11 S Aurora Street on July 4 Local artists created the likenesses of Black people who have lost their lives unjustly due to the color or their skin Right accordionist Randy Nielsen played softly as visitors viewed the paintings PHOTO BY STEPHEN WALKER BY MAIRE MCARDLE PHOTOS BY STEPHEN WALKER BIRMINGHAM BOMBING by Katie Theeke ERIC GARNER by Jane Anderson SANDRA BLAND by Diana Dardis TRAYVON MARTIN by Mary Ford AHMAUD ARBERY by Rhonda Ford BREONNA TAYLOR by Joan Hart ADRIAN MEDEARIS by Betty Huang PHILANDRO CASTILE by Laura Kapolchok EMMETT TILL by Adam Kernan Schloss ATATIANA JEFFERSON by Kathy Kopec AKAI GURLEY by Marianne Kost TAMIR RICE by Mignonne La Chapelle FREDDIE GRAY by Mary Ellen Mabe STEPHON CLARK by Maire McArdle GEORGE FLOYD by Sara Linda Poly CHARLES KINSEY by Josepha Price RAYSHARD BROOKS by Kathie Rogers ELIJAH MCCAIN by Maggii Sarfaty MODESTO REYES by Maggii Sarfaty MICHAEL BROWN by Nancy Tankersley HATTIE CARROLL by Nancy Tankersley SEAN REED by Stephen Walker PHILANDRO CASTILE by Stewart White ANTON BLACK by Lori Yates TERRANCE FRANKLIN by Arlene Zachman S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 17

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ART BEAT BELOW left right The family of Anton Black whose portrait was part of the display arrive at the showing in the later afternoon and pose near his portrait with local artist Lori Yates BOTTOM Nancy Tankersely the host and organizer of the show stands behind her painting of Hattie Carroll who was memorialized in the Bob Dylan song The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll and Katie Theeke s illustrative painting of the little girls who died in the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963 statements were exchanged It felt kind of like a wake said a man as he was leaving The rally on Marlboro Street after George Floyd died inspired this art show Nancy Tankersley an Easton artist had a personal reaction that day her self admitted guilt of not getting it until she witnessed Black residents driving by waving and thanking everyone who had gathered for justice This was the moment Tankersley resolved to use her art and community connections to make a visual statement as a gesture to the Black community In the days and weeks that followed George Floyd s death the world was in an uproar Protests looting injuries and arrests made headline news while the nation was locked down due to the continuing spread of COVID 19 The idea of creating a quiet tribute amid the turmoil evolved to become a pop up art show at Tankersley s fenced courtyard Tankersley sent out an email to introduce the idea of painting portraits of Black victims of police injustice to a group of her students The response was overwhelming Artists for Justice AFJ was formed Each artist chose a story to tell through their portrait and then wrote a short synopsis about the person their death and what they were feeling while painting their faces The need to share the stories became just as important as seeing the portraits Local artist Mary 18 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Ford compiled all the writings into carryalong binders so viewers could read what happened as they viewed each painting Early on the morning of a humid July 4 a group of volunteers carefully tacked up the portraits on the fence brought in a bucket of icy bottled water and set up a table with the binders and hand sanitizer bottles A revolving presence of participating artists offered greetings and guidance throughout the six hour art show At the end of the day the family of Anton Black arrived to see their boy s portrait and to meet the artist who painted it Heartfelt conversations were quietly exchanged words of hope kindness and forgiveness yielded emotional moments reflected in tear filled eyes peering over facemasks Reflecting days later Tankersley said Now is the time to address racism So much is based on fear of what we don t know about each other From the first breath as a human we are all the same She has resolved to keep doing this to keep the focus narrow share these portraits and add new artists especially artists of color and allow Artists for Justice to grow organically which it already has in the past eight weeks since July 4 Shelton Hawkins an Easton resident and artist who teaches art in Charles County contacted Tankersley commending her for putting together such a powerful show for our community Hawkins continued I think it s important that we use our platform to shed light on what s going on in the world today Hawkins along with Miriam Moran are two of the three new artists of color joining the painting group Moran an active artist in Cambridge shared how she has used her art to bring people together My latest design is the mural on Race Street I hope you have a chance to visit and see how our community and I have come together using our art as a voice for unity I really appreciate you and other artists who are paying tribute It s so definitely needed An Artists for Justice Facebook group has formed and a month long art show featuring the original group of paintings plus new paintings from artists who have joined since July will be on display September 4 26 at the Dorchester Art Center located at 321 High Street Cambridge MD 21613 410 228 7782 S O PE N FO R LOCAL FLAVOR Fat crabs from the Choptank and sweet corn from our fields s mores over a campfire and a picnic under the trees the homegrown flavors of Caroline County will delight your tastebuds We re open for you if you re VisitCaroline org F Managed Wi Fi Powered by Plume Connect Communicate Control Office Bathroom Bedroom Hall Living Room Kitchen ORDER NOW 15 month includes up to 2 SuperPods A service of EASTON UTILITIES 410 822 6110 eastonvelocity com Maximize Wi Fi in every room Increase internet performance Enhance security Manage all your devices Stay current with continuous upgrades S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 19

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TASTE BUDS SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT Foxy s turns up the vibe with a new chef new menu items and expanded indoor outdoor space BY TRACEY F JOHNS PHOTOS BY STEPHEN WALKER AND MAIRE MCARDLE 20 Foxy s Harbor Grille has a 20 year history of bringing an island vibe to St Michaels harbor with the perfect setting for making great memories at its outside waterfront bar and grill Guests come from all over the world to enjoy the picturesque setting arriving by boat or from a leisurely walk through the historic town to kick back while the brackish air mixes with the delicious scents of food grilling and the sounds of live music and harbor activity fill the air Foxy s took that vibe to another level this past winter with a big expansion and renovations into the adjacent property Owner and operator Terye Knopp took on the lease this past December for the property most locals referred to as the old Town Dock restaurant The new space expands Foxy s kitchen and menu and adds two indoor bars a private gathering space and more indoor and outdoor seating for guests One of the best spots to S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 ABOVE RIGHT Owner Terye Knopp pauses for a cool drink after overseeing months of expansion and improvements at Foxy s Harbor Grill The two INSET PHOTOS show the inviting exterior of the waterside restaurant and bar enjoy a refreshing libation in addition to the original Foxy s is at the long waterfront bar complete with roll up glass doors to bring the outdoors inside Knopp used the winter months and the help of family and friends to refurbish and refresh the expansive restaurant s space before their planned March 18 opening this year The renovated space includes bright tropical colors that come with a fresh coat of paint a new gift shop upgraded electricity new ceiling fans and more Many of Foxy s favorites are still on the menu with chef inspired entrees like panseared softshell crabs blackened Mahi and grilled curried vegetables tantalizing your taste buds Knopp says she can seat 400 people in normal times which now gives ample space for social distancing between two floors of seating areas and a covered waterfront deck The private upstairs room with picturesque views of St Michaels harbor had been booked for three straight months with rehearsal dinners bridal showers after wedding parties birthday parties family reunions corporate events and more All canceled at the beginning of the COVID pandemic with the private room s ample distancing space now creating new bookings Knopp also added more local talent to her team this past winter including Chef Mark McGrogan Sous Chef Erin Mayer Food Beverage Manager John Chiusano Front of the House Manager Mike Campbell Bar Manager Samantha Jenkins Facilitations Manager Brad Krantz and Operations Manager Melanie Steffi S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 21

