Greater Portland

Bulletin Board

Saturday 7/12

Bike and Build bike safety clinic, 6 p.m., St. Mary’s church, Route 88, Falmouth, 45–0040, free lasagna dinner immediately after the clinic, open to the community.

Ongoing

Casco Bay Newcomers Club, group for women who have recently moved to the Portland area, meets the second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m. at the Muddy Rudder restaurant, 1335 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth. Call Paula at 329-2540 or Linda at 899-0377 for more information.

Call for Volunteers

Sunday 7/13

Old Port Half Marathon, 6:30-10:30 a.m., Habitat for Humanity needs help setting up the water stop in the morning before the race by mixing Gatorade, putting out cups, filling cups, and handing the half-full cups to runners as they pass by, contact Laura, 772-2151.

Maine Audubon’s Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center needs volunteers age 14 and up; the center is now open seven days a week, daily canoe tours 10 a.m.; Wednesday bird walks 7 a.m.; family marsh walk on Wednesdays and many special tours for children and families, contact Linda Woodard, 883-5100.

Freeport Community Services is looking for volunteers; FMI, contact Debbie, 865-3985 ext. 206.

Paws ’n’ Pals, the 4-H Dog Club in Windham is recruiting new members, ages  11-18, looking for something fun to do with their dog. FMI, contact University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 781-6099 or email lisa.waters@maine.edu.

Freeport Community Services is seeking the help of volunteers in its Thrift Shop and Estate Annex, flexible shifts during the week and weekends for anyone who enjoys helping the community, call Debbie, 865-3985, ext. 206.

Ongoing

ActionBasedCare.org needs volunteers to expand the organization. ABC believes in empowerment through sailing and action-based activities to relieve depression. Check the website or call 831-4151.

Allegiance Hospice is looking for volunteers to visit patients under hospice care in nursing homes in York and Cumberland Counties. Volunteers receive formal training. Contact Katharyn LeDoux, 877-255-4623 or kledoux@allegiancehospice.com.

Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, has ongoing volunteer opportunities for caring people who can offer three to four hours per week. 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, 772-0115.

American Red Cross needs volunteers in the disaster services, health and safety and administration departments. 874-1192 ext. 115.

The Cedars welcomes volunteers to help with activities and special events, including young child/parent and pet visits. 630 Ocean Ave., Portland, 772-5456.

Compass Project needs volunteers with tools, carpentry or boat skills for the boat-building festival and youth boat-building classes. 774-0682 or info@compassproject.org.

Deliver Meals on Wheels, offering mileage reimbursement, flexible days and weeks, and one to two hours a day. FMI 800-400-6325.

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts is looking for volunteers for ongoing projects and special events, earn credits in exchange for classes, ages 16-plus. Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-5720, fcascarborough.org.

Freeport Community Services and Center needs people to help make a difference. FMI 865-3985.

Freeport Historical Society needs ongoing help cataloguing collections, greeter/receptionist at Harrington House, garden helper, poster delivery assistance, administrative help, handy-person. 865-3170 or info@freeporthistorialsociety.org.

Friends of Feral Felines needs hardy volunteers to feed hungry cats on the Portland waterfront, one to two hours per month, training provided. 797-3014.

Greater Portland Mentoring Partnership needs adult mentors for school-age children. 888-387-8758.

Guiding Eyes for the Blind needs volunteer puppy-raisers in the Cape Elizabeth, Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, and Bath/Brunswick areas. Keep puppy from age 8 weeks to 16 months, free training, support. FMI, Kathleen Hayward, kh@millspoint154.com, guidingeyes.org.

HART, Homeless Animal Rescue Team, a no-kill cat shelter in Cumberland, is looking for volunteers who love cats to help in the shelter, three to four hours in the morning, one or two days a week. Also seeking cleaning supplies and canned cat food. 302 Range Road, Cumberland. Call 829-4116 or 846-3038. 

ITNPortland needs volunteer drivers to help seniors and visually impaired adults enjoy independence and quality of life. Commit to one or more hours per month. 854-0505.

