Olympian Seth Wescott

Spectrum Generations Muskie Center’s Meals on Wheels program will hold its 10^th annual golf tournament on Monday, June 11, 2012 at the Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro.  Foursome are available for $300; $75 for individual players; $60 for Natanis members and plenty of sponsorship opportunities to showcase your business.

Various awards for winners including men and women prizes for closest to pin, longest drive, and accuracy drive.  Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott will be swinging out again this year in support of ending hunger among seniors and adults with disabilities.

After golf enjoy food and beverages during the awards ceremony.   Registration deadline is May 31^st.  For more information call (207) 873-4745 or go to www.spectrumgenerations.org.

Spectrum Generations
38 Gold Street
Waterville, ME  04901
(207) 873-4745
(207) 872-6168 (fax)
www.spectrumgenerations.org

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Registration: 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Final Instr.: 12:45 p.m.

Tee Off: 1:00 p.m. $35.00 incl. lunch
Tee Off: 3:45 p.m. $30.00 no lunch

Prizes, Raffles, 50-50
Mulligans Putting Competition
Closest to the Pin

Dance/Jam to Follow

Anyone wishing to donate raffle items please call Tim or Jeff
Event is open to 16 teams of 4 for the 1:00 p.m. Tee Off
And 6 teams of 4 for the 3:45 p.m. Tee Off

Handicapped Carts limited to 1 per foursome or as needed if available.
All fees and team entry forms are due no later than June 1st.
No refunds due to bad weather

Western View will issue rain checks to everyone who has paid for the scramble.
Slots will fill up fast so the first teams that paid are in.
Confirm your spot ASAP – Minimal space left, SIGN UP NOW!

For more info contact:
Tim Rodrigue
Tel: (207) 314-9857
Jeff KendallTel: (207) 215-3575

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This Mother with her babies were among those abandoned at the shelter Thursday night.

AUGUSTA, ME.(May 18, 2012) — On Thursday, May 17^th staff of the Kennebec Valley Humane Society (KVHS) arrived at the shelter to find several boxes sitting outside filled with abandoned cats and kittens. It is unknown how long the animals were outside in the boxes but they were immediately given food, water, and medical attention. Of the abandoned cats 5 were adult females and the rest were babies, all around 3 weeks old. With 21 extra animals to care for, KVHS is looking to the public for support. KVHS is seeking donations of funds, dry and can cat food, cat litter, and families willing to help by fostering kittens too young to be placed for adoption.

“This is the time of year when we see more animals arriving at our shelter either surrendered by owners or abandoned, and an unexpected arrival of 21 animals puts a strain on our resources” says Melanie Martinez, KVHS Director of Operations. “Our mission is to provide food, shelter, medical care, and a second chance to animals in need. We strive every day to fulfill our mission, but we’re looking for help as we begin our busiest season.”

Martinezcontinues to say that donations of supplies like food and litter are critical all year long, but particularly during the spring and summer months. In addition,Martinez says that KVHS has a foster program for families willing to open their homes to animals in need of foster care because they’re young or ill. Families willing to join the foster program care for animals on a temporary basis and are a vital part of keeping animals healthy and socialized before they are ready to be spayed or neutered and placed up for adoption. Finally,Martinezexplains that financial contributions make a huge impact on the shelter’s ability to provide services. “Every dollar helps,” says Martinez. “The generous donations we receive from individuals and businesses in our community help us to save the lives of vulnerable animals every day.”

Community members interested in making a difference in the lives of animals can make donations online at www.pethavenlane.org or can send donations to 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, ME 04330. All donations are tax deductible. Anyone interested in fostering animals can contact the shelter at 626-3491 or email animalcare@pethavenlane.org and donations of supplies can be delivered to KVHS located on Pet Haven Lane offWestern Avenue inAugusta.

For more information please contact Kennebec Valley Humane Society at (207) 626-3491 or visit www.pethavenlane.org.

Paws in the Park and the Mutt Strut

This day long event is fun for everyone! There will be an art contest featuring local art work celebrating animals, an auction of animal art, prizes, k-9 demonstration, agility demonstration, dog toenail clippings, an animal communicator, basic obedience lesions, micro-chipping, photos with your pet, games, hot dogs, slush puppies, a bake sale, face painting much more!

Paws in the Park and 19th Annual Mutt Strut Itinerary

Team and Individual Form (to collect pledges that will help local animals in need!):

2012 Mutt Strut Team Form

2012 Event Poster:

2012 Mutt Sturt Poster

Art Contest Info:

Art announcement
Poster guidelines

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University of Maine Fitness Center
Hiltop, Rd, Orono, ME 04469
View Map · Get Directions

The annual SONG 5K Road Race and Family Fun Walk will be held Sunday, April 29th at 2:00pm. The 5K race/walk will begin at the University of Maine’s Student Recreational Center and continue on to College Ave out to the Twitter Farm Rd. then loop back to the rec center via the UMaine trails. Prizes will be awarded for the top male and female runners in each of the divisions for the 5K. Late Registration on the day of the race will be from 12:00pm to 1:30pm, leading up to the race.

THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS WILL GET FREE T-SHIRTS!!!

