The champion for literacy brings book lending to her hometown of Otisfield.
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Parker Harnett and Zoe Seigel
The 16-year-old Yarmouth juniors’ website connects peers with volunteer opportunities.
Alfredo Nicolas and Terra Fletcher
Two wildlife lovers were strangers until they united to rescue a great black hawk in Deering Oaks during a January snowstorm.
Gerry Pineau
The firefighter from Lewiston, called ‘Superman without a cape,’ stepped up after the fatal Farmington explosion.
Giving thanks for our fellow Mainers
Our 2019 list of Mainers to be Thankful for shows us the best of ourselves
Molly Amann
The 19-year-old college student from Scarborough volunteers at Maine Medical Center’s Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, the hospital that treated her.
Florence Olebe
The community ‘elder’ facilitates understanding through language as an on-call interpreter for Maine Medical Center who also helps families experiencing domestic violence.
Florence Olebe
The community ‘elder’ facilitates understanding through language as an on-call interpreter for Maine Medical Center who also helps families experiencing domestic violence.
Lenny Smith
The recovery advocate uses his long-term sobriety to help others.
Leon Duff
The retired central Maine educator ‘shows up in so many ways,’ including serving on the boards of three nonprofits, donating produce from his garden and helping a 99-year-old friend.