Celebrating Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander as part of Black History Month. Learn about this woman who “shattered multiple glass ceilings” in the Update Section of this newsletter. [1948 Portrait of Sadie T.M. Alexander, West Philadelphia Collaborative History] Happy Wednesday! New this week: Calais ASIST Healthy Acadia invites you to a two-day, interactive workshop in suicide first-aid: […]
Looking ahead to Presidents’ Day this-coming Monday, perhaps the best commemorative image is Mount Rushmore, South Dakota: a monumental tribute to past presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln carved into living rock. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Be A Life Saver Please join the CCC and Maine Access Points for a […]
Valentine’s Day is coming up! Cat lovers, check out the evil but hilarious Grumpy Cat Valentine Love Cards you can send at The Awesome Daily. I’m still laughing at the images because as cat parents, we know how lucky we are to be tolerated by our feline companions. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Building Resilience for Educators […]
Blizzard over the weekend, snowstorm coming tomorrow night….. Are you up to your ears in the white stuff? I’m guessing this little guy definitely saw his shadow and will be burrowing back down to a warm den for another month. I would if I could!! Happy Ground Hog Day! New this week: Downeast Business Bootcamp […]
Another adorable fox photo! The Natural Resources Council of Maine chose one photo from Down East Magazine’s photo contest finalists as winner of this year’s Maine Outdoors Prize. Chris L’Abbé from Topsham, who took this photo, said: “To get this shot, I waited in an abandoned car for the mom to return to her den and the kits […]
This photo submitted to Down East Magazine for their 7th annual reader photo contest by Darcy Baird of Winthrop, ME, won the grand prize in the wildlife category. Darcy’s description: Each spring, a pair of red foxes takes shelter under a shed behind my friend’s home, to give birth to their kits and raise them. Last April, the […]
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life of service we celebrate on the 3rd Monday of each January, falling on the 17th this year. In a chapter on “Antidotes for Fear” from his book Strength to Love, MLK Jr. wrote: “In these days of catastrophic change and calamitous uncertainty, is there any man who does not […]
Are you bracing for 2022? May this be the year we all relax and come together to resolve our differences. Joining the CCC’s Work Group is a great way to start! This group of frontline providers, volunteers, and admins meets on Zoom from 1-3 on the first Wednesday of each month. Join us today! Happy Wednesday! […]
This is our final newsletter of 2021 (no issue on December 29). The CCC wishes everyone safe travels, much merriment, and a great start to the new year! Happy Holidays! New this week: Registration Open for Cultural Competence Training Registration is now open for the CCC’s 4-hour, 2022 Cultural Competence training presented by Elizabeth Neptune in […]
Bay Ridge Elementary School Student Council set up their Mystery tree at the Wesley Foundation Tree Festival. Check the Updates section of this newsletter for more about this special holiday festival. Happy Wednesday! New this week: G.E.A.R. for the Holidays The holiday season will quickly be here! While it is meant to bring feelings of love […]