What do we do with the funding that YOU provide?

Well in March we provided assistance for 66 families!

• YOU allowed us to pay for 21 families to receive medical care.

• YOU allowed us to pay to have 3 vehicles repaired.

• YOU allowed 12 patients to receive equipment that was NOT covered by insurance.

• YOU paid utility bills for 14 families!

• YOU helped 2 veterans receive furever companions!

YOU did all this and so much more!

A Word From Our Founder:

Welcome to our April Newsletter! If you’ve been following along for any length of time, you’ll have noticed a difference in the look and format of our newsletter. That’s because I do this little bit, and someone else, more professional and knowledgeable about such things, does the rest. That someone is Caitlynn Pitts.

Caitlynn and I found each other at an event at the Portsmouth Elks. Caitlynn will be sharing her family’s story at Heavenly Ball, so I won’t expand on the rest of the story, but she has gone from skeptical onlooker to Angel Family, to Board member, to Newsletter Editor all while taking care of her brother Kale. To hear the rest of the story, you’ll need to attend our 18th Anniversary Heavenly Ball on May 10, HB2025.Givesmart.com.

The reason I bring Caitlynn up, is that she has so much on her plate and still finds the time for something important to her, Annie’s Angels. I need Annie’s Angels to be important to YOU too. YOU are critical to our survival, YOU are the light that stands between a person’s brokenness of disease, illness or disability, and their ability to shine in the comfort YOU provide. I love our Angel Families, and I want YOU to love them too. Support Heavenly Ball, purchase your tickets to attend, bring family and friends. HB2025.Givesmart.com

With gratitude,
William DaGiau
Founder, Annie’s Angels

A Word from our Director Of Development

Annie’s Angels has been invited as a beneficiary of many local events. When you choose Annie’s Angels you help local families struggling through disease, illness or disability. You also help us run unique programs, help individual families and causes in our community. This month we were chosen by multiple groups. I hope you were able to join us or followed along on social media.

Local children’s author Tabatha D’Agata hosted a book launch and signing at the Bookery in Manchester, NH. The Old Scarecrow is written in the loving memory of Bob Larochelle. Tabatha chose Annie’s Angels because of what WE do to help local families. I was overwhelmed with gratitude by this amazing family that has been through a huge loss of a great man. Their bond is inspiring and their openness to do good is contagious. I loved hearing the stories about Bob and meeting so many friends and family that all greeted each other with huge hugs. We need more of this in our world! Thank you for sharing the love with Angel families in need. Get yourself a copy of Tabatha’s new book. Our family loves it!

We completed our last day of the Winter Cornhole Series at Exeter Bowling Lanes and hosted by Reapers Cornhole! Annie’s Angels was invited as a beneficiary along with Key Collective, Seacoast Mental Health & The Community Children’s Fund. This was a tournament that invited all levels of cornhole players to come together to support local charities. Many local businesses sponsored the event and attended. We each had a day to spotlight our mission. I was so impressed with our community coming out and supporting each charity. This collaboration is an example of how nonprofits can be stronger together and provide more assistance to our community. I hope you will join us at our next community event!

Do you have a community event in mind? Annie’s Angels would love to be apart of it.

With Gratitude,
Susan Young
Director of Development

For the last 18 years, YOU have done all this and so much more. Please help us continue to never say NO to a family struggling through disease, illness or disability by sharing this newsletter with your family and community.

Upcoming Events:

18th Annual HEAVENLY BALL

This is a special event to raise money to help local families struggling financially through life-threatening disease, illness, or diability. This year we are focusing our support for families who are in need of urgent assistance with medical equipment and services not covered under their healthcare programs.

Heavenly Ball will be held on Saturday, May 10,2025, at Envio Event Center, Portsmouth NH. Over the. past eighteen years we have been consistently humbled with the generosity of our supporters. In 2024, we raised $185,000 at this even. Our goal for 2025 is $200,000 as the needs of our families have greatly increased.

Golden Tickets Now On Sale

This Golden Ticket enters you in a raffle to win ANY one of our Live Auction Items.

How it works:

Choose which Live item you would like to win from the drop-down selections below

At the beginning of the Live Auction on Event day (May 10th), one ticket will be selected. If your ticket is drawn, you WIN the item you selected. This item will be removed from the Live Auction bidding.

Only 100 tickets will be sold!

May 16th - Walter Burns Fishing Day

The Piscataqua Fish and Game Club initiated the “Walter Burn’s Fishing Day for Special Needs Children” as an annual event in an effort to provide special needs children an opportunity to fish and spend an enjoyable day outside. Over the years, we are proud to have provided this experience to over 3,000 children, with 2025 being our 45th year.

