LEWISTON — A number of Geiger associates recently earned Promotional Products Association International Certification, demonstrating commitment to both business excellence and continual professional growth. The following earned Certified Advertising Specialist, which requires 50 hours from a structured industry approved curriculum: Nicole Savage, Benjamin Keene, Melissa O’Leary, Sandy Acosta, Brian Moran, Anastasia Paradis, Jessica Levy, Mercedes […]
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Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has donated $40,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank, one of five grants totaling $100,000 to nonprofits in Maine and New Hampshire focusing on food security. The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation additionally made a $25,000 gift toward COVID-19 response during the United Way telethon in Maine.
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John T. Gorman Foundation donates to three local nonprofits
LEWISTON — As part of its COVID-19 response, the John T. Gorman Foundation awarded grants of $25,000 to St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, $50,000 to New Beginnings and $100,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. The grants were part of $500,000 given to 11 Maine nonprofits providing food and shelter to Mainers in need during the outbreak. […]
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Lisbon chosen for Community Entrepreneurship Program
PORTLAND — Lisbon is one of three towns chosen to participate in the Community Entrepreneurship Program through a competitive application process managed by the Maine Community Foundation in partnership with Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center. The National Main Street Center will provide Lisbon, Skowhegan and Monson with workshops, training and local assessments to help […]
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Sound Limbs Orthotics & Prosthetics hires Gary Steren
LEWISTON — Sound Limbs Orthotics & Prosthetics has hired Gary Steren as the new staff prosthetist. Steren comes to Sound Limbs with a wealth of experience in orthotics and prosthetics that spans nearly four decades. He has worked in seacoast New Hampshire, Northeastern Massachusetts and greater Boston areas predominantly as a practitioner, and he also […]
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Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to five area nonprofits
BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s Community Matters More grant program has made five donations to local organizations, part of $143,000 awarded to 55 nonprofits in Maine and New Hampshire. Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford and Maine Huts and Trails in Kingfield each received $5,000. Community Concepts, Tri County Mental Health and the Greater […]
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New Balance Foundation donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Boston-based New Balance Foundation is donating $50,000 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, part of a total of $2 million in nonprofit grants in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support local, regional and global communities. The $2 million commitment is in addition to the approximately $7 million in New Balance Foundation grants […]
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Hannaford donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Hannaford Supermarkets is donating $100,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank to support the food bank as it experiences increasing and unprecedented demand during the widening of the COVID-19 global pandemic. It’s part of a $250,000 donation to food banks in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and New York. Additionally, Hannaford is kicking off […]
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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation donated $150,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank for community-based food access. It was part of a regionwide donation of more than $3 million for COVID-19 relief efforts by supporting community and nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. As part of its initial $3 million distribution […]
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Susan Faunce elected to national board
LEWISTON — Berman & Simmons attorney Susan Faunce has been elected as a revitalization governor from Maine for the American Association for Justice Board of Governors. This position is reserved for only one lawyer in each state, and Faunce will serve a two-year term. She succeeds revitalization governor and Berman & Simmons colleague Michael Bigos. […]