VOLUME L, ISSUE 4
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Shown here, from left, Sturdy Savings Bank Business Development Officer Michael J. Clark and Cape May Branch Manager Kathleen Makowski present a check to Cape May MAC Director Jody Alessandrine, with Staff Accountant Vicki McBride and Chief Operating Officer Melissa Payne, at the Emlen Physick Estate.
Sturdy Savings Bank updates its support as programs change in response to COVID-19 CAPE MAY - On Feb. 25 this year, Sturdy Savings Bank presented Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) with a gift of $7,500 to help underwrite two popular annual community events in 2020, Cape May MAC’s Volunteer Reception and Community Day, along with a special event to celebrate the organization’s 50th Anniversary. But when COVID-19 began to take hold across the nation in March, with quarantines in
place and no end in sight, Cape May MAC leaders realized that none of these events would be possible in 2020. As well, as the summer progressed, it became clear that the annual Christmas Candlelight House Tours -- in which thousands of visitors tour over a dozen private homes, churches, inns and hotels decorated for the holiday season (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11)
FALL/HOLIDAY 2020
Photo by Susan Krysiak
Vintage is open through Nov. 29, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for dinner, 5pm8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays for brunch, 11am-4pm. If you haven’t experienced Vintage yet, don’t miss out in 2020! Reservations suggested. Dog-friendly. Parking is free. Dining is outdoors under the heated patio tent. Call 609-224-6064 for reservations & takeout orders.
Partnerships are a vital part of Cape May MAC’s mission CAPE MAY – Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) has recently partnered with organizations that have brought exciting new programs to Cape May. Creating and maintaining partnerships is a vital part of Cape May MAC’s mission. But this year, new partnerships have helped build tremendous community spirit in these historically tough times and created new ways to do more with less. Vintage, a new restaurant partnership with KARA Restaurant Group to provide (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6)
In This Issue
Photo by Susan Krysiak
Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) now offers City Guide Golf Cart Tours for custom tours of Cape Island for your small group. Two business days advance notice is required. Call Susan Gibson at 609-224-6030 for details.
Donor Profile..............................Page 5 Education Wrap-up................Page 12 Membership News .................. Page 7 Message from the Director...Page 13 Recent Happenings..................Page 2 Thank You Department.... Pages 8-11
