Needy Fund helps woman get the medical care she needs
Cape and Islands residents sometimes need to go to Boston to get special care for their medical issues. Transportation can be costly — particularly for those who live on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, where ferry transportation is required on top of other expenses.
A Martha’s Vineyard woman in her mid-70s had a debilitating health condition and needed to go to Boston regularly to see a specialist. She was living on a small, fixed income, and it was difficult for her to navigate — not just financially but also physically.
To make things worse, since the pandemic some of her normal modes of transportation had been stopped. To take care of her health, she needed to pay out of pocket for ferry and taxi rides to get to the doctor.
The Needy Fund stepped in and helped her with her rent so she can be afford the transportation to get to the care she needs..
Many human service agencies offer assistance to those in need, but the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund has been helping with a host of immediate, short-term emergencies such as food, rent, medical costs and other basic expenses since 1936.
No cash is given to Needy Fund recipients. Instead, the agency pays vendors through a voucher program. The case described above was provided by the Needy Fund on condition of anonymity.
Donations, which are tax deductible, may be made at needyfund.org. Checks also can be made payable to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund and mailed to Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, P.O. Box 36, Hyannis, MA 02601.
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;$613,354.48
Anonymous;$5,000
Anonymous;$5,000
John and Gail M. Hull ;$2,000
In memory of Darby Stolt;$1,000
Cape Cod Classics Car Club;$600
Ida B. Little and Michael R. Walsh;$500
Dorothy Williams-Ciocci;$500
In memory of my sister Josephine Bizzotto ;$500
Christine and Jason Reese;$500
Nancy Cavanaugh;$500
Paul and Amy Greeley;$500
Bob and Sheila Wentworth;$500
Diane Ashley and John Bumby;$500
Anonymous;$500
Knights of Columbus Christ The King Council 13388;$300
In memory of Mary Anne Harrison from Marti and Mike Sekerak;$300
In memory of Bill and Lorraine Finkel;$250
Lorraine Pregenzer;$250
Carolyn Barnes;$250
Rita J. Reuss;$250
Michael and Gail Watts;$250
Anthony and Karen Pierson;$250
Anonymous;$250
Susan McPherson;$200
In honor of our loved ones from Mary Lou and Steve Dunbar;$200
Linda Doll and Neil Tanger;$200
Arlene Channell;$200
E. Judith and J. Elvio Rodrigues;$200
John Crook;$200
Martha McDonald;$200
David W. Halvorsen;$200
Paula A. Johnson;$200
Russell Lee and Constance Sable;$200
Mary Ann King;$200
Lynn Vigeant;$200
Don Costa of All Cape Locating, Inc.;$200
David and Carol Scott;$200
Katherine Mattson;$200
L. Michael and V. June Hager;$200
The Butt Family;$200
Bill and Audrey Anderson;$200
Teresa Freeman and Brian Blakeley;$200
Anonymous;$200
Anonymous;$200
John and Jeanne Hynes;$75
Linda and Robert Hassett;$100
Neil Doherty;$50
Kathleen Cohen;$10
Michael and Jeuley Ortengren;$100
St. Katherine's Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society;$100
Irish Lace Cleaning Service Inc.;$100
In memory of Helen McMahon Patenaude and in memory of Kevin Brien McMahon from the family;$100
Paul and Christine Anderson;$25
In memory of Pam Chase;$100
Richard and Judith McLean;$20
John and Ann Morrison;$50
Anonymous;$25
Joan Burke;$50
In memory of my husband Charles Winne from Jackie;$50
Joan Sprinkle;$50
In memory of Paul Keefe from Ann;$25
Rita Klopfenstein;$70
Robert Prescott, Jr.;$100
Susan Johnson;$100
In memory of Mary Ann Goulet;$50
Anonymous;$100
George and Karen Douglas;$100
James and Frances Bogden;$100
Joan Saltzman;$100
Kathleen and Jon Heino;$25
In memory of Clipper;$100
Marilyn Mahler;$50
