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The town of Rockport, Maine, is taking action against climate change with a speaker series that will run through 2023, the Portland Press Herald reports.
"Taking Action on Climate Change: What Can Rockport Do?" is a free series that will run at the Rockport Public Library on the third Wednesday of each month from Feb. 15 to June 21.
"These experts will illustrate how individuals and communities can take action towards mitigation and adaptation to climate change," according to a press release from the Rockport Conservation Commission.
The series is part of a grant the commission received from the Maine Governor's Office on Policy, Innovation, and the Future to fund a climate vulnerability assessment, a greenhouse gas inventory, and a public outreach campaign. Read the Entire Article
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Foundation: Lancaster County Community Foundation
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Foundation: Community Foundation of Southern Indiana
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The Alzheimer's Association's Forget-Me-Not program has a new toy in its arsenal: fidget blankets. The Madison Hospital in Alabama has received a $2,500 grant from the Huntsville Hospital...more
Foundation: Hawaii Community Foundation
If you're in your 60s or older and looking for adult day care in Maui, you're in luck. The nonprofit Maui Adult Day Care Centers lost its West Maui Center in the Lahaina fire last August, but...more
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Foundation: Kresge Foundation, Tow Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
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Calgary Social Enterprise Offers High-Tech Services by People with Autism
Meticulon, a project of Autism Calgary Association in partnership with the federal government and the Sinneave Family Foundation, operates as a social enterprise that renders high-tech services provided by people with autism, leveraging their natural abilities at requiring attention to detail, repetition, and sequencing.
