Gift of Warmth campaign total nears $110,000

Seacoast Media Group readers donated $109,943.10 during the 2025–26 Gift of Warmth campaign, bringing the 20-year total to $1,248,592.75. The campaign, run with local community action partners, directs unrestricted funds to heating fuel and other winter emergencies.

The Gift of Warmth campaign has officially closed for the year, though donations are still being recorded. Readers of Seacoast Media Group outlets contributed during the 2025–26 effort. The campaign is a long-running partnership with Community Action Partnership Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties and Community Action Partnership of Strafford County. Funds are used to assist neighbors with heating fuel and urgent winter needs and are reported as unrestricted so community action can apply them quickly. This year's highlights: - Donors gave $109,943.10 during the 2025–26 campaign. - The campaign’s 20-year total is $1,248,592.75. - Seacoast Media Group ran the effort in partnership with CAPHR and CAPSC. - Raised money is reported as going directly to heating fuel and other winter emergencies with no federal-style restrictions. - The published report included a list of recent donors and noted contact information for local community action organizations. Summary: The donations add to a two-decade record of local support and are intended to be applied by community action partners to heating and winter emergency needs. Undetermined at this time.