Charities
The IWCNE conducts several types of fundraising activities. A number of charities are identified as recipients each year, and the funds are presented at the January meeting. Some of the activities occur monthly and provide varying amounts of monies, plus at least one major fund-raising activity is conducted each year in the Spring. Raffle tickets are sold at each luncheon meeting, and a drawing is held for door prizes that have been donated by members. Monthly potluck meals provide another contribution to our funds for charities.
CHARITY SELECTIONS 2024
The IWCNE Charity Selection Committee met on March 6, 2024, at the York Public Library to interview a representative for each of the three charities selected this year.
Heart to Heart, Services for People With Age, based in York, ME is devoted to supporting the needs of older adults with transportation services, shopping needs, tech support and providing socialization contacts. https:// hearttoheartagelesslove.org
Finding Our Voices has made tremendous strides in just a few years in their survivor-powered domestic abuse educational campaigns to destigmatize domestic abuse. Such programs as Get Out and Stay Out, Children's funds, Medical and Dental assistance, retreats as well as advertisement campaigns have further promoted their efforts throughout the state of Maine. https://findingourvoices.net
The Telling Room At The Telling Room, we empower youth through writing and share their voices with the world. As a literary arts education organization focused on young writers ages 6 to 18, we seek to build confidence, strengthen literacy skills, and provide real audiences for our students. We believe that the power of creative expression can change our communities and prepare our youth for success both now and in the future.
NEXT FUNDRAISER
Sunday February 2, 2 - 4 pm Musical Potluck
Please join us for the second IWCNE Pot Luck of 2025. Cocoa, Cookies and Chords on Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 2-4 p.m. at Ellen Farber’s home in Ogunquit. This is a truly special event featuring Ellen’s talented music students who will perform for us during the potluck. Please make or purchase a dozen of your favorite cookies to bring to the table. And remember to bring your $15.00 donation to the “pot”. Ellen will provide Tea, Coffee and Cocoa to accompany the cookies. So come prepared to have fun and enjoy a sugar high! To reserve your spot, contact Cindy at cindysayersme@gmail.com or (703) 401-2185.
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A Safe Place
$5000 -
Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County
$5000 -
New Heights
$5000 -
Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County (Healthy Families) $5,000
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York County Shelters
$5,000 -
Maine Adoption Placement Services
$5,000 -
Bridges of Learning
$5,000 -
York County Red Cross
$5,000Sustainable Harvest
$1,200 -
A Safe Place
$5,000Sustainable Harvest
$1,500 -
Caring Unlimited
$5,000Sustainable Harvest
$1,500 -
Biddeford Free Clinic
$5,000Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County
$2,000H.O.M.E.
$1,000Sustainable Harvest
$1,000 -
AIR (formerlyArts in Residence)
$5,000Ethel’s Tree of Life
$1,000Project G.R.A.C.E.
$1,000New Heights (Annie’s Forum)
$1,000York County Fire Juvenile Fire Safety and Intervention Collaborative
$1,000Family Resources
$1,000Seeds of Peace
$1,000 -
Ethel’s Tree of Life
$5,000Fair Tide
$3,500Project G.R.A.C.E.
$3,500 -
The Sahana Project
$5,000Childhood Enrichment Program
$3,000Betty’s Dream
$3,000 -
Families First
$5,000Womenaid of Portsmouth
$3,000Biddeford Free Clinic
$3,000 -
Southern Maine Parent Awareness
$7,000AIR Arts in Reach
$3,500ILAP Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
$3,500 -
Southern Maine Agency on Aging Money Minders Program
$6,000York County Shelter Programs
$4,000New Heights of Portsmouth
$4,000 -
Esperenza Academy School of Hope, Lawrence MA
$6,000Compas de Nicaragua, Littleton NH
$3,000Biddeford Free Dental Clinic, ME
$3,000 -
Caring Unlimited
$5,000New Heights
$1,500A.C.T.S.
$1,500 -
Children International
$528.00York Community Service Association
$2,500Fair Tide
$2,500Families First Health and Support Center
$7,849.86 -
A Safe Place, Portsmouth, NH
$10,676.00Seacoast Family Promise, NH
$3,800.00The Children’s Initiative, ME
$3,800.00Children International
$300.00 -
Kids Free to Grow, Kennebunk, ME
$5,500.00End 68 Hours of Hunger, Kittery, ME
$2,750.00Seacoast Food Pantry, Portsmouth, NH
$2,750.00Children International
$300.00 -
Partners for World Health, Portland, ME
$5,800.00Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, MA
$3,000.00Fair Tide, Inc., Kittery, ME
$3,000.00 -
Grahamtastic Connection
$3,000.00Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth
$2,000.00Arthope, Ogunquit
$2,000.00End 68 Hours of Hunger, Kittery
$2,000.00 -
Girls on the Run, New Hampshire
Hospice Help Foundation
Time of Wonder Early Learning Center, Kittery, ME
Dress a Girl Around the World, Maine chapter
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Amenyo, Ghana
Footprints Food Pantry, Kittery, ME
Lydia's House of Hope, Somersworth, NH
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Travis Mills Foundation, Hallowell, ME
Seeds of Hope, Biddeford, ME
End 68 Hours of Hunger, Somersworth, NH
New Generation, Greenland, NH
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Womenaid Portsmouth
Rett’s Roost
Hardy Girls Healthy Women
Ruth’s Reusable Resources
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A Company of Girls
In Her Presence
Stop Traficking Us
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Youth Journalism International
Oyster River Womenade
Grahamtastic Connection
Finding Our Voices
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A Place to Start
240 Strings
Girls on the Run, NH
Camp Kita
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Seeds of Hope, Biddeford
Pihcintu International girlsChorus
Youth Journalism International
Kids Free toGrow, Kennebunk
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Heasrt to Hand
Finding Our Voices
The Telling Room
