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Nonperishable goods to benefit FBD hunger relief efforts Pretty pink flowers of moss phlox stand out in the meadow at Delaware Botanic Gardens. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO May 4, 2021 Delaware Botanic Gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, with free admission for those who bring a nonperishable food item to support the Food Bank of Delaware. “We want to thank our community and supporters by celebrating Mother’s Day with free admission Sunday, May 9, with a donation of food. We all recognize the continuing need for food assistance here in our region. We...

Botanic gardens’ Earth Day visitors donate to food bank Delaware Botanic Gardens officials gathered at the food collection point thanking donors are at right (l-r) DBG President Ray Sander, Executive Director Sheryl Swed, and Vice President Carol McCloud. May 3, 2021 Sam Cashdollar, DBG director of facilities, delivers the 570 pounds of donated items to the Food Bank of Delaware. SUBMITTED PHOTOS Delaware Botanic Gardens held an Earth Day donation drive offering free admission that resulted in 570 pounds of nonperishable food items provided by visitors to support the Food Bank of ...

Ray Sander, president of the Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG) this week offered his thanks for the donations made at the DBG’s recent Earth Day event, which totaled 570 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Delaware. Those donating items on April 22 were able to get free admission to the gardens. “We want to express our sincere thanks to the 135 generous donors who brought food donations to the gardens’ Earth Day Celebration on April 22. This is another example of our Delmarva community stepping up to help our neighbors in need in very difficult time.” DBG Director of Faciliti...

Joe Conaway Joe Conaway The pandemic has definitely put a hurting on the economy of Sussex County, but through it all, there are people out there working extremely hard to protect those businesses that are already here and to seek new businesses that are looking to relocate. I have asked a number of Sussex Economic Development Action Committee members who work in economic development to provide you with a short report on their activities in these trying times. You can find their full reports on SEDAC’s web page at www.sedac.de.org, but here are some brief highlights from those reports.