DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thought your readers might like to know that “The Ronald McDonald House” in Portland collects can tabs. Should any of your readers want to contribute tabs, I take mine to Portland each December and would be happy to take theirs. — Mary Ann Norcross at 207-783-6651.

RESPONSE: More information about the Ronald McDonald House in Portland can be found here http://www.rmhportland.org/giving/pull-ronald-mcdonald-house along with information about its Tab Top Program.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The annual yard sale at High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant Street, Auburn will be held from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2. We still have tables available for vendors to rent. Call Paula Wing at 207-782-3751.

RESPONSE: Visit the Church’s website at http://www.highstreet-ucc.org/ for more information about the church and all its events.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Once again, we’re asking for your help in promoting our annual fundraiser for Free The Kids. You have contributed to the success of our endeavor and we are very grateful.

Catholic Financial Life, formerly Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste Chapter Ste. Croix No. 413, is inviting area residents to join them in their annual family bottle drive to benefit Fr. Marc Boisvert’s Hope Village in Haiti.

Free The Kids is a nonprofit organization founded by Father Marc, a former U.S. Navy chaplain who has dedicated his life to Haitian orphans. Since the 2010 earthquake, Project Hope (Pwoje Espwa) is now taking care of more than 800 orphans, providing shelter, medical care, education and a soup kitchen.

Donations are down this year because of other crises throughout the world. With the help of area donors, our chapter is hoping to raise enough money to qualify for matching funds from Catholic Financial Life. Last year, our joint efforts brought in $8,570.

Please save your bottles from May 1-31. Redeem your bottles and send us a check by June 7. Cash donations will also be very much appreciated. Please make checks payable to: Catholic Financial Life Chapter No. 413, c/o Jean Gastonguay, 237 Pleasant St., Lewiston, ME 04240.

Father Marc Boisvert, OMI is a Lewiston native. Let’s support his mission. You can make a difference in the lives of these poor orphans. To find out more about Father Marc’s orphanage, check out his blog at freethekids.org. — Jean Gastonguay, jmgartist@gmail.com.

RESPONSE: Learn more about Catholic Financial Life at http://www.catholicfinanciallife.org/.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you so much for all you do for everyone. We know we can count on you to find answers to everything. Our Monitor heater and furnace man has retired. We are looking for someone who does both. Please call 207-225-2360. — No Name, No Town.

ANSWER: Sun Spots answered this question in January with a follow-up in February. Sun Spots listed these companies in no particular order: Frederick Bros. Oil and Propane, 207-883-2551, info@frederickbrosoil.com (www.frederickbrosoil.com/); Perfect Plumbing and Heating Inc., 207-324-0937 (www.perfect heating.com), monitr@aol.com; and Winthrop Fuel Co. Inc., 207-377-8414. Then, No Name wrote to Sun Spots: “I use Crooked River Heating, located in Harrison, Maine, to replace the excellent work that Ron, who has retired, did for many years for me. Visit www.crookedriverheating.com or call 207-743-0911.”

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