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Portland needs volunteers for student-centered tutoring, education for non-literate adults and English-as-a-second-language instruction. 780-1352 for training information.

Meals on Wheels, Portland/Westbrook, needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals to home-bound elderly, once a week, once a month or more on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mileage reimbursement offered. Call Alice or Laurie at 878-3285.

Melanoma Education Foundation seeking used car donations. Call Cars Helping America, 866-949-3668, skincheck.org.

Mercy Hospital in Yarmouth needs volunteers. Contact Melissa Skahan, manager of Mission Services, 879-3286 or skahanm@mercyme.com.

Recovery International, self-help group for nervous people, meets 10 a.m. Saturdays, Maine Medical Center Conference Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland. Free, all welcome. Call Diane, 892-9529.

Refugee and Immigration Services, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, has ongoing needs for committed volunteers who will assist new Mainers in their search for employment. FMI, Paul Mullaney, pmullaney@ccmaine.org.

Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to their doctors’ appointments. 800-227-2345.

TogetherGreen needs volunteers for conservation projects at Scarborough Marsh, call Audubon Center at 883-5100, or smac@maineaudubon.org.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension seeks volunteers to serve on its executive committee. Contact aherr@umext.maine.edu, 780-4205 or 800-287-1471 to request information packet.

VolunteerMaine AmeriCorps VISTA Projects seeks members; living allowance, health care, education award provided. Apply online at AmeriCorps.gov; Meredith Eaton 941-2800, ext. 207, meredithe@unitedwayem.org.

Dining Out

Saturday 7/12

Public Church Supper, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport, 865-6022, $8 adults, $4 children.

Saturday 7/19

Baked Bean Supper, 4:30-6 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Route 1, Scarborough, 883-2814, $8 adults, $3 children.

Support

Ongoing

All-Recovery support meetings, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Hope.Gate.Way., 185 High St., Portland, Ronni, 756-8116.

Cancer Community Center, daily classes, support groups, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200 or cancercommunitycenter.org.

CODA: Co-Dependents Anonymous meeting every Fridays 12:30-1:30 p.m., St. Dominic’s Church, Mellen St.,Portland, call Pauline 617-259-6623.

Diabetes support group, free, 5:30-6:30 p.m., second Thursday of every month, Martin’s Point Health Education Center, 331 Veranda St., Building 5, Portland, 800-260-6681.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia, foodaddicts.org, 775-2132.

Greater Portland Mothers of Multiples Club, support group for mothers and expectant mothers of multiples, meets first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Barron Center, Brighton Avenue, Portland, gpmomc.org.

Gynecological and Breast Cancer Group, 6-7:30 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200, or cancercommunitycenter.org.

HOPE Groups, wellness support group with Elizabeth Holder, LADC Guide, Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., and Thursdays, 5-7 p.m., Portland Recovery Community Center, 468 Forest Ave, Liz, 899-2733, HopeHealing.org.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, FMI 508-810-1329.

Living with Loss, first and third Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m., 778 Maine St., South Portland, 774-2200.

Moms in Recovery, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, The Salvation Army, Cumberland Avenue, Portland, free, with on-site childcare, Amanda, 756-8053.

Nar-Anon Family Support Group, for families of drug addicts, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Dana Education Center, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, 594-2801.

NAMI Portland, National Alliance on Mental Illness, support group meetings for people coping with a loved one’s mental illness; meetings are second, fourth Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., The Dana Center, Maine Medical Center, Portland; and third Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., Spring Harbor Hospital, Westbrook, 899-0465 or 838-5733, namiportland@gmail.com.

Nutrition Works LLC, healthy cooking classes, 805 Stevens Ave., Portland, register at 772-6279 or nutritionworks.us.

