18 days until Christmas — we’re exhausted already! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Recovery in Maine film Premiere Please join the Washington County Youth Organizers on Thursday December 15th for their premiere of the Recovery in Maine: Youth Voices movie! Doors open at 5:30 pm; film 6 pm at the Rose Gaffney School in Machias. Register for your […]
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday — Nice to see you back! (Photo courtesy of Angela Donaghy) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Diaper Drive The Prevention Council is excited to kick off our 3rd Annual Diaper Drive! Your support in keeping our local babies healthy from the bottom up means more than ever!! Did […]
Our long, warm, downeast autumn is finally over and winter is here. Several Organizations are holding winter clothing drives, like Sunrise Prevention Council and Mano en Mano. Happy Thanksgiving! New this week: Understanding the Impacts of Trauma – Now a Virtual Event Due to a series of developments, this free training presented by Julie Redding, LCPC, originally an in-person […]
Our long, warm, downeast autumn is finally over and winter is here. Several Organizations are holding winter clothing drives, like Sunrise Prevention Council and Mano en Mano. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Understanding the Impacts of Trauma The Community Caring Collaborative is excited to offer one final in-person event this year: a free training, Understanding the Impacts of Trauma, presented by […]
Veterans Day is November 11th — “This country has not seen and probably will never know the true level of sacrifice of our veterans.” — Thomas M. Smith, American author This week the CCC Wednesday Communique takes a hiatus while the editor is off doing election work. In lieu of our usual newsletter, we bring you this […]
Family Harvest Meal 2022 — see “Updates” for more pics. (Photo Courtesy of the CCC) Happy Wednesday! New this week: SCEC wins Champion of Rural Economic Development Award The Maine Development Foundation awarded Sunrise County Economic Council their Champion of Rural Economic Development Award earlier this fall, for all the work they do promoting and […]
An apple a day….(Photo Courtesy of Angela Donaghy) Happy Wednesday! New this week: WaYS Mini Camp Wabanaki Youth in Science has a Fall mini earth camp at Nibezun for native youth October 28-30, 2022. Cultural Knowledge Sharers Suzanne Greenlaw, Mollie Webber, John Neptune and Bonnie Newsom will be instructing on hide tanning and ceramics at this mini-camp. As usual, there is no cost […]
Surprise encounter with a fox (photo courtesy of Dante Zanoni) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Cancer Conference Date Changed to November 4 The Christine B. Foundation and Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center will be co-hosting their continued programming collaboration with the Maine Cancer Series: 15th Annual Washington County Cancer Conference. The event will be held […]
CCC canine consultant hard at work. (Photo courtesy of Julie Redding) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Pathways to Employment for Justice Involved Folks Washington County Community College & the Community Caring Collaborative have linked arms to bring you Pathways to Employment for People Who are Justice Involved. This FREE, virtual 5-week, 1-credit course, presented by Abby Frutchey, LMSW, LADC, CCS […]
Hay rides — must be October! (Photo courtesy of Angela Donaghy) Happy Wednesday! New this week: DE Hospice Volunteer Training Downeast Hospice Volunteers is always in need of new volunteers. Please share this poster with anyone you know who might be interested in stepping into this rewarding role. Attending all 6 days of the training (Oct 19, 21, […]