Community Briefs 1/18/23
Food pantry at G.W. Carver school open Thursdays
The Harry K Foundation food pantry at the G.W. Carver Center in Frankford is implementing a new schedule, effective immediately. The pantry will now be open from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. every Thursday when school is in session during the 2022-23 school year. Indian River School District families may visit the pantry one time per month to receive 30 pounds of food and five pounds of household items. The pantry is located at the G.W. Carver Education Center, 30207 Frankford School Road, Frankford.
TCC supports Clothing Our Kids
Thanks to the TCC District 7 team, Clothing Our Kids received a $5,000 grant from TCC Gives. The funds will provide appropriate clothing for the entire school year to many Sussex County kids in need. Several TCC stores ran a sneaker drive during December.
Clothing Our Kids relies on its many donors throughout the community to serve children in need at Sussex County’s 10 Head Start programs, 34 elementary schools and 10 middle schools. Lack of essential school clothing can be detrimental to children’s self-esteem, school attendance and ability to learn, and can lead to bullying. With TCC’s generosity, COK achieves its goal to assist these youngsters with an equal start in their early education and helps them become successful students.
TCC Program Director Courtney Kibble said, “Thank you for all the work you do to make your community a great place to live.”
To learn more, donate or volunteer, go to clothingourkids.org.
Genealogical society to meet Jan. 21
The Sussex County Genealogical Society will meet in person at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Lewes Public Library and via Zoom. The topic is Researching at Nabb Center: Holdings of Local Materials and Other Areas, by Aaron Horner, research assistant.
The Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University is a humanities research laboratory for university students that also fulfills the historical resource needs of a variety of community researchers. Founded in 1982, it was endowed in 1998 by an attorney and philanthropist from Cambridge, Md., and renamed in his honor.
Family and local researchers frequent the Nabb Research Center for its wealth of information on family and cultural history. Distinctive photograph and artifact collections bring the Eastern Shore of the past 150 years to life, offering insight into its traditions and heritage. Everyone is welcome. Nonmembers may request a Zoom invitation by sending an email to programs@scgsdelaware.org.
