The annual charity event raised more than $362,000 for Martha's Vineyard Community Services, including a record-breaking donation total.
Martha's Vineyard Community Services
November 2, 2020
Care for Community, the Island's volunteer coordination program, has transitioned to Martha’s Vineyard Nonprofit Collaborative from MV Community Services.
November 23, 2020
MV Community Services is releasing the last low-number Martha's Vineyard license plates for auction, with bidding to start Dec. 9.
March 8, 2021
Sandra Sedacca is the newly-appointed Capital Campaign and Major Gifts Officer at Martha's Vineyard Community Services.
2001
November 8, 2001
Island Community Services Marks Historic Milestone
By MANDY LOCKE
Yellowing newspaper clips fill the pages of the Martha's
Vineyard Community Services scrapbook, tracing each program addition
through its 40-year history. Its history is one of growth - the
evolution of a single program in 1961 to an essential Island institution
in 2001. But the falls and flights that capture the organization's
resilience and commitment won't all be found in the newspaper
archives.
January 11, 2001
A short-term land deal cut by the regional high school committee
Monday night has flung open the starting gates on an ambitious
$6-million plan to build an addition to Martha's Vineyard
Community Services (MVCS), doubling the space at the social services
agency.
1997
June 13, 1997
These days, the Island’s service organizations face great demands. With the Vineyard population swelling, groups such as Community Services, the boys’ and girls’ club and the school system need to expand. Meanwhile, new organizations — including the aquatics center — are struggling to establish themselves.
1995
June 9, 1995
Nearly 20 years ago in his landmark Vineyard book People and Predicaments, Island psychiatrist Milton Mazer recalled the beginnings of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services. He wrote:
“The venture to provide human services for the Island was begun in 1960 by a small group of Island physicians and clergymen. Their almost daily experience with the many Islanders overwhelmed by human predicaments had led them to look for remedies, and a psychiatric service seemed a good place to begin.
1979
August 7, 1979
The rules were simple. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have sole and final discretion to determine the successful bidder. Successful bidders must pay up right away.
1961
October 27, 1961
Three important steps toward responsible service to the Island were taken last weekend by The Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc. On Saturday a group of seven: Rev. J. Gordon Allen, Robert J. Carroll, Rev. S. Read Chatterton, Charles E. Downs, Miss Margaret Love, Dr. Robert W. Nevin, and Mrs. John W. M. Whiting met in Edgartown for the purpose of organizing a corporation.
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