A cancer survivor from Mashpee who was recently widowed called the Neighbors Fund for assistance with her car and gas bill because she is still adjusting to living on one income. Unfortunately, she has become more unsteady on her feet as she ages, resulting in a fall causing a serious shoulder injury. Putting off the surgery was not an option and while a full recovery was anticipated, it would take some time to heal. This meant she would be out of work temporarily and without an income to sustain her through this hardship.
The Neighbors Fund was able to assist her with her car and gas bills, allowing her the breathing room she needed to heal without risking losing her mode of transportation and source of cooking fuel.
What is the Neighbors Fund?
The nonprofit Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund, formerly the Needy Fund, has provided emergency financial assistance to thousands of Cape Codders and Islanders since 1936. That assistance is made possible because of the continued generosity of neighbors helping neighbors.
The Neighbors Fund provides short-term emergency assistance to Cape and Islands residents so they can continue to go to work and/or stay in their homes. People in need submit their requests for help to the Neighbors Fund, which in turn pays for the goods or services — a medical bill, for example — through a voucher system. No cash is given to Neighbors Fund recipients.
How to donate to the Neighbors Fund
Donations, which are tax-deductible, may be made online at neighborsfund.org/cct
Checks can be made payable to:
The Cape Cod Times Neighbors FundP.O. Box 36Hyannis, MA 02601
How to get Neighbors Fund assistance
Those needing assistance may contact the Neighbors Fund at 508-778-5661 or 800-422-1446.
Questions can be emailed to info@neighborsfund.org. The Neighbors Fund is also on Facebook (facebook.com/Neighborsfund) and X (@Neighborsfund). Visit the site at neighborsfund.org
Total Contributions to Date: $161,983.06
The Donovan Family;$1,500
John and Cathleen McAbee;$1,000
Paul and Barbara Dowling;$500
Christopher and Christine Douville;$500
In memory of Marlene R. White from Tom and Kenyon;$500
The Susan and Ray Lynds Charitable Fund;$500
The Sommers Family Charitable Fund;$300
Patti and Andy Machado;$250
Gary and Maryellen Bokenkamp;$250
Stephen Bartlett;$250
In memory of Bill and Lorraine Finkel;$250
Tim Bowler;$25
Claire DeMello;$100
In memory of George and Adele Lundquist from Susan Lundquist;$25
Anonymous;$200
Helga and Joerg Meixner;$150
In memory of Murva Deneen from Donald J. Deneen;$100
Carole Lavallee;$25
Constance Tarvis;$100
The Hearn Family;$50
Nancy Smartschan;$30
Anonymous;$50
Susan and Jeffrey Rome;$25
In memory of my daughter, Sharon Galligan, from Eileen Galligan;$100
Stephen and Christina Petruska;$100
Art and Joan Cornell;$100
Dig and Delve Garden Club of West Barnstable;$100
John Keefe;$10
Edith and Dave Ross;$100
Lauria Schoen;$200
In memory of Howard and Irma Spurr;$200
Maureen and Daniel Dalton;$30
Anonymous;$10
Barbara Marsala;$51.50
Stephen and Diana Gray;$75
In memory of Mom from Jack and Carolyn Bell;$100
Joyce E. Noyes;$30
Miles and Linda Hapgood;$100
In memory of Annie-Grace;$51.50
In memory of Silvio and Anne;$50
From Nate, Molly, Lyla and Landon;$100
Susan Kline-Symington;$100
Kathleen and John Moran;$50
Thomas Nee and Janice Delaney;$25
Nancy and Elliot Johnson;$100
Peter and Emilie Beckwith;$50
Anonymous;$20
In memory of Robert and Margaret Dilzer;$25
Mrs. Virgie Wakefield;$100
In memory of the Carlson/Rogers families;$50
In memory of Patricia Sherman from Frank and Kay Kaiser;$100
Howard and Suzanne Harrop;$200
Frederick and Nancy Rollinson;$30
Douglas and Helen Pluciennik;$103
Harriett Crocker;$10
Norman Taupeka;$200
Richard and Nancy Kelly;$100
Mary Smith;$50
Mary J. Little;$25
Anonymous;$50
Suzan Hurd Greenup;$100
Donald and Rosemarie Merino;$50
Joyce Dalton;$200
In memory of Joseph Capachione,Jr. (1961-2023);$25
Susan Dahm;$10
In memory of Jack Wiley;$100
Dimitri and Michelle Vasilakis;$25
Michele and Norman Myers;$103
Susan Weiss;$25
Lorraine Cambra;$50
Colleen Gallagher;$35
Pat Henderson;$50
Allan and Darlene Fisk;$50
Marguerite Lopes;$25
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