SoBo Cares

South Berwick Cares is a non-profit organization that has been created because of the financial struggles of some of our town’s families. 

We are a non-profit organization that raises funds to help families in need with necessities throughout the school year.  We help during the holidays and raise funds to provide after school and summer opportunities to children whose families cannot afford them.

In the past Central School’s community has responded to these needs and generously provided gifts during the holiday season. 

​SoBo Cares 2021 Holiday Giving

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For the past few years, SoBo Cares has reached out to community members to help those in need during the holiday season. Your generosity has been amazing! Each year the South Berwick community has helped make the holiday season better for between eleven and fifteen of our families and up to thirty five of our children. The family of any Central School student can receive help by contacting Sheila Cleary, Central’s School Counselor at sheila.cleary@rsu35.org or at 384-2333.

In the past, we’ve gotten wish lists from the families and posted specific items to Signup Genius for volunteers to purchase and provide gift wrap. Because of Covid restrictions we were unable last year and are currently unable to collect gifts at school. This year’s Signup Genius lists gift cards that volunteers can purchase and donate to families. Sheila Cleary, our school counselor, will distribute the gift cards equitably and in plenty of time for families to purchase gifts for their children and food for their families.

This year we are once again collecting gift cards and distributing them to families needing assistance during the winter holiday season. Our goal is to collect gift cards by November 22 in order to give families plenty of time to shop for gifts. If you would like to donate, please sign up on our Sign-Up Genius so that we have a variety of gift cards to give to families.

Here is the link to the Signup Genius:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49ABA628A3FC1-sobo1
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Please drop off gift cards at Central or mail them to Central School, 197 Main St. by November 22, 2021. Thanks for your generosity.