ABOUT US

Once upon an October, 2001, we sat at breakfast in the Boston Airport. We were humbled and distressed that we may be sitting in the same seats as the victims of 9/11. As we watched the National Guard with their guns walk the terminal, we reflected on that day a month ago and how life for all of us changed forever.

Maybe because of where we were and where we had been, we contemplated our life and our future. We had spent the weekend with Joan Anderson at her woman’s retreat in Cape Cod. Both of us had read her book, A Year by the Sea, and were reflecting the way the seminar and the book had impacted us.

We discussed our dreams, plans, idea, and hopes and ways we wanted to be different, make a difference and take charge of our future. We talked about our friend, Maggie, who had died three years earlier. Maggie would have enjoyed the weekend. She was gone, a victim of domestic violence. We discussed how helpless we felt when trying to help her.

The ideas flowed and Maggie’s Place was born…a unique place in honor of our friend. We vowed that Maggie would not die in vain and in her name, we would help other in similar situations.

Since 2002 Maggie's Place has helped a domestic violence shelter with monetary donations as well as furniture and accessories and our volunteer time to help women restart lives.  Through Maggie's journey we saw how domestic violence affects women not only physically but emotionally.  The shelter has helped women restart their lives and we are happy that we have been able to give back to our community and be a part of this process.  There is also a jug on the counter where we will happily accept your donations that will go directly to the shelter.

Thank you