COVID-19 Response
Starting in the spring, many of our neighbors who were hurting turned to our Town's two front-line organizations that support food insecurity and other services to families, Shepherd's Pantry and Windham's Helping Hands. Due to the past generosity of our donors, we were able to act quickly and generously by making immediate donations to those organizations. Knowing that the need would continue, the Board of the Windham Endowment then established the COVID-19 Response Fund and launched a fundraising campaign through NH Gives on June 9-10. Our community responded generously, to-date donating over $10,000 to the fund.
Because of your generosity, we have been able to use the COVID-19 Response Fund to provide:
- Further donations to Shepherd's Pantry and Windham's Helping Hands
- Several luncheons for seniors facing isolation due to social distancing
- Gift baskets to front-line workers at the Town Hall and the Windham Post Office
- Lanyards to help with logistics of handling masks by students and staff in the Windham School District
- Greeting cards based on artwork by a WHS student which were sent to many resident who may have been isolated by the pandemic
As much spending as possible has been through local businesses to help them through this time. We are currently working on further distributions from this fund to help our community, including assisting families with remote learning issues and reaching out to residents who may feel isolated.The path of this pandemic is unpredictable and we will remain flexible in our response.
We rely on the generosity of donors and sponsors to advance the work of the
Windham Endowment and welcome donations of any size from those who are able.
Donations
of all sizes combine to demonstrate the power of our community.
If you have questions, please contact the President of the Windham Endowment,
Diane Carpenter.
Windham Endowment for Community Advancement
P.O. Box 4315, Windham NH 03087
Tel: 603.437.0686
Email: ContactWE@windhamendowment.org