Grants for watering the roots of change
 

Do you believe in giving people the hope, opportunity, and resources to tackle social, economic, and environmental issues and win? Maine Initiatives is a community of grassroots leaders, donors, and nonprofits working together to grow the movement for change. Our support for organizations dedicated to social progress is changing Maine.

Our motto: Water to the roots, and plenty of it!

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The Big Twenty!

Honoring grassroots leaders
and celebrating our twentieth anniversary:

The 2013 Watering Can Awards Celebration
Wednesday, June 19, Ocean Gateway, Portland
5 to 8:30 p.m.
 

This year, Maine Initiatives is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. Every year, we honor people who water the roots of change by presenting them with Maine Initiatives' Watering Can Awards. We hold the awards night in a different part of the state each year.

In 2013, the party will be in Portland, where we'll be honoring grassroots leaders and homegrown heroes of the Portland region - leading voices in the movement for social, economic, and environmental justice. Receiving the Watering Can Awards:

• El-Fadel Arbab
• Bill Creighton
• Marvin Ellison
• Cy Hagge
• Adam, Cathy, and Jonathan Lee
• Donna Yellen and Preble Street

Register here.

Learn more here.