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Trail Champions, Campaign for the Maine Trail Center Receives Transformational Gift to Begin Construction
SKOWHEGAN, Maine – Family and friends of the late Mark Andrew McAuliffe joined the Maine Appalachian Trail Club today in announcing a transformational bequest to Trail Champions, the Campaign for the Maine Trail Center, in fulfillment of Mark’s wishes. The bequest, which will likely exceed $1 million when finalized, has ...
L.L.Bean Gifts $200,000 to Trail Champions
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (May 24, 2022) – The Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) announced it has received a $200,000 gift from L.L.Bean for Trail Champions, the Campaign for the Maine Trail Center, a forthcoming multi-use trail maintenance and training facility in Skowhegan centrally located to Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT) footpath ...
Bangor Daily News Article: For the 1st time in years, MATC volunteers will be able to shower on their days off.
by Pete WarnerDecember 18, 2021 – Bangor Daily News For the first time in seven years, the volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail in Maine will soon have a modern, comfortable and permanent place to spend their days off. Each year, crews from the Maine Appalachian Trail Club head into ...
WVII BANGOR FOX 22 FEATURE ON TRAIL CHAMPIONS
Trail Champions Chair/MATC President Lester Kenway returned to the trail this week to speak with WVII Fox 22’s Kayla Heavey about Trail Champions, the Campaign for the Maine Trail Center. Said Lester, “It took 16 years to create the Appalachian Trail using existing trails and new trails from Georgia to ...
WABI Channel 5 Feature on Trail Champions Featuring Mike Stillman and Lester Kenway
Yesterday, Trail Champions Chair/MATC President Lester Kenway and MATC Director Mike Stillman spoke with WABI Channel 5 Bangor’s Owen Kingsley about Trail Champions, the Campaign for the Maine Trail Center. Said Mike, “I think sometimes we can take for granted that these things just exist, that they’re just there for ...
Maine Sunday Telegram Outdoors Feature on Trail Champions, Campaign for the Maine Trail Center
Today, Trail Champions debuted in the Maine Sunday Telegram! Read more online at https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/18/some-of-maines-trails-are-in-disrepair-but-help-may-be-on-the-way/ or download a PDF for your convenience here ...
Trail Champions, Campaign for the Maine Trail Center Enters Public Phase of Fundraising
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (April 18, 2021) – The Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) announces the public phase of fundraising for Trail Champions, the Campaign for the Maine Trail Center, a multi-use trail maintenance and training facility centrally located to Maine’s AT footpath in Skowhegan. To-date, Trail Champions has raised more than ...
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