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From left, Pine Manor Improvement Association liaison Chuck Sterrett, Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop volunteer JoEllen Simons and Volunteer Manager Wendy McGhaha, Pine Manor Resiliency Hub Director Sheri Clark and Board President Stan Nelson, and shop volunteers Laura Korn and Sue Sterrett.
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From left, Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop volunteers Diane, Laura Korn, Robyn Christian, Jerry Davenport and Joelle Simons, Volunteer Manager Wendy McGhaha, Episcopal Church Women Grants Committee Chair Nancy Marshall, Harriet Pattison, and All Souls Episcopal Church Outreach Co-Chair Charlie Thompson and liaison Terry Gustafson.
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From left, Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop volunteer and Immokalee Fair Housing liaison Sue Sterrett with Immokalee Fair Housing Chief Development Officer Tammy Richelieu.
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From left, Episcopal Church Women Grants Committee Member Roberta Heller, Misión Peniel Program Director Pastor Miquel Estrada and Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop volunteer Sue Sterrett.
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From left, Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop volunteers JoEllen Simons, Lyn Clos, Jerry Davenport, Harriet Pattison and Laura Korn, Volunteer Manager Wendy McGhaha, Episcopal Church Women Grants Committee Chair Nancy Marshall, and Gladiolus Food Pantry founder and Director Miriam Ortiz.
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From left, Lee Interfaith for Empowerment (LIFE) Executive Board Members Patricia Zimmerman and John Reed, Episcopal Church Women Grants Committee Chair Nancy Marshall, and LIFE Co-chair the Rev. Dr. Rickey Anderson and Board Member Dotty Morrison.
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Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Sanibel reported that the 2025 proceeds from its Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop were awarded in grants totaling $205,000 to 16 local charitable organizations.
The funding was distributed to nonprofit organizations identified through an application process submitted to the church’s Grants Committee. The committee is part of the Episcopal Church Women (ECW), which started the thrift store over 60 years ago.
“Many don’t realize that proceeds from sales at Noah’s Ark Thrift Shop do not go towards St. Michael’s operations. It is given away to support the wider community through these annual grants,” the church shared. “The Grants Committee’s mission is to allocate Noah’s Ark proceeds to reflect God’s inclusive love for all people, with a particular focus on those who are hungry, unhoused and marginalized.”
The 2025 grant recipients are: Abuse Counseling and Treatment (ACT), All Souls Episcopal Church Outreach, Children’s Advocacy Center, Community Cooperative, ECHO, Gladiolus Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, Immokalee Fair Housing, Lee Interfaith for Empowerment (LIFE), Lighthouse of SWFL, Literacy Council, Misión Peniel, PACE Center for Girls, Partners for Breast Cancer, Pine Manor Improvement Association, and South Fort Myers Food Pantry.
The committee and thrift store thanked the customers, volunteers and donors who made this possible.
Over the past 60 years, more than $6 million has been granted to nonprofits from the proceeds.