Local Alpine and Nordic racers wear bibs purchased through a $5,000 donation from Emerson Toyota and the Toyota Dealer Match Program for the Auburn Ski Association. The donation also paid for racing bibs and a freelap portable timing system for Edward Little High School’s ski team. Auburn Middle School Alpine and Nordic ski teams stand […]
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Healthy Androscoggin receives grant
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin announces it has received a $12,000 CVS Health Community Grant. The Community Grant Program was created by CVS Health as part of its commitment to help people achieve their best health through financial assistance to programs that are focused on smoking cessation and prevention. The support from CVS Health will help […]
Votes are in: Camp Sunshine wins
AUBURN — Day’s Jewelers of Auburn presented a $5,000 grant from Jewelers for Children to Camp Sunshine in Casco recently. Camp Sunshine, established in 1984, is dedicated to helping children, along with their families, cope with serious illnesses. Jewelers For Children, a nonprofit organization founded by the jewelry industry in 1999, is dedicated to helping […]
Androscoggin Bank donates to local nonprofits
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation announces the recipients of its impact grants for the fourth quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018. Recognizing a need for at-risk kids in Maine to be safe, healthy, active, happy, educated and nourished, the MainStreet Foundation awards grants to organizations actively working to help kids thrive. The […]
Evergreen donates to Trinity Center
AUBURN —? Evergreen Subaru in Auburn hosted a community reception April 25 to announce the annual Subaru Share the Love campaign raised $27,500 for Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. Nearly 50 business, nonprofit and community leaders and customers attended. Trinity Jubilee Center operates a day shelter, resource center, soup kitchen and food pantry. It was […]
Central Maine Credit Union raises highest amount ever
The staff and members of Central Maine Credit Union raised $5,000 for the Maine Credit Unions Campaign to End Hunger. It’s the most ever raised by the credit union. Employees participated in bake sales and dress-down days and sold candy bars throughout the year. Vicki Stuart, president and CEO of Central Maine Credit Union, shows the […]
Hannaford donation to benefit child nutrition
Hannaford Chef’s Table chefs Kerry Altiero, left, and David Turin join Good Shepherd Food Bank Executive Director Kristen Miale and Hannaford Vice President of Marketing Maile Buker, far right, at the Burchard A. Dunn School in New Gloucester recently to announce $225,000 in support for child nutrition statewide. The donation will support school-based food pantries […]
Norway Savings supports the Women’s Center
Norway Savings Bank recently donated $5,000 to the annual fund of the Center for Wisdom’s Women in Lewiston. The bank has been an ongoing supporter of the women’s center, most recently serving as the sponsoring bank for a $500,000 affordable housing grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Those funds will be applied […]
Roopers donates to Lifesprings
Roopers of Route 26, Oxford, recently donated $100 to Lifesprings, a nonprofit organization that provides free meals to seniors in the area at 11 a.m. every Tuesday at the Poland Community Church, 1212 Maine St., Poland. From left are Jesse Dodge and Tina Donahue from Lifesprings, and Steve Rooper, owner of the Roopers in Oxford.
Fortin Group donates in Snow Angel Challenge
The Fortin Group presented a check for $3,610 to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice as part of the first Snow Angel Challenge. From left are Roger Bouffard, funeral director, The Fortin Group; Matthew Richard, family services, The Fortin Group; Kevin Simoneau, general manager, The Fortin Group; Sonya Purington, director of marketing and development, Androscoggin Home […]