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SCVV Newsletter – Fall 2025

ckopay — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:37:59 +0000

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A Word from the Chair

ckopay — Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Claudia Thayne

Every month (or nearly), I have the privilege of attending a meeting with four of the most caring people I know. We meet to talk about our members and how they are doing. We discuss each person, some briefly and others at length. Our operations manager, Diane Strobel, often volunteers when she’s not working and knows many of our members well—their stories, history, and families. Liz Williamson, SCVV care manager, assesses potential members and keeps in touch with how members are doing. Betty Martin and Chris Powers are incredibly active volunteers as well as the heart of our membership team.

As the new SCVV chair, I’m getting to know more and more members and volunteers and am in awe of the talents of the people I meet. Your accomplishments are impressive, and it’s more than coincidence that many of us share similar backgrounds and stories. Recently, I was catching up with a volunteer who graduated from the same college as my big brother—maybe not so unusual—but he also was friends with the first boy to hold my hand during a field trip when we were in first or second grade! Our common ground was being kids in Baltimore.

We have a strong group of volunteers. Our Steering Committee chairs and members welcome new people and ideas. As you read this issue of the newsletter, you’ll see there’s lots going on—and more coming! Feel free to reach out to me at my new email:Chair@SouthCoastalVillageVolunteers.org

Summer Traffic is Coming!

ckopay — Thu, 08 May 2025 23:00:00 +0000

As homeowners and businesses begin to prepare for the visitor season, traffic has already increased. Past history tells us that on Fridays during the summer, traffic is gridlocked and our volunteers are busy with house guests and activities. Last year, with your cooperation, we tried to avoid the Friday traffic congestion from June through mid-September.

We again plan to limit Friday services to medical appointments only during the upcoming summer.

If you need our help with transportation, please look ahead at your calendar from June through September and schedule your appointments for Monday to Thursday. This far in advance, your providers may be able to offer Friday alternatives. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Cottage Tour Hosts Needed

ckopay — Thu, 08 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000

SCVV is excited to support the South Coastal Library’s 2025 Beach & Bay Cottage Tour. We will be sponsoring one of the seven homes that will be open for in-person tours on July 23 and 24. This is a fantastic opportunity to help raise funds for our local library while also sharing information about SCVV.

We need your assistance. Please consider volunteering as a host inside the assigned house for a brief two-hour shift, either in the morning or the afternoon. You will welcome visitors, provide information about the house, and ensure that foot traffic flows safely inside. Other ways in which you might help include directing guests toward parking.

It is a lot of fun! You don’t have to be an SCVV volunteer, so feel free to invite a friend or a neighbor to join you.

The funds raised during the 33rd Beach & Bay Cottage Tour will go toward providing books, classes, concerts, technology, and other valuable programs for the library and the community. We are pleased to be a part of this effort.

To volunteer, email Chris Powers: admin@southcoastalvillagevolunteers.org

Huge Tax Day Turnout

ckopay — Thu, 08 May 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Dine & Donate at Northeast Seafood Kitchen

From the opening at 4:00 p.m. until the last diners at 9:00 p.m. on April 15, Northeast Seafood Kitchen was packed with supporters of the South Coastal Village Volunteers—as well as with other customers looking for a good dinner. Thanks to the generosity of Northeast Seafood in donating a portion of its revenues for the evening, SCVV increased the funds used to support our programs.

Diners enjoyed the lively ambience, congenial company, and delicious food and drinks as they treated themselves to a dinner out while benefiting our Village. Representatives of the SCVV development team, who were responsible for all of the arrangements for the benefit, greeted diners on their arrival and offered information about the South Coastal Village Volunteers.

We are grateful to Northeast Seafood Kitchen for their continuing support.

Sixty Spring/Easter Baskets Delivered

ckopay — Thu, 08 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

The Sweets and Sunshine Committee gathered on April 8 to make more than sixty spring/Easter baskets for SCVV members. The group included Ferne Cooper, Lori Gentry, Jan Gibson, Michele Bell, Liz Bolton, Melanie Lincoln, and Rosemary Murray. Nancy Main hosted the gathering. Our members not only love the goodies but also enjoy the smiles and visits from our volunteers.

This committee makes candy goodies for our members at different seasons of the year. All volunteers are welcome to join. Contact Liz Bolton (lizbeachbum50@gmail.com) to sign up for our next fun session. You will find friendly volunteers, great conversations, and always delicious munchies.

SCVV Spreads the Word at the Addy Sea Spring Soiree

ckopay — Thu, 08 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

The South Coastal Village Volunteers was invited to participate in the Addy Sea’s annual spring benefit for the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Department. This year’s event, held on April 27, marked the third time that SCVV was invited to have an information table.

It was a beautiful day, the setting perfect with rocking chairs on the porch and tables and chairs on the lawn. About 175 people bought tickets to tour the historic bed and breakfast and enjoy the complimentary food and drinks served by local restaurants, along with live musical entertainment.

We are grateful to the Addy Sea for giving us this opportunity to inform the community about who we are and what we do at this wonderful event.

From Bingo to Funerals at the SCVV Book Club

ckopay — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000

The SCVV book club babes met in March and enjoyed an exciting game of bingo to go along with the discussion of the book of the month: The River We Remember by William Kruger. Our readers thought that the character development was effective and added depth to the story. Interestingly, each character had major flaws that added twists and turns to the plot.

In April the club had an extended discussion about Gayden Metcalfe’s Being Dead Is No Excuse. Just about everyone concluded that the book was a funny, enjoyable read, providing lessons on how different cultures gather for funerals. Traditional recipes for foods that are usually brought to funeral observances were an added bonus. If we had thought about it ahead of time, we each could have chosen a recipe from the book to make and bring to the meeting.

In May the book is The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. For June we will read Abandoned Homes: Vietnam Revenge Murders by Frank Hopkins. That month the meeting will include lunch in a restaurant in Berlin, where we will discuss which books to read for the rest of 2025. September’s book will be The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

We are looking for some new members to join this fun club. We meet once a month and have interesting discussions, great conversations, and delicious appetizers to share. If you are interested, contact Liz Bolton at lizbeachbum@gmail.com.