CASHED IN ON COVID FUNDS – Cares Act distribution by St. Mary’s County included small business grants to lawyers, jewelry stores, hotels, bars and pet care

CASHED IN ON COVID FUNDS – Cares Act distribution by St. Mary’s County included small business grants to lawyers, jewelry stores, hotels, bars and pet care

The following is the result of a request by
THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY to the St. Mary’s County Commissioners for an accounting of how the county distributed Cares Act Funds to businesses.

HOLLYWOOD, Md.– Soldiers from the 224th Medical Company Area Support, Maryland Army National Guard, were called to the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department to assist the St. Mary’s Department of Health in administering the COVID-19 vaccine to registered community members via a drive-thru vaccination event on Jan. 21, 2021.

At Governor Larry Hogan’s directions, MDNG mobile vaccination support teams assist state and local health officials in administering the vaccine. The MVST, composed of medical professionals and support personnel, work side-by-side their civilian counterparts.

“St. Mary’s County has really pulled together and teamed up to make a good effort towards this vaccination,” said Katie Wells, St. Mary’s Department of Health operations chief, whose team has vaccinated over 5,500 people so far. “I think it’s pretty awesome,”