The annual Loon Count takes place this Saturday, July 15th, coordinated by the Maine Audubon Society. Learn how you can be involved. Happy Wednesday! New this week: FFCC’s 6th Annual Dinner with Keynote Donna Beegle Families First Community Center is holding its 6th annual fundraising dinner on September 16th, featuring Dr. Donna Beegle as keynote speaker. The […]
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CCC Wednesday Communique — July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023July is Sandwich Generation Month! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Daughterhood.org Drop-in Circles Nearly a quarter of adults in the United States are simultaneously raising kids and supporting a parent. You are not alone. Managing the medical, financial, legal and emotional burden of care is overwhelming. There are resources for support, but the caregiver barely […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023Independence Day Celebration in Eastport (photo by Don Dunbar) CCC wishes everyone a safe and happy July Fourth!! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Be In Motion Update Starting this Friday March 10th, Be In Motion with Samantha Williams, a free online class open to all, will start at 1 pm on Zoom. Going forward the class will still […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023Today is the Summer Solstice — welcome summer! Happy Wednesday! New this week: ZERO TO THREE LEARN Conference Early bird registration is officially open for the LEARN Conference 2023, September 19-20th. We’re back in person for the first time in three years, and we cannot wait to be together again with our ZERO TO THREE family! […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that created the first official flag for the United States of America. Then in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary of that decree by officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day. (Learn more history here.) Happy Flag Day! New this week: 5th Annual Opioid […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023Does this look like your backyard? We have a lot of chicken farmers in Downeast Maine. Happy Wednesday! New this week: June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day! World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an important day for raising awareness about elder abuse prevention and intervention. In Maine, elder abuse awareness is particularly […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023Memorial Day Parade in Machias (Photo courtesy of Abby Frutchey) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Juneteenth Downeast Commemoration Healthy Acadia invites you to Join in commemorating Juneteenth 2023 at Knowlton Park, 11 Shore Road, Ellsworth, Maine on Monday, June 19, from 2 to 6 p.m. “Deepening Our Vital Connection to Nature and Each Other” will feature music, […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023CCC Vision Day: Taking Flex Funds to the Next Level, held at Cobscook Institute on Monday, brought together over 50 partners, funders & community members. Learn more in the Updates Section. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Moving Beyond ACEs — MCWE Conference Registration is now for the June 28th Maine Child Welfare Education Annual Conference, Moving Beyond ACEs: […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023Happy Wednesday! New this week: Eldercare Caregiving Grief and Guilt May 24th, 1 – 2 pm Online: When you become a caregiver, quite often some huge emotions come along for the ride. Emotions such as Grief & Guilt. Join Amy Friesen, Founder of Tea & Toast, Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Educator, and Margaret Dennis, Founder of […]
CCC Wednesday Communique — May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023Happy Wednesday! New this week: Building Cultural Competency Healthy Acadia invites you to explore elements for building and enhancing your cultural competence with nationally-recognized facilitator Elizabeth Neptune. “Strengthening Relationships with Cultural Competency: Increasing Understanding of the Passamaquoddy Tribe,” will take place on Monday, June 5, 2023. See details. May is Older Americans Month! The 2023 theme […]