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The Recompense Fund

Thanks to so many enthusiastic volunteers and participants, the August 6 th celebratory Recompense Fund pizza picnic party was a huge success. Representatives from 11 nonprofits received recognition for their partnership

explaining how much the island means to him and why he donates to the Recompense Fund. All nonprofits and island organizations that requested funding received funding: Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust ($1,000); Island Commons ($7,975), Chebeague Island Community Association ($1,800), Kids’ Place ($14,000), Chebeague Island Historical Society ($3,726), Chebeague Recreation Center ($9,000), Chebeague Island School ($500), Chebeague Island Hall Community Center ($2,945), and LifeFlight Foundation ($1,500). The Recompense Fund Board also announced the recent receipt of an extraordinary $250,000 Challenge Gift from the Raymond Family Foundation (RFF). Over the course of the next four years the RFF will match, dollar for dollar up to their challenge, all contributions to the Recompense Fund. This should allow us to achieve our dual 10-year goals of annual increases in grants to island nonprofits and the creation of a fund to sustain our grant-making capacity well into the future. Notices Ladies Aid: Please join us for crafty projects and camaraderie from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each Thursday. Catholic Communion Service: A regular Catholic Communion Service will be held every Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at the church. Sew Good: Sew Good will meet September 27 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Parish House. For more information, please call Lola Armstrong (846-4737) or Karen Corson (846-0938). Alcoholics Anonymous 2017: The Chebeague Island Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at the Chebeague Island Library on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m. through Labor Day weekend. Please park in the library parking lot and use the back door. For more information, call 914-980-6107.

with the Recompense Fund. This year’s grants to island nonprofits and organizations again totaled over $40,000. During the picnic, we were even “buzzed” by one of LifeFlight’s rescue helicopters on a training mission that afternoon, in acknowledgment of a grant to help upgrade their lifesaving service with Chebeague Fire and Rescue. Special recognition was given to our most senior donor—Margaret Gaston at 100— and our most junior donor—Isaac Julien at 27. Margaret Gaston graciously accepted her certificate to the applause of the crowd. Isaac Julien, away on a work assignment, sent a message read by his friend John Summa, Classified Ads Top Shelf Cleaning and Services: Cleaning, moving cars to and from the Stone Pier or Chandlers Wharf, snowplowing and snowblowing, and winter house watching—daily, weekly, or monthly—lawn mowing, and light tractor work. For more information, call Cindy at 207-846-1055 . Seasonal Rental at 13 Island View Rd: Fully equipped summer home with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and private right of way to the water; $900 per week plus a $300 security deposit. Contact Richard Bowen at rhbowen3@gmail.com or 207-831-6148. 11’ Pico sailboat: fun, fast, good condition, $1500 or best offer. Also, used windsurf board, 2 sails, $450 or best offer. Call 846-8800. Fresh-Cut, Locally Grown Flowers for Special Events: Over 30 varieties of color. Delivery by hand or to ferry. Call 650-1168. Minimum order, $200, not including delivery charges. Check out our flower photos on Facebook at Fresh Pickins Farm.

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SEPTEMBER 2017 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR