Black Bear license plate program reaches $1M benchmark, media report
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Black Bear license plate program has reached a $1 million benchmark. Since 2003, Mainers have been able to register their cars for a UMaine Black Bear license plate for an extra fee, which goes toward student scholarships, according to the MPBN report. “My hope was, when the program was launched, that we would get to the point of being able to do approximately $100,000 per year, and we have reached that milestone, and I think it will continue to grow,” University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills told MPBN. More than 10,000 people have Black Bear plates, WABI reported.