Round-Up Donations
We invite you to donate your change to worthy causes in the community. How does it work? When you make a purchase at the register and the total amount is something like $7.38 you can choose to round up and pay an even $8.00. The extra $0.62 will be donated to the organization we're supporting that month. Your small change can make a big difference. You can also round up to any dollar amount to donate more (such as $50 instead of $8).
We’re proud to have raised $21,811.74 for local organizations in 2023. thank you for your help in making this year’s Change For Good round-up donations a success.
2024’s Change for Good Recipients
2023’s Change for Good Recipients
January: Blue Hill Consolidated School Boosters Club
Total Raised: $1,252.09
“BHCS Boosters is an independent nonprofit organization whose sole beneficiary is BHCS. Their mission is to develop resources that create a wide variety of experiences and educational opportunities at Blue Hill Consolidated School, enrich the educational environment, and support the school community.
Grant requests are welcome at any time from BHCS faculty and staff.”
February: Loaves and Fishes Food Bank
Total Raised: $1,764.24
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry is one of the largest food pantries in Hancock County, feeding and serving neighbors in need from their community campus at 137 Downeast Highway (Route 1 - North) in Ellsworth. Loaves & Fishes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported exclusively by volunteers, receiving funds and in-kind donations from individual donors, businesses, municipalities, foundations and through community fundraising events. Loaves & Fishes seeks to end food insecurity in Hancock County and treats everyone with respect, so they leave the pantry with dignity and hope as well as groceries.
March: Health Equity Alliance in Ellsworth
Total Raised: $1,930.44
“Health Equity Alliance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization that provides HIV+ care, sexual health and wellness services, and harm reduction programs. Our commitment to people in Maine living with HIV, people who use drugs, and our LGBTQ+ community members has been at the core of our story, 35 years in the making.”
April: Stonington Public Library
Total Raised: $1,937.67
“SPL strives to inspire all members of its community by providing excellent services and facilities that connect them to ideas and information for self-enrichment.”
May: Surry Backpack Program
Total Raised: $1,939.22
The Back Pack Program provides meals for the weekend to children suffering from food insecurity. They also provide a complete Thanksgiving dinner to their families. So far they have provided in excess of 40,000 meals.
June: Birdsacre
Total Raised: $2,658.96
“Birdsacre was the home of Cordelia J. Stanwood, pioneering naturalist, ornithologist, photographer, and writer. She inspired and embodied Birdsacre’s mission through her deep appreciation of nature, conservation, and education.” Mission: Fostering an appreciation of nature through experiential learning, inspired by Cordelia J. Stanwood’s contributions to ornithology.
July: Native Gardens of Blue Hill
Total Raised: $2,448.71
“NGBH's mission is to promote the use of native plants in gardens, demonstrating their beauty and value, and to encourage garden practices that support the ecosystem.”
August: Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology and Coexistence
Total Raised: $2,153.97
“Our mission is to enhance awareness of the value of carnivore presence on our planet by providing a wide range of creative, educational and research experiences for the people of New England, focusing on carnivores, their habitat, and their relationship to us.”
September: Downeast Restorative Justice
Total Raised: $1,932.37
“DRJ believes in the power of social healing, rather than punishment, engaging in equitable, community-based justice to repair harmed relationships caused by wrongdoings, including those of incarceration. We offer voice, support and repair for the victim; opportunity for accountability and responsibility for the offender; and a transformative, fresh start for the community. DRJ offers trainings in restorative practices to community members, schools and organizations.”
October: Marine Mammals of Maine
Total Raised: $1,539.57
Responds to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles in southern and midcoast Maine, cares for sick, injured and abandoned seals, studies marine mammal populations, and offers community education.
November: Wabanaki Alliance
Total Raised: $1,340.97
“In June of 2020 the tribes in Maine (Mi’kmaq Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Passamaquoddy Tribe and Penobscot Nation) formed the Wabanaki Alliance. The Wabanaki Alliance was formed to educate people of Maine about the need for securing sovereignty of the tribes in Maine.”
December: Families First Community Center
Total Raised: $913.53
“To break the cycle of homelessness by equipping families with minor children with the skills they need to gain self-sufficiency.”