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TASTE BUDS We were planning for a big grand opening and were shut down within 48 hours due to COVID Knopp said In addition to celebrating Foxy s major expansion this year had big events planned to mark Foxy s 20th anniversary and Knopp s 10th anniversary owning and operating the island vibe restaurant and deck bar Instead Knopp says she and her staff leaned into each other while the community wrapped their arms around them with compassion and support Knopp and her staff took nearly 20 000 in ordered food and liquor for the opening event and stocked the freezers and bars All the fresh produce was given to staff members Together they planned various scenarios for a safe re opening while anticipating and following Maryland Governor Larry Hogan s phased re opening plan announcements each Wednesday My managers were here every day ready to act on the latest quarantine lifts Knopp said In the beginning no one imagined we d be closed for 90 days She says they re opened with carryout only on Memorial Day weekend and resumed outdoor dining with social distancing the week after Indoor seating was re introduced with social distancing measures by the end of June While we were closed we participated in the Feed the Frontline initiative started by local restaurateur Chris Agharabi Knopp said We joined other local restaurants to help feed and serve our first responders by making more than 50 lunches for people at the St Michaels Volunteer Fire Department Choptank Community Health and the Town of St Michaels Waterworks Department It was a great way for all of us to come together in service Something at the heart of everything we do here 22 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Now it s great to be back And we re committed to celebrating Foxy s 20th anniversary this fall in whatever shape or form that will be with a nostalgic celebration including 5 martinis and more Foxy s island vibes great food and live music may draw boaters and guests from throughout the world Most important however are the locals who stay as loyal patrons and employees to the 20 year old restaurant and bar Despite the impacts of COVID to our business I know we re still very lucky said Knopp It s a less difficult hill to climb when so many people and other businesses are routing for you S www foxysharborgrille com 125 Mulberry Street St Michaels MD 410 745 4340 Open Sunday Thursday 11 a m 8 p m Friday Saturday 11 a m 9 p m OPPOSITE New chef Mark McGrogan proudly presents some new menu items like pan seared blackened mahi conch fritters and key lime cheesecake ABOVE Refreshed and expanded the indoor outdoor seating areas invite patrons to relax and enjoy the food and the harbor view When it s nice weather there are rollup glass doors for a comfortable waterside dining experience How s your sex life If things just aren t working like they used to there may be a simple solution Call 410 793 5212 For your FREE NO OBLIGATION consultation with a bioidentical hormone replacement therapy specialist You re not alone Let us help newdayvitality com 8133 Elliott Rd Suite 205 Easton MD 21601 1300 Ritchie Hwy Suite B Arnold MD 21012 90 Painters Mill Rd Owings Mills 21117 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 23

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SHORE PROFILE FLOWER DIVAS Local floral designers debut on Netflix The Big Flower Fight BY MANNING LEE Amid our shelter in place order I took full advantage of sheltering in place mostly in the place in front of my TV I caught up on all the important new Netflix shows watching some twice I came to the same conclusions that every other binge watcher had Carol Baskin definitely killed her husband In between binge watching shows on Netflix I also did the other thing I m really good at Facebook Scrolling through my newsfeed one day I spotted my Facebook friend Sarah Campbell Angers s status Although we d never met in person I ve watched Campbell Angers s career blossom from afar She s a renowned wedding florist and has launched several of her own wedding businesses Campbell Angers who lives in Caroline County started Intrigue Design and D cor in which she ran weddings and social events all up and down the East Coast I d seen her statuses over the years where she d be on the news as a floral expert She was always so cute known for donning a floral apron as her trademark She s bubbly and full of energy I ve always been a fan She s like Martha Stewart but only with pizazz She s exhausting to 24 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 watch yet vibrant and quite inspiring For the past several years I ve observed her different Facebook statuses where she travels with her new business called Intrigue Teaches Campbell Angers and her Communications Director Jordan Marx travel from state to state now running workshops as well as running online classes training florists how to start run and thrive in the upscale wedding florist industry I watched her live on Facebook where she announced that she was a contestant on a new show called The Big Flower Fight I thought A new Netflix series plus it has someone I know I wasted no time tuning in and watching the entire season It was an upbeat intense competitive and creative outlet for florists artists landscaping designers and photographers Each episode the teams were challenged to create sculptures from different plant and floral materials I watched Campbell Angers and Marx I loved them both so much and I became their biggest fans I somehow managed to catch up with Campbell Angers and her dynamic Communications Director Partner Jordan Marx and spoke with them about their time on the show THIS PAGE Sarah Campbell Angers models her personal line of floral aprons OPPOSITE Jordan Marx Sarah s Communications Director and partner in The Big Flower Fight S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 25

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SHORE PROFILE QUESTION When you ve been working PHOTOS COURTESY NETFLIX on a project the clock is ticking the experts come to speak with you They start questioning what you re doing in disapproval Do you feel their disapproval What does it feel like QUESTION How did you get to be a CAMPBELL ANGERS We were under such pressure and already in the middle of our plan We didn t have time to change our work So yeah it was hard There are a couple of times that I wish I could have listened to them contestant CAMPBELL ANGERS One of the casting directors reached out to me via Instagram But before I got the call three other people that day told him that he needed to call me I learned I needed a teammate I started looking for a florist friend who would join me MARX There just wasn t enough time to do what they were asking or there wasn t enough product flowers or we didn t have the right tools These professional judges were looking at our structures from an outside perspective not necessarily as a contestant I think because there s never been a show like this in the floral sculpting world that sometimes the connection between what was possible and what wasn t possible wasn t actually there MARX It was the middle of wedding season and it s difficult to find florists who have three months off to film a TV show Secondly she was kind of stressed about OK if I get up and walk away from my business and I m in the UK doing a TV show who s going to run the business I chimed in and I said you know Sarah if you brought me along with you we could still do business and also a TV show The problem with that is I had zero hands on floral experience The show producers loved the idea and they said Oh that could be fun They said You can bring her and we ll see what happens QUESTION How has your floral designing improved since the show CAMPBELL ANGERS I m definitely changing the way that I look at plants I m not just thinking about flowers Before I would only use flowers now in my installations Now I m bringing in some living plants and I m just thinking about my space differently I think I learned a lot of new techniques and skills that we re teaching in our workshops QUESTION Did you work well together CAMPBELL ANGERS I think we did We had to change our dynamic up a little bit In real life we have a boss employee dynamic and in the show we were more partners I missed having a florist as a partner but I really liked having someone who supported me the way Jordan did She knew all the things I liked She knew what I knew how to do When it came to the dress challenge Jordan knew instantly what materials I was going to want to work with without having to communicate that I actually felt like I knew what I was doing as someone who had no experience The storm was the one I felt like we did a great job on and I knew what to do and that made me feel good CAMPBELL ANGERS The reason I didn t QUESTION What were your favorite projects MARX I love the storm it was very different It was Sarah s least favorite but I loved the storm because it was one of the only designs 26 love the storm so much is because even though it was the one we won Best in Bloom for it was a design that I could do in my sleep The one that was more challenging to me was the one the judges did not like It was the lemur in episode three The S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 reason I liked it so much was because when we walked into that challenge I had never touched potted grass I didn t know there were so many kinds of grasses We just sat there and stared at the structure and talked with two other cast members to see what the heck we were going to do We just started doing it and had no expectation I thought we were going to go home because I had no clue what to do When we completed it maybe it wasn t perfect but it was beautiful It looked a little more like a cat than a lemur but I m OK with that MARX I don t think it would be possible for Sarah s installations to improve because as far as making floral installations she really is the queen of the game already Campbell Angers and Marx undoubtedly enjoyed their three months on set I ll provide no spoilers in how they finished the competition From a professional Netflix watcher sitting and watching from home they did a fabulous job and made the Eastern Shore proud It s a great show and I recommend it for all viewers Now I think I ll go back and watch it again S ABOVE Sarah places the perfect finishing touches at a Chesapeake Bay Beach Club wedding OPPOSITE TOP Contestants of The Great Flower Fight gather in front of the dome to receive instructions for the day s challenge OPPOSITE BOTTOM Jordan Marx and Sarah Campbell Angers explain their floral design to the hosts and the resident judge of The Great Flower Fight S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 27

