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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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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.
Sanford High School Film Club’s movie “Just One Pill,” about drug addiction premiered at Smitty’s Cinema in Sanford Wednesday night. COURTESY PHOTO/Sanford High School Film Club
Student film sends powerful message
SANFORD — “Just One Pill” is the title of a film produced by Sanford High School’s film club. It premiered Wednesday night at Smitty’s, a local movie theater.
“Just One Pill” tells a story of the ease in which young people — or anyone, really — can fall under the spell of drugs.
Written by former student Sara Champagne and student Eve Kruger — Kruger also directed the film and played one of the lead roles — it is set at Sanford High School, but it could be any high school, anywhere.
Lead actors are Kruger, who plays Paula, and freshman Angela Surels, who plays Charlie.
“Paula is a recreational user, but her girlfriend Charlie gets addicted easily,” said Kruger.
In deference to future showings, the newspaper is remaining mum about the remainder of the plot.
“Just One Pill” was created after Strategies for a Stronger Sanford — hosts of the premiere — approached the film club to produce public service announcements speaking to the drug theme.
“We have an ardent belief that drug and alcohol messaging has to come from the youth,” said Lynne Hatch of SSS, which is tasked through a federal grant with providing substance abuse prevention to 13- through 18-year-olds. “We told them we needed help with messaging, and they led with it. They should be incredibly proud.”
The PSA, created by the film club and which were shown Wednesday after the film, are stark and hard-hitting — and will be seen regularly by local movie-goers at Smitty’s, said film club advisor James Harmon.
“Just One Pill” will undergo more editing this summer, and will be shown at the Sanford International Film Festival on Oct. 18.
School Superintendent David Theoharides, who spoke before the opening images of “Just One Pill” flashed on the screen, said school personnel are reporting to him that there are increased incidences of drugs at school, particularly since the legalization in January of marijuana for adult recreational use.
“Recently, we’ve seen a change,” said Theoharides — most notably he added, with younger students bringing marijuana “edibles” and baked goods to school.
“It scares me and it scares the School Board,” said Theoharides. He said the youngsters say their parents tell them marijuana is now legal — but he pointed out it isn’t legal for people under 21-years-old.
Champagne and Kruger began writing “Just One Pill” last summer, before Champagne went off to Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, so she wasn’t involved in the production itself.
“I thought it came out really, really well,” she said.
As to the writing, she said she and Kruger started throwing ideas together.
Kruger said she would vocalize what she was thinking while Champagne typed what she said, and vice versa.
Harmon thanked the entire cast and crew — some who took part for just a short time, others throughout the project — some with just one task, others with multiple tasks to juggle.
He pointed out “Just One Pill” is the beginning of a story.
“It’s very unique, very nice work,” he said.
— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.