Last Thursday evening, Point Lookout was full to capacity with the wonderful tastes, sights and sounds afforded by the annual Broadreach
fundraiser, Fabulous Food of the Mid-Coast.  Hundreds of attendees sampled the finest food and beverages the mid-coast has to offer, while bidding on over 100 unique items donated by local businesses and community members.  The wonderful food was accompanied by good cheer and the sparkling music of Ando Anderson and Alan Chrichton, and the entertaining auctioneer Eric Sanders.

Kate Quinn Finlay, BroadreachExecutive Director, announced, “This year’s event was a huge success.  Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers,
staff, businesses and community members who came out to support Broadreach.  The proceeds from this annual event directly support programs that benefit children, youth and families in mid-coast communities from Waldoboro to Winterport.”

Broadreach wishes to thank the fine food and beverageproviders who participated, including:
the Amalfi on the Water,  Belfast Co-Op Café, Cappy’s Chowder House, Creative Catering, Darby’s ,The Dessert Divas, Ducktrap River of Maine, Fresh of Camden, Marshall Wharf Brewing, Moran’s Hideaway Diner, Papa J’s & the Lobster Bar, Point Lookout Resort, Ralphs’ Café, Rollie’s Bar and Grill, Starlight Custom Cakes, State of Maine Cheese, the Whale’s Tooth Pub and the Waterfront Restaurant.

Also to be thanked are the event’s sponsors.  Lead sponsors were Elm Street Printing & Graphics, Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center; and Village Soup/ the Republican Journal and Herald Gazette. Supporting sponsors were Damariscotta Bank & Trust. Key Bank, FMC
Biopolymer, Camden National Bank and WInsMor Garage Door.

Too numerous to name here, but to be strongly  thanked, are the hundreds of local businesses and community members who donated to the Silent and Live Auction, as well as the many, many of staff, board and community members who volunteered their time to make the event a success.

For more information, about the many programs and services of Broadreach Family & Community Services, visit us at www.BRMaine.org
or call 338-2200 and speak with our Executive Director, Kate Quinn Finlay.

Please come join us as we start a new program year and welcome our new Executive Director, Kate Quinn Finlay. Drop in for a few minutes or stay awhile; see what our programs are up to and enjoy some local refreshments and good company.

Tues, Oct 18     4:30 to 6 PM    MCCS     272 Park Street, Rockland

Weds, Oct 19   4:30 to 6 PM     Unity Early Childhood Center, School Street, Unity

Thurs, Oct 20  4:30 to 6 PM     Broadreach Mental Health Center, 8 Stephenson Lane, Belfast

Join us for fresh baked muffins, homemade applesauce and apple cider!

Planning is well underway for the annual fundraising event for Broadreach Family & Community Services known as Fabulous Food of the Midcoast. Scheduled for the evening of Thursday October 6th at Point Lookout in Northport, the event follows the format of earlier fundraisers that incorporate the donated food specialties of local restaurants and caterers along with Live and Silent auctions and music. For a single advance ticket price of $25, attendees will get to sample foods from some of their favorite places and learn about some new eateries that they may wish to visit.  The list of participating food vendors is growing and it is expected that 20 or more will be supporting the event. The menu will feature everything from appetizers to desserts served in a buffet setting.

The proceeds from this annual event help to support programs that benefit children, youth and families in communities from Winterport to Waldoboro, nearly 2,000 people in the past year.

A Live Auction of goods and services will be conducted by Belfast City Councilor Eric Sanders. A Silent Auction will be held that will feature donated items from many local businesses, crafters and Broadreach supporters and friends. New this year will be a Silent Auction of Art donated by local artists that will be featured in an art gallery located on the Erickson Hall veranda. Musical guests will be announced later.

Broadreach is grateful for the sponsorship of Elm Street Printing & Graphics, VillageSoup, Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center, Damariscotta Bank & Trust, Key Bank, FMC Biopolymer, Camden National Bank and WinsMor Garage Door Company.

For more information, to request tickets, or to offer a donation for the auction, contact Patrick Walsh at 338-2200 ext 109, send email to ffom@brmaine.org to learn of participating food vendors and auction items.