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STRONGER TOGETHER community responder Beth Anne Langrell W When a need arises in our communities across the Mid Shore there are people who go to work to solve the problems Like emergency responders these community responders are the boots on the ground connecting people to much needed assistance when the call goes out Whether it is hunger shelter mental health jobs recovery or spirituality we are blessed with leaders who step forward to partner with others and to meet the issues head on Sometimes the issues are easily solved by partnering with like organizations and other times these leaders must craft creative solutions to achieve their goals While there are many of these community responders on the Mid Shore we chose a few this year who have gone above and beyond in making us feel safe secure cared for and optimistic about the future that stands before us due to the particularly challenging issues created by COVID 19 The silos which sometimes existed in our communities regarding who provides which services have all but disappeared as nonprofits step up together to solve the myriad of problems created by the pandemic We are fortunate on the Mid Shore to have funding for these community initiatives through the Mid Shore Community Foundation MSCF a nonprofit charity which serves as the connector between private resources and public needs The Foundation s primary goal is to enhance the quality of life throughout the Mid Shore region The nonprofit has played a critical role in helping to address some of the most challenging community issues the region has faced in decades We salute the efforts of our community members who have proven through these trials that we are truly Stronger Together 30 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 In March Beth Anne Langrell CEO of For All Seasons Behavioral Health and Rape Crisis Center and her staff decided that no matter what would present itself people would always have a place to go for counseling They put their heads together and devised their COVID 19 strategy Seventy two hours later For All Seasons had metamorphosed from an in person counseling center into an agency seeing clients both in person and through teletherapy That would be the first of several changes that the community responders of the mental health front line in Easton would identify to meet the needs of our community For All Seasons has 24 hour and English and Spanish hotlines for those who are facing a mental health or sexual assault crisis During the shut down and in the months following many people realized that they weren t doing okay Out of necessity For All Seasons implemented additional crisis appointments to help people with the anxieties and stresses they were experiencing during this period of time Since the start of the pandemic For All Seasons has taken on the needs of over 350 new patients The pandemic has impacted everyone s mental health We recognize that everyone is experiencing COVID differently Our COVID appointments have become critical to supporting the mental health of our community People who may or may not have sought mental health treatment before are reaching out because they need a different level of support during these uncertain times Langrell said I m a huge proponent of believing in having grace in everything that we do Especially now we need to be kind to ourselves as well as to others We are all experiencing this differently and we have to give ourselves permission to recognize that we may need something different than we needed six months ago It s ok for each of us to say to one another Hey I m not doing okay today For All Seasons will be there in that moment she added At times as a society we have a tendency to shame people or to judge people before we are able to take a step back and reflect that everybody s experiencing something different and that we all come from a different place Beth Anne Langrell For All Seasons MISSION Providing therapy advocacy psychiatry and education to Caroline Dorchester Kent Queen Anne and Talbot counties regardless of ability to pay ADDRESS Main Office 300 Talbot Street Easton MD 21601 WEBSITE forallseasonsinc org PHONE 410 822 1018 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 31

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community responder What COVID 19 is showing us is that we re not the big kids in the sand box that we think we are whether its 2021 BC or 2021 AD as humans we are susceptible in spite of the fact we have all this technology Rabbi Peter Hyman 32 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 As a community responder in the spiritual front lines Rabbi Peter Hyman led the charge in helping his congregation and others with the spiritual nature of our place in the COVID 19 crisis and through other recent well known national events Most notable was his participation in his synagogue a unifying gathering of all faiths during the Charleston shooting several years ago When asked how difficult it was not to gather and be unified in the synagogue he noted I was able to get to one protest in town he added He felt encouraged by every element of our community I saw Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church Islamic Society as well as members of the Synagogue come to the table with shared wisdom and values It is energizing and powerful to see a full palette of the community participating with both the young and old coming together for the George Floyd protest he expressed In preparation for one of the first teachings during the shutdown Hyman searched the Torah for wisdom on Egyptian plagues as well as other plagues in scripture I shared with my congregation the term Pikuach Nefesh which is explained by several Talmudic Rabbis who speak of this principle If you ve been exposed and want to go to Synagogue for worship you may not because you may not endanger yourself or others even if the notion of the motivation is noble You may not do it because the end result is you re going to cause damage hurt or possibly cause death reported Rabbi Hyman I just looked at the Jewish responsibility This shutdown is and was not a religious principle but a health issue From a Jewish perspective its everybody s responsibility to be protective of one another and themselves That wisdom comes from the Torah and any scripture If you re dead then you cannot participate in any worship he explained Rabbi Hyman believes it is in our best interest to listen and adhere to the guidelines given to us by those charged with our care Temple B nai Israel MISSION Temple B nai Israel is the center of a warm inclusive and progressive Jewish community Its membership reflects and welcomes into the Temple family the rich diversity in contemporary America Temple B nai Israel celebrates the beauty of Jewish holidays rituals culture and programming as a united community ADDRESS 7199 Tristan Drive Easton MD 21601 WEBSITE Bnaiisraeleaston org PHONE 410 822 0553 STRONGER TOGETHER Pictured are the 2019 MSCF Scholarship Recipients This fiscal year the MSCF scholarship program awarded over 1 million to 118 local students for dual enrollment twoand four year degrees and trade certifications MID SHORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Connecting Private Resources to Public Needs Matching private resources with public needs is what makes communities strong and able to withstand disasters like pandemics hurricanes floods and other unforeseen challenges Such was the case when COVID 19 arrived in mid March and the Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc MSCF stepped up to address the myriad of needs facing individuals businesses and non profit organizations in the five counties on the Mid Shore Established in 1992 with a 236 000 bequest MSCF is a 501 c 3 public charity that serves individuals associations and nonprofit organizations in Caroline Dorchester Kent Queen Anne s and Talbot counties Its mission is to connect private resources with public needs to enhance the quality of life throughout the Mid Shore region As part of the organization s commitment to build a strong and just community it provides millions of dollars every year in scholarships grants and charitable programs One of the beauties of a community foundation is that we are built to pivot and meet the changing needs in the community when unforeseen circumstances happen states Robbin Hill Chief Program Officer at MSCF The Foundation has matured to become one of S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 33

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STRONGER TOGETHER the most significant foundations in the State of Maryland holding 93 4 million in total assets for the Mid Shore Region In 2019 the organization processed 5 6 million in contributions and distributed 4 9 million in grants scholarships and charitable program expenses through 435 funds The generosity of the five counties which share the Mid Shore Community Foundation s mission to improve the quality of life here has been critical to the growth of our organization We have supportive and talented volunteers including our Board of Directors county advisors and committee members who continue to guide and assist us in our operations We are grateful for their dedication and service comments Buck Duncan President of MSCF This year we were in a position to step up and address the coronavirus disaster ourselves with a 100 000 grant from our board to establish the COVID 19 Response Fund We haven t always had that financial capability Hill said According to Hill with 100 000 to start the COVID 19 Response Fund the organization could proudly ask others to help She adds Choptank Transport Shore Bancshares Avon Dixon and Preston Automotive Group are the businesses that immediately joined our effort To date the COVID 19 Response Fund has raised over 800 000 The MSCF Grants Committee oversees the COVID19 Response Fund and makes grant recommendations Initially 20 volunteers from across the five Mid Shore counties reviewed grant requests weekly The pace has slowed some with reviews now happening every two or three weeks From the first grants on April 15 through June 30 COVID 19 Response Fund grants went almost exclusively to organizations providing basic human needs like Easton s Neighborhood Service Center and the Caroline County Public Schools food initiative A new funding source for the 34 ABOVE The Mid Shore Community Foundation offers trainings each year for local nonprofits Pictured is Johnny O Brien founder of Renaissance Leadership providing leadership development training LEFT Pictured are staff of Mid Shore Community Foundation left to right are Coco F Provance Program Assistant Francesca P Wiseman Program Assistant Heather B Pickens Marketing Communications Robbin F Hill Chief Program Officer and W W Buck Duncan President Mid Shore Community Foundation ADDRESS 102 East Dover Street Easton MD 21601 WEBSITE www mscf org PHONE 410 820 8175 fund is the Hopeful campaign which is utilizing public art sculptures to spread hope and to raise awareness of the needs related to hunger homelessness and health on the Mid Shore See page 37 for more information Hill explains that one exciting piece of the COVID 19 campaign has been the participation from the Foundation s donoradvised funds A donor advised fund DA fund is created by an individual family or group with a shared interest in supporting charitable efforts The funds allow MSCF to give local nonprofits money to meet their needs by alerting donors to the charitable efforts and organizations serving Mid Shore residents When we pivoted for COVID 19 we S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 ended the October 1 2019 grants cycle and started the COVID 19 cycle Nonprofit organizations serving the most affected populations in our community could apply through a simple online request for a grant of up to 5 000 for COVID 19 related expenses By June 30 we had distributed over 500 000 to 67 local nonprofits and had raised another 300 000 to continue and expand the program The Edgewood Fund a new DA fund helped with our October 1 grant cycle and immediately stepped up with an interfund grant of nearly 100 000 to our COVID 19 Response Fund Hill said Several other DA funds made donations to the fund including Reade W and Mary P Corr and the Arthur B Kudner Jr Fund which supported the COVID 19 campaign with recovery grants to Washington College and Kent School and 198 000 to the COVID 19 Response Fund assuring our ability to continue to support our mission partners Duncan adds The COVID 19 grant fund has been one of the most worthwhile projects we have done because the pandemic has affected everyone in our communities in some way People are happy to have a way to help others by donating to the fund While juggling the needs caused by COVID 19 the staff at MSCF still had to get their regular scholarships and grants out to the community For the first time this fiscal year the MSCF scholarship program awarded over 1 million to 118 local students for dual enrollment two and four year degrees and trade certifications This is tremendous growth from the early years when 100 000 in scholarships were awarded The scholarships have also grown to support both high school and adult students wishing to continue their education in automotive technology welding aviation mechanics radiology technology and culinary arts It takes nearly 100 volunteers to make the scholarship program work When COVID hit the meetings were already scheduled so we forged ahead by phone and got the scholarships awarded We even mailed the award letters early this year to share the good news with students and their parents knowing the difficult financial situations that faced many of them Hill said In 2019 MSCF awarded 2 2 million in grants and fiscal sponsorships supporting Mid Shore youth through scholarships education and youth development Support for basic human needs represented 1 3 million of the total distributed Grants to Mid Shore nonprofits supported the following areas environment 47 092 animal care 94 201 community development 167 697 historic preservation 251 381 arts and culture 371 252 health disability 417 821 youth development 481 076 education 750 935 and scholarships 969 783 The organization s growth and success have been built on its efficiency of operations The staff at MSCF is exceptional in serving our donors and nonprofits The staff continues to amaze me with their creative solutions and ideas in matching donor funds to nonprofit needs in communities across the Mid Shore Duncan said Another important role that MSCF plays in the community is offering nonprofit training programs that have been particularly valuable through COVID 19 as nonprofits had to figure out how to deliver their programs and services virtually Hill recalls Things happened so quickly and turned their worlds upside down We were able to offer three sessions of a free fourweek virtual training for 70 nonprofits on the Mid Shore Many nonprofits told me that just knowing others were struggling S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 35

