by maineseacoast | Aug 31, 2019 | DETOP, Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
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Teens learn to grow their own food
August 15, 2019 on Education, News
HARRINGTON — Last month at Narraguagus Junior/Senior High School, seven teens, assisted by teachers and community volunteers, were hard at work building a new garden on a corner of the campus. The effort was part of Teen Ag week. The six-day program was a collaborative effort between Healthy Acadia and Narraguagus’s Future Farmers of America chapter and their Food Justice League.
Volunteers tilled 1,600 square feet of vegetable garden to create the Mary Endre Memorial Garden in memory of a teacher at the school who passed away last fall from cancer.
As part of the program…[f]ield trips to Incredible Edible Milbridge community gardens, Folklore Farm and the Maine Seacoast Mission’s food pantry as well as a visit by Maine Outdoor School rounded out the week.
The students’ final project was a community meal served to 60 people at the Downeast Table of Plenty, a weekly community meal hosted by the Maine Seacoast Mission.
For more information about Teen Ag week, contact Regina Grabrovac at 255-3741 or email regina@healthyacadia.org .
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by maineseacoast | Aug 29, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Housing Rehabilitation, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
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Housing Rehabilitation Program volunteers from Congregational Church of Cumberland Maine
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Housing Rehabilitation Program volunteers from Congregational Church of Cumberland Maine
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Housing Rehabilitation Program volunteers from Congregational Church of Cumberland Maine
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Thank you to the Cumberland Crew from the Congregational Church of Cumberland Maine, with special thanks to retiring Senior Minister Diane Bennekamper.
She has brought this group to help with the Housing Rehab Program for almost ten years! They have assisted many of our neighbors in Downeast Maine neighbors, helping them live in safe, warm and dry homes for many years to come!
Learn more about our Housing Rehabilitation Program.
by maineseacoast | Aug 20, 2019 | Downeast Campus, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
EdGE students in Milbridge, ME 2019.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — EdGE (Ed Greaves Education) is Maine Seacoast Mission’s innovative youth development program for K-12 coastal Washington County students. Encourages youth to stay engaged in school, build character, improve academic performance, build self-confidence.
Learn all about EdGE.
by maineseacoast | Aug 6, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Housing Rehabilitation, News
From: Scott Shaw, Housing Rehabilitation Program Manager
Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 1:41 PM
Another week of double crews and these two highly skilled teams knocked it out of the park. The volunteers’ work included building a handicapped accessible walk-in shower for a woman, roofing a home, installing new flooring, and replacing windows.
I would like to send a big Thank You to these crews who have adopted Downeast Maine as their Mission destination!
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Acton, MA
The United Methodist Church of Gales Ferry, Gales Ferry, CT
by maineseacoast | Aug 1, 2019 | DETOP, Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
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Down East Magazine buffet
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Bob
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Roberta
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Judith prepping beer can chickens
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Brian
A huge thank you to Down East Magazine editors Brian, Bob, Judith, and Roberta. We were honored the four of you would come to Cherryfield to host a Table of Plenty dinner, and we so appreciate the time and effort you put into the meal. I will never forget the toppling chickens and delicious entrees you prepared. It was a feast and lots of fun.
Some DETOP firsts: beer can chicken and more guests than our supply of plates and silverware. Down East Magazine was a big draw!
Again, thank you for including the Table of Plenty in Great Maine Scavenger Hunt. We have made many new friends through the Hunt, and had a wonderful time hosting, and getting to know, the volunteers. Their help every week has been a tremendous bonus. We have come to rely on them. Like you four, they bring new life and great energy to our community meal.
With gratitude,
Wendy Harrington
Maine Seacoast Mission Service Program Director
by maineseacoast | Jul 29, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Housing Rehabilitation, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
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Mission Housing Rehabilitation Program Manager Scott Shaw
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Mission Housing Rehabilitation Program Manager Scott Shaw tells of “another great week of weather and amazing volunteers.”
The Housing Rehab volunteers were from Congregational Church of Laconia, NH and United Church of Christ Congregational of Boxborough, MA.
These photos show the terrific volunteers protecting Maine coastal area homes, inside and outside, from extreme windy, cold, and damp winters.
One of the NH volunteers, John Gill, went above-and-beyond by taking one of the best photos we’ve seen of Scott Shaw on-the-job. Scott gives the photo “a big thumbs up.”
Learn how you can help with the Mission’s Housing Rehabilitation Program.
