December 16th, 2011 by rosascarcelli
Cathy Newell, past president of the Exchange, was there for the Grand Opening.
The Bethel Area District Exchange, a nonprofit organization that supports a food pantry that helps people in crisis, celebrated a Grand Re-opening today in a new location.
The Exchange takes donated clothing and resells it to raise money to provide folks who are in trouble with food. This organization, and its many volunteers, do inspiring work.
A few months ago, then Exchange President Cathy Newell told me that the organization needed to find a new home or it would not be able to continue its mission.
Bethel Park, a housing complex managed by Stanford Management, had a vacant space that was a near perfect fit. At Stanford, we decided it would be a great public-private partnership to put the space to work for the community and are donating the location to the Exchange.
Working with the Exchange, we were able to get the space in shape and ready for work. The Exchange started its work again about two months ago in its new home, and we celebrated the Grand Opening … Continue reading "Grand Opening of the Bethel Area District Exchange" »
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March 28th, 2011 by rosascarcelli
Gov. LePage’s plan for an advisory council was good, and he shouldn’t back away from it — as long as it’s public.
SCARBOROUGH – Maine businesses deserve a voice in our government.
Our small businesses and homegrown industries have a perspective that we can’t afford to ignore. But we are a state made up of workers, and thinkers, and entrepreneurs, and we need to hear from them all. Not just a select few.
Gov. LePage’s desire to make the Department of Labor more open to business is a worthy goal.
But banishing history from the halls of the agency is a cynical attempt to ignore the important role that women and unions have played in the struggle to grow our economy, expand the middle class and improve working conditions.
Last week the administration announced that it would remove a mural depicting important moments in labor history, including an image of “Rosie the Riveter,” from the walls of the Department of Labor.
The department is also being forced to rename several rooms, including one named for Frances Perkins.
Perkins was secretary of labor under FDR, and was the first woman to serve in a president’s Cabinet.
The U.S. Department of Labor building is named for Perkins, who is … Continue reading "Maine Voices: Small business deserves to have its voice heard in Augusta" »
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