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Because you gave $32,000...
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Donors Respond to Urgent Marginal Way Appeal
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Several months ago we announced an emergency appeal for funds to assist in the effort to repair the Devil's Kitchen site along the Marginal Way. Through the overwhelming response from more than 260 private, individual donors we have raised $32,000 toward our goal of $50,000, our share of the total estimated cost of $150,000. However, we still are short of our target.
For those who have not yet contributed, you may donate here.(link)
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Devil's Kitchen Chasm Walls Need Immediate Repair
As a result of very serious storm damage to a section of the Marginal Way, your help is greatly needed to repair it. For years, the area known as "Devil's Kitchen," the hairpin turn between Lobster Point and the high knoll, has been worn down by storm water runoff and ocean waves. Several supporting boulders have dropped to the ocean floor and wave action has eroded the banks of the chasm wall, threatening the head wall with collapse.
 This critical section of the Marginal Way, near the Josiah Chase plaque, must be repaired to ensure its long-term viability and pedestrian safety. Architects will design a new rock foundation to support the chasm walls and boulder underpinnings. Repair costs could exceed $150,000.
Work must begin within the next few months.
Please help the Marginal Way Preservation Fund continue our mission to provide urgent and long-term funding assistance to the Town of Ogunquit in order to preserve the Marginal Way for future generations.
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Own Your Own Piece of the
Marginal Way
Marginal Way friends now have reserved half of the available 25 lines on the second bronze Recognition Plaque. Ten total plaques are available for a combined 250 family inscriptions.
 | | Donors Ken and Elizabeth Wilson at the Dedication of Plaque One. |
You may reserve a line with a tax-deductible donation of $2,500 [or $10,000 to contribute the full amount]. Balances are due once the plaque is full.
If you send a deposit by June 15, we will send you a small "piece of the rock" -- a sample of the granite cut from the six-ton stone, now in place near Bench #32 on the Marginal Way. This is the LAST Recognition Plaque area on the Marginal Way permitted by the Ogunquit Select Board.
Thank you for helping us achieve our annual revenue goals for Ogunquit's Marginal Way.
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MWPF Surveys Local Business Owners for Helpful Feedback
We want to hear from you!
The Marginal Way Preservation Fund plans to interview selected business owners in June to learn how we can better help preserve the Marginal Way and support local businesses.
While this not a fundraising effort, we hope to learn things from your perspective that will help us do that job better as well.
Thanks for helping!
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Would you prefer to donate monthly?
Our sustaining members give monthly to the Marginal Way Preservation Fund, with a recurring credit card contribution. We then send them an annual tax receipt letter summarizing the 12 months of giving.
One family has been giving this way for four years! Thank you, Brian & Julie!
There is no minimum monthly contribution. In this way, we are better able to plan next year's Endowment contribution!
We will assist you in setting this up on your end. Please contact us at info@marginalwayfund.org.
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Legacy Society
Secure the Future of the Marginal Way
The Marginal Way Legacy Society is a giving program that honors and celebrates generous supporters who have made a commitment to preserve and protect Ogunquit's spectacular footpath through a planned, or deferred, gift.
Estate Planning for the Marginal Way
These future gifts contribute to the growth of the Marginal Way's Endowment Fund and will benefit future generations of Ogunquit visitors.
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Site of Our August 17 Garden Party
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Let us know what stories you would like to see in our E-News.
Sincerely,
Catherine Palmer, Executive Director
Marginal Way Preservation Fund
cpalmer@marginalwayfund.org
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SAVE THE DATES!
Annual Meeting -
The public is invited to our Annual Meeting on Friday, July 11, at noon, at the Beachmere Inn in Ogunquit.
A Garden Party
to Celebrate the Marginal Way
The Marginal Way Preservation Fund will host our "Garden Party Celebrating the Marginal Way" on Sunday, August 17, from 4-7 p.m., at the home of John & Cynthia Phinney, 14 Sandy Point Road, Ogunquit.
 | | Artist Henry Strater on the Marginal Way |
Enjoy walking the grounds and take in the exceptional views that inspired the paintings of celebrated Ogunquit artist Henry Strater.
You might even take one of his beautiful paintings home!
If you or your business could sponsor volunteers attending this event, or donate an auction item to help preserve the Marginal Way, please contact Catherine Palmer, 207.604.4884.
We will include your business name in our invitations and posters.
Early reservations are recommended as space is limited!
Come meet our gourmet caterer, Andrea Lagzdins, who trained with Julia Child, Jacques Pepin and Odette Berry and hails from two of Boston's biggest catering companies!
$125 per person.
Send checks to MWPF, P.O. Box 1455, Ogunquit, ME 03907-1455. Or...
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 Friends Plaque This new plaque was installed on the Marginal Way in March and separates the ten family Recognition Plaques placed on the six-ton granite stones. We thank you ALL. There are only ten spots left on Plaque Two, which will be dedicated in the Fall. |
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