Registrations (Available day of the Race; Sunday, April 29)
Students: $15
Non-students: $20
Kids 8 and under: Free

For more information, or to register, please visit www.mainesong.org or contact Ben Brennan at sponsorshipofnewgrace@gmail.com or on FirstClass.

To Register online, please visit www.mainesong.org and click the register link on the homepage or upcoming events tab. Registration fees are made online via paypal found attached with the registration form.

To Register via mail, please visit www.mainesong.org to download a registration form. Forms can be mailed to 8 Chapel Rd. Orono, ME, 04473. Checks can be made out to Sponsorship of New Grace (SONG).

100% of donations to Sponsorship of New Grace go directly to the students and orphans of New Grace Primary School and Orphanage in Iganga, Uganda.

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The Multicultural Program

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 6 pm

ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE
181 State Street | Portland, ME
Donations accepted at the door | All Ages

More info: (207) 761-1757

Students Resettled in Portland from Wartorn Countries Write and Record a CD

On Wednesday, May 9, the kids involved in the Multicultural Program at Portland’s Center for Grieving Children will celebrate the release of “Inner Strength,” a CD of songs they wrote and recorded this spring.  The release party will be held at One Longfellow Square, 181 State Street in Portland. A reception will take place at 6:00 pm, followed at 6:30 with an intercultural community gathering featuring a medley of speakers, music and dance. The evening will include live performances of some of the songs; performances by the Dynamite Dancers and Portland Youth Dancers, and appearances by Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and Hamady N’Daiye of the Portland Red Claws, among others. Suggested donations will be accepted at the door.

Over 40 children participate in the CGC Multicultural Program each year from a diverse range of countries including Honduras, El Salvador, Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria, Congo, Vietnam, Sudan, Iraq, Uganda, and Haiti. Their feelings about isolation, war, and racism mix with recognition of the power of love and community in this seven-song album. They worked with Portland musician and founder of “Your Song, Your Story,” Billy Libby, to write their songs. The Studio in Portland, and the Grammy-Award winning staff at Gateway Mastering donated their services to record and master the CD.

“We appreciate so many members of Portland’s diverse music and arts community coming together to make this project possible,” said Anne Lynch, Executive Director of the Center for Grieving Children. “It is exciting to know that the voices of the children we serve will be heard by so many as a result of this CD.”

Three years ago while at USM, Maine native Billy Libby was inspired by his internship at the Center and went on to found “Your Song, Your Story,” a program for children who have experienced loss or trauma. He works with the children in a group setting to write lyrics and melodies to create songs that are then professionally produced and recorded.

Marking its fifteenth year of service, the Center’s Multicultural Program is conducted in collaboration with Portland Schools. It receives funding from individuals and foundations including, this year, the New York Life Foundation, as part of a national effort by the foundation to help expand grief support services to diverse and disadvantaged youth in local areas across the country.

The Center for Grieving Children, based in Portland, Maine, serves more than 4,000 grieving children, teens, families, and young adults annually through peer support, outreach, and education. Offering our services at no charge, for as long as people need them, the Center’s mission is to provide loving support that encourages the safe expression of grief and loss and fosters each individual’s resilience and emotional well-being. The Center reaches individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, and relies on financial contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations, United Way, and special events. For more information, call (207) 775-5216 or visit www.cgcmaine.org.

(LINKS:

The Center for Grieving Children:
http://www.cgcmaine.org/

The Multicultural Program at The Center for Grieving Children:
http://www.cgcmaine.org/programs-and-services/multicultural/

Your Song, Your Story:
http://billylibby.com/ysys/

One Longfellow Square:
http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com/Details.asp?ProdID=1414

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 And join us this week at the Center! 

~Balance and Falls Workshop on 4/23 at 1PM
(with Head to Toe Physical Therapy)

~Cafe en Francais on 4/24 at 2:30 PM

~Women’s Breakfast on 4/25 at 8:30 AM

~SAT Prep Class on 4/28 at 12 PM

For more information, contact us at 729-0757
or at peopleplusmaine.org

People Plus, The Center That Builds Community

Monday, April 23 

  9:00 AM-  Crafters
Yoga w/Ruth

10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Chair Yoga w/Ruth
12:00 PM- Pilates for Grownups
w/Dennis Kimmage
Bridge
1:00 PM-  Balance & Falls Workshop
w/Head to Toe Physical
Therapy
   1:15 PM-  Laughter Club

  6:00 PM-   Belly Dancing w/Josephina
  6:30 PM- Civil War Book Club

Click here to see April 23 online!

Tuesday, April 24
  9:00 AM-  Loosen Up

10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(Navigating the Internet &
your email)

2:30 PM-  Cafe en Francais

   3:00 PM-  Teens First

  6:15 PM-   Intermediate Modern  Dance

Click here to see April 24 online!

Wednesday, April 25

  8:30 AM-  Women’s Breakfast

  8:45 AM-  Cribbage

  9:00 AM-  Table Tennis

10:00 AM-  Computer Tutor w/Jack
(Navigating the Internet &
Email)

12:00 PM-   Choreo Lab w/Peg

  1:00 PM-  Write On!

