Maine Charity Foundation Fund awarded 12 grants for a total of $77,280 to nonprofit organizations.
September
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Maine Expansion Arts Fund awards $42,600 in grants
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $42,600 to support indigenous, ethnic, or rural arts programs or projects, particularly those that serve areas with limited access to arts events. Grant recipients include: • Belfast Flying Shoes, to expand collaboration with inmates at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center, adding […]
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PechaKucha set for Oct. 3
PechaKucha Night Waterville volume 33 is scheduled to begin at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Shannon Haines will be the emcee. The presenters and their topics include: Emily Davis, Anguish; Sarah Doremus, Oh, Come On, We All Worry About That!; Chris Kein, An Unlikely Artist?; […]
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Bring your apples for cider pressing on Sunday
Families can bring apples and press their own cider from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Pownalborough Court House, 23 Courthouse Road in Dresden. Members of the stewardship committee of the historic site will be on hand to advise participants on the use of an electric grinder or a traditional press. […]
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Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Experience contest set
AUGUSTA – The third opportunity to win a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Experience is a fishy one. The winner of the contest, and a friend, will get a day in the field with a MDIFW biologist collecting fish samples and data, visiting a regional fish hatchery, or […]
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Pictorial tour of Federal-style homes, buildings set for Sept. 25
Set the time machine to the 1960s. Urban renewal was seeing the demolition of many older buildings in the name of revitalization. Iconic structures like Union Station in Portland fell to the wrecking ball and explosive charges. Cities were seeing pressure to allow modernization of historic buildings if not wholesale demolition. Fortunately for Hallowell, a […]
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Exploration of Women’s Suffrage topic of Augusta events
Free plays, talks, and programs for begin Sept. 26 at the Maine State Library in Augusta.
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Hospice volunteer training program to begin Sept. 30
A five-week hospice volunteer training program is set from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 30 through Oct. 30, at MaineGeneral Alfond Center for Health, 35 Medical Center Parkway, in Augusta. The training, hosted by Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area and MaineGeneral Hospice Volunteers of Kennebec Valley, can prepare volunteers to provide practical, […]
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Oakland plans fall foliage trip for Oct. 3
The Oakland Recreation Department invites area senior citizens on its annual fall foliage trip. The trip is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, and will originate from the rear parking lot next to the Baptist church on Church Street. The school bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. and will return to Oakland by 3:30 p.m. This […]
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Diaper drive helps families in need
WATERVILLE — The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program is holding its annual diaper drive to ensure all parents have access to diapers when they need them. Diapers can be a major expense for families, easily costing $100 a month or more. In the United States one in three low-income moms report suffering from diaper need […]