Calendar/Events

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. 

*NOTE* We are having technical difficulty with  “Agenda” displaying the full description of the event. Please change to “Month” for more information on the event. Simply click on the drop down box. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.

*NOTE* We are having technical difficulty with “Post your event” link. Please click http://sanfordstrong.org/calendar/coalition-announcements/ to send an event to us. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.

September – November 2017

Sep
28
Thu
Living Well for Better Health workshops @ York County Community Action
Sep 28 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

 Workshops meet once a week for 6 weeks.
Thursdays Aug 31 through Oct 6; 9:30 am -12:00 pm
Workshops are FREE with an option to buy or borrow materials.

Preregistration is required for Living Well for Better Health. Please call or email Nicole for more information: 207-396-6513 or email npetit@smaaa.org.

1-Living Well York Co CAC (1)

Sep
30
Sat
Touch-A-Truck @ Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport
Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Climb aboard!

Kids of all ages will have the opportunity to sit, play, and explore in their favorite vehicles! From police cars to fire trucks, diggers to dump trucks, we will have something for everyone!

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

All proceeds benefit the Sanford Police Cadet Program.

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Oct
5
Thu
Living Well for Better Health workshops @ York County Community Action
Oct 5 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

 Workshops meet once a week for 6 weeks.
Thursdays Aug 31 through Oct 6; 9:30 am -12:00 pm
Workshops are FREE with an option to buy or borrow materials.

Preregistration is required for Living Well for Better Health. Please call or email Nicole for more information: 207-396-6513 or email npetit@smaaa.org.

1-Living Well York Co CAC (1)

Oct
18
Wed
Sanford International Film Festival
Oct 18 – Oct 22 all-day

 

SIFF

Sanford News
April 5, 2017
By Shawn Sullivan

SANFORD — Like any good sequel, the Sanford International Film Festival will return — but this time in October.

The festival will be held from Wednesday, Oct. 18, through Sunday Oct. 22, here in Sanford. The festival, or SIFF as it is known, previously staked out the last week of May since it first premiered in 2014. James Harmon, the festival’s director, explained the move earlier this week.

“(October) seems a more festive time of the year, and a great time to see movies,” he said. “Our traditional weekend at the end of May was looking difficult for many of our staff and crowded with local events, so we thought we’d mix it up a bit.”

Moving the festival to that spookiest of months also allows SIFF to play up its most popular annual attraction: Horror Night.

“We would like to highlight our horror-themed events a little more, and we thought it would make sense to move closer to Halloween,” Harmon said. “We’re working out the details for a costume contest with a cash prize.”

This will be the festival’s fourth outing. The Horror Nights of the second and third festivals proved big draws. The second SIFF featured a special screening of “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” at Smitty’s Cinemas and included a special guest appearance by the actor Gunnar Hansen, who played “Leatherface” in that horror classic. At last year’s festival, actress Anne Bobby made a special appearance at a screening of her film “Night Breed,” written and directed by horror legend Clive Barker; Bobby also starred in two other films shown during the festival, one of which, “Suffer the Little Children,” was shot here in Sanford.

Not a horror fan? Not to worry. The festival traditionally offers all genres of film during its usual five-day stretch — comedy, drama, documentary, suspense thrillers, family fare, you name it. Movies from filmmakers in Maine and throughout the U.S. and the world are shown. Student films are also highlighted.

According to Harmon, 400 films from 45 countries have so far been submitted to the festival and are being considered for inclusion by a panel of judges.

“We are far outpacing our submissions from last year,” Harmon said. “We have a panel of 10 judges, whose tastes are vastly different. They are all extremely attentive to detail and love watching films very much.”

The festival’s committee is continuing to work on new ideas and surprises for this fall’s event. The festival will include the annual awards night, which this year will be held at the Sanford Town Club on Washington Street. During this event, filmmakers and performers are awarded as the best in their categories and, in some cases, are presented with a Tommy — SIFF’s equivalent of an Oscar, a small statue modeled after the statue of Thomas Goodall, the city’s historic benefactor, in Central Park.

For more information about SIFF, you can “like” the Sanford International Film Festival Page on Facebook.

Editor’s Note. Sanford News Editor Shawn Sullivan is on the Sanford International Film Festival Committee and is one of the judges.

Oct
25
Wed
Slime Workshop @ Goodall Memorial Library
Oct 25 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

This is a hands-on workshop for children ages 5-12 who are interested in slime. You will learn about the properties of slime through discussion and demonstration. And you will get to make slime!

Enjoy learning about and playing with slime. And in the process, learn about the chemical properties of different liquids, and the differing states of matter.

Join us for this fun and slimey program.

Oct
27
Fri
Spooky Flick & Float @ Sanford-Springvale YMCA
Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us at the Y for kid-friendly Halloween movies shown in the pool area.

Light snacks will be served and there will also be non-pool activities for the kids.

It will be a spooktacular good time! FREE to the community.

Learn more at http://sanfordymca.org/spooky-flick-float/.

Oct
28
Sat
Spooky Sprint 5K @ Sanford-Springvale YMCA
Oct 28 @ 9:00 am

Mark your calendars for this year’s Spooky Sprint 5K run (or walk!) Sport your favorite costume and join us at the Y on October 28th for family-friendly, active outdoor fun.

Preregistration is $10 for ages 14 and under, $20 for ages 15+.

Visit http://sanfordymca.org/spooky-sprint-5k/to learn more and register online.Spooky Sprint 5K

Oct
30
Mon
Sanford Strong Coalition has merged with the Allied Public Health group @ SMHC Sanford Campus, 1st floor Conference Room
Oct 30 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Sanford Strong Coalition has officially merged

with the Allied Public Health group!

We will continue to meet monthly at Southern Maine Health Care, Sanford Campus in the conference room on the first floor, the 4th Monday of the month from 12-2.

You are welcome to bring your lunch or to purchase lunch in the hospital cafeteria!

We look forward to seeing you there!  Please contact Nichole Ivey or Meaghan Arzberger with any questions.

Nov
2
Thu
Professional Training with the Center for Grieving Children @ Center for Grieving Children
Nov 2 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Nov
3
Fri
3rd Annual YCCAC Ceilidh and Silent Auction @ Nonantum Resort
Nov 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Welcome, Friends!

What’s the next best thing to being in Scotland?
Bringing a bit of Scotland to you!So that’s what we’re doing—and for a very good cause!

On Friday, November 3, 2017, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., York County Community Action Corporation will host its 3rd Annual YCCAC Fall Ceilidh and Silent Auction at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport. (Ceilidh, pronounced Kay-lee, refers to a Scottish or Irish gathering where guests join in traditional dress, music, dance, food and drink.)
Music this year will be provided by The Press Gang—called “An Irish music phenomenon in America” by Irish Music Magazine.
Proceeds from the event to support YCCAC programs and services that most benefit York County seniors and children.