DMYF Scholarship Program
Each year the DMYF sponsors the
Dick Melloni Invitational Golf Tournament . This Tournament was started by Dick Melloni, Deputy Fire Chief, in 1987 to raise funds for scholarships for children of Firefighters and emergency services personnel through the Wareham Firemen’s Association Scholarship Fund. Since his passing, we have been privilaged to continue this great tradition. Each year two-to-four scholarships are awarded to local youths meeting strict academic and community service requirements.
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DMYF Dick Melloni Memorial Christmas Toy Drive
The
Dick Melloni Memorial Christmas Toy Drivewas started in 1993 to provide toys to needy families in Wareham and its surrounding southeastern Massachusetts communities. Dick was a tireless fund-raiser for local and national charities supporting child health and education. Since his passing, we have tried to maintain his spirit of giving by establishing this toy drive in his name. Toys were delivered to families in need by uniformed members of the Wareham and Onset Fire Departments just in time for the Christmas holiday.
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DMYF Lids-4-Kids
In 2001 the DMYF started a bicycle helmet safety program called the Lids-4-Kids program whose broad aim is to help prevent child head injury by donating and fitting certified bicycle helmets to youth as well as discussing the importance of wearing helmets with children and their parents. Since its inception this program has donated and fitted over 2000 bicycle helmets to area youth!
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DMYF Child Literacy Program
In 2001, the DMYF partnered with Wareham Pediatric Associates, the Wareham Free Library and the Massachusetts ‘Reach-Out-And-Read’ Program to implement a well-child
Literacy Program. This program promotes literacy by providing age-appropriate books to children at each regularly-scheduled well-child doctor visit. In addition, parents are urged to read regularly to their children to help develop strong reading habits.
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DMYF 'CARBS' Program
In 2004, the DMYF partnered with Wareham Pediatric Associates and Tobey Hospital to establish the
CARBS(Children Always Ride Buckled Safely) Program whose broad scope is to promote child seat safety in the community and provide certified child seats to needy families.
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DMYF Children's Cancer Care Program
In 2004, the DMYF established the
Let-It-Shinecampaign. This program raises funds to directly support the Children’s Cancer Care Program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. Participants are sponsored to "go bald" in support of youth battling the side effects of cancer treatment.
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DMYF Community and Hardship Support
In addition to the above programs, the DMYF also supports a number of community organizations and programs focused on providing for area youth. To date this
Community Supporteffort has served the Southcoast YMCA system, Tobey Hospital, the Wareham Boys and Girls Club, the Wareham Recreation Department, the Wareham Junior Basketball Association, and the Wareham Middle School After School Music Program as well as several families in need in the Southcoast region.
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