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Decked Out benefits Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Large crowd shows support by attending event at Hyatt Place Dewey Beach
Lighthouse Cove Event Center in Dewey Beach hosts the annual Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Decked Out fundraiser Sept. 21. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
September 28, 2023

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The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ Decked Out fundraiser netted $28,000 for the organization, which is devoted to improving the environmental health of the Indian River, Rehoboth and Little Assawoman bays in Sussex County. The 32 acres of waterways drain 320 acres of land, including some of the most developed areas in eastern Sussex. Established in 1994, the nonprofit organization works with many partners to preserve, protect and restore Delaware’s Inland Bays and their watershed.

The Sept. 21 event at the Lighthouse Cove Event Center in Dewey Beach included live music, live and silent auctions, food and Inland Bays oysters, with the sunset over Rehoboth Bay serving as a backdrop. Proceeds benefit the center’s efforts through science-based research, restoration, education, outreach, public policy and advocacy.

Fundraising events like Decked Out play a vital role in the community involvement it takes to complete projects and provide educational opportunities at James Farm Ecological Preserve near Ocean View.

 

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays staff poses for a photograph behind a sign that says it all.
Singer Reedo performs on the Hyatt Place deck as the sun sets behind him. Electric Velvet also performed.
Dan Fosnocht, one of the owners of Rehoboth Bay Oyster Co., is busy shucking oysters.
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Executive Director Christophe Tulou mingles with the Decked Out crowd. Tulou comes to the center with an impressive background working on behalf of the environment, including serving as secretary of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
John and Donna Hoyt show their support for the Center for the Inland Bays by attending the fundraiser. They are also active volunteers for the organization.
One four-letter word says what the Center for the Inland Bays is all about.
Part of the large Decked Out crowd enjoys refreshments served all night long during the event.
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is committed to improving water quality in the sensitive Rehoboth, Indian River and Little Assawoman bays. Decked Out attendees were encouraged to take home a copy of their 2021 management plan.
Attending the Decked Out event are (l-r) Sara Carter and Mike and Carrie Curry, all of Lewes.
Showing support for CIB are (l-r) Cape Gazette owner Chris Rausch, Todd and Pam McDonald, owners of Del-Coast Design & Build, and Alice Rausch.
People place bids on a variety of silent auction items.
A local craft beer bonanza. Whoever walked away with this silent auction item got beer from Dogfish Head, Thompson Island, Big Oyster, Revelation, Dewey Beer, Crooked Hammock, Ocean View Brewing and Bethany Brewing.

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