January 21, 2011 CONTACT: KATE BELL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 302-227-2233 EXT.11
REHOBOTH BEACH-DEWEY BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION & OFFICERS’ INSTALLATION
On January 20, 2011, The Rehoboth Beach – Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce held
its annual Volunteer Recognition & Officers’ Installation Dinner at the Atlantic Sands Hotel &
Conference Center installing their 2011 Board of Directors. The Chamber’s Board of Directors
includes a total of 20 members representing the following business categories: Accommodations,
Retail, Real Estate, Restaurants, Eateries, Service, and Attractions. The Board is comprised of
members from different geographic locations including Downtown Rehoboth Beach, Dewey
Beach, Route One and additional areas. Board members serve and move through the Executive
Committee Chairs providing a new Chairman of the Board annually.
Executive Board of Directors:
Matt Turlinski – Lighthouse Inn Bed & Breakfast, Chairman of the Board
Keith Martin – Hotel Rehoboth, First Chair
Paul Kuhns – Arena’s Deli, Second Chair
Ann Watkins – AmericInn Lodge & Suites, Third Chair/Treasurer
Bill Klemkowski – Jake’s Seafood House, Immediate Past Chairman
Board of Directors:
Wendy O. Baker – Ocean Atlantic Associates
Marvin Carney – MLC Productions
Jerry Esposito – Tidewater Utilities, Inc.
Chip Hearn – Peppers/Ice Cream Store
Dale Lomas – Crossswinds Motel/ Atlantic Liquors
Michael Meoli – McDonald’s/ Hampton Inn
Kyle Morgan – Mercantile Processing Inc.
Scott Swingle – WSFS Bank
Rachel Webster – Rehoboth Toy & Kite Co.
Chris Weeks – Becker Morgan Group
Kay Wheatley – Rehoboth Products Company
Susan Townley Wood - The Cultured Pearl/ Grub Grocery/ The Shops at Pearl
At Large Board Members:
Jay Becker – Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher
Rob Marshall – Atlantic Oceanside Motel
CEO/President:
Carol Everhart
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The Chamber also presented the following awards:
Mae Hall McCabe Award: Bill Bahan
Business of the Year Award: Nicola Pizza & The Caggiano Family
50 Years of Business Recognition: Funland & The Fasnacht Family
Dewey Beach Volunteer of the Year Award: Richard Cleaveland
Dewey Beach Lifeguard of the Year: Lieutenant Michael Thompson – 15 years of service
RBDBCC Educational Scholarship: Travis Nye
Delaware Coast Press Educational Scholarship: JT DiGuglielmo
W.D.M.S Entertainment/ Promotion Educational Scholarship: Jay Jolly
Individual Service Awards: Marc Appelbaum – Former Town of Dewey Beach Commissioner,
Ron Derr – Former member of Rehoboth Beach – Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors, and Rick Solloway – Former Town of Dewey Beach Mayor
20 Years or More Chamber Membership Recognition: Admiral Hotel, Atlantic View Motel,
Atlantis Inn, Bellbuoy Inn, Cape Henlopen Senior Center, County Bank, Holland Jewelers,
L & W Insurance, Lord Baltimore Lodge, Penn-Del Lock, Thrasher’s French Fries, and WBOC
TV 16
Special Volunteer Recognitions: Marty Barrett, Bobbie Engel, Hayden Evans, Chris Franklin,
Jason Grden, Erika Grden, Katie Handy, Pam McCutcheon, Gwen Osborne, George Palmer,
Mark Rotruck, & Carolyn Watson
Sponsorship Recognition Awards:
Affinity Energy, Apple Electric, Applied Bank, Atlantic Liquors/Crosswinds Motel, Atlantic Sands Hotel
& Conference Center, The Bake Shoppe, Bellmoor Inn, Bethany Blues Restaurant, Cape Gazette, City of
Rehoboth Beach, Comcast of Delmarva, County Bank, The Cultured Pearl, Delaware Today, Delmarva
Power, Dos Locos, Eric Blondin of State Farm Insurance, Finbar’s Pub & Grill, Five Guys Burgers and
Fries, Giant, Grand Rental Station, Hobos, Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant, Jake’s Seafood House, Kings
Creek Country Club, Kiwanis Club of Rehoboth Beach, LC/ L3 Homes, Made Ya Look! Salon & Spa,
Mariachi Restaurant, Matt’s Auto Care, Nemours Health & Prevention Services, Oasis Bath and Body
Boutique, Outlet Liquors, PNC Bank, Porcini House, Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital, Rich Noonan
Productions, Rusty Rudder Restaurant, Ryan’s, Starboard Restaurant, Tanger Outlet Center, TGI
Friday’s, Tyndalls Casual Furniture, Town of Dewey Beach, WBOC TV 16, W.D.M.S. Entertainment
and Promotion, Wilmington Trust, Windsor’s Flowers, WMDT-TV- Channel 47, WRDE TV MyRTV 9,
and WSFS Bank.
