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"The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is a global leader in the fight against cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Students of the Year is a seven-week philanthropic leadership development program during which students foster professional skills such as entrepreneurship, marketing, and project management to raise funds for LLS. Top local fundraisers become eligible to win the national title. The students raise money in honor of a local patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from blood cancer. This year’s Delaware Students of the Year honored hero is Christian.
Christian was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma at the young age of 11 and battled it until he passed this past November when he was 17. For most of his teen years, hospital visits, chemo and radiation treatments, and dreaded scans have been an everyday occurrence. He was a fun-spirited, positive, kind, and fun young man. He never let his cancer defeat him and managed to inspire everyone he met.
Friends, join the Project Kudos and the LLC team starting February 1st-14th, as we continue to educate ourselves and our community on ways to cure blood cancer. Together, one kudos at a time, we can make a difference. Because curing blood cancer needs every one of us.
This month’s charity partner is The Rosa Health Center! For decades, Sister Rosa worked with the less fortunate in her Georgetown community, but her legacy and compassion for those around her has spread well beyond Sussex County.
Her special calling was prenatal care social work, and with unyielding love and dedication, she helped care for and educate thousands of new mothers and babies.
Named after Sister Rosa, The Rosa Health Center's mission is to impact the community in need and enhance lives by providing quality primary health care to patients. We are honored to help continue Sister Rosa's cause in collaboration with Apple Electric and will be using the money collected from the kudos campaign to purchase diapers for babies in need in Sussex County!
Together we can make a difference, one kudos at a time.
According to recent data from Feeding America, prior to COVID-19, there were approximately 105,000 food-insecure Delawareans. At the height of the pandemic, it is estimated that more than 140,000 of our neighbors struggled with food insecurity. Now that we are in recovery, Feeding America estimates that in 2021, there will be more than 114,000 food-insecure Delawareans.
Together, we can work together to create a community free of hunger!
This month we are partnering with
GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club,
Blooming Boutique &
Edward Jones to support the
Food Bank Bank Of Delaware &
Epworth Church Food Initiatives.
There are two ways you can help out this month:
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Give kudos to anything/anyone by posting a photo of them on your FB/Instagram page or by commenting on one of our posts. 1kudos= $1 that Schell Brothers will donate on your behalf to the non-profits that we are supporting
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Help us Stuff the Project Kudos Bus with food. Drop food off anytime between 8am-5pm at the Schell Brothers main office in Rehoboth Beach.
Let's do good together for our community. One kudos at a time. One bag of food at a time.
Imagine a place where who you are, where you're from or the circumstances that surround you don’t determine your access to experiences or opportunities.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America had its beginnings in 1860 with three women-Mary Goodwin, Alice Goodwin and Elizabeth Hammersley. Believing that boys who roamed the streets should have a positive alternative, they organized the first Club. With character development as the cornerstone of the experience, the Club focused on capturing boys interests, improving their behavior and increasing their personal expectations and goals. A cause was born.
To recognize the fact that girls are a part of our cause, the national organization's name was changed to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 1990. Accordingly, Congress amended and renewed our charter.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America's mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. They support all youth and teens – of every race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, ability, socio-economic status, and religion – in reaching their full potential.
Local Clubs like the Boys and Girls Club of Oak Orchard provide a fun, safe and constructive environment for kids and teens during out-of-school hours, including summer and after school. Community-based and led by professional staff, Clubs serve small towns, large metropolitan areas, public housing communities, and Native populations, as well as those who live on U.S. military installations worldwide. They offer programs and services to help young people succeed in school, develop leadership skills, and maintain healthy lifestyles.
Friends, join us in supporting this month the Boys and Girls Club of Oak Orchard. Let's do good together for our community. One kudos at a time.
Sussex County Land Trust is a nonprofit conservation organization, dedicated to protecting natural, cultural, agricultural and recreational resources through land preservation, stewardship and education for today and tomorrow.
