Denis Webber, center, of the Cage, Lewiston, and Jean Cote, left, of the Saracens motorcycle club present a check to Pastor John Robbins of Hope Haven Gospel Mission. The $1,050 was from a recent fundraiser.
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Chamber's October donation
Each month, the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce makes a charitable donation on behalf of its Business of the Month. For October, the donation of $250 was given to Rightstart for its Christmas programs. Shown are, from left,are Janice Davis, chamber membership committee member; Jeanne Silverman, chamber board chairwoman; Zandi Taylor-Kemp, Maurice Restaurant (selected as Business […]
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Walking to end hunger
Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union CEO George Roy presents donation checks totalling $250 to Brenda Davis for Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour 2017. Davis, executive director of BBC Opportunity Center in Old Town and an Ending Hunger in Maine advocate and walker, visited the LCFCU on Nov. 10 to raise funds to end hunger in Maine.
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Maine Gladiators, Norway Savings raise funds for youth hockey scholarship
Norway Savings Bank and Maine Gladiators joined forces on Oct. 26 to raise more than $1,700 to benefit kids who want to play hockey but experience financial limitations. The money raised will go to scholarships. The event took place at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For the event, Norway Savings Bank President and […]
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Androscoggin Bank awards $25,000 to St. Mary's Nutrition Center
Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation recently awarded $25,000 to St. Mary’s Nutrition Center as the 2017 recipient of the foundation’s annual $25K for Kids Grant. The presentation occurred at an awards ceremony Nov. 15 in Lewiston.
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Norway Savings Bank donates to Trinity Jubilee Center
Representatives from Norway Savings Bank present a $1,012 to Erin Reed, executive director of Trinity Jubilee Center. The funds will be used for building materials as it renovates its space. From left are Ian Pullen, VP commercial loan officer, Norway Savings Bank; Pat Weigel, president and CEO, Norway Savings Bank; Erin Reed, executive director, Trinity Jubilee […]
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Wheels for meals
SeniorsPlus was one of 50 Meals on Wheels national programs to be awarded a 2018 Subaru Outback by Subaru of America Inc. in partnership with Meals on Wheels America. The value of the vehicle is $31,000. At the ribbon-cutting Nov. 9 in Auburn are, from left, Ben Tucker III, regional representative for U.S. Sen. Angus King; Jonathan […]
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Donation helps with fundraising race for cancer center
Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine board members Barb Deschenes, left, and Sue Craib, second from left, accept a Turkey Trot sponsor check of $1,000 from Janet Fournier and Michael Newsom of WJ Wheeler Insurance of South Paris. The Turkey Trot 4 Hope 4-mile race will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, in Norway.
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Lotus gives to the hungry
Lotus Restaurant of Auburn presented Good Shepherd Food Bank with $10,000 as the result of contributions from customers and matching funds from the owners. Around $4,000 was collected, matched by owner Jimmy Wu and rounded up to an even $10,000 cash. Lotus also donated the day’s worth of expenses toward the overall fundraiser, including paying […]
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Androscoggin Bank awards grants
Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation has announced the recipients of its quarterly impact grants for the third quarter of 2017. Local recipients are the Ecology School in Saco, which received $1,820 to support the delivery of EcosySTEM to students in RSU 16 (Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls); the Caleb Group/River Valley Village in Lewiston received $2,500 […]