Category: Clubs & Organizations

Giving Tuesday 

Strategies for a Stronger Sanford aims to raise $1,000 through online donations on Tuesday 11/28. Its campaign is aligned with “Giving Tuesday,” a global day of philanthropy.   Strategies pledges to put proceeds toward the many local initiatives for which it provides administrative support, namely Sanford Police Cadets, Sanford Backpack Program, Right Brain Club, Stuff the Bus, Friends of Downtown, Sanford Community Youth Alliance and the Sanford Springvale News.   “Contributions will directly impact the lives of our community members by fostering…

Accessible Trail to be Built at Sanford Community Forest 

Flagging tape marks the eventual route of a new handicapped accessible trailat Sanford Community Forest Photo:  Lee Burnett Three Rivers Land Trust secured a $50,000 grant this week to build a handicapped accessible trail at Sanford Community Forest on outer Oak Street.  Funding from the Recreational Trails Program will enable construction of a meandering third of a mile trail from a recently completed gravel parking lot to an existing clearing. Funding will also pay for picnic tables, a chamber-type outhouse, and a…

Veterans Day Ceremonies Planned

Photo credit: Veterans Administration By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford Veterans Memorial Committee has announced plans for its annual Veterans Day events to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The public is welcome at all events. Committee members will gather to place a wreath at the memorial in Central Park at 9 am. They will then travel to the gazebo in front of Walgreens in Springvale for a wreath laying there. At 11 am, the ceremonies at Veterans Memorial Gym,…