by maineseacoast | Sep 19, 2018 | Island Health, Island Outreach, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
Sunbeam V arrives in Stonington Harbor, ME on 9-13-18. (Photo by Douglas Cornman)
BAR HARBOR, ME — The Sunbeam V arrived in Stonington, ME on Thursday, September 13 for the boat’s annual routine maintenance. Missing the tide by just 15-minutes, the Sunbeam waited until the next day to be hauled up-and-out of the water and put in dry dock.
With the Sunbeam’s major refitting six months away, Captain Michael Johnson said the crew is focusing this maintenance on “the normal fresh exterior coat of paint and some plumbing work.” Also, the Sunbeam’s engine will have “a tune-up,” just as the family car engine has scheduled tune-ups, to “make sure everything’s within specification,” said Captain Johnson.
Sunbeam Steward Jillian is taking the lead on giving the boat interior a “deep cleaning” in dry dock.
Until the Sunbeam is back in service, the crew — Island Outreach Director Douglas Cornman, Island Health Director Sharon Daley, and Steward Jillian — will continue their work among communities on the Maine islands they serve, relying on island mail boats, water taxis, local island facilities, and Penobscot Island Air.
Even in dry dock, you can rely on the boat online calendar for following the Sunbeam crew’s activities.
by maineseacoast | Sep 10, 2018 | Downeast Campus, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
R.H. Foster Team, winners of the 14th Annual Tennis Tournament to Benefit EdGE
September 10, 2018
R.H. Foster Team Wins Seacoast Mission’s Benefit Tennis Tournament
BAR HARBOR, ME — Congratulations to the R.H. Foster team for winning Maine Seacoast Mission’s 14th Annual Tennis Tournament on Saturday, September 8th, at the Northeast Harbor Tennis Club.
R.H. Foster broke the Small Animal Clinic’s record of winning the four previous tournaments. The EdGE team defeated Jock Williams Boat Yard in first semi final; R.H. Foster defeated Dead River. In the final, R.H. Foster narrowly defeated EdGE 17-15.
The tournament proceeds benefit the Mission’s EdGE (Ed Greaves Education) youth development program. The Mission’s EdGE runs after-school, in-school, and summer programs in Washington/Hancock Counties to give kids tools and resources to succeed in school and in life.
Assistant EdGE Director Isaac Marnik said, “From the EdGE perspective everything went great! EdGE students took part in the one-hour tennis clinic at the Bar Harbor Club. Students enjoyed a BBQ at the Mission’s Colket Center HQ, stayed overnight, and watched Saturday’s Tennis Tournament. They all had a great time and all want to play more tennis,” said Isaac Marnik.
Anna Silver, the Mission’s Assistant Development Director and tournament coordinator said the event raised $18,000 for the EdGE program. “Special thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers,” said Silver.
Title sponsors: Bar Harbor Bank and Trust and Wyman’s of Maine
Team Sponsors: Acadia Puzzles; Dead River Co.; John Williams Boat Company; Machias Savings Bank; R.H. Foster, LLC; Seal Cove Auto Museum; Small Animal Clinic, and
Court Sponsors: Bar Harbor Savings and Loan; J.T. Rosborough
“Thank you to everyone who took part in the 14th Annual Tennis Tournament; the tennis teams, the tennis clinicians, and the Northeast Harbor Tennis Club for donating the Tennis Club,” continued Silver.
by maineseacoast | Sep 6, 2018 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact: Scott K Fish, Communications and Marketing
sfish@seacoastmission.org or 207-458-7185
Maine Seacoast Mission Welcomes Three New Board Members
BAR HARBOR, ME — Maine Seacoast Mission welcomes three new members to the Mission’s Board of Directors: Allison M. Ouellet (Cherryfield), Nancy B. Marshall (Augusta), and Scott R. Peasley (Machias).
Machias Savings Bank Vice President of Business Banking Scott R. Peasley is responsible for directing sales efforts of Machias Savings’s business banking sales team, training employees in sound commercial and consumer lending, and for growing and managing a $60 million commercial loan portfolio. Scott Peasley served as board member and chair of the Regional Medical Center at Lubec, and retired recently from the Families United board. Mr. Peasley earned a BS in marketing and finance at the University of Maine.
Allison M. Ouellet of Cherryfield is Assistant Attorney General at the State of Maine Attorney General’s office, Bangor. In one sense, Assistant AG Ouellet, is coming full circle. A member of the EdGE Advisory Committee since 2013, Ouellet also worked with the EdGE program (2005-2010) in several roles, including Acting Program Director. Prior to working in the Maine AG’s office, Allison owned Bold Coast Law (Machias). She earned a JD degree summa cum laude from the University of Maine School of Law, and earned two Anthropology degrees; an MA from the University of Denver, and a BA from the University of Maine.
Nancy B. Marshall is Founder/CEO of Marshall Communications in Augusta, a public relations and marketing services agency she founded 25 years ago. The agency specializes in developing strategic marketing communications and branding programs for businesses and nonprofits. Nancy recently authored the book, “PR Works!,” a real-world how-to-guide to the best in PR strategies. She is a Mainebiz columnist, a personal branding expert blogger (PRMaven.com), and a business and motivational speaker.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 2, 2018 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Scott Planting
Editorial: In praise of ‘localism’
August 31, 2018 on Editorials, Opinion
About a year ago, the Maine Seacoast Mission honored this newspaper, its publisher Alan Baker and its founding editor Earl Brechlin with the organization’s Sunbeam Award.
Mission director Scott Planting noted that the paper, like the Mission, works to cultivate this localist energy.
“In this difficult time of failed public expectations, when thoughtful people wonder where to look for hope, I keep returning in my own mind to the thought of the renewal of rural communities,” Planting said, quoting Wendell Berry.
“But to be authentic, a true encouragement and a true beginning, this would have to be a revival accomplished mainly by the community itself. It would have to be done not from the outside by the instruction of visiting experts, but from the inside by the ancient rule of neighborliness, by the love of precious things, and by the wish to be at home.”
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by maineseacoast | Aug 23, 2018 | EdGE, Events, Maine Seacoast Mission
BAR HARBOR, ME — This September the Mission holds its 14th Annual Open Tennis Tournament at Northeast Harbor Tennis Club. The Mission and the tennis pros would like to find ways to engage EdGE kids in tennis more often.
Maine Seacoast Mission EdGE’s innovative in-school and after-school, and summer programs help Downeast Maine kids by providing tools and resources to succeed in school and in life.
EdGE offers fun and engaging programs with opportunities to learn skills, improve academic performance, work effectively in groups and build character.
Thank you to:
Title sponsors: Bar Harbor Bank and Trust and Wyman’s of Maine
Team Sponsors: Acadia Puzzles; Dead River Co.; John Williams Boat Company; Machias Savings Bank; R.H. Foster, LLC; Seal Cove Auto Museum; Small Animal Clinic, and
Court Sponsors: Bar Harbor Savings and Loan; J.T. Rosborough
For information about playing or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Anna at the Maine Seacoast Mission: asilver@seacoastmission.org or 207-288-5097.
