Comments on: Half-Millionth Visitor to Eastern Shore Welcome Center

By: Donna Bozza

Donna Bozza — Wed, 21 May 2014 19:00:53 +0000

Oops, it was 2005 when we started the Tourism Commission has an independent agency -not 2009. Sorry.
Time flies.

By: Donna Bozza

Donna Bozza — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:58:01 +0000

You’re sweet Dana. It was a “fierce” team indeed. Kerry is correct. Lots of folks did their part and it is an awesome tool for getting folks OFF 13 and into our lovely towns.

By: Dana Lascu

Dana Lascu — Tue, 20 May 2014 05:23:47 +0000

An appropriate name for it is the Donna Bozza Welcome Center. Hard to imagine this story without Donna’s initial vision and fierce advocacy.

By: Kerry Allison

Kerry Allison — Tue, 20 May 2014 00:48:18 +0000

Many folks went unnamed who took the Welcome Center vision and made it come about. Hat tip to all of you!

By: Paul Gordon

Paul Gordon — Mon, 19 May 2014 22:32:45 +0000

Good job, Allan

By: Jim Holloway

Jim Holloway — Mon, 19 May 2014 15:15:58 +0000

Congratulations on a job well done for the first 1/2 Million, your warmth and compassion you express to visitors is quite evident. As a come here, we are so thankful to call the Eastern Shore and Cape Charles our home. Jim Holloway, Innkeeper, Bay Haven Inn of Cape Charles

By: Donna Bozza

Donna Bozza — Sat, 17 May 2014 21:32:57 +0000

We had a great team John, thanks!

By: John Burns

John Burns — Sat, 17 May 2014 18:03:06 +0000

Looks like all your hard work paid off. Congratulations!

By: Donna Bozza

Donna Bozza — Sat, 17 May 2014 13:38:38 +0000

When we started up the ES Tourism in 2009, as the first tourism director a regional Welcome Center was a dream. I and the commission at the time, thought we might see it realized in 10-20 years –maybe. But it was the amazing partnership with the CBBT, [Andrew Barbour and Debra Christie the initial gutsy advocates], re-allocated grant funds from Northampton County and the amazing support of ES businesses that made it a reality! A volunteer design team of Nan Bennett, Paige Addison and myself, begged, borrowed but we skipped the “stole” part to create a true Shore welcome. Volunteer and paid staff make the hospitality happen daily headed by the best– Allan Burns. A special thanks to artisan David Crane of Seafire Ceramics who created the awesome floor medallion at cost. I’m personally proud of this accomplishment and also proud as a Shore resident. Keep up the good work all!