For over fifteen years, the Sussex County Land Trust has purchased, protected and managed important open space parcels throughout the County. For many of SCLT’s projects, efforts focused on leveraging funds to support partner agencies such as the Nature Conservancy, the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation and others.
More than 5+ years ago, the Trust had the idea to identify and acquire a parcel of land located along the proposed Lewes to Georgetown Rail Trail to serve as a trailhead for trail enthusiasts and connecting people to the outdoors. In 2018 SCLT managed to acquire the property in partnership with Sussex County Council, the DE Open Space Council and the DE Division of Parks. The property has 1,500-foot frontage along the trail, the former Delaware Coast Line Railroad and will include a parking lot, bicycle kiosk, access road and restroom. As other partnerships are established, expanded recreational features could be added to the trailhead, which will be managed by the land trust, said Chairman Casey Kenton.
Transportation officials have committed work estimated at $600,000 to connect the parcel and parking lot to the trail. The property was branded as Stephen P. Hudson Park due to family ownership history and the construction it's supposed to start this year.
Do you want to be a part of a community that’s helping to save open space, care for nature, and connect people to the outdoors?
For most people discretionary time is a precious possession, parceled out with care. So it is telling that volunteers give so much of their time to conserving open space through land trusts. Volunteers see the need for and organize land trusts, serve on boards and committees, and raise money; they donate legal and accounting services, restore pond banks, lead nature walks, monitor easement-protected property, write newsletters and much more. Their precious time is truly making the world a better place.
Equally important are the financial contributions from supporters like you. These donations support volunteer efforts, allow the SCLT to educate communities and help preserve open space. Without your financial support, land trusts cannot achieve their goals and protect the open spaces that are so precious to us and future generations.
Friends, join us in supporting this month the construction of the Stephen P. Hudson Trailhead . Let's do good together for our community. One kudos at a time.
Capegazette: Sussex Supports Land Trust Land Purchase Trailhead
The Delaware Botanic Gardens brings a sense of place to Delmarva with a major public garden that reflects southern Delaware's unique coastal plain. Its mission is to create an inspirational, educational, and sustainable public garden in Delaware for the benefit and enjoyment of residents and visitors alike.
The 37 acres property along Piney Neck Road, near Dagsboro in Sussex County, Delaware was acquired by the Sussex County Land Trust in partnership with Sussex County Council in 2007.
In 2012, a group of local citizens formed Southern Delaware Botanic Gardens, Inc., now known as the Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek, a 501©(3) non-profit organization, to fill an unmet need for horticulture education and a public garden.
Over the past seven years, the DBG organization has made tremendous progress with the development of property from a raw piece of land to a fully functioning eco-tourism destination which is open today for the general public to enjoy.
Let's do good together for our community. One kudos at a time.
Lydia Chichester du Pont founded the Children’s Beach House (CBH) in the early 1930s, as a place where she could take children with special needs to benefit from the same healing qualities that she had derived from the coastal environment.
The mission of Children’s Beach House is to improve the lives of children, youth, families, and communities by helping them to identify, understand and utilize their own strengths, talents, and resources.
Children’s Beach House provides year-round case management, weekend enrichment programs, and residential summer camp for at-risk and vulnerable children. CBH helps young people develop supportive relationships, avoid risky behaviors and stay in school.
Friends, join us in supporting Children's Beach House during the month of June. Let's spread the kudos love and do good together!
Pathways to Success was founded by Fay Blake in 2008. We are a Delaware non-profit organization whose mission is to prepare youth, adults, and their families for successful lives. After a very successful career in Banking, Fay wanted to give back to the Sussex County community she grew up in by supporting underserved students. The model she based this program on is her C.A.R.E. model.
C = Consistent. Consistently believe in the students' talent and greatness and be a reliable presence in their lives. "Being there" is so important.
A = Authentic. Show authentic concern for the students' feelings, growth, and value. Being "real" is how we truly connect.
