FARMINGTON — The Giddy Up & Go 4-H Horse Club will sponsor its 11th annual fundraiser for the Double B Equine Rescue this month. The Double B Equine Rescue takes in surrendered, unwanted, neglected and abused horses and other equines from around the state and provides them with rehabilitative care. They currently have 33 equines […]
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5th annual Festival of Wreaths a success
About 46 wreaths were raffled off during the Festival of Wreaths at the Canton fire station Saturday. The festival took place Nov. 25, 26 and 30, and Dec. 2 and 3 to raise money for the Fire Department. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal) CANTON — The season of giving is in full swing, and the fifth annual […]
Going gold: Benefit to help West Paris boy battling cancer
PARIS — What started out as a family dinner quickly morphed into a fundraiser for a West Paris boy who has battled cancer for half of his young life. A fundraiser for 6-year-old Cody Bean of West Paris will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Paris Fire Station, 137 Western Ave. […]
The Veggies at Mixers
On Friday, Oct. 13 The Veggies are bringing classic rock hits to Mixers. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music kicks off at 8:30. Mixers will also be hosting a fundraiser for the family of Aime Wells from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday evening, to celebrate a life taken too early. There will be no […]
Progress Center in Norway to hold third annual run/walk on Oct. 28
The Progress Center in Norway will host its third annual “Wicked Weird and Totally Freaky Trick or Treat Trot by the Lake” 10K and 5K run/walk on Saturday, Oct. 28, according to development manager Miranda Ward. Five of last year’s costumed entrants pose for a photo. NORWAY — The Progress Center will host its third […]
Strut for Strays! 5K raises nearly $3K for Franklin County Animal Shelter
These runners, walkers and dogs participated in the 2017 Strut for Strays! 5K Trail Run & Dog Walk, supporting the Franklin County Animal Shelter in Farmington. FARMINGTON — This year’s Strut for Strays! 5K Trail Run & Dog Walk was a huge success. Thanks to the sponsors, who more than covered the costs for the […]
Festive fundraiser for dance exchange
NORWAY — Dancers and donors from around Maine will gather from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, on the second floor at 13 Cottage St. to eat, drink, dance, be entertained and raise funds for the local and global programs of the nonprofit Cottage Street Creative Exchange. Art Moves Dance Ensemble of Norway, Collective Motion […]
2017: Bates College dishwasher raises $105,000 for the Dempsey Challenge
LEWISTON — David Gervais is a dishwasher at the Bates College Commons. He’s worked in the college’s kitchens for 39 years, since graduating from Lewiston High School. He’s also a Dempsey Challenge fundraiser. A very good one. Gervais is consistently one of the event’s top fundraisers, taking home the prize for several years in a […]
Second annual "Becca 4-Ever" run/walk scheduled
PARIS – A run/walk fundraiser in memory of a West Paris girl who passed away in 2012 will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Gouin Athletic Complex on Alpine Street. The fundraiser is titled Live, Laugh, Run: Becca 4-Ever in our Hearts. It celebrates the life of Rebecca Mason, […]