Cape Cod Times Needy Fund: Fund helps single mother with traumatic brain injury
A car payment to keep her car on the road was vital for this single mother who needed to make it to her appointments, after a terrible car crash left her with a traumatic brain injury.
This single mother and her son had been living at the Nickerson State Park in Brewster until last October, after they fled an abusive home situation. The mother was put in touch with an outreach team who helped her find affordable housing that could accommodate her small family and service dog.
Now, with help from the Needy Fund, she was able to keep her car and hopefully will continue to recover from her injury, as she has memory and speech issues that prohibit her return to work as an office assistant.
What is the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund?
The nonprofit Cape Cod Times 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 Needy 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 Needy Fund, which in turn pays for the goods or services — a medical bill, for example — through a voucher system. No cash is given to Needy Fund recipients.
On July 2, the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund kicked off its summer fundraising appeal, with the goal of raising $225,000 between now and Aug. 25.
How to donate to the Needy Fund
Donations, which are tax-deductible, may be made online at needyfund.org.
Checks payable to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund should be mailed to Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, P.O. Box 36, Hyannis, MA 02601.
How to get Needy Fund assistance
Those needing assistance may contact the Needy Fund at 508-778-5661 or 800-422-1446.
Questions can be emailed to info@needyfund.org. The Needy Fund is also on Facebook (facebook.com/NeedyFund) and Twitter (@NeedyFund).
Total Contributions to Date: $87,727.15
Cathy and Jack Brennan;$5,000
Fred and Marcia Floyd;$5,000
100 Women Who Care Cape Cod;$3,600
In memory of John H. McIntosh;$1,000
John and Ann Reeves;$500
Dennis and Marisa Devine;$500
Robert and Elizabeth Betti;$500
Harold and Marie Cromwell;$500
In loving honor of Bob Casey;$500
Mark A. Lepire;$400
Lynn and Carolyn Noble;$400
William and Kathleen O'Neill;$300
Bob and Sheila Wentworth;$300
Roland Kelley;$300
Loret Fallon;$250
Stuart and Caren Carpenter;$250
Vincent and Mary Birbiglia;$250
Thomas and Laurel Frisoli;$250
Sheila Curtis;$200
Charles and Judith Lewis;$200
Katherine Goddard;$200
Ann E. Aghababian;$200
Eleanor Quealey;$200
Denise Shanahan;$200
Maureen Brenner Manning;$200
Eric Gordon and Carole Hebb;$200
In memory of David Petras;$200
In memory of Paul and Scott MacDonald from Mary Jane Farley;$200
Maureen and Ed Mahoney;$200
Paul and Marilyn;$200
The Antonik Family;$200
Susan Simon;$25
Kathleen Martin-Estus;$50
Kenneth and Elizabeth Casson;$50
Robert and Johanna Maryanski;$10
Anonymous;$100
Janet Keating;$20
Donald and Eva Avery;$50
Katherine Delaney;$100
Robert and Marilyn Bellows;$10
Ruth Burger-Cohen;$15
Joseph and Betty Isidorio;$35
David and Cynthia Cayton;$25
Michael and Susan Remine;$10
Donna Raymond;$25
James and Joan Duchesney;$15
Susan and Joel Lewin;$100
Robert O’Brien and Patricia Bradley;$100
Barbara Zwicker;$15
Thomas and Laura Carroll;$50
Steven Roderick;$100
In memory of The Joe DaLuz -“always and forever” from Delores;$50
Karl and Hildegard Michels;$25
Mary Comtois;$25
Nancy Lowery;$100
Janet Carmack;$50
Donna Durkee;$100
John and Susan Negri;$50
In honor of Elaine and Edward Zimmerman from Kathleen MacDonald;$50
Angela and Ronald McCarron;$100
Gretchen Knaus;$50
Arthur and Margaret Lindberg;$20
In memory of Thomas Cudmore;$50
In memory of Ralph and Ann Emery;$25
Anonymous;$25
Anonymous;$25
Patricia DeNegri;$50
Mary Steede;$25
Mary A. Sullivan;$50
Ruth Anderson-Zabre;$75
In memory of Joan Powers;$25
