Sweetser

Congratulations to Leslie Heselton, Residential Support Counselor/Topsham PNMI, for being the recipient of the 2024 Garland Award! The award recognizes a staff member who personifies exceptional service to Sweetser and the greater community. Great work, Leslie!

Election anxiety is real. It’s okay to take a break from social media and political news, get outside, connect with someone, volunteer, or practice some self-care.

Join Sweetser as a Child Residential Clinician in Saco: $20,000 Sign-On Bonus! Part-time & full-time options! Starting at $60,000! You’ll serve children/adolescents, their families, guardians, and other care providers through individual, group, and family therapy in a residential. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eeMsM8vw

Every year we bring joy and a fun escape to the children we serve by delivering a Halloween experience like no other. This year Candyland was our theme. Check out the whimsical displays and colorful costumes from our Saco Admin building. 

Happy Halloween from all of us at Sweetser! Check out our Candyland theme adventures from each of our admin departments as some of the children we serve got to experience a whimsical escape. 🎃

We are pleased to award Denise Labbe and Marise Anagnost from the Sanford Elks Lodge with a Sweetser Star! They have been raising money for Sweetser since 2019 and volunteered even before that. In total, their efforts have helped provide over $51,000 towards our mission through various fundraisers, including raffles, car washes, pallet parties, comedy nights, and a Jam. We are also pleased that they have now been voted into our organization as Corporators. Congrats, you two!

We held Sweetser’s 75th annual meeting alongside our donor appreciation event. The Sweetser Soiree was held at The Landing at Pine Point and was an opportunity to elect board members and corporators, mingle with donors, watch our year-in-review video, and get a state-of-the-organization update. The evening was sponsored by our partners at CGI Business Solutions. The following individuals were nominated and approved to join as new corporators: ✓Marise Anagnost ✓John Downing ✓Barbara Lamont ✓Denise Labbe ✓Michael Thorne The following board members were reappointed: ✓William Zafirson, who was also named as Treasurer. ✓Margaret Shepp ✓Mike Del Tergo was named as Secretary. ✓James Nylund is now Vice Chair. Appreciate all who attended and our many Sweetser supporters.

Lewiston strong is so much more than a couple of simple words. It speaks to the strength of our community and of Mainers supporting each other and holding each other up in times of tragedy.

Anniversaries of tragic events can be really difficult, but there are several ways to process them, to get through them, including: ✅Connecting with family and community. ✅Practice self-care ✅Lean on your support network ✅Be patient and kind with yourself We are stronger together, as one community, one state, one people. #LewistonStrong

Together, we are forever #LewistonStrong. Our hearts go out to the entire Lewiston community as we work on providing long term hope and healing. You are not alone in processing your thoughts and feelings around marking this day. Oftentimes with anniversaries of tragic events, it’s important to find an outlet to talk through what you are feeling on the inside. Having someone who has struggled with mental health, but also happens to be trained in providing support is a great place to start. ✔️Free 24/7 Support Line - 1-866-771-9276 ✔️Text or call 988 if you are in crisis ✔️Call or email the PromiseLine to access services: 1-800-434-3000 info@sweetser.org