The event Feb. 11 raised $28,000 for Project GRACE.
Project GRACE, which stands for Granting Resources and Assistance through Community Effort, helps keep the heat on in for about 70 Scarborough homes each winter.
The 11th annual Project GRACE fuel rally on Feb. 11 was a town-wide effort to replenish the nonprofit’s coffers, with about a dozen community organizations working together to raise $28,000.
Live jazz music by the Hadacol Bouncers set a festive tone at Scarborough Town Hall. Ladies from the Lions Club and Bessey Commons nursing home sold baked goods, Friends of the Scarborough Public Library sold grab bags of books, and Project GRACE volunteers collected checks.
“We’re a local nonprofit that helps Scarborough residents who fall on hard times and need fuel assistance,” said board President Alberta Follansbee. “Maybe you just lost your job or have a sick family member. We try to help people who might not be covered by other services and who might otherwise be choosing between necessities like prescriptions and keeping their home comfortable, especially the elderly and families with small children. Our phones ring more often the higher the price of fuel, the lower the temperatures and the longer winter lingers.
