2022 Goals
As it has for over 100 years, the Maine Seacoast Mission addresses pressing needs of our coastal and island communities. Our focus areas include:
- Covid-19 response – continuing to provide resources to those impacted by the pandemic.
- Food security – offering nourishment and nutritional information to strengthen families and communities.
- Telehealth – enhancing our long-standing services to Maine’s unbridged island residents.
- Education – providing youth development opportunities and scholarships.
Fundraising Events / Opportunities
The Mission provides several opportunities to provide financial support which benefits the communities we serve:
- Sunbeam Award Gala – Our signature fundraising event where we honor organizations and individuals that have made a difference for good in our communities. Past recipients include Ashley Bryan, the Maine Community Foundation, and Senator George J. Mitchell. A heartfelt evening!
- President’s Scholarship Celebration – An inspiring event to recognize students in our scholarship programs and to honor those who advocate for and support educational opportunities for young adults.
- EdGE Open Tennis Tournament – Our tournament raises funds for Ed Greaves Education (EdGE), the Mission’s youth development program serving Downeast coastal Maine. A day of exciting, competitive matches.
Giving Opportunities
- The Mission Fund – gifts and grants provide operating or project support for programs.
- The Hope Society – create a legacy through a planned gift such as a bequest.
- Yearlong or individual event sponsorship – sponsor all three of our major events or choose the event that best fits your corporate objectives.
- Christmas Program – provide one or many gifts for the children and families we serve in our coastal and island communities.
Volunteer Opportunities
- Downeast: Christmas Program, housing rehabilitation summer volunteers, community meal preparation at Cherryfield campus, food deliveries to seniors, summer youth camps, mentoring high school students in the Journey program.
- Mount Desert Island: Christmas Program, Events.
- Islands: Beach clean-up opportunities.
