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How Emmaus is Responding to the COVID-19 Health Crisis
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A Plea from Emmaus' Leader
Jeanine Murphy
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your generous support of Emmaus and your commitment to those we serve. I joined the staff of Emmaus in 1988 and became executive director in 2001. Throughout my tenure I have always turned to you, our valued supporters, for help in times of need.
I need your help NOW
! Emmaus is on the front lines of the COVID-19 health crisis. We project a $150,000 shortfall through June 30, 2020 due to unforeseen COVID-19 related expenses combined with lost revenues from our canceled spring gala.
How is Emmaus coping with the Coronavirus outbreak? As you know, with your help we have cared for our community's most vulnerable members -homeless families and single adults - every single day for more than three decades. Right now I am doing everything possible to ensure their safety and advocate for their most basic human rights.
My dedicated employees are placing themselves in harm's way to shelter, house, and care for adults and children who have nowhere else to turn. Like every other place, I am scrambling for personal protective equipment, disinfecting supplies, and alternative housing options for those we serve when needed. I am very grateful that so many of you, our valued volunteers and donors, have stepped up to help us in a myriad of ways - making monetary gifts, cooking meals, and donating food, paper goods, cleaning supplies, and toiletries. To learn more about our response to COVID-19, please visit EmmausInc.org/covid-19-crisis.
To be honest, what Emmaus needs most right now is monetary donations.
Please view the info sheet that includes all the ways that you can support us right now. I am asking you to give generously to Emmaus so that we can keep caring for and protecting those we serve. You can give online at EmmausInc.org by clicking on the "Donate Now" sunshine button, your can simply click here. or you can mail a check to Emmaus, PO Box 568, Haverhill, MA 01831.
Thank you for all your support, now and always. Be well.
Yours in service to the Homeless,
Jeanine T. Murphy
Jeanine T. Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
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Thank you to all who are supporting Emmaus during this unprecedented time. We are working day and night to keep those in our care, and our valued staff, safe. Please click above to watch the video.
Emmaus also thanks the following businesses, individuals and faith communities for their tremendous support during this time. This is just a small listing of all who have come to our need.
Monetary Gifts
The following have pledged money to Emmaus' COVID-19 Relief Fund:
West Parish Church (Andover)--$1,000
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Director of Program Operations Al Hanscom and Volunteer and Gifts In-Kind Manager Denise Arnold with the Hannaford donation. Hannaford in Hampstead donates 4 times a week to Emmaus! |
George C. Wadleigh Foundation-$25,000
Anonymous Donor-$30,000
Plus dozens of other individuals who have answered our call!
In-Kind Gifts
Boy Scout Troup 87 Groveland
Raff's Cafe
And the many others who have donated food, meals, paper goods, toiletries and gift cards. We are so grateful for you!
Other
Pedalin' Fools mobile bicycle service is donating a portion of its sales to Emmaus.
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Until further notice, we have instituted new procedures for dropping off donations at Emmaus effective as of March 25, 2020. Thank you for your understanding.
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Spread the Word--Help Raise Money for Emmaus!
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"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
Share our message with your family and friends!
Create a Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Page and share it on your social media accounts.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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Emmaus' Spring Gala Canceled
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It is with a heavy heart that Emmaus has made the tough decision to cancel our 2020 annual gala, "Stepping out with the Valley Stars."
We realize that when restrictions on social distancing are finally lifted, there will be an abundance of postponed charity galas as well as family celebrations like weddings and graduations. We do not want to create more stress on our supporters, like you, by adding
 another event to your plates.
As part of our development strategy to close the significant gap we will have by not holding this event and by the unanticipated COVID-19 expenditures, we will have an expanded onlilne auciton and virtual event in early June (exact date TBD). We are optimistic that the crisis will have subsided a bit by then, or at leasdt we will have adjusted to the "new normal."
If you had purchased tickets, sponsored the evenet, or purchased an ad in our program book, we hope that you will consider your support as a donation to Emmaus. Your contirbution will go toward our current efforts of keeping people safe during this unprecidented health crisis.
We understand if you are not able to do this. Please reach out to Margot Regan at 978-241-3425 or at
margot@emmausinc.org to discuss this further.
Please save the date for next year's "Stepping Out with the Valley Stars"--Saturday, April 10, 2021!
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