As homeowners and businesses begin to prepare for the visitor season, traffic has already increased. Past history tells us that on Fridays during the summer, traffic is gridlocked and our volunteers are busy with house guests and activities. Last year, with your cooperation, we tried to avoid the Friday traffic congestion from June through mid-September.

The Sweets and Sunshine Committee gathered on April 8 to make more than sixty spring/Easter baskets for SCVV members. The group included Ferne Cooper, Lori Gentry, Jan Gibson, Michele Bell, Liz Bolton, Melanie Lincoln, and Rosemary Murray. Nancy Main hosted the gathering.

This spring you will notice many of our volunteers wearing new SCVV T-shirts and polo shirts, like the one modeled above by Steve Ricks in our Ocean View office.

“My dream was always to live at the beach,” muses Louise Carey, who celebrated her 99th birthday in early April. Raised in Wilmington, Delaware, Helen Louise Otto spent her summers with her grandmother in Ventnor, New Jersey.

“SCVV gives me and my daughters peace of mind.”

Our member Frannie Moyer stopped by the SCVV office—and dropped off both the heartfelt note at left and enough soft pretzels to feed an army of hungry volunteers! We all thank Frannie for bringing joy. And pretzels.

Over the last year, Diane Maddex has quietly taken over one function of the South Coastal Village Volunteers’ communications after another: posting Facebook notifications, liaising with our website manager, and contributing to and now designing and producing the newsletter.

As we welcome spring and plan for a summer filled with opportunities, we are saying farewell to a wonderful member of our Development Team, Karen Taylor. She is moving to Minnesota to be near family.

Last year we became aware of another system, Helpful Village. Designed by a Village volunteer, it is specifically tailored for Village operations. Many components can benefit our day-to-day work.

Redesigned Website … Facebook … Guide to Delaware Aging Services … iPad Changes

WE DID IT! Not only did we meet our goal, but we surpassed it. Your donations to South Coastal Village Volunteers came to $5,020.

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2025—a new format for a new year. We will be sending news from SCVV via email

The end of 2024 and the beginning of the new year brought significant events for the South Coastal Village Volunteers.

This chart represents select performance figures tracked by the South Coastal Village Volunteers. Each line depicts the steady growth of a measurement by quarter since SCVV’s inception at the beginning of 2021.

Volunteers with accounting and finance experience are needed on the SCVV Steering Committee’s Finance and Planning subcommittee. Please send your name and phone number to info@southcoastalvillagevolunteers.org and we will be in touch. Thank you.

The year 2024 was a busy and successful one for the Development Team working to further the work of the South Coastal Village Volunteers. Now 2025 is fully under way.

The South Coastal Village Volunteers received the note below from the family of Helen Elizabeth Rathburn, who died on December 5, 2024 at the age of 100.

“Some people say that they don’t have time to volunteer,” observes Clair Fox, one of the more than 170 volunteers working with the South Coastal Village Volunteers. “But what you get in return offers such pleasure and gratification.”

Much of the world is now online. Throughout the year, the South Coastal Village Volunteers offers means to sign up electronically for events and participate in various activities.

Being happy is an important key to a healthy lifestyle as well as to improving longevity. But what is happiness?

AARP Delaware is ready to tackle the new year! We have a new governor, new leadership in the statehouse, and several new legislators to connect with.