YMCA SOUTHCOAST
2018 A N N U A L R E P O R T
US
... Is A Possibility
... Is Empowering
... Is A Promise
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LOCATIONS
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
DARTMOUTH YMCA
276 Gulf Rd • Dartmouth, MA
508.993.3361
FALL RIVER YMCA
199 N Main St • Fall River, MA
508.675.7841
GLEASON FAMILY YMCA
33 Charge Pond Rd • Wareham, MA
508.295.9622
MATTAPOISETT YMCA
38 Reservation Rd • Mattapoisett, MA
508.758.4203
NEW BEDFORD YMCA
25 S Water St • New Bedford, MA
508.997.0734
STOICO/FIRSTFED YMCA
271 Sharps Lot Rd • Swansea, MA
508.678.9622
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A MESSAGE FROM
OUR LEADERSHIP
Here, We Grow.
Jim Scherer,
President & CEO, YMCA SOUTHCOAST
Geoffrey Swett,
Board Chair, YMCA SOUTHCOAST
Dear Friends,
2018 proved to be a powerful growth year for YMCA SOUTHCOAST (YSC). With over 160 years of
service to the south coast, the Y continues to evolve to meet the growing needs of those we serve.
In 2018 YSC’s Membership overall grew by 10% with 12% growth in the Family Membership
category affording more families and more people an opportunity to thrive at the Y! To expand
access to our much-needed programs, YSC applied for recognition as a Medicare Supplier for our
Diabetes Prevention Program. This recognition, held by only a handful of Y’s across the country, will
allow YSC to accept Medicare insurance for eligible participants.
Association wide, childcare programs resumed their expansion to support working families.
As we grow, we are developing partnerships with community organizations to secure licensable
childcare space. The 2018 Bell Power Scholars Program, a partnership between YSC and the public
school districts in New Bedford and Fall River, provided educational support and enrichment
activities for 272 young people. Power Scholars’ goal is to address summer learning loss in
elementary and middle school students in New Bedford and Fall River to close the achievement gap.
The 2018 Annual Campaign soared to new heights thanks to the dedication of our volunteers
and staff who worked tirelessly to raise funds to support the work we do in our community. YSC
launched a Membership for All initiative which utilizes Annual Campaign dollars to ensure that being
a part of the Y community is within the nancial reach of ALL of our neighbors.
YSC has evaluated and modernized our operating policies to ensure that we are able to meet the
needs of our growing membership. From our social media and web presence to the internal
processes we use to manage operations, 2018 was a year of growth and modernization.
YSC is poised for a strong future thanks to the support of our volunteers, our community, and our
staff team!
272
Students participated in summer
learning loss programs.
277
Young people attended Summer Camp
with nancial support.
130
Youth beneted from the programming at
the Y’s Educational Achievement Center (EAC).
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HEALTHY LIVING
AT YMCA SOUTHCOAST IN 2018...
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Youth Development is the social-emotional, cognitive, and physical processes that all
youth uniquely experience... A successful development process fullls children and teens’
innate need to be loved, spiritually grounded, educated, competent, and healthy.
The Y takes a collaborative community approach to support all people in living their healthiest
lives. We continue to offer essential programing to elevate well-being, chronic disease
prevention, and health maintenance for our communities.
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Cancer survivors found
renewed hope and energy in our
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Program.
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People at risk for Type 2 Diabetes improved
their health through the Y’s 12 month small group
program focused on healthy choices & lifestyle changes
in YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program (YDPP).
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Youth were empowered, with the support of their families,
to reach a healthy weight and live a healthier lifestyle.
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF LIVES WERE CHANGED
TENS OF THOUSANDS
HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS
Sharing the Harvest Community Farm at the Dartmouth YMCA worked to alleviate hunger
for children, families, and seniors in need of food assistance on the south coast of Massachusetts
by growing fresh, nutritious produce delivered through our partnership with the United Way of
Greater New Bedford’s Hunger Commission.
62, 126
Pounds of Produce
13,578
Eggs Donated
Nutrition on Weekends (N.O.W.) was
established as a grassroots response to hunger at
the local level. N.O.W’s goal is to provide nutritious
meals to children in need on the weekends and during
longer school breaks.
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Students Served at
local Elementary Schools.
VOLUNTEERISM
12,000+
Volunteer hours were given through
YMCA SOUTHCOAST projects.
&
FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
All YMCA SOUTHCOAST locations opened our doors for free to
Government Employees during the Federal Government shutdown.
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US...IS A POSSIBILITY
The heart of the Y’s mission is to
reach out and serve all people in
our communities.
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INCREASE
FOOD ACCESS
MEMBERSHIP
FOR ALL
At the Y, we believe all of our programs and
services should be available to everyone.
In 2018, YMCA SOUTHCOAST launched
“Membership for All”. This program offers
an income-based sliding fee scale that is
designed to t the nancial situation of
each individual and family in our community.
SAFETY AROUND
WATER
4,930
individuals we are able to afford
membership at the Y in 2018
thanks to Membership For All.
The 3rd Grade Swim Program offered over 350
students in New Bedford and Wareham valuable
swimming and water safety skills. Our water safety
initiative was developed to give all third graders,
regardless of ability, the opportunity for no-cost
swimming and water safety lessons as part of their
school day.
1,000
familes across the south coast of Massachusetts
had access to food through agencies that
we provided produce to.
YMCA SOUTHCOAST continues our commitment
to alleviate food insecurity in our community. Our New Bedford
and Fall River branches, the heart of our service area, are two of
the ten poorest municipalities in Massachusetts, with poverty
rates double the state average.
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US...IS EMPOWERING
“Many mornings I didn’t feel like getting out of bed to exercise,
but I knew the Y’s LIVESTRONG staff would be there for me.
I ended up only missing one class because of my energy level.
Knowing they were there for me meant everything.”
- Rick, LIVESTRONG Participant
COUNSELORS & LEADERS
IN TRAINING
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LIVESTRONG
AT THE YMCA
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a 12-week, small-group
program designed for adult cancer survivors who have become chronically fatigued
or de-conditioned from treatment and disease. More than a program, LIVESTRONG
is a community that values healthy families, and supports healthy choices.
The program is offered without cost to the participants.
This 12-month program helps adults at risk for
Type 2 Diabetes reduce their risk for developing the
disease by taking steps to improve overall health and well-being. In 2018,
YMCA SOUTHCOAST welcomed 60 participants who worked together
across our south coast communities in small groups to change their lives.
“YDPP didn’t just help me change my life,
it literally saved my life ”
- YDPP participant
YMCA DIABETES
PREVENTION PROGRAM
(YDPP)
Leaders in Training (LIT) focuses on communication and leadership skills through
participation in group activities and challenges with an emphasis on teamwork
and community service. Teens also have the opportunity to focus on camp
specic leadership skills through the Counselor in Training (CIT) program.
youth participated
in this Y exclusive
specialty camp
in 2018.
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Over
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“It is such a joy watching campers grow
into Counselors and Leaders in Training!
They do so well connecting with the
younger kids. They often see themselves
reected in the challenges and successes
of young campers and become role
models and mentors to them.”
- Rochelle, Program Director
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US...IS A PROMISE
“Thank you for inviting me
to Power Scholars,
I love it every day!”
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With the premise that leaders are developed by doing, the Y’s Youth and
Government Program’s motto is that “Democracy must be learned by each
generation.” The goal of the program is to create the next generation of
thoughtful, committed, and active citizens.
With this in mind, teens are taught the principles of a democratic society and
are given leadership roles in the models of judicial, legislative and executive
branches of local, state and national government. The program culminates
with teens serving as delegates at their state conference, debating bills on
the oor of the legislature.
