Letters Community compassion

Editor,

What defines a community isn’t just geographic proximity, it’s a willingness to work together for the betterment of the whole. Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to witness the compassion of our community during a Stephen Decatur High School-sponsored Believe in Tomorrow beach supply drive.

Our Believe in Tomorrow House By the Sea is truly a magical place where families with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses can enjoy a stress-free vacation in our beautiful area.

At the conclusion of our drive, we were able to fill three SUVs with beach buckets, shovels, beach toys, towels, games, cards, books, toiletries, and other goodies for our visiting families to enjoy.

I would like to especially thank the following people and organizations for their help in sponsoring this drive and for their extraordinary kindness:

Mary Brown, Believe in Tomorrow Program Manager, Jude Al Hamad and family, Sonya Bounds and family, Atlantic United Methodist Church, Home Depot, Berlin location.

Debbie Donahue, Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Director, Ocean Pines Recreation Center, Ocean Pines families and surrounding community, Walmart, Berlin location, Laurie Chetelat, Stephen Decatur High School Connections Adviser.

Mandi Wells, Stephen Decatur High School Testing Coordinator, Tom Sites, Stephen Decatur High School Principal, SDHS Mu Alpha Theta, SDHS National Honor Society, SDHS student body & staff.

Brooke Berquist
Stephen Decatur High School sophomore
Believe in Tomorrow student advocate