Why I Give: Janie Snider

Why I Give: Janie Snider

Janie Snider, a Milbridge native, is a self-taught artist. Janie earned her teaching degree in elementary education from the University of Maine at Machias and state certification in the Visual Arts. Janie just retired after 30 years of teaching K-8 art in both...
Why I Give: Carla Ganiel

Why I Give: Carla Ganiel

Carla Ganiel is the Learning and Evaluation Officer at the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation and has led evaluation and learning initiatives in the philanthropic and government sectors for more than two decades. Carla is a full-time remote worker based in...
Why I Give: Pam Dyer Stewart

Why I Give: Pam Dyer Stewart

Pammy moved to Downeast Maine in 1982 with her husband and infant son and has lived here ever since. Now retired, she was a homebirth midwife serving the Downeast community for 35 years. She has four grown children and five grandchildren. She and her husband, Brian,...
A Green Light to Greener Gardening

A Green Light to Greener Gardening

Why We Switched To Irrigation Visitors to Milbridge Commons may have noticed something new in the gardens—an irrigation system. We have been eager to make this shift for several reasons. We are promoting health.  A healthy planet is not something to take for granted;...
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