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Additionally, the Chamber would like to thank those sponsors whose generous
donations of all sizes have aided the Chamber during 2010:
Adams Oceanfront Resort, Admiral Hotel, Alesi Builders, AmericInn, Angel Scents of DE,
Annie's Banannies, Arena's Deli, Artisans' Bank, Atlantic Oceanside Motel, Bad Hair Day, Big
Fish Grill, Bike To Go, Bob's Bike Rentals, Brandywine Assisted Living, Brighton Suites, Café'
Sole', Candy Kitchen, Clean Delaware, Clear Space Theatre Company, Cold Stone Creamery,
Coldwell Banker Realty, Country Club Estates, Creatable Crafts, Crysti's, Delmarva Shorebirds,
Delaware National Bank, Del-Coast Design & Build, LLC, DE Beach Life, Dolles Candyland,
East of Maui Surf Shop, ECI, EH Custom Homes, Fisher's Popcorn, Fridays, Fire Mountain
Golf, Gary's Dewey Beach Grill, Grotto Pizza, Holland Jewelers, Hooter's Restaurant, Iguana
Grill, Johnson Orthodontics, Jungle Jims, just COMFORT shoes, Kilwin's Rehoboth Beach,
Lighthouse Inn Bed & Breakfast, Muncheezzz, McDonald's, ML Lichtenberg & Associates
CPA, MLC Production, Monograms Unlimited, McBride-Shopa, Nage East Coast Eatery, Nicola
Pizza, Odyssea, Paws of Tomorrow, Peninsula Dental, Portrait's in The Sand, Prudential Gallo,
Purple Parrot Grill, Que Pasa, RE/ Max Realty Group, Rehoboth Ale House, Rehoboth Toy &
Kite, Rehoboth Car Wash, Rehoboth Beach Museum, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory –
Lewes, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory – Outlet, Rookery Golf, Salt Air, Sand Palace Motel,
Sandcastle Motel, Sea Air Village, Seacoast Salon, Sign A Rama, South Moon Under, Star of
The Sea Condominium, Summer House Restaurant, Sussex Tree, Sussex Federal Credit Union,
Super Fresh, Team Property Services, The Breakers Hotel & Suites, Thrasher's French Fries,
Timothy's at the Beach, Walmart, WaWa, White Water Mountain, Williams Insurance Agency,
Wings To Go - Dewey Beach, Wings To Go - Rehoboth Beach, Yesteryear's Old Time Photos
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce would also like to thank all of the local
area businesses who donated items for the event’s Silent Auction, Balloon Pop, and Volunteer/
Sponsor Gift Buckets! The Chamber greatly appreciates their continued support.
Businesses who donated include: Atlantic Liquors, Atlantic Sands Hotel, Avenue Inn & Apothecary,
The Bake Shoppe, Baywood Greens, Bella Mia, Bellmoor Inn, Bethany Blues, Betty's Pure & Simple,
Big Fish Grill, Boardwalk Builders, Café' Sole', Candy Kitchen, Casapulla’s, Clear Space Theater
Company, Coastal Concerts, The Cultured Pearl, Delaware Beach Life, Delaware Today, Delmarva Stand
Up Paddle, Doggies at the Beach, East of Maui, Gorilla Powerwashing LLC, Harry & David, Henlopen
City Oyster House, Hobo’s, Restaurant & Bar, Hot Yoga Delaware, Inn at Canal Square, Jake's Seafood
House, just COMFORT shoes, Kings Creek Country Club, Laptop Shop, Made Ya Look! Salon & Spa,
Maid for Shore , Marty Godwin Tennis, McDonald’s, MLC Productions, Monograms Unlimited, Mr. Go-
Glass, Original Smith Island Cake Company, Outlet Liquors, Nicola’s, Peppers, Philly Pretzel, Pickled
Pig, Pig & Fish, PNC Bank, RBDBCC, Rehoboth Beach Film Society, Rehoboth Car Wash, Rehoboth
Toy & Kite Co., Renove Med Spa, Rigby’s Bar & Grill, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory – Lewes,
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory - Outlets, Rose Garden, Sea Air Village, Seaside Interiors,
Sign*A*Rama, South Moon Under, Summer House Restaurant, The Starboard, Sussex Family YMCA,
Timothy's at the Beach, Tulip, Venus on the Half Shell, Wilmington University
For more information, contact Kate Bell at (302) 227-2233 x11 or events@beach-fun.com
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