Greater Dover Committee Summer Newsletter 2009

Greater Dover Committee Welcomes
Victor Schimp, Jr. Sheraton Dover Hotel
Bob Simmons State Farm Insurance,
Kevin Nemith, CNC Insurance
as New GDC Members

The Greater Dover Committee is pleased to welcome Victor Schimp, Jr. Sheraton Dover Hotel; Bob Simmons State Farm Insurance; Kevin Nemith, CNC Insurance as their newest members of the Greater Dover Committee. The Greater Dover Committee is a non-profit organization created in the late 1980’s by CEO and top business executives in the greater Dover area. Their mission is to identify emerging community issues and to take on projects that will improve the quality of life for the residents of greater Dover. Our current initiatives include the revitalization of downtown Dover, the creation of the Greater Dover Foundation Community Building, Youth Mentoring and the Art Fund Matching Challenge. For more information about the Greater Dover Committee, please contact Shelly Cecchett at greaterdovercomittee@comcast.net or visit www.greaterdovercommittee.com.

PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release
Greater Dover Foundation Awards a $3,000 Grant to Aid in Dover, Inc

Photo from left to right: Scott Brown, Bev Williams, Tom Burns, Lauren Hall, Mark Harmon & Hugh Leahy

Recently, Tom Burns and Scott Brown of the Greater Dover Committee Grants Advisory Board and Hugh Leahy of the Delaware Community Foundation presented a $3,000 grant to Aid in Dover, Inc. Aid in Dover, Inc. provides emergency diagnostic shelter care to homeless, runaway, neglected, dependent and abused children and youth. Referrals are accepted from community , state, and national referral sources. Individual, family and group counseling is available and educational, vocational and personality assessments are provided to help youth and their families identify and access available resources. Maximum duration of shelter stay is 15 days. Four shelter beds are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. when the shelter is filled to capacity, a waiting list is maintained on a first come basis. There is no fee for service.

Beverly Williams, Lauren Hall and Mark Harmon accepted the grant on behalf of Aid in Dover, Inc. To learn more about Aid in Dover, Inc please contact Lauren Hall at 302734-7610.

The Greater Dover Foundation is a non-profit, philanthropic endeavor created in 1992 by the Greater Dover Committee to assist in identifying emerging community issues and opportunities and to provide a lasting source of charitable funding to support the efforts of non-profit organizations and public institutions in the greater Dover area. The Delaware Community Foundation administers the Greater Dover Foundation.

If you are interested in learning more the Greater Dover Foundation or want to make a donation, please contact Shelly Cecchett, Executive Director at greaterdovercommittee@comcast.net .