WINTHROP — Maine Dental Health Out-Reach, Inc. recently received a $1,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to purchase oral hygiene supplies. This grant will provide necessary assistance to Maine Dental Health Out-Reach’s Dental Hygiene Services for School Children mobile program. “The mission of Maine Dental Health Out-Reach is to improve the oral health […]
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Governor says he’ll consider nonprofit bonds
Gov. Paul LePage said this week he will consider signing bonds for nonprofits, including hospitals and colleges, and said he doesn’t know why anyone thought he had shut down the program. Proponents of the program, which helps nonprofits get low-interest loans for major projects, were pleased and surprised by the news. They said the governor […]
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Biddeford nonprofit cycling center plans expansion
BIDDEFORD (AP) — A nonprofit bicycle repair and activity center in Biddeford is preparing to move into a new facility officials hope will get more kids involved and allow for expanded programs. Andy Greif, executive director of the Community Bicycle Center, said the organization is close to completing the purchase of a 4,200-square-foot facility on […]
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Maine’s Libra Foundation: Millions in the balance
Many successes and some admitted failures mark the 25-year legacy of Elizabeth Noyce’s giving. The pleas arrive seemingly nonstop, hundreds each year seeking money to build, teach, explore, invest, recreate and renovate. And here, in an office overlooking Portland’s waterfront, a group of four people will weigh each one. Their job: giving away the income […]
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Rescuer says ‘solution is simple’ for preventing poisoned birds: Maine sportsmen can’t use lead bullets
FREEDOM — Diane Winn has three patients who are suffering from lead poisoning, and the prognosis for their survival is poor. The patients are a golden eagle, a bald eagle and a Canada goose that Winn is working hard to rehabilitate at the nonprofit Avian Haven in Freedom. Most of the problem with lead poisoning […]
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L.L.Bean to grant $1.6 million to nearly 200 nonprofit organizations
FREEPORT — L.L.Bean will donate $1.6 million to almost 200 community nonprofit organizations over the next year, the company announced Wednesday. The gifts, ranging from $500 to $25,000, will be awarded to organizations involved in conservation and recreation, health and human services, education and culture, according to a release from the company. “We are pleased […]
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Auburn Police K9 gets new vest
AUBURN — After three years on the force, K9 Dutch is getting new protective gear to keep him safe on the beat. The vest, which will be bullet- and stab-proof, is one of 16 awarded in New England by Vested Interest in K-9s with a $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation. Although he was born […]
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Scarborough nonprofit collects millions of dollars in usable medical supplies thrown out by hospitals
SCARBOROUGH — Not far from a bin filled with $25 adhesive bandages, nurse Elizabeth McLellan checked the expiration dates on a number of bags of IV solutions, each one worth about $100 in the American medical supplies market — and as it turns out, each one with a usable lifespan that reaches deep into 2014 […]
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Workshop to offer steps for grant-writing
AUBURN — The Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College will offer a grant writing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Sept. 18 to Oct. 2. Cost of the program is $149 and includes materials. The workshop is an introduction to preparing proposals for funding nonprofits. It is geared for beginners […]