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STRONGER TOGETHER community responder Marilyn Neal Kathy Bosin a nonprofit consultant and freelance grant writer presented a session Demystifying Grantwriting for Kent County Nonprofit leaders too was helpful to them We hope the nonprofits use the information shared to develop new strategies for operating their organizations The educational component of our mission has always been important to us The healthier our nonprofits are the more we can all do for others Upcoming educational programs offered by MSCF include a four session Nonprofit Leadership Program for nonprofit staff board members and volunteers in September and October Mid Shore Community Foundation is partnering with the Queen Anne s County Chamber of Commerce and Queen Anne s County Local Management Board to host the e training Looking to the future Hill reports that MSCF has adopted a diversity statement which will certainly help to guide its funding going forward stating We are proud to support community institutions that are directly tackling racism equal opportunity and social justice and reaffirm our commitment to listen and learn and to deepen our support of those programs in order to accelerate positive change in our community Now is the time for us to come together in solidarity and redouble our efforts to create a strong and just community that provides equal opportunity for all citizens in the MidShore Region For further information about Mid Shore Community Foundation visit mscf org or call 410 820 8175 Applications for the COVID 19 Response Fund are available online and awarded on an ongoing basis Applications for nonprofits for the regular grant cycle are available online with a submission deadline of October 1 2020 36 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 As a community responder during the COVID 19 crisis Marilyn Neal Executive Director of Neighborhood Service Center NSC and her staff stormed headfirst into the COVID 19 shutdown They tasked themselves with working through the community s massive need for food distribution to combat the county s 10 poverty rate Our number one goal was survival We wanted the people to know that we re here to take care of them If I m running then my staff is running too and my staff rocked throughout the whole shutdown exclaimed Neal During COVID 19 NSC served 777 households during the month of April an increase from roughly 125 households monthly before the COVID 19 shutdown They were able to reach those goals collaboratively with help from Jan Willis of the Talbot County Local Management Board who helped supply the volunteers and support needed to make such an operation work like a well oiled machine In addition to food distribution NSC staff worked tirelessly challenged to solidify the needs of their clients not covered by government grants With the unique nature of this shutdown families who had been perfectly stable in February 2020 only one month later in March 2020 found themselves unable to make ends meet but yet remained unqualified for government funding Neal and her team endlessly sought help from the greater Easton community to secure monetary donations with fewer guidelines and restrictions than government grants NSC succeeded in helping those families who otherwise would have fallen through the cracks Under Neal s leadership the agency secured funding so clients and their families would have homes to shelter in during the shelter in place Through these private donations we not only were able to keep clients in their homes but also able to take care of some clients sewer water electricity and internet services to help take the stress off of the parents explained Neal If the parents are less stressed then they are better parents she said Better parents make stronger families Neighborhood Service Center MISSION Improving the quality of life both socially and economically for low income residents in Talbot County by equipping them with the tools and potential for becoming self sufficient ADDRESS 126 Port Street Easton MD 21601 WEBSITE nsctalbotmd org PHONE 410 822 5015 People ask when I ll retire I tell them when there s true affordable housing in Easton for those who truly need it Marilyn Neal S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 37

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STRONGER TOGETHER community responder Beth Brewster We have one gentleman Mr Cook who calls us every Monday and tells us God Bless you He tells us he doesn t know what he would have done without the food we provided for him and his wife Beth Brewster S 38 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 At the onset of the COVID shutdown Beth Brewster Caroline County Public School s Food Service Supervisor and her amazing team of 32 affectionately called Lunch Ladies wowed the Caroline County residents with nothing short of heroic and monumental food distribution Beginning on March 19th Brewster and her team got to work keeping in mind that 65 of the student population participates in the free and reduced lunch program and 69 participate in their universal breakfast program Quickly the Lunch Ladies devised a plan to reach and feed the one in four food insecure children in the third poorest county in Maryland Before the pandemic they fed 270 to 300 students daily At the height of the operation they fed 1100 to 1300 kids totaling 3 600 3 800 meals a day They distributed the grab and go meals in their drive thru service through door to door delivery and bus delivery to the more povertystricken areas in the county In addition to feeding the children they responded to the 10 of the county s food insecure elderly population With the senior centers closed seniors were unable to leave their homes safely or to cook for themselves Brewster s team delivered grab and go meals to the seniors as well as the children Brewster and her team receive much of the credit for stepping in and organizing but the work was made perfect with the collaborative efforts of Caroline Helping Hands who runs the backpack program by Joanna Reedy and Giving Grace Food Pantry from Trinity United Methodist Church and by Aaron s Place run by Cheryl Beluah To view a video compiled by Rob Simmons about the program https bit ly 32ZvBKn Caroline County Public Schools Food Distribution MISSION Chesapeake Culinary Center is not only a non profit organization that provides job training for the culinary field it is also a full service catering business EMAIL info carolineculinaryarts org WEBSITE http www carolineculinaryarts org PHONE 410 479 2144 DOCK STREET FOUNDATION Feeling Hopeful What makes us hopeful Acts of kindness a friend s smile no hugs for now seeing our younger generation making a difference a loving and caring community all these things give us hope as we face new challenges With the added stressors of COVID 19 some people are losing hope but thanks to the efforts of Dock Street Foundation the message of hope is glowing on the streets of Easton to remind us not to give up to care for our neighbors and to believe in ourselves our community and our country When Richard Marks of Dock Street Foundation saw the Hopeful creation on top of a non profit artistrun studio and gallery in Portland Maine he and his wife Amy Haines discussed possibly installing such an art sculpture in a highly visible area in Easton They contacted the artist Charlie Hewitt through the Kempner Art Gallery in NYC Charlie s mixed media work incorporates marquee style lighting into a retroinspired sign illuminated in colorful hues His work has been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art MOMA the Whitney the Brooklyn Museum New York Public Library and Library of Congress In 2012 his sculpture Urban Rattle was installed along NYC s now famous High Line walkway Wanting the sculpture to do more than just uplift that town they love the Dock Street Foundation team talked with the Mid Shore Community Foundation S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 39

