Bay Ridge Elementary School Student Council set up their Mystery tree at the Wesley Foundation Tree Festival. Check the Updates section of this newsletter for more about this special holiday festival. Happy Wednesday! New this week: G.E.A.R. for the Holidays The holiday season will quickly be here! While it is meant to bring feelings of love […]
Bay Ridge Elementary School Student Council set up their Mystery tree at the Wesley Foundation Tree Festival. Check the Updates section of this newsletter for more about this special holiday festival. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Elder Abuse Awareness Prevention & Response Healthy Acadia is partnering with the Elder Abuse Institute of Maine to bring this […]
Visit the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in December for “Starry Night” — a sparkling festival of lights. Learn more in the announcement below. (Photo of painting: Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night in 1889 during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Visit the VanGoghGallery.com for more info.) Happy Wednesday! New this week: […]
Victorian Thanksgiving postcard from theGraphicsFairy.com Happy Thanksgiving! New this week: From: National Alliance for Caregiving | Published: November 2021 If you’re feeling tired this holiday season, you’re not alone. Taking care of others — and yourself — can be difficult work. Those who care for caregivers may wonder why the caregiver in their life doesn’t […]
November is National Hospice Month. You can show your support and purchase a raffle ticket for this exquisitely handcrafted quilt at Down East Hospice Volunteers. Learn more in the announcement below. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Seacoast Mission Christmas Program Maine Seacoast Mission provides holiday gifts to children, families, the elderly, and nursing home residents […]
November is National Hospice Month and so it is fitting that the Down East Hospice Volunteer’s 2022 Annual Calendar is now available. This year’s theme is the Wildlife of Down East Maine photographed by Woody Gillies, president of Fundy Audubon, a local chapter of Maine Audubon. He graciously provided the images for this year’s fundraising calendar. Learn more in the Updates section […]
Picturesque Machias “welcoming the first day of November” with Bad Little Falls roiling the waters of the Machias River. (Photo courtesy of Drones Eye View Inc., another of whose photos graced the front page of Machias Valley News Observer earlier this month, inspiring today’s feature photo). Happy Wednesday! New this week: Emergency Medical Technician Course In […]
Happy Halloween from the CCC! Don’t forget to stop by the Lee Pellon Center for our Family Harvest Meal walk-through pasta buffet on October 29th. Details in this flyer. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Halloween Activities for Littles On Friday October 29th from 2p – 3p Maine Families will be offering crafts and activities for the littles (ages […]
Autumn in Acadia National Park. Wow, do you believe this is our downeast backyard? (Photo courtesy of Maine Office of Tourism) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Surprise speaker at ZERO TO THREE Conference We’re excited to announce that U.S. Senator for Colorado Michael Bennet is joining us for a deep-dive conversation about infant and early childhood mental […]
Join the Downeast Recovery Support Center at 11 Free Street in Machias for pumpkin painting on October 21st — details in the announcements below. (Photo courtesy of Mini Pumpkin Painting with Kids Video) Happy Wednesday! New this week: New Adult Crisis Stabilization in Calais AMHC is excited to announce the opening of a new Adult […]