ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
Cereal Drive this Saturday!
En Ka Exchange Shop
The Exchange shop will be closed May 18-31. It will re-open June 1st. Come to our sidewalk sale June 4th, 10-2. There will be GREAT bargains. The shop will close for the season on June 11th.
We love a parade!!
The En Ka Parade is back! The parade steps off on Saturday, May 21 from Winchester High School at 9 AM! The Parade is following a new route this year. Please see the map so you can get a front row seat! The route of the parade has changed due to construction on...
Fair Facts!
Giving Back to Winchester
Since 2000, En Ka has given over $1.5 million back to the community through Grant applications, Social Service outlays and Civic Duties contribution
Grants
The En Ka Gifts Committee accepts grant applications four times a year from any organization that provides services or benefit to the town of Winchester and/or our residents.The list of grant recipients includes more than 100 local groups including to list a few– Jenks, Recreation Department, WFEE, ABC…
Social Service
The En Ka Social Service Committee provides food certificates for families in need around the holidays, emergency assistance funds, scholarships for summer programs, and funding for the school system for students in need. Most recently, providing assistance to families for food through the En Ka Pantry
Civic Needs
The En Ka Civic Committee responds through direct service to some of our community’s civic needs. Recipients include Meals on Wheels, ROAR (Rush Out and Read), beautification through Adopt an Island, the Mount Vernon House, Visiting Nurse Association, and the ABC (A Better Chance) House.
En Ka Pantry
The En Ka Pantry is located at 1037 Main Street (same location as the En Ka Exchange.) En Ka Pantry provides non-perishable food and personal care items to Winchester residents who require extra assistance in meeting these basic needs. Use of the pantry is limited to one time per month.
How Do We Raise Money?
En Ka Fair
The En Ka Fair has been a tradition in Winchester since 1934. Scheduled for the third weekend in May, it has grown from a single ride and a few games into a much anticipated occasion. Generations of families in Winchester and surrounding communities have attended and continue to support tradition. ~ 90% of our annual revenue comes from the Fair and is the primary source of our fundraising dollars.
Exchange Shop
The What Not Shop started in 1944 and its successor, the En Ka Exchange, opened in 1958. The Exchange is a resale shop specializing in clothing and accessories for the family and is open for sales from Wednesday through Saturday, September through June, at 1037 Main Street in Winchester. Donations of clean, seasonal clothes in good condition are very much appreciated. Any unsold items are donated to charity.
Donations
Donations are very important to En Ka specially during the pandemic where our main source of income, the En Ka Street Fair, has been lost. Any amount counts. Donations will help fund En Ka’s Social Service and Grants Programs which serve the residents of Winchester. En Ka Society is also a proud recipient of a Cummings Foundation Sustaining Grant. Consider a donation, En Ka gives all back to Winchester
En Ka’s Mission
We are a non-profit charitable organization comprised of over 200 women volunteers. Our mission is to aid various non-profit organizations and initiatives that serve the people of Winchester and residents in need who are referred to us by established social welfare programs.
We provide both monetary assistance and have direct service programs in the community. Funding for these services is raised primarily through an annual town-wide fair held in May, a resale store the En Ka Exchange and donations. Since 2000, En Ka has given over $1.5 million back to the community through grant applications, social service outlays and civic duties contribution.
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Latest Updates & News
En Ka RAFFLE 2022
And the winners are .... March 31 -- Cathy Costa -- Runway Couture March 30 -- Katherine Waters-Clark -- Gloria's Pizzeria March 29 -- Susan...
The En Ka Shop is currently NOT accepting clothing donations. We will resume again in the fall. Thank you for your support!
En Ka Turkey Trot 2021
En Ka Grants 2021
Since 2000, the En Ka Society has awarded over $1,000,000 in more than 400 grants. We support projects focused on the needs of students and...