by maineseacoast | Sep 12, 2019 | Island Health, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
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Dr. Kelley’s eye exam room inside Swan’s Island Public Library.
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L-R: Dr. Kurt Kelley, Sharon Daley, RN, and Librarian Jeanie Hoyle
BAR HARBOR, ME — On August 30 Dr Kurt H. Kelley, MD of Mid Coast Eye Associates, Bath, ME and Island Health Services Director Sharon Daley, RN traveled to Swan’s Island aboard the Mission’s interim boat, Moonbeam, to provide free eye exams.
Dr Kelley is able to provide screenings for glaucoma and cataracts and prescribe eye glasses. Eighteen people saw Dr. Kelly that day. Thank you, Dr. Kelley for the donation of your time and skill in providing this great service.
Also, thank you Swan’s Island Library librarian Jeanie Hoyle for letting us use the library, and also coordinating appointments and transportation.
Learn more about the Mission’s Island Health Services:
by maineseacoast | Sep 12, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
University of Maine Cooperative Extension to offer ‘Dining with Diabetes Down East’
Community Author: Tara Wood
Post Date: September 6, 2019 2:26 pm
Updated: September 8, 2019 3:02 pm
Contact: [email protected]
CHERRYFIELD — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, four-week Dining with Diabetes Down East series beginning 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Maine Seacoast Mission Weald Bethel Community Center, 7 Weald Bethel Lane. Remaining dates are Oct. 10, 17 and 24.
The program complements medical care by teaching people with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, along with their family members and caregivers, what they can do to help control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 10, 2019 | Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Thanks to the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program, when people purchase a $2.50 reusable bag at the Machias Hannaford, the Mission Food Pantry receives one dollar.
Thank you for your help.
Wendy Harrington
Maine Seacoast Mission
Service Program Director
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Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program
Hello,
It’s GO time! Today kicks off your month in the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program!
In order for Seacoast Mission Pantry to receive the most donations possible, we encourage you to use the free marketing materials available in the Fight Hunger Bag Marketing Toolkit. It contains customized social media graphics, email drafts, press releases, images of the bag, and more – all ready for you to promote.
DOWNLOAD TODAY
As a reminder, Seacoast Mission Pantry will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 Fight Hunger Bag sold during the month of September at the Hannaford store located at:
149 Dublin Street, Machias ME
Hannaford Fight Hunger Bags can be found on the dedicated reusable bag rack. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Sincerely,
Brian McKeown
Program Manager
603.380.9339
[email protected]
by maineseacoast | Sep 9, 2019 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
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John Armstrong at Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, ME
BAR HARBOR, ME — Over the weekend, Sunbeam V Captain Michael Johnson sent photo updates on the boat’s routine major refit:
The final coat of epoxy has been applied and new bilge plumbing is being installed in the accommodation section. The floor will hopefully be fitted next week. Progress is being made!
John Armstrong is responsible for all the sandblasting on the Sunbeam V — an extensive and difficult job. When John emerges from the bilge with his suit and helmet the boat could be mistaken for Sunbeam XV being serviced at a Starfleet facility.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 5, 2019 | Island Health, Island Outreach, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
BAR HARBOR, ME — The Mission boat, Sunbeam V, is never better loved, perhaps, than when island communities gather for companionship and a meal inside the Sunbeam salon. Sunbeam Steward Jillian always has delicious food to offer. Jillian’s meals, in turn, are often enhanced by homemade dishes brought aboard the Sunbeam by islanders.
With the Sunbeam V out of the water for a routine major refit, the Sunbeam crew chose to keep alive the gatherings for conversation and food in new places among the islands.
Island Health Services Director Sharon Daley, RN this week snapped some photos this week of “Taco night at the Parsonage on Isle au Haut” really capturing the spirit of celebration.
“Good to be together,” said Sharon. “Special times and people telling wonderful stories and memories and building more.”
Learn more about the Mission’s Island Services
by maineseacoast | Aug 31, 2019 | DETOP, Downeast Campus, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
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Teens learn to grow their own food
August 15, 2019 on Education, News
HARRINGTON — Last month at Narraguagus Junior/Senior High School, seven teens, assisted by teachers and community volunteers, were hard at work building a new garden on a corner of the campus. The effort was part of Teen Ag week. The six-day program was a collaborative effort between Healthy Acadia and Narraguagus’s Future Farmers of America chapter and their Food Justice League.
Volunteers tilled 1,600 square feet of vegetable garden to create the Mary Endre Memorial Garden in memory of a teacher at the school who passed away last fall from cancer.
As part of the program…[f]ield trips to Incredible Edible Milbridge community gardens, Folklore Farm and the Maine Seacoast Mission’s food pantry as well as a visit by Maine Outdoor School rounded out the week.
The students’ final project was a community meal served to 60 people at the Downeast Table of Plenty, a weekly community meal hosted by the Maine Seacoast Mission.
For more information about Teen Ag week, contact Regina Grabrovac at 255-3741 or email [email protected] .
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