AUBURN — Agren, Maine’s largest family-owned appliance retailer, donated $20,000 to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization that encourages Maine’s youth and their families to get outside and be active during the winter. Agren’s donation is in addition to its fundraising efforts for Winterkids. Last year, their team raised $56,000 for the the nonprofit’s Downhill 24, an […]

AUBURN — In November, the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Breakfast Club made its annual donation to the United Methodist Church of Auburn. Pastor Steve Bascom and Jan Wilkinson attended the Rotary weekly meeting to receive a $2,000 check dedicated to the church’s Thanksgiving basket program. The UMC provides Thanksgiving meals for the neediest of families in the […]

BANGOR — A new fund established to give more Maine seniors access to safe, clean, affordable housing has received a gift of $50,000 from Bangor Savings Bank with a pledge for $100,000 in the next two years. Avesta Housing recently announced the creation of The Silver Hearth Fund. Avesta will receive the Bangor Savings funding […]

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Area Ski Team will soar downhill this year in new bibs purchased by Franklin Savings Bank. The team had been using bibs that were more than 20 years old. The bank donated $3,000 for new ones. The team is for students in grades four to eight. The new bibs will be […]

JAY — OTIS Federal Credit Union commemorated International Credit Union Day on Oct. 17 by making donations to area school lunch programs and to local heating assistance funds. OTIS donated a total of $1,200 to help offset student lunch debt within area schools. Each of the six districts falling within the credit union’s field of membership […]

NORWAY — Each year, Norway Savings Bank employees participate in a wellness challenge in an effort to encourage healthy eating, exercise and other positive behaviors. This year’s challenge revolved around improving daily exercise habits. The prize for the top two teams and individuals was a donation of $250 and $100, respectively, to the nonprofits of […]

  LEWISTON — Community Credit Union presented the Turner Food Pantry with $250 as part of the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. The pantry is in the Boofy Quimby Memorial Center in North Turner and is staffed by volunteers from the North Turner Union Presbyterian Church. This year, they served more than 50 […]

LEWISTON — Community Concepts Inc. received a $5,000 grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and CGI Business Solutions. Since 1965, Community Concepts has offered a variety of housing, economic development and social services for the communities in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. These services support the basic needs of low-income families and promote […]