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STRONGER TOGETHER TOP Thompson Park celebration featured Maine artist Charlie Hewitt who created the Hopeful art sculpture with Richard Marks of Dock Street Foundation which helped to purchase the sculptures BOTTOM Volunteer Madeline Langfitt unveils the Hopeful art sculpture at the corner of Washington and Dover Streets with help from her dad Dr Mark Langfitt 40 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 about a collaboration in support of their COVID 19 Response Fund that awards grants to non profit organizations in the five county area The goal through Project Hopeful is to raise at least 100 000 with all proceeds going to part of the fund addressing the areas of health homelessness and hunger during the pandemic Donors are encouraged to donate online or text their donations to the fund There are also masks and bumper stickers available for purchase With the support of a few very generous and Hopeful citizens of Talbot County four of Hewitt s signs were procured three fivefoot long and one eight foot long and are now installed in four prominent locations in Easton Two of the signs are located at the corner of Washington and Dover Streets on the building housing Kiln Born one is on Harrison Street by the public parking lot and the largest one is on South Washington Street on the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy complex facing Easton Hospital Charlie Hewitt drove down from his home in Portland Maine to assist with the installations and to speak at the unveiling ceremony in July in Thompson Park in Easton He shared with the audience that his creation a year ago came out of a dark place He was feeling sad at the time about politics about addiction in his community and life in general He said that he awakened to the idea as soon as he said to himself I am not going to accept that and the word hopeful came to mind He sketched a concept and took it to a sign company He further explained There was a time when I was a boy and the great American highway was open to us We would get in our cars and take these adventures down highways and roads to see parks motels food places and these marquee signs would advertise their generosity invitation and their spirit I became enamored with that time in America when I had access to the world Hopeful is not a gift it s a challenge To be hopeful requires action it requires commitment it requires opening your eyes ABOVE The largest Hopeful sign hangs on the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy building on Washington Street RIGHT The sign located on Harrison Street in Easton The mixed media work incorporates marquee style lighting into a retroinspired sign illuminated in colorful hues it requires making decisions It requires being part of something It requires being passionately in love with your country passionately in love with your family and passionately in love with everyone in your community That passion and that love I want back I want a resurgence in my soul for that kind of life he added The sign is a piece of public art that I hope expresses faith commitment and love in our community I hope that people will see this as some signal to carry on a dialogue or have a narrative with each other that says we care A crowd of over 100 people joined Hewitt at the unveiling along with representatives of Dock Street Foundation Mid Shore Community Foundation Avalon Foundation Talbot County Arts Council and Discover Easton to kickoff the celebration of Hopeful 2020 in Thompson Park The event included the unveiling of two of the art sculptures and was accompanied by the music of Robbie Schaefer a musician songwriter and playwright devoted to service through the arts The Talbot Arts Council also announced their participation in the Hopeful 2020 campaign by encouraging arts groups to consider new projects in music fine arts craft poetry and writing related to the theme of hope over the coming months Marks commented about the pandemic and how hopeful he feels personally I have great hope in people that they will figure things out This pandemic has forced us to look at things differently and to appreciate life more I am incredibly optimistic that we will come out the other side of this smarter wiser and closer as a community It is so wonderful to be talking about the place of art in our lives and to have a demonstration of that Art will change us Art does change us It is something to inspire us We need more of that now stated Talbot County Councilman Pete Lesher Resident Brenda Wooden commented I think that there is hope for the community because we now see what we need to be for others That there is help for people out there This campaign can bring hope to them Tori Gomez a local student and Hopeful volunteer added The title Hopeful brings us together and shows how we can work together At the Hopeful kick off Amy Haines read a poem To Be of Use by poet Marge Piercy which had a stanza in it which seems to sum up the community efforts taking place across America I want to be with people who submerge Response Fund They are pleased to invite Dock Street Foundation as a partner in their ongoing efforts so the fund continues to encourage donations and support Hopeful signs will remain in high visibility areas in Easton until the end of the year HOW TO DONATE Those interested in taking an action step can do so by donating to Mid Shore Community Foundation s Covid 19 Response Fund at www dockstreetfoundation org or by donating through your phone bill by texting Hope15 Hope25 or Hope50 for a 15 25 or 50 donation to 80100 or by donating by credit card by texting Hopeful to 56512 in the task who go into the fields to harvest and work in a row and pass the bags along who are not parlor generals and field deserters but move in a common rhythm when the food must come in or the fire be put out Circles on the Water Selected Poems of Marge Piercy Alfred A Knopf 1982 To date Mid Shore Community Foundation has raised over 800 000 for the COVID 19 Bumper stickers and masks are for sale to support the fund at the Hopeful Headquarters Vintage Books and Fine Art in Easton at 4 North Washington St and at Sprout in Easton at 335 North Aurora St and in St Michael s at 114 South Talbot St S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 41

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OUR COMMUNITY S FUNDS Mid Shore Community Foundation s Donor Advised Funds Donor advised funds can be created by an individual family or group with a shared interest in supporting charitable efforts CAROLINE Choptank Transport Community Foundation Roberta B Holt Fund Joseph S Mansfield Sr Memorial Fund McMahan Family Fund Nagel Family Fund Women s Club of Caroline County Fund DORCHESTER George B Todd Fund KENT COUNTY Two Feet on the Ground Fund American Legion Post 192 Foundation Chestertown Library Preservation Foundation The Clifton Fund Cold Day Fund Reade W and Mary P Corr Fund Elsberg Family Fund Elsberg Family Foundation Fund Margaret Herring Fund Andrew and Leslie Price Family Fund Doris R Thompson Activities Fund Clifton F West Jr Fund Wolin Family Tzedakah Fund QUEEN ANNE S The Chestnut Knoll Fund Marvin B Coppage Children s Hunter Education Fund Sener Durham Fund Springbrook Fund REGIONAL Artistic Insights Fund Edward H Boyd Fund CtC Family Fund The Daughters Fund Fryling Fund 42 Arthur H Kudner Jr Fund Marvin and Catherine Nielsen Fund Audrey B Pierce Fund UBU Fund TALBOT The Allegra Fund Andrew Family Foundation Blenda W and Bruce C Armistead Fund C Paul Cox Family Fund Daisy Fund The Draut Fund The Edgewood Fund Ferree Fund Hope Fulton and Joel C Leuchter Philanthropic Fund James D and Gloria A Gibson Fund Granville Fund Gratitude Fund Jabez Fund Katra Fund Michael Marcell Memorial Fund Mariah s Mission Fund Merriewold Trust Amelia and Charlie Mufson Fund Bill and Judy Munn Family Fund Providence Fund Reynolds Cristiano Fund Ripple Fund Jason Weldon Sherertz Memorial Fund The Talbot Twelve Foundation Fund Charles H Thornton Family Fund Melanie Glen Todd Charitable Fund Samuel S and Sandra J Tuttle Fund Wells Family Fund Wilke Fund William L Bonnie B Wilson Fund S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 STRONGER TOGETHER community responder Dave Harper The Herculean task of transitioning over 200 classes and 2 000 students to remote instruction to finish the spring semester was only the beginning of what the college accomplished in response to the COVID 19 shutdown Dave Harper and his colleagues at Chesapeake College are community responders on the front lines of local education and workforce training implementing strategies to get our community back to work Chesapeake College partners with local businesses educational institutions governments and non profits to support regional economic growth and recovery efforts One of the hardest hit segments of our workforce is the dislocated or gig worker These are people like dog walkers live music performers or anyone who may couple together their jobs with their talents but who may not be incorporated as a business owner These workers typically don t qualify for unemployment and other programs Dave Harper Vice President for Workforce and Academic Programs at the college described We work closely with the Workforce Investment Board which oversees local American Job Centers Dan McDermott and his team recently received a Dislocated Workers Grant which supports dislocated workers This grant will help provide courses such as Microsoft Office Public Speaking Business 101 and Accounting so that these workers will be able to build a resume and get back to work This fund pays for the instruction and also even a modest stipend for individuals It gives the dislocated workers basic skill exploration so they not only can get back to work but additionally can qualify for better quality jobs The Dislocated Workers Grant will be available for the next four years Chesapeake College MISSION Supporting workforce development by providing the courses and training needed to build a skilled labor force ADDRESS PO Box 8 Wye Mills MD 21679 WEBSITE www chesapeake edu PHONE 410 822 5400 We re making sure we do a great job doing what we do at our core which is educating the five county region for economic development in order to boost the economy Dave Harper S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 43