  1:30 PM-  Tai Chi w/Suzanne

Click here to see April 25 online!

Thursday, April 26

9:00 AM-  Loosen Up

10:00 AM-  Art w/ Connie Bailey
Table Tennis

   3:00 PM-  Game On!

5:00 PM-  Yoga w/Ruth

   6:00 PM-  Course in Miracles
Beginning Line Dancing

   7:15 PM-  Advanced Line Dancing
w/ Janice McLaughlin

Click here to see April 26 online!

Friday, April 27

  9:00 AM- Loosen Up w/Suzanne

10:00 AM- Table Tennis

  1:30 PM- Qigong w/Suzanne

Click here to see April 27 online!

Seeking Volunteers For A Medical Collection Day

Saturday, April 28th
10 AM- 2 PM
McLellan Building
85 Union Street in Brunswick

TRIAD, a People Plus community partner,
is seeking volunteers for their Medical Collection Day.

To Sign Up Please Contact

Rebecca Banks
Programming/Outreach
People Plus
rebecca@peopleplusmaine.org
(207) 729-0757

Frank’s Two Cents

Hi, Ed, I’m BACK!!!

It’s Earth day, folks, this Sunday.  Plant a tree, walk someplace rather than ride, enjoy a glass of water rather than a soda…..do something, ANYTHING, that makes you walk lighter on our earth.

We start the week (tomorrow!)

with a special “Spring Cleaning” day with volunteers from Comcast and we need your help!  Come on out tomorrow morning at 8AM for cleaning up, fixing up, raking, washing, working, and making better.

What a great day we will have!  Hoping for a BIG turn-out!!! I know the weather will wait!

People really seemed to like the Shrimp Wiggle yesterday at our luncheon! Thanks Captain Mike for the deal on the shrimp, Gladys, Rose, Madeleine, Dottie, Lorraine and the rest of the gang, you are really something else! Love it when you make ME look good!

This week is supposed to provide some much needed rain!

I hope everyone comes to learn at the Balance and Falls program with the pt’s from Head to Toe PT on Monday.

There’s Women’s breakfast on Wednesday (8:30) – come for “Hash” casserole and blueberry muffins (sounds so good, I might even eat it!) and

Cafe en Francais is Tuesday at 2:30.

Hope you all are making plans for your gardens, I just did my first mowing on the south lawns, and saw my first woodchuck on the Interstate. Spring is really here folks, can May be far behind?????

frank@peopleplusmaine.org

Save the Date

Write-on! Group at Open Mic Poetry Night Wednesday, April 25 – 6PM
Topsham Public Library
Hope to see you there!

Grow with us at People Plus!

Join or Renew TODAY!

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The Center that Builds Community!
FMI Click here
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People Plus | 35 Union Street | PO BOX 766 | Brunswick | ME | 04011

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT NEWTON HALL KENTS HILL SCHOOL

Shawn Colvin stands out as a singular and enduring talent among female singer-songwriters.  As a storyteller, Colvin is both keen and warm-hearted, leavening even the toughest tales with tenderness, empathy, and a searing sense of humor.  In the 19 years since the release of her debut album, Colvin has won three Grammy Awards, released eight albums and maintained a nonstop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured on major motion pictures, and created a remarkable cannon of work.  Her performance at Kents Hill School will be a treasure.

For tickets – call 207-685-1635 or click below.

PURCHASE TICKETS

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO HEAR SOME OF HER AMAZING SONGS!

Crazy
Never Saw Blue Like That Before
Sunny Came Home
When You Know

ALEIGH MILLS CONCERT SERIES

Established in 2010 in memory of Aleigh Mills, Class of 2006, who tragically lost her life in 2007, the Aleigh Mills Concert Series supports the funding of a scholarship in her name at Kents Hill School. The profits from each concert help build the fund and when it reaches $25,000, sometime in 2012, it will begin supporting a student of financial need at Kents Hill.

The Concert Series has been blessed with great shows including Shemekia Copeland (9/2011), the Arlo Guthrie Band (11/2010), Judy Collins (5/2011), and Greg Brown (5/2010). We are excited about the great shows coming in the future and appreciate the loyal support of our guests.

Tim and Donna Mills with Shemekia

Kents Hill School
1614 Main Street,
Kents Hill, Maine 04349
207-685-4914
info@kentshill.org

If one man or woman of principle can make a difference….
…..imagine what a community can do.

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See Poster Below

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
The Big Easy
55 Market Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-775-2266
www.bigeasyportland.com

Doors open at 3:00
1st Session – 3:30pm – 7:30pm
2nd Session – 8:00pm – 11:00pm

All Ages Session Featuring:

Kris Rodgers of Kurt Baker Band (http://kurtbakermusic.com/), Goodnight Process(Facebook & Myspace @ www.myspace.com/thegoodnightprocess)

Evan Casas of Gutter/Casas (www.myspace.com/evanhouses)

Billy Libby (http://billylibby.com/home/)

Alex Roy and Toby McAllister of Sparks The Rescue (Facebook & Myspace @ http://www.myspace.com/sparkstherescue)

Will Gattis (www.willgattis.com)

PLUS, performances from Maine Academy of Modern Music students!(http://maineacademyofmodernmusic.org/)

21+ “After Party” Featuring:

Jose Ayerve of Spouse (http://www.spousemusic.com/), A Severe Joy (http://www.aseverejoy.com/)

Div Kid (www.divkid.com)

Doubting Gravity (Facebook & Myspace @ www.myspace.com/doubtinggravity)

$5 cover at the door
Please join us for a great night of music to help raise money for an excellent cause!

