EVENT TIMELINE: 5 PM: Streets closed off to traffic & parking 6 PM: Music Stages Open (See below) 6:15 PM: The Red Trousers 7:10 PM: Cape Ann Dancers at Hancock & Main 8:00 PM: The Red Trousers
MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY STAGE:
The West End: Sponsored by Institution for Savings 6 PM: Riley Hunt Duo 8 PM: Adria Smith Trio
Cape Ann Savings Bank Stage: Sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank 6 PM: Kicked Off the Bus 8 PM: Sea Dragons
The East End: Sponsored by BankGloucester 6 PM: Livin’ on Luck 8 PM: Arnie Rosen with Gary Tepolt on Woodwinds
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Back to Essex this week for Margarita Monday at the Blue Marlin Grille on Eastern Ave. I ordered the house Margarita which was very refreshing on that warm afternoon. Jim ordered the seafood platter and I had the Cajun Chicken Wrap ( barely a hint of Cajun but still tasty and filling). We brought quite a bit of the seafood home with us. Service is always efficient and I love that they offer warm bread.
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Wellspring House received a wonderful surprise earlier this week – a $50,000 unrestricted gift from the Cummings Foundationthrough its “Making a Difference Dollars” program which recognizes grantee organizations for exceptional community impact.
The nomination came from longtime Foundation volunteers who visited Wellspring this spring to learn about the organization’s new digital literacy program, embedded in our ESOL classes. In its first year, the program provided 111 computers and 70 internet hotspots to students at no cost – because English proficiency and technology skills together open the door to economic mobility. The volunteers were so moved by what they saw and so attuned to the financial challenges a program like this can face, that they recommended Wellspring for this additional support, presenting the award to President and Executive Director Melissa Dimond on July 13.
Cummings Foundation Site Volunteers Barbara Layne and Betsy Harper presenting Wellspring House’s President Melissa Dimond a check for $50K for its work throughout the North Shore
What struck them most, they shared, was Wellspring’s deep commitment to meeting each person where they are and helping them find their own financial footing, whatever challenges stand in the way.
“This was a wonderful and very generous surprise,” said Dimond. “We are very grateful to the Cummings Foundation for their ongoing support and belief in our work.”
The gift builds on the Foundation’s generous, multi-year investment in Wellspring in support of helping families and individuals achieve financial stability. The Cummings Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston and beyond, and its continued partnership recognizes Wellspring’s impact throughout the community.
Because the Cummings Foundation’s Make a Difference Dollars are unrestricted, Wellspring can make strategic decisions, respond to emerging barriers, and sustain innovations like the digital literacy program. With the Cummings Foundation’s continued partnership, Wellspring will expand access to education, job training, and career pathways, helping more North Shore families achieve the financial security they deserve.
To learn more about Wellspring’s programs — or to join the Cummings Foundation in supporting this work — visit wellspringhouse.org
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