Our Volunteerism Efforts
Volunteerism is crucial to many in our community; that means it's crucial to us too.
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Great Bay Services volunteer at Moon Run Farm, the Acton Church, Meals On Wheels, and Curtis Lake Food Bank weekly.
In 2019 and 2021 Great Bay Services has also volunteered with the Toys for Tots holiday toy drive which helps over 1,400 children each year. Our volunteers have arranged independent food drives and made animal beds and dog toys for Grammy Rose Dog Sanctuary, and Safe Haven Humane Society. Along with a Coat Drive for House Of Hope in Berwick, Maine. If you are a company or individual looking for volunteers please contact spage@greatbayservices.org
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If you're a company with a group of volunteers looking for a community service project, or if you're an individual who would like to donate your time, please don't hesitate to contact cswenson@greatbayservices.org
2022 Governor's Awards
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April 8th 2022 was an exciting day at Great Bay Services, we found out that we had won the Outstanding Volunteer Team Award for the 36th Governor’s Service Awards!
Great Bay Services Sanford Maine, was awarded this honor due to their valiant volunteer effort, highlighting on their assistance in 2021 with the Toys for Tots program. From October to December Great Bay Services volunteers did 216 hours of community service! We also volunteer at Moon Run Farm, the Acton Church, Meals On Wheels, and Curtis Lake Food Bank weekly. Our volunteers have also arranged independent food drives for Grammy Rose Dog Sanctuary, and Safe Haven Humane Society. Along with a Coat Drive for House Of Hope in Berwick, Maine. |
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Watch the video above to see the virtual award ceremony from April 25th 2022!
Thank you and congratulations again, to Cory Long and all of our hardworking volunteers for earning this honor. You have made volunteerism your mission and you have achieved it! This award is so very deserved and we are so proud of you all! Below is the link to Volunteer Maine's passage about this award: https://volunteermaine.gov/events-awards/governors-service-volunteerism-awards/2022-competitive Below is an article written about us in the Sanford-Springvale News! https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/great-bay-services-member-volunteers-win-governors-service-award/ |
