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Maine Points

Maine Points

Discover Maine Points – Your Weekly Spotlight on Maine’s Movers and Shakers!
Produced by Danny Martignetti of The WGAN Morning News, Maine Points brings you inspiring stories and highlights from organizations making a difference in our community. We proudly share these conversations across all eight stations of the Portland Media Group, ensuring your message reaches listeners throughout Southern Maine. Tune in every Sunday morning on your favorite station:

WGAN – 5:00 AM
WMGX – 5:00 AM
WYNZ – 5:30 AM
WBAE – 5:30 AM
WPOR – 5:30 AM
98.9 WCLZ – 5:30 AM
WZAN – 5:30 AM
WYNZ HD2 – 5:30 AM

Start your Sunday with stories that matter—Maine Points, where Maine’s voice is heard! If you are an organization that wants to be featured, E-mail danny@wgan.com

MAINE POINTS

Friday, December 27, 201912/27/2019

Maine Points: U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the civilian component of Coast Guard Forces. Founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the US Coast Guard Reserves and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941. It serves you through boating-safety classes, vessel safety checks, and safety patrols on the water and in the air. Members of the Auxiliary have no law-enforcement powers and issue no permits. The 26,000 volunteer members (men and women) donate thousands of hours in support of Coast Guard missions.

Danny is joined by Peter Poulin, FC and Public Affairs Staff Official Tom Roche with U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary / Casco Bay Flotilla 2-1.

The purpose of this program is to let our Mainers know about volunteer opportunities with U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

MAINE POINTS

Friday, December 20, 201912/20/2019

Maine Points: Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine

The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine has drop in hours two days per week. They have support groups for both men and women. They offer wellness programs, we have comfort items, educational material and we offer creative services such as knitting, drawing/coloring, jewelry making and much more.

They offer all these services free to anyone impacted by cancer. In addition to all these services, the Center can help provide some “Hope, Strength, Courage and Support”.

Danny speaks with Diane Madden & Mallory Cash with The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine and how they are helping our fellow Mainers.

WGAN 98-5

Friday, December 13, 201912/13/2019

Maine Points: Midcoast Humane

Brunswick Animal Shelter was founded in 1950 by a group of Brunswick citizens concerned with the welfare of the area’s…

WGAN 98-5

Friday, December 6, 201912/06/2019

Maine Points: The Salvation Army

Major Ronda Ferreira and Tools for Life Director, Mary Irace who are both with The Salvation Army of Greater Portland speak to us about what The Salvation is doing during the Holiday Season.

The Purpose of this program is to discuss about the ongoing the kettle program that helps fund The Salvation Army programs which benefit the community year-round

WGAN 98-5

Wednesday, November 27, 201911/27/2019

Maine Points: Toys For Tots

The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas.The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, is an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity which was created at the behest of the U. S. Marine Corps in 1991. Danny speaks with Pete Levesque with Toys for Tots.

This program focuses on the work that Toys For Tots does for our Maine Community

WGAN 98-5

Friday, November 22, 201911/22/2019

Maine Points: Civil Air Patrol

C.A.P.’s mission is to engage in Cadet Programs, Emergency Services, and Aerospace Education. The cadet program mentors cadets through character development and leadership skills training while teaching discipline, respect, and enabling these teens to become the leaders of tomorrow. I have a great respect for that aspect of the program and take great pride in teaching and training these cadets as well.

This program focuses on the importance of Civil Air Patrol has on our community and how one can volunteer.

WGAN 98-5

Thursday, November 14, 201911/14/2019

Maine Points: 100+ Women Who Care Southern Maine

  100+ Women Who Care Southern Maine is a group of 385 local women who are interested in supporting our…

WGAN 98-5

Friday, November 8, 201911/08/2019

Maine Points: Stuff The Bus

Rewind 100.9 ‘s 14th annual Stuff The Bus Food Drive for Preble Street, presented by Bristol Seafood! Chuck Igo speaks with Preble Street. 

Now in their 44th year, Preble Street operates three full-time kitchens and a food pantry to aid our fellow Portland-area residents who would otherwise go hungry. This includes families and individuals who may be employed but sometimes have to choose between basic necessities such as paying for housing or being able to provide enough food to meet their needs.

This program focuses on the need for assistance in supporting our Mainers in providing food to our fellow Portland-area residents that are in need.

WGAN 98-5

Friday, November 1, 201911/01/2019

Maine Points: Helping Maine’s Veterans

Danny speaks with Joe Reagan from Veterans Count, Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck and NAMI Maine about the upcoming event on Tuesday November 12, 2019 – Pathways To Recovery: Resources For Maine’s Veterans & Families, which is presented by RALI MAINE.

In the second half of Maine Points Danny, then goes over Veterans Day Fundraiser on WGAN happening on Saturday November 9th at Bill Dodge GMC in Westbrook.

This program focuses on our Maine veterans and what our Maine organizations are doing to help support our Maine Veterans and their Families

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 18, 201910/18/2019

Maine Points: EqualityMaine’s Pumpkin Ball

Rock your Halloween with Blake and Eva at the 2019 Great Pumpkin Ball to benefit EqualityMaine Saturday 10/26 7pm-1am at the State Theatre, starring Peppermint, Season 9 Runner Up on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Blake speaks with Shane And Gia Drew from EqualityMaine

This program focuses on the work that’s EqualityMaine does to create safer schools for LGBTQ+ youth in our community.

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