5 Nonprofits To Get Behind In The Monroe Area

MONROE, CT — Nonprofit groups are keystone community organizations in Monroe area. Fortunately, there is no shortage of organizations to volunteer or get behind financially, and that need your help.

Here are five outstanding nonprofit groups you should know about in the Monroe area:

The Friends of the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, unaffiliated with the Town of Monroe, whose purpose is to benefit the library. The Friends sponsors many activities, including periodic book sales and ongoing fundraising for the library. The Friends also provides supplemental funds to the library for books, materials, programs, and special projects. The free museum pass program at the Library is sponsored by the Friends. In addition to donations, the Friends of The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library are always looking for volunteers to help with fundraising and the book sale.

The Monroe Food Pantry provides emergency food assistance for people and families facing food insecurity in town. Through donations from grocery stores, monetary and in-kind donations from Monroe town residents, and volunteers’ fundraising efforts, the group strives "to consistently provide our clients with a wide range of healthy food items, including: produce, milk, eggs, frozen meat, and non-perishables."

The mission of Think Pink Monroe is to promote breast cancer awareness and education, and inspire hope, in the Monroe community. Through community efforts, the group has been able to raise significant funds for those Monroe families impacted by breast cancer.

The Monroe Volunteer Fire Department is a 100 percent volunteer organization made up of men and women of various ages and backgrounds who come together to provide firefighting and non-firefighting services. Members include college students, technicians, accountants, plumbers, truck drivers, career firefighters, EMTs, business owners, and others.

The American Legion Sippin-Winspur Post 176 of Monroe is part of the largest wartime veterans service organization in the US, advocates for better active-duty pay and improved housing for active-duty families, and ensures that the Veterans' Administration's medical system can properly care for veterans.

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