News Archive – Page 2 – South Coastal Village Volunteers

Member Spotlight: Louise Carey

2025-05-08

“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

2025-05-08

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.

Thanks from a Member

2025-05-08

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

Ruth Alexander

Pretzels Anyone?

2025-05-08

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

2025-05-08

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.

News from the Development Team

2025-05-08

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.

Helpful Village Software System

2025-05-08

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.