Dennis and Janice Wiehe;$100
Anonymous;$25
Anonymous;$25
Lois M. Mahony;$25
Edward Mahoney;$50
Gretchen Knaus;$50
Mark Hirsch;$52
Anonymous;$100
Richard and Eleanor Mullin;$25
Maria Kaldis;$100
Noel and Alice Bonacci;$100
David and Janet Smithers;$10
In loving memory of Jack and Jean Manoog;$100
Marianne Williams;$100
In memory of Jaxon;$50
Linda Leonard;$25
Faith and Herbert Peterson;$25
James B. Fitzsimmons;$100
Marsha Burt;$50
Irene and Charles Ehl;$25
Ann Leahy;$50
In memory of Jeff Perry from Ruth and Bruce Fischer;$50
Jane Martell;$50
Rosamond Blizard;$100
In loving memory of Marjorie, Romeo and James Chaussee;$40
David and Cynthia Faszewski;$50
June Atcheson;$100
Jeanne McNett and Nicholas Athanassiou;$100
Donna and John Calabrese;$25
Jean Dawson;$100
Anonymous;$100
Bruce and Patricia White;$50
Francis and Faith Ziino;$50
Margaret P. Donlan;$25
In memory of Irene Cole and Robert Garner;$100
Genevieve Dowman;$20
The Mendes Family;$50
Ann Reydel;$50
Joe Mullins;$20
Chris and Mary Argys;$30
Lt. Col. William N Tedesco;$25
Mary Ellen and Sean Curran;$100.02
Karl and Mary Ellen Jacob;$25
Paul and Janis Donlan;$100
Mary Flanagan;$100
Arthur N. King;$100
Clinton and Ellen Jones;$50
In memory of James Lloyd from Susan Lloyd;$100
In memory of Eddie Berry from his family;$75
Francoise Rocher;$35
George and Maria Poravas;$50
Cherie Hall;$25
Roy Stracqualursi;$25
Douglas Smith and Nancy Gustafson-Smith;$50
In memory of Ronald A Gifford from his wife;$25
John M. Reshetar;$25
In memory of Donald L. Gallucci;$30
In memory of Lt. David L. Graves;$100
Brenda and Susan;$50
Michael J. Snyder;$50
Clare O'Keeffe;$103
Warren and Nikki Zapol;$100
David and Karen Tucker;$50
Joan F. Jennings;$25
E. Stuart Peoples;$100
Patricia Besse;$50
James and Diane Quinn;$75
Joyce O'Neil;$50
In memory of Baba;$100
Anonymous;$25
Paul and Elaine Peterson;$100
In loving memory of Dad, Mom, and Lola from Sue Wood;$100
Michael and Deirdre McKimmey;$20
Joseph and Edna Holland;$50
In memory of Edward Horn (Grumpy);$100
Anonymous;$25
Nancy Smartschan;$15
Kathleen Martin-Estus;$100
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Marion Carlson from Marge and Bill;$50
In memory of Bob Zaterka and Jonathan L. My love;Jill;$100
In memory of Nancy Dawson, my sister;$100
Norman and Constance Weare;$100
Sandwich Chapter No. 221;Order of the Eastern Star;$100
Susan M. Carlson;$50
In memory of Robert Ross Sr., Mary Ross, Bobby Ross, Larry Ross, George Foskitt, Marilyn Foskitt and Mr. Ward;$70
EJ McKenna-Hieb and Louis Hieb;$100
Irvin D. Morgan;$20
Kenneth and Caron Welch;$50
Fred and Catherine Nass;$100
Clay and Nancy Beless;$100
In memory of Steve Farrow from Lucy Elmer;$50
Anonymous;$50
500 Club;$50
Jeffrey and Georgia Wilson;$100
Richard and Judith McCoy;$100
Francis and Shirley Hersey;$50
Leonard and Georgette Davis;$100
In memory of Jamie O’Hare - always, Nana and Gunga;$50
Robert and Marilyn Bellows;$20
Richard and Patricia Porcaro;$100
Marcia R. Smith;$60
Paul and Mary Ahern;$100
Elizabeth Tyldesley;$100
Mary Gammon;$50
Helen Prothero;$100
Eugene and Patricia Denegri;$50
In memory of Kenneth Herndon;$100
In memory of James J. Roderick, Sr;$100
Dorothy Chase;$100
James and Patricia Callahan;$10
Edwin and Christine Ordway;$100
In memory of LaVerle Connelly;$25
Barbara and Richard McKenney;$100
Peter and Karen Vergoni;$50
In memory of Torrey C. Campbell from Steve Buckley - Campbell;$150
Patricia Pratson;$15
Karen and Joe;$100
Diane Conrad;$25
James and Priscilla Devine;$100
Bertram and Cynthia Eldredge;$100
Sharon Leavitt;$50
In memory of Priscilla Bond;$100
David and Lucy Banner;$100
The Learning Garden Inc.;$50
Bruce and Beverly Nightingale;$25
Robert and Sally Bullard;$50
Gerald and Karen Katchmar;$25
In memory of Margaret and Thomas Brady from Peggy and Joan;$100
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