Greg Donahue Chosen For Chamber's Community Service Award

The Ocean City Chamber of Commerce selected Greg Donahue for the Community Service Award. The honor will be presented at the Chamber dinner Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Flanders Hotel. There are many reasons why the Chamber chose Donahue, according to a news release. He has been active in the community for half a century. Donahue has been involved with the Ocean City Youth Athletic Association for over 50 years. He has served as a coach, umpire, vice president, president, refreshment stand director and for the past 32 years headed the Tee Ball Program. He has also worked in conjunction with the OCYAA free baseball clinic offered by the Richie Ashburn and Hally Kallas Foundation. "Greg has been involved with the teens and children of our community for over 38 years," said Michele Gillian, executive director of the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce. "We believe his dedication to our youth makes him very deserving of this award." Donahue also volunteered as a coach and referee for the city’s Recreation Department's soccer and basketball program and a member of the city’s Recreation Committee for eight years. In addition, he has served as the CYO Director at St. Augustine School in Ocean City as well as girls basketball coach and helped institute a soccer and track program at St. Augustine School. Donahue worked for the Ocean City school district for more than 38 years as a teacher, director of Special Services, assistant principal and principal and is a former member of the Board of Education, where he served two terms. He is also a volunteer in St. Damien Parish in Ocean City, assisting with the scheduling of various ministries, as well as being an active member of several Sunday ministries. Donahue is also an active in the Garden Civic Association as chair of the Scholarship Committee and co-chair of the annual July 4 Bicycle Parade. The Exchange Club of Ocean City has honored Donahue for the Book of Golden Deeds award as well as The Martin Luther King Community Service Award. The following businesses will also be receiving awards at the dinner: The Business Renovation/Improvement Award, an award that is granted to a business that has taken an existing building and made physical and internal renovations to significantly improve its condition, will be presented to Asbury Kitchen, Stainton’s Gallery By The Sea, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Yesterday’s Creekside Tavern and the Ocean City Tabernacle Auditorium. Scarborough Inn will be awarded the Outstanding Landscaping/Signage Award for their new landscaping and signage. Agave Mexican Kitchen and Long & Foster – The Grisbaum Group will receive the Business New Construction Award. The Outstanding New Business Award will be presented to Collective Vibes. This year’s Outstanding Civic, Community, Non-Profit Organization Award will be presented to the Ocean City Historical Museum. Bowfish Kids and Island Beach Gear will receive the Outstanding Use of Technology Award. For dinner reservations, $60 per person, or to congratulate the winners in the 2022 Program Book, call the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce office at (609) 399-1412 or email [email protected].