Overeaters Anonymous, Portland meetings: Sunday, 7-8:30 p.m., Maine Medical Center, 335 Brighton Ave.; Tuesday, 6 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St.; Saturday, first time at OA, 9:30-10 a.m., Maine Medical Center, Dana Center, 22 Bramhall St.; Saturdays, 10 a.m., Maine Medical Center, Dana Center, 22 Bramhall St., oamaine.org.

PFLAG support group, meets second Tuesday every month, 7-9 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St., Portland, 831-3015.

Prostate Cancer Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. second Tuesdays, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200 or cancercommunitycenter.org.

Support group for parents of dyslexics, third Friday of every month, noon, International Dyslexia Association, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, 767-4059.

Survivors of Suicide Loss support group, 7-8:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Classroom 1, Dana Center, Maine Medical Center, Portland, facilitated by Sandra Horne, LCSW, 662-7323, and Robert Myers, LCPC, 409-6226.

Widow-Widowers support group, second and fourth Wednesday, noon, Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, 767-0920.

Workaholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, ongoing, Dana Learning Center, Classroom 2, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., WAPortlandME@gmail.com.

Young Widows and Widowers Group open to people age 50 or younger meets twice a month on Friday evenings at The Center for Grieving Children, Portland, Valerie Jones, 775-5216 for information or to schedule an initial meeting.

Kids & Family

Wednesday 7/9

Stories by the Garden, 11 a.m., Friends School of Portland, Mackworth Island, Falmouth, 781-6321, all ages, free, bring picnic lunch.

Talks & Workshops

Wednesday 7/9

Managing by the Numbers: Learning to optimize cash flow, 6-9 p.m., Score Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland, 772-1147.

Invasive Species Field Academy: Implementing a Management Plan, for plants on your property, 3-6 p.m., Baxter Woods, Portland, $10, RSVP at cascobayinvasives@gmail.com.

Saturday 7/12

Sustain ME, noon, an all day entrepreneurship conference, Chebeague Island, space limited, tickets on sale now, sustain-me.org.

Monday 7/14

Artist Talk with Richard Renaldi, 5:30 p.m., Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052.

Facebook: Privacy and Security, 2-4 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.

Artist Talk with Richard Renaldi, 5:30 p.m., Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052.

Tuesday 7/15

1924 Portland Tax Records Project, review and presentation, noon, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822.

Writing the Narrative for your Business Plan, 6-9 p.m., Score Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland, 772-1147, $35.

Wednesday 7/16

How to Create your Digital Marketing Strategy, 6-8 p.m., Score Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland, 772-1147, $35.

Thursday 7/17

History of Communication with Gordon Corbett, 7 p.m., wine and cheese reception at 5 p.m., Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., Yarmouth, 846-6259.

Monday 7/21

Artist Talk with Lisa Sigal, 5:30pm, Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052.

Mid Coast

Bulletin Board

Saturday 7/12

St. Mary’s Giant Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Mary’s, 144 Lincoln St., Bath, 443-5389.

Paranormal Exploration, 9 p.m., will be trained and perform investigation yourself, Winter Street Center, Bath, 380-4677, $35.

Ongoing

Merriconeag Grange meetings every first and third Thursday, 7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Road, Harpswell, FMI, trothwell62@comcast.net

Sip & Stitch group knitting and crocheting, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, 725-1727.

Call for Volunteers

Volunteers needed to transport cancer patients to treatment, American Cancer Society, New England Division, Topsham, 1-800-ACS-2345 or cancer.org.

Parkview Adventist Medical Center, 329 Maine St., Brunswick, is looking for honest, dependable people to volunteer in the gift shop, four hour shifts, Monday though Friday. If you have retail experience or a sincere desire to learn, you are exactly what we are looking for. FMI call Crystle, 373-4518.

Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM) is seeking volunteer advocates for its 24-hour crisis and support line. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule a pre-training screening interview, please call 725-2181, 594-8580 or 338-4622, or email clientservices@sassmm.org.

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program offers opportunities to help feed our neighbors in need, including picking up donations at Crystal Springs Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. For more information contact Laurel, volunteer coordinator, at volunteer@mchpp.org or 729-8647, ext. 19.

