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 
Stream 
Month 
Week 
Day April – May 2016
Sanford Spring Wrestling
Registration: You can register by contacting Marc Swett at 207-205-2050
Ages: All ages
Where: Nasson Community Center
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday in April; 6 to 7:30 PM (Starts April 5th)
Fee: $45 for the whole month of April 2016
NAMI Maine brings Inspiring Minds to Biddeford
A 10-module FREE recovery education course for people living with mental health challenges.
Please sign up for each class you wish to attend.
FMI and to register anytime during the course
Sanford Spring Wrestling
Registration: You can register by contacting Marc Swett at 207-205-2050
Ages: All ages
Where: Nasson Community Center
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday in April; 6 to 7:30 PM (Starts April 5th)
Fee: $45 for the whole month of April 2016
Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills
of the 82nd Airborne
will be returning to Sanford May 3rd at noontime in the Memorial Gym. Despite losing portions of both arms and legs from an IED while on active duty in Afghanistan, Travis continues to overcome life’s challenges, breaking physical barriers and defying odds. Travis lives by his motto: “Never give up. Never quit.”
Click here to read the complete Travis Mills Community Letter.
The Sanford Police Cadets have worked with community organizations to raise funds to donate to the Travis Mills Foundation. Fundraising efforts will continue until the event. Donations will be accepted prior to or at the event, and checks can be made payable to The Travis Mills Foundation.
Contact: Nichole Ivey
NAMI Maine brings Inspiring Minds to Biddeford
A 10-module FREE recovery education course for people living with mental health challenges.
Please sign up for each class you wish to attend.
FMI and to register anytime during the course
NAMI Maine brings Inspiring Minds to Biddeford
A 10-module FREE recovery education course for people living with mental health challenges.
Please sign up for each class you wish to attend.
FMI and to register anytime during the course
NAMI Maine brings Inspiring Minds to Biddeford
A 10-module FREE recovery education course for people living with mental health challenges.
Please sign up for each class you wish to attend.
FMI and to register anytime during the course
Come and try a whole new kind of event!
Run-Archery is a sport that combines target archery and running, similar to Olympic Biathlon. It is popular in Europe, but very new to the US, and is likely one of few events of this type in New England.
You’ll run four short cross country loops (totalling around 5 K), and shoot at targets in between. Like Olympic ski-rifle biathlon, keeping your heart rate low enough to shoot well is the challenge!
Shooting Distances-Novice- 10 yards for Youth, 15 yards for adults (all considered novice this first year). Instruction in safety will be given prior to race.
You can try this if you are new to archery, running, or both!
FMI and to review the flyer, please click RunArchery2016.
We could use some extra help the morning of the 21st.
A Chance to Help Roll Out the Red Carpet
We’ve often said in this corner of the Opinion page that the City of Sanford is currently undergoing a series of small and large-scale structural, institutional and cultural changes, all of which have tremendous potential to transform the community in positive ways. In terms of cultural growth, the annual Sanford International Film Festival (SIFF) has made significant strides in two short years to help put Sanford on the map.
SIFF will return for the third time in May. The event is being billed as “SIFF3,” playfully in step with the film industry’s tendency to crank out sequels. As with previous years, local educator James Harmon is the festival’s director.
Read more of the Sanford News article: