Dear Editor:
On the behalf of the Board of Trustees, members and donors to Friends of Midcoast Maine, I would like to express our appreciation to the many organizations, businesses and individuals in Damariscotta and Newcastle who assisted with and donated to The Community Institute program in Damariscotta on Building Healthy Multi-Generational Communities in Maine, held on February 27-28.
Almost 50 people attended this 1½ day session of The Community Institute which covered community leadership, data about our aging population, and tools available to individuals and communities to provide for aging populations, and to live better, longer.
We would like to thank:

• The Damariscotta Baptist Church and Pastor Marilee Harris and her husband Val for providing meeting space and technical A-V assistance
• The Town of Damariscotta
• Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
• Spectrum Generations
• AARP Maine
• Maine Association of Planners
• Coastal Enterprises Inc
• Healthy Lincoln County
• GrowSmart Maine
• The Maine Downtown Center
• The Midcoast Leadership Academy
• The Blue Zones Project
• Robin Mayer and Michael Tomko, FMM Board members
• The Newcastle Inn
• King Eiders Pub (Stone Cove Catering), the Damariscotta River Grill, and Savory Maine.

Thank you to all of these generous and hard-working contributors who made this session a resounding success. Information about the Community Institute and Friends of Midcoast Maine can be found at www.friendsmidcoast.org.
Jane B Lafleur
Executive Director