HomePorts, Inc.

11/27/2025

From our homes to yours, Happy Thanksgiving to all of our members, volunteers, donors and friends from the Board and staff at HomePorts. Wishing you a happy, healthy and bountiful holiday.

11/04/2025

If you or someone you know is looking to be free of an old vehicle, HomePorts has officially launched our VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM!! We accept cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, RVs, golf carts and farm equipment. RUNNING OR NOT. And the process is simple and straightforward. Simply visit homeports.org/donate, complete the online vehicle donation form with information regarding the vehicle to be donated. And we'll take care of the rest. Vehicle towing, pickup, title transfer, everything! And the best part is? You'll be helping a great cause, and your donation is tax-deductible.

10/31/2025

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10/31/2025

Tomorrow, November 1, marks the beginning of National Family Caregiving Month. If you or someone you know are helping to care for an aging loved one living in Kent County - from near or afar — and would like support with things like transportation, shopping, and small household projects, call HomePorts about a membership for them today! It’s what we do every day of the year. So that you and they can be healthy and at peace. The attached article is chock-full of the latest research on Caregiving in the US.

The AARP “Caregiving in the US Research Report” from June 2025 is available here:

10/29/2025

We DID it! Yesterday marked HomePorts' first volunteer-provided ride to Easton for a doctor visit for one of our members!! Getting to Easton for even routine medical care is becoming more and more important to so many residents of Kent County. We're proud to be part of the solution, and to offer this service to our members. If you know someone who could benefit from Easton transportation, please send them our way! We're standing by to discuss all the benefits of a HomePorts membership.

10/27/2025

Whew, it was a chilly one at the Farmers Market this past Saturday morning — the kind of cold that makes you wish you’d brought your blankie!

Lucky for our Board VP Gale, Drenning, she had a bin of cozy quilts on hand — all made with love by our very own Olde Town Quilters right here in Chestertown. These talented ladies create the most beautiful quilts and even turn their leftover scraps into sweet lap blankets for our new members.

Come say hi at the Farmers Market every other Saturday and see what we’re up to! Or give us a call at 443-480-0940 — we’re always happy to share what’s happening (and maybe wrap you up in a little warmth while we’re at it).

10/17/2025

HomePorts is thrilled to welcome Fannie Hobba-Shenk and Nensi Fiorenini to our Board of Directors! Fannie joins us from Washington College where she worked for more than 15 years in roles that included Alumni Engagement Director, Associate Director of Advancement, Major Gift Officer, Reunion Giving Officer and Administrative Assistant for Advancement. Nensi has most recently served as Chairman of the Board for the Senior Citizens Lobby in Washington, DC. where she's represented the interests and advocated for the well-being of senior citizens at the policy level, while shifting the organizational focus to social security reform. Welcome Fannie and Nensi!

10/16/2025

HomePorts Board members John Murphy, Gale Drenning, Missy Yachup and Executive Director Karen Carr attended the 2025 WAVE (Washington Area Villages Exchange) Conference on October 14 in Silver Spring, Maryland. An amazing day of engaging, networking and LEARNING with our peers from dozens of other Villages across the region who are also helping people age in place healthily and gracefully!

10/13/2025

Happy Autumn from HomePorts, and the amazing folks at Lockbriar Farms for their generous donation of festive and beautifully fresh fall decor!! Thank you, Lockbriar!

09/17/2025

HomePorts held its first annual Drive to Thrive fundraising Shindig at the Chester River Yacht & Country Club this past Saturday, with 120 people in attendance! Talk about a party!!! Over the course of the evening, through live auction, live raffle and pledged donations, we raised more than $25,000 in funding that will go directly towards supporting the organization’s mission and ongoing, day-to-day operations.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our guests, sponsors, donors and live auction bidders who showed up in record numbers and gave like never before... and to our event committee who worked tirelessly to create an outstandingly fun celebration!!

09/05/2025

08/19/2025

HomePorts board members hard at work at Town Hall! 2 great events coming up. The first annual Drive to Thrive fundraising Shindig on 9/13 at CRY&CC. And the annual Health Expo on 10/16 at the Y.
Come one, come all!