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Public/Society Benefit

$10,000.00
Amistad

P.O. Box 992
Portland, ME 04101-0992
On-site food service and kitchen

$5,000.00
Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc.

43 Hatch Drive
P.O. Box 1018
Caribou, ME 04738
Assist individuals with serious and persistent mental illness in finding local, affordable transportation

$10,000.00
Bagaduce Music Lending Library

Greene's Hill
P.O. Box 829
Blue Hill, ME 04614
Upgrade computer hardware and software to enhance efficiency and improve country-wide customer service

$150,000.00
Bangor YMCA

127 Hammond Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Phase II of the Camp Jordan renovation

$10,000.00
Baxter Memorial Library

71 South Street
Gorham, ME 04038
Renovation and expansion of Baxter Memorial Library

$10,000.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hancock County

52 Christian Ridge Road
P.O. Box 1087
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Union River School-based mentoring program to provide one-to-one mentoring relationships to at-risk children

$10,000.00
Boy Scouts of America, Pine Tree Council
125 Auburn Street
Portland, ME 04103
Replace equipment for and expand youth programs currently available through the year-round camp in Raymond

$50,000.00
Camp Susan Curtis

P.O. Box 821
Portland, ME 04103
Repair and renovate camp buildings for the health and safety of campers and staff

$10,000.00
Cancer Community Center

778 Main Street
South Portland, ME 04106
Volunteer training for all of the programs and services offered by the facility

$25,000.00
Coastal AIDS Network

9 Field Street #434
P.O. Box 956
Belfast, ME 04915
Provide year-round, direct services and HIV prevention education services to underserved people in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo Counties

$5,000.00
Coastal Economic Development Corporation

34 Wing Farm Parkway
Bath, ME 04530
Kitchen and safety equipment for the new Brunswick Head Start Center

$5,000.00
Dunnybrook Historical Foundation

8 Earls Road
South Berwick, ME 03908
Prepare a large collection from the estate of Maine author Gladys Hasty Carroll for public access

$10,000.00
Family Planning Association of Maine

P.O. Box 587
Augusta, ME 04332-0587
Sexuality training and education project for teachers, school nurses and school counselors

$25,000.00
Friends of Cumston Hall

P.O. Box 394
Monmouth, ME 04259
Renovation and expansion of Cumston Public Library

$10,000.00
Friends of Fort Knox

P.O. Box 456
Bucksport, ME 04416
Construction of a visitor center, amphitheater, ADA restroom building, landscaping and lighting

$10,000.00
Friends of the Lisbon Libraries

28 Main Street
Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
Renovation of Lisbon Falls Library basement space into a Children's Room and Program Area

$10,000.00
Gary's House

97 State Street
Portland, ME 04101
Provide temporary, affordable and convenient lodging while a loved one is treated at an area hospital

$5,000.00
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland

P.O. Box 10505
Portland, ME 04104
Build a house on Plymouth Street in Portland to increase the supply of affordable housing for Portland families

$10,000.00
Harrington Library Association

P.O. Box 176
Harrington, ME 04643
Capital expansion of existing Harrington Library building

$15,000.00
The Jason Program

P.O. Box 336
Cumberland, ME 04021
Pediatric Palliative Care Training Initiative

$25,000.00
Katahdin Area Council Boy Scouts

P.O. Box 1869
Bangor, ME 04402-1869
Complete structural improvements to the Council's main dining lodge at Katahdin Scout Reservation-Camp Roosevelt

$10,000.00
Kids First Center

222 St. John Street
Suite 101
Portland, ME 04102
Support of Kids First Co-Parenting Program, Satellite Program, and support & coordination

$10,000.00
Lincoln County Community Theater & Orchestra

P.O. Box 237
Damariscotta, ME 04543
Make the theater handicapped accessible

$50,000.00
Town of Long Island Community Library

P.O. Box 252
Long Island, ME 04050
Build a library addition to the Long Island School

