The Nezinscot Guild Annual Appeal

I want to tell you about Fred. He builds some of the finest wooden boxes that we produce at The Nezinscot Guild. Fred has been working with us for over two decades. He is one of those dedicated workers that gets joy out of every aspect of his work. He loves the wood products manufacturing business, he enjoys his breaks with his co-workers, and he looks forward to coming to work each day. I like to brag about Fred because he’s such a great worker and a great person. It just so happens that he is also cognitively disabled.

Phyllis is one of the most delightful people I have ever met. When she steps in the door to work each day, she brings an attitude to our work place that is contagious. She works in the industrial packaging, kitting and fulfillment area. It is always clear how important it is to her to be productive in her work. Phyllis has a cognitive disability and some physical disabilities, but these don’t keep her from loving her job and doing great work!

There is also Harvey. He is an extremely good wood worker. He tends to be quiet, but shows up on time, has an incredible work ethic and is methodical in his attention to task. Harvey is a quiet presence socially but contributes a lot to our workplace. When he takes a vacation day or a sick day, we feel his absence. He loves his job. We love employing him. Did I mention? Harvey has a mental illness.

These are just 3 of the many stories of people who just want to work and be productive. They don’t necessarily want to be CEO’s, bureaucrats or breadwinners for their respective families. They just want to have a job, feel successful, and be acknowledged. I think this is important and hope you think it is important, too.

The mission of The Nezinscot Guild is: Providing employment, support and training to people with developmental disabilities, autism, mental illness and traumatic brain injuries in a social purpose business. We provide this service without any ongoing government or taxpayer support. The costs of our services require private sponsors and support. Please help us to help others who work harder than most people to give a day’s work.

The Nezinscot Guild, DBA, is sponsored by the private non-profit organization, River Resources, Inc., a registered 501 (C) (3). We are in our 33rd year providing the same basic service to people with disabilities who want to work. We need to raise $100,000 annually to provide the “social support “ aspects of our social purpose enterprise. Please give what you can. No donation is too small. Larger donations help us expand our mission to help more potential workers with disabilities.

Thank you for your consideration.

Very sincerely,

Dan O’Shea
Executive Director