Community Calendar: September 11-17, 2023

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor

Monday, Sept. 11

Baby Rhyme Time,10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Kids Free to Grow-Nurturing Parenting-Infant, Toddler, & Preschoolers, 10-11:30 am, online

Sanford Food Pantry, 10:00 am-noon, 1204 Main St.

Springvale Park Date, 10 am, Sponsored by Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church, 10 Pleasant St., Springvale

A Family for ME live Q&A, support for foster care families, noon and 6 pm, online at afamilyforme.org

Lego Builders Club, 3:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Sanford School Committee Meeting, 6-9 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.

Tuesday, Sept. 12

Margaret Chase Smith School Picture Day

Municipal Operations & Property Subcommittee Meeting, 8:30-10 am, online. Agenda

Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting, 11 am-noon, online. Agenda

Free Lunch hosted by York County Shelter at Sunset Tower, noon-1 pm (entry at 11:45), 941 Main St.

Zoning Subcommittee, 1 pm, online. Agenda

Sanford Elks Bingo, doors open 4 pm, games start 6 pm, must be 18 years old with valid picture ID, 13 Elm St.

Cook the Book: The I Hate to Cook Book, 5:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Matthew Meal, 5:30-6:30 pm, St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave.

Wednesday, Sept. 13

Land Bank Authority Meeting, 8:45-10 am, online

Kids Free to Grow-Nurturing Parenting, 9:30-11:00 am, online

Fire Station Feasibility Working Group Meeting, 11 am-noon, online

Make It/Take It Craft-Book Page Owls, 2-5 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Friends of Downtown Sanford Meeting, 4:30-6 pm, Sanford Growth Council Office, 919 Main St.

Wednesday Night Bite/Free Community Meal, 6-7:00 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Sept. 14

Senior Food Distribution, 10 am, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.

Homeschool Meet-Up, 10-11 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Free Lunch hosted by York County Shelter at Sunset Tower, noon-1 pm (entry at 11:45), 941 Main St.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Food Bank, noon-2 pm, no residency requirement. FMI contact Barbara Russell 603-970-0306, 25 Riverside Ave.

Career Center Job Fair @ Sanford Community Adult Education, 3-5pm, 668 Main St.

Free Community Meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.

Golden Hour at McDougal Orchards, 4-6 pm, McDougal Orchards, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale

Friday, Sept. 15

Friday Story Time, 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Salvation Army Produce Pantry, 10:00 am-noon, 871 Main St. Staple boxes (2^nd & 4^th Fridays only)

Saturday, Sept. 16

Sanford Farmers Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. (weekly May-October)

3^rd Annual Heart, Peace, & Love 5K Walk, 9 am, Gowen Park Picnic Pavillion, William Oscar Emery Drive

Troup 327 Fall Shopping Bazaar & 5K Race to Get the Kids Outside, 9 am-2 pm, Gateway Park, 11 Riverside Ave.

The Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St.

First Annual Sanford Recovery Rally, 2-5 pm, Gowen Park, William Oscar Emery Drive

Rotary Club of Sanford-Springvale Centennial Gala, 5-8 pm, Seacoast Regional Airport, 199 Airport Rd.

Sunday, Sept 17

Chamber Talk Radio Show (New Day, Location, and Time), 7am, 104.3 Seacoast Oldies

Coming Soon…

• 9/18 Sanford Food Pantry
• 9/18 Baby Rhyme Time
• 9/18 A Matter of Balance
• 9/18 Lego Builders Club
• 9/19 CJL Picture Day
• 9/19 Site Plan Review Committee Meeting
• 9/19 Elks Bingo
• 9/19 City Council Meeting
• 9/19 Free Lunch @ Sunset Tower
• 9/20 A Matter of Balance
• 9/20 Kids Free to Grow-Nurturing Parenting
• 9/20 Planning Board Meeting
• 9/21 Free Lunch at Sunset Tower
• 9/21 Golden Hour at McDougal’s Orchard
• 9/21 Career Center Job Fair at Sanford Community Adult Education
• 9/22 Waypoint Maine’s 12 Annual Golf Tournament
• 9/22 Salvation Army Staple Box Distribution
• 9/22 Friday Storytime at Springvale Public Library
• 9/22 YMCA Family Paint Night
• 9/23 Farmers’ Market
• 9/23 Baby Blessings at St. George’s Episcopal Church
• 9/23 York County Shelter Program-Shaker Hill Apple Festival
• 9/23 Sanford Brew Fest
• 9/24 Chamber Talk Radio Show
• 9/24 York County Shelter Program-Shaker Hill Apple Festival

Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.

If your organization has an event coming up and you don’t see it here, contact us at events@sanfordspringvalenews.com we can add it! Use the subject line “Lisa’s FB List.” Events that are posted as Facebook events rather than just as posts are easier to include in our calendar and share on our Facebook page.

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