Donate $50 to Youthlinks at www.mainedreamvacation.com , and if you’re lucky, you may win a Maine Dream Vacation, an all-inclusive four-day dream vacation in Camden, Maine, valued at $6,000. Five-hundred tickets will be sold to benefit Youthlinks, a community service program for mid-coast youth. The winning ticket will be drawn July 15, and the vacation must be taken Sept. 13-16.

There’s plenty of  small print you should read before entering, but this is one heckuva deal featuring some of Mid-Coast Maine’s premier properties and activities. And September is usually the nicest month of the year.

The Maine Dream Vacation includes:

• round-trip airfare for two to Boston, connecting to a Cape Air flight to Rockland
• rental car
• three nights at the AAA four-diamond Camden Harbour Inn, including gourmet breakfast daily, featuring freshly baked specialties prepared by the pastry chef; complimentary coffee, tea, and snacks; evening turndown service; a welcome glass of sparkling Prosecco.
• Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 13,  at the Hartstone Inn, in Camden: cocktails at 6:30 followed by a five-course dinner at 7 p.m.
• Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 14,  at Primo, in Rockland, owned by James Beard award-winning chef Melissa Kelly.
• Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 15,  at Natalie’s, in your host hotel, the Camden Harbor Inn.
• $500 in spending money on a pre-paid debit card from Machias Savings Bank In addition, it includes one of the following services-for-two daily (and good luck choosing, all are quite enticing):

• spa services at Beauty Mark Spa, Camden
• biplane tour over Penobscot Bay, courtesy of the Owls Head Transportation Museum
• a round of golf at the oceanfront Samoset Resort, Rockport
• a day sail and picnic aboard the Schooner Olad, Camden
• back stage tour of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland
• private winemaker’s tour with lunch of Cellardoor Winery,Lincolnville
• personal cooking class with Chef Kerry Altiero of Café Miranda, Rockland
• personal hike in the Camden Hills with Registered Maine Guide and editor of Down East magazine Paul Doiron and birder/trails expert Kristin Lindquist of Coastal Mountains Land Trust.

And finally,

• Large Red Claw tote from Sea Bags, made from recycled sails

Why not make your $50 donation to Youthlinks and get a complementary raffle ticket
– help a GREAT cause, and you might just draw the winning number.

Check out what Hilary Nangle of Maine Travel Maven has to say about our Dream Vacation Raffle

http://www.mainetravelmaven.com/2011/04/19/win-a-dream-trip-to-camden-maine/

Mother Nature may be playing some tricks, but The Nikki Hunt Band isn’t letting her get in their way. The Youthlinks I Pity The Fool Fundraiser is on for 7-10pm tonight at Lincoln Street Center in Rockland.
Drive slowly, drive safely and then dance your heart out to awesome ‘80s tunes. We’ll be giving away great prizes including gift certificates to FIORE Artisan Olive Oils and Vinegars, and an awesome goodie bad from RHEAL day spa.

$100 per ticket

Drawing when 100 tickets are sold! Winner takes home $5,000!!!

Proceeds benefit the Programs of Broadreach Family & Community Services!

Broadreach has been nominated to participate in the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s Annual grant-making initiative, Community Matters More. Our organization was one of forty eight nonprofits nominated to appear on this year’s ballot. To voter for us  or for more information please visit http://broadreachmaine.org/community.htm

Broadreach Family & Community Services joins the Maine Association of Nonprofits at the Maine Nonprofit Day at the State House – A day for nonprofits and government to assert their commitment to working together in order to creatively, efficiently and effectively serve the people of Maine.

Our new Governor and Legislature face many challenges this year. Maine’s safety net programs need to be re-evaluated and Maine’s nonprofit staff and volunteers are ready, willing and able to help make the complex decisions necessary to keep working families in Maine from falling through the cracks. Quality of life in Maine needs to be preserved and Maine’s nonprofits work every day in our local communities enriching our lives through the promotion of the arts and our culture, the preservation of our environment, the advancement of science and technology, and much more.

Together, we can make important and thoughtful decisions about the future of Maine. The 2011 Nonprofit Day at the State House shines a light on Maine’s essential nonprofit sector and its commitment to work with state government to restructure our systems in a thoughtful way.

