MaineCF 2009-10 Report to the Community

• Giving Back, Family Style
• Nonprofit Partners
• The Gift of Summer Camp
• Four Ways You Can Invest in Maine
• Four Ways MaineCF is Investing in Maine
  • An Educated Workforce
  • Involved Citizens
  • A Healthy Environment
  • Thriving Communities
• Engaging a Community of Color
• A Model Merger
• New Funds
• Restoring History and a Hub
• Legacies for Maine
• Financial Summary (PDF). For more complete financials, please visit the Financial Information page.

Cover photo: Courtney Willey and Alexis Martin participate in the Maine Sea Coast Mission's EdGE summer camp program called “A Wilderness Adventure.” Photo by Bill Kuykendall

Page 2: MaineCF Board Chair Anne Jackson and President and CEO Meredith Jones. Photo by Jim Dugan, Camden, Maine

Page 3

• Top: Left to right: Katherine McGoldrick Urbanek, Carolyn McGoldrick, Richard McGoldrick and Meghan McGoldrick at their home in South Portland. Photo by Samantha DePoy-Warren
• Bottom: Left to right: MaineCF President and CEO Meredith Jones, Good Shepherd Food-Bank Executive Director Rick Small, and Maine Public Broadcasting Network Director of Membership Judi Gardner meet at the food-bank’s headquarters in Auburn to celebrate the three organizations’ successful “Feed Your Radio; Feed a Family” campaign. Photo by Melissa Glenn, GSFB

Page 4

• Top: While attending Wavus Camp for Girls last summer, Greta Brown had an opportunity to paddle the Allagash Wilderness Waterway with her cabin mates. Here she stands on the shore of Chamberlain Lake. The camp is part of Kieve-Wavus, located on Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro. This multi-faceted organization specializes in experiential educational programs for children and adults and currently serves almost 8,000 individuals each year. Photo courtesy of Kieve-Wavus
• Bottom: David Lawlor, executive director of Mobius, Inc., in Damariscotta, shakes hands with Jennifer Oliver, Mobius plan coordinator and one of nine participants in the organization’s Lifelong Learning Account (LiLA) program. Oliver has used LiLA funds to pay for credits towards her BA in Psychology, which will be conferred in spring 2010. Mobius was recently honored by the Maine Employers’ Initiative for LiLA’s success. Photo courtesy of Mobius, Inc.

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• Top: Blanca Santiago (at left), executive director of El Centro Latino in Portland, meets with Angel Mateo, Tengo Voz outreach worker, to review the latest edition of Maine Latino and discuss community outreach strategies at the Meg Perry Center in Portland. Photo by Lelia De Andrade
• Bottom: Two Habitat for Humanity volunteers install new storm windows as part of the organization’s community-based home repair and weatherization program in Bath. Photo by James Goldring, courtesy of Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine

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• Top: Members of Downeast Coastal Conservancy ventured out over snow-covered ground for a winter animal tracking event at Tide Mill Creek Preserve in Jonesboro. This outing was one of the many environmental education, recreation, and stewardship events the conservancy hosts throughout the year. Photo by Craig Snapp
• Bottom: Mapping Our Footsteps, a program offered by the Healthy Communities Coalition, brings youth and adults together to map their county’s points of cultural and historic interest using GIS and GPS technology. Photo courtesy of Healthy Communities Coalition

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• Top: The Colby 8, an a cappella group from Colby College, belt out a tune during a performance at the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner. Their concert was a part of the center’s “Sounds Good! Music Live at Johnson Hall” series. Photo by Deborah Phair
• Bottom: A young boy tends a goat at Quills End Farm in Penobscot. Phil and Heather Retberg purchased the farm through Maine Farmland Trust’s FarmLink program. Photo by Bridget Besaw, courtesy of Maine Farmland Trust

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