YOUTH &
GOVERNMENT
Students in New Bedford and Fall River
participated at no cost last year in the Y’s
Power Scholars Academy.™
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POWER SCHOLARS
ACADEMY
By expanding after school and summer learning
opportunities, the Y is actively working to positively
impact each individual child and break the
intergenerational cycle of poverty that low
educational attainment brings. Through a strong
partnership with the New Bedford Public Schools,
Fall River Public Schools and BellXcel, participating students
showed grade-equivalent gains of three months in reading and
2.5 months in math on average.
YOUTH SPORTS
PROGRAMS
To ensure that every youth has the opportunity to gain technical skills along
with a sense of achievement, relationships, and belonging, YSC tailors youth
sports programs to meet the communities’ needs. In 2018 YMCA SOUTHCOAST’s
Axel Dance Academy, Flag Football, and wrestling leagues were launched.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
YMCA SOUTHCOAST’s
Axel Dance Academy
began
at the Stoico/FIRSTFED YMCA in
Swansea. In 2018, Axel Dance Academy
hosted its rst standalone recital with
over 400 audience members in
attendance. Program enrollment
increased from 67 to 100
students in just three
short months.
Bourne Public Schools Staff
trained with Y Camp Staff to integrate summer
camp with their mandated summer service programs.
Students and staff alike were thrilled with the success of
the program and will continue the community partnership.
in 2018
The Gleason Family YMCA
instituted
THE BOURNE INTEGRATED
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM
and offered life enhancing programming
to 16 students that were in need of year
long services.
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The Fall River YMCA
collaborated with UMASS Dartmouth
to provide volunteer opportunities in
our Education Achievement Center.
Approximately 25 volunteers participated
each semester and carried out curriculum
set forth by the program director to 130
children in the Y’s after school program.
Camp Massasoit welcomed 2643
campers in 2018. Located on beautiful
Mattpoisett Harbor, Camp Massasoit has provided a
premier summer camp experience to generations of
families since 1962. Focused on the development of
our campers, as individuals and as a group,
Camp Massasoit nurtures today’s children
into tomorrow’s leaders.
The New Bedford YMCA
hosted a record high enrollment of
130 for Youth Basketball League (YBL).
YBL is run and coached by our
incredible parent volunteers with
the support of YSC staff.
The Mattapoisett YMCA’s
under new leadership, the Dartmouth YMCA
underwent an innovative reorganization of space that allowed Group Exercise
classes to continue without interruption throughout the Summer months.
In addition to repurposing existing space to better meet the needs of
membership, a relationship was forged with the neighboring school that
allows the Y to utilize the school’s space during summer and other
school vacation closures.
The Dartmouth YMCA
ASSETS 2018
Cash 572,651
Accounts Receivable 329,856
Contributions Receivable 592,213
Other Assets 8,124,731
Investments and Benecial Interests 1,080,874
Land, Property, and Equipment 17,983,552
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 593,196
Deferred Revenue 658,703
Bonds Payable 9,226,441
Mortgages and Notes Payable 1,298,462
Other Liabilities 83,844
Total Liabilities
NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Contributions 681,004
Grants 617,4 47
Membership Dues 4,657,272
Program Service Fees 6,314,994
Other 134,785
Total Support and Revenue
EXPENSES
Program Services 11,502,715
Management and General 1,145,972
Fundraising 158,816
Loss of Disposition of Assets
Total Expenses and Loss 12,807,503
Total Change in Net Assets
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FINANCIAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2018
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28,683,877
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28,683,877
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11,860,646
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16,823,231
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12,405,502
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12,807,503
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(402,001)
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OUR ANNUAL
CAMPAIGN
For YMCA SOUTHCOAST,
the Annual Campaign represents the largest
share of our fundraising efforts each year.
In 2018, our members, friends, businesses,
foundations and the community at large
came together to help exceed our
Annual Campaign goal
raising a total of
It is these gifts, the Annual Campaign funds,
that make it possible to provide opportunities for
families to participate in life-enriching activities and
programs that they may not otherwise be able to access.
