AUGUSTA — Local nonprofits have been selected to participate in the Maine Association of Nonprofits’ 14th annual Maine Nonprofit Day at the State House.

Nonprofit Day provides an opportunity for nonprofits and government officials to assert their commitment to working together in order to creatively, efficiently and effectively serve the people of Maine.

The Maine nonprofit sector is a major economic engine, employing one out of every six Mainers. Maine’s nonprofit sector paid more than $4.3 billion in wages in 2015 — 17.5 percent of the state’s total payroll. These wages translated into an estimated $264 million of personal income tax revenue for Maine’s state and local governments.

Nonprofit Day at the State House seeks to educate lawmakers on this critical piece of the economy and celebrate the importance of the work of exhibitors.

“Maine’s nonprofits are complex and strategic organizations. They create jobs, develop community leaders, and invest significant financial and human resources across the state,” said Jennifer Hutchins, executive director of MANP.

Local exhibiting nonprofit organizations are:

• Adaptive Outdoor Education Center of Carrabassett Valley;

• Advocates For Children, Lewiston; 

• American Red Cross, statewide; and

• Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Lewiston.

Nonprofit Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Hall of Flags at the State House.

FMI: 207-871?1885, nonprofitmaine.org/nonprofitday, carrabassettvalleyoutdoorassociation.com, advocatesforchildren.net, redcross.org/local/maine, ahch.org.