Chores start at 9 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. Limited space is available for the public and pre-registration is required at friendsoftheshakers.org.

Please check in at the table located under the tent for your work assignment. All tools will be supplied, but if you have a favorite pair of work gloves, feel free to wear them.

The Friends of the Shakers, a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers of all ages, from all over the world and all walks of life, was founded in 1974 to assist Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. The Friends of the Shakers contribute to the village through direct donations, fundraising for restoration and maintenance of the historic buildings, and volunteering at the village.

If you enjoy being part of a community and want to volunteer at a National Historic Landmark in your backyard, sign up today. Call (207) 926-4597 with any questions or to register, or sign up online at www.friendsoftheshakers.org.

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark, is one of Maine’s most important and intact cultural landscapes. It is the only place of its kind where farming, forestry and tourism sustain an active Shaker community. The 1,800 acre property is a key heritage tourism destination in southern Maine and it is included in the National Park Service’s Shaker Historic Trails. The village has 18 historic buildings and structures dating from the 1790s to the 1930s, including the only active Shaker Meeting House.

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is located at 707 Shaker Road in New Gloucester. For more information about Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Museum and Library please visit www.maineshakers.com or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sabbathdaylakeshakervillage.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Sumner Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary will be having its annual yard sale on June 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sumner Fire Department on Route 219 in Sumner.

Donations of gently used items are greatly appreciated, as well as house and/or garden plants. There will also be a “Sun, Sand and Surf” raffle consisting of many items one would use for a day at the beach or at one of our many great Maine state parks. Tickets are $1 each or six tickets for $5. The winner will be drawn at the close of the yard sale.

For further information or to donate items, please contact Wilda Dunham at (207) 388-2981 or Charlotte Blier at (207) 577-4271. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of needed items for the Sumner Volunteer Fire Department. Thank you for your wonderful service. — Charlotte Blier, Auxiliary Member, Sumner.

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