~ News ~ Spirit of Giving a Smashing Success

OGUNQUIT -

What is the spirit of giving? These words mean many things to many people, but in Ogunquit, they conjured up visions of hundreds of gifts gathered for needy children throughout the state. The Ogunquit Spirit of Giving Committee worked hard this year gathering gifts and donations to provide for children as the spirit of giving grew within the community.

Gifts were collected for specific individual children served by Maine non-profit organizations, Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine and the Kinship Program (AFFM), and the Frannie Peabody Center (FPC). At last count, 630 Kids woke wake up to a brighter

Christmas this year. The party was a smashing success, with funds raised, gifts donated, dancing and karaoke.

Delicious hors d’oeuvres were generously donated by Blue Bistro, Bread & Roses, Brickyard

Debbi Bozworth

Broker Licensed in Maine

Phone: (207) 522-8950

Email: dbozworth@kw.com

1810 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090

Hollow, Clay Hill Farm, Cliff House of Maine, Cornerstone Pizza, Crew OGT, Five-O, the Front Porch, Greenery Cafe, Greenleaves, Harbor Candy Shoppe, Jonathan’s, La Pizzeria, Mornings in Paris, Nikanos, Northern Union, Ruby’s, That Place in Ogunquit, and Village Food Market. Gift distribution generously donated by National Distributors and Bow Street Beverage. Party location generously donated by Mainestreet Ogunquit. To learn more about Ogunquit Spirit of Giving and how to sponsor a child or family in 2023, visit www. ogunquitgiving.com or www. facebook.com/ogunquitspiritof giving.

. . . RIVER from page 1 designation, so we are heartened to see this finally come to fruition,” she added.

York River joins the national program as a Partnership Wild and Scenic River, making it one of eighteen designated rivers that follow this model. Partnership rivers benefit from financial and technical assistance from the National Park Service but are not managed by the federal agency. The partnership principles of local governance and limited federal role are codified in the newly authorized legislation.

Study committee chair

Judy Spiller of Kittery indicated, “This is a wonderful opportunity to give communities the boost they need to sustain the river into the future. When there are so many competing