12th Annual Broadkill
River Canoe & Kayak Race 2011
Rescheduled for October 8, 2011

The 12th Annual Canoe and Kayak
Race, benefitting the Milton Theatre, has been rescheduled
for October 8th! The Milton Chamber of Commerce has
rescheduled its "Bargains on the Broadkill" and "Great Duck
Race" for the same date. The locations, time, sponsors,
contact information and race details remain the same.
The Canoe and Kayak Race
Committee has benefitted from fantastic support provided by
the Milton buisiness community. The Board of Directors and
volunteers of the Milton Theatre wish to thank and recognize
the following businesses for their help to make this
exciting race possible:
-
Alan-Lynch
Productions
-
Bay Leaf
Restaurant
-
Broadkill
Boathouse Restaurant
-
Brittingham's Produce
-
CopyRight
Printing
-
Delaware
Paddlesports
-
Dogfish
Head Craft Brewery
-
Fisher Auto
Parts - NAPA
-
Fine Line
Websites and IT Consulting
-
George
Sherman Corp. Plumbing and Heating
-
Irish Eyes
Pub & Restaurant
-
Lavender
Fields Farm
-
Mid-State
Insurance
-
Milton
Chamber of Commerce
-
Milton Fire
Department
-
Milton
Historical Society
-
Milton
Lions Club
-
Ocean
Medical Imaging
-
The
Oldfather Group
-
Po'Boys
Creole & Fresh Catch Restaurant
-
Quest
Fitness and Kayak
-
Bob
Zando-Blayney RE/MAX Associates
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Sombar &
Company, CPAs
-
Ocean
Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty
-
State Farm
Insurance - Lewes
-
Tidewater
Utilities
-
Bob Willey
and Sons Propane
-
ZANDO
Designs/Builds
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Update from the Milton Theatre Board
Effective April 13, 2011
Planned in the last update:
In our last update, we
reported that we were working on three priorities:
Gathering Community Input in order to plan and improve
our programming and services; developing and refining a
Business Plan with supporting financials; and Board
Development.
Progress to
Plan:
Community Input:
We have met with dozens of amazing people, from as many
demographics as we could, in a series of brainstorming
and discussion sessions. And we're not done yet. We
found a lot of genuine support for what we've offerred
in the past and so many creative ideas for the future as
well as some constructive suggestions for change. A team
is being put together to address those ideas and get
them into the plans.
Business Plan:
The business plan is done based on where we are today.
Of course, this plan is going to be updated when we know
our new "start of business date", and as as we make
further progress on programming and board development.
Board development:
The Board of Directors of the Milton Theatre is proud to
share with you its efforts to strengthen the
infrastructure of the theatre organization as it
prepares to move forward. First of all, the Board is
pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Donald
Shandler to the position of Senior Consultant,
Organizational Development. In addition, the Board
proudly announces three new board members - Marie Mayor,
Josh Lynch and Mark Carter.
Introducing
our organizational development consultant:
About
Dr. Donald Shandler
Dr. Shandler brings
a unique dual background to this important new strategic
advisor role. He holds a Ph.D. in Theater from Ohio
State University; has taught, directed and designed
theater at Boston College; and, studied theater in Italy
and Greece. He also served as President of the New
England Theater Conference. In addition, he has
held senior leadership positions in universities,
associations, and, government agencies. Finally, as
President of Shandler Associates, his consulting
activities focus on the development of organizations and
leaders. He is currently on the Economic Development
Committee for the town of Milton sharing responsibility
for strategic planning.
Introducting
our new board members:
About Marie Mayor
Marie is retired from her career as a professional
educator in MD and DC. During her time there, she also
served as the director of Dig-It!, an improvisation
theatre group. Marie has served as a member of the
Milton Historical Society Board of Trustees. She is a
founding member of the Milton Community Foundation and
served on the Foundation's first Board of Directors.
Marie is a member of the Milton Chamber of Commerce and
represents the Chamber on the Southern Delaware Tourism
Council. She co-chairs the Southern Delaware Tourism
Council. She re-activated the Delaware Agritourism
Association in 2009 and currently serves as its
president. Marie currently is co-owner of Lavender
Fields at Warrington Manor, in Milton.
About Josh Lynch
Josh Lynch, Owner and Creative Director of Alan-Lynch
Productions, LLC, has nine years of experience in the
media field and specializes in video production. Josh is
also part of the Creative Services department at WMDT-TV,
ABC & DELMARVA'S CW3, where he edits broadcast
commercials and corporate/industrial videos. Josh has
been involved with the Milton Theatre since the "Best in
Summer Shorts" film festival was started in 2007 and has
won in some category every year since!
About Mark Carter
Mark Carter is a member of the Marketing Team at Dogfish
Head Craft Brewery, and wears many hats. In addition to
overseeing the Events and Tour Program, Mark is also
known as the 'Donation Dude' and manages Dogfish Head's
Beer & Benevolence program, which is the company's
Community Outreach arm."
MANY
THANKS!
Thanks again to all of you who call and email their support,
offer to help, or ask about how the theatre is doing when we
meet in town.
THANKS
to IRISH EYES!
You just can't imagine how much we appreciate Irish Eyes
Restaurant & Pub in Milton! They're generously providing us
space next to the restaurant for use as our temporary
offices. It would be nice if you stopped in there for a bite
or a drink. Tell them we sent you.
QUESTIONS? SUGGESTIONS?
We do hope that you will
contact us. Please call the office at (302) 684-3400, or
send an email to us at
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