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The Americans’ Changing Lives study is the oldest, ongoing national study of social, psychological and behavioral factors in health. Researchers from the National Institute on Aging started with a representative cross-section of the U.S. population in 1986 and have followed those participants for the past 25 years. ACL is the first—but certainly not the only—study to determine that: Volunteerism and giving is good for your physical and mental health. Making charitable donations triggers the brain’s reward center, the same way food and sex do; researchers call it a “helper’s high.”
Officers Phillip F. Stambaugh PReSIdeNT
Marsha Egan VICe PReSIdeNT
Joe Hale VICe PReSIdeNT
VICe PReSIdeNT
Melissa Philbrick VICe PReSIdeNT
Victoria McManus TReASUReR
Happy Wheelers
Sue Ottison SeCReTARy
Trustees Jim Bennett Ann Colgrove Marsha Egan William H. Frist, M.D. Joe Hale Ellen Hoeffel Tucker Holland The Rev. Gary Klingsporn Zeldy Lyman Tom Maggs Marsha Reis Kotalac Victoria McManus Susan Chase Ottison Magdalena Padzik Melissa Philbrick Geoff Smith Phillip F. Stambaugh
Advisory Committee Dan Drake Robert Felch Peggy Gifford Wade Greene Eileen McGrath Richard Oman John Penrose Lynn Petrasch Michael Varbalow Mimi Young
Margaretta S. Andrews exeCUTIVe dIReCTOR
Jeanne Miller Kathryn Kennedy Photos: Eileen Powers
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INVeSTING IN NANTUCkeT—TOdAy ANd TOMORROW
Marsha Kotalac
Staff
Give your passion a purpose!
NeWS Photos: Kathryn Ken nedy
Giving is good for your health!
Board of Trustees
FUNDS
When CFNan Board Member Marsha Kotalac has an idea, she puts all of her energy and enthusiasm to work! Throughout the summer and early fall, Marsha orchestrated the wildly successful 1st Annual Community Grants Raffle which raised over $12,000 for our Community Grants Fund. She collaborated with local businesses to create prize packages that offered something for everyone from restaurants and retail, health and fitness, to travel and entertainment— even a year of trash removal. The list of local » Marsha Kotalac and businesses who participated was long and Town Crier Eric Goddard diverse, and inspires us to remember the needs in the community vary as widely as the list of donors. Over 500 people purchased tickets for the raffle and many had stories to tell about nonprofits that were helped by these grants. This raffle initiative not only brought in much needed funds for this year’s Community Grants, but equally as important, Marsha and her team worked tirelessly to raise awareness about The Foundation. We thank Marsha for her superb effort and countless hours of hard work!
F A L L 2013
RAFFLE
Community Grants Raffle
40 Sherburne Commons, #117 P. O. Box 204 Nantucket, MA 02554 p 508 825 9993 f 508 228 4098 info@cfnan.org
A creative idea and the fund that made it a reality Last Valentine’s day, Darcy Creech watched a video online about true love that inspired her to jump into action to improve the lives of elderly island residents by bringing special bicycles to Nantucket that accommodate wheelchairs. Through her involvement with the Friends of Our Island Home, who have also created a fund with the Foundation, darcy was familiar with the particular needs of that population. She felt strongly that everyone should have the opportunity to be outside enjoying the beauty of the island and getting some fresh air. darcy reached out to the Community Foundation for Nantucket to think-tank options to fund her idea for Nantucket Wheelers. When she realized that a specific fund could easily—and quickly—be created for the project, she set one up immediately. That afternoon, she began to promote the fund and created an online giving profile with Indigogo, aiming to raise $35,000 in 35 days. The support for the program exceeded expectations and over $40,000 was raised! In a very short amount of time, the Nantucket Wheelers became a reality. darcy was able to purchase three duet bicycles and through a collaboration with don Allen Auto Center and the enthusiasm of 12 trained volunteers, Nantucket Wheelers has been touring wheelchair-bound and elderly residents around the Island’s bike paths for several weeks. It has been so incredibly popular with the residents of Our Island Home that additional volunteers are being trained so that they can offer more rides to more residents.
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» Darcy Creech with a volunteer rider and two happy Wheelers!
Setting up our fund through the Community Foundation for Nantucket gave us the extraordinary opportunity to devote our time and energy solely to fundraising and implementation, rather than on board meetings, paperwork, and filings with the state, while still allowing our sponsors and donors to make a tax free contribution. Our collaboration with CFN also gave us credibility, and a distinct advantage over other charities that were also looking for funding.
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—Darcy Creech