Shelter needs Thanksgiving feast volunteers

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With members of the Brewer Eagles Club leading the way, plans are being made for the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter’s annual Thanksgiving Day feast, for guests of the shelter and others, on Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Main Street facility in Bangor.

And while many volunteers of years past will be returning, “there will be a need for some new faces, as well,” reports shelter Executive Director Dennis Marble.

Ten to 12 volunteers are needed for two three-hour shifts, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. that day, for prep work, Marble said, and 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for serving and cleanup.

Donations of everything from sugar to margarine and cleaning supplies are also needed.

If you can help in any way, call the shelter at 947-0092 to sign up. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

And, don’t forget, the same help is needed for the shelter’s Christmas dinner!

On behalf of Second Congregational Church of Brewer, Leigh Butler invites you to a baked bean and casserole supper beginning at 5 p.m. and a concert at 6:30 p.m. today at the church, 607 S. Main St.

Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. The concert will feature the “big band sound of Sentimental Journey,” Butler wrote.

A free will offering will be taken at the concert.

Marcia Diamond reports a few tickets remain for the seventh annual All Saints Catholic School Scholarship Super Supper at 5:30 tonight at Bangor Motor Inn.

Admission is $250 for couples, and one lucky ticket holder will win $10,000.

Tickets can be obtained by calling 947-7430.

Jay Barnes and Mary Blackstone wonder if you are “tired of standing for hours watering your garden or struggling with hoses,” or if you are concerned about how to make the best use of an increasingly scarce water resource.

If you are, they invite you to the Ellsworth Garden Club’s demonstration workshop, “Experimenting with Drip Irrigation,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at the Hancock County office of University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Boggy Brook Road in Ellsworth.

The demonstration will be led by master gardener volunteer Kay Wilkins, who is also the organizer for the Ellsworth Community Gardens at Woodlawn. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will be served.

For information, call Barnes at 667-8878 or e-mail Mary.Blackstone@uregina.ca.

From Jackie Thurlow comes a very timely invitation for parents and other community members to attend a meeting of the community advisory board 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the cafetorium of Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln.

Refreshments will be served.

Thurlow said the Mattanawcook Academy Student Health Center opened last January for freshmen through seniors.

“Our enrollment has increased, dramatically,” she added, “and students are using the services available to them.

“This meeting will inform the public of the progress the clinic is making in enrollment, services and future offerings.

“With suggestions from the public, we can be assured that the clinic will meet the medical needs of the students and help them to have healthier lives.”

Considering the number of fundraisers taking place on weekends, here’s a tip of the old pressman’s cap to Community Health and Counseling Services Hospice and Downeast Hospice Volunteers.

November is National Hospice Month, and these organizations have chosen to conduct their silent auction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 6 and 7, at the Community Health and Counseling Services building on U.S. Route 1 in Machias.

Let’s hope this weekday event, chaired by Pam Page and Helen Deuschle of Community Health and Counseling Services and Barbara Barnet of Downeast Hospice, attracts lots of bidders to help raise money for the essential end-of-life services those groups provide.

Deuschle wrote that you will find “dozens of attractive gift baskets, filled with a variety of items” that will be “great for Christmas gifts,” and promises “lots of surprises” when you stop and place your bid.

Charlie Bernstein of Maine Initiatives in Augusta reminds representatives of nonprofit organizations that Friday, Nov. 9, is the deadline to apply for a grant from that fund.

“Maine Initiatives, a fund for change,” Bernstein wrote, “cultivates social, economic and environmental justice through grants to nonprofits statewide. Grants of $40,000, spread over three years, allow social change groups to plan for the future.”

Grants have been provided for the environment, housing and equal rights, among other causes.

To apply, call 622-6294 or visit www.maineinitiatives.org.

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