Ongoing

Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has a growing need for hospice volunteers in the Brunswick area; training provided. 777-7740, AHCH.org.

ArtVan Program seeks volunteers to help with art therapy programming with children and teens, promotional support and fundraising efforts. Contact 371-4125 or visit artvanprogram.org.

Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteer mentors (must be 18+) willing to commit one year and spend eight hours a month with a child 6-14 who lives in a single parent home. Contact Brunswick office at 729-7736 or bigbbigs@bbbsbathbrun.org.

Chocolate Church Arts Center seeks volunteers for the art gallery and more, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455.

Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine needs volunteers at ReStore in Bath, minimum four-hour shift commitment, 386-5081 or michele@habitat7rivers.org.

Home to Home, an organization providing a safe place for parents to exchange children for visitations, needs volunteers, commitment of one to two hours per exchange period; police check and training required. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, Rich Siegel, 837-4894, mainehometohome.org.

Meals on Wheels drivers urgently needed, Wednesdays and Fridays. FMI 729-0475, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham.

Mid Coast Hospital, dozens of positions at the café, gift shop, or greeting patients. 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, 373-6015.

Mid Coast Senior Health Center needs volunteers for various activities with seniors Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, welcome desk openings. 373-3646.

Parkview Adventist Medical Center gift shop needs volunteers, four-hour shifts mornings, afternoons and early evenings Monday through Friday, every other Sunday 1-4 p.m. 373-4518 or visit the gift shop at 329 Maine St., Brunswick.

Pejepscot Historical Society needs volunteer tour guides for Skolfield-Whittier House and Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum and volunteer staff for Chamberlain Museum gift shop, 729-6606.

People Plus Center, ongoing opportunities, 35 Union St., Brunswick, 729-0757.

Red Cross training, Disaster Action Team, free, basic classes provide foundation for delivering assistance in emergency situations, weekday evenings, course schedules at midcoast.redcross.org. Register online or call 729-6779, 563-3299, MidCoastRedCross.net, 16 Community Way, Topsham.

Refugee and Immigration Services, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, has ongoing needs for committed volunteers who will assist New Mainers in their search for employment, FMI, Paul Mullaney, pmullaney@ccmaine.org.

Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society’s transportation program seeks volunteers to help cancer patients get to their treatment appointments, call Janice Staples, 373-3715, janice.staples@cancer.org, American Cancer Society, One Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham.

Sexual Assault Support Services of Mid Coast Maine needs volunteers to provide support and information to callers on 24-hour hotline, 725-2181.

The SEARCH Program of Greater Bath, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, is looking for volunteers a few hours a week to assist seniors by providing companionship, transportation, assistance with errands. If you would like to help some of our elderly neighbors in Sagadahoc County and the Brunswick and Harpswell areas, please contact Program Coordinator Chris Szalay at 837-8810 or cszalay@ccmaine.org.

Dining Out

Thursday 7/17

Fish chowder supper, 5-7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Road, Harpswell, 883-3153, $10 adults, $7 children.

Health

Ongoing

Blood pressure clinic, free, Wednesdays 10 a.m. to noon, walk-in, Mid Coast Hospital Community Resource Room, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, Jessica Loney R.N., 373-6592, jloney@midcoasthealth.com.

De-Stress Your Body, Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m., $15 per session; come once or weekly, Spectrum Generations, Southern Midcoast Community Center, 12 Main St., Topsham, 729-0475.

Diabetic foot clinic, first Thursday of the month, Jeanne Otis R.N., $30/visit, package deals available. Call for appointment, 729-0475, Southern Midcoast Community Center.

Group sitting meditation, 9 a.m. to noon Sundays, Shambhala Center, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 729-7402.

Hooptydoo Hula-Hoop Class, all ages welcome, all hula-hooping levels, Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m., $10/person, Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., third floor; information, Helen, 808-281-6451 or hooptydoo@gmail.com.

