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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Nick Danforth rides for suicide awareness and helping others
He wanted to go for a ride with a buddy, in honor of family they had lost. About 500 people showed up to go with them.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Fowsia Musse of Auburn creating a sense of community for all residents
The Somali immigrant runs a Lewiston organization that puts education at the center of its mission to integrate new Mainers into the community.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
Sandy Graul of Sabattus gives potential pets hands-on help
As volunteer coordinator for the Lewiston animal shelter, Graul said when pairing a volunteer with a task, 'it’s very important that I can read their hearts.'
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
Shaunna Lamontagne of Rumford is a ‘mom of all trades’ who uses her experience to help others
Helping out with the after-school program and running the River Valley Free Store in Mexico are just some of the things she does to strengthen the community.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
Our 2021 Mainers to Be Thankful For
The Sun Journal profiles six people in the area who were nominated by friends, family or co-workers for their efforts to make their communities better.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2021
Paul Dupuis of Poland retired and dedicated himself to helping others
When not volunteering at Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice in Lewiston, Paul Depuis is providing counselling and driving veterans to appointments.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2021
Gary Dolloff of Rumford is a Mainer to be thankful for, improving his community one kindness at a time
The Rumford Community Center manager can usually be found helping someone or raising money for a good local cause, like running 2,132 miles this year for veterans.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
‘Unsung heroes’: The volunteer drivers for Community Concepts
Putting on sometimes hundreds of miles a day, they're 'thankful to be able to serve some of the people who really need' a ride.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
‘It’s a labor of love’: Jay’s hard-working trail stewards
Don Leclerc, Randy Easter and Jeff Meserve meet weekly to determine their plan of action to maintain, improve trails.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
Taunya Knight: A special end-of-life care-giver
"She wants to take care of people the way she would her own family, her mom, her sister, her daughter.”
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