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Healthy Acadia is hosting free virtual discussion sessions to explore the facts and myths about vaping and associated health risks. “Facts and Myths about Vapes” will be offered once per month via Zoom through December, 2021. Teens, parents, caregivers, teachers, and others who work or connect with youth are invited and encouraged to attend. The one-hour interactive presentation about e-cigarettes, commonly known as JUULs, is packed with information about the relatively new Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, or ENDS, that have exploded onto the market and into the hands of teens and young adults. The discussion will center around the following items:  

• What are the ingredients in an e-cigarette?
• What is the relationship between food flavors and nicotine?
• Why are our youth being targeted?
• What options are there to support grownups and teenagers who wish to quit smoking?

  There is no cost to attend a session and pre-registration is not required. Those who attend the full session will be entered to win a live prize drawing immediately following the discussion. Visit HealthyAcadia.org or find Healthy Acadia on Facebook (@healthyacadia) for more information, including additional session dates and times and the Zoom link to join, or contact Georgie Kendall at [email protected] or (207) 214-1124.

Until further notice, the Welcome Table is serving take-out meals only from 3-5 p.m. during the pandemic.  Note the time change.  There is no dining on the premises.  Please call the church by 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, 667-8321, to reserve a free meal. This Wednesday meal is free to all community members.  Enter the Church Street door located diagonally across from the Ellsworth Police Station. Donations always gratefully received. The Welcome Table served 6,065 meals in 2020.  Thanks to all the volunteers who make this ministry possible.

Make sure that your business is up to date on the latest IRS requirements and specifications, along with important tax planning considerations for the coming year! Join Ken Bustard, The Accounting Coach, on May 20th at 11am to learn a recap of major 2020 IRS and tax changes, the upcoming changes for 2021, and tax planning considerations. This DREAM Series webinar is hosted by the Union River Center for Innovation and sponsored by Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law. Seats are limited, reserve your spot today!

Caring for others is rewarding but also exhausting and sometimes overwhelming.  It has become even more complicated for caregivers during the pandemic.  Join this free virtual group session with other caregivers, led by Melissa Violette, Music Therapy Director at Birch Bay Village. The supportive environment will offer music listening and sharing, lyric analysis, breath work, group sharing and discussion to help develop stress-reduction skills, restore balance and reduce stress.  For more information: https://www.mdihospital.org/news/free-telehealth-music-therapy-support-groups/ To sign up please contact Melissa Violette directly at [email protected]

May 21, 2021: A Special Event - In conjuction with Island Heritage Trust's Wings Waves & Woods Festival: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Found Object Sculpture   Peter Beerits demonstrates how he makes bird sculptures from “junk” at his Nervous Nellie’s Jams & Jellies studio. Using scrap wood and metal, Beerits captures the essence of birdness in unexpected ways. REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT.  Email: [email protected] or call (207) 348-2455. Nervous Nellie's Jams and Jellies  598 Sunshine Rd, Deer Isle, ME 04627 207.348.6182   800.777.6845   [email protected]

Grand opening at 41 North Street Ellsworth. 12 pm - 3 pm Families First Community Center is inviting the public to celebrate the grand opening of the community center.  FFCC would like to share thanks, and appreciation for all of  the community support, and donations that made this program possible. The grand opening includes door prize, gift bags, 50/50 raffle, BBQ lunch, ribbon cutting, a virtual tour of the building. Darlings Auto Group will be donating a passenger van, to assist families with transportation needs. FFCC seeks to break the cycle of homelessness by equipping families with minor children with the skills they need to gain self-sufficiency. We envision a community where all the members stand on solid ground with the skills and confidence they need to achieve their dreams. Families First Community Center provides transitional housing to homeless families with minor children.  Families will stay for 12 to 18 months working on a 40 hr a week life plan to gain self-sufficiency.

Until further notice, the Welcome Table is serving take-out meals only from 3-5 p.m. during the pandemic.  Note the time change.  There is no dining on the premises.  Please call the church by 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, 667-8321, to reserve a free meal. This Wednesday meal is free to all community members.  Enter the Church Street door located diagonally across from the Ellsworth Police Station. Donations always gratefully received. The Welcome Table served 6,065 meals in 2020.  Thanks to all the volunteers who make this ministry possible.

Caring for others is rewarding but also exhausting and sometimes overwhelming.  It has become even more complicated for caregivers during the pandemic.  Join this free virtual group session with other caregivers, led by Melissa Violette, Music Therapy Director at Birch Bay Village. The supportive environment will offer music listening and sharing, lyric analysis, breath work, group sharing and discussion to help develop stress-reduction skills, restore balance and reduce stress.  For more information: https://www.mdihospital.org/news/free-telehealth-music-therapy-support-groups/ To sign up please contact Melissa Violette directly at [email protected]