An anonymous donor has offered to donate FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) to the Marginal Way Preservation Fund if we can match the same amount by June 1.  We are half-way there! Please help us earn this generous gift and double the contribution at the same time! One, or several members, can provide the match.  Please write “match” on your check or include a note if you use PayPal or a credit card online.  Thank you!

Your gold will be weighed and evaluated and Party of Gold will make a 15% donation from its profits, not from your payment. For example, if the event for the day pays out $5,000 for all gold and silver that was evaluated, the MWPF would receive $750 after you have been paid.

For more information, contact jenniferS@partyofgold.com.  They accept all colors and karats of gold, platinum and sterling silver.  Tarnished items welcomed.

From left: Wally Kallenback of Perkins Real Estate, Ogunquit; Catherine Palmer, Executive Director of the Marginal Way Preservation Fund; Claire Bigbee of Dietz Associates in Kennebunk, and Michael Jones, also of Perkins Real Estate. More than $31,624 in donations were generated at Bintliff's Restaurant's Third Annual Best Meatloaf Competition. Thank you volunteers!

OGUNQUIT, ME. – Volunteers raised $31,624 to help preserve the Marginal Way ocean walk, according to the nonprofit organization.

“Large donations came from New Hampshire and New Jersey before we even opened the doors at the event,” said Catherine Palmer, executive director of the Marginal Way Preservation Fund, a nonprofit public charity.

The third annual “Best Meatloaf in Ogunquit Contest,” at Bintliff’s Restaurant, also featured 65 locally donated gifts and prizes, she said.

Judges tasted 21 meatloaves and awarded the first prize ribbon to Claire Bigbee, of Wells, who included figs and feta cheese in her recipe. Second prize went to Michael Jones of Perkins Real Estate, who used leeks to flavor his entry. Jacqui Grant of Almost Home Inn in Ogunquit won third place.

Others who volunteered at the event were Janice Kirshner, Michelle Melansen, Paulie Duchesne, Norm Herbert, Amy Kelly, “J.” Giles and Kathy Tower Koppstein.

Many thanks to the Recycling Committee and especially to Lesley Mathews and John Fusco!

Donate your books and CDs to help Marginal Way Preservation Fund

Web Camera on Lighthouse

Live images from the Marginal Way Web Camera, atop the Lighthouse, are now available for your viewing pleasure!  You may access the views for two (2) minutes before you will need to refresh your web page.  For information about linking these images to your own business web site, contact the Marginal Way Preservation Fund Executive Director, Catherine Palmer, at 207.641.2200.

Fill the blue box with Marginal Way donations!

“We need every dollar that lovers of the Marginal Way can provide,” said Fund Executive Director, Catherine Palmer.  ”We hope you will fill the Marginal Way Endowment through these new receptacles!  Preservation costs require minor and major contributions.” Thank You!

Catherine Palmer

OGUNQUIT, Maine – The board of the Marginal Way Preservation Fund appointed Catherine Palmer Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, according to board president Paul Breen.

Hired in September 2010 as Development Director, Palmer created the Preservation Fund’s infrastructure, including a membership program, virtual deeds, annual giving campaign, creative web site, E-newsletter and planned giving program.

“Her efforts in building public awareness of the need for a Marginal Way Endowment Fund have been outstanding,” Breen said.  ”The board has full confidence that she can generate sufficient funds to preserve the Marginal Way for the next generation.

The Marginal Way Preservation Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity, was formed in 2010 with support from local business leaders.  Its mission is to create an Endowment sufficient to generate interest revenue to meet the long-term financial needs of the Marginal Way.

The Marginal Way Preservation Fund works closely with the Marginal Way Committee, a panel of the Town of Ogunquit that is dedicated to beautification and protection of the Marginal Way.

As Executive Director, Palmer will manage the Fund’s day-to-day operations, assist the board with strategic planning and create public relations programs to expand the donor base and attract contributors.

“We will expand our membership program to reach new donors and create naming opportunities for major gifts,” she said.

Before joining the Marginal Way Preservation Fund, Palmer was a grant writer for nonprofit organizations.  She lives in Saco, Maine.

About the Marginal Way

In 1925, Josiah Chase of York deeded a magnificent strip of Maine coastline to the Town of Ogunquit.  The popular mile-long footpath offers breathtaking views of the Maine coastline.

Marginal Way Weed Warriors

Two volunteer “weed warriors” joined Peter Griswold (center), a member of the board of the Marginal Way Preservation Fund, in landscaping chores on the Marginal Way.  The visitors stopped to offer help and said, “Got any extra tools?”  Naturally, long-time weed warriors, Joan Griswold and Helen Horn, gave the visitors proper tools, direction and Marginal Way DVDs to take home with them.  Thank you, gentlemen!