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 "Thank you for all you do for our community."
Through 2007 Womenade of Greater Squamscott has donated nearly $68,000 to 250 local families in need.  Most of these donations paid for utilities including oil and electric bills, rent, food, auto repairs and gasoline. Funds were also used for more unique needs:
  • To bring together a terminally-ill mother with her dying son.
  • To renovate a home to accommodate a wheelchair for a single woman hit by a car and unable to continue working for several months.
  • To enable a chronically ill patient with very limited financial resources to give
    a gift to her caregiver.

Good and services, including car repairs, hair cuts, legal assistance, computers, and food cards were also donated to Womenade.

At some events we ask participants to bring food for our local food pantries. This food was given to the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry and Families First. Both groups are overwhelmed by the generosity of the community. 

 Others helped by submitting their Shaw’s receipts to us (See link at the top of the page), hosting a gathering in their home or donating a percentage of their business proceeds to us. Women like you have organized book signings, craft nights, spa nights, exercise classes, open houses and many other events to benefit Womenade of Greater Squamscott. 

Womenade raised more than $10,000 in '05, $22,000 in '06 and $34,000 last year.

If you would like to get involved, please e-mail us. We keep in touch with our donors primarily
via e-mail. If you would like to
get on our e-mail list to be notified of upcoming events, please go to the Contact Us page.

  It's nice to know that 100 percent of your donations go to local families, most to our SAU (School Administrative Unit 16) and about 25 percent to neighboring communities.
 
Womenade Stands can be found in the Durham area, the Hamptons, the Portsmouth area and Dover as well as the Greater Squamscott area. Rochester and Newmarket are looking for a few good women. Visit the web site for Womenaid Portsmouth Visit the web site for Womenade of the Hamptons Womenade of Dover Web Site To contact Womenade of the Greater Squamscott Visit the Kittery Womenade Web site.
WOMENADE STANDS
Serving the six towns of SAU 16 — Exeter, Stratham, Brentwood, Newfields, Kensington and East Kingston, Womenade of Greater Squamscott was the first group of New Hampshire women to begin helping local families turn lemons into lemonade. Since then, other groups have formed in Southern New Hampshire, and most recently, Maine, working together and independently to raise funds to help residents in need.
Click on map for e-mails or Web sites of other area Womenade organizations

Many of the requests we receive for assistance come from our local school nurses, pediatricians and local groups like Seacoast Hospice, Service Link nd Families First. These trusted sources know the people in question and have validated the need for help and lack of other available resources.

As we had hoped, the Womenade concept is catching on. Our group has been instrumental in establishing other New Hampshire groups: Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth, Womenade of the Hamptons, Oyster River Womenade and Womenaid of Dover. Thus far, these organizations have raised many thousands of dollars more for New Hampshire families in need.

 

Women in Rochester, Newmarket and Kittery, Maine are also talking to us about forming Womenade groups in their communities. Without a doubt, your support and encouragement have made this all happen!

Finally, Thank YOU! Your generosity has overwhelmed us.

When we started out more than 3 years ago, we though we might be able to raise $5,000 a year. Instead, Womenade of Greater Squamscott raised more than $10,000 in 2005, $22,000 in 2006 and $34,000 in 2007.Clearly, we are meeting a need and having an impact in New Hampshire.  Thank you for joining us and making a difference in our community!

 
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