Tip Ackerman spent much of her life believing a college education was not in her cards. “I didn’t realize college was an option for me or that those doors were open,” she said. Last fall, Ackerman joined the University of Maine at Farmington’s (UMF) Class of 2025 at the age of 62. She is now […]

Calvin True spent 51 years as a lawyer with Eaton Peabody. He spent most of his career assisting individual and corporate clients with wealth transfer and business succession planning and worked with individuals and charitable organizations to develop and implement their charitable objectives. True served on the Maine Community Foundation Board of Directors from 2003 […]

One might say, when reflecting on a person’s full and meaningful life, that they wore many hats. But for the late Art Thompson, Maine Community Foundation fundholder and volunteer, it was what he wore on his feet that signified his life’s passions. There were the waterproof waders he wore fly fishing and the cross-country skis […]

Maine came to a standstill Oct. 25, 2023, after a gunman opened fire in Lewiston and committed the worst mass shootings in state history. The tragedy, and subsequent three-day search for the perpetrator, gripped the Lewiston community and beyond with fear, sadness and uncertainty. The 18 victims killed were enjoying a Wednesday night cornhole tournament […]

The aftermath of the mass shootings last October in Lewiston simultaneously showed the worst of humanity and the best. Maine people banded together in the tragedy’s wake and the Maine Community Foundation joined the many organizations and individuals supporting victims and families by creating the Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund. No amount of money can ease […]