(c) 2008 Rusty Rocket Corp.
PO Box 2688
Kennebunkport, ME  04046
www.rustyrocket.com
Email: info@RustyRocket.com

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CALLING ALL VETERANS

People Plus Welcomes

Director of VA Togus, ME, Scott Karczewski
To Discuss VA Benefits
Wednesday, April 4
6:30 PM

Join us for a high level overview of VA benefits and an introduction to e-benefits, their new online process!
Cookies & coffee will be served.

EAT GELATO & SUPPORT OUR TEENS!

Thursday, April 5
The Brunswick Teen Center
Scoop-A-Thon

Come all day, but from 1-3 People Plus staff & volunteers will be doing the scooping.  Hope to see you there!

SIGN UP for new classes starting this month:

~Beginning Line Dancing on Thursdays at 6PM

~FREE SAT Prep Class in the Teen Center starting 4/7

~FREE Belly Dancing Demo Class this Monday at 6PM!

For more information, contact us at 729-0757 or at peopleplusmaine.org

People Plus, The Center That Builds Community

Monday, April 2

  9:00 AM-   Crafters
Yoga w/ Ruth
10:00 AM-   Chair Yoga w/Ruth
Table Tennis
12:00 PM-    Bridge
Pilates For Grownups
  1:15 PM-    Laughter Club
  6:00 PM-    Belly Dancing w/Josephina
FREE DEMO CLASS!

Click here to see April 2 online!

Tuesday, April 3

  8:30 AM- AARP Tax Help
9:00 AM-  Loosen Up
10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(More on Word)
1:00 PM-  Quilters
  3:00 PM-  Teens First
4:30 PM-   Math Enrichment
w/Christina Fedolfi
6:15 PM-    Intermediate Modern Dance

Click here to see April 3 online!

Wednesday, April 4

  8:45 AM-  Cribbage
  9:00 AM-  Table Tennis
  9:45 AM-  Teen Tutors for Technology
12:00 PM-   Choreo Lab w/Peg
  1:00 PM-  Write On!
  1:30 PM-  Tai Chi w/Suzanne
  3:00 PM-  People Plus Social Club
  4:30 PM-  Math Enrichment
w/Christina Fedolfi
  6:30 PM-  VA Benefit Discussion
                   w/ Scott Karczewski,
                   Director of Togus Maine !

Click here to see April 4 online!

Thursday, April 5

          ~ Brunswick Teen Center ~
Scoop-A-Thon
Visit us!  ALL DAY!
at Gelato Fiasco 9:00 AM-  Loosen Up
10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/ Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(More on Word)
   1:00 PM-  AARP Tax Help
  5:00 PM-  Yoga w/Ruth (New Time!)
   6:00 PM-  Course in Miracles
Beginning Line Dancing
                     (New Class!  Give it a try)
   7:15 PM-  Advanced Line Dancing
w/ Janice McLaughlin

Click here to see April 5 online!

Friday, April 6
  9:00 AM- Loosen Up w/Suzanne
10:00 AM- Table Tennis
1:30 PM-   Qigong w/Suzanne

Click here to see April 6 online!

No Foolin….Renew Your Membership This April!

Enjoy ALL of the Benefits of a

People Plus Membership!    Join or Renew TODAY!

People Plus
The Center that Builds Community!
FMI Click here or call 729-0757

Save the Date
Brunswick Teen Center
Scoop-A-Thon at Gelato Fiasco

April 5th from 11-11!

Join us for gelato and a whole lot more.  Music, entertainment and celebrity scoopers will be on hand!

Music in April

Reserve your seat today for $50 ($30 is tax deductible) for the 10th annual Music in April gala fundraiser for People Plus on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

Comcast Cares Day

On Saturday, April 21, more than 50 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will volunteer to improve People Plus as part of Comcast’s “Comcast Cares Day.” Join US!

Frank’s Two Cents

Who can fault a week that starts with a good

April Fools Joke?

Bowdoin’s beautiful Bella Mafia group came to the Center last week and, during introductions, determined that member Bob Frost was in the audience.  He introduced himself as “Frosty, the Donut Man” and received a standing O!

Captain Mike is back, Fatboy’s is open, softserve is “cooking” and the daffodils are fighting the snow!  Who can fault “spring” in Brunswick?

The new, full color edition of PPNews is on the street folks! Go get yours or check us out online (click here)

The Center opens April  with a free Belly Dancing demo, a Pilates forGrownups class, table tennis, Yoga, Bridge and a laughter club meeting, and that’s only Monday!!

This is the week of the Veteran Benefit discussion (Wednesday evening,
6:30 pm) with the Director of VA Togus, Maine, Scott Karczewski. It is going to be great!

