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Kennebunk committee keeps cots-and-blankets fundraiser on the table after YCEMA says 400 cots available
Summary
Mary Naples raised possible fundraising for shelter cots and blankets; committee learned York County Emergency Management Agency has 400 cots and asked David Lounsbury to check how often Kennebunk has opened overnight shelters. Committee noted a 501(c)(3) will be required to run a formal fundraiser and suggested the Kennebunk Rotary Foundation or Chamber of Commerce as options.
Committee member Mary Naples asked whether the group should continue considering a cots-and-blankets fundraiser for local shelters, citing a suggestion from Chief Cooper.
Members were told that the York County Emergency Management Agency (YCEMA) has 400 cots available. The committee assigned community member David Lounsbury to follow up with YCEMA to determine how many times Kennebunk has opened an overnight emergency shelter and to report back.
Members noted that running a formal fundraiser would require a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor; the Kennebunk Rotary Foundation or the Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce were suggested as possible vehicles. The committee agreed to keep the idea under consideration for future action but did not launch a fundraiser at the Feb. 17 meeting.
