Mainers are receiving greetings and a request for support from Sharlene Grant of Broomfield, Colo., a member of the Leukemia Society’s “Team in Training” for the Suzuki Rock and Roll Marathon on Sunday, June 6, in San Diego.

She has pledged $3,800 to the Leukemia Society, and the deadline for your support and tax-deductible contribution is Saturday, May 22.

The Sedgwick native graduated from the University of Southern Maine and George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill.

Her mother, Rhoda Grant of Sedgwick, wrote that her daughter played four years of basketball in high school and grammar school, and also played soccer.

“In Colorado, she now includes Ultimate Frisbee in her activities,” her mother added. “Suffice it to say, I am extremely proud of my daughter, and wish her the best on her run.”

In her letter to friends and supporters, Sharlene Grant wrote she is competing “not only as a personal challenge” but also to help the Leukemia Society find a cure for this disease and other blood-related cancers.

Grant is running in memory of a friend who died of the disease, a family member “who lives with Hodgkin’s disease,” and a patient she was assigned “whom I have come to know during my training,” she explained.

And as she is training, she wrote, “I definitely draw strength from my thoughts of these people and their families.

“I realize that, no matter how painful the runs are for me, it can’t compare to the challenges that people with these diseases face every day.”

To help Grant meet her goal, donations made payable to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in her name can be sent to Rocky Mountain Chapter, 5353 W. Dartmouth Ave., Lower Level, Denver, CO 80227; by calling 303-984-2110; or by visiting www.teamintraining.org/rm.

Checks and credit cards are acceptable.

If you wish to write her, Grant’s address is P.O. Box 6932, Broomfield, CO 80021.

Gov. John Baldacci will speak at a press conference before the opening of the Penobscot Community Health Center fair, highlighting Cover the Uninsured Week.

Baldacci’s address is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday, May 14, at Penobscot Community Health Center, 1048 Union St., across from Wendy’s, in Bangor.

The public is invited to attend.

A tour of the PCHC dental clinic will follow Baldacci’s remarks.

The health fair runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and offers a variety of health screenings, snacks, entertainment for children and informational materials.

This event hopes to call attention to the fact that nearly 44 million Americans, including an estimated 138,000 Mainers, are without health insurance.

President Anne Crowley and members of the Carmel Firemen’s Auxiliary, invite you to a ham supper 4-6 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Golden Harvest Grange on Route 2 in Carmel.

Admission is by donation.

The menu includes baked ham and all “the fixins,” with pies for dessert.

Friends of the Rev. Harold and Roberta Grove are invited to attend an open house 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at First Congregational Church on Route 2 in Milford.

After 37 years in the ministry, Rev. Grove is retiring, and this event will celebrate the couple’s years of service to churches in Milford, Holden, Searsport and Carmel as well as pastorates in Holly Hill, Fla., and Princeton, Mass.

“Here we go again, helping folks with their spring cleaning,” wrote Jane Pierce of Brewer in preparation for the First Congregational Church of Brewer’s annual rummage sale 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the church, located at 35 Church St. behind Brewer City Hall.

Muffins and coffee will be available during the sale.

However, for this fund-raiser to succeed, your donations are needed.

“We are asking for any re-saleable items,” Pierce added.

Any questions about donations can be directed to Joan Hei at 989-6595.

People visiting Burger King restaurants in Augusta, Bangor, Brewer, Calais, Caribou, Ellsworth, Houlton, Orono, Palmyra, Presque Isle, Rockland, Skowhegan and Waterville, can participate in the 5th anniversary of A Chance for Kids.

Customers who make a $1 gift to the Jimmy Fund of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute receive a scratch card that offers prizes from Burger King products to the top prize of a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe.

The fund-raiser, which has raised more than $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund, continues through Monday, June 7.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.