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.

December 2019 – June 2020

Dec
11
Wed
Risky Business @ Sanford High School/Performing Arts Center
Dec 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 pm for light refreshments.

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Risky Business is for adults only. Participants tour a staged teenage bedroom with indicators and warning signs of teenage risky behaviors, receive training on current drug and alcohol trends, and learn techniques for communicating with teens. Leave knowing what to look for and how to intervene. the intent is to increase awareness, promote early detection and intervention of teenage risky behaviors.

Stories of Holidays Past in New England @ Louis B. Goodall Library
Dec 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Family vacations and memories often come flooding back to our minds this time of year. But vacations were not always a yearly thing. Join Bethel resident and historian David Jones at the Goodall Memorial Library at 6 pm for Holidays Past: A Brief History of Touring and Vacationing in New England.
Using illustrative maps courtesy of The Osher Map Library, Jones will talk about how development, transportation innovations, and urbanization contributed to the concept of family vacations. Looking at the rise in tourism and vacationing in the 19th and 20th centuries, Jones will talk about why people went on vacation, where they went and how they got there.
Light refreshments will be served.

Jan
16
Thu
Third Thursday Movie Night at Goodall Library! @ Goodall Library
Jan 16 @ 6:00 pm

 

 

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Jan
25
Sat
7th Annual Chocolate Benefit @ Nasson Community Center and Little Theatre
Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm

A Chocolate Tasting Spectacular to benefit the Sanford Backpack Program! Your ticket will get YOU a decadent bite-sized treat from over a dozen Chocolatiers while you enjoy live music, a cash bar, raffles, silent and live auctions, fun games and more! Your ticket will fill almost five backpacks with food so that Sanford children have access to food over the weekend when they can’t rely on free and reduced school meals.

Tickets go on sale Dec. 1st! www.eventbrite.com

Apr
1
Wed
Poor Howard & Bullfrog “Walk through the Delta” @ Goodall Library
Apr 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: Goodall Memorial Library

When: Wed., April 1st, 2020

Time: 6:00 to 7:30 PM

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May
18
Mon
Sanford Food Pantry @ Sanford Food Pantry
May 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sanford Food Pantry is open every Monday from 10 AM until Noon except Holidays.

 

Jun
1
Mon
Sanford Food Pantry @ Sanford Food Pantry
Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sanford Food Pantry is open every Monday from 10 AM until Noon except Holidays.

 

Jun
8
Mon
Sanford Food Pantry @ Sanford Food Pantry
Jun 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sanford Food Pantry is open every Monday from 10 AM until Noon except Holidays.

 

Jun
15
Mon
Sanford Food Pantry @ Sanford Food Pantry
Jun 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sanford Food Pantry is open every Monday from 10 AM until Noon except Holidays.

 

Jun
22
Mon
Sanford Food Pantry @ Sanford Food Pantry
Jun 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sanford Food Pantry is open every Monday from 10 AM until Noon except Holidays.