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

Common Threads of Maine’s mission is to promote careers in the textile industry by teaching young people and immigrants to become skilled stitchers and includes math and English as a Second Language classes. Students conclude 12 weeks of classes by creating a resume of their work and preparing for a job fair. https:// www.commonthreadsofmaine.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

Next Fundraising Event

POTLUCK

April 15 INTERNATIONAL FOODS AND DRINK

Our April potluck meeting will be a brunch at the home of Lynn Pahland in Kittery from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm on April 15. Cost $15 for the charity fund plus a dish.

The theme will be International Foods and Drinks. If you wish to attend, you should text or call Mariene Benoit at 207-251-8430, or email her at mdarganb@gmail.com.

  • 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

  • York County Shelters
    $5,000

  • Maine Adoption Placement Services
    $5,000

  • Bridges of Learning
    $5,000

  • York County Red Cross
    $5,000

    Sustainable Harvest
    $1,200

  • A Safe Place
    $5,000

    Sustainable Harvest
    $1,500

  • Caring Unlimited
    $5,000

    Sustainable Harvest
    $1,500

  • Biddeford Free Clinic
    $5,000

    Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County
    $2,000

    H.O.M.E.
    $1,000

    Sustainable Harvest
    $1,000

  • AIR (formerlyArts in Residence)
    $5,000

    Ethel’s Tree of Life
    $1,000

    Project G.R.A.C.E.
    $1,000

    New Heights (Annie’s Forum)
    $1,000

    York County Fire Juvenile Fire Safety and Intervention Collaborative
    $1,000

    Family Resources
    $1,000

    Seeds of Peace
    $1,000

  • Ethel’s Tree of Life
    $5,000

    Fair Tide
    $3,500

    Project G.R.A.C.E.
    $3,500

  • The Sahana Project
    $5,000

    Childhood Enrichment Program
    $3,000

    Betty’s Dream
    $3,000

  • Families First
    $5,000

    Womenaid of Portsmouth
    $3,000

    Biddeford Free Clinic
    $3,000

  • Southern Maine Parent Awareness
    $7,000

    AIR Arts in Reach
    $3,500

    ILAP Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
    $3,500

  • Southern Maine Agency on Aging Money Minders Program
    $6,000

    York County Shelter Programs
    $4,000

    New Heights of Portsmouth
    $4,000

  • Esperenza Academy School of Hope, Lawrence MA
    $6,000

    Compas de Nicaragua, Littleton NH
    $3,000

    Biddeford Free Dental Clinic, ME
    $3,000

  • Caring Unlimited
    $5,000

    New Heights
    $1,500

    A.C.T.S.
    $1,500

  • Children International
    $528.00

    York Community Service Association
    $2,500

    Fair Tide
    $2,500

    Families First Health and Support Center
    $7,849.86

  • A Safe Place, Portsmouth, NH
    $10,676.00

    Seacoast Family Promise, NH
    $3,800.00

    The Children’s Initiative, ME
    $3,800.00

    Children International
    $300.00

  • Kids Free to Grow, Kennebunk, ME
    $5,500.00

    End 68 Hours of Hunger, Kittery, ME
    $2,750.00

    Seacoast Food Pantry, Portsmouth, NH
    $2,750.00

    Children International
    $300.00

  • Partners for World Health, Portland, ME
    $5,800.00

    Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, MA
    $3,000.00

    Fair Tide, Inc., Kittery, ME
    $3,000.00

  • Grahamtastic Connection
    $3,000.00

    Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth
    $2,000.00

    Arthope, Ogunquit
    $2,000.00

    End 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

  • Amenyo, Ghana

    Footprints Food Pantry, Kittery, ME

    Lydia's House of Hope, Somersworth, NH

  • Travis Mills Foundation, Hallowell, ME

    Seeds of Hope, Biddeford, ME

    End 68 Hours of Hunger, Somersworth, NH

    New Generation, Greenland, NH

  • Womenaid Portsmouth

    Rett’s Roost

    Hardy Girls Healthy Women

    Ruth’s Reusable Resources

  • A Company of Girls

    In Her Presence

    Stop Traficking Us

  • Youth Journalism International

    Oyster River Womenade

    Grahamtastic Connection

    Finding Our Voices

  • A Place to Start

    240 Strings

    Girls on the Run, NH

    Camp Kita

  • Seeds of Hope, Biddeford

    Pihcintu International girlsChorus

    Youth Journalism International

    Kids Free toGrow, Kennebunk