CAMDEN – August 6, 2024 – A Silent Auction to support UMC’s 2025 Grants Program has launched online and will run through August 22, closing at the organization’s summer event in Belfast.
The auction features everything from a baseball signed by Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck and a vintage 1920s Zircon ring to memberships at several museums or a Camden Harbor dine-and-stay package at The Wharf at Lyman-Morse. To view and bid on items now, visit unitedmidcoastcharities.org. All proceeds will benefit the more than 40 partner agencies that UMC supports each year through its grants program, which addresses the needs of Waldo and Knox County residents within the focus areas of food, housing, health & safety, and economic security.
The auction ends at 7:00 p.m. at the United Midcoast Charities summer celebration honoring UMC’s 2024 Community Champions and announcing this year’s Sani Award for Philanthropic Excellence, a community member who has made exceptional contributions to the organization and the entire Midcoast region. Tickets are $75 each, available at unitedmidcoastcharities.org/tickets. The price includes fabulous food, beer, wine, and signature cocktail by E. Wales Hospitality.
The auction and event are generously sponsored by Rockport Steel, O’Hara Corporation, and the Front Street Shipyard. Donating businesses include: 250 Main Hotel, 40 Paper, Ada’s Kitchen, A Morning In Maine, Acadia Ebike Adventure, Allagash Brewing Co., American Flatbread, Amy Jenner, Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., Bay Chamber Concerts, Bay View Collection, Beaver Lodge, Bistro La Cave, Blue Barren Distillery & Restaurant, Boston Red Sox, CedarWorks, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Christine’s Framing Gallery, City Drawers, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Colburn Shoe Store, Dot’s Market, Farnsworth Art Museum, Goose River Golf Club, Graffam Bros. Seafood Market, The Grasshopper Shop, House of Logan, Jess’s Market, Jesse Tobias Designs, L.L. Bean, Leonard’s, Loyal Biscuit Co., Maine Island Trail Association, Maine Mariners, Maine Media, Mainely Gallery & Studio, McLaughlin Seafood, Midcoast Recreational Center, MountainSea Expeditions, Once A Tree, Pen Bay YMCA, Planet Toys, Nina June, RAYR – The Wine Shop, Rockland Golf Club, Strand Theatre, Susan Tobey White Studio & Gallery, Symmetree Base Camp, The Everyman Repertory Theatre, The Pour Farm, The Samoset Resort, The Smiling Cow, The Waterfront Restaurant, The Wharf at Lyman-Morse, TOPO Gallery, Waldo County YMCA, Winifred & Evalyn, and Wooden Alchemy.
United Midcoast Charities plays a pivotal role in providing financial support, strategic guidance, and tangible resources to Midcoast nonprofits providing services in the areas of food, housing, health & safety, and economic security. UMC strengthens these community-focused organizations to achieve their missions more effectively and have a greater impact.
