by maineseacoast | Dec 31, 2024 | News
2024 was an exciting year for the Mission! The biggest celebration came this summer with the official opening of the new Downeast Engagement Center on the Downeast Campus. The building includes the expanded, modern, and welcoming food pantry, which helps better meet...
by maineseacoast | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Sunbeam Steward Siobhan Harrity shares more about the Sunbeam’s Christmas trip this year. Christmas by the numbers: 76 cookies, 32 scones, three pork tenderloins, two breakfast strata, and one spice cake with cream cheese frosting. Told another way: 40 knots of...
by maineseacoast | Dec 9, 2024 | News
Every year, the Mission partners with organizations across Maine and beyond to provide services, education, and more to communities Downeast and on Maine Islands. For the past few years, Ann Backus has joined the Sunbeam crew to outer islands to provide outreach to...
by maineseacoast | Nov 27, 2024 | News
A few minutes after the Sunbeam tied up on Frenchboro, islanders made their way onto the boat. They were there for Covid and flu vaccines. While some islanders just stopped by to get their shots and maybe grab a cookie, others stayed to enjoy lunch or dinner and chat...
by maineseacoast | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Last year, the Mission received more than 2,000 handcrafted hats, mittens, scarves, socks, and lap blankets from around the country. While it is not clear when the first knitted item was given as a Christmas present on the Maine coast, as early as 1910, the Mission...
