by maineseacoast | Oct 18, 2019 | DETOP, Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
Come Sunday in Cherryfield, the Maine Seacoast Mission’s Weald Bethel Community Center is alive with area residents conversing and enjoying together the afternoon meal served buffet-style. Hosts from the Downeast community take turns preparing and serving the weekly dinner. ELLSWORTH AMERICAN PHOTOS BY JOHANNA S. BILLINGS
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Come one, come all
October 18, 2019 by Johanna S. Billings on Arts & living, Lifestyle
CHERRYFIELD — On Sunday afternoons, the Weald Bethel Community Center has the feel of an old-fashioned family dinner.
People gather in the Maine Seacoast Mission’s community center off Route 1 to socialize, taking in the aromas coming from the kitchen. Some sit on upholstered furniture in a setting that resembles a cozy living room. Others gather around one of the round tables where they will eat. Many stand and chat.
In a large kitchen around the corner from the common area, cooks are busy preparing the meal, whose menu is not set ahead of time. No disposable dishes or utensils are used here — only everyday china and real flatware. After the Sunday buffet-style dinner, the dishes are done by hand.
The meal is a community effort known as Down East Table of Plenty, a weekly event, designed to feed both the body and the soul. There is no charge.
“It’s not a soup kitchen,” said Bonnie Johnson of Cherryfield, who came up with the idea for the community meal. “Need is as much about emotions as it is about food.”
The meal has been served every week without fail for nearly nine years.
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by maineseacoast | Oct 15, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Housing Rehabilitation, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
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Lessons in love: Assabet Valley Tech students build tiny house for homeless veteran
By Zane Razzaq
Daily News staff
Posted Oct 7, 2019 at 5:48 PM
Since May, carpentry students at Assabet have been hard at work constructing the home under the instruction of lead carpentry teacher Bill Italiano. The project is a collaboration between Assabet, Downeast Community Partners, the Maine Seacoast Mission, and the C.F. Adams Foundation, which is funding the project.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 24, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Director of Service Programs Wendy Harrington recently announced the Mission’s collaboration with a new group called Downeast Roots; “a group of local organizations who promote each other’s work, share resources, and work together on projects for the benefit of our community,” according to the group web site.
Other member groups are the Women’s Health Resource Library, Maine Outdoor School, TREE, Mano en Mano, and the Milbridge Public Library.
The purpose of Downeast Roots is to promote collaboration among Downeast area organizations in order to strengthen our overall impact. We are committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging while ensuring that our community is a place where people, their cultural identities, and the environment thrive. We draw on the strengths of our relationships within our communities to strive towards a deeper understanding of adversity and practices that build resilient and dynamic solutions to complex, modern challenges.
by maineseacoast | Sep 24, 2019 | Downeast Campus, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
The R.H. Foster team, 15th Annual EdGE Tennis Tournament champions. Mission President John Zavodny is pictured second from right.
BAR HARBOR, ME — Thank you to everyone who helped, the in-kind and corporate sponsors; the volunteers and all the tennis players. The 15th Annual Open Tennis Tournament raised close to $18,000 for the EdGE program.
Congratulations to Tournament champion R.H. Foster team.
After being rained out on the appointed day, the Tournament kicked off on Sunday for some amazing displays of skill, fun, and friendly competition. Sunday was perfect for tennis. Not too hot or windy, and lots of sunshine.
Saturday’s rain prevented the EdGE kids from joining us. However, they had a wonderful time at their Friday event at the Bar Harbor Club, with tennis lessons from Liz McMullan, Dan Granholm and Colleen Maynard. Following their tennis lessons the EdGE kids got to swim in the Club pool. They spent the night at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church and went home on Saturday.
by maineseacoast | Sep 12, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
University of Maine Cooperative Extension to offer ‘Dining with Diabetes Down East’
Community Author: Tara Wood
Post Date: September 6, 2019 2:26 pm
Updated: September 8, 2019 3:02 pm
Contact: tara.a.wood@maine.edu
CHERRYFIELD — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, four-week Dining with Diabetes Down East series beginning 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Maine Seacoast Mission Weald Bethel Community Center, 7 Weald Bethel Lane. Remaining dates are Oct. 10, 17 and 24.
The program complements medical care by teaching people with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, along with their family members and caregivers, what they can do to help control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 10, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Thanks to the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program, when people purchase a $2.50 reusable bag at the Machias Hannaford, the Mission Food Pantry receives one dollar.
Thank you for your help.
Wendy Harrington
Maine Seacoast Mission
Service Program Director
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Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program
Hello,
It’s GO time! Today kicks off your month in the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program!
In order for Seacoast Mission Pantry to receive the most donations possible, we encourage you to use the free marketing materials available in the Fight Hunger Bag Marketing Toolkit. It contains customized social media graphics, email drafts, press releases, images of the bag, and more – all ready for you to promote.
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As a reminder, Seacoast Mission Pantry will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 Fight Hunger Bag sold during the month of September at the Hannaford store located at:
149 Dublin Street, Machias ME
Hannaford Fight Hunger Bags can be found on the dedicated reusable bag rack. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Sincerely,
Brian McKeown
Program Manager
603.380.9339
hannaford@bags4mycause.com
