Maine Seacoast Mission’s Winter 2020 “The Bulletin.”
It highlights the power of nourishment and community. The Mission continues to provide resources for both in these challenging times.
Available online now to read or download. Click here. Subscribe to “The Bulletin” quarterlies – free! — by clicking here.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — The Weald Bethel Food Pantry in Cherryfield is open on Tuesday, March 17, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Please call 546-7424 for an appointment. We are working to limit the number of people in the Food Pantry at one time.
Senior Commodities distribution is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18. No appointment is necessary. Drive into the parking lot. We will take the food to your car. If you would like a pantry box also, please call 546-7424 and leave your name and the number of people in your family. We will make up a box for you.
Photo courtesy April Norton, Wyman’s of Maine
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Wendy Harrington, Mission Director of Services Programs, has announced the suspension of the following programs normally held at the Mission’s Weald Bethel Community Center in Cherryfield.
The Downeast Table of Plenty (DETOP), beginning with the DETOP scheduled for Sunday, March 15, is suspended. So are the Open Mic nights, Yoga classes, and Joan’s Coffee House.
These suspensions are COVID-19 precautions. But be of good cheer. The Mission has alternatives for these suspended programs in the works. They will soon be announced.
The Mission will be keeping you up-to-date through our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin). We have also set up a new COVID-19 blog on our website at this link which will be home base for all COVID-19 news concerning adjustments and alternatives to our programs and services.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Winter in Maine changed the pace of the Downeast Maine Tiny House Project. While the pace slowed, it never stood still.
The Tiny House Project blog just posted an update with videos from the carpentry class at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School at work. In this video, Sophomore students are installing dry wall and final courses of roof shingles.
BELFAST, ME — This photo, taken February 2020 by Mission Communications Associate Hunter Billings, shows Sunbeam Captain Mike Johnson examining new insulation cut-and-fitted as part of the Sunbeam routine major refit at Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, ME.
Capt. Mike said the insulation will make a big difference in crew and visitor comfort aboard the boat on cold days and nights.
Learn more about the Sunbeam crew’s work.
Lindsay Bland applied for and received a Mission scholarship – Why not you?
BAR HARBOR, ME — Maine Seacoast Mission’s Scholarship Program 2020 Application and Re-Application are available now for downloading online. The deadline postmark for applying for a Mission scholarship is May 1, 2020.
Since 1918, the Mission has awarded almost $3 million to 3,692 deserving students in Hancock and Washington Counties. Each year the Mission awards approximately 30 new scholarships based on student financial needs and academic promise. Scholarships can be renewed each year of a multi-year program, resulting in nearly 100 Mission scholarships in any given year.
In 2019 the Mission renewed 60 scholarships totaling $106,500, and awarded 28 new scholarships totaling $59,000.