The Talbot County Community Impact Awards are presented each year to recognize outstanding businesses, nonprofits, community projects, and individuals who have made a significant impact in Talbot County. Winners are announced at the annual Talbot County Business Appreciation Summitheld each May. The event includes breakfast, a keynote speaker, and the awards presentation.
Join us on May 2 as we announce this year’s Community Impact Award Winners, and take a look here at the businesses who received recognition at last year’s event.
2023 Community Impact Award Winner: Ferry Cove Oyster Hatchery
Ferry Cove Shellfish received a 2022-2023 Talbot County Community Impact Award recognizing its new state-of-the-art, 70-acre oyster hatchery in Sherwood, Md. The nonprofit’s modern industrial complex produces oyster larvae and seed to sell to commercial producers and is poised to become one of the largest oyster hatcheries on the East Coast. Read More.
2023 Community Impact Award Winner: Channel Marker, Inc. Residential Crisis Services
Channel Marker, Inc. received a 2022-2023 Talbot County Community Impact Award in recognition of the nonprofit’s new Residential Crisis Services Unit. The 2,650 sq. ft. facility is known as “The Bridge” and serves as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. Read More.
2023 Community Impact Award Winner: William H. Shrieves
Bill Shrieves of McDaniel is a community volunteer and leader and was recognized with a 2022-2023 Talbot County Community Impact Award for his work serving on behalf of the Bay Hundred Community Volunteers, Upper Shore Aging, the Rotary Club of St. Michaels, Md., the Mid-Shore Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, and more. Read More.
2023 Community Impact Award Winner: Chesapeake Landing Restaurant and Bay Hundred Seafood
Chesapeake Landing Restaurant in St. Michaels, Md. was recognized with a 2022-2023 Talbot County Community Impact Award for 40 years of service and commitment to the community under the continuous leadership of the Spurry family. Read More.
2023 Community Impact Award Winner: Choptank Community Health System
Choptank Community Health System received a 2022- 2023 Talbot County Community Impact Award to recognize the nonprofit’s recent expansion of healthcare services in Easton to include not only pediatrics, but primary care, behavioral health, and women’s health services, including prenatal and on-site lab services. Read More.