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community responder Valerie Albee All this stuff I m going through is making me realize how lucky I am to have you as my parents You both could have written me off a long time ago but you didn t You raised me the best way possible and one day you ll be proud of me I promise Valerie Albee s daughter Mariah Valerie Albee is a community responder to those recovering from addiction She and her husband Rick lost their daughter Mariah from an accidental overdose In her grief Albee formed a support group for parents who lost their children to substance use We all loved our children they were good kids who often suffered from mental health issues and self medicated explained Albee Out of that support group came Mariah s Mission a fund that allows Albee to honor her daughter s memory by giving back to those in recovery Mariah s Mission seeks to empower those struggling with addiction by providing the resources needed to eliminate barriers to recovery and by encouraging changes that lead to a healthy and independent life The Mission s current initiative Wheels for Change was birthed out of Albee s desire to provide bicycles to residents of Talbot County recovery houses Many of these residents arrive with limited resources They are getting their lives together but any real or perceived trouble often creates roadblocks Transportation to and from work and meetings eliminates this potential situation Albee approached Ryan Hickey of Easton Cycle and Sport to join forces to provide bikes to the recovery houses Hickey lost his brother Joe to a biking accident in Easton and sees his participation as a way to honor his brother s memory Hickey and his staff provide safety checks needed to repair and condition the gently used bicycles for each new owner Each participant may keep and maintain the donated bicycle while in the recovery house To date Wheels for Change has donated 21 bikes and maintains a waiting list for more gently used bikes To donate a gently used bicycle or one needing minor repairs contact Valerie by email MariahsMission2014 gmail com or call Mid Shore Community Foundation at 410 820 8175 Mariah s Mission MISSION Empowering those struggling with addiction by providing the resources needed to eliminate the barriers to recovery and by encouraging changes that lead to a healthy and independent life ADDRESS 102 East Dover Street Easton MD 21601 WEBSITE mariahsmission org PHONE 410 820 8175 44 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 STRONGER TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY S AGENCIES COVID Response Fund Recipients Donors 67 recipients focusing exclusively providing basic human needs received 565 365 in grants from the COVID 19 Response Fund between April 15 and June 30 565 365 00 GRANTS Aaron s Place Baywater Animal Rescue Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Bridges at Worthmore Building African American Minds Cambridge Main Street CarePacks Caroline County Department of Social Services Caroline Human Services Council CASA of the Mid Shore Channel Marker Chesapeake Center Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center Chesterwye Center Community Food Pantry Community Mediation Upper Shore Compass Regional Hospice Corsica River Mental Health Services Critchlow Adkins Children s Center Crossroads Community Delmarva Community Services Dorchester Center for the Arts Dorchester County Historical Society Easter Seals Easton Volunteer Fire Department Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry FarmersWagon org Food for Learning For All Seasons Freedom Rowers GAR Post 25 SACRJ Food Initiative Gunston School Haven Ministries Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne s Counties Humane Society of Kent County Kent Center Kent School S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 45

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STRONGER TOGETHER COVID Response Fund Recipients Donors continued MD Community for Life Talbot Mid Shore Community Mediation Center Mid Shore Early Learning Center MidShore Meals til Monday Mid Shore Pro Bono Neighborhood Service Center New Beginnings Youth and Family Services North Caroline Clergy Association Pine Street Committee Pleasant Day Medical Adult Day Care Positive Strides Queen Anne s County Local Management Board Radcliffe Creek School Rebuilding Together Kent County Saint Martin s Ministries Salvation Army Society of St Vincent De Paul St Michaels Community Center Sultana Education Foundation Talbot Community Connections Talbot Hospice Foundation Talbot Humane Talbot Interfaith Shelter Talisman Therapeutic Riding Tilghman Area Youth Association Washington College Waugh Chapel United Methodist Church Wye River Upper School YMCA of the Chesapeake YMCA of the Chesapeake Dorchester County THANK YOUS Mr Ed Allen Mrs Jean Anthony Mr Joseph M Anthony Avon Dixon Agency LLC Ms Elizabeth Beekman Mr Timothy Beekman Mr Richard Bemis Ms Margaret Borders Ms Childlene Brooks Mr and Mrs William W Brooks Mr Charlie Capute Mr Frank Carollo Mr and Mrs Art Cecil III 46 Ms Susan Chaffinch Ms Claudia Chesley Dr and Mrs Louis A Codispoti Reade W and Mary P Corr Fund Mr and Mrs Matthew C Dahl Mr David DeLuca Ms Kathy Deoudes Ms Susan Devlin Dock Street Foundation Mr and Mrs Jeff Dresher Mr Buck Duncan Ms Diana L Duncan Elsberg Family Fund James D and Gloria A Gibson Fund Ms Nancy Gooding Granville Fund Ms Heather Guerieri Ms Jeanne A Halpin Mr Lance Harvey Mr Clement Hathaway Jane and Robert Hellawell Foundation Mr and Mrs John C Hill III Hollis Cronan Fronk P A Mr and Mrs Fred Israel Mr Joe Holt Mr and Mrs Charles R Kenney Keith V Kiernan Foundation Ms Linda C King Mr and Mrs John Kirby Ms Susan Klise Mr Arthur Kudner Arthur H Kudner Jr Fund Dr and Mrs Mark Langfitt Mr and Mrs Thomas Lawrence Mr Charles Lerner Mr George Lesmes Ms Catherine J Liebl Edmund Lindemuth and Melvyn Schofield Endowment Fund Mr Thomas Louis Ms Becky Loukides Mr Berl Lovelace Lowe s of Easton Ms Lynda L Marshall Ms Barry Martin C Albert Matthews Inc Mr Sandy McAllister S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Mr and Mrs Edward G McDonald Mr John McGinnis Mr and Mrs Richard S Miller Mr Paul Moorhead and Ms Rebecca Otter Mr Fil Morrison Mr Jim Moses Mr James C Mourlas Mr and Mrs Maurice E Newnam III Paris Foods Corporation Ms Rima Z Parkhurst Mr and Mrs R Scott Pastrick Ms Cheryl Phillips The Rev Nathaniel W Pierce Ms Laurie Powers Mr and Mrs Andrew Price Ms Ellen S Rajacich Rauch Foundation Dr Margaret Rennels Mr and Mrs Simon Reutersward Reynolds Cristiano Fund Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rice Mr and Mrs Curt Rich Ms Mary Robertson Scatteree Partners L P Mr Rick Scobey and Mr Bruce Ragsdale The Seip Family Foundation Ms Eunice B Shearer Mr and Mrs John M Sherman Shore Bancshares Inc Mr and Mrs John T Smith II Dr Eva M Smorzaniuk Drs Ronald and Nancy Sweet Mr and Mrs Mario Tama Ms Tracie Thomas George B Todd Fund Mr David Tolley Mr Geoffrey A Turner Mr Alfred Tyler Ms Tracy Tyler Mr and Mrs William F U Ren Dr and Mrs David P Valliant Ms Mary Ellen Valliant Mr Moorhead Vermilye Sarah H Willis Charitable Trust Mr and Mrs Mark D Wilson Dr and Mrs Douglas F Wiseman John and Janice Wyatt Foundation S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 47

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COURTESY PHOTO STRONGER TOGETHER ONE MEAL AT A TIME BY AMELIA BLADES STEWARD PHOTOS BY STEPHEN WALKER Above Ryan Groll of Sprout with Tim Fields General Manager Operator of Baywater Farms in Salisbury MD The Farm to Friends program connects farmers who have product to sell with families in need Right Ryan Groll rolls out a cart of freshly baked bread at his location in Easton 48 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Five years ago Ryan and Emily Groll of Easton were jobless and on Food Stamps The couple started doing what they knew making healthy food While unemployed the two used their degrees and backgrounds in kinesiology cooking and nutrition to put together healthy meals for friends Friends would buy groceries and they would do the cooking Word spread and the couple did a feasibility study which showed that people would buy good food when it was convenient In January 2016 they sold their car and used the money from it as capital to build a food truck with a commercial kitchen and their business Sprout a nickname of their first daughter was off and running The business offered locally sourced ready toeat meals delivered directly to homes Ryan comments The business was an extension of our lifestyle Community Supported Agriculture CSA had been a part of our entire lives We wanted to use that model of eating in the seasons and buying local as the foundation for the new business Our philosophy of life was to determine how we wanted to live and then build our business around that As their business started to grow the couple made giving back a part of their business plan They knew what it felt like to be jobless and wanting to eat healthy food Sprout gave food to the Talbot Hunger Coalition Talbot Interfaith Shelter the Neighborhood Service Center and helped the elderly in the community as well as provided demonstrations at the elementary schools to teach kids that healthy food could taste good Ryan reflects We wanted to give back to the community who gave to us during those hard times PHOTO BY STEPHEN WALKER Ryan and Emily Groll s Farm to Friends initiative is connecting the dots in our hungry community S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 49

