Every year the Bless Our Children Campaign works to make the holiday season brighter for Delmarva's less fortunate children. For more than a decade, Bless Our Children has teamed up with local businesses and members of the community to raise money to buy Christmas presents for needy children in our area.
The money raised for Bless Our Children is distributed to charitable groups across the peninsula. These charities then buy gifts for children they know are in need, making sure they have a present to open for Christmas. In 2024, Bless Our Children raised $357,432.29. Thank you to all those who donated to brighten a child's holiday.
Please check back later if you are a non-profit organization that would like to apply for 2025 Bless Our Children funds or if you are business or individual who is interested in donating to the 2025 Bless Our Children campaign.
We want to especially thank the businesses, groups, and individuals who donated at least $1,000 to the Bless Our Children campaign and stepped up to join the Schell Brothers Challenge in 2024:
Friends & Family of Capt. Bob's Oyster Roast
Atlantic Community Thrift Shop
Evans Builders, Inc.
Pocomoke City Elks No. 1624
James Maloney
In Loving Memory of Stacy Dorsch
American Legion Boggs-Disharoon Post 123
Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645
Rightway Flagging & Sign Co., Inc.
SeaBoard Billboard Boat
Eastern Shore Corvette Club, Inc.
Tony Tank Tribe #149
Carolyn D. Lehman Johnson
Midway Par 3
M.R. Ducks
Salisbury Elks Lodge #817
Edward Jones Office of Melinda Tingle
Jeff and Ann Vidas
In Loving Memory of John Angelis
Kathy and Michael Newcomb
Delaware Electric Cooperative
Phil Houck
Cape Henlopen Elks #2540
Michael & Nancy West
Patricia Littleton & Steve Rosenberry
Dorchester Lodge #223 IBPO Elks of the World
The R. D. Grier & Sons Co.
June & John Lewis, Jr.
Bunting & Murray Construction & Employees
Apgar Turf Farm, Inc.
Suicide Bridge Restaurant In Memory of Billo Hickman
The Residents of Mariner's Cove
In Loving Memory of Maribeth Toumberlin
Salisbury Moose Family Center 654
Eastern Shore Region Antique Automobile Car Club
Harry & Jenny Davis
SPI Pharma Inc.
Peninsula Imaging, LLC.
Johnny Janosik
In Loving Memory of Shawn Nowell
Classic Cakes
David and Louise
Willards Lions Club
Mr. & Mrs. R. Dean Goldsborough
Rose Wheaton
Horsey Poultry Farm LLC
American Legion Post 64
Tops Cut Off
American Legion Synepuxent Post 166
Jefferson Urian Doane & Sterner, PA
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
Crowley Associates Realty, Inc.
Murray's Residential Services
Eastern Shore Auctions by Willie Benton
Burris Logistics
Terra Firma of Delmarva Paving
Allen Chorman & Son, Inc.
Lewes Rehoboth Moose Lodge #646
A.S.A.P. Services Pumping & Disposal
J. Stacey Hart & Associates
Dewane & Brandi Geise Absolute PDR
ABC Refrgeration Inc. - In Memory of Pop
Ramco Solutions
Miranda, Hardt, & O'Leary Contracting LLC
The Closet Works of Delmarva
Unfinished Business Thrift Shop
Idlewild Ruritan Club
Redman Orphans Board
Painting in America Made Great Again Earl Johnson Painting
HVAC Services Unlimited, Inc.
Contractors for a Cause Foundation
Mike Singleton's Pest Control
Shore Fun Tractor Pullers
Historical Vintage Car Club of DE, Inc.
Green Acres Storage Showell
In Memory of Maurice and Pearl Jordan
Sons and Daughters of Italy of Ocean City Lodge #2474
Dagsboro Paint & Wallpaper
Kris' Pool Service
Lydia's Grab & Go Bistro
IES Residential, Inc.
In Memory of Joan Louise Rager
Creative Concepts
Collins Wharf Sod
K & T Utilities LLC
Eastern Shore Traffic, LLC
Chesapeake Trenching Inc.
GR Campbell Construction
Cox's RV Repair
Zion Church of Salisbury Women of Faith
Wheels That Heal Car Club
American Legion Auxillary Synepuxent Unit #166
Preston Growmark FS
American Veterans Thrift Store
CHEER, Inc. Employees
Daisey's Well Drilling
C.J.'s Beach Bays
American Legion Nanticoke Squadron 6
B & R Auto Parts, Inc.
