The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund Committee has just completed 46 years of helping our Neighbors In Need. The committee had a another busy and challenging year in 2015 but we were able to take care of 40 residents in Pelham throughout the year for rent, heat, electricity, food and other household expenses amounting to $26,617. During the Christmas season, we coordinated our 26th Annual Sponsor-A-Child Program where residents in town purchase gifts for the children. We were able to provided toys, clothing and food to 24 families including 42 children. The Salem Elks provided food for 12 families in Pelham and we thank them for their support. During the year, we awarded two $2500 scholarships to high school seniors who had a financial need and had been accepted to a college and over the past sixteen years we have awarded 21 scholarships amounting to $52,500. Our fundraisers included the 22nd Annual Golf Tournament and the 46th Annual Christmas Drive. We also received donations throughout the year from individuals, families, churches, schools, organizations and the business community. These donations and our fundraisers have made it possible for us to provide financial assistance to our Pelham residents throughout the year for household expenses. We would like to thank the various organizations who helped collect food and cash donations at the Pelham Plaza which included: The American Legion Post 100, The John Hargreaves Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10722, St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council 6902, the Pelham Firefighters Association and the Cub Scouts Pack 25. We would also like to thank the management at Hannaford for their support and cooperation in helping to make our Annual Christmas Drive a huge success and to all the sponsors who brought the true meaning of Christmas to our Neighbors In Need. A special thank you to Karen Genoter who does an excellent job of taking care of our website and makes all the changes that we request throughout the year and to Steve Ziokas who takes care of our annual state and federal tax returns. I would like to share with you a card that we received along with a substantial donation from a woman who we have helped in the past. She wanted us to use her donation to help a family who was in need of assistance. She went on to say that without organizations like the Pelham Good Neighbor Fund who helped her and the family get through a difficult financial situation and with their hard work and the Grace of God, the family is doing much better. I would like to personally thank Dawn Holdsworth who is the Welfare Administrator in Pelham. Dawn and I have worked together over the years in helping our less fortunate residents. The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund Committee is made up of fifteen volunteers who are dedicated and committed to helping our less fortunate residents in Pelham and your donations have allowed us to reach out to touch someone to let them know that we care. The committee would like to thank you for your support and we look forward to being of service to the community in the year 2016.

Frank Sullivan
President