Editorial: Making an Impact Through Giving
Troop leaders Dawn Dinnan (left) and Jen Tolley (right) were joined by scouts Phoebe Pressman (from left), Madison Westover, Maddie Vlacich, Bari-Lynn Santos, Carly Dinnan and Cassandra Wells in delivering cookies. At Housing Assistance Corporation, we see generosity from people [...]
Southport Supports Carriage House
Carriage House's Laurie Ronayne (middle) with Southport's Laurel Samuels (from left), Judy Phillips, Nancy DiFinizio and Cheryl Piesco. In May, roughly 20 Southport residents took to the runway, modeling spring and summer fashion as part of an event that raised [...]
Donor Spotlight: Jim Hinkle & Roy Hammer
Since 1994, Roy Hammer (left) and Jim Hinkle have been supporting HAC as a way to make an impact at the local level. Nearly 14 years ago, Jim Hinkle and Roy Hammer decided to close their art gallery, Cummaquid Fine [...]
Barnstable Teen Has Passion for Helping Others
Perhaps it’s in her nature or perhaps it’s been ingrained in her by her mother Kathy Carter, a family advocate at Cape Cod Child Development, but either way Barnstable High School senior Allison Carter has long had a propensity to [...]
A Gift of Hope
Over the past two years, Matthew Sullivan of West Bridgewater has collected donations from his friends, family and customers at MAD Boot Camps in Marshfield. He takes those donations and uses them to provide a holiday meal as well as [...]
Monthly Angel House Dinners
Ron Winner (middle) and his wife Wendy (right) have helped organize monthly dinners at Angel House with the help of their friends. It started with a taco dinner in January and continued with a turkey dinner, with all the fixings, [...]
Donor Spotlight: Tony Shepley
In 1978, Tony Shepley opened the doors to his new company, Shepley Wood Products, in Hyannis. With little experience in business – he had moved to the Cape eight years earlier, making his living as a musician in a rock [...]
Osterville Church Gives Back to Angel House
Mary Beebe (from left), Anne Minor and Robert Bartholomay recently helped paint one of the rooms at Angel House as a way to give back to our clients. On the last Thursday in January, staff at HAC’s Angel House shelter [...]
Donor Spotlight: Carolyn Crowell
Carolyn Crowell knitting at her home in Sandwich. Over the years, her handmade mittens have made their way onto the hands of clients in our family shelters. This past October, Carolyn Crowell celebrated her 91st birthday. When asked what the [...]
Holiday Giving: A Birthday Wish
Throughout the year, our donors give to our clients in a variety of ways. That giving is always magnified during the holiday season. The following are a few of the heartwarming stories of how those young and old, local businesses, [...]
Holiday Giving: Realtors Give Back
Cape Cod & Island's Associaton of Realtors Patricia Pry (left) real estate agents joined Sarah Lapsley (second from right) and her husband Gregory Martin in dropping off donations to HAC's Mary LeClair last month. For the fourth straight year, the [...]
Holiday Giving: No Yankee Swap
Cindy (left) and Tess Dooley with a few of the presents they collected for our families in need last month. Instead of their annual Yankee Swap, Fred, Cindy and Tess Dooley of Marstons Mills convinced their family to forego the [...]
Osterville Men’s Club Give Back to Angel House
Osterville Men’s Club President John Caney (from left) joined fellow members Paul Ruane and his brother Jim Ruane in donating their time to beautify HAC’s Angel house shelter at the end of October. At the end of October, Tim Moran, [...]