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THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS WHO DONATED TIME AND MATERIALS TO OUR DOWNSTAIRS RENOVATION!

Masonry Tech Waterproofing – Dwayne: • Removed old flooring in gross motor room • Installed vapor barrier in crawl space • Donated moisture barrier in the music room • Cut and removed concrete in the bathroom CTI Communications – Tim: • Relocated communication wires to expose the original tin ceilings in the gross motor room Cunningham Security – Mike: • Relocated wires to expose

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Security and A Kind Gift

Michael Major, owner of Cunningham Security, just came for dinner. We invited him because he’s been a good friend to us and cares a ton about our kids. Growing up, he expressed that he was “hellion.” The worst of all his friends. But at age 16, he said “what am I doing – I’m going nowhere!” and he changed. He graduated. He went to

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MPTC Named as 2016 TD Beach to Beacon Beneficiary

On behalf of the My Place Teen Center Board of Directors, we are honored to announce that My Place Teen Center has been selected as the beneficiary of this year’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth on August 6. “The TD Charitable Foundation couldn’t be more pleased to have My Place Teen Center as the beneficiary for the 2016 TD

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WCSH6 Who Care and Gannett Foundation

A special friend, Debbie Sample, made a pit stop to drop off some girly things for our store and to deliver the prize on behalf our our phenomenal volunteer, WCSH 6 Who Care award winner, Deb Shangraw. Debbie then surprised us with a Gannett Foundation gift for expansion of our current meal program, which will offer real-life experience and education through the operation of our state of the

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So Grateful!

Many thanks to the following businesses and churches for supporting our kids. Your kindness is exceptional and we are most appreciative. IBEC Creative 100.00 Unum Group 1,700.00 Hannaford Store 1,500.00 Disability RMS 10,000.00 Nappi Distributors 100.00 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 100.00 Pine State Services 1,514.00 Drummond Woodsum 50.00 Port City Photography 529.56 Prides Corner Congregational Church 150.00 Trinity Lutheran Church 2,100.00 Drummond Woodsum 1,150.00

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Tears of Joy… Gratitude Abounds.

The Universe has responded bountifully. In the past two weeks, we received very generous gifts from the Coulombe Family Foundation, Disability RMS – we are going to miss our neighbors, The Rines/Thompson Fund, and the pictures below depict our awe and gratitude for our beloved neighbor, Diane, and her family foundation’s VERY inspiring gift. These four entities really stepped up and showed their care for our 567 kids.

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Hey Now, Westbrook Hannaford!

A group of stellar Hannaford volunteers swing by every Tuesday to hang with our kids. And boy, do they have fun. Lots of arts and crafts, ping pong, and hijinks. But then….This dedicated Westbrook crew decided to help with our 2015 annual appeal and make a $1,500 gift. Thank YOU! We love having you and we are grateful for your help to keep our Red

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Go, DEB!

WCSH6 Who Care Award Winner Tonight, our dear friend, Deb Shangraw, will be honored by WCSH as the 6 Who Care Volunteer of the Year. We are so honored and proud to call her our friend. Here is part of her nomination: Deb is one of those rare people in a community that always makes a difference and does it in the most unassuming,

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Knight Property Services

Dylan, Mike, and crew – way to chop down the proverbial cherry tree; wait, wrong month… ;-) Thanks for the cedars and rhododendron TLC. Needed you to wield your ax and lickety split, chop-chop, down they came. Thanks, guys!!!!