J. Thomas "Tommy" Rhodes, Jr. of Queenstown has recently been named to the board of Mid-Shore Community Foundation. Rhodes, president & CEO of the Queenstown Bank of Maryland, began his banking career in 1975. He has held the position of president since 1992.
He has contributed to the efforts of a variety of community organizations on the Shore, being involved at board and committee capacity levels for the following groups: the Hospice of Queen Anne's County, the Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce, Shore Clinical Finance Committee, Saints Peter & Paul Parish Council and Saints Peter & Paul Finance Committee.
According to Charles T. Capute, Chairman of the Board for Mid-Shore Community Foundation, "I am delighted to have someone on the board like Tom with the breadth of knowledge of Queen Anne's County and the people in it. The board tries to address problems, issues and concerns of each community. There is no one more knowledgeable than Tom who has specific knowledge about the issues facing Queen Anne's County."
Mid-Shore Community Foundation is governed by a board of directors which represents Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties. Members of the Foundation board currently include Wheeler R. Baker of Chester, Lloyd L. Beatty of Easton, Alice R. Bower of Easton, Charles T. Capute of Easton, Stuart "Mickey" Elsberg of Chestertown, Mrs. Russell J. Ferree of Easton, Richard C. Granville of Easton, Jeffrey N. Heflebower of Denton, William T. Hunter, Jr. of Easton, Charles W. Kelly of Cambridge, William L. Lane, Jr. of Easton, Charles L. Lea, Jr. of Easton, David Nagel of Preston, Hamish S. Osborne of Easton, Harry C. Rhodes of Queenstown, Moorhead Vermilye of Easton, and Willie G. Woods of Easton. Directors Emeritus include Joseph B. Stevens, Jr. of Chestertown and Charles E. Wheeler of Easton.
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 non-profit organizations. Mid-Shore Community Foundation also assists in the creation and management of endowment funds for non-profit agencies, memorial funds and scholarships.
For additional information on the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, contact F. Graham Lee, President, at (410) 820-8175.
