Briefs
Students honor workers for service during pandemic
Students of St. John’s Catholic School recently took to the streets to spread some joy and to thank the many area businesses for their effort and energy in continuing to provide service to the community during the pandemic.
The children created paper hearts, with inspiring messages of gratitude, which they then taped on storefronts and doors in the downtown area.
Their actions, that were part of Maine Catholic Schools Week, were inspired partly by Portland’s own St. Valentine’s Bandit, who annually and anonymously, tapes hearts up all over the city. The children would have preferred to deliver the sentiments themselves but were following COVID-19 protocols.
By Staff
The Maine Community Foundation on Wednesday announced $50,687 in grants it s made to eight groups across the state that address LGBTQ issues and needs in Maine.
Recipients include the Equality Maine Foundation in Portland and the Downeast Rainbow Alliance in Machias and Eastport.
Funds were awarded through the Maine Community Foundation s Equity Fund, established in 1996 to strengthen LGBTQ organizations and support initiatives that work towards inclusive, diverse, prejudice-free communities statewide.
Headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft, Rockport and Mars Hill, the foundation works with donors and partners to provide investments, service, expertise and giving strategies to improve the quality of life for Maine people.
Listening circle for teens and young adults
BAR HARBOR Healthy Acadia is facilitating a monthly listening circle for Downeast teens and young adults to come together. The Community Circle is a carefully constructed, intentional dialogue space for young people to connect, share their experiences and imagine the future. The Circle will meet from 3–4 p.m. one Thursday per month on the Zoom.
Circle facilitators aim to gather voices of young people and hear their stories, which in turn will help to collectively guide and support the work of Healthy Acadia and other local community organizations. Each month, the Circle will be co-facilitated by a local partner organization working to create positive change in the community. Interested young people may opt to join one or all of the Circles.
Healthy Acadia hosting discussion series for teens and young adults
ELLSWORTH Healthy Acadia is facilitating a monthly listening circle for Downeast teens and young adults to come together.
The Community Circle will offer a carefully constructed, intentional dialogue space for young people to connect, share their experiences and imagine the future. The Circle will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. one Thursday per month via the Zoom platform. All interested teens and young adults are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Circle facilitators aim to gather voices of young people and hear their stories, which in turn will help to collectively guide and support the work of Healthy Acadia and other local community organizations working for the common good.