CHERRYFIELD, ME — Another thank you to ‘Sunbeam V’ Steward Jillian for shooting and sharing this photo of “our community supper dish crew” from last Sunday’s Downeast Table of Plenty (DETOP).
“Everyone loved the squash soup, roasted beets and beautiful vibrant purple slaw grown by Geri. She hooked us up with bounty from her root cellar,” Jillian reports.
The Weald Bethel Community Center at the Mission’s Downeast Campus, Cherryfield, ME holds a DETOP community supper every Sunday. During winter months, harsh weather may cause a DETOP cancellation, but such cancellations are R-A-R-E and posted on the Downeast Campus Facebook page.
You learn more about DETOP online here, or you can experience it yourself Sunday.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Director of Service Programs Wendy Harrington writes, “Videographer Galen Koch made a short video of Nancy Neu and her VISTA work with the Mission. We finally received the okay to post it publicly and Nancy would like to see it posted on the Facebook page.
Nancy Neu’s VISTA video profile includes this paragraph:
Meet Nancy Neu, an AmeriCorps VISTA serving in Cherryfield, Maine with the Maine Seacoast Mission. The Maine Seacoast Mission has been working in Downeast Maine for over 116 years. In 2017, their food pantry and meal programs for children and seniors provided 187,936 meals in Washington County. With only 3 ? full time staff members, these Maine Seacoast Mission hunger prevention programs rely on volunteers and an AmeriCorps VISTA.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Thank you to Downeast Campus Facilities Manager Scott Shaw for these photos taken at the Campus’s Weald Bethel Community Center on a recent Open Mic night. “The Open Mic has been gaining momentum and has quite the eclectic group of musicians attending,” said Scott Shaw. ”Everything from Spoken word, to Sea Shanty’s to some good old Rock and Roll.
The event has also brought out a contingency of cribbage players (shown here in one photo) to kick those cabin fever blues and listen to some live music!
Musician’s are encouraged to bring their instruments to the Weald Bethel Community Center Open Mic nights every Wednesday, 6-8 pm.
Every Friday morning, 9:30 – 11:30, our Downeast Campus Weald Bethel Community Center, Cherryfield, ME opens its doors for anyone to enjoy coffee, goodies, and a chance to visit neighbors.
DETOP Volunteers Dave and Aaron (Photo courtesy Jillian)
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Maine Seacoast Mission’s Table of Plenty (DETOP) takes place in the Weald Bethel Community Center, Downeast Campus, Sundays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. People from every segment of the community attend this community meal. There is music, conversation, laughter, no hunger, and no loneliness.
When not taking care of business as Steward aboard the Mission’s ‘Sunbeam V,’ Jillian is a valued presence at the Downeast Campus for all food programs and services — including the Downeast Table of Plenty. Jillian is also a good photographer. She sends this photo of “volunteers Aaron and Dave making quick work of supper dishes,” at last Sunday’s DETOP.
Dave and Aaron are shown in the Weald Bethel Community Center’s new kitchen, given its grand opening in June 2018.
