A Community that Gives

I am frequently asked, “How is Martha’s Vineyard different from so many other vacation destinations?” As I search my mile long mental list, there is one piece that shines through every time. The Vineyard community gives back. Via the organization of and participation in glitzy fundraising extravaganzas like Houses on the Tube, small intimate wine & dinner events, private donations to local non-profits, generous land conservation gifts and more.

To live on the Vineyard is to love the island deeply - land, water, landmarks, people, restaurants, farms, sunsets, arts, delicacies. And our home owners understand on a visceral level that they play an integral part in sustaining this lifestyle that they love.

Without land conservation and wetlands protection, there will be nowhere safe to swim. The artists will not survive without support, the farms will not offer off-the-vine snap peas that taste like they’ve been marinated in syrup, the lobster will not melt in our mouths.

I love the work I do. I can’t think of anything better than sharing this island, supporting my community and supporting others in doing the same. The Vineyard offers views like nowhere else, the Vineyard offers a lifestyle found nowhere else, Vineyarders give like no one else.