DEAR SUN SPOTS: Greater Androscoggin Humane Society would love to hear if you know a child or teen who loves animals and can’t do enough to help them. This is an open call for nominations for a child or teen (under 18 years of age) to be considered for our Future Hero Award to be […]
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Trinity Jubilee Center in need of adult-size sleeping bags, volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Trinity Jubilee Resource Center at 247 Bates St. in Lewiston is out of sleeping bags and would love donations. We don’t have space for more blankets now but we really need clean, adult-size sleeping bags. They can be dropped off Monday through Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. and from 12:30 […]
Volunteers needed for Earth Day cleanup in their neighborhoods
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Optimist Club, Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club and Tri Town Optimist Club are asking people to volunteer for one hour on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, to pick up trash in their neighborhood. Commit to a minimum of one hour to pick up trash and possibly win a coupon for a […]
Literacy Volunteers Androscoggin to host Scrabble fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Scrabble fans are invited to help raise money for Literacy Volunteers Androscoggin by playing their favorite board game. Letters for Literacy Scrabble Fest is Scrabble with a twist, with the competition featuring teams of two to four players collaborating over the same letter tray to try to outscore another multiperson team. Participants […]
Volunteers, items needed at Pleasant St. Drop-In Center
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are recruiting more volunteers at the Pleasant St. Drop-in Center so it can stay open for more hours. If you have a heart for helping and giving in your community, this is the place for you. We need help on Sundays with the hours split into two shifts: 7:45 a.m. to […]
Central Maine Healthcare announces varied opportunities for volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please consider joining the welcoming and inclusive Central Maine Healthcare volunteer family. CMH volunteers are the health system’s community ambassadors for healthy and compassionate living. Our volunteers serve patients, support families and assist in delivering health care services with compassion, competence and dignity. Volunteers serve across the CMH system supporting departments within […]
Rotary Club offering shredding service in Auburn to benefit local nonprofits
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston Auburn Rotary Club will hold its annual shredding service Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to noon at John F. Murphy Homes at 800 Center St. in Auburn. As people work on their taxes, this is a good time to go through files and see what can be safely eliminated, […]
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center looking for volunteers for a variety of activities
DEAR SUN SPOTS: St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center is seeking volunteers to join our wonderful team. Volunteers help transport patients within the hospital, assist with departmental projects, deliver flowers to patient rooms, greet patients, provide directions to departments and more. The only requirement is a desire to help others in a friendly and personable manner. […]
Resources requested for technical assistance in connecting router and printer
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are two senior citizens who just had to replace our router and we can’t connect it to our printer after many attempts. Is there someone locally who could help us out? I think a person that helps folks with tech problems would be very successful! Thank you for all you do. […]
Vietnam War Remembrance Tribute Tomorrow
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Marine Corps League, Central Maine Detachment 810, and the Lewiston/Auburn Veterans Council will host a Remembrance Tribute to our Vietnam War/Vietnam era veterans Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lewiston Armory at 65 Central Ave. in Lewiston. The public is invited to join us for the presentation of Vietnam […]