MILLSBORO, Del. (April 10, 2006) -- The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay, a luxury gated community featuring Delaware’s first private Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, will offer resident members a special way to benefit the Children’s Beach House, a local charitable organization dedicated to helping special needs children.
Residents of The Peninsula will have the opportunity to engrave their name on a Peninsula property “brick impression” which will be displayed in the luxurious, family-friendly Lakeside Village Center, scheduled to open this summer. The commemorative brick pavers will cost $100 each will all proceeds directly benefiting The Children's Beach House.
The Peninsula has a history of working with the Children’s Beach House, including special Children's Beach House/Peninsula bracelets sold to generate income for, and awareness about the organization. In addition, eight Peninsula builders constructed small children’s playhouses to be used as raffle prizes at the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival last year. The Peninsula also sponsored the 2005 Sandcastle Ball, a black tie event supporting the Children's Beach House, and will do so again this year.
“Developer Larry Goldstein approached the Children's Beach House approximately two years ago when he was starting construction for The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay,” commented Children’s Beach House Executive Director Rich Garrett. “His continued efforts have generated funds to support our organization, and helped us share the good news about Children’s Beach House with new friends and neighbors. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Larry and The Peninsula development team.”
In addition to housing the “brick impressions,” The Lakeside Village Center will offer family-friendly activities to Peninsula residents, including fitness and spa facilities, child-friendly pools and fountains, tennis club, golf shop and a sandy beach complete with water slides, wave pool and shaded play area.
The Children's Beach House, a non-profit organization founded in 1936 by Lydia Chichester DuPont, supports children with moderate communicative challenges and high environmental risk factors who lack the skills necessary to successfully navigate complex social situations. Over the past 69 years, the Beach House has met the changing needs of children, including focusing resources on malnutrition, polio, rheumatic fever, autism and cerebral palsy, continually assessing community need and dedicated resources to the highest risk problems for special needs children. http://www.cbhinc.org/
The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay is Delaware’s first private gated, luxury residential golf resort, set on nearly 800 acres and surrounded by water on three sides. The centerpiece of The Peninsula will be Delaware’s first private Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, managed by Troon Golf, scheduled to open in spring 2006. The Lakeside Village Center will offer casual dining, a gourmet market, as well as a host of facilities for the active-minded, including two pools, a wave lagoon with water slide, a state-of-the-art athletic club and spa, and a tennis center. When completed, The Peninsula will include more than 1,400 residential units ranging from luxury condominiums to custom homes. The developer is Peninsula at Longneck, LLC, a joint venture between Odyssey Development Group, McLean, VA, and L.M. Sandler & Sons, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA. To learn more about The Peninsula visit www.peninsuladelaware.com.
