The Pine’eer Craft Club recently celebrated the holiday season and its 51st year with an installation and holiday party themed “A New Year, A New Start.”

During the event, the club announced its annual community donations, totaling $10,400. Beneficiaries included the following organizations:

• Ocean Pines Police Department: $2,000
• Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department: $5,000
• Ocean Pines Parks and Recreation Department: $2,000
• Ocean Pines Public Works: $500
• Worcester County Veterans Memorial: $500
• Friends of the Ocean Pines Library: $300
• Neighborhood Watch: $100

Sharon Puser, president of the Pine’eer Craft Club, attributed the club’s increased giving this year to the members’ dedication and hard work.

“The Craft Club worked extra hard making items for our Artisan Gift Shop to increase donations this year,” Puser said. “We also plan to donate a bench to the community in honor of our 50th year.”

This year’s contributions bring the club’s total community donations to more than $196,000 since its founding. Damaged records from 1974 through 1987 make it difficult to determine the exact figure, but the club continues to build on its longstanding legacy of giving.

For more information about the Pine’eer Craft Club and its efforts, visit the Artisan Gift Shop in Ocean Pines, or www.oceanpines.org/web/pages/artisan-gift-shop.