Welcome to Portland Old Port’s monthly blog – Community Corner the July 2022 Edition! We will be using this space to highlight ways to connect to your fellow community members through giving back, volunteer work, mutual aid, and more!
Have a fundraiser or cause you’d like us to know about? Email [email protected]
Every Monday
Peaks Island Community Food Bank at New Brackett
The Food Bank is open Mondays, 3:30-5PM. The mission is to provide food assistance to Island neighbors in need, supported by many different individuals and organizations from Peaks Island.
If you would like to drop-off or pick-up donations, please call Susan Hanley at (207) 766-2735 to arrange a time. Suggestions are: canned ham, canned vegetables and fruits, saltine crackers, cooking oil, creamy peanut butter, canned kidney beans, toilet paper, canned soups and stews, laundry detergent, and dish washing soap. Monetary donations can be sent using the PayPal button on their website or by writing a check out to Peaks Island Food Pantry and mailed to Susan Hanley at 108 Brackett, Peaks Island, ME 04108.
July 26
Raffles For Relief Launch Party & Fundraiser
Raffles for Relief Maine is now an official non-profit! Celebrate their good news with friends, refreshments and brand new raffles!
Raffles for Relief Maine was started by co-founders Emma Donnelly and Sarah Jane Tewksbury in July 2020 as a response to the growing emergency needs of our Maine Community. As a thank you to the community that has helped so much they are throwing a launch party with contributions from Rising Tide Brewing Company! Come for a laidback community cocktail hour in Rising Tide’s beautiful East Room, meet the team and check out new raffles to benefit neighbors in need!
July 26 & August 2
Outdoor Movies with the South Portland Chamber
Tuesday July 26, Bug Light Park – “Space Jam: A New Legacy”
Tuesday Aug 2, Redbank Community Field – “Encanto”
Movies will start at sunset (around 8 PM). We highly recommend arriving earlier for parking and to claim your spot and get food. Food trucks Mainely Burgers, Mainely Treats, PB&ME and Bamboo Bistro will be onsite.
These events are FREE and no registration is required. Limited parking is available onsite. Near Bug Light, additional parking will be available at the Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) parking lot. The South Portland Human Rights Commission will also be providing an educational component to the “Encanto” screening at Redbank. Presented by South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce.
July 28 & August 11
Free Outdoor Empowerment Self Defense Classes
Bring water and a mask, wear clothes comfortable for movement, and invite your friends, colleagues, and family members. The class is for all ages and identities, it takes place 5:30-7PM on Western Prom between Pine and Carroll Streets.
Come build and share skills in verbal and physical self defense with Prevention Action Change. In this super interactive training they will explore and practice assertive communication, boundary setting, and de-escalation in a huge range of situations. They’ll also practice physical responses to people encroaching on our space, unwanted touch, physical threats such as grabs, and ways to manage adrenalin in the moment. While addressing serious topics and situations, this class is also super fun and built around the ethic of challenge by choice. There are many ways to participate and you decide what works for you: watch an exercise, participate in a role play, practice a grab release with or without touch. What works for you works for them.
July 28 – August 14
Maine Outdoor Film Festival
The Festival has both in-person and online events for all to enjoy! See the full schedule here.
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival’s mission is to celebrate the active outdoor community and inspire expression. MOFF carries out its mission in three ways:
1. MOFF is an outlet for outdoor adventure and conservation.
2. MOFF brings outdoor film programming to Maine people, where they are.
3. MOFF’s proceeds support youth in the outdoors.
July 29
Milk with Dignity Rally at Hannaford HQ /
Protesta en las oficinas centrales Hannaford
Migrant Justice is headed back to the Hannaford headquarters at 2PM on July 29! Farmworkers and consumers are bringing the demand for Milk with Dignity right to the company’s doorstep – join us! Transportation available from Vermont. See details in event.
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Justicia Migrante vuelve a las oficinas centrales de Hannaford. Compas y consumidores se unen para llevar la demanda por Leche con Dignidad directamente a la compañía. Nos vemos ahí! Hay transporte disponible. Viernes 29 de Julio a las 2, vean el evento para más detalles.
July 30
Festival of Nations
Thousands of people gather 11AM-7PM to sample ethnic food, dance, and listen to music at the Festival of Nations at Deering Oaks in Portland. The festival features family-oriented cultural activities to celebrate Maine’s ethnic diversity and traditions. The festival is co-hosted by the City of Portland, the Mugadi Foundation, Women in Need Industries, and the Poland Spring bottled water company.
Countries represented at festivals previously have included: Ireland, Cambodia, India, Sudan, Germany, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Cameroon, Peru, Sweden, Benin, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the United States, as well as Native American cultures.
August 7
Portland Chamber Music Festival: Annual Benefit
PCMF’s 29th season launches with a fabulous fundraiser from 5-7PM at Cove Street Arts, East Bayside’s multimedia gallery complex celebrating Maine-made fine art. Among gorgeous seascapes and works by contemporary masters, bid on exclusive silent auction items and enjoy performances from members of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra. Join with fellow music lovers and help support world-class chamber music performances in our community. See full details and purchase tickets here.
August 13
Cars & Cornhole to benefit Maine Children’s Cancer Program
Join the Throttle Car Club & the Maineiacs Cornhole League at The Downs Scarborough from 11AM-5PM for a Cars & Cornhole event to benefit Maine Children’s Cancer Program (MCCP).
Cruise over for a fun, family friendly day filled with beautiful vehicles, cornhole competitions, raffles, a silent auction, local eats, and of course, making a difference for the patients treated at MCCP. Doors open at 11:00am; Bags fly at 12:00pm. More information is coming soon!
August 17
Rubbish Portland — Community Trash Clean-Up, Happy Hour, & Raffle
Rubbish Portland is hosting a community trash clean-up, happy hour, social time, and a sweet raffle. Meet at Bissell Brothers Brewing Company between 5-5:30PM. This event is kid and pet friendly. Details here!
Thank you! Tune back in for June!
