President’s Message
Fall 2011
The project was long in coming, but we are happy to finally share the news about the dedication of our new Eastern Shore group home for youth.
As I stood before a crowd of about 100 friends of the Board of Child Care gathered on the grounds of our new campus in October, the list of people to acknowledge was long. First, we gave thanks to the Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children, the local management boards and the Governor's Office of Children for giving us the opportunity to fill a gap in much needed services for children placed out of their homes on the Eastern Shore.
We also thanked the Peninsula-Delaware Conference for their prayers; our neighbors in the Denton-area community who stood behind us; our Board of Directors who helped provide leadership and direction; architects Hord/Coplan/Macht and Linden Contracting for putting bricks and mortar to the project; and our staff who finalized many last minute details to help bring the project to fruition.
We also send our thanks to those of you who could not join us on dedication day. Your financial and spiritual support has helped BCC thrive and expand beyond our home base in Baltimore to meet the needs of children throughout Maryland, including the Eastern Shore. You are also the architects and builders of this new home.
In early 2012, we will begin admitting the first residents to the Eastern Shore campus. As our visitors in October witnessed, everything is in place. Our cottages are fully furnished and brightly painted, and the grounds are landscaped. Every effort has been made to make the facility as inviting and home-like as possible.
Our new Director of Campus Life, Karen McGee, has also joined us. She began her career as a child care worker on our Baltimore campus and worked her way up to become a program director. She left us when she moved to Delaware, but is now returning to run and build-up our Eastern Shore program. She will instill the BCC culture and way into this new facility and we are excited to have her.
As a final note, I share with you some of the benediction given during the dedication ceremony by Board member and life-long Denton resident, Rev. Earle Baker, “O Lord, we pray this is a place where love lives, hope is born, and lives are transformed.” I can assure you it will be.
Thomas L. Curcio
President and CEO
