Rangeley Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship continues mission in 2022

PHOTO: The Giving Tree is one of many local charities and organizations that benefits from Rangeley Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship fundraising. (Submitted photo)

RANGELEY — This past year Rangeley Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship group participated in two summer festivals in Rangeley, where handmade crafts, jams, and baked goods were sold. All the proceeds were donated to charity. Because of the increasing COVID-19 numbers in Maine, the annual Holly Fair was postponed. Despite it all, the organization was able to distribute donations to 19 organizations, with a large percentage benefitting people in the Rangeley community and region.
On Sunday, Dec. 19, the women of the Rangeley Congregational Church and the Women’s Fellowship community met via Zoom to distribute $7,000 to charity.
Some of the organizations that will receive money from the club’s proceeds are Rangeley Health Ride, Rangeley Meal Site, WRGY, The Giving Tree, Rangeley Public Library, Grandmother’s Purse, Little Mountain School, Rangeley Health & Wellness HELP/HARC & RSSF programs, RLRS mentoring program, Rangeley Fire Department Children’s Christmas Party, Arbor House, Safe Voices of Farmington, The Center for Grieving Children, Androscoggin Home + Healthcare, Farmington Animal Rescue and other national & international charities.
The Rangeley Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship’s participation in summer festivals and Holly Fair have generated proceeds that have benefitted many organizations for the past 27 years. Plans for 2022 are already underway. This year marks the 27th annual Holly Fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Nov. 19 at the Rangeley Congregational Church Barn. Purchases at the 2022 Strawberry & Blueberry Festivals and Holly Fair will help the group continue to help others.
‘With heartfelt gratitude, the Women’s Fellowship organization would like to thank the Rangeley community and the summer visitors who supported our efforts this past year,” club representatives said. “We are looking forward to 2022 and being able to continue this very important mission.”