With the help of numerous donations, Maine 4-H Foundation has purchased the 64-acre Greenland Point Center in Princeton, Maine. The center, located on a peninsula in Long Lake in Washington County, was a children’s camp for many years. With some facility upgrades and new educational and recreational equipment, the property is expected to open next […]
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The University of Maine Foundation’s crowdfunding platform is designed to empower students, faculty and staff to raise funds for specific projects, events and activities. Through the power of small contributions from a large number of people, Fill the Steins connects the UMaine community to student and campus needs. The most recent campaigns seek funds to […]
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The University of Maine will host “Equity, Access and Inclusion: A World Usability Day Event” 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Nov. 8. World Usability Day, established in 2005, is a day that brings together communities of professional, industrial, educational, citizen and government groups to promote the values of usability, accessibility and universal design to ensure that services […]
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The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine Foundation reached a fundraising record in fiscal year 2018. The foundation received gifts and pledges totaling $36.9 million, an increase of 115 percent from 2017. Fundraising brought the foundation’s “Vision for Tomorrow” comprehensive campaign to over $160 million, 80 percent of its goal, the articles […]
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Over 230 University of Maine benefactors gathered to celebrate a record-breaking year of fundraising at the annual University of Maine Foundation luncheon on campus Oct. 26 during Homecoming weekend. Foundation President Jeff Mills announced gifts and pledges totaling $36.9 million for fiscal year 2018. That total is up 115 percent over the previous year and […]
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More than $133,000 for scholarships and construction of the Engineering Education and Design Center has been raised to honor the leadership of University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Susan J. Hunter, according to University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills. The announcement was made May 24 at a tribute dinner for […]
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The May/June issue of Currents, published by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, included a one-page story with photos about Maine Day and the University of Maine Foundation’s Maine Day of Giving. “We wanted to connect the day to a tradition of the university,” said Monique Hashey, University of Maine Foundation director of […]
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The matching gift program of the University of Maine’s Vision for Tomorrow campaign has raised more than $4.8 million, according to the University of Maine Foundation. A $1 million bequest from an anonymous donor leveraged $3.8 million in additional support for UMaine. The now-completed program was the public phase of the Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive […]
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Z107.3 advanced the University of Maine’s Maine Day of Giving. May 2 is Maine Day, a day filled with community service at UMaine, as well as the Maine Day of Giving, where the university fundraises money for many causes campuswide, according to the report. Students and alumni are encouraged to spread the word to ask […]
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Packaging Corporation of America has pledged a $1 million gift to help construct the University of Maine Engineering Education and Design Center, according to UMaine Pulp & Paper Foundation President Carrie Enos. PCA is one of the largest producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the U.S., and a corporate member of UMPPF. Headquartered […]
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