Published December 21, 2018
MELROSE — Donations to the Melrose Emergency Fund approached $35,000 this week, as the holiday fundraiser continues. “I continue to be overwhelmed by the donations we have received, and the many kind words that come with them,” said Mayor Gail Infurna. “Many people drop off their donations in person or include a card with a holiday greeting, which is a nice tradition. I love how people are bringing the holiday spirit to our office along with their gifts.”
The purpose of the Emergency Fund is to provide one-time help to Melrose residents experiencing financial emergencies. Most of the help the fund provides is basic needs—food, fuel, and utilities. The fund depends entirely on donations from the public, and every penny goes to direct aid to Melrose residents. There is no overhead, because city staff administers the fund as part of their regular duties. All applications are confidential.
Recent donors to the Emergency Fund include:
• Annabelle Shields
• Robert and Lisa Jamison
• Joanne and Leonard Colasanti
• Stephen and Deborah Anderson
• Nancy Schurian
• Barbara Perry
• Beverly Krusemark
• Carol Bryant
• George and Lise Morrison
• Cheryl Murphy, in honor of Carole and Gerry Walsh
• George and Siobhan Haldeman
• Kathy and Bob Rotondi
• Donald and Laura McCracken
• The School Nurses of Melrose, in honor of Dr. Alan Woolf
• Jerold and Donna Larsson
• Janet and Henry Murphy
• Barbara and Brian Musselman
• Marco and Eleanor Marchi
• Patricia and Paul Reynolds
• Gail Berg
• Michael McCormack, Kells Craft Construction
• David and Kathleen Lacey
• James B. Lane
• Robert Hughes
• Thomas and Lorraine Rossi
• Ronald and Charlene Weekley
• Kathleen Walsh
• Melrose Emblem Club #89
• The Hammar Family
• Ellen Crocker
• Robert and Susan Walsh
• Robert Carlton and Brian Souza
• David and Maureen Kourtz
• The Irwin Family, in memory of Bill Irwin
• Robert Christiansen
• Michele Ford Guihan
• Ann M. Delaney, in memory of Bob Delaney
• Paul Tremblay, Jr., and Susan Wood
• Mary Werler and Gary Pzegeo
• Judy Harris, in loving memory and honor of Eva Wilbye
• Anthony and Joanne Santagate
• Carol Roberts and family, in memory of George Roberts
• James and Ellen Herrington
• Frederick and Gale Babin
• Judy and Bob Emery, in memory of William Emery
• Penny Jones and Chris DeMayo
• Linda Matarazzo
• Thomas and Teresa Kasprzak
• Jeff Berlin
• Susan and Edward Hollingshead
• Mary Edwards
• The 200 Club
• Karen Harvey-Wilkes
• The Family of Patrick Ruzzo
• John and Christine Vetere, in memory of James and Louise Barnes
• James Keane and Tanis Houseman
• Anthony and Judith Pecci
• Barbara and Michael Cassavoy
• Shelley Draper
• Eileen Lynch and Linda Lynch Shaughnessy
• Linda Croke-DiPietro
• Erin Tighe Morgan and Sheila Tighe
• Charles and Jana Gimenez
• Charles Sheridan
• Alan and Linda Woolf
• Donald and Janice Bissex
• Evelyn Gladu and Elizabeth Spear
• Keith Bowden and Barbara White
• Gary Broberg
• Ainsley Donaldson
• John Calabro and Agusta Agustsson
• Nancy McLellan
• Charles Wasgatt and Catherine Curtis
To make a donation, 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. For more information about the fund, call 781-979-4440.