Laughter Yoga Club, reduce stress with playful exercises and yogic breathing, dress as you are, no mats, all ages, every third Monday, 10 a.m., free, Bath Dance Works, 100 Front St., third floor, for information, Amanda, 443-3721 or amanda@meadowdance.org.

Spectrum Generations, Southern Midcoast Community Center, 12 Maine St., Topsham, call or visit for list of classes and events, southernmidcoast@spectrumgenerations.org, 729-0475.

TOPS (Take Off the Pounds Sensibly) Wednesday weigh-in 9-9:30 a.m., meeting follows, Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham, 725-4849.

Weight Watchers, every Monday, noon, McLellan Building, Multipurpose Room, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3265.

Support

Veteran to Veteran Support Group with Operation Resilient Hope, every Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m., 2 Main St., Topsham, FMI call Neil, 319-5996, OperationResilientHope.org.

Ongoing

12-Step Recovery Program, Wednesdays 6 p.m., food, group meetings, contact Jeff Rogers, jeff4bath@yahoo.com, Compass Point Community Church, 119 Old Bath Road.

Adoption support group for adult adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents and those whose lives are touched by adoption. Monthly meetings, Mae’s Cafe, 160 Centre St., Bath, 443-9876.

Care support group, Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine and Mid Coast Hospital provide an education-based support group for survivors of sexual violence who are pregnant; participants may bring a support person. 373-6500 or 725-2181.

Caregiver support group, third Thursday of each month. 4:30 p.m, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 373-4656.

Celebrate Recovery Bath, Tuesday nights, 6:30 p.m. group meeting, 6 p.m. free refreshments, 12-step Christ-centered program to help deal with hurts, habits and hang-ups. FMI call Jeff or Darlene, 442-9966, celebraterecovery.com.

Communicate after stroke support group, first and third Tuesdays, September to May, 1-2 p.m., free, friends/family welcome, Mid Coast Hospital, 1st floor conference room, 81 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick. For information or sign-up, call Dimitra Toothaker, 373-6175; Robert Lundstrom, 371-2936; or Doris Armstrong, 725-2618.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Mondays, 9 a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St.,Brunswick, 207-729-3861; Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Bath Police Dept. 250 Water St., Bath 207-512-5797; Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Topsham Medical Building, 4 Horton Place, 207-441-1550; Fridays, 6 p.m., Bath Police Dept., 250 Water St., Bath 207-442-7557; Saturdays, 9 a.m., Mid Coast Hospital (Medical Offices Building) 123 Medical Center Drive, 865-9160.

Mid-Coast Chronic Pain Support Group, open to people with chronic pain, their families and friends, first and third Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, 725-7854.

Mid-Coast Maine Center for Grief and Loss, hospice volunteers offer grief support programs for children, families and individuals, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 729-3602.

Overeaters Anonymous, Mondays 5:30 p.m., Big Book Step Study, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 333 Maine St., Brunswick 837-5642; Tuesdays, noon, Step Study, Fellowship Room, United Congregational Church, 150 Congress Ave., Bath, 729-3057; Thursdays, 7 p.m. Open Meeting, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church library, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 443-4630; Sundays, 9 a.m. Open Meeting, medical office building conference room, 123 Medical Drive, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, 729-3149.

Self-healing empowerment group, Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m., $15, come once or weekly, Spectrum Generations, Southern Midcoast Community Center, 12 Main St., Topsham, 729-0475.

Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine, support groups for survivors of sexual violence, includes sexual assault, sexual abuse as a child and sexual harassment, open to non-offending parents and partners. Call 725-2181 to schedule a pre-group meeting.

Survivors of Suicide, support group, first Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Congregational Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell, 833-6386.

Women’s Circle, for women who want support for a controlling or abusive relationship, free and confidential, hosted by Mid Coast Outreach Office of Family Crisis Services, 721-0199.

Talks & Workshops

Friday 7/18

“Living in the Wind: Exploring Bird Migration and Simple Ways to Save Birds,” presented by Scott Weidensaul, 6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242.

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