Jimmie Allen raises funds for Rehoboth Elementary
Cape High grad and country music star Jimmie Allen played to two sold-out crowds Dec. 22 at the Rusty Rudder for a fundraiser that netted $20,000 for the Rehoboth Elementary School PTO.
Allen recently released his album “Mercury Lane.” He told the crowd he intends to return each year to play a benefit concert for each of the Cape Henlopen District schools and may branch out to other lower Delaware schools. He said next year he will perform for his elementary alma mater, H.O. Brittingham Elementary School.
Allen’s first set at 6 p.m. was open to all ages and the 8 p.m. show was for the 21-and-over crowd. He performed acoustically during the first concert and his full band at the later show.
For more info about Jimmie Allen go to jimmieallenmusic.com.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