SPIN-A-THON
$604,000
Three branches participated
and raised over $15,000 at
this inaugural event.
In 2018 alone,
YMCA SOUTHCOAST awarded
in nancial aid through our Membership For All program
and in scholarships increasing access to Y programs,
summer camp, and child care. These programs instill
the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, responsibility
and respect.
$832,000
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...from board meetings to Spin-A-Thons, to literally planting
seeds in the dirt, our volunteers are omnipresent and they are
legendary. We are so very grateful to be the proud recipients
of their boundless energy and their vision.”
THANK YOU TO OUR
VOLUNTEERS
“YMCA SOUTHCOAST is built on the compassion,
dedication and hard work of our
precious volunteers...
Jim Scherer,
President & CEO YMCA SOUTHCOAST
We would like to recognize the
following individuals as the
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
at their branch:
New Bedford -
Jeanne Townsend
Dartmouth -
Jeff & Anne Morse
Fall River -
Chris Hadley
Gleason Family Wareham -
Pam Friedman
Mattapoisett -
Susan Shallies
Stoico/FIRSTFED Swansea -
Amy Lamboy
Association -
Zane Cox
BRANCH LEADERSHIP
DARTMOUTH YMCA
Kathryn Carvalho Board Chair
Maia Shwartz Executive Director
FALL RIVER YMCA
Christopher Hadley Board Chair
Stephanie Mancini Executive Director
GLEASON FAMILY YMCA
Lizanne Campbell Board Chair
Debbie Fringuelli SR Executive Director
MATTAPOISETT YMCA
Cary LeBlanc Board Chair
Stephanie Winterson Assoc Exec Director
NEW BEDFORD YMCA
Vincent J Murphy Board Chair
Tara Pacheco Executive Director
STOICO/FIRSTFED YMCA
Arthur D Frank Board Chair
Michael Mahoney Executive Director
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Geoffrey W Swett Chair
Arthur M DeAscentis 1st Vice Chair
Gerard Kavanaugh 2nd Vice Chair
Dr Brian K Bowcock Treasurer
Cary A LeBlanc Clerk
Thomas Anderson
Kelly M Baldwin
Peter C Bullard
Lizanne Campbell
Kathryn Carvalho
Kathleen R Corkum
Joseph R Costa
Charles N Decas
Arthur D Frank
Steven H Galavotti
Terrance A Gomes
Irving J Goss
Christopher Hadley
Nancy McFadden
Vincent J Murphy
James A Muse
John F Quinn
Elaine Robertson
William D Roth
Kenneth A Shwartz
Lawrence T Wilson, Jr
David W Wright
James F Scherer
Robert A Trahan
Elizabeth Burns
Kate Levin
Robyn Branco
Maxine Hebert
President & CEO
Vice President & CFO
Human Resources Director
Membership & Marketing Director
Director of Mission Advancement
Assistant Director of Education
ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE STAFF
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
LEADERSHIP
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Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs
BayCoast Bank
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Stella D Burke
Carney Family Charitable Foundation
Earle P Charlton Jr Charity Fund
Community Foundation of Southeastern
Massachusetts - Acushnet Foundation Fund
Eastern Fisheries
Robert Eklund
Helen Ellis Trust
Fall River Women’s Union
Friends of Marion Visiting Nurses
Thomas D Gamache
HO Peet Foundation
Mabel A Horne Fund
Island Foundation
AARP
Arbella Insurance Foundation