It is also time for the great Gelato Fiasco Scoop-a-thon! If you have never been to the Gelato Fiasco (shame on you) Thursday is the day for you to BREAK OUT!  Visit from 1-3PM and get scooped by People Plus staff!

Just another busy week at the center?  I think not! They are all busy and all wonderful!  By the way, MY April Fool’s joke is still on JANE!!!!

frank@peopleplusmaine.org

Community Partners

We would like to thank Wild Oats, Cosmic Stone and all of YOU who
came out last Sunday
to support us at the bakery!  We raised $800 to be used toward our Community for All Ages Garden.
THANK YOU!

Comcast Cares Day At People Plus!

On Saturday, April 21, more than 50 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will volunteer to improve People Plus as part of Comcast’s “Comcast Cares Day.”

Since its inception in 2001, Comcast Cares Day has become one of the largest single days of corporate volunteering in the country. More than 67,000 Comcast volunteers will participate in this annual day of service.

WE WANT YOU!

We invite our People Plus family to volunteer with us  for this fun-filled day of Spring cleaning!
What better way to celebrate Earth Day then with community service!

To Sign Up Please Contact

Rebecca Banks

Programming/Outreach

People Plus

rebecca@peoPeople Plus | 35 Union Street | PO BOX 766 | Brunswick | ME | 04011

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Directions: From the South: I-95 to exit 112B follw route #27 approx 1 mile, from the North: exit 112 go right and follow route #27 approx 1 mile, Lodge is on Right just past traffic light.

397 Civic Center Drive
AUGUSTA, ME 04330-8074

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Cabaret-style music, comedy, cash bar, desserts

60s Costume Contest–Win a Lava Lamp!

The inimitable “Omar Ricardo” brings us “The Sensational 60s” in the annual cabaret-style laugh-fest fundraiser for Johnson Hall.  Music and comedy with Frank Omar hosting, and Dominic Garvey at the piano, with singers Lynette Miller, Dennis Price, Sally Walker, Teresa Curley Beaudoin, and the return of Kiki LaFlamme (Karen LaPlante) and Jane Burke!  New talent will join the show this year: Stephanie Irwin and Brittany Olivia Yorks.

Get out your tie-dye, bell-bottoms, and fringe for the 60s Costume Contest, and compete to win a lava lamp!  Cash bar opens at 7 pm with salty snacks on the tables, and the show starts at 8 pm.  At intermission, delicious desserts and coffee are served.  Come on down for Gardiner’s answer to Las Vegas!  Johnson Hall sponsors are The Bank of Maine, Pine State Beverage, and the Kennebec Journal.

All tickets are $28 for this fundraiser for Johnson Hall.  Includes salty snacks, delicious desserts, and coffee.   Tickets sell fast–call 582-7144 to reserve a table.  Check the website for other upcoming shows,:www.johnsonhall.org. Johnson Hall won the Kennebec Chamber of Commerce Community Service award in 2012, and has offered “Entertainment and More Since 1864.”

Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center
“Entertainment & More Since 1864″
280 Water Street, PO Box 777
Gardiner, ME 04345
(207) 582-7144

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Eat… for a Cause!

Eat at Wild Oats & Support People Plus!

And this week at the Center,

~On Tuesday, 3/27, at 2:30 PM, Cafe en Francais with guest
Juliana L’Heureux

~On Wednesday, 3/28, at 8:30 AM, Women’s Breakfast &
from 3-5 PM, the People Plus Social Club featuring the Bellamafia a capella group.

For more information, contact us at 729-0757 or at peopleplusmaine.org

People Plus, The Center That Builds Community

Monday, March 26 

  9:00 AM-   Crafters
Yoga w/ Ruth
10:00 AM-   Chair Yoga w/Ruth
Table Tennis-Cancelled
12:00 PM-    Bridge
ROMEO’s Luncheon
  1:15 PM-    Laughter Club
  6:00 PM-    Belly Dancing w/Josephina

Click here to see March 26 online!

Tuesday, March 27   

  8:30 AM- AARP Tax Help
9:00 AM-  Loosen Up
10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(Intro to Excel)
2:30 PM-  Cafe en Francais
3:00 PM-  Teens First
4:30 PM-   Math Enrichment
w/Christina Fedolfi
6:15 PM-   Intermediate Modern Dance
w/ Peg Brightman

Click here to see March 27 online!

Wednesday, March 28     

  8:30 AM- Women’s Breakfast!
8:45 AM-  Cribbage
  9:00 AM-  Table Tennis
12:00 PM-  Choreo Lab w/Peg
  1:00 PM-  Write On!
  1:30 PM-  Tai Chi w/Suzanne
3:00 PM-  People Plus Social Club
  4:30 PM-  Math Enrichment
w/Christina Fedolfi
6:30 PM-  Adult Ballet w/Donna

Click here to see March 28 online!

Thursday, March 29     

9:00 AM-  Loosen Up
10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/ Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(Intro to Excel)
1:00 PM-  AARP Tax Help
3:00 PM-  Game On!
3:30 PM-  Yoga for Mobility w/Ann
6:00 PM-  Course in Miracles
Yoga w/ Ruth Vogel
7:15 PM-  Advanced Line Dancing
w/ Janice McLaughlin

Click here to see March 29 online!

