Please note: We will be closed on July 3 and July 4, so we can spend time with our families.

Our Semi-Annual Lobster Raffle Fundraiser is here. On June 30 we will blind-draw a winning ticket for a bucket of lobsters – 10 of them, free to a lucky winner. Raffle Tickets are available at The Community Center Monday – Friday and Thursday morning at the Farmers Market. Come check us out. Here’s the bargain! If you buy one ticket for $10, you have a chance of winning 10 lobsters. If you buy three tickets for $20, you triple your chances of winning 10 lobsters! Yummy! All lobsters are donated by Atlantic Edge lobstermen. And another good thing – you don’t have to be present to win. We will contact you!

And, how about walking with us in the Windjammer Parade for The Community Center on June 28th! We will have our famous Community Center van to show off. If this opportunity intrigues you, please give us a call at 633-9876. We will meet at the Boothbay Region High School just before 3 p.m. on the 28th. The parade begins at 4 and we will walk downtown.

We’ve been researching ways to help people get to medical appointments, the grocery store, or other necessary trips. As I’m sure you are aware we have a subscription program called People Helping People that provides transportation to individuals for their medical and food needs in the Boothbay Region, including Damariscotta and Brunswick. Our program generally operates Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. The cost for this program is $20/month. Please call Lee at 207-633-9876 for more information. Community Rides is another program operated through the Community Resource Council that provides transportation for people to their appointments. They require 48 hours’ notice and will go to Portland too if they can find a driver. Please contact Anna Geneseo at 207-633-4375.

And, if you are looking for food deliveries, please check out Instacart (www.instacart.com). It’s an online program to which you can subscribe to have groceries delivered to you from Hannaford, Shaw’s, or other stores. This program is fee based, but a great convenience if you can’t get to the grocery store. This program was recommended by one of our People Helping People members.

We extend a warm welcome to all our summer residents, visitors, and workers. Please drop in for a cup of coffee and a chance to chat with local people who are happy to share their knowledge of the region. You might also play a game of Cribbage, or Mah-Jongg, or Mexican Train Dominoes, or work on a puzzle. You most certainly will find a good book to read.

Here is our program schedule for the week of July 3 – July 7:

Monday, July 3: Closed for the 4th of July holiday

Tuesday, July 4: Closed for the 4th of July holiday

Wednesday, July 5: Writing Class 10 a.m.-noon; Cribbage 12:30-2 p.m.

Thursday, July 6: Mexican Train Dominoes 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Mah-Jongg2 noon-2 p.m.; Inner Peace 1-2 p.m.

Friday, July 7: Scrabble noon-2 p.m.

Puzzles, coffee, tea, goodies, and good camaraderie are always available all week long. Please save us from eating too many goodies ourselves. Summer is here! And we are always looking for fresh ideas!