United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore recently announced the results of the Dine and Stay United competitions in Ocean City.  The event encouraged the 28 participating restaurants and 12 participating hotels to donate a portion of proceeds to United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore in support of 80 locally funded programs.  The competition began June 1 and ran through September 30, covering most of the OC summer tourism season.  As of November 1, over ,000 has reportedly been raised, almost a ,000 increase over last year’s competition.

Cole Taustin, Vice President of Blu Crabhouse & Raw Bar and the founder of Dine & Stay United OC shares, "I could not be more excited about the success of Dine United & Stay United! The community-mindedness and generosity of the business community in Ocean City has always been tremendous and this is just another testament to that!” 

Hotels were divided into categories based on number of rooms; we are proud to announce that the Commander Hotel was the winner in its category! Congratulations to the team, and thanks for finding a great way to give back to your community!