The Maine Community Foundation has awarded more than $68,000 in grants to 10 organizations in the Oxford County area, the Portland Press Herald reports.
The recipients are: Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry: $10,000 Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine: $6,210 Denmark Arts Center: $5,000 School Administrative District 44: $10,000 Oxford County Mental Health Services: $10,000 River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition: $5,000 Team Long Run: $10,000 Progress Center: $5,000 Waterford Library Association: $2,400 Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative: $10,000
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