Luau Thank You!
~ MAHALO ~
Mahalo to those that luau’d with the Save Popponesset Bay community this past Friday at our 21st Annual SPB Summer Fundraiser!
SPB raised $291,737! This is the most money ever raised for a SPB event! Our professional fundraising consultant is ecstatic with these results - noting the average for such programs is far, far lower. These funds will go towards the Longer, Wider, Deeper Popponesset Spit Restoration Project - a coastal resilience initiative. With 230 SPB supporters in attendance, we received tremendous energy and positive feedback from the event!
“Best event I’ve been to in years - a home run”
“Great to learn more about the strategy, I didn’t realize it was such an important project for the community”
“Highlight of the summer”
“You sold me - how much money do I need to donate?
(this quote is our favorite!)
We announced a $100k match campaign running through Labor Day Weekend. A group of generous donors have pledged to this match in efforts to make the Project a reality. Please consider supporting this campaign so we can double your contribution and cash in on this offer - every dollar raised between now and then contributes to this match!
If you are inspired by the work we are doing to execute the Longer, Wider, Deeper Spit Restoration Project please consider making a donation here. After 12 long years of effort and a budget of $4 million for the entire scope of the project, we are on a mission to raise ~$2.5 million dollars and need your help to get there. To learn more about the project click here.
A special thank you to those that made the luau happen:
Platinum Sponsors
Bloom Family, Hughes Family, Moskowitz Family, Perkins Family, Ross-Decter Family, Shanahan Family
Gold Sponsor
Ghublikian Family, New Seabury Marina (Chris & Devon Burden)
Silver Sponsors
Bosun's Marine (Jennifer Johnson), Brandt Family, Caiazzo Family, Florence Family, Giblin Family, Hadley Family, Mashpee Neck Marina (Tim & Criss Leedham), Moskowitz Family, Paglia-DeSutter Family, Skoler Family
Bronze Sponsors
Gershaw Family, Inns Family, Malloy Family, Schaffer Family
Band Sponsored by R.K. Fox Builders
Table centerpieces donated by The Wandering Florist, Brenda Maver (Popponesset)
Ukulele Volunteers: Nancy Sullivan, Al Toule, and Sue Shannon
Event Volunteers
Margaret Safford (event committee), Ellen Nadeau (event set up), Hannah Nadeau (event committee), Siena Liberatore (social media), Lou Ann Brancato (merch table), Donna Bonkowski (merch table), Katie Campbell (merch table), Mary Adams Oleksak (registration & set up), Noah Decter (registration), Aylit Blumenthal (registration), Joan Malloy (everything and anything), Janene Burke (event committee), Donna McDonald (event committee), and the SPB Board Members (all volunteers)
Thank you all for a wonderful evening and looking forward to breaking ground on the project come September!
~ Caroline Malloy, President of Save Popponesset Bay