Fishing Day is carried out each May in Greenland, NH, and is run by a group of over thirty club members, and numerous volunteers from local businesses and organizations.

Saturday April 19th 12pm - 5pm

OG Cannibis chose an Angel Family to benefit from this years Community Fundraiser. This event will help Kale get closer to paying off his accessible van.

This is a community, family friendly event. There will be four bands, carnival games, raffle items and more. Come out and support on of our Angel Families.

SAVE THE DATE :

Monday June 23, 2025

5th Annual Amanda Ranauro Golf Tournament

This year, with your continued support, we’d like to increase our donations and ALL proceeds will benefit the Amanda Ranauro Autism Assistance Fund.

The Amanda Ranauro Autism Assistance Fund has been created and will operate under the Annie's Angels umbrella, with continued guidance and input from the Ranauro & Gianino families, allowing Annie's Angels to fund therapies and equipment like Hippotherapy, music therapy, provide acoustic & sensory suppression and compression equipment as well as teardrop swings, weighted vests & blankets, compression vests and pajamas, chew toys, sensory body socks and more.

Our family would like to send a sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to last year’s event and to those of you contributing to this year’s event.

With Love,

The Ranauro & Gianino Family

Cribbage for a Cause at WHYM!

Join us this, and every Wednesday (7pm - 9:00pm) for weekly Cribbage for a Cause at WHYM Craft Pub & Brewery benefiting Annie's Angels Memorial Fund.

We have been seeing a boost in new and returning players, as well as folks who would like to learn the game and enter the tournament! If it’s something you always wanted to learn, we are all happy to teach!! We play friendly games, (no muggins) and everyone who plays is supportive and helpful no matter how experienced you may be!! Just $10 per person, a portion goes to Annie’s Angels and the winner takes the pot! Weekly tournament style. Hope to see you there!

Ways to Make a Contribution:

INDIVIDUALS & BUSINESSES

• Make a tax deductible donation today!

• Make a monthly recurring donation, just set it and forget it!

• NEW Double the Donation platform. [details below]

Does your company have a donor match program? We make it easy with our NEW Double the Donation platform. This platform lets you search if your company offers matching donations. It will bring you to their donor match website, and in most cases, you can fill out the form and submit, quickly, easily, and worry free!

Our Programs:

Angel Pets for Vets

Angel Pets for Vets provides companion animals, helps provide service dogs and helps get companion dogs certified as service dogs for veterans through local rescue shelters and the veterans are loving it! To keep this program viable we need your help! PLEASE make a tax deductible contribution now.

Art for Angels

AnArts for Angels ™ is a unique art program of Annie’s Angels Memorial Fund whose mission is to bring joy, self-expression, sense of calmness and meaningful connection to people in assisted and independent living, adult day-out, hospice, and senior centers through the process of creating art.

Annie's Helping Hands Oncology Program

Annie’s Angels Memorial Fund established Annie’s Helping Hands in 2012. Annie’s Helping Hands is a multidisciplinary holistic oncology program. Participants of the program are eligible to receive Massage, Reiki and Meditation therapies for up to 6 months. Services are provided by professionals you select and must have specialized training in oncology in their field.

Drumming for Parkinson's and
Elder Care

People affected with Parkinson’s experience shaking, tremors, muscle stiffness and loss of balance. As we get older, memory loss, sleep deprivation and loneliness slowly creep into our daily lives. The good news is these symptoms and more can be improved through rhythmic drumming.

Angel Fund

We invite YOU to become a beacon of hope for local families struggling financially through the darkness of a life threatening disease, illness or disability, YOU can be a connection neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend and business to business and we invite YOU to be part of a caring fundraising network.

Special notes:

Thanks to our local business owners for their contributions to this newsletter. If you have something to contribute email bill@anniesangels.org for consideration

If you have an expertise that could help a local family struggling financially through a life threatening disease, illness or disability and would like to share your time, talent or treasure simply email bill@anniesangels.org .

If you found this newsletter helpful or inspiring and would like to donate OR to find out more about Annie's Angels Memorial Fund visit www.anniesangels.org

For more Annie's Angels news and family stories visit www.anniesangels.org

Don't miss a second of Annie's Angels fun. Check out the entire list of events at www.anniesangels.org/events

"Annie’s Angels is Angel Hands, Angel Hearts working together to help friends in need."

Humbly Yours,
Bill DaGiau, Founder & President
Annie's Angels Memorial Fund Inc. a 501(c)(3) charity

Our Accolades:

Awarded: 2016 Lori Breard Achievement in Leadership Award

2016 Hampton Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award

2X TownSquare Media Year of Service Award Winner

2015 Exeter Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business of the Year

3X United States Presidents Service Award for Volunteerism

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