Broadreach Family & Community Services is pleased to have been selected to participate in the annual event sponsored and hosted by the Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) along with the following organizations:
• Augusta Food Bank, Augusta
• Broadreach Family & Community Services, Belfast
• Camp CaPella, Holden
• Hospice of Southern Maine, Scarborough
• Maine Center on Deafness, Portland
• Maine Sea Coast Mission, Bar Harbor
• MAPS Worldwide, South Portland
• Safe Voices, Auburn
• Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
• Station Maine, Rockland
• Sunrise County Economic Council, Machias
• Women Unlimited, Augusta
Nonprofit Day takes place on January 27, 8:30am – 1pm, in the Hall of Flags at the State House in Augusta. To register, visit www.nonprofitmaine.org and click on 2011 Nonprofit Day under What’s New.

For more information on this event, please call the Maine Association of Nonprofits at 871-1885. For more information on Broadreach Family & Community Services please call Patrick Walsh at 338-2200 ext 109 or visit our website at www.brmaine.org.
Broadreach helps children and families to develop the skills they need to lead healthy and productive lives. We share our knowledge and experience with child- and family- serving organizations across the state and nation.

Buy your raffle tickets now to win 10 live Maine Lobstah, brand new kettle and all the dinner fixings for four.  100% proceeds benefit the local children, youth and families through Broadreach Family & Community Services.  Broadreach is a non-profit agency helping children and families in Midcoast Maine lead healthy & productive lives since 1983.

**2 DINNERS WILL BE RAFFLED*2 CHANCES TO WIN**

$5.00 per ticket or 5 tickets for $20.00. Tickets are available at all Broadreach locations or contact MORGAN at 338-2200 x 100.

DRAWING WILL BE ON JULY 14, 2010.

Contact: Deb Schilder (338-2200 Ext 112  dschilder@brmaine.org )
Date: April 15, 2010
For: Belfast, Camden, Rockland, Lincolnville, Unity

Volunteers from Waldo, Knox and parts of Lincoln Counties have joined together to help raise $50,000 in a campaign to assist Broadreach Family & Community Services with its efforts to meet an increasing demand for social and educational services.  Funds raised in the campaign will be used to support important early childhood and adolescent programs, and to continue critical services for families and individuals that have financial or health challenges.  This campaign, which began in March 2010, will continue through June 2010. 

Broadreach provides quality early childhood education and care for area residents, maintains services for children with special needs, operates programs to prevent child abuse and neglect, conducts after-school programs that connect teens to their communities and provides tutoring programs for adults with low-literacy levels. The organization depends on charitable contributions from community members, local businesses and foundations to maintain the services, and to ensure that the basic needs of community residents are met and critical educational support is available to all citizens. 

“This year with the economy, job reductions and other life challenges, many people who may not have ever needed services before now are asking for assistance,” said Ruth Southworth, Executive Director of Broadreach. “We are grateful for the contributions that we receive and hope that the people in our communities will respond with their kind support to this campaign.  We are delighted and thankful for the volunteers who are assisting us with this important endeavor.”

Broadreach is a nonprofit organization serving more than 2,500 residents each year. In recent years, Broadreach has ensured the delivery of critical community services by merging with three well-respected nonprofit organizations, Mid-Coast Children’s Services, Youthlinks and Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County. With these mergers, Broadreach has been able to offer services to the growing number of clients. 

Broadreach Community Gifts Campaign members include:  Christine Boone, Mary Frenning, Ann Hubbard, Helen Kosmo, Ken McKinley, Scott Story, Gerritt Vander Veer, Mike Towey and Polly Chatfield.

For more information about how you can support the Broadreach campaign, please call Deborah Schilder at 338-2200 Ext. 112 or email dschilder@BRMaineorg. Also, please visit www.BRMaine.org/giving for further information. Donations may be mailed to Broadreach Family & Community Services, #5 Stephenson Lane  Belfast, Maine 04915.

A benefit for Youthlinks and Midcoast Children’s Services.

I Pity the Fool   ’8Os DANCE PARTY
featuring Portland-based band The Awesome
Prizes for ’8Os Best Outfit, Hair and Moves
Raffle, Dancing, Cash Bar for ages 21+
Thursday April 1, 2010
Doors Open at 7 PM – Tickets $20 per person

Lincoln Street Center Gym
22 Lincoln Street, Rockland

For More information call 594-2221

A Poster with details is at http://broadreachmaine.org/fool.htm
Sponsored in part by Cafe Miranda and Central Distributors, Inc.
Midcoast Children’s Services and Youthlinks are divisions of Broadreach Family & Community Services