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Register Now for the 2023 EdGE Tennis Tournament
The ball is in your court! Teams and individual players can now register to compete in the 19th EDGE Tennis Tournament on Saturday, September 9 at the Northeast Harbor Tennis Club. The Tournament benefits the Mission’s EdGE education program. Composed of...
Sunbeam awardees named for 2023!
President John Zavodny has announced the two recipients for the Sunbeam Award in 2023: retired Director of Island Health Sharon Daley, RN, and the Mission’s healthcare partners! This year’s awardees were chosen for their unwavering commitment to providing exceptional...
Journeying through History
Walking down the streets of Salem, Massachusetts, 10th grade Journey students traveled back in time to learn more about the witch trials and Salem’s rich history as an 18th century seaport. A day later, they grabbed the train into Boston to visit the Boston Tea Party...
More Play for Downeast Children
Stop by any of the seven EdGE afterschool programs and one finds Downeast elementary students busily learning and playing. EdGE kids routinely engage in STEM, arts and crafts, and physical activities, and play is crucial to EdGE afterschool too.An important part of a...
Get an EdGE on Your Summer Plans
Students in last year's EdGE summer camp in Milbridge Kids in EdGE summer camps create art, explore science, learn skills, get their energy out playing games, make friends, and have fun. Registration is now open for students in kindergarten through eighth grade in...
Middle and High School Students Can Apply for Downeast Exploration Fund
Starting on April 1, young adults living in Washington and Hancock counties, and on Maine’s outer islands, can apply for the Downeast Exploration Fund. The fund, started by Gigi Georges, author of Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America, and...