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ABOVE Sprout Chef Wes Sampson with Jarred and Trisha Boyce owners of Chapel Country Creamery and their son MIDDLE Produce that is typically donated from local farmers for Sprout s Farm to Friends program COURTESY PHOTOS BELOW One of the families affiliated with Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center receive a Farm to Friends CSA bag 50 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 In two years the business grew from one additional employee to eight employees The company now needed a public space with a larger production kitchen so they opened a storefront on Aurora Street in Easton to allow them to rotate their products Soon Sprout had 17 employees Local purveyors they were working with growing too That is until COVID 19 hit in March of this year Ryan recalls the impact on his growing business We had just opened our store in St Michaels before Christmas and had to close it three months later on March 15 We also had to reduce our staff in Easton Sprout like many other businesses in the area had to pivot and relaunch online services just to keep their head above water Ryan also expanded his delivery area to Severna Park and Salisbury Despite the struggles they didn t let their heart for the community diminish In April they launched Feed the Front Lines an online giving program where people in the community could sponsor meals for workers on the front lines fighting the virus Whatever the community donated Sprout matched the donation by 25 percent Front line workers included those working in local hospitals and medical centers police officers paramedics For All Seasons the YMCA Talbot Interfaith Shelter and Talbot Hospice At the end of May realizing the impact of the pandemic on friends in the hospitality industry who had lost their jobs and local farmers who had an excess of product Chef Wes Sampson at Sprout came up with another program Farm to Friends This program connected the excess product from local farmers to food insecure families Community members could do the same thing they did with Feed the Front and go online and donate Stickers are also sold for 5 each and the purchase of two stickers covers the cost of a CSA bag that can feed a family of four The bag included eggs fresh fruit and vegetables yogurt milk and butter We wanted to get healthy food to those impacted by the restaurant closings and the farmers had product to sell that they couldn t sell to restaurants comments Sampson My passion is to educate communities on the fresh products available locally right in our backyards and increase access to those products Sprout purchased products from local farmers including Abundant Grace Farms Nice Farms Creamery Blades Orchard Chapel Country Creamery and Baywater Farms to name a few Donations to Farm to Friends enabled Ryan to buy products from the farmers at retail value Ryan comments Farmers were so grateful they could sell their products and help those in need For farmers Brian and Jessica Perez of Abundance Grace Farms in Denton the Farm to Friends program was a natural fit The couple who grow organic produce herbs and pasteurized raised meats for wholesale and retail were already donating excess produce to nonprofits like His Hope Haven in Denton We are a Christian family and believe in taking care of our community We had a relationship already with Sprout and thought it was a great idea We were amazed at how quickly they were able to get so many farmers on board so quickly It allowed us to build our retail business as our wholesale business slowed down COURTESY PHOTO STRONGER TOGETHER Ryan and Emily Groll owners of Sprout were once jobless and on Food Stamps They started doing what they knew making healthy food which grew into a successful business with storefront locations in Easton and St Michaels Farmers Jarred and Trisha Boyce of Chapel Country Creamery in Easton were in a more dire situation with an excess of product when COVID 19 hit The business focused its cheese sales on restaurants event venues and hotels so when they all closed in March the couple had nowhere to sell their product Eventually the business got into more grocery outlets which were having trouble getting products themselves Trisha recalls All of our inventory for spring was made Because our cheese has no preservatives it couldn t sit around and we didn t want to throw any away with so many people in need We helped to pack the CSA bags and liked seeing all of the farmers products that went into each bag She hopes local stores continue to use local farmers for products after the pandemic is over stating This experience showed that they can rely on us for their food needs The product was then packaged in CSA bags by volunteers and donated to families in need Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center helped identify families who could not receive support from other means to receive the bags Donations were also made to Talbot Family Meals and several food pantries Between the two programs Feed the Front and Farm to Families Ryan figures that all together with their donation of 25 percent Sprout raised over 30 000 in donations in eight weeks and provided nearly 17 000 meals Although the distribution of Farm to Friends has slowed down some from its weekly distributions Sprout will continue the program as long as it is needed and donations continue to be accepted These programs got the community involved in helping others while keeping our staff employed It was a way to keep our head above water and our doors open and it boosted the morale of our team The farmers were so grateful that they could sell their product to help those in need Ryan adds This project was really just about connecting the dots connecting those growing the food to those needing food while empowering donors he reflects The best part is we knew who we were helping and heard from many of them It was just the right thing to do To donate to Farm to Friends visit eatsprout com or call Ryan Groll at 443 223 0642 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LIVE WELL MIRACLE WORKER A chat with Amy Jo Davison D O BY TRACEY F JOHNS PHOTO BY STEPHEN WALKER The healing power of touch Dr Amy Jo Davison in front of her office in Easton 52 S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 can work miracles And examining and treating by touch is second nature for Amy Jo Davison D O She says her sensitivity skills developed as a professional horseback rider and trainer before attending medical school at the age of 37 after the birth of her second child Now she uses those skills and medical training to bring wellness to people as part of her 19 year practice in osteopathic medicine Palpatory medicine made sense said Davison Training and working with horses mean developing a sensitive touch compassion and understanding and a knowledge of structure that translates well to helping people An osteopath receives all the training of a medical doctor with additional specialization in musculoskeletal manipulation and its effects on all bodily systems Davison completed medical school and a fellowship at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine She is board certified in pediatrics and cranial osteopathy and served as a professor of osteopathic medicine for 13 years at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harlem and Middletown N Y She moved to Easton in 2004 after a threeyear residency at NYU Winthrop Hospital and began her solo practice working from her home in 2005 We were looking to move the horse farm south after a particularly cold and snowy winter in New York said Davison She says another farm opportunity and a desire to be closer to family took her back to Germantown New York where she has begun her five hour commute to Easton since 2006 It s also where she continues to ride her English off the track thoroughbred Mary s Guilt Trip or Mary Davison says she began riding horses at the age of seven as a spiritual outlet and to connect with the environment Davison has a loyal longtime following of patients from throughout the Mid Shore area with her osteopath practice firmly based on excellent referrals and a reputation as a miracle worker to many People often come to me for health maintenance or as a last resort when living with daily pain Davison said I look at the whole person including their social mental emotional and physical well being along with diet weight exercise and medical social and family history Then I treat the person from an anatomy perspective Structure is function Davison says osteopathic medicine helps provide the building blocks to health and can address many health challenges including Parkinson s disease movement disorders neuropathy post surgery scar tissue scoliosis anxiety ADHD and more She says she counsels patients to coordinate other services if needed including homeopathic herbal remedies or referrals for Chinese medicine for example She works miracles said one patient who sees Davison to maintain good health and whose 12 year old son receives treatments for scoliosis and ADHD I guide and nudge the body s innate ability to heal itself says Davison And it works One of my patients is very happy to be baking cookies again It s something she loves to do around the holidays that chronic back pain had previously taken away Davison s commitment goes beyond her medical practice having served as the American Academy of Osteopathy s student advisors committee chair and as an education committee member She is also active with local government in New York appointed to work on local waterfront revitalization and comprehensive planning for the Hudson River Davison is now part of the Whole Being Health Group in Easton Maryland with holistic specialists offering a complementary approach to enhanced health and well being Everyone has a story and a desire to be well said Davison My goal is to help fulfill their journeys One of the reasons I love working with horses is that they are so grounded and peaceful reflected Davison What you give them is what they give back There s a parallel in that the patients I now serve also give me that same sense of grounding and peace Amy Jo Davison D O Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is located at Whole Being at 8737 Brooks Drive Suite 103 Easton MD 21601 The office is complying with all CDC procedures and precautions to address the health and safety concerns of COVID 19 S S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 53

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It s OK to ask for help TUNE IN We are here for you Music is where I need to be Whatever you re passionate about you just can t leave behind Call us today 410 822 1018 OUR SERVICES Individual Family Couples Therapy Child Adult Psychiatry Advocacy Counseling for Survivors of Sexual Violence 24 HR Mental Health Crisis Sexual Assault Hotlines English 410 820 5600 Spanish 410 829 6143 Text in Eng or Sp 410 829 6143 In person and telehealth services available across Maryland s Mid Shore All insurances accepted FORALLSEASONSINC ORG ENTERTAIN LIKE A PRO arts school had to be set aside when she became a young mother Her daughter became her world I wanted to make sure she was okay And I wanted to give her everything Loreal said Although she took a step back from music she didn t stop When she entered contests and won every time the money I won was for my daughter There was a time when Loreal considered pursuing a career in the beauty industry but music kept calling her back My heart wasn t in it she remembers Music is where I need to be Whatever you re passionate about you just can t leave behind As it turned out she didn t have to In January Loreal saw the beginnings of the musical career she had visualized for years She was introduced to Santiago Almodovar head of Easton s Dreamland Entertainment Group Only five months after that meeting Loreal was set to release not only her debut 56 single Patience but its accompanying music video as well She and Dreamland are confident of its success She describes the song as fire music for all ages something that everybody can rock to from my six year old daughter to my dad Community and family support run deep for Loreal One of Loreal s listeners describes her voice as a gift from God For another her sound is pure and clear as a crystal bell holding the ear and the heart And her daughter now six could be considered her mother s greatest supporter At the studio she watches Loreal s every move and has declared that she wants to become a singer too According to Loreal she knows the words to every song I sing In turn Loreal is her little girl s role model something she readily recognizes I have to stay on point for her Right now her favorite song and morning S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 inspiration is the appropriately named Believe It by PartyNextDoor and Rihanna She loves vintage items I d rather have a vintage bag than a brand new bag she insists Perhaps her affinity for a former era explains the iconic Diahann Carroll Diana Ross aura of glamour elegance and poise that Loreal embodies But music and style are only outward expressions of what defines Easton s songbird Compassion is equally important I genuinely care about people I d never want to hurt anyone s feelings One trip to New York City convinced Loreal that she was not a city girl Easton is home And here at home she s on track to fulfilling her dreams At the aptly named Dreamland she s headed all the way up According to Almodovar unlimited possibilities await on her rise to the top For Loreal Lewis the sky is not the limit it s just the view S Open Monday Friday 10AM 4PM 902 S Talbot Street St Michaels MD 21663 410 745 5192 higginsandspencer com higginsandspencer S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 57

