Older couple able to replace oil tank with Neighbors Fund assistance
When a Cape and Islands Council on Aging called about a couple in their 90s who needed assistance, the Neighbors Fund answered. The couple had spent weeks without oil because they were unable to have their tank filled due to its age and decrepit condition. Living on a small pension, they would have to sacrifice their only flexible bill — their groceries — to put aside enough money to replace the tank.
Working with the Council on Aging, their oil delivery company and a kindhearted sub-contractor, the couple was able to have their oil tank replaced, avoiding a potential hazardous situation. The replacement ensured they stayed warm, had access to hot water, and maintained a healthy diet.
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: $94,232.11
In memory of Dick and Geoff;$10,000
Taylor and Barry;$10,000
Cathy and Jack Brennan;$5,150
Anonymous;$5,000
E. Lee Drinane;$2,500
John and Elaine Brouillard;$2,000
Kenneth and Lori Colmer;$1,000
In memory of John H. McIntosh;$1,000
In memory of Kim Mills from Mom and Dad;$550
Anonymous;$515
Susan and Kelly Ferguson;$500
Thomas and Mariana Duncan;$500
Cornel J. Faucher and Mary Beth Rooney;$500
Anonymous;$500
Dick and Sue Galbraith;$500
In honor of Lorri Cabral for dedication to the Needy Fund for 25 years;$500
Marcia Dalbey and Joanne Verlinden;$500
Mark A. Lepire;$400
In memory of Clark Jamison;$400
Roland Kelley;$300
Pamela Helmold and Marcia Hoch;$250
Ronald and Carol Deveaux;$250
Robert O'Brien and Patricia Bradley;$250
Stephen and Christina Petruska;$200
James Colleran;$200
Robert Haws;$200
Joan Herndon;$200
Mary Ann King;$200
In memory of Ernest Walsh from Skip and Pam Walsh;$200
In memory of Pamela Kielhack from Sarah and Jon Idman;$200
Virginia Howden;$200
Anonymous;$103
Anonymous;$50
Jane Cronin;$100
Mark Hurley;$50
Anonymous;$100
Ralph and Fonda Simonds;$100
Mike and Anne Argento;$50
Carol and David Carlson;$100
Raymond and Sandra Frias;$25
Victoria Hampton;$50
Lauren Kleinas;$100
Anonymous;$100
Dorothy Asher;$25
Mary Cannon and John Mennitto;$100
Joseph Hetu;$30
Anonymous;$10
Shirley Meymaris;$30
In memory of Jim Hinkle from the Prothero Family;$100
Edward Brown;$25
Robert and Cindy Thompson;$103
Pat DeNegri;$50
Thomas Duffy;$25
Donald and Joan Long;$25
Michele Foley;$50
In memory of Charles and Sonya Davis;$50
Robertson and Patricia Dinsmore;$100
In honor of the Coyne Family from the Brophy Family;$50
Jan Snyder;$100
John and Ann Morrison;$50
Jean D. LaTerz;$100
Anonymous;$100
Anonymous;$100
Anonymous;$51.50
Susan and Richard Brady;$25
Anonymous;$25
Robert and Johanna Maryanski;$10
Anonymous;$50
Daniel and Margaret Sullivan;$100
Robin Roncari;$100
Suzanne and John Spears;$50
In memory of Sal Marrocco;$25
Dorothy and Donald Hearn;$100
Janet and David Dohan;$100
Anne Katz Jacobson;$51.50
Anonymous;$100
Anonymous;$50
Roscoe Riley;$50
John D. and Kathleen R. Sullivan;$100
John and Kathy Cuddy;$100
Anonymous;$100
Linda and Douglas Hill;$100
Ilse I. Hipp;$50
Robert J. Giannetti;$20
Eileen Kelley;$50
In memory of sweet Aunt Noreen Whalen-Another beautiful day on the Cape from Kathy and Jon Weisblatt;$20
Marty Roach;$50
JoAnn Heiser;$36.05
Byron and Linda Fulcher;$100
Betsy Garland;$25
Anonymous;$25
David and Cynthia Faszewski;$50
In memory of Christian Bracero;$100
In memory of Brenda M. Kinsella;$100
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCluskey;$103
In memory of Florence Lundgren;$60
In memory of Teresa M. Johnston;$40
Taylor McIntyre;$103
Carol and Bruce Barnard;$100
Robert Campolieto;$50
Anonymous;$50
Gretchen Knaus;$50
Karen and Francis Sayers;$50
Anonymous;$50
Clement Zielinski;$25
Maria Bizzotto;$100
Ellen Karel;$51.50
Kathryn Archer;$50
John Miskinis;$50
Rita Honan;$51.50
Peter and Karen Vergoni;$50
Ward and Maureen Dunning;$100
Anonymous;$20
Carol and Ronald Gwozdz;$100
Elizabeth Greenman and Linda Knight;$100
Debra Colburn;$20
William and Jennie Platt;$20
Richard and Margaret Abisla;$100
Norma L. Shidlovsky;$50
Michael Ferrell;$10
Anonymous;$50
In memory of Mary Henrickson from Donna Johnson;$20
Anonymous;$25
Patricia Sylvia;$100
Louis and Corinne Martinage;$50
Lucy and Jack Welsh;$100
Michael J. Snyder;$50
In memory of Michelle Ferreira from George and Catherine Ferreira;$100
In memory of Don Campbell from Kathi Campbell;$100
Joan Linfante;$20
Walter and Lois Goodrich;$150
Anne P. Shields;$100
Connie and Bob Spohn;$100
In memory of Norman and Genevieve;$51.50
Susan Carrai;$50
Jan and Louis Emrich;$50
David and Diana Brassard;$100
Cornelius and Elizabeth Gleeson;$100
Sharon Myerson;$20
Wayne and Deborah Davis;$50
Judith Perera;$150
William and Judith Lucas;$100
Kathryn Anastasia;$50
William and Sylvette McCabe;$50
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Helen Becker;$50
Debra Duarte;$100
John and Shirley Farrington;$100
Madeline Miller and Dennis Clark;$25
William and Sheryl Stewart;$100
Suzanne Methelis;$50
Ellen McGrath;$25
Arthur and Georgia Autorino;$100
Anonymous;$100
Thomas and Mary Calise;$50
Gerard Haire;$50
Mary Devine;$103
In memory of Marie F. Johnson;$100
In memory of Vincent Marinara;$41.20
Robert and Sally Bullard;$100
Marie Paulhus;$50
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