Friday, March 30     

  9:00 AM- Loosen Up w/Suzanne
10:00 AM- Table Tennis
1:30 PM-  Qigong w/Suzanne

Click here to see March 30 online!

March is Membership Month

Enjoy ALL of the Benefits of a
People Plus Membership!    Join or Renew TODAY!

People Plus The Center that Builds Community!

FMI

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Brunswick Teen Center
Scoop-A-Thon at Gelato Fiasco

April 5th from 11-11!

Join us for gelato and a whole lot more.  Music, entertainment and celebrity scoopers will be on hand!

Music in April

Reserve your seat today for $50 ($30 is tax deductible) for the 10th annual Music in April gala fundraiser for People Plus on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

Frank’s Two Cents

And what a month March has been!  Record-breaking heat, no ice left in the rivers, no snow left in the woods.  It would appear that the winter of 2011-12 will be a no show, UNLESS there is some sort of a cruel, April fool’s joke.

We start this week with a special luncheon on Monday for the Topsham ROMEOS. Thanks guys, for coming in!

Remember too, there is the Cafe’ en Francais on Tuesday!

And you can’t miss a special guest appearance by the Bowdoin College Bellamafia a capella group at our monthly sociable on

Wednesday from 3-5 PM.

Music in April plans are steaming toward another record breaker!  The crafters just finished their amazing quilt for the raffle. Alison Harris tells me most auction catagories are at or above previous years, and the 10th annual event will be the best ever.

We hope you heard Ken Nye reading his poetry last Wednesday, and a special thank you goes to all of you can who make it the Wild Oats benefit on Sunday!

Remember that People Plus dues are still only $25 a year, and if you miss our weekly calendar…well,
the joke’s on YOU!!!!

See you in April!!

frank@peopleplusmaine.org

Want to Volunteer?
Join us at Wild Oats!
Sunday, March 25th
8AM-5PM

Learn more about People Plus from Executive Director Stacy Frizzle!  People Plus & The Brunswick Teen Center will host an information table at Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe on Sunday, March 25, during the benefit.

Find out all the ways to volunteer, including becoming part of our new

Community for All Ages

garden committee!
Rebecca Banks

Programming/Outreach
People Plus

rebecca@peopleplusmaine.org
(207) 729-0757

Community Members

Paintings by artist (and People Plus member),

Ed McCartan, will be displayed at the Gallery Hair Salon and Spa in Topsham throughout March and at Points of View Gallery at 18 Pleasant Street in Brunswick.

In addition, Ed’s studio, in Mill 2 at Fort Andross, near the Cumberland Storage facility, can be visited any time by appointment.
FMI call 729-9497, emailedwardmccartan@gmail.com, or visit www.artists-in-residence.com/edsart/.

People Plus | 35 Union Street | PO BOX 766 | Brunswick | ME | 04011

Please “Like” The Valley Voice at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

Photo credit: jayeshvira.blogspot.com

The staff of the Gardiner Fire and Rescue and the staff of the Gardiner Public Library will be offering a blood pressure clinic on Monday, March 26, 2012 from 1PM-5PM in the Hazzard Reading Room at the library.  All community members are welcomed and no appointment is necessary.

EMT members of the Gardiner Fire and Rescue will be available to do a free blood pressure/vitals (heart rate, respiratory) check.  Please bring a list of your current medications and the EMTs will make you a new Vial of Life to have on hand at your residence.  This vial is very helpful in case of an emergency as it contains all medical information needed for emergency care.

The Gardiner Public Library is located at 152 Water Street, Gardiner.  The Fire Department is located at 6 Church Street, Gardiner (right next to Gardiner City Hall).  This clinic is free and opened to the public.  Please call 207-582-3312 (library) for more information.

Please join us as we gather to raise both Children’s Cancer Awareness and money to help Madeline “Maddy” Dostie. Maddy is my ten year old cousin, the daughter of Tanner Dostie of Gardiner and Wendy Hochendoner of Winthrop, and the the Granddaughter of Vinnie and Mari McGuire of Gardiner, and Melinda Hochendoner and the late Karl Hochendoner of Oregon. Maddy was Life-Flighted to MMMC in Portland recently, where doctors removed a cancerous tumor from her brain. Maddy is now in for a long haul, with a spinal tap scheduled, followed by possibly more surgery, and then radiation and chemotherapy.

We will be having live music, silent auctions, live auctions, and raffles. We are looking for donations of auction items. Tickets will be $10.00 and must be pre-bought. For more info please contact Mari or Vinnie McGuire at 582-8977, or Dave Kaplan at 242-8548.

Dave Kaplan’s sister, Debbie Brestel, has donated this beautiful painting. We will now be auctioning this beautiful Diptych valued at $1200.00. There will be a reserve of $300 so that is where the bidding will start. If anyone would like to purchase the Palm tree painting, or another of Debbie’s works, there are several on display at the showroom of Kaplan Electric on Rt 202 in Winthrop. Check her work out on her site.

Tickets are not yet printed…but for those who want to order now you can send a check made out to Mari McGuire. Please mail the check to me ( Dave Kaplan) at: 20 Roseanne Ave, Augusta, Me.04330.

