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The Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association (MRLDA) recently gathered for their 123rd annual meeting where Tony Shepley of Shepley Wood Products was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. ....
Several Cape organizations have stepped up with donations to the Housing Assistance Corporation s Workforce Relief Fund, just as the state s eviction moratorium is expected to be lifted at the end of the month. The corporation recently received $80,000 in donations to the fund, which offers money to help keep residents struggling to pay their rent or mortgaged housed during the pandemic. Created when COVID-19 first started to affect the region, the fund offers one-time emergency assistance payments to year-round residents who are experiencing a gap between their incomes and eligibility requirements for governmental programs. The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation donated $50,000, the Cape and Islands Association of Realtors donated $20,000 and Shepley Wood Products donated nearly $10,000 to the fund. Barnstable Brewing also kicked in money from sales of its Civic Rent lager. ....
Corporate gifts bolster Housing Assistance Workforce Housing Relief Fund Donation arrives as eviction moratorium due to expire The Barnstable Patriot HYANNIS – A gift of $50,000 from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, $20,000 from the Cape and Islands Association of REALTORS, and nearly $10,000 from Shepley Wood Products and Barnstable Brewing from their Civic Rent lager have given a boost to the financial resources provided by Housing Assistance Corporation to help vulnerable renters, facing the possibility of eviction, stay in their homes. The winter season on Cape Cod is always a hard time for our local workforce to stay afloat, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this problem of our seasonal economy. Workers who would have picked up extra jobs and shifts over the summer to save for the winter months did not have the opportunity to do so this year. ....