LEWISTON — Northeast Bank donated $2,000 each to Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston and Daddy O’s Acts of Kindness in Oxford to support COVID-19 relief efforts. It was part of a $10,000 donation to five organizations in Maine and Massachusetts. In addition, the bank recently donated a supply of N95 and regular face masks to […]
Giving Back
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has donated $40,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank, one of five grants totaling $100,000 to nonprofits in Maine and New Hampshire focusing on food security. The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation additionally made a $25,000 gift toward COVID-19 response during the United Way telethon in Maine.
John T. Gorman Foundation donates to three local nonprofits
LEWISTON — As part of its COVID-19 response, the John T. Gorman Foundation awarded grants of $25,000 to St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, $50,000 to New Beginnings and $100,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. The grants were part of $500,000 given to 11 Maine nonprofits providing food and shelter to Mainers in need during the outbreak. […]
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to five area nonprofits
BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s Community Matters More grant program has made five donations to local organizations, part of $143,000 awarded to 55 nonprofits in Maine and New Hampshire. Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford and Maine Huts and Trails in Kingfield each received $5,000. Community Concepts, Tri County Mental Health and the Greater […]
New Balance Foundation donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Boston-based New Balance Foundation is donating $50,000 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, part of a total of $2 million in nonprofit grants in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support local, regional and global communities. The $2 million commitment is in addition to the approximately $7 million in New Balance Foundation grants […]
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation donated $150,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank for community-based food access. It was part of a regionwide donation of more than $3 million for COVID-19 relief efforts by supporting community and nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. As part of its initial $3 million distribution […]
Camden National Bank donates to ELHS
CAMDEN — Camden National Bank recently donated $750 to Edward Little High School. It made similar donations to 10 schools in all, in communities where it has banking centers, for the schools to use toward either providing free tickets to students or transportation to the 2020 Boys and Girls Basketball State Championships. The support made […]
Walmart donates to Montello Elementary School
LEWISTON — Walmart Giving has donated $30,000 to Montello Elementary School. Last November, local employees at the Walmart Transportation Office donated 400 hats, boots, mittens and other winter clothing after hearing the school was in need. When the corporate office heard about the donation and making a difference in the community, they contacted the local […]
Bangor Savings Bank donates to Merrick Chadbourne Learn to Ski & Ride Program
AUBURN — Bangor Savings Bank donated $3,000 to the Auburn Ski Association at Lost Valley for its Merrick Chadbourne Learn to Ski & Ride Program. The program just finished its seventh season of teaching kids how to ski and snowboard after school. Seventy-four students from the Auburn public school system participated this year. The grant […]