Augusta Elks Lodge #964
397 Civic Center Drive,
Augusta, ME 04330

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Sunday. March 25th
4:00 – 6:30 pm
High Mountain Hall
Camden Maine
$20-25 sliding scale

A community celebration of life!

• Sacred dance and drumming to the wild and wonderful rhythms of Inanna.
• Kari and Anna 5Rhythms teachers, sharing the freedom, joy and transformational power of movement.

FMI www.maine5rhythms.com
Email: 5RhythmsMe@gmail.com

2012 Hope Festival and Green Expo

Saturday April 21

11:00 am to 4:00 pm

The Student Recreation & Fitness Center
University of Maine, Orono

Featuring…

• Bill McKibben - Keynote Speaker
• Innana, Sisters in Rhythm - Drumming & Vocals
• Timbered Lake - Music for Mother Earth
• Zachary Field - Amazing Juggler
• HOPE Festival Singers
• Children’s Activities
• Local Food
• 70 Social Change Groups

FMI Peace and Justice Center, Eastern Maine

Mantra Movement Mothers’ & Daughters Day Celebration

Sunday May 13
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A unique opportunity for girls ages 8-16 to learn a choreographed movement and song that explores the four elements. The girls will experience the Mantra movement through African drumming led by Inanna and lyrical dancing led by RESISTDANCE.

This event is made possible by generous donors that will sponsor the girls to participate. Please consider sponsoring a girl for this event.

FMI Open Sky Fund
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Mayors for Meals is an annual event, raising money for Meals on Wheels.  The Muskie Community Center provides over 93,000 meals per year for Meals on Wheels recipients in Northern Kennebec County.  In 2011 Spectrum Generations produced over 190,000 Meals on Wheels for the entire agency.

Donations for Meals on Wheels can be made by mail or by visiting the agency website at www.spectrumgenerations.org and choosing the donations tab.   For more information about volunteering for or participating in the Meals on Wheels program, please call Ryan Poirier at 873-4745 or email at ryanp@spectrumgeneration.org.

About Meals On Wheels Association of America:
The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest national organization in the United States representing those programs that provide meals to people in need. MOWAA’s mission is to end senior hunger by 2020. To obtain more information about MOWAA or to locate a local Meals On Wheels program, visit the MOWAA website at www.mowaa.org.

Left to Right President and CEO Gerard Queally, Nutrition Director Denver Brown, Waterville Mayor Karen Heck

Spectrum Generations
Muskie Center
38 Gold Street
Waterville, ME  04901

(207) 873-4745 ext 102
(207) 872-6168 (fax)
www.spectrumgenerations.org

A Peek at the Week!

March 19-23    

Planning for Spring…
This Week at People Plus!

Tuesday, March 20th   

Pain Free (Almost!) Gardening

3:00 PM  Free Class! Love to garden but find it cause aches and pains?  Corrie Washow, from SHIFT Sustainable Home Goods brings us techniques for accessible gardening, with ergonomic tools and practices for less painful gardening! This class is open to the public.

Wednesday, March 21st

Tutors for Technology

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM Reserve your spot now for one-on-one help to solve your digital-age questions!  Brunswick High School’s Community Service Program is providing student tutors to guide People Plus members as they navigate cell phones, computers, facebook and more!

Don’t Forget…People Plus & The Brunswick Teen Center Benefit

Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe

Sunday, March 25th
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Come by and support us all!

For more information, contact us at 729-0757 or at peopleplusmaine.org
People Plus, The Center That Builds Community

Monday, March 19

  9:00 AM-   Crafters
Yoga w/ Ruth
10:00 AM-   Table Tennis
Chair Yoga w/ Ruth
12:00 PM-    Bridge
Pilates for Grownups  w/Dennis Kimmage
  1:15 PM-    Laughter Club
  6:30 PM-    Civil War Book Club

Click here to see March 19 online!

Tuesday, March 20  

  8:30 AM- AARP Tax Help
9:00 AM-  Loosen Up
10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(Troubleshooting for Word & Excel)
1:00 PM-  Quilters
3:00 PM-  Teens First
Pain Free (Almost!)
Gardening w/ Corrie Washow
4:30 PM-   Math Enrichment
w/Christina Fedolfi
6:15 PM-   Intermediate Modern Dance
w/ Peg Brightman

Click here to see March 20 online!

Wednesday, March 21    

  8:45 AM-  Cribbage
  9:00 AM-  Table Tennis
9:45 AM-  Tutors for Technology
10:00 AM-  Healthy Eating Store Tour
12:00 PM-  Choreo Lab w/Peg
  1:00 PM-  Write On!
  1:30 PM-  Tai Chi w/Suzanne
2:00 PM-  Author’s Chat w/Ken Nye
  4:30 PM-  Math Enrichment
w/Christina Fedolfi
  6:30 PM-  Adult Ballet w/Donna

Click here to see March 21 online!

