Chickadeeds

Chickadeeds was so honored to support Our Place at their annual HeArt Show ❤️ a talent show of dance, magic, poetry, song, and art! Our High School Leaders left inspired (and in awe!) after spending time with these incredible kids.

Huge thanks to MePowered Pastries for the decorate-your-own heart cookies, Lake Champlain Chocolates for the sweetest chocolate hearts, and Salud for hosting this special afternoon in their beautiful space!

THANK YOU Nourishing Neighbors VOLUNTEERS!

This Sunday March 22nd, we gathered at Preble Street’s South Portland Food Security Hub for our March community service event!

Preble Street’s South Portland Food Security Hub has recently expanded their facilities from serving 2,000 meals a day to the capacity of serving 10,000! 

We were thrilled to roll up our sleeves and help with all aspects of Preble Street’s weekly work, the results of which will be distributed this week to community members in need from their mobile outreach vans.

Our March Impact Report below captures the results 🥁🥁🥁... Together, we:

🙌 Gathered 70 volunteers who proved many hands make light work! 
🍝 Collected 54 boxes of nonperishable food donations for Preble Street’s pantry
🥜 Collected 30 lbs of trail mix ingredient donations for immediate use 
📣 Heard from Preble Street about their mission to provide essential services to individuals experiencing homelessness,, including food, clothing, and connection to resources
🧑‍🍳 Prepared 504 servings of curry potato salad for dinner service 
🍲 De-stemmed bunches of parsley for use in this week’s fish chowder and soup broth
🥨 Mixed 320 trail mix bags packed full of healthy protein, dried fruits, and mix-ins
🍪 Made 324 oatmeal cookie sandwiches with frosting and a pop of colorful sprinkles
👝 Stuffed 800 brown bag mobile snacks
🥪 Make 210 PB&J sandwhiches
🧦 Bundled 2,500 donated socks for distribution
🐾 Packaged 465 bags of dog food for distribution  
🍲 Took a guided tour of the newly completed Food Security Hub
⏳ Donated a total of 140 hours of service

Nonprofit partner:
Food sponsor:

We loved this powerhouse partner moment at our November community service event, Feel The Warmth!

Present in this month’s work:
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Event support:
Event convener:

Grateful for our company in this work 🧡

We are grateful for our volunteers this November!

Yesterday, Nov 23rd, we held our November community service event with nonprofit partner WindowDressers. Together, we:

❤️ Gathered 65 volunteers
🌎 Heard from WindowDressers about their mission to help keep Mainers warm, reduce heating bills, and take climate action one window at a time!
🪟Build 50 window insert frame models that will be used by WindowDresser staff when leading build events or conducting home site visits!
🧣Made 7 double-lined fleece blankets for donation to Maine Needs!

Sending our best wishes to as they hit the road preparing Mainers for winter!

Thank you October volunteers + !

On our first beautiful Sunday in October , we gathered in Falmouth, Maine for a day of habitat restoration. Together, we: 

❤️ Gathered 58 volunteers
  🦅 Heard from Maine Audubon about their work for wildlife preservation AND an overview on  plant life cycles + their role supporting our ecosystem’s insect and bird populations
🌿 Planted 339 new plants to restore Maine Audubon’s entry bird and butterfly meadow
🌱 Collected and harvested thousands of seeds for freezing, selling, and future planting 
🦋 Launched seed balls by slingshot for native seed distribution to support biodiversity

Thank you as always to snack sponsors for fueling our volunteers! 

We can’t wait to watch this meadow grow and wish everyone a warm and beautiful fall!

Today is the day! Rain or shine, is hosting a mural unveiling to celebrate our June project with artist lead .chevez and nonprofit partners and !