$10,000.00
Ludden Memorial Library

40 Main Street
P.O. Box 805
Dixfield, ME 04224
Double the size of the existing library

$19,000.00
Maine Children's Alliance

303 State Street
Augusta, ME 04330-7037
Design and print 4,000 "Maine Kids Count" books for publication in January 2001

$25,000.00
Maine Handgun Violence Education Foundation

P.O. Box 4501
Portland, ME 04112
Conduct public opinion research to better understand the attitudes of Maine citizens about handgun violence and ownership

$25,000.00
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

P.O. Box 170
Unity, ME 04988
Community-based agriculture project to create reliable, locally-based food marketing systems

$3,025,000.00
Maine Winter Sports Center

Loring Development Authority
P.O. Box 457
Limestone, ME 04570
Development of school and world-class biathlon and cross-country skiing venues, purchase of Big Rock alpine ski area

$110,000.00
MAPS/My Choice

306 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Continuation of renovations and Outreach Services Program

$15,000.00
Mid Coast Chapter American Red Cross

9 Bank Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
Establish a small endowment fund to expand services

$638.40
MSAD 15

14 Shaker Road
Gray, ME 04039
Purchase tennis rackets

$20,000.00
National Center for Student Aspirations

5766 Shibles Hall
Orono, ME 04469
Evaluation of the Summer Camp Scholarship Program

$10,000.00
Oakland Public Library

18 Church Street
Oakland, ME 04963
Renovation and expansion of the existing library

$10,000.00
Old Town - Orono YMCA

501 Stillwater Avenue
P.O. Box 255
Old Town, ME 04468
Construction of Fieldhouse, relocation and renovation of Workout Center and development of a Learning Activity Center

$15,000.00
Parent Resource Center, Inc.

9 Bradeen Street
Suite 200
Springvale, ME 04083
Reduce the cycle of domestic child abuse and increase positive parenting skills

$10,000.00
Portland Police Department

109 Middle Street
Portland, ME 04101
Purchase two horses for the Department's Mounted Unit

$25,000.00
Portland Police Department

109 Middle Street
Portland, ME 04101
Congress Street Community Policing Center

$25,000.00
Portland Public Library

5 Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
Architectural Design Services Master Plan Phase 1: Building Analysis Space Reallocation Plan

$25,000.00
Positive Turning Points for Youth

141 High Street
P.O. Box 106
Farmington, ME 04938
Kerr House: a child residential facility for pregnant and parenting adolescents

$10,000.00
Robert A. Frost Memorial Library Expansion Committee

238 Main Street
Limestone, ME 04750
Library Expansion and Limestone Community Vision Association Initiative

$10,000.00
Ruggles House Society

RR1, Box 48
Cherryfield, ME 04622
Lead gift in the Ruggles House Society's 50th Anniversary Campaign

$10,000.00
Saint Mark's Home for Women

57 Winthrop Street
Augusta, ME 04330
Renovation of the kitchen at St. Mark's which provides home and meals to, currently, 17 ladies aged 80-100

$10,000.00
Saint Martin de Porres Residence, Inc.

P.O. Box 7227
Lewiston, ME 04243-7227
Homeless shelter operating expenses

$5,000.00
Shakespeare & Company

70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA 01240-2813
Maine leg of the New England Spring Tour of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with accompanying workshops and discussion sessions

$25,000.00
United Methodist Camp of Maine

P.O. Box 277
Winthrop, ME 04364
Construction of an addition to the existing dining hall known as "The Commons"

$681,776.50
United Way of Androscoggin County

66 Ash Street
P.O. Box 888
Lewiston, ME 04243-0999
TOPS Summer Camp vouchers

$20,500.00
United Way of Androscoggin County

66 Ash Street
Lewiston, ME 04243-0888
Administration of the TOPS program

$678,773.35
United Way of Eastern Maine

268 Sylvan Road
Suite 1
Bangor, ME 04401-4221
Camp Bangor program

$150,000.00
University of Maine at Machias

9 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, ME 04654
Support construction costs for the Early care and Education Center

$25,000.00
West Bath Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

State Road
West Bath, ME 04530
Complete building renovations

$5,000.00
York Hospital

15 Hospital Drive
York, ME 03909
Expand free transportation service for Southern York County

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