2024 Benefit by the Sea Another Successful Event

CROSS ROADS HOUSE ANNUAL GALA BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO RAISE MORE THAN $615,000 IN SUPPORT OF HOMELESS

Portsmouth, NH – Cross Roads House’s 22nd Annual Benefit by the Sea, held May 4, 2024 at the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, brought together 200 members of the Seacoast community to learn more about the current state of homelessness on the Seacoast and how CRH supports unhoused individuals and families. This marquee fundraiser solicits a significant portion of the annual funding for the shelter, and this year it garnered more than $615,000.

The success of the evening was due in no small part to the corporate and private sponsors who helped to underwrite the event. The list included lead sponsors AEMC, Lex Scourby, and Jon Bobbett as well as Novocure, Service Credit Union, Gary and Karen DeStefano, the LeMay Family Goodworks Foundation, Seascape Capital Management, Bob Brown, Mary Lee Worboys and so many others. Guests at the event were equally generous, with more than 50% of the room making pledges that surpassed the overall goal for the event.

“Tonight is an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the good work and mission of Cross Roads House, a vital service to the Seacoast for more than 40 years.” Lissa Gumprecht, Director of Development and Communications for CRH said during her remarks. “As you can imagine, our work for those most vulnerable in our community has become more important than ever. Each of us here tonight shares a commitment to making a difference, raising our voices and moving towards real solutions for the very real crisis of homelessness.”