Delmarva Art Expo & Wool & Fiber Expo
Pools, Pavers, & More
LTE Fiber, LLC
Reynolds Excavating, Inc.
Hickman Beach Plaza
Donald McEntaffer
Hocker's Supermarkets
The Carrol Family
Japanesque
Mary and Chris Grim
Shore United Bank
St. Andrews United Methodist Church
Lewes Rehoboth Rotary Club
Asbury Blades United Women in Faith/Asbury Blades U.M. Churches
Wicomico Lodge #91 A.F. & A. M.
Employees of Crest Plumbing & Heating
In Loving Memory of Jim and Nancy McKinley
PepUp
Breeding Roll Off Service
Peninsula Pawn
Towers Concrete
O.T. Beauchamp Post 94
In Memory of Richard & Helen Webb
Union Lodge Georgetown LOOF
Queen City Elk Lodge #1051
Delaware Improved Order of Redmen and Degree of Pocahontas
Accutrench Contracting LLC
Paradise Plumbing
Bob Willey & Sons, Inc.
King Crop Insurance
In Memory of Lily Patrick Feinstein
Murray Sod Farm
The Riverside Grill, Oak Orchard
Merry Christmas from Chesapeake Waste
Chesapeake Companies
Preston R. Smith Plumbing
Maddox Brothers Trucking, Inc.
IV Solutions
Olde Tymers Softball League Inc.
In Memory of Shirley L. Dougherty
Timothy & Terry Scott
A.E. Moore Janitorial
Curtis Mercer Remodeling, Inc.
In Loving Memory of D. Jean Minsker
Southern Delaware Street Rod Association
Mt. Zion Holiness Church, Inc. Milton
Thomas E. Melvin & Son Funeral Home, Inc.
Accurate Termite & Pest Control
Monica W. Dwyer
Coastal Towing & Auto Repair
Security Instrument of Delaware
Anonymous
Rich & Karen Gaulin
In Memory of James E. Mowbray
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Cheryl, Gary, and the Boys
Brenda and Ed Hammerbacher
Donna Dorman Adams
In Loving Memory of Stella, Carol, Dale, Kent, Tom, and Evelyn
Quota Club of Salisbury, Maryland
Pries Farms LLC
RN Conveyance Company
Mary Buckey
Kenneth Lund - In Memory of his dog Harley
Holly Lake Campsites
In Memory of Sam Ellers
Merry Christmas, Chuck & Shirley
Haborside Bar & Grill
In Memory of Eric Rychener
Shoreline Pine LLC
In Loving Memory of Martha M. Hopkins
Premier Glass & Screen Inc.
Tuckahoe Underground
In Memory of Granville & Joanne Trimper
Bridgeville Lions Foundation, Inc.
Powellville UM Church and UM Men
In Memory of Stephen & Michael Griffis
Federalsburg Post 5246 VFW Auxiliary, Inc.
Joan W. Jenkins Foundation, Inc.
Allen Lions Club
Jolly Roger Amusement Parks
Filmore Day Real Estate Services LLC
In Loving Memory of Violet Lee Garrison & Family
Laurel American Legion Post #19
Hugo and Caryl Cardenas
The Whayland Company, LLC
Ocean City Boat Lifts
In Loving Memory of James and Audrey Palmer
Sons of American Legion Post 243
William T. Wadkins Garage, Inc.
In Memory of Betty Swift and Betty Rogers
Maryland Region 29th Division Association Post 88
Faulkner Heirs
In Memory and Honor of John Grabowski
Richard Y. Johnson & Son
Delmarva Decoy Collectors Association
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post #237
Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club
Binsted Construction Company
Selbyville Elks Lodge 2173
Maryland Delaware DC Moose Association - District 7
Jerry's Inc.
In Loving Memory of My Husband of 63 plus years, Leroy Sard
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8276
Employees of Hebron Savings Bank
Jean & Carl Staples
The Staff & Administration of Wicomico Day School
Century Seals, Inc.
Paul R. Wall
In Memory of Janet Tawane & Everett and Mary Argo
Sarah Beakes
The Human Fund
GEAPS Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Jimmy & Linda Messick
The Bless Our Children campaign is administered by the Draper Holdings Charitable Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.