Making Strides kickoff rally

SCARBOROUGH — The American Cancer Society will host a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer kickoff rally and informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Maine Medical Center Scarborough Campus, West Entrance, 100 Campus Drive, to share details about its upcoming community walk.

The Greater Portland walk is slated for 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at Fort Williams. To participate in the kickoff call Jessica Laliberte at 207-373-3719 or email [email protected].

For more details visit www.makingstrideswalk.org/greaterportlandme.

Program: Canning for small space

FALMOUTH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host cookbook author Marisa McClellan, author of “Preserving by the Pint: Quick Seasonal Canning for Small Spaces,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Cumberland County office. She will demonstrate urban canning and preserving techniques.

“Teaching city dwellers and home cooks how to extend the life of their farmers market purchases throughout the year is my passion.” says McClellan. “Using smaller batches of ingredients and cutting down on cooking time makes these recipes accessible, and some even skip the canning pot altogether in favor of other, even simpler methods of preservation to extend the life of herbs and produce.”

For more information and to register, visit umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/meet-marisa-mcclellan/.

Dumais family to gather in Quebec

SAINT-PASCAL, Quebec — The Dumais family will meet at Saint-Pascal de Kamouraska on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30 and 31, for what will be the first Great Meeting for the descendants of Pierre Dumais and Catherine Michaud.

To register visit www.dumais2014.com, by mail at 84 Bourdon, Gatineau J8V 2P1 or call 613-769-0833. The Facebook page is www.facebook.com/familles.dumais.

Calling All Teachers offers funding

STATEWIDE — U.S. Cellular is donating $1 million to fund teacher classroom projects through its Calling All Teachers program. One hundred and ten Maine teachers had their classroom projects funded by U.S. Cellular in 2013, totaling more than $62,000 and benefiting more than 5,300 students.

U.S. Cellular is working with DonorsChoose.org for a fourth time and encourages teachers to post their projects on the site for potential funding. DonorsChoose.org is a charity website that helps teachers identify funds from corporate and individual donations for classroom projects.

All projects must be submitted by Sept. 21 to be eligible for this year’s funding. Selected projects will be in announced in October.

For more information, visit uscellular.com.