Talbot Baker Jr
BankFive
The Benevity Community
Impact Fund
The Susan Chace Anderson
Foundation
Shaleen Barnes
Bishop Stang High School
Blount Fine Foods Fund
Dr Brian Bowcock
Peter Bullard
Kimberly A Cabral
Lizanne & Malcolm Campbell
Chapman, Cole & Gleason
Jeanne Orphan Coastal
Community Foundation
Karen MC Costa
Cummings Properties LLC
CVS Corporation
Michael Daoust
Dartmouth Friends of the Elderly
Christine H Davis
Arthur DeAscentis &
Elizabeth Doherty
Charles N Decas
Allan Ditcheld
Zelinda M Douhan
Richard Dow
Raymond Drouin
Deborah S Edwards
Nancy & Larry Edwards
Fall River Manufacturing
Farm Credit East, ACA
Samantha Fagundes
Fiber Optic Center, Inc
Arthur D Frank Jr
David & Debbie Fringuelli
GAF Engineering Inc
Irving J Goss
Philip Guymont
David & Maria Harrington
Karl D Hetzler
Humphrey, Covill & Coleman
Insurance Agency, Inc
Cary A LeBlanc
Ludes Family Foundation
Robert Mancini
George Matouk
Mattapoisett
Congregational Church
Mattapoisett Lions Club
Maurice & Anne Makepeace
Family Foundation
Nancy McFadden
Joseph Marciszyn
Elizabeth L Marsden
Scott Munro
Vincent & Rachel Murphy
My Brother’s Keeper Inc
R Henry Norweb III
Ocean Spray Cranberries
Tara Pacheco
Partners Insurance Group LLC
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
Richard M Peirce
Prime Lending, A Plains
Capital Company
Realtor Association of
Southeastern Massachusetts
Rotary Club of Fall River
William & Paige Roth
Michael E Russell
James & Gina Scherer
Shepard Group Inc
Kenneth Shwartz
Larry Shwartz
Somerset Flag Football
Southcoast Health System
Spherion
The Robert F Stoico/FIRSTFED
Charitable Fund
Eivind H Strand
Target Corportion
John & Susan Teal
The Albertsons
Companies Foundation
The Gateway Tavern
The Philip Snyder Foundation
Thomas & Barbara Morse
Robert Trahan
Truesdale Health Foundation
Jo-Ann & Doug Watson
Lawrence T Wilson
Unic Pro Inc
Vermont Mutual Insurance
Company
Rhonda & Roy Veugen
Walgreens
West Marine BlueFuture Fund
at Community Foundation
Santa Cruz County
Anne Whitney
Youths Friends Association Inc
$1,000 - $4,999
$5,000+
Koppleman Family Foundation
Richard J Medicke
New Bedford Half Marathon
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
Pilgrim Bank Foundation
Project Bread
Russell Morin Fine Catering & Events
Dennis Slutsky
Geoff & Judy Swett
Tech-Etch Inc
Neil J & Sylvia Van Sloun
United Way of Greater Fall River, Inc
United Way of Greater New Bedford, Inc
William E Weber
John H Wylde Charitable Trust
YMCA of the USA
DONORS
2018
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$250 - $999
Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic Inc
Anonymous
Richard Arruda
Susan Adamowski
Alden Pettengill Foundation
Julie G Allen-Cavic
Cheryl Almeida
John M Amaral
Jessica Ashley
Ann Auger
John I Babbitt Jr
Sarah B Barkhuff
Brad Barrows Youth Athletic Fund
Bottomline Technologies, Inc
Lucille I Bousquet
John Braitmayer
Michael Brewer
Kayla L Britte
Elizabeth A Burns
William A Burns
Nancy Carvara
Robert Catalano
David Clark
Kathleen Clear
Comcast Foundation
Scott Conceicao
Peter S Covill
Cristin H Cowles
Kathleen R Corkum
Joella B Cruz
Larry Culpepper
DaCruz Framing Inc
Joseph B Daly
David & Grace Wyss Fund
