Grant awarded to girls hockey
The Aroostook County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation recently awarded $4,000 to Presque Isle Minor Hockey to help form a girl’s varsity hockey team. With community support, the Presque Isle Minor Hockey is looking forward to developing a program which will be the most northern girl’s hockey program in the state.
The Aroostook County Fund, the source of this grant, and a fund managed by the Maine Community Foundation, is built through donations from the community. Those wishing to donate to the fund should contact Pam Scheppele at (207) 540-6494 or pscheppele@mainecf.org.
A statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth and Portland, the Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and nonprofits to strengthen Maine communities for over 25 years.
For more information, visit www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800.
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$4,000 AWARD – Attending the check presentation were Pam Scheppele, Maine CF Foundation officer, Aroostook; Tim Crowley, Aroostook County Committee advisor; Hillary Albert, captain, Presque Isle girl’s hockey team; Catharine Hamilton, Presque Isle girl’s hockey team; Dennis Albert, chair, Girl’s Varsity Hockey 2009 committee; Cindy Albert, member, Girl’s Varsity Hockey 2009 committee; and Mary Hamilton, member, Girl’s Varsity Hockey 2009 committee.
