South Coastal Village Volunteers

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. Here are two social media platforms on which to get started if you are already online—or not.

Facebook. In addition to reading the new SCVV quarterly newsletter sent to your email inbox, a good way to keep up-to-date with our activities is by joining Facebook. We regularly post scheduled and pop-up activities such as Dine & Donate fundraisers, news about SCVV, awards, and other information that arises between newsletters.

If you are already on Facebook, click on the tab "Search Facebook" in the upper right-hand corner, and type in South Coastal Village Volunteers. Once this page pops up, click on "Follow" when prompted. If you want to join Facebook as a new user, go to facebook.com and click on the tab “Create new account.” Then search for South Coastal Village Volunteers and click “Follow” as explained above.

DoMoreDelaware24. Another online SCVV activity is fundraising. One opportunity coming up this March 6–7 is Do More Delaware 24, a unique 24-hour giving event that showcases the vital work of nonprofit organizations serving our state—among them the South Coastal Village Volunteers.

This year Do More 24 begins March 6 at 6:00 p.m. and extends through March 7 at 6:00 p.m. Please mark your calendar for these 24 hours of giving in Delaware.

Do More 24 Delaware was created to be a fun and easy way for the entire community to impact philanthropy. Its goal is to inspire Delawareans to come together for 24 hours and contribute as much as they can financially to the causes and organizations that they support. This unique giving holiday for nonprofits is designed to ignite a culture of community-wide giving and to allow everyone the opportunity to be a philanthropist. Do More 24 Delaware can empower the next generation of donors to be inspired to give to causes they are interested in and passionate about.

Before March 6–7, general information is available at: https://www.domore24delaware.org/event/do-more-24-delaware-2025

On March 6–7, you can donate directly to: https://www.domore24delaware.org/fundraisers/south-coastal-village-volunteers

A Word from the Chair

Every month (or nearly), I have the privilege of attending a meeting with four of the most caring people I know. We meet to talk about our members and how they are doing. We discuss each person, some briefly and others at length.

Summer Traffic is Coming!

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.

Cottage Tour Hosts Needed

SCVV is excited to support the South Coastal Library’s 2025 Beach & Bay Cottage Tour. We will be sponsoring one of the seven homes that will be open for in-person tours on July 23 and 24. This is a fantastic opportunity to help raise funds for our local library while also sharing information about SCVV.

Next Dine & Donate

June 2 – Big Fish Grill

Long & Foster is proud to partner with the South Coastal Village Volunteers to help raise funds for this much-needed service to our community. In collaboration with the Big Fish Grill in Ocean View, SCVV will benefit from a Dine & Donate on Monday, June 2, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Huge Tax Day Turnout

Dine & Donate at Northeast Seafood Kitchen

From the opening at 4:00 p.m. until the last diners at 9:00 p.m. on April 15, Northeast Seafood Kitchen was packed with supporters of the South Coastal Village Volunteers—as well as with other customers looking for a good dinner. Thanks to the generosity of Northeast Seafood in donating a portion of its revenues for the evening, SCVV increased the funds used to support our programs.

SCVV Spreads the Word at the Addy Sea Spring Soiree

The South Coastal Village Volunteers was invited to participate in the Addy Sea’s annual spring benefit for the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Department. This year’s event, held on April 27, marked the third time that SCVV was invited to have an information table.

Sixty Spring/Easter Baskets Delivered

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.

Member Spotlight: Louise Carey

“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.

T-Shirts Are Ready to Wear

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.

Pretzels Anyone?

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.

Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Maddex

Joan Gordon

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.

Do More 24

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.