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U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester visited the future site of CHEER’s new administrative building in Georgetown to highlight the non-profit agency’s Community Project Funding request for FY2023. The potential federal investment would support infrastructure development of the Administrative Building to house CHEER staff in one centrally located space.               CHEER provides essential services to senior …

CHEER’s annual Paws for the Cause Pet Parade will return on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at the CHEER Community Center on Sand Hill Road, east of Georgetown. The event will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. It is a fundraiser for CHEER’s Paw Prints: Making a Difference program that brings about awareness of …

CHEER’s Annual Trap Pond Fall Festival will once again be held at Trap Pond State Park, east of Laurel and south of Route 24, on Friday, Sept. 2.  The day will feature good food, good entertainment, and activities. It will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and include the traditional fried chicken dinner …

Ann Marie Aranda – June 22, 2022               Today’s Hero is Ann Marie Aranda of Laurel. Ann joined CHEER in June 2021 as a Direct Care Worker in the Personal Assistance Services Agency.  Her job is to assist seniors in their homes with their activities of daily living. Recently, that assistance turned into a life-or-death …

MEGAN JORDAN – 6-15-22 – Kiddos to Megan Jordan for her quick thinking during the recent Older Americans Day celebration at the CHEER Community Center.  Megan was manning the front office that day when hundreds of seniors were enjoying a celebration luncheon in the banquet room that was to continue until one o’clock. Weather forecasts …

U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) recently announced that Sussex County’s CHEER, Inc. will receive $282,378 in federal funding from AmeriCorps. The award will support 1,000 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in Sussex County as they help local communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic through service work. Through CHEER, Inc., AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will support Sussex County CHEER …

CHEER will be recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday. CHEER will be closed in observance of it on Monday, June 20, 2022. Juneteenth is a day filled with pride and heritage for many African Americans. It’s the combination of the words June and 19th which marks the day in 1865 when Union Soldiers landed at …

A Lewes/Rehoboth/Bethany Beach Community String Orchestra is being formed at the Harbor Lights CHEER Center in Lewes, located at 34211 Woods Edge Drive. All string musicians playing either the violin, viola, cello or bass are invited to join. There are no auditions. Students and adults of various skill levels (min. Suzuki Vol. 3) and professionals …

CHEER, Inc., in partnership with the Division of Services for the Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities through funding for the Caregiver Resource Center, is sponsoring monthly support meetings for seniors who are helping to raise a loved one’s children. Nationally, 4.5 million children are living in grandparent-headed households. There are also another 1.5 million …

The Delaware State Legislature recently honored CHEER, Inc. in joint Senate and House Resolution #61 for providing invaluable and irreplaceable services for our senior population. This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the impact of CHEER, a nonprofit organization that has provided seniors in Delaware with critical services for over half a century. It was sponsored by Senator …