The volunteer foster grandparent is an emotional support for students, especially as they settle in for a new school year.
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Kudos: Barton’s volunteer energy has added to Lewiston’s momentum
As her AmeriCorps volunteer stint ends, Sarah Barton has been lauded by her peers at the Center for Wisdom’s Women in Lewiston.
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Kudos: Androscoggin Gleaners provide healthy food for those in need
The network of volunteers works with local farms to harvest surplus produce and deliver it to people who can use it — and they could use more help.
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Kudos: Ashley Medina’s positive force in the Tree Streets
The longtime resident of downtown Lewiston is at the center of a community-led effort to transform the Tree Streets neighborhood.
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Kudos: Lewiston-Auburn tax volunteers keep coming back
Dozens of often under-appreciated volunteers, helping low-income residents and retirees file their taxes each year, keep coming back despite the long slog of tax season.
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Kudos: Jan Biron and other volunteers keep seniors moving
AUBURN — Jan Biron, a retired 33-year employee of the Auburn Recreation Department, never really left the workforce. Biron, 66, worked as the office’s administrative assistant for three decades, followed by part-time work as a senior coordinator. She’s still an official driver for monthly senior trips and through volunteer time, has become a de facto […]
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Kudos: Randy Robbins has the giving spirit
LEWISTON — Staff members at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Androscoggin, Franklin & Oxford Counties often step into the office in the morning to find something has changed. Maybe the toilet has been fixed or a light bulb replaced. During the winter, perhaps the driveway has been shoveled. Sometimes, there are chocolates or encouraging notes […]
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Kudos: Trinity volunteer says 'it's not always about yourself'
LEWISTON — At the Trinity Jubilee Center, Chris Medlar isn’t really thought of as a volunteer anymore. He’s just part of the team. Starting a little more than a year ago, Medlar has spent each of his days off from his regular job volunteering at the center, serving meals and contributing other handiwork three days […]
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Kudos: Like Santa Claus, Stephen Martelli is everywhere
AUBURN — What does Santa Claus do in the off-season? A lot of volunteering, apparently. Stephen Martelli, shovel in hand, was pulling from a large pile of dirt on the Barker Mill Trail recently — a place he has worked hard to transform over the past decade. As a volunteer for the Androscoggin Land Trust, […]
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Kudos: Paradis wants Lewiston healthy
LEWISTON — If you were to name a public health issue from the last few decades, it’s likely Ronnie Paradis could tell you about it. Earlier in the decade it was swine flu, then it was bath salts. For the past few years it’s been lead poisoning and housing safety. As a public health nurse […]