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Friday, November 28, 2014
Volume 10 • Issue No. 48
Old Village Inn Grants Wishes this Holiday Season OGUNQUIT Since the Maine Chapter of Make-A-Wish opened in 1992, the cause has granted over 1,200 wishes to children with lifethreatening medical conditions. Since 2009, Dean Goodman and the staff at the Old Village Inn in Ogunquit have helped grant twoand-a-half wishes. The Old Village Inn’s yearly Make-A-Wish Christmas Ball fundraiser started in 2009, and has raised about $30,000 in the last five years. This year, Goodman hopes to raise $6,000, which is enough to grant a whole wish. The Inn will open its doors on December 20, at 7 p.m. and will feature an evening of good food, libations, music and raffles
The Old Village Inn will host its annual Christmas Ball on Saturday, December 20 to benefit Make-A-Wish Maine. To date, Old Village Inn has raised over $30,000 from the yearly event.
to benefit a child in Maine who is in need. “We really like that all of
the money goes to Make-A-Wish Maine and that they use every penny to grant a wish for a child,�
Goodman said. While the Inn’s Christmas Ball is only one night, Goodman and his staff have been working for the past three months to put the event together and raise funds for Make-A-Wish. This year the Inn will again hold a 50/50 raffle, and Goodman says it has been all hands on deck to collect all the raffle prizes. “Customers and staff have pitched in to help with the fundraising,� said Goodman. “Everyone in the town has done something.� Rebecca Leaming, who is the Events Manager at Make-AWish Maine, has worked with the Old Village Inn for the past three years and has become privy to the
group’s willingness to make a difference. “Dean and his staff are very passionate about raising the money for Maine children with life-threatening medical conditions,� Leaming said when interviewed last year. “They put in a lot of time and effort into the event, which is evident by their continued yearly success and sold out event. They plan for the event and begin fundraising months in advance and all of their hard work pays off.� Certainly, a great deal of work goes towards making Old Village Inn’s Christmas Ball a success, but all of the work done now See WISH page 11...
Celebrate York’s Holiday Festival of Lights December 4-7 By Joyce Amend, Staff Writer YORK The town of York’s annual Festival of Lights celebration will light up York Village on Dec. 6. While many of the usual Festival of Lights activities and traditions will take place, the second annual Festival of Lights
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Scavenger Hunt will again be added to this free event that is open to anyone who would like to participate and visit a variety of businesses and organizations in York Village seeking answers to specified questions. Pick up your “passports� at area businesses and earn a chance to win a “GoPro�. The Scavenger Hunt will take place between noon and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Town of York’s Festival of Lights committee will be coordinating the Festival of
Lights Parade again this year. The parade will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will march from Foster’s Clam Bake through the Village Square, ending at the Village Elementary School. You’ll see marching bands, floats, clowns, antique cars, public service organizations, business establishments and much more. Boy Scout Pack #301 will flip the switch that turns on the lights at 4:30, just prior to the start of the parade. Many other events, sponsored by the Festival of Lights
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KENNEBUNK We celebrate a day for giving thanks. We have two days put aside for getting storewide deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday,
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committee, such as caroling, the lighting of the village square, a Christmas tea at Jefferds Tavern,
a Holiday Craft fair at Village See LIGHTS page 20...
“#Giving Tuesday� is a Day to Give Back
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come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. In 2013, organizations in countries around the world joined the #GivingTuesday movement, creating initiatives in Australia, Canada and Mexico; additional countries are expected to sign on in the coming weeks. #GivingTuesday communities are joining a global movement of individuals and organizations that believe that everyone – whether a large or small donor – has a role in helping solve chal-
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lenges at a local and global level. It’s a simple idea. Just find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you can about how you are giving. Locally, towns and various organizations have joined the #Giving Tuesday national movement. Among them is the Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street in Kennebunk’s See GIVE page 12...