R = Respect. Respect is given and earned by the staff and students alike. Meeting others where they are at without judgement builds trust.
E = Empowerment. Empower the students to make good decisions, build their self esteem, and have a sense of financial freedom. Once consistency, authenticity and respect are met, students feel empowered to go forward.
Pathways to Success students are identified as being at risk of not graduating high school. Students enroll in our program in 9th grade and remain under our C.A.R.E. until 1 full year after graduation. Our In-School and After-School Programs focus on three main areas: student stability, academic achievement, and behavior modification.We have a Program Coordinator in each of our designated high schools throughout the school day in addition to our after-school programs. We have access to information such as attendance, assignment completion, behavioral referrals, and grades to allow real-time intervention, support, and drop-out prevention service. We provide tutoring, mentoring, financial literacy education, occupational skills training, workforce preparation, and leadership development. We also provide service and volunteer opportunities for students to get involved, give back, and serve their community. Our student programs have a 98% graduation rate and A 96% rate of placement in college, military, or full-time employment.
In addition, we have a therapeutic counseling component to our program, Pathways to Well Being, in which we provide mental and behavioral health counseling services to our students and their families through our licensed clinical social worker. We connect them to social services that can help meet their needs outside of school. All in all it is a comprehensive program that touches every aspect of our kids' lives 365 days of the year."
Friends, join us in supporting Pathways to Success during the month of August. Let's spread the kudos love and do good together!
The Indian River School District, located in Southeastern Sussex County, is one of the largest school districts in the State of Delaware. Formed in 1969 by the consolidation of several smaller districts, the Indian River School District serves the towns of Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Millville, Clarksville, Gumboro, Millsboro and Georgetown.
The Mission of Indian River School District is to assure that students attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to realize their potential, meet the challenges of their life choices, and fulfill their responsibilities as citizens of the State of Delaware, United States and world through a partnership of students, parents, staff, administrators, Board of Education and community.
Schell Brothers is proud to support IRSD through the Kudos For A Cause campaign in September. The amount raised will be used to purchase winter coats for the kids in the School District that need it the most.
Boardwalk Buddy Walk
"Down syndrome is the most common and readily identifiable chromosomal variation. In every cell in the human body, there is a nucleus, where genetic material is stored in genes. Genes carry the codes responsible for all of our inherited traits and are grouped along rod-like structures called chromosomes. Typically, the nucleus of each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which are inherited from each parent. Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21 (Trisomy 21) resulting in 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46. It occurs in approximately 1 in 690 live births. About 6,000 babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year." Source www.dsadelaware.org
Each child with Down syndrome has his or her own talents and unique capacities, and it’s important to recognize these and reinforce them. If you want to support them, join the Buddy Walk Fund as we unite for a common cause and raise funds for the 2021 Boardwalk Buddy Walk® that will take place in Rehoboth Beach on October 9th. Whether you have Down syndrome, know someone who does, or just want to show your support, take the first step and donate or register today! Help us spread the word; all are welcome for our day of celebration!
More details about the 2021 Boardwalk Buddy Walk you can find here http://www.boardwalkbuddywalk.com/
You can also support the Boardwalk Buddy walk by spreading the kudos love for the entire month of October on your FB and/or Instagram pages. Let's celebrate and uplift the Down Syndrome community TOGETHER❤️✌🏼
This month’s charity partner is Beebe Healthcare Medical Foundation! Beebe’s not-for-profit charitable mission is to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health to the people residing, working, or visiting the communities it serves. We want to help Beebe help Sussex County stay healthy, so make sure to shout out your favorite healthcare workers this month – they deserve it!
This month’s charity partner is Beebe Healthcare Medical Foundation! Beebe’s not-for-profit charitable mission is to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health to the people residing, working, or visiting the communities it serves. We want to help Beebe help Sussex County stay healthy, so make sure to shout out your favorite healthcare workers this month – they deserve it!
Charity partner of this month is to be announced soon.
In the meantime, continue to spread good vibes and to give kudos!
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