01/21/2026
Willing Workers 2025 Annual Report
The Willing Workers is a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1920. Today, our organization is comprised of more than 65 women from Sugar Hill and surrounding towns. The mission of the organization is to foster a spirit of helpfulness throughout the community. Visit our website for more information. https://thewillingworkers.org/ You will find tabs for our projects, our history, scholarship information, and our current events. Or check us out on Facebook: The Sugar Hill NH Willing Workers.
The year 2025 was quite successful for the Willing Workers and our ongoing support for the local communities. We raised funds through Cookies for a Cause, Grandma’s Attic sales (online and in-person), three seasonal sales at the Meetinghouse, and our third annual Cookie Walk and Christmas Greens sale.
Our fundraising efforts allowed us to make year-end allocations to deserving not-for-profit community organizations totaling over $20,000. In addition, we provided fresh milk deliveries each week to two local food pantries. And, for the third year, the Willing Workers sponsored a Dinner Bell meal at All Saints’ Church in Littleton. We prepared and served meals to over 100 people in the community.
The Willing Workers received many generous donations in 2025 which allowed us to increase the funds in our milk program and the scholarship program.
We awarded $24,000 in scholarships to four qualified students in 2025 and we are hopeful that 2026 will see even more deserving recipients of the Maxine Aldrich Education Merit Award. (Information is available at the website listed above.) We also awarded the Roger Aldrich Valedictorian Award in the amount of $1,000 to each of the two Co-Valedictorians. Congratulations to all.
In December, the Willing Workers hosted the 133rd Sugar Hill Christmas Party where each child received the traditional orange and a gift from Santa. We had music, children dancing and celebrating, and much merriment. Despite the snowy conditions--the event was well-attended.
We welcomed five new members in 2025 and hope to continue the trend in 2026. Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of most months and are usually held at the Crapo Building in Sugar Hill. We are an enthusiastic and dedicated group of women doing good works for the community. Please join us—we work hard but we enjoy ourselves while we’re doing it. We put the “fun” in fundraising!
There are many other ways you can help. Grandma’s Attic continues to need your gently used items, our Mitten committee can always use woolen sweaters and other garments to re-purpose or upcycle, and our crafts committee may be in need of specific supplies. Monitor the Town newsletter or the Willing Worker website for information.
Of note, the December issue of New Hampshire Magazine featured an article about Sugar Hill that focused on some wonderful information about the Willing Workers.
Thank you to the Town of Sugar Hill employees and residents who help to make our organization such a success. We could not do it without you.
Respectfully submitted, the Board and Members of the Willing Workers
Jody Flescher - President, Kathy Jablonski – Recording Secretary, Andrea Nelson - Corresponding Secretary, Sally Beaulieu -Treasurer, Valerie Ribeiro – Assistant Treasurer, Karen Bracken, Lisa Bowman, and Noreen Watts – Members at Large
The Willing Workers Society is a nonprofit nonsectarian organization whose purpose is to foster a spirit of helpfulness throughout the community. Our membe ...
