Lights Out Stroll 50 Relief
While Stroll 50 was filled with joy and celebration, a power outage downtown had a significant impact on businesses in the area, with many forced to close for over 30 hours. While we explore all support options for our local businesses, this relief fund has been established to accept donations that we can distribute in the form of grants. We envision these funds to be used by recipients to pay for lost inventory, as well as to offset payroll, rent, or other expenses that would have otherwise been supported by lost revenues.
DISCLAIMER: Donations made to this fund are not charitable contributions. Awarded funds should be considered taxable income. Please consult your tax professional with any questions.
In addition to donating to the fund directly, here is a list of Supporting Events, which will be updated as often as possible
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The Brotherhood of Thieves is donating 5% of sales to the effort every Wednesday in March 2025.
Enjoy a great meal and support a great cause!
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Ack Natural will be donating 5% of sales (10% from new customers!) Wednesdays in March 2025
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If your business would like to host an event benefitting the Lights Out Stroll 50 relief effort, please contact Jackie at jacqueline@nantucketchamber.org. And thank you!
Donate
"Lights Out" is a relief fund established by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce to provide financial support for businesses that lost power during Stroll 2024.
To donate to the fund with a credit card, please click this button
Checks can be made out to "Economic Injury Relief" and mailed to 0 Main Street, Nantucket, MA 02554.
This fund will be open to receive donations through the year. We are happy to announce that a donation has been made to start the fund.
If you have any questions about donating to this fund, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 508-228-1700 or email peter@nantucketchamber.org.
Apply for Funds
If your business lost power and you would like to apply for a grant, please fill out the form linked below. We will not know the value of the available funds until fundraising is complete. At the end of March, we will reach out to all applicants and discuss the next steps before issuing funds. We are using grant management software developed by Survey Monkey. You may need to create a log in ("Register" on the top right) to access the form. If you have any questions about the form or logging in, please contact Peter or Jackie at the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce is not collecting an administrative fee for this service. Subsequent rounds of distributions will be made if applicable.