Winter Olympics training hub gets $5M
Maine Winter Sports Center, whose Nordic ski venues in Northern Maine have been provided as training grounds for Olympians in the past, has received $5 million in recent gifts.
The Bangor Daily News reported that the nonprofit received $2 million from Presque Isle native Mary Barton Akeley Smith, who is promising an additional $3 million in matching funds. The center recently launched its $20 million endowment campaign, nearly a year after the Libra Foundation announced that it was ending its financial support for the nonprofit.
The Maine Winter Sports Center said the recent gifts from Mary Smith, who has previously donated to the nonprofit, will allow the center to continue operations of its world-class outdoor recreation and competition programs in the coming years.
Source: Bangor Daily News
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