Browse the community calendar below for a listing of coalition member events. Use the ‘Categories’ drop down menu to select an area of interest and the ‘Agenda’ drop down menu to select how you wish to view the calendar. You may also post an event or provide a feed from your organization’s calendar by selecting from the green menus below at right (your submission will be reviewed for suitability).
The Sanford Strong Coalition has merged with the Allied Public Health group.
Contact: Mesha Quinn.
Ongoing Events:
Due to Covid 19, these events are cancelled. Please stay tuned for updates!
- Nasson Bike Center is looking for volunteers! The Nasson Bike Center is a resource for local youth looking for a bike, fix a bike, needing some community service time, or wanting to learn some mechanical and problem solving skills. We are looking for volunteers to mentor our kids as they rebuild bikes making them safe and reliable. We are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 2 to 5:00 year round. There is no requirement that the volunteer participate a certain number of hours. It is helpful that they participate on a regular schedule. Read more.
- Wellness at Walmart: Daily @ 6:00 am – 8:00 am; Partners for Healthier Communities, Let’s Go!, Sanford YMCA, and Walmart have partnered to offer a space for the public to walk 7 days a week from 6:00 to 8:00 AM. All are welcome to join! Contact: Betsy Kelly.
- Sanford Community Adult Education has ongoing academic offerings that enable each adult to reach their academic and career goals thus improving stability and quality of life for the adult and the family.
Contact: Lisa Blanchette.
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The Drug Free Communities (DFC) initiative is a community-wide effort of youth, parents, business leaders, schools, police officers, faith communities, health care providers, and others to decrease alcohol, marijuana and prescription drug use among Greater Sanford’s youth and adults.
Contact: Nichole Ivey.
Blue Christmas – Hope During the Christmas Season
When: Wednesday, December 21st; 6:30 PM
Where: Crossroads United Methodist Church; 16 Grammar Road; Sanford, Maine.
Feeling blue? An ever increasing number of churches are offering a Service of Hope / Longest Night (the Winter Solstice) / Blue Christmas service offering hope through the sharing of the Christmas story, carols and communion. Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. Dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after divorce or separation, coping with the loss of a job, living with illness, and a number of other human situations make parties and joviality painful for many people. The service’s focus is on the joy and hope Christ offers and provides a sense of calm and peace during the busy and sometimes difficult Christmas season.
The church will extend an invitation to join in a time of prayer, readings, reflection, and choral music and carols reminding us that God’s presence is for all. God’s light can shine in the darkness, even and especially near the longest night of the year. All persons of any (or no) church affiliation are welcome.
For questions or directions, contact Crossroads UMC at (207) 324-4750 or (207) 351-5410.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with SCAE!
2nd Annual First Night at SCAE
Celebrate New Year’s Eve family-style with SCAE! For families with kids-this is the BEST New Year’s Eve deal in town! The best part, we tire the kiddos out, so Mom and Dad can arrange for a babysitter and still hit the town!
Where: Sanford Community Adult Education
When: Saturday, Dec. 31st
Time: 6:00-9:30 PM
Tickets: $20 per family
Purchase tickets now, online at www.SanfordLearns.org. Great Christmas present!
A VALENTINE’S DAY program
with Tom Osbourne and Justin Havu. They will be playing instruments including the guitar, banjo and keyboard, singing many love songs and other music.
Bring your Valentine to the event!.
In an effort to show our love for children and chocolate, this chocolate tasting will benefit the children of The Sanford Backpack Program. This special event will also feature live and silent auction items, a bar with chocolate inspired cocktails, a wine raffle and a live music. Not only does your ticket give you access to all this, but more importantly it helps send backpacks filled with food home to children in need.
Tickets are available to purchase online!
Contact: Ayn Hanselmann.
Note: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather!
It will be rescheduled ASAP!
Sanford Orientation
FMI about CPPC please visit: http://www.cppcmaine.
To Register: tiffany.greco@cppcmaine.org
Note: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather!
It will be rescheduled ASAP!
Marshmallow Engineering (STEAM Program)
Where: Louis B. Memorial Library, Sanford, ME
When: February 21st
Time: 3:30 to 5:00 PM
Ages: 5 through 12
Learn some of the things architects and construction workers need to know, challenge yourself to build towers and other contraptions with just toothpicks and marshmallows. Some exciting books on construction and building will also be available for the budding engineer, construction worker and architect to check out.
FMI contact Deidre Walsh at 324-4714 or dwalsh@lbgoodall.org
Hey Kids! Do you have a green thumb? Let’s find out!
If you are 7-13 years old, you are invited to come to the Planting Party in the Springvale Library Children’s Room. This is the fist one of the season to help start the seedlings that will becomes flowers, herbs and vegetables in tour patio garden. The seedlings will be growing at the library for the next two months.
Look for programs throughout the spring and summer that will involve gardening and the seedlings. This program is being offered by the library and some master gardener volunteers. Springvale Public Library is located at 443 Main Street.
For more information, call 207-324-4624, visit www.springvalelibrary.org and the library Facebook page.
