Chestertown Environmental Committee
The Chestertown Environmental Committee is a valuable community resource. When it comes to recycling, they are the experts!
They know everything about how and where to recycle items that can’t just be taken to the bins. They collect hard-to-recycle items at their booth — including bottle caps, alkaline batteries, empty toothpaste tubes and caps, certain cosmetic containers, and pickleballs, to name a few. And they’re looking for donations and volunteers.
Their booth is now open every Saturday from 9 am to noon at the Farmer’s Market.
If you don’t yet receive their incredibly newsy and informative monthly newsletter, you’re really missing out! Sign up by emailing wwander@verizon.net. You’ll wonder how you ever got along without it!
Kent’s Got Talent Finalists Announced!
Get ready for a first-of-its-kind event. On Friday, Nov. 10, audience members at the Garfield Center for the Arts will be wowed by the talents of the 10 contestants in Kent’s Got Talent. Hosted by the United Way of Kent County, the fundraiser includes dinner by celebrity chef Robbie Jester. Doors open at 6 pm, Dinner will be served at 6:45, and the show will start at 7 pm.
Mark Mumford will be the emcee for the evening’s festivities. Contestants will be competing for the Judge’s Choice Trophy, which will be decided by judges Doncella Wilson, Jim Landskroener, and Melissa McGlynn, and a People’s Choice Award, which will be awarded to the contestant with the most online votes.
The field of 10 finalists includes Cece Bagshaw, Justinian Dispenza, Mark T. Einstein, Karter Greene, Clover King, Minnie Maloney, Ashton Mooday, Carly Mourlas, Sarah Poirier, and Nicholas Ray.
Votes are $1 each and can be cast online.
“In putting this event together, we have confirmed that the diversity of local talent and entertainment is amazing. We are very excited,” said Amanda Nelson Parks, Fund-Raising Chair of the UWKC Board of Directors.
Two types of tickets are available. Dinner tickets are $125 each and include a gourmet meal prepared by Jester, using local vendors Crow Vineyard, Eve’s Cheese, King Mushrooms, Lockbriar Farms, Lockbriar & Daughter Ice Cream, Land’s End Farm, Modern Stone Age Kitchen, Orchard Point Oyster Company, Red Acres Hydroponics, and The Waterman’s Wife. General admission is $35 and also includes a complimentary glass of wine from Crow Vineyards. Tickets can be purchased online.
United Way of Kent County strives to improve our community by building partnerships and bringing together diverse stakeholders from 28 agencies to focus on three impact areas: Health, Education, and Financial Stability. The program began in 1957 with a goal of $45,000 and six Member Agencies. The goal for this year’s fundraising campaign is $280,000. Donations may be made at any time via the website or by mail to United Way of Kent County, P.O. Box 594, Chestertown, MD 21620.
Bryan Stevenson Speaks in Wilmington on Nov. 30
Delaware native Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama. Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults.
Mr. Stvenson will speak at 7 pm on November 30 at the Wilmington Friends School, Chase Fieldhouse — 401 Garasches Lane, Wilmington, Del. The event is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance.
