The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club on Oct. 12 delivered its $10,000 match for local donations to the Magic Lantern Innovation Lab project.
President Jessica Putnam from the local Rotary Club gave a check to Susan Jennings, executive director of the 4-H Foundation at the University of Maine, the organization behind the Magic Lantern Innovation Lab & Learning Center. This represented a pledged match for the first $10,000 raised from local citizens, nonprofits and small businesses in the Lakes Region.
Jennings thanked the rotary club for its effort, which exemplified community support from the early days of the project.
“Everyone will appreciate your work. Young people growing up in rural Maine don’t have the same opportunities and resources as those in urban areas,” said Jennings, according to a news release from the rotary club. “4-H has been engaged in experiential education pilot school programs for over 12 years and has successfully increased test scores, raised aspirations, increased attendance and engaged students in career-based learning. We look forward to continuing to partner with this community and the region to offer UMaine programming that can make a difference in the lives of children, youth and their families.”
For more information or to contribute to the project, contact the Maine 4-H Foundation at 207-615-7300 or susan.jennings@maine.edu. A video about the initiative is online, as is a donation link at extension.umaine.edu.
For more information about rotary cClub, check out its website lakeregionrotary.com or its Facebook page. For specific questions, contact Putnam at lakeregionrotary@gmail.com.
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