by maineseacoast | Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
Everett Carroll is an EdGE Site Coordinator. EdGE Afterschool Programs, adjusted to new Covid-19 and school protocols, are underway. Everett sent this update on his experience teaching yoga to Pre-K to 6th graders at Milbridge Elementary School.
MILBRIDGE, ME — I have been working at the Milbridge Elementary School teaching yoga to kids Pre-K to 6th grade. They absolutely love it. The teachers are big fans. Sometimes they join in. Yoga is an excellent opportunity for the kids to work hard, get physical exercise, and reflect and unwind. Yoga is also a chance for “mask free” breaks. The kids have their own safe space on the mats.
I clean and wipe down all yoga mats between grades.
When asked what their favorite class is, almost all students said yoga. It has been a great joy and the kids have loved having me there.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 17, 2020 | EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Thank You Thursday
It’s Thank you Thursday. Today’s shout out of Mission love goes to Jaime Weir and Colleen Maynard for their extraordinary work on behalf of the Mission’s Ed Greaves Educational (EdGE) programs.
Mission Development Associate Anna Silver said of the two, “I have been working on the Maine Seacoast Mission’s EdGE Tennis Tournament with Jaime Weir and Colleen Maynard for over six years. Colleen and Jaime take time out of their busy summer schedules to help me plan the Tournament each year. The Mission would not be able to have this fundraiser without their enthusiastic and generous support,” said Anna.
The EdGE Tennis Tournament, now in its 16th year, supports the Mission’s educational program.
“Jaime and Colleen organize the teams, and plan the schedule for Tournament day. Along with Mission friend, Dan Granholm, they have run tennis clinics for the EdGE kids. It is a favorite EdGE field trip!” continued Anna.
“They are two of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with,” she said.
This is what community looks like.
The 16th Annual EdGE Tennis Tournament
EdGE Educational Programs
by maineseacoast | Sep 15, 2020 | Downeast Campus, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
With Covid-19 in play, we want to measure family interest before finalizing our EdGE afterschool programming for this year. With enough family interest, we plan to launch the EdGE afterschool program around October 12th. Exact date to be announced as soon as possible.
For schools able to offer a modified EdGE program this Fall, we will closely align EdGE with each school’s protocols and procedures.
At this point, the EdGE afterschool program is open to students attending schools during the day in person. We are unable right now to provide programming to home schooled and remote learning students.
Here is the timeline of EdGE applications and possible start dates:
EdGE afterschool program registration started this week of September 14th. The registration deadline is October 1, 2020. This year it is more important than ever for applications to be turned in by the October 1st deadline so we can determine how and whether to offer EdGE programs in our schools.”
NOTE: We strongly urge families who can, to please register using our online application. Here’s the application page link.
Please direct questions to Isaac Marnik, Interim Director of EdGE at [email protected] or 546-4466.
by maineseacoast | Sep 8, 2020 | Downeast Campus, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
EdGE Building floor before and after the transformation. (Photos courtesy Coastal Concrete Coating)
CHERRYFIELD, ME — From the Mission’s Downeast Campus comes a happy note, with a link to photos, about “the company that transformed the EdGE building flooring last week.” Looking good.
According to their website, “Coastal Concrete Coating is a local community based company that operates out of Bucksport Maine. [W]e are best known for our Polyaspartic coatings…designed to take…floors to a whole new level of durability, beauty, and ease of maintenance.., backed by a 15 yr warranty.”
by maineseacoast | Aug 19, 2020 | Downeast Campus, EdGE, Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Thank You Thursday, Weald Bethel Community Center
It’s Thank you Thursday. Today’s shout out of Mission Love goes to Milbridge, ME based Mano en Mano (Hand in Hand).
Founded in 2005, Mano en Mano works with farm-workers and immigrants to help them thrive in Maine. The organization’s work includes partnerships with Maine Seacoast Mission.
Mission Service Program Director Wendy Harrington said, “We began working with Mano en Mano in the early days of the Mission’s EdGE program when they helped us support the English language learner students in the after-school program.”
This year, starting with a $10K Good Shepherd Food Bank grant to support distributing culturally-specific boxes of food for local families and for migrant workers, Mano en Mano partnered with the Mission, Vazquez Mexican Takeout Restaurant, and Downeast Community Partners. Using the Mission Downeast Campus Food Pantry as a central location the team distributed 165 boxes of food to 347 people.
“It..was so helpful having this partnership [and] great to provide food for families. Now they feel comfortable picking up food there,” said Mano en Mano migrant education director Juana Rodriguez-Vazquez.
Mission Service Program Director Wendy Harrington added, “This year our work with Mano en Mano has become more integrated around food security, financial support for people in the community, and the new housing initiative.”
This is what community looks like.
On the web: https://www.manomaine.org
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manomaine/
by maineseacoast | Aug 13, 2020 | EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
With just one day to go before MissionTogether, we want to thank our wonderful Platinum sponsors for their generous support of the Maine Seacoast Mission’s fundraising event in support of our community.
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