Ashland Area Fund grants available
ASHLAND NEWS
The Maine Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for the Ashland Area Fund. Grant amounts are typically in the $200-$1,500 range. Established in 1999, the Maine Community Foundation makes grants to non-profit programs, organizations, schools, government agencies or municipalities. The focus will be on health care, economic development, or educational enrichment.
Eligible communities are Portage, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville and Ashland.
A statewide foundation with offices in Portland and Ellsworth, Maine CF partners with donors and non-profits to strengthen Maine communities through philanthropy and leadership.
If interested, please contact Peter Taylor at 1-877-700-6800. The deadline for letters of interest is May 15. Letters should be sent to the Maine Community Foundation, 245 Main St., Ellsworth, Maine 04605.
As a reminder, the family of Andrew Libby would like to invite their friends and family to join them at the Masardis Pentecostal Church this Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. for Andrew’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony. Hope to see you there!
The Ashland Area PTO will be holding its next meeting tonight, Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda topics will include Teacher Appreciation Week, the next Campbell’s Label and Box Top Contest (scheduled to take place through May 7) and the gym floor fund-raiser. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Come on out and help plan these events and more! For more information, contact Kim Holmes at 435-6043.
Susan Feeney-Hopkins is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and surrounding townships. She can be reached at 435-8232 or feenhop@aol.com.
