Donna Beegle with the CCC team on October 13th. See the Updates Section for a review of our 2 exciting events with Dr. Beegle. Happy Wednesday! New this week: FFCC’s 6th Annual Dinner Rescheduled Due to Hurricane Lee, we’ve rescheduled our event for Saturday, September 23rd. The venue and itinerary remain unchanged. We’re thrilled to announce that […]
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CCC Wednesday Communique — September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023Downeast gardens are finally starting to produce the amazing range of veggies we’re fortunate enough to grow. A rainy, cooler than average summer has delayed, but not prevented the harvest. Check out the goodies at your local farmers’ market. (Photo courtesy of Charley Martin-Berry) Happy Wednesday! New this week: CCC Cultural Competency Training CCC is excited […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023Dr. Donna Beegle will be signing copies of her book for sale at the September 13th in-person training, Effectively Communicating & Relating Across Poverty Barriers, at Washington County Community College. There’s still time to register. We’re extending the registration deadline to this Friday. Learn more. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Managing School Anxiety Welcome ‘23-‘24 school year! The […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — August 30, 2023
August 30, 2023August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Check out the ways you can help promote awareness in the Updates section of this newsletter. (Above — photos of loved ones whose lives were lost due to overdose, posted on the windows of the Downeast Recovery Support Center in Calais for a prior Overdose Awareness Day.) Happy Wednesday! New […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Happy Wednesday! New this week: Food Justice for All For a second consecutive year, Healthy Acadia, Impact Justice, and College of the Atlantic are teaming up to highlight and garner support for local food justice projects, with three days of community conversations and engagement events planned for September 7, 8, and 9, 2023: Food Justice […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023This Saturday, August 19th, is World Humanitarian Day. Each year the UN runs a World Humanitarian Day campaign to bring together the global humanitarian community. This year’s slogan is “Showing unwavering commitment to deliver for the communities it serves, no matter who, no matter where and #NoMatterWhat.” Happy Wednesday! New this week: Recharging Our Heroes Recharging […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023The CCC facilitated a vision day for Maine educators and organizations supporting them at the Augusta Civic Center on Monday. Learn more in the Updates Section of this newsletter. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Meghan Duff Reads Aloud at Porter Memorial Library Local author and associate professor at University of Maine in Machias (UMM), Meghan Duff, will read […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023The Lion’s Gate Portal occurs between July 28th and August 12th, peeking on August 8th this year. This is an alignment of the Sun in Leo, Earth, Orion’s Belt and Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. This alignment sends high frequency energy to earth, helping us to open our hearts and receive intuitive […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023Abby Frutchey, CCC’s Substance Use Response Coordinator, was asked to be a voice of recovery at the Governor’s 5th Annual Opioid Response Summit in Portland last week. Learn more about this exciting gathering here. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Effectively Communicating Across Barriers The Community Caring Collaborative and Working Communities Challenge invite you to an impactful morning […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023Today is “Take Your Poet to Work Day.” Poetry lovers all over the world carry their favorite wordsmiths to work — not literally, though that would be awesome. People take paper cutouts of poets around with them in their pockets, place them on their desks, or put them in their drawers. This gives them extra motivation […]