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Archive for July, 2009
Family Fun Day Extravaganza: The Rain Can’t Keep Us Down!
A giant thank-you to everyone who helped make our Family Fun Day Extravaganza a success! Family Fun Day is a day for the families in our shelter and transitional housing to kick their heels up and have a good time. This year’s Fun Day was Friday, July 24, and despite the rain everyone had a great time. After all, there was a tent and a sno-cone machine: What more could a kid want on a summer afternoon???
Many people and businesses helped to bring this day to fruition. We tip our hats to the following:
Party Supplies
Maine Equipment & Party Rental donated the use of a bounce house and a snow cone machine, which was a huge hit with the kids!
Equipment Rental/Party Plus gave us a generous discount on the tent–a true lifesaver, considering the rain!
Thanks to the following for your contributions to our day-long barbeque feast!
Governor’s
Dysart’s
Gosselin’s Bakery
Applebee’s (Bangor)
Chili’s Grill & Bar (Bangor)
Weathervane
Labree’s
Longhorn Steakhouse
Bangor Rye
Tim Horton’s (Broadway in Bangor)
Getchell Bros.
Gift Certificates helped purchase supplies and made great prizes for families!
Captain Nick’s
Muddy Rudder
Bangor Chili’s (Bangor)
Hannaford (Union Street in Bangor)
Shaw’s (Main Street in Bangor)
WalMart (Brewer)
T.J. Maxx
Kostas
Upcoming Event: Penobscot Nation Walk for a Healthy Community
On Friday, August 31, the Penobscot Indian Nation will hold its annual Walk for a Healthy Community. The walk is part of Indian Island’s commitment to end abuse of all kinds in the community, including family abuse. Each year, participants gather together and the children paint their hands onto the “Hands are Not for Hurting” banner, which is then paraded in the walk. The existing banner is so full that this year, a second banner will be started!!!
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this day! The walk will begin at 3:30 from the Community Building on Indian Island. Make sure to come early to contribute to the banner!
The 2008 Walk for a Health Community:
Economic Education Group Led by Spruce Run
Spruce Run has just facilitated our first Economic Education Group, and it was a resounding success! Many of the women using our transitional services attended and reported that they gained information that will be helpful in creating economically secure lives. Thanks to Sbarro’s Pizza in the Bangor Mall, who donated pizzas for Friday’s training, and congratulations to all of the participants who successfully completed the course!
Brewer Eagles Support Spruce Run’s Children’s Programming
On June 22, Spruce Run was honored to attend the annual awards dinner given by the Brewer chapter of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. The Eagles, along with the Women’s Auxiliary, presented Spruce Run with checks totaling $2682.38. The Eagles were among our original partners in our transitional housing program, and have long supported the work we do with children. This donation will help us purchase new school clothes for the children in transitional housing and shelter, and will help fund our Family Fun Day Extravaganza for the kids in those programs. Thanks, Eagles, for all that you do!
Spruce Run Hires Groups Coordinator
Spruce Run welcomes Tricia Guard, our new Groups Coordinator! Tricia comes to Spruce Run with over 20 years experience in facilitating educational groups and leading developmental programs. She is currently in the Counselor Education Program at the University of Maine, working towards her M.Ed…. We are excited to have Tricia with us as we move forward!
Old Cell Phones Hanging Around? Read On…
Did you know that any cell phone with a working battery will call 911, even if there is no service attached to it?
When you donate your old cell phone to Spruce Run, we can give them to women who may need them in an emergency. And, as if that isn’t reason enough to donate, we can send any extras to Shelter Alliance, a company based in Florida which pays us for the phones, then recycles them. For more information on Shelter Alliance’s socially responsible cell phone recycling program, check out their website.
Training Update
In June, Amanda Cost, Spruce Run’s Primary Prevention Coordinator, participated in a training for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). CASA volunteers act as guardians ad litem for neglected and abused children involved in the state’s child welfare system. Amanda presented to 11 trainees; we are grateful for the opportunity to play a role in their important work.
