By Staff
The Ecology School will receive a $500,000 charitable gift from L.L.Bean Inc. to support three major components of the school’s $14.1 million River Bend Farm campus in Saco.
The gift is one of the largest charitable contributions ever received by the school.
The funding will support construction of a new arrival plaza, a new waterfront area for recreation and environmental education on the Saco River, and a three-year sponsorship of the new River Bend Farm Family Camp.
The gift marks the retailer’s largest charitable contribution to a Maine nonprofit thus far in 2021 and the third-largest gift the company has bestowed to date in 2021.
By SCN Staff
SACO, Maine The Ecology School in Saco commemorated the completion of its regenerative green campus at River Bend Farm during a weeklong ‘Earth Week’ celebration, which included flipping the switch on 712 solar panels, a virtual message from Maine Governor Janet Mills, and COVID-safe tours of the new facility.
The pioneering campus, stretching over a historic 105-acre farm with views of the Saco River is expected to be the first location in Maine, and among only 23 in the United States, to achieve the full International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Certification (LBC), the most comprehensive green building certification in the world.
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SACO, Maine, April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ The Ecology School announced today that it is commemorating the completion of its regenerative green campus at River Bend Farm during a weeklong Earth Week celebration, which will include flipping the switch on 712 solar panels, a virtual message from Maine Governor Janet Mills, and COVID safe tours of the new facility. The April 19-24 Earth Week schedule can be found at The Ecology School website. The pioneering campus, stretching over a historic 105-acre farm with views of the Saco River is expected to be the first location in Maine, and among only 23 in the United States, to achieve the full International Living Future Institute s Living Building Certification (LBC), the most comprehensive green building certification in the world.
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The latest gifts in support of the project include:
• $25,000 from Bernstein Shur, in support of the school nurse station and office, which oversees the health and wellness needs of over 4,000 residential students per year.
• $75,000 from Bangor Savings Bank, in support of the school’s Eastern Pathway, which will be landscaped with educationally significant trees and shrubs and will connect the dormitory to 3.5 miles of on-site conservation trails.
• $25,000 from Central Maine Power Co.
• $25,000 from Hancock Lumber
• $20,000 from Efficiency Maine
• $5,000 from ReVision Energy
Last May, Poland Spring donated $500,000 in support of the Poland Spring Education and Dining Commons.
Supporters of the Ecology School also include the Daniel E. Offutt III Charitable Trust, Jane’s Trust, Quimby Family Foundation and Saco & Biddeford Savings.