Rev. John Schule

Christmas Offers Hope in a World Full of Troubles

Rev. John Schule |

Charitable Giving Declines on Island

Vineyard Institutions Worry the Squeeze Will Eliminate Services in Competitive Market for Needed Contributions

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

It\'s known as the giving season, but as holiday lights glow along darkened main streets and the clock winds down on 2002, an array of vital Vineyard institutions report a troubling trend: Charitable contributions are down this year.

 

 

 

Christmas Offers Hope in a World Full of Troubles

Rev. John Schule

Charitable Giving Declines on Island

Vineyard Institutions Worry the Squeeze Will Eliminate Services in Competitive Market for Needed Contributions

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

It\'s known as the giving season, but as holiday lights glow along darkened main streets and the clock winds down on 2002, an array of vital Vineyard institutions report a troubling trend: Charitable contributions are down this year.

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