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Marblehead's Anna Georges Wins $20,000 In Merry Mixers 50/50 Raffle
Merry Mixers presents the winning check to Georges. The annual 50/50 raffle raises funds for MassGeneral for Children at NSMC in Salem.
Merry Mixers, the non-profit organization supporting our North Shore children’s hospital for more than 65 years, recently presented a check for $20,000 to the winner of its annual 50/50 raffle, Marblehead’s Anna Georges.
Georges, who attended Marblehead High School and is currently working toward her master’s degree while also working at Maddies Sail Loft, thought the Merry Mixers raffle would be a nice way to support local families around the holidays.
“My cousin Garrett introduced me to Merry Mixers and told me about the raffle on my very last shift before vacation,” said Georges. “I didn’t expect to win, I was just feeling the holiday spirit and figured I would do some good by helping MassGeneral for Children. Now I’m able to start a CD account for my only nephew that will hopefully help with his college expenses and pay back a decent amount of my own student loans with the rest.”
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Funds raised by Merry Mixers in 2015 and 2016 are dedicated to funding the NSMC Family Resource Center, which provides behavioral health resources and programs for children, adolescents, families and professionals. Conferences, workshops and family support groups are offered year round, as well as an active mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Merry Mixers raised $88,000 for the Family Resource Center in 2015.
About the NSMC Family Resource Center
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The Family Resource Center provides education, support and resources for children, adolescents and professionals through a specialized library, conferences, workshops and monthly Family Round presentations. The Center is open Monday though Friday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, click here.
About Merry Mixers
The Merry Mixers, Friends of the North Shore Children’s Hospital, is a non-profit organization designed to support and raise funds for the hospital that has cared for North Shore children for the past 100 years. In the past twenty years, the Merry Mixers have donated more than $900,000 to MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center. Celebrating its 65th anniversary, the organization’s goal for 2015 is to reach the $1 million mark with its fundraising focus on the NSMC Family Resource Center. For more information, click here.