Nick Decas
Napoleon N Delgado
Del’s Lemonade of Somerset, Inc
Natalie Derrick
Dr Laura Dunphy
Dunkin Donuts (West Wareham)
Elizabeth S Dunn
Duponte-Williams Family
Melissa Dyer
John Eklund
Keith Estes
Dr Paul J Fairbanks
Fall River United Jewish Appeal, Inc
Dale A Ferris
First Citizens Federal Credit Union
Ernest Fisher
Chris and Maureen Fletcher
Frank Smith Insurance Inc
Mandy Fraser
Gerald Freed
Monica Furtado
Steven Galavotti
Ann-Marie Gallos
Mary Beth Gamache
Garden Club of Buzzards Bay
John Paul Garber
Dianne Gardner
Aaron Gendreau-Visco
Danielle Gilmore
Shelby A Giza
Robert Gleason
Gabriel Gouveia
Samuel Gray
Linda Greer
Mark Guerin
Christopher Hadley
Kim J Hall
Margot Hand
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Ann M Harris
Melissa E Haskell
Mary Ann Hayes
Timothy A Hays
Maxine Hebert
Thomas J Holderness, Jr
Emily Holmes
Huidekoper Fund
Barbara Jasmin
John Kampersal
Colleen & Gerard Kavanaugh
Christopher D Keeley
David Kenney
Robert S Kerr
Mary P Kinnane
Beverly H King
Matthew Kratochvil
Kurtz Family Fund
Amy E Lamboy
David Lapalme
Law Ofces of Arthur D Frank Jr
Mary Ellen Lees
Kate Levin
Deb Levesque
Kristen Levesque
Amanda M Libby
Lifetouch National School Studios
Kenneth D Lipman
Robert & Carolyn Lytle
Jodilynn Machado
Michael P Mahoney
Robert Mancini
Robin G Martin
Harry Matelski
Gino McCarthy
Brian McGrath
Shawn McGuire
Donald S McKinlay
Anabela A Medeiros & Family
Mary Elizabeth Medicke
Dr David Milstone
Elise U Mock
Frederic Mock
Daniel Morais
Justin P Morreale
James A Muse
Joshua Nameika
Neto Insurance Agency, Inc
New Bedford Education
Foundation Fund
Bob Nichols
James A Nordquist
Joseph O’Connell
Shalala Ohlman
Ophthalmic Consultants of
Boston - Boston Eye
Original Works Yours Inc
Oxford Creamery LLC
Ann B Parson
Jay Pateakos
Stephanie T Mancini
Perfection Valet Parking LLC
Joseph E Perry
Susan Piacenti
Plimoth Investment Advisors
Power of Life Chiropractic
Prestige Market Place
Jennifer A Preston
Karoline Prevost
Raymond Prevost
Progroup Network, Inc
Cynthia M Pyle
Sharon Quinn
Mark Rezendes
Robert B Feingold & Associates, PC
Elaine Robertson
Willie P Rose
Donald F Rudnick
Salvadors Ice Cream
Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals
Drs John & Kim Scheub
Gary & Donna Schuyler
Roger Scoville
Laura, Jamey & Ben Shachoy
Sherry Construction Corporation
Maia Shwartz
Robyn Shwedo
Charlotte M Smith
Janice Speakman
St. Anne’s Credit Union
Stop & Shop Supermarket
NE Division
Sandi Stowe
Mary Strasser
Peter Sturges
Dr Stanley J Stutz
Kayla Sudduth
T LeBlanc & Sons, Inc
Talho Portugues (The Butcher Shop)
The Congregational Church of
South Dartmouth
The Dick Arthur & Sally Fallon Fund
The Pappas Family Charitable Fund
Dr Tenny J Thomas
Kathleen Treglia
Steven H Tripp
Unitarian Universalist Society
of Fairhaven
Tina Vandersteel
Elizabeth A Waring
Marjorie Waite
John C Wheatley
Cheryl E Wheeler & Cathleen Joyce
Judy White
Robert Whitman
Stephanie Winterson
David W Wright
Margaret D Xifaras
Jane Zimmermann
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to improve
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social, educational, and
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