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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Agenda
Posterboard 
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Month 
Week 
Day September – November 2017
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.
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.
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.
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.
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/.
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.
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.
Welcome, Friends!
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Make and Take Homemade Herbal Teas
A workshop entitled Make and Take Homemade Herbal Teas will take place at Goodall Memorial Library on November 7th at 6:30PM. Learn about the ancient and modern day healing and medicinal properties of teas! Teas have been used boost immunity, alleviate headaches, and for calming and energizing. They have been used to assist in treating depression, anxiety, insomnia, arthritis, and digestive problems. Create and make your own teas and take home samples. Pre-registration is required and there is a charge of $3.00 per participant for supplies, payable on the evening of the program.
You will make 4 different teas to take home:
Serenity Tea (chamomile, orange)…helps with insomnia, tension, digestion, anxiety, aches and pains. This tea provides a tonic for the heart and is an anti-depressant.
Balance Tea (licorice root, rosemary, nettle)…aids in balancing hormones and in pain reduction, sharpens memory, treats allergy symptoms, and has anti-aging properties.
Rejuvenation (peppermint, ginger, lemon)…energizing, refreshing, anti-inflammatory and de-toxifying. This tea eases cold symptoms, upset stomach, and headaches.
Joy and Wellness (rosehips, rose petals, geranium)…anti-aging, immune boosting, promotes feelings of youthfulness. This tea boosts well-being, and promotes health, and feelings of love and peace.
The workshop is led by Cindy Simon, Healthy Lifestyle Coach and Community Educator, M.A., N.C.C., R.M.T. Join us for a fun, informative evening that may very well impact a positive change in your life.