Buy A Lifeguard A Lunch at Lori’s!
Rehoboth Beach Patrol lifeguards quickly figured out where to find the most reasonable and healthiest meals in town during their lunch break… It’s at Lori’s Oy Vey! Cafe in the CAMP Rehoboth courtyard off Baltimore Avenue.
Sarah Herrmann and coworker Kathy Dillon noticed that they had the same lifeguards returning each day for lunch. “We were trying to figure out how we could say ‘thank you’ to them for being so loyal to us. We’ve always given them free drinks. So we wanted to do some kind of pay-it-forward to help them,” Herrmann says.
They couldn’t figure out what to do last year to show their appreciation, but this year, they decided to allow customers to purchase lunches for the guards. “It has really taken off and people love it,” Herrmann said, noting that customers have purchased more than 100 lunches for the lifeguards so far this season… “The lifeguards are super appreciative towards it, and it’s just working out,” she added.
“Lori’s is a long-time favorite breakfast and lunch spot for the Rehoboth lifeguards,” says RBP Chief Derek Shockro. “The ‘Buy a lifeguard lunch’ vouchers are a great way to support these first responders during their work day. The RBP is very appreciative of Lori’s and the Rehoboth community supporting us throughout the summer,” he said.
Maureen Cusick Thomas contributed $100 for the lunches during a recent visit. Thomas has been coming to Rehoboth her entire life. She paid her way through college working here at restaurants and as a lifeguard at Indian River Inlet. “They weren’t letting women lifeguard on Rehoboth Beach yet so, there were a couple of us women at Indian River Inlet,” she pointed out.
Here is Lori’s owner Lori Kline in the green top next to Thomas with four RBP lifeguards!
It’s small businesses like Funland and Lori’s that are important to this town, Thomas explains. “And as you notice, Lori gives back to the community. So I like supporting small women-owned businesses and businesses that give back to the community. That’s really actually why I did it,” she added.
Thomas wanted to be anonymous, but her contribution could not be easily overlooked!