Thursday, March 22    

9:00 AM-  Loosen Up
10:00 AM-  Table Tennis
Art w/ Connie Bailey
Computer Tutor w/Jack
(Troubleshooting for Word & Excel)
1:00 PM-  AARP Tax Help
3:00 PM-  Game On!
3:30 PM-  Yoga for Mobility w/Ann
6:00 PM-  Course in Miracles
Yoga w/ Ruth Vogel
7:15 PM-  Advanced Line Dancing
w/ Janice McLaughlin

Click here to see March 22 online!

Friday, March 23    

9:00 AM- Loosen Up w/Suzanne
10:00 AM- Table Tennis
1:30 PM-  Qigong w/Suzanne

Click here to see March 23 online!

Save the Date

Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe
Community Fundraiser
benefiting
People Plus & Brunswick Teen Center
Mark your calendars!

Sunday, March 25th, all day!  Eat at Wild Oats and help People Plus & the Brunswick Teen Center too.
Enjoy breakfast, lunch or just a coffee as they donate a portion of the day’s profits to us.

Brunswick Teen Center

Scoop-A-Thon at Gelato Fiasco

April 5th from 11-11!

Join us for gelato and a whole lot more.  Music, entertainment and celebrity scoopers will be on hand!

Music in April

Reserve your seat today for $50 ($30 is tax deductible) for the 10th annual Music in April gala fundraiser for People Plus on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

Frank’s Two Cents

This week was really cookin (breakfast & lunch) around here!
So busy, in fact, it has left Frank SPEECHLESS?!?

Never fear, if you need a Frank fix, simply click

here and watch him with the Music in April ladies, Jeanne d’Arc Mayo and Alison Harris on March’s

News & Views.

Until next week…

frank@peopleplusmaine.org

Join Us!
Sunday, March 25th
8AM-5PM!
Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe Community Fundraiser benefiting
People Plus &  Brunswick Teen Center

We need you! Eat at Wild Oats and raise money for our Community For All Ages Garden and composting station!

People Plus and The Brunswick Teen Center will host an informational table at Wild Oats the day of the event.  If you are interested in volunteering at the table, contact me FMI.

Rebecca Banks
Programming/Outreach
People Plus

rebecca@peopleplusmaine.org
(207) 729-0757

Community Members
Dinner to Fight Hunger  March 19, 2012
This 5th annual dinner is sponsored by Henry and Marty’s Restaurant and will feature local organic foods, sustainably raised and harvested in Maine. Tickets are $35 per person. All proceeds are donated to the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention. FMI or reservations call Paul at 721-9141 or visitwww.mchpp.org.

March is Membership Month

Enjoy ALL of the Benefits of a
People Plus Membership!    Join or Renew TODAY!

People Plus
The Center that Builds Community!

Click here
or call 729-0757 to learn more!

Please note, Eveningstar Cinema continues to offer free popcorn to People Plus Members; however, the free movie ticket offer has expired.  Thank you Eveningstar!  For your continued support.

People Plus | 35 Union Street | PO BOX 766 | Brunswick | ME | 04011

Top 5 reasons to donate to Acorn’s “KICKSTARTER” campaign to fully fund this year’s Maine Playwrights Festival
click here to donate now!

NUMBER 5

The Maine Playwrights Festival accepts scripts from ANY Maine-based playwright with NO application fee

NUMBER 4

Every year, almost 50 theater artists are involved in the festival, which acts as a bridge to the local theater community for many actors and playwrights

NUMBER 3

Our ticket prices allow broad access to the festival to people of limited economic means

NUMBER 2

Many scripts that have premiered at the festival have gone on to productions in other states, including 2 that were featured in festivals in New York City

NUMBER 1

Many scripts that have premiered at the festival have gone on to productions in other states, including 2 that were featured in festivals in New York City

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP ENSURE THE 11TH EDITION OF THE MPF:

Visit our Kickstarter page and contribute today. Donations of any size are welcome, and with only 4 days to go, we are still only 1/3 of the way to our $1,500 goal.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/590763191/maine-playwrights-festival

MANY THANKS!

Acorn Productions | 90 Bridge St. | Westbrook, ME 04092

On Wednesday, March 21st the Red Barn restaurant in Augusta will be welcoming KVHS for a special evening from 5-8. Please stop by and get something delicious to eat and help KVHS earn a little cash! Thank you to the Red Barn for being such animal lovers!

Hi! My name is Bowser,

I am a boxer mix ready for a new home! My owner couldn’t keep me any more so here I am! I’m a very sweet guy who would probably prefer to be an only pet. I don’t act aggressively toward other dogs that are not near me but I really would like to be in a home where I am the only one getting the attention! I don’t like to have my nails clipped to you will probably have to take me somewhere to get that done, but other than that I am just wonderful! I love people and think that I am a lap dog even though I weigh 100 lbs! I’m very people oriented and will do anything you ask of me as long as it means some affection from you. If you think I’m the guy for you please come in soon!

Kennebec Valley Humane Society: Bowser (available for adoption as of 3/9/2012)

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For more information on Bowser, please call us at (207) 626-3491 or visit

http://www.pethavenlane.org/.

Open for Adoptions:
Tuesday: 12pm-4pm
Wednesday: 11am-4pm
Thursday: 11am-4pm
Friday: 11am-4pm
Saturday: 10am-4pm
Sunday: 11am-4pm
Closed Monday

Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, Maine 04330