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Stuart "Mickey" Elsberg of Chestertown has recently been named to the board of Mid-Shore Community Foundation. Elsberg, a sales and marketing executive for E*Cash, a merchant bankcard provider, began his business career as an executive with Drug Fair, a regional drug store chain based in the Mid-Atlantic region.
He has contributed to the efforts of a variety of community organizations on the Shore, including his current position as President of For All Seasons, Secretary of the Sultana Projects, Inc., and Chair of the Kent County Economic Development Advisory Board. He was a founder of the Chestertown Havurah for Kent and surrounding County's Jewish Community, and represents that group as Treasurer of the Chester Valley Minister's Association. In addition, Elsberg is on the board of Rebuilding Together of Kent County.
According to Charles T. Capute, Chairman of the Board for the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, "Mickey is a voice in Chestertown that is familiar with the organizations and infrastructure in Kent County. By serving on our board, he will enable the Foundation to better serve the charitable needs of Kent County." He adds, "Mickey is a bright, insightful person that will bring wisdom and an understanding of foundations to our board."
Mid-Shore Community Foundation is governed by a board of directors that is representative of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties. Members of the board of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation include the Honorable Wheeler R. Baker of Chester, Charles L. Lea, Jr. of Queenstown, Charles W. Kelly of Cambridge, Jeffrey Heflebower of Denton, Joseph B. Stevens, Jr. of Chestertown, Harry C. Rhodes of Queenstown, Willie G. Woods of Easton, David Nagel of Preston, William T. Hunter, Jr. of Easton, Richard C. Granville of Easton, Moorhead Vermilye of Easton, Lloyd Beatty of Easton, Jennifer Stanley of Oxford, Margaret B. Ferree of Easton, Charles E. Wheeler of Easton, Hamish S. Osborne of Easton, William L. Lane, Jr. of Easton, Alice R. Bower of Trappe, Alexander B. Rasin, III of Chestertown, Charles T. Capute of Easton, and John S. Toll of Chestertown.
Community foundations make up one of the fastest growing sectors of philanthropy in the U.S. today. They build and strengthen communities by making it possible for a wide range of donors to create permanent, named component funds to meet critical needs. The Mid-Shore Community Foundation promotes and facilitates philanthropy on the Mid Shore by assisting in the formation and management of charitable funds or "personal foundations," created by local donors as philanthropic instruments for themselves and their families. The majority of charitable distributions from those funds are then used to support regional nonprofit organizations. The Foundation also assists in the creation and management of scholarships, memorial funds, and endowment funds for nonprofit agencies.
For further information about the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, call F. Graham Lee, President, at 410-820-8175.
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