Maine teen sells coronavirus masks to help fund a female veteran housing unit
The transitional housing unit for a homeless female veteran in need is 17-year-old Kasey Jordan s Gold Award Girl Scout project. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:45 PM EST December 14, 2020 Updated: 6:06 AM EST December 15, 2020
LAMOINE, Maine Kasey Jordan has been busy sewing masks since March when the coronavirus pandemic started. The 17-year-old is a junior at Mount Desert Island High School, and when she is not focused on schoolwork, Kasey is sewing masks with her mother and troop leader, Lori Jordan. Lori taught Kasey how to make a face mask from scratch. With her help, they have made almost 6,000 masks.
Community service acknowledged at Hancock selectmenâs meeting
HANCOCK â Members of the Hancock Board of Selectmen took time at their Dec. 16 meeting to recognize and listen to reports of community service efforts in the town, including work with the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department and efforts to combat food insecurity at Hancock Grammar School (HGS).
Board Chairman George Colwell presented Chief Chris Holmes with a certificate from the town that acknowledged all the hard work the department does and for being a 2020 recipient of the Spirit of America Award.Â
The Spirit of America Award, issued by the Spirit of America Foundation, an organization out of Augusta, honors volunteerism.Â
Maine teen sells coronavirus masks to help fund a female veteran housing unit
The transitional housing unit for a homeless female veteran in need is 17-year-old Kasey Jordan s Gold Award Girl Scout project. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:45 PM CST December 14, 2020 Updated: 5:06 AM CST December 15, 2020
LAMOINE, Maine Kasey Jordan has been busy sewing masks since March when the coronavirus pandemic started. The 17-year-old is a junior at Mount Desert Island High School, and when she is not focused on schoolwork, Kasey is sewing masks with her mother and troop leader, Lori Jordan. Lori taught Kasey how to make a face mask from scratch. With her help, they have made almost 6,000 masks.
Mask sales to support veteran housing, Pride
LAMOINE Kasey Jordan has been helping her community for years. And she is only a junior in high school.
The Lamoine resident, Mount Desert Island High School and Hancock County Technical Center student and Girl Scout is often found working on initiatives that benefit her neighbors.
Currently, Kasey is busy sewing masks that she can sell to raise money to fund her project to earn her Gold Award for Girl Scouts. Her work is having a ripple effect, reaching the Ellsworth High School Gender/Sexuality Diversity Alliance (GSDA) and even local businesses.
The Gold Award is the most prestigious a Girl Scout can earn, according to the organization’s website. Achieving the award requires identifying an issue in the community, thoroughly researching it and acting on a plan to combat it.