WHAT in Wellfleet raises $4,000 for fuel assistance program

"Yule for Fuel" holiday program a huge success

WELLFLEET – enthusiastic audiences, generous musicians, and the support of four Outer Cape fuel companies helped Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) raise $4,000 for the Lower Cape Outreach Council’s fuel assistance program.

Broadcast on the Radio

WHAT’s holiday variety show, "Yule for Fuel," ran four consecutive Saturdays from November 29 to December 20 on WHAT’s Julie Harris Stage.  The show, conceived and produced by Stephen Russell, was a veritable showcase of Cape Cod’s musical talent.  For those who missed the live performance, WOMR rebroadcast a recording of each show during the holiday season.

Sponsors & Performers

"It is such a pleasure to see people in the arts stepping forward to help with pressing problems like hunger and homelessness," Larry Marsland, Director of Development and Public Relations for the Lower Cape Outreach Council

Sponsors of the program included four Outer Cape fuel companies: Days Propane, Cape Cod Oil Company, Marcy Oil Company and Snows Home & Garden.  Without their financial support and the generosity of the musicians the event would not have been such a wild success.

Lower Cape Outreach Council

"It is such a pleasure to see people in the arts stepping forward to help with pressing problems like hunger and homelessness," Larry Marsland, Director of Development and Public Relations for the Lower Cape Outreach Council said.  “Without the help of concerned community members like WHAT, there is no way Lower Cape Outreach Council could possibly provide the food, clothing and emergency funds that lower Cape families need to survive, especially this winter when our national economy is in a tailspin."

Release courtesy of WHAT.

About WHAT: Founded in 1985, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is the award-winning non-profit theater on Cape Cod that The New York Times says brought “a new vigor for theater on the Cape” and The Boston Globe says “is a jewel in Massachusetts’ crown.” Boston magazine named us Best Theater in 2004.  The Boston Drama Critics Association has twice awarded us their prestigious Elliot Norton Award.

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About Lower Cape Outreach Program: The mission of the Lower Cape Outreach Council is to provide emergency assistance of food clothing and financial support to individuals and families in Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet which will lead to healthy, productive and self-sustaining lives as part of the Cape Cod community.