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AUGUSTA After four decades of service to United Way of Kennebec Valley, Director of Finance Wendy Beaudoin has announced her plans to retire from the organization in March. UWKV has hired Kelly Wasson as the organization’s incoming director of finance, effective Feb. 1.
Wendy Beaudoin
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Beaudoin joined United Way in 1981 as a administrative assistant, and her position has evolved with the nonprofit’s needs. Over the course of her career, she helped United Way grow from a two-person operation raising $298,000 to four-person staff raising $1.66 million and serving 57,534 people in 2020, the highest amount in the organization’s 65-year history.
Maine kids waiting for Big Brothers, Big Sisters to be their ‘One to One in 2021’ Sun, 01/03/2021 - 2:45pm
Big Brother Chris Paradis (left) and his Little Brother Evan Jones enjoy playing cribbage, watching movies and, shown here two years ago, shooting pool. Paradis and Evan were matched three years ago. (Photo courtesy Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) kicks off the New Year with a recruitment effort to match 30 waiting Littles with adult mentors and train another 70 college and high school students to serve as “Virtual Bigs” to mentor area youth, with hopes of returning to in-person programming this year.