Dorcas Society steps up
The Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton has donated $8,500 to help feed and keep people warm this coming winter.
The society presented a $3,500 check to the town to aid its “Keep the Heat On” assistance program along with $2,500 each to the Buxton Food Cupboard and the Community Food Co-op.
President Catherine Lamson announced the donations Nov. 18 at Richard and Beverly Atkinson’s Brewster Mansion at Tory Hill where the society holds its annual fairs that include a concert and a car show.
With an eye on the approaching winter, Lamson said heat and food are most important. “We don’t want people to suffer,” she said.
The Dorcas Society is a women’s charitable and literary organization that famed children’s author Kate Douglas Wiggin founded in 1897.
Touch-A-Truck rescheduled
The free annual holiday Touch-A-Truck, originally scheduled for Nov. 27 but postponed because of rain, will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Public Works on Portland Road.
The event includes lighted fire engines, trucks and police cruisers along with a tree lighting at 6 p.m. with hot cocoa, candy canes, cotton candy and popcorn.
Canned goods will be collected for the town’s food pantries.
GoFundMe for resident
The GoFundMe page for Wendy Plummer reached $225 as of Nov. 29 up from $125 on Nov. 17.
The town has ordered Plummer, a disabled widow, to remove her mobile home from her property by Jan. 1. The Select Board in November determined her home was a dangerous building.
To donate, visit gofundme.com/f/5t6abd-help-this-family-keep-their-home.
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