Dear Friend of the Pelican Intervention Fund, November 1, 2018
This month as we celebrate Thanksgiving and the Pelican Intervention Fund’ s Third Anniversary we have much for which we are grateful. In the past three years, with continued support and generosity of many individuals, businesses and organizations we have:
- Raised over $200,000
- Funded 35 local men and women for recovery
- Achieved recognition as the 2018 Non -Profit Organization of the Year by the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce
- Received the Asset Builders Award
- Accepted the Unsung Heroines of Massachusetts Award from the Massachusetts House of Representatives
For 2019, through the efforts of Representative James Kelcourse, PIF secured a $15,000 earmark in the FY19 Massachusetts state budget to combat the disease of addiction. These highlights affirm the need for the work we do as well as the generosity and care of the communities we serve. We have been blessed by your tremendous response to requests to support local men and women with financial need on their journey from addiction to recovery. Your donations have funded 35 placements in long term 12 Step based residential treatment. You have provided the opportunity for these individuals seeking sobriety to reclaim their lives by deep healing over time through working the 12 step program. The best way to thank you is to hear how your generosity and care for those struggling with the disease of addiction can impact a life. The words of one grateful recipient funded in 2016 articulates this well.