AUBURN — The real estate group Better Homes and Gardens/Masiello Group raised over $750 to purchase over 24 snowsuits, along with some hats and gloves to give to the Promise Early Education Center. These snowsuits and other items were picked up by the Executive Director Betsy Norcross Plourde.

LEWISTON — In place of holding holiday parties this year, OpenText is making donations totaling $1 million to food banks in the 58 communities around the world where employees live and work. In Maine, OpenText is donating $15,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. It’s the first donation of the OpenText Voyager Fund, an extension of […]

AUBURN — Hannaford Supermarkets has donated $5,000 to Central Maine Community College as part of an expansion of its “Fuel Kids at School” pantry initiative to Maine’s community colleges. Hannaford is donating a total of $35,000 to establish and expand pantries at all seven community college campuses. The donation will be used for startup and […]

AUBURN — Auburn Savings Bank Branch Supervisor Audrey Patterson recently donated $500 toward the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber’s Stuff the Bus charity event after being awarded the money as part of the Auburn Savings Employee Recognition program. Implemented in July, the Auburn Savings Employee Recognition program awards outstanding employees who exemplify the bank’s core values. […]

AUBURN — In November, Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donated $1,000 to St. Dominic Academy’s Telethon as a red carpet sponsor for the event which promoted the school’s community. The event was broadcast live from the Auburn campus at the school.

BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has donated $7,500 to SeniorsPlus in Lewiston and $5,500 to Safe Voices in Auburn. In its latest grant cycle, the foundation committed $677,500 to Maine and New Hampshire-based organizations. Among the services provided by these grantees: COVID-19 response, hunger relief and affordable housing, mentorships to improve educational outcomes, combating […]

AUBURN — In November, Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donated $5,000 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Thanksgiving food drive. Emerson Chevrolet-Buick supports the Good Shepherd Food Bank because they believe in the the effort to combat the root causes of hunger in Maine.

NEWRY — Giving Tuesday marked the conclusion of the Sunday River Challenge in support of the Bethel Food Pantry, where the resort pledged to match donations up to $5,000. Along with the support of an anonymous donor who pledged to match another $5,000 in donations, the community raised over $24,121, far exceeding the original fundraising […]

LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank has secured a $100,000 grant to assist local restaurants and expand a meal delivery initiative organized by Lewiston Housing and Cooking for Community. The bank secured the grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston through their Jobs for New England Recovery Grant program. Lewiston Housing, Boba’s Restaurant, Sam’s Italian […]

LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center has received a $20,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation in partnership with Central Maine Power. The grant will support the center’s soup kitchen and food pantry. These programs are seeing increased need during the COVID-19 pandemic: more than 25,000 meals, 4,000 bags of groceries and 28,000 diapers have been […]