When Christine Payne was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at 11 months old, her parents Mike and Maryanne knew her life would be full of challenges, but they also knew she was a strong, charismatic child.

Kay’s Kamp offers ‘normalcy’ at weeklong program in Clayton.
 

    The American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula will hold a Babysitter’s Boot Camp Training Session Monday, Aug. 17 and Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Wilmington office.

The Blood Bank of Delmarva will hold a summer blood drive Thursday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish Church Hall, located at 371 East Main St., Middletown.

    Michael J. Astrue, commissioner of Social Security, recently announced the availability of $24 million in contracts to provide the agency with electronic medical records to improve the efficiency of its disability programs.

This Saturday, Jim Tancredi will host the fifth annual Pace for Prevention 5K run to increase awareness about colon cancer and the importance of getting screened.

    “I didn’t want to come here, until I got here,” J.B. Bridge, a 13-year old Middletown resident who participated in the Camp New Hope program, said. “Everyone is friendly and they help me talk about it [his loss]. It is an amazing experience.”

Check out these photos from The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Middletown Paint the Town Purple Pep Rally held May 20.