OGUNQUIT — Marginal Way Preservation Fund Executive Director Catherine Palmer recently presented a check in the amount of $1,415.47 to Helen Horn, chairwoman of Ogunquit’s Marginal Way Committee.
“These are tax-deductible contributions from visitors placed in the blue donation boxes on the Marginal Way,” said Palmer. “Our board would like the town committee to have this money to continue to maintain and beautify our timeless footpath.”
Horn, who has headed the eight-member Marginal Way Committee since 2006, added, “When residents and visitors spontaneously donate, after walking the Marginal Way, they are saying, ”˜Thank you for the beautiful pathway and for the effort to assure that it will always be here.’”
The MWPF was organized in 2010 as the nonprofit fundraising organization to prepare for the next costly storm.
“This relieves taxpayer burden in the wake of great damage to the Marginal Way,” Palmer said.
Fundraising efforts for the Marginal Way have included donor recognition plaques, membership drives and charity events.
For more information, call 641-2200 or go to marginalwayfund.org.
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