Women for Healthy Rural Living (WHRL) has awarded Lexie Kearns the 2024 Elaine Hill Memorial Nursing Scholarship. As this year’s Elaine Hill scholar, Lexie will receive $2500 annually for four...
Lexie Kearns Named 2024 Elaine Hill Scholar
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Summit for a Cause: Katahdin 2024
MILBRIDGE, ME– SUMMIT FOR A CAUSE: KATAHDIN. Local nonprofit Women for Healthy Rural Living (WHRL) is hosting an innovative fundraiser, a guided hike up Katahdin. The all-women hike will take place...
STRONG MAINE WOMEN: Geri Valentine
Geri Valentine offers weekly Yoga and Chair Yoga classes at the Thankful Room. Written by WHRL Board Member, Ora Aselton Being “from away,” I find it fascinating to ask my fellow transplants what...
Estrella Paredes 2023 Elaine Hill Nursing Scholarship Recipient
Women for Healthy Rural Living announces the selection of Estrella Paredes as this year’s Elaine Hill Memorial Nursing Scholarship recipient. Estrella is a 2023 graduate of Narraguagus High School....
Why I Give: April Norton
April is Vice President of Human Resources for Wyman's of Maine. What are your passions? My passions are all centered around living a good life. Whether it is what I am eating, the information I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Emily Bosley Awarded 2022 Elaine Hill Nursing Scholarship
We are excited to announce Emily Bosley as the 2022 recipient of a $2500 Elaine Hill Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Emily is currently enrolled at the University of Maine Augusta, where she just...
The Face of the Elaine Hill Memorial Scholarship: Eve Rottersman
Eve Rottersman is the 2021 recipient of the Elaine Hill Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Motivated by her grandmother who was a nurse, Eve Rottersman was drawn to healthcare from an early age. She grew...
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When Tragedy Strikes Downeast
Christina's greenhouse nowChristina's greenhouse before the fireA few days ago, Christina Ganz lost her greenhouse in a devasting fire. That greenhouse isn’t just her livelihood, it’s her life. Many...
The Face of the Elaine Hill Memorial Scholarship: Lanie Brenton
Returning to further her education and being part of the first nursing cohort at Beal College in Bangor, Lanie Brenton considered herself a “non-traditional” scholarship awardee. She was already...
Register for “When You Find My Body”
This book discussion will be centered around D. Dauphnee's novel, "When You Find My Body." Participants will meet at the Thankful Room at WHRL's office building, 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME 04658....
Register for “Finding Freedom”
This book discussion will be centered around Erin French's novel, Finding Freedom: A Chef's Story. Participants will meet at the Thankful Room at WHRL's office building, 87 Main Street, Milbridge,...
A Review of 2021… in photos!
A lot happened in 2021! With your support, Incredible Edible Milbridge grew in leaps and bounds. We grew approximately 8000 lbs. of vegetables, flowers, and fruit -- all free to the public. More...
Why Monthly Giving
by Chris Kuhni Years ago, I got a call from a well-known charity asking me to donate. It was especially well-known to me. They had paid for a large chunk of my nurse practitioner education. This was...
The Face of the Elaine Hill Memorial Scholarship: Maggie Perry
Growing up in Gouldsboro, Maggie Perry attended Sumner High School and pursued higher education at Husson University, graduating with a BA in 2021. Originally, she had set her sights on occupational...
The Astonishing New Chapter at the Thankful House
Here at WHRL, we are counting our blessings. In August, an anonymous philanthropist visited us for a tour of Milbridge Commons and our new 87 Main Street office. In September, they contacted us and...