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Local family honors son’s memory and inspires others

Mar 29, 2019
2 min

Local family honors son’s memory and inspires others

When David Larmore passed away from Spina Bifida at the age of 32, his parents Sheldon and Sara Belle Larmore wanted to honor his life of service to others. Recently, the Larmore’s presented a $3,000 grant to Easterseals’ Camp Fairlee through the David Larmore Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. The grant will aid summer camp experiences that provide children’s therapy and exercise programs for those with disabilities. The memorial fund was created

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$25,000 in grant funding available for women & girl focused programs

Mar 8, 2019
2 min

$25,000 in grant funding available for women & girl focused programs

Up to $25,000 in grant funding is available to aid nonprofit programs designated for Lower Shore women and girls. The funding is made possible by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Women’s Fund, and applications are due by April 1st. The Women’s Fund focuses its grant making efforts to address the unmet needs of women or girls in Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties. Each eligible organization may receive up to $5,000 this spring, and recipients will be pre

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Books purchased for 27 Wicomico schools

Feb 5, 2019
1 min

Books purchased for 27 Wicomico schools

Twenty-seven area schools were recently impacted by an $11,269 grant made possible by The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore and the Samuel W. Seidel Memorial Reading Forever Endowment Fund. Since the inception of the annual Reading Forever grants in 1991, more than $163,000 has been distributed to both public and private schools in Wicomico County. The Reading Forever Fund was established by a gift to The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore from Samuel W. and M

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$66,049 Granted Early Childhood programs on the Lower Shore

Aug 13, 2018
3 min

$66,049 Granted Early Childhood programs on the Lower Shore

Area programs hope to see an increase in kindergarten readiness for Lower Shore Children through collaboration and support from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Early Childhood Initiative grant program. The Foundation recently awarded $66,049 to local schools and day care centers serving children ages birth through five. According to the 2017-2018 Maryland Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, only 45% of Maryland Kindergartners demonstrated readiness. Encompassin

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Preparing for a lifetime of learning: The Early Childhood Initiative

May 3, 2018
2 min

Preparing for a lifetime of learning: The Early Childhood Initiative

It's no secret that the years between birth to five are an important time for children. Education experts agree these years are critical to brain development, and yet many children entering Kindergarten are often unprepared for the next step in their education and development. When we ensure that all children are ready for kindergarten, we help to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. But according to the 2017-2018 Maryland Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, only 45% of Ma

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