Round Up for Your Community
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.
We’re proud to have raised $20,554.93 for local organizations in 2024. Thank you for your help in making this year’s Change For Good round-up donations a success.
Applications for 2025 are currently closed. Please check back later to apply for 2026.
January's Recipient: Mano en Mano
“Mano en Mano works with farmworkers statewide and immigrants in Downeast Maine to empower them to thrive. We envision a stronger, more inclusive Maine where the contributions of diverse communities are welcomed, access to essential services, education and housing are ensured, and social justice and equity are embraced.”
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2025 Change for Good Recipients
January
“Mano en Mano works with farmworkers statewide and immigrants in Downeast Maine to empower them to thrive. We envision a stronger, more inclusive Maine where the contributions of diverse communities are welcomed, access to essential services, education and housing are ensured, and social justice and equity are embraced.”
February
“The Gatherings is a community center in the heart of Surry that fosters well-being and connection through sharing, cooperation, learning, and the arts. As part of serving the community, The Gatherings provides affordable and accessible space for people to come together through a wide range of activities, classes, and events.”
March
“To preserve the home, art, and life of Jonathan Fisher in order to engage, inspire, and educate visitors and community members of all ages through connection to our past.”
April
“Reversing Falls is an emerging spiritual community located in North Brooksville on 818 Bagaduce Road. We strive to create a sacred, welcoming space and our mission is to: build a community where everyone’s story is heard, support artistic expression, model and inspire care for Earth, our common home, and encourage the inner journey of all.”
May
“The Shaw Institute is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), scientific research organization based in Blue Hill, Maine. Founded in 1990 by ecotoxicologist Dr. Susan Shaw, for more than three decades, our research on plastics, ocean pollution, marine mammal health, toxic chemicals, and climate change has informed public opinion and fueled policy, impacting millions of people in the U.S. and worldwide.”
June
“The Friend Memorial Library works cooperatively to support, promote, and enrich the community. Our library assembles, preserves, and administers, in accessible and organized collections, books and related materials in order to provide stimulation, enlightenment and enrichment to our community of users.”
July
“The mission of the Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and exhibit artifacts and historical data that highlight the customs and lifestyles of the region’s early settlers, and to acquire and protect historic sites within the two towns. Currently, our primary initiative is the restoration of the 1837 Sedgwick First Baptist Church, a landmark widely recognized for its architectural significance. Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., former State Historic Preservation Officer, praised the church as “one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in Maine, if not all of New England.””
August
Flowers for Neighbors - Project Brooklin Garden Club
The signature project of the BGC is an outreach project which we call Flowers for Neighbors (FFN). FFN involves the creation of flower arrangements and the delivery of those arrangements seven times a year to individuals who receive food from the Simmering Pot project; homebound individuals; annually to all of the staff at the Brooklin, Sedgwick, Brooksville and GSA schools; monthly to patients and staff of Blue Hill Hospital; and others.
September
Chase Emerson Memorial Library
“Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in our community by promoting a love of learning through media as well as live programs to instruct, educate, inspire, delight and amuse.”
October
“NextStep Domestic Violence Project supports and empowers people affected by domestic violence, while striving to prevent and end the cycle of domestic violence through education and social change.”
November
“Nibezun celebrates culture as medicine, provides an inclusive space for healing, and promotes sustainability for all people and future generations.”
December
“Our mission is to collect, preserve and lend printed sheet music and to promote the appreciation, knowledge and performance of music.”
2024's Recipients and Totals
We’re proud to have raised $20,554.93 for local organizations in 2024.
Thank you for your help in making last year’s Change For Good round-up donations a success.
Don’t forget to round-up at the register this year for the 2025 recipients.
JANUARY – CRITTERVILLE WILDLIFE
Total Raised: $881.53
FEBRUARY – NICHOLS DAY CAMP
Total Raised: $898.34
MARCH – WERU FM
Total Raised: $1,154.43
APRIL – ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER
Total Raised: $816.41
MAY – HEALTHY PENINSULA
Total Raised: $1,311.06
JUNE – THE SIMMERING POT
Total Raised: $2,416.43
JULY – POP, POWDER OF PRODUCE
Total Raised: $3,779.90
AUGUST – FOOD CO-OP INITIATIVE
Total Raised: $1,910.47
SEPTEMBER – BROOKLIN FOOD CORPS
Total Raised: $1,965.74
OCTOBER – YOUR PLACE
Total Raised: $1,917.01
NOVEMBER – DOWNEAST WOOD BANK
Total Raised: $1,961.13
DECEMBER – GREAT POND MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION TRUST
Total Raised: $1,542.48
2023's Recipients and Totals
We’re proud to have raised $21,811.74 for local organizations in 2023.
JANUARY – BHCS BOOSTERS CLUB
Total Raised: $1,252.09
FEBRUARY – LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY
Total Raised: $1,764.24
MARCH – HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE
Total Raised: $1,930.44
APRIL – STONINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Total Raised: $1,937.67
MAY – SURRY BACKPACK PROGRAM
Total Raised: $1,939.22
JUNE – BIRDSACRE STANWOOD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Total Raised: $2,658.96
JULY – NATIVE GARDENS OF BLUE HILL
Total Raised: $2,448.71
AUGUST – COYOTE CENTER
Total Raised: $2,153.97
SEPTEMBER – DOWNEAST RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Total Raised: $1,932.37
OCTOBER – MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE
Total Raised: $1,539.57
NOVEMBER – WABANAKI ALLIANCE
Total Raised: $1,340.97
DECEMBER FAMILIES FIRST COMMUNITY CENTER
Total Raised: $913.53