In loving memory of Chad Cerulli;$50
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Rita Mathews from Tony and Joan Iani;$25
Noel and Alice Bonacci;$100
Kelly Bennett and Susan Lumenello;$25
In memory of Mom,Dad, and Thomas;$50
In memory of Christian Denninger who loved Cape Cod and the outdoors;$20
Joseph and Donna Hannigan;$50
Robertson and Patricia Dinsmore;$100
Cate O'Neill;$10
Dianne Beuke;$100
Marsha McCarthy;$50
Betsy and Bob Foley;$100
Carol Schneider;$20
In memory of Albert Avellar from Karin Avellar;$100
In memory of Bob Gotti and Bill Barry from Kathy and Bob Haff;$100
In memory of Jane Mobilio;$50
Joy and Roscoe Riley;$50
Sharon Myerson;$20
John and Kathy Cuddy;$100
James Gray and Lynda Ryan;$25
Anonymous;$25
Polly Papsadore;$50
JoAnn Slack;$40
Diane Nielsen;$25
In memory of Sweet Aunt Noreen Whalen and Herbie Weisblatt;$20
Kimberly and Jeffrey Terrio;$50
Cyntha Cole and Isaac Rosen;$100
In memory of George Tyner from Claire Tyner;$50
William and Jennie Platt;$20
Carolyn Richardson;$50
Benjamin Rowell;$100
Madelyn Hannon;$100
Joan F. Garrity;$50
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Farrell;$100
Francis and Eleanor Barry;$25
DMA;$25
Kathleen Murphy;$17
Pat and George Neher;$100
Margaret P. Donlan;$25
Philip and Nancy Wildman;$150
Marcia Wright;$50
In memory of Ernie Rogers - A friend for too short a time from Bill and Lois Hopkins;$50
Elizabeth Vigliotti;$25
Anonymous;$50
Carol McCabe;$25
Mary M. MacMillan;$100
In honor of God and all his blessings from Paula Mello;$50
Anonymous;$20
Diane Bowes;$20
Jay and Irene Giles;$40
Katie Balcke;$25
Bruce and Susan Benwood;$100
Paul and Michele Smith;$100
Carolyn Stone;$50
Gregory and Charlotte Hazell;$50
In memory of Kevin J. Dowd;$25
Harold F. Goldstein;$50
Charles Berthelson;$50
Donald Larsen;$15
Happy Birthday Annie M. from Marge;$25
Donald and Murva Deneen;$50
Michael J. Snyder;$25
Caroline Bloom;$50
Judith and Ronald Perera;$150
Rachel Crosby;$30
Anonymous;$100
Anonymous;$25
In memory of Ryan Marrocco;$25
Jeanie Reilly;$50
Lois Ryder Monahan;$20
William and Sylvette McCabe;$50
Sylvia Walker;$50
Judith Splaine;$100
Anonymous;$50
In memory of Rita Wahlstedt from Eric, Dustin and David;$25
Albert and Barbara Willey;$25
Mary Smith;$50
In memory of Thom Ambrose;$75
Kathleen Looney;$100
Richard and Loretta Norton;$25
Theresa and Salvatore Difede;$100
Louis and Corinne Martinage;$25
Robert Fitzgerald;$20
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Elmer and Mary;$50
In loving memory of Sandi Wisner and Bob McGrath from Dee McGrath and Jim Wisner;$50
Joseph and Edna Holland;$50
Evelyn and Alan Dewar;$50
Suzanne Hoepker;$25
Richard and Patricia Tucker;$60
Brian and Donna Murphy;$20
J. C. Garner;$100
Virginia L. Barath;$75
Anonymous;$20
Sandra J. Perry;$100
Mia and Max;$25
Pamela l Flynn;$25
W.E. Hathaway;$100
In memory of Don Campbell from Kathi Campbell;$100
In memory of John J. Healy;$5
Don and Bev;$25
Harry and Janet Allen;$25
Christine Schott;$25
Carl and Cynthia Herrmann;$50
Mark Hirsch;$50
In memory of Rita from George and Karen Douglas;$50
Elizabeth Perry and Carl Ahlstrom;$50
In memory of David Petras;$100
Diane and Sam Singer;$20
Anonymous;$25
Willett Electric; Inc.;$100
Dennis M. Poirier;$25
Debra Terry;$10
Elizabeth Dolan;$25
Nancy Smartschan;$30
Paul and Suzanne Nelson;$15
Elizabeth T. O'Neill;$20
Lois M. Mahony;$25
Elizabeth Tyldesley;$100
Lee Adams – in loving memory of my wife, Marty Adams;$100
Carole Lavallee;$25
Robin Roncari;$100
Judith Livingstone;$10
Anonymous;$25
Anonymous;$25
Buzz Friend;$100
Lorraine M. White;$50
Anonymous;$100
Robert and RuthAnn Roth;$25
In loving memory of Ollie Hallet Jr. from Muriel Hallet;$100
Barbara Peterson;$50
Rasheek Tabassum Mujib writes about health care and education. Reach her at rmujib@capecodonline.com.
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