Orleans Inn family owners are United Way Citizens of the Year

Published on Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Cape and Islands United Way has announced that the Maas family of Orleans will be the recipients of the 2008 Cape and Islands United Way Citizens of the Year award. The Maas family,
owners and operators of the Orleans Waterfront Inn, are longtime community
and business advocates, and human services champions.

Richard Brothers, president of the Cape and Islands United Way said, “the
Board of Directors and our entire organization are honored to announce the
Maas family as recipients of our 2008 Citizen of the Year award. Ed Maas and
his family have consistently given of their time, energy and expertise to
the Cape and Islands United Way with a generosity and humanity beyond all
expectations. Ed himself is an individual who does not know the meaning of
the word no. We are truly grateful, and the entire Cape and Islands is
fortunate to have the Maas’ as part of our “family”.”

Past recipients of the Cape and Islands United Way Citizen of the Year award
include: former Dean of Cape Cod Community College and current charitable
advocate Dick Sullivan; longtime philanthropist, the late Townsend Horner;
founder of Cape Cod Charitable Funraisers Bill Murphy; founder and president
of Shepley Wood Products and current leading philanthropist Tony Shepley;
owners and operators of Cooke’s Seafood, Jim and Frances Haidas; leading
seasonal resident philanthropists Helene and Grant Wilson; and former owners
and operators of the Christmas Tree Shoppes and leading major
philanthropists Doreen and Chuck Bilezikian’.

The Cape & Islands United Way supports the efforts of various human services
providers through community impact grant funding designed to help those in
need on Cape Cod & the Islands. For more information on donating,
volunteering or attending a Cape & Islands United Way event call (508)
775-4746 or visit www.uwcapecod.org. 








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