Donors to Front Line Thank-You Signs
Raise $3,000 for Hospital Foundation
CHESTERTOWN, MD, May 11, 2020—Thanks to supporters who purchased yard signs thanking front line workers in the COVID-19 crisis, the Downtown Chestertown Association (DCA) and Main Street Historic Chestertown raised $3,000 for the Chester River Health Foundation. The donation, presented July 16, will be placed in the Foundation’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund, which supports the local hospital’s employees with equipment and supplies and helps ensure positive employee morale, mental health and overall well-being.
The yard signs carry the message “THANK YOU FRONT LINE: Hospital Staff, First Responders, Essential Workers. You’re Awesome!” They were designed pro bono by Locust Grove Studios in Kennedyville. The DCA covered the costs of the signs, with production service provided by Riverside Unique in downtown Chestertown. Main Street Chestertown provided the online sales portal and delivery of the signs.
The signs continue to be available as a fundraiser for the Chester River Health Foundation, with a suggested donation of $20 or more per sign. A limited number are available at The Finishing Touch, 311 High Street. They can be ordered directly through the Foundation by calling 410-810-5660 or sending an email to mruehrmund@umm.edu.
From left, Chester River Health Foundation executive director Maryann Ruehrmund accepts the $3,000 donation check from Main Street Historic Chestertown President Paul Heckles and DCA Treasurer Bob Ramsey.
CHESTERTOWN, MD, May 22, 2020—The board of Main Street Historic Chestertown has announced the cancellation of the nonprofit organization’s signature winter event, Dickens of a Christmas, for 2020 because of COVID-19 concerns.
dThe holiday event was scheduled to take place Dec. 4 and 5.
In an email to key volunteers, the nonprofit’s executive director, Kay MacIntosh, stated, “We do not see large gatherings in our future until some combination of a vaccine, testing, and reliable treatment options is widely available. … Main Street Chestertown will instead focus on brightening downtown for the winter season and supporting downtown shops and restaurants as they adjust to the new ways of doing business in this period of masks, sanitizing and social distancing. The Dickens planning committee will regroup for a best-ever event in 2021.”
Main Street Historic Chestertown is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering an inviting, diverse and prosperous downtown commercial district.
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