Carnival of Caring – a recap

Last Sunday the Shorebirds held their first annual Carnival of Caring in conjunction with the United Way. Here’s just a few photos from the event, mostly of the booths where groups put themselves before the public eye.

Just so you don't forget who the sponsor of the event was...

Outside the stadium, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters were already set up along with the definitely for-profit Comcast.

Coastal Hospice had a nice booth with their information.

Next door, the Worcester Youth booth was a little more lively.

Sadly, I don't recall who had this booth - for some reason it escapes me. I guess I should have snagged a pencil.

Sharing a space were Delmarva's Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.

Working my way across the concourse, the Maryland Food Bank had a good setup. Ever try to stack mac 'n cheese boxes? Or get your face painted?

The Red Cross and Easter Seals shared space as well. I tried to guess how many pieces of candy were in the jar but I guessed wrong.

More candy could be had at the Life Crisis Center booth.

I believe this was the booth that belonged to MAC, Inc. I found out that my putting skills are sorely lacking these days, Tiger Woods I'm not.

Bruce Bright of the United Way welcomed the crowd. He also was lucky enough to throw out the first pitch.

For these organizations, they got the chance to build a little bit of awareness – unfortunately, the attendance Sunday was a little on the small side, just 2,092. But it’s 2,000 more people that know a little bit about the services provided by these fine charities and groups than maybe knew about them before coming in. I also enjoyed the fact I could get in two hours before game time on a nice day and snap a few extra Shorebirds pics – one of them was of tonight’s Shorebird of the Week.

Being a first-time event, I’m sure the Carnival of Caring will get bigger and better as the seasons progress. Also encouraging is seeing these two fine community organizations who both deal with hundreds of thousands of Delmarva citizens a year teaming up to promote and strengthen each other.

Author: Michael

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