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Friday, March 31, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 13
York Harbor Inn “Lights It Up Blue� for Autism Awareness
The 4th Annual “Light It Up Blue� charity event will take place at York Harbor Inn on April 5. (Selena Brock photo)
YORK The York Harbor Inn will be hosting their 4th Annual “Light It Up Blue� fundraising event to raise money and awareness for local Maine autism charities on Wednesday, April 5 from 5-8 p.m. in the Yorkshire Ballroom and Oceanview Dining Room. The cost is $10 per person or $25 per family, suggested donation at the door. This year’s event will benefit two local groups: Waban’s Fraser-Ford Child Development Center who is building an Autism Therapy Wing and will receive
75% of the proceeds to go toward the capital campaign. The other 25% will benefit Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers, a local program that provides Autism Service Dogs. Each April, the York Harbor Inn celebrates “Light It Up Blue� along with the international autism community, in commemoration of the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day. “Light It Up Blue� is a unique global initiative that kicks-off Autism Awareness Month and helps raise awareness about autism and the
people it affects. In honor of this historic day many iconic landmarks, hotels, sporting venues, concert halls, museums, bridges and retail stores are among the hundreds of thousands of homes and communities that take part by lighting venues blue and promoting awareness with charitable events. In the last three years, with the assistance of generous individuals and businesses, this event has raised over $30,000 that was distributed locally to various See BLUE page 2...
Kerr to Speak on USS Thresher at Historical & Naval Museum KITTERY Author D. Allan Kerr will speak at the Kittery Historical & Naval Museum on the anniversary of the USS Thresher disaster to pay tribute to the men lost in the worst submarine tragedy in history. The museum is hosting the April 10 event in coordination with Kittery Adult Education.
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The Thresher (SSN 693) was the first nuclear-powered attack submarine of its class when it was designed and built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery during the early 1960s. On April 10, 1963, following a ninemonth overhaul at the shipyard, the Thresher was undergoing sea trials off the coast when it sank. All 129 Navy sailors and civilian technicians aboard perished. The accident marked the first time a nuclear sub had been lost at sea. Taking place at the very height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, just six
months after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the loss of the Thresher made front-page news around the world. To this day, no other submarine incident has resulted in a greater loss of life. Kerr, author of “Silent Strength–Remembering the Men of Genius and Adventure Lost in the World’s Worst Submarine Disaster,� will focus during his presentation on the lives of some of the Cold War casualties who died that day. Several of those lost were employees of the shipyard and Seacoast natives. Others were Navy crewmen who were
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United States Submarine Veterans Inc. will also be held at Traip Academy for surviving family See KERR page 7...
Walk MS Expected to Surpass $1 Billion this Year KENNEBUNKPORT Since 1988, hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in Walk MS events across the country, raising critical funds and awareness for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year, the cumulative fundraising is expected to surpass $1 billion. “Walk MS is a joyous gathering with a wonderful ‘we’re in this together’ feeling,� said Cyndi Zagieboylo, President and CEO of the National MS Society. “Every participant, volunteer, donor and sponsor is helping to drive us toward this exciting $1 billion milestone.
Together, we are accelerating progress in making life-changing breakthroughs so that each person with MS can live her or his best life.� More than 150 people are
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living in the area with their young families. On Saturday, April 8, an annual memorial service conducted by the local chapter of
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expected to raise $46,000 at Walk MS: Kennebunkport on April 8, 9 a.m. check-in, 10 a.m. start. This includes Kennebunk, Wells, Berwick, Sanford, Biddeford, Saco, Biddeford, Old
Orchard Beach, and York communities. Walk MS is an opportunity for people living with MS and those who care about them to connect, join together, and be inspired. In 2016 alone, nearly 300,000 people at more than 550 locations across the country walked to create a world free of MS, raising nearly $50 million. Genentech, Novartis and Sanofi Genzyme are national sponsors of Walk MS. It is presented locally by Biogen. Consolidated Elementary School, 25 School Street, Kennebunkport. See MS page 18...
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