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The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund was established in 1969 by Pelham residents who wanted to provide food and financial assistance for their less fortunate neighbors.  We have helped over 2100 residents in the last forty years. Our slogan is People Helping People and that has certainly been our experience in good times as well as bad times in the town of Pelham.

THE PELHAM GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND’S ACTIVITIES IN 2011

The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund committee have just completed 42 years of helping our Neighbors In Need and since we are all volunteers who are dedicated and committed to this worthy cause, 100% of the donations we receive goes back into the community. The committee had a very busy and challenging year in 2011 due to the poor economy and the high unemployment but we were able to take care of 48 residents in Pelham throughout the year for their household expenses including rent, heat, electricity food amounting to $36,165.00 and during the Christmas season, we provided toys, clothing and food to 68 families including 121 children. We had a lot of help along the way including the Post Office where we coordinated our 15th Annual Food Drive for the Food Pantry of Pelham at St. Patrick Parish, our 21st Annual Sponsor-A-Child program where residents in town purchase gifts for the children and families for Christmas and our 42nd Annual Christmas Drive where volunteers from the various organizations including: The American Legion Post 100, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10722, St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council 6902, the Pelham Firefighters Association and the Cub Scouts Pack 25 collected food and cash donations at the Pelham Plaza. I would also like to thank the Derry/Salem Elks Lodge#2226 for donating food to 21 families including 35 children in Pelham. In addition, we receive donations throughout the year from businesses, organizations, schools, churches, families and individuals. We held our 18th Annual Golf Tournament and our 42nd Annual Christmas Drive. These donations and our fundraisers have made it possible to provide financial assistance to our Pelham residents for household expenses, the food pantry, and financially support a men’s and women’s shelter who cover residents of Pelham. In addition, we awarded three scholarships amounting to $5500.00 to high school seniors who have a financial need and have been accepted at a college and over the past twelve years, we have awarded 15 scholarships amounting to $35,500.00. The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund received the VFW Loyalty Award for our volunteer work in providing financial assistance to our less fortunate residents. Our slogan is People Helping People where the people in the community work together and more importantly care about the people they help. The committee would like to thank you for your support and we look forward to being of service to the community in the year 2012.

Frank Sullivan
President

Pelham Good Neighbor Fund Committee
Front Row left to right: Cheryl Brunelle, Gerty Sousa, Darlene Michaud and Linda Pace
Back Row left to right: Jimmy Roche, Mary Ann Roche, Marcia Sweezey, Nancy Vachon, Ann Marie Lacharite, Debbie Boucher and Frank Sullivan
Missing from the picture: Chuck Curtis, Priscilla Pike-Church, Dennis Hogan, Deb Peglow and Bonnie Ward

PELHAM GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND
40TH ANNIVERSARY

The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund was established in 1969 by residents who wanted to help their Neighbors In Need at Christmas with food, clothing and toys, so they organized a food and donation drive in front of Purity Supreme at the Pelham Plaza with the help of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and members of the fire department who collected the donations. Other organizations who later got involved with the Annual Christmas Drive included the St. Patrick Knights of Columbus, Pelham Lions and Leo Club and the Boys Scouts. The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund expanded their program year round to include heat, electricity, food, rent and other household expenses. In 1991, the Pelham Good Neighbor Fund established the Sponsor-a-Child program to help families who needed assistance in providing Christmas gifts for their children. Since the program began, over 1100 children have received boots, clothing and toys. We recently held our sixteenth annual golf tournament which is run by a separate committee comprised of business people and residents in town. We also receive donations throughout the year from businesses, organizations, schools, churches, families and individuals. Since we are a non-profit charitable organization, all donations are tax deductible. These donations have made it possible to provide financial assistance to our Pelham residents for household expenses, the food pantry, an annual scholarship for a high school senior to attend college, financially supported a women’s and men’s shelter. In the last twelve years, we have coordinated the Annual Food Drive with the Post Office for St. Patrick Food Pantry. There are fourteen active members who meet on a regular basis. We are all volunteers who are dedicated and committed to helping our less fortunate residents in Pelham where 100% of the donations goes back into the community. We have helped over 2000 families in the last forty years. Our slogan is People Helping People and that has certainly been our experience in good times as well as bad times in the town of Pelham.