Gallo Gives Foundation awards $15K in community donations
As part of its continual effort to make a difference in the community in which it lives and serves, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gallo Realty’s Gallo Gives Foundation awarded its 2020 third-quarter donations to Lighthouse for Broken Wings, Zoë Ministries, Nemours Fund for Children’s Health, Cape Henlopen Senior Center, Boardwalk Buddy Walk Fund, Cape Community Fund, New Life Thrift Shop, Special Olympics Delaware, Developing Artist Collaboration and the Food Bank of Delaware. The total donated this quarter was $14,000. An additional $1,000 completed a five-year pledge to Special Olympics Delaware.
Lighthouse for Broken Wings received $2,000. The nonprofit works with the homeless and continues to increase its impact in eastern Sussex County. Founded three years ago by a nurse, Lighthouse for Broken Wings is designed to help people experiencing homelessness get back on their feet and integrate back into society. Personal counseling, lifestyle and health coaching, and community service are some of the program components. Lighthouse volunteers work with each individual until they can support themselves and be autonomous. To help support this cause, contact Toni Short at Lighthouseforbrokenwings@gmail.com.
Zoë Ministries Inc. received $2,000 specifically for the residential aftercare of Hannah’s House. The mission of Zoë Ministries is to provide safety, healing and advocacy in Delaware for those impacted or potentially impacted by sex trafficking. It will be opening a safe home in 2021 for juvenile female sex-trafficking survivors ages 12-17. The home will provide long-term residential living and care. Each resident will have a case plan with wraparound services to meet her needs. Every case plan will include individualized therapy and trauma counseling, equine therapy and mentorship, medical services, education, legal aid, employment and life skills, and spiritual studies if desired. To assist or learn more about this cause, go to zoe-delaware.org/services/safe-house.html.
The Nemours Fund for Children's Health received $2,000 for its new Milford location. The fund builds and nurtures relationships with individuals and organizations that wish to advance the mission of Nemours through philanthropy. Thanks to the generosity of the founder, Alfred I. du Pont, 100 percent of every contribution goes to support patient care, biomedical research, and prevention and education initiatives. To contribute or learn more about Nemours, go to nemours.org.
The Cape Henlopen Senior Center Inc. was given $2,000. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for area senior citizens by adding life to years and years to life. Within Rehoboth, Lewes and surrounding areas, the senior population is growing, and center membership now exceeds 1,200. For more information or to donate, go to capehenlopenseniorcenter.org.
The Boardwalk Buddy Walk Fund received $2,000. The fund was established to create a community where people with Down syndrome, or any cognitive disorder, can live, learn, work and play. Each year, supporters walk the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk to raise awareness of the special qualities of individuals with Down syndrome and the need to include them in communities. To help with the annual walk or learn more about the organization, go to ds-stride.org/boardwalkbuddywalk.
The Cape Community Fund was given $2,000. In 2014, members of the Lewes High School Class of 1969 became aware of a classmate suffering from a prolonged illness which led to a catastrophic financial situation. Recognizing this need, members came together to raise funds to assist their classmate. As a result of that one case, awareness was acknowledged for the need to assist others in times of crisis within the local community, and the all-volunteer organization was formed. To learn more about its efforts, go to capecommunityfund.org.
The New Life Thrift Shop received $1,000. The shop is a major source of funding for the Lewes-Rehoboth Association of Churches, a charitable organization that returns 100 percent of proceeds to the community. LRAC is a voluntary collaboration of churches in and around Rehoboth Beach and Lewes. To learn more about the shop and donate, go to newlifeofdelaware.org.
Food Bank of Delaware was given $500. Its mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need and facilitate long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty through community education and advocacy. It provides low- and no-cost food to qualified feeding programs throughout the greater Delaware region; informs the greater Delaware community about hunger issues and food security; mobilizes support for anti-hunger efforts; trains and empowers under- and unemployed individuals to fill positions within the food service, warehousing/logistics and agricultural industries; and develops and implements statewide nutrition programs to assist low-income families, individuals and children. To support the Food Bank of Delaware, go to fbd.org.
The Developing Artist Collaboration received $500. The donation was allocated to the Sip and Shop event, a pop-up holiday happening in Dewey Beach. The group is a nonprofit whose artists and volunteers partner with schools and at-risk groups to create art therapy-type initiatives as well as murals and beautification projects. It provides artists with resources, career-building tools, and an innovative space for collaboration. Their purpose is not to serve a population, but to serve a community. To learn more and to donate, go to developingarts.org.
