The Presque Isle Community Garden located near 3 Birch Street is always in need of assistance. These are raised beds and are available for all community members to grow their own food. There is also a perennial flower bed surrounding the fence that is always in need of weeding.

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​Attire/type of work: Garden work, requires gloves, boots, and at this point probably bug spray

​Tools needed/provided: Shovels, hoes and small garden tools available​

Location: In the field by 37 Birch Street

Date:  Monday, May 15 (but can be flexible)

Time: this can be open to any groups at their convenience

# of Volunteers: 5

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Team Leader: Hosted by the Rotary Club

This two-hour community service project includes picking up litter, raking, tree trimming,
mulching, garden bed weeding, and painting along the Presque Isle Bike Path between State Street and Allen Street.

Attire: Work cloths, gloves, boots and bug spray Tools needed/provided: Paint and brushes provided, bring rakes and garden tools
 

Location: From State Street to Allen Street, Presque Isle

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Time: 3 pm to 5 pm

# of Volunteers: 15 volunteers

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Team Leader: Hosted by Rotary Club

Contact: Gene Cronin / Ginny Joles

Paint scraping 

Painting

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Items to Bring:

Paint Scrapers

Paint Clothes

Tall Ladders (if you are able to bring them) 

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Date: May 27, 2023

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We will be scraping and re-painting the exterior of a dorm. Some people will need to climb ladders.

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Team Leader Parker Davis

• Drop your bottles off at Presque Isle Redemption  on

• 2 Washburn Rd. Presque Isle, 04769 and say its for Love Aroostook.

Bring your bottles to Presque Isle Redemption Money raised will go to Love Aroostook Project or be given to bless areas in the community. 

Thank you for the opportunity to help in our public housing community. The average gross household income of our tenant families is $24,000 per year. The average for older adults or adults with disabilities is almost $15,000 annually.
There are children in more than 80 households and there are 40 individuals 70 plus years old. In total, 421 low-income people live in our public housing properties.
Any of the following full-size items would be very helpful to assist our most in need families:

Personal Hygiene• Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Floss (adult and child)• Mouthwash• Deodorant (for men and women)• Bar Soap and Body Wash• Shampoo• Shaving Cream, Disposable Razors• Band-Aids• Sunscreen• Feminine Hygiene: Pads and Tampons

Household• Tissues, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels• Household Cleaner (screw-cap preferred)• Disinfecting Wipes• Hand Soap, Hand Sanitizer• Laundry Detergent• Dish Detergent• Dishwasher Detergent (pods preferred)

Baby Care• Baby Powder, Baby Wash/Shampoo• Diaper Cream• Baby Wipes

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Location:  Drop off items at Star City IGA in Presque Isle or  PI Housing Authority's main office during regular office hours Monday-Friday.

Date: May 15-19

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Team Leader: Hosted by the Rotary Club

We will be helping clean out The Mapleton Pool to get it ready for the summer!

Attire/type of work: Painting cloths, gloves, boots, and bug spray
 

Tools needed/provided: Paint and brushes will be provided

Location: 9 Pool Street, Mapleton, Maine

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 

Time: 3 pm to 5 pm 

# of Volunteers: 7 to 10

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Team Leader: Hosted by the Rotary Club

Main Contacts: Abbey Clair or Steve Hanning

Help us put together a Swing Set for Hope & Justice Across the street from Framework Church

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Please bring some work gloves

Location:

5 Erskine Street, Presque Isle, ME, United States, Maine (Across the street from Framework Church)

Date: Tuesday, May 23

Time: Beginning at 9:00am

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Team Leader: Mikayla Churchill

We will be going to some roads to help clean up after the snow melt. 

Bring gear to get dirty in and make sure to have gloves. There will be a time and area set aside with Framework, but if you want to do this with your friends, family or small group in your area just let us know! 

Plastic Gloves and Trash bags will be provided 
 

Location: For PI road clean up we will meet at Framework parking lot and go out from there

Date: Saturday May 20

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

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Want to organize a team in your own area? let me know we will add a other locations here. 

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Team Leader: Jason Blaikie

• Hats and Mittens for Schools

• Canned Food Items For Schools, Colleges and Universities

• Socks, bedding, towels, Paper towels, toilet paper for the homeless shelter

• Dishes, utensils, house hold items for a women's shelter

Look for Drop off bins in the Lobby. Please Drop them off any time between now and May 28

We need help doing some work at the Pregnancy Center Center

Items Include

Door Installed in Hallway
Reception Area Divider created. This will be a half wall built after demolishing a current divider.
 

Location: Pregnancy Care Center PI in the mall (go through the doors by the dollar tree). 

Postponed

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Team Leader: Jason Blaikie