Community Matters More is a unique giving initiative embarked on in 2007. Each year, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation engages the public in voting for non-profits and distributes $100,000 to 68 local nonprofit organizations statewide. During the 2011 Community Matters More campaign, nearly 90,000 Mainers casted votes for their favorite nonprofits. As an example of past recipients, below are the 2011 winners.
2011 Community Matters More
$5,000 Winners
Downeast
Emmaus Homeless Shelter
Central
Kennebec Valley Humane Society
Greater Portland/Lewiston/Auburn
Preble Street
Northern Market
Aid for Kids (Degenhardt Foundation)
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Mid-Coast
Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League
Western Market
Seniors Plus “Meals on Wheels”
York County
Open Hands Open Hearts (Saco Food Pantry)
Greater Bangor
Bangor Humane Society
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$1,000 Winners (* Write-in Winners)
Downeast Region
Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center
Families United
Greenland Point Center, Inc.
Sunrise County Economic Council
Yesterday’s Children, Inc.
Women’s Health Resource Library*
Jacob Brewer Home*
Central
Dexter Public Health
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area
Kennebec Behavioral Health Services
Maine Development Disabilities Council
Pittsfield Historical Depot
National Exchange Club of Waterville*
Newport Cultural Center*
Greater Portland/Lewiston/Auburn
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
Coastal Studies for Girls
Family Ice Center
LearningWorks
Northeast Hearing & Speech
The Public Theatre*
Maine State Music Theatre*
Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals*
Northern Market
Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society
Greenville Housing Corporation
House in the Woods, Inc. – Military & Family Retreat
Katahdin Area Support Group
P.E.T.S. – Prevent Euthanasia Through Sterilization
Charlotte White Center*
Piscataquis Regional YMCA*
Mid-Coast
Broadreach Family & Community Services
Carver Memorial Library
Five Town Communities That Care
Georges River Land Trust
Waldo Community Action Partners – The Cinderella Project
Tarratine Club of Belfast*
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens*
Western Market
Greater Franklin County Homeless Coalition
Lake George Regional Park
River Valley Animal Advocates
Rumford Group Homes – Homeless Shelters
Somerset Humane Society
Franklin County Animal Shelter*
Chisholm Ski Club*
Maine Handicapped Skiing*
York County
Caring Unlimited
Day One
Harvest Hills Animal Shelter
Ice Fishing 4A Cause
North Atlantic Arts Alliance (Ossipee Valley Music Festival)
York County Shelter Programs*
In-A-Pinch Non Food Pantry*
Greater Bangor
Amicus
Community Care
Eastern Area on Aging
Good Samaritan Agency
Maine Discovery Museum
Hampden VFW Post 4633*
Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Food Pantry*
Heart of Maine Chorus of Sweet Adelines*
Forgotten Felines*