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ASK THE EXPERT LIFE INTERPRETER Anthropologist and author Alexandra Hamlet dicusses business cultural and political trends BY REEN WATERMAN PHOTO BY STEPHEN WALKER Since the dawn of the New Millennium corporate America s marketing of new products has rapidly evolved Called data mining it is a highly sophisticated and effective process that combines the meteoric explosion of social media with the development of advanced technological abilities to track consumer spending Data mining in the social and cultural arenas has become one of the world s most precious and powerful commodities now spilling over into the political arena But who is behind this study of voluminous mountains of combined data One such person is the highly specialized Cultural and Corporate Anthropologist This is the individual who assesses the data identifies trends and helps the influencers understand what consumers and voters think and desire This invaluable assessment of human behavior allows advertisers to craft messaging and design 58 campaigns that resonate with consumers and trigger instinctive buying decisions Masterful communicator and Eastern Shore resident Alexandra Hamlet is one of these data interpreters and is a Cultural and Social Anthropologist concentrating in Defense U S culture and corporate entities Soft spoken and eloquent Hamlet earned bachelor s degrees in Psychology and Journalism from the University of Richmond and a master s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Harvard University Her extensive professional background includes international lecturer print and television journalist executive search specialist and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard She is also author of the suspense thriller The Right Guard which has won nine book and literary awards Enjoying a frosty glass of iced tea on her back deck I asked her how she became interested in anthropology Anthropology S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Alexandra Hamlet enjoys a quiet time on her patio in St Michaels is not one of those fields into which you accidentally drift From the time I was eleven anthropology has simply captivated me My father bought me a massive book The Wonders of Life on Earth I read it from cover to cover so many times that the book finally fell apart I was particularly fascinated by early man and cultures why they adapted to so many ways of living and how they worked out cultural differences and problems Asking about the opportunities in this field with a laugh she replied The opportunities in this expanding world economy are endless Many parents are surprised that their children can earn a good living in this field and that the field has expanded into so many different adjoining fields Some anthropologists earn their master s degree while others go on to earn their doctorate It simply depends upon your plans whether to do research teach or work in the corporate world There are many great schools for pursuing this track and among the top are Harvard Marquette and Texas State After taking a refreshing sip of her own tea Hamlet responded Not all of us trek out into the jungle anymore but yes we do work on location and still do close up field work When asked about her career in anthropology Hamlet leaned back in her wicker deck chair and shared With a desire to explore the world I started off as a Defense Anthropologist My positions ranged from the Pentagon to the Far East and the Pacific Rim Much of what I did was confidential but I can share this most of what I did was intriguing It involved seeking out the origins of complicated situations and assisting with strategizing solutions I was always amazed that usually at their core each of these situations could have been resolved early with relatively few resources and little difficulty But they were not Just as inflammation advances in the human body a culture can also become inflamed Symptoms in both arenas need to be recognized and remedied before they advance into full biological or social chaos Hamlet eventually moved on from this to stateside work in the corporate sector Asking how she made this transition Hamlet explained It is quite simple If companies continue to make and sell products we are in demand When a company wants to launch new products they first study the demographics of the likely buyers This helps them create products that will sell and equips them to reach their specific audiences For example if Ford chose to design an even more popular pickup truck than the iconic F 150 someone in my field would study the data on the folks who buy the F 150 over other popular brands and identify features that are important to these buyers Then the company would develop S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 59

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ASK THE EXPERT 2020 VIRTUAL Academy Art Museum CRAFT Across the nation no matter race background or socio economic strata we have all been forced to reexamine our lives careers family and relationships There is an opportunity for some good to come out of this 40 plus artists Online Auction Visit the auction at 32auctions com AAMCraftShow2020 Zoom Demonstrations Family Craft Jessica Joy Goldyfish Handbags Learn more at academycraftshow com 106 South Street Easton MD 21610 410 822 2787 Follow Chesapeake Bay Wedding for more fun inCluding live intervieWs and photos from YOU ChesapeakeBayWedding ChesapeakeBayWedding wed ding LO C at som A T I t wed e of the O N ding area venu s es fines Che CO Mob CK ile bars T A I to your bring L S big the fun day sap eake F LO Tran RA sform L ing into an eleg single S bloo ant bouq ms uet Bay Insp CO U PLE iring arou wedding S nd the s regio from n SPR ING ED ITI ON 202 0 ING WEDD Look for the Fall 2020 issue ON A look BAY and federal administrations that should have been addressed long ago now must be resolved But these changes must be in the best interest of our nation Our Constitution states that we are a government of the people for the people and by the people We need to hold firm these principles that founded our nation and make a new way that can lead to a brighter future for everyone Taking a final sip of her tea Hamlet shared her last cultural observation of America with the fervor of a pastor encouraging his congregation Adversity brings about new pathways new ways of problem solving and ways of releasing bad habits in favor of new ones The world recognizes that when the going gets tough Americans excel at high levels of creativity and adaptability We think more outside of the box than many cultures around the world and we are darned good at it We are also well known for high levels of compassion and personal commitment to making our own lives as well as the lives of others better during a bad time So as we consider the challenging issues of our culture today we can take great comfort in knowing that an entire career field of individuals stand waiting to offer informed and educated solutions All we need to do is apply the timeless principles they share no longer afraid that our nation s complex issues are unable to be resolved There is hope S PEAKE S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 featuring CHESA and the needy is a challenging issue Considering this Hamlet stated History has taught us that governing decisions made in haste and based in chaos are rarely a good idea and they resolve nothing Our lives are now so complex and interconnected serious community problems need to be recognized and addressed when the symptoms appear Waiting ignoring the problem or simply moving too quickly on a financial initiative without any analysis just complicates matters Seeking advice for readers I asked Hamlet to discuss life going forward She energetically responded While this New Normal has upset our lives and devastated the lives of many others this time of community lockdown and isolation has also been a much needed season of contemplation and reflection It has proved a much overdue respite from the fast paced business as usual environment with which we have long been overly preoccupied Across the nation no matter race background or socio economic strata we have all been forced to reexamine our lives careers family and relationships There is an opportunity for some good to come out of this In a serious tone Hamlet added We are experiencing unparalleled internal conflict and stand at the crossroads of significant national change Longstanding issues passed along from previous state Waterfront Resort Your All Season G 2020 60 OCTOBER 16 18 SPRIN improved features or adaptations that would allure them Intrigued I asked the question that so many of us on the Shore are asking right now In this politically charged environment what will it take for things to become civil again and what might this look like in the future new normal Hamlet waded into this complicated and controversial question with the ease of one strolling through a minefield I would need a crystal ball to fully answer that question What we are experiencing now is the perfect storm of a variety of events and causes that have coalesced into mass chaos COVID 19 has shut us in fear of an invisible death causes us to shun gatherings Millennials to Gen X Gen Y and Gen Z all want to socialize but cannot our economy is stumbling and businesses are struggling to survive Movement touch and closeness are highly regulated within social distancing something that is alien to the human species in general Unresolved and serious social issues are arising It is a time when people are not back at work and are free to travel and take part in action group gatherings Finally we are in an election year and politics has become particularly thorny The Eastern Shore like many areas in the nation includes those of both great wealth and great poverty Creating public policy that works both for the affluent SHOW C H E S A P E A K E W E D D I N G CO M FA L L 2 0 1 9 1 to see past editions go to ChesapeakeBayWedding Com for more information ContaCt Betsy griffin Bgriffin ChespuB Com S H O R E M O N T H LY CO M S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 61

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