News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
New location announced plus recovery speaker EASTON – The third annual Festival of Hope is set for August 31, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Anchor Church in Easton and includes the seventh year kick-off for Talbot Goes Purple. The festival is a partnership between Talbot Goes Purple, Mid-Shore Restoring Hope in Women and […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD VFW Post 5118 recently donated $5,000 to support Talbot Goes Purple, a substance use prevention program in Talbot County. Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble founded Talbot Goes Purple (TGP) in 2016. Since then, the program has spread across the state while continuing in Talbot County, with a focus on students in grades 5-12. […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – Talbot Goes Purple student clubs are debuting projects on the science of substances at a science fair set for 6 p.m. March 23 at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department. The clubs include students at Easton Middle School, Easton High School, and St. Michaels Middle School, who work on a variety of activities geared […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – Talbot County public middle and high school students and administrators are spreading kindness as part of Random Act of Kindness Week this month. Random Act of Kindness weeks runs February 12 through 18, 2023 this year, as part of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, which is a small non-profit that invests its […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – Talbot Goes Purple has extended the deadline for submissions in its substance use prevention student PSA contest. The contest originally ran September 1 through October 31 – the deadline is now December 31, 2020 in order to hopefully get more students to participate. The contest is open to all Talbot County students and […]
Continue Reading96.7 WCEI and 94.3 WINX-FM partnership supports educational initiative EASTON – Talbot Goes Purple seeks student ambassadors for this year’s educational initiative, set to kick-off in September. Talbot Goes Purple (TGP) is an educational and awareness prevention program that empowers our youth and our community to ‘Go Purple’ as a sign of taking a stand […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – The public is invited to an evening of free ice skating from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Talbot County Community Center as part of Talbot Goes Purple. Talbot County Department of Parks & Recreation is waiving the $7 per person admission for this event, which is open […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – The public is invited to an afternoon of free bowling from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Easton Bowling Center as part of Talbot Goes Purple. This is the second time the bowling center has hosted a free afternoon of bowling for Talbot Goes Purple (TGP), with alcohol sales […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – A second showing of a documentary produced last year about Talbot Goes Purple is set for 6 p.m. on September 25, 2019 at the Avalon Theatre in Easton. Set amidst the tragic repercussions of the opioid epidemic, ‘The American Opioid Crisis: Talbot Goes Purple’ explores the partnership between law enforcement, civic leaders and […]
Continue ReadingEASTON– A documentary produced last year about Talbot Goes Purple premieres next week at 6:30 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre in Easton. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 45-minute film. The event is free, with seats available on a first-come basis, and is part of the kick-off events for year three of Talbot Goes […]
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