Melrose Emergency Fund Reaches 10% of Fundraising Goal, Thanks Donors
The Melrose Mayor’s Office, in partnership with the Melrose Council on Aging, today announced that the Melrose Emergency Fund (MEF) has received approximately $5,900 in donations since launching its holiday fundraising campaign, 50k by the Holiday, to raise $50,000 by New Years Day, 2024.
In response to the campaign achievement, Mayor Paul Brodeur and Executive Director of the Council on Aging Erica Brown extend their gratitude to the most recent donors to the MEF. “We are beyond grateful to our community members who join us in our mission to ensure Melrose families do not have to choose between buying food, paying rent, keeping the lights or the house warm this winter,” said Mayor Brodeur. “Thank you for helping the City of Melrose continue our community tradition of ‘neighbors helping neighbors,’” said Brown.
Over the past week, the following community members (and unnamed anonymous donors) collectively donated more than $1,000 to the fund:
Carol Ferguson
Robert Fleming
Kate & Tyrone Roberts
Jane Roper
Michael & Sue Anne Kostur
Linda A. Hedetniemi
Edmund F. Tremblay
Margaret e. Zirker
Olivia Cerf
Joe Sullivan
Janice Walsh
Jeanne McAndrews
David A Kourtz
Gary & Jane Snoonian
Rosemary Connors Botto
Michael J Bibilos
Charles N Faulstich Jr
Leslie A Landry
Gabriel T. Gagliano
Paul MC Andrews
Susan A Hollingshead
Anthony L Santagate
Forrest G. Tiedeman
The Melrose Emergency Fund depends entirely on donations from the public, and every penny goes to direct aid to Melrose residents. Established in 1996 by Mayor Lyons’ administration after 25 families were displaced by fires, the MEF accepts donations for the purpose of providing relief to resident families found in emergency need, with a focus on ensuring basic needs including food, rent, and utilities are met. There are no overhead costs because city staff administer the funds as part of their regular duties. All funds collected go directly to helping Melrose residents in need.
To donate, send a check to Melrose Emergency Fund, Mayor's Office, 562 Main St., Melrose, MA 02176, or bring it directly to the Mayor's Office on the second floor of City Hall. Checks should be made out to the City of Melrose, with "Melrose Emergency Fund" in the memo line. Contributions may also be made through the City of Melrose Online Bill Payments web page, www.cityofmelrose.org/payments. For questions regarding the Emergency Fund, call (781) 979-4440.
To learn more about the campaign, and how the Melrose community can help keep the Melrose Emergency Fund going, visit https://www.cityofmelrose.org/50kbytheHoliday.
Melrose community members experiencing a financial emergency can contact the Council on Aging at 781-665-4304 or visit https://www.cityofmelrose.org/emergencyfund to fill out an inquiry or complete an application. All applications are confidential.