ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
October Pantry flyer
Thank You to Winchester Cultural District!
Fall En Ka Exchange Update
We welcome Fall and Winter donations at the En Ka Exchange Resale Shop – 1037 Main St, Winchester. There are bins on the front porch of the Exchange.
Food Pantry: How to Make An Appointment or How To Support
Do you want to know how to make an appointment for the Food Pantry? or Are you interested in helping the food pantry?
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.
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 Food 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.
Food Pantry
The En Ka Food Pantry is located at the Exchange Shop. It is one of En Ka’s latest initiative during COVID 19 Pandemic. Open through appointment to Winchester families who do not have adequate financial resources. The Food Pantry provides non perishable food and personal care items.
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
Latest Updates & News
Congrats to all our En Ka Raffle winners! BIG thank you to all our donors!
Congrats to all our En Ka Raffle winners! BIG thank you to all our donors!
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...
En Ka Society presents a grant to Mission of Deeds
En Ka Society presents a grant to Mission of Deeds, a non-profit organization that provides basic home essentials to those in need
En Ka is honored to be a recipient of the Cummings Community Giving Program! #CummingsCG
Thank you #CummingsFoundation for your continued support!
