Our Donors

You believe in the power of community

You are helping shape a healthier, more connected Patten Region. Your support is turning the vision of the Veterans’ Memorial Library and Community Center into reality—removing barriers to vital resources and opening doors to learning, connection, and opportunity for all who call this community home.

If you’d like your name added to this incredible list be sure to check out all the different ways to give.

🌳 Oak Donors ($25,000 or more)

• Annenberg Foundation
• Dawne Beattie Madison
• Davis Family Foundation
• Elmina B Sewall Foundation
• Stephen and Tabatha King Foundation
• The Bingham Program
• Anonymous Donor

🍁 Maple Donors ($10,000–$24,999)

• Ezra James Briggs Family Fund
• In memory of Juanita Finch and Jessie Steen McDonald
  Mike & Jane Giles
  
• Katahdin Trust Company
• Maine Community Foundation
• Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust
• Nate & Sam Richardson

🌿 Birch Donors ($5,000–$9,999)

• Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
• In memory of Edna S. & Harold F. Bates
  Rae Bates & David P. Michaud
• Dr Ron Blum & Mary Lou Evitts
• In memory of Sally & Clare Drew
  Andrew Kaye
• The Family of Peg Downing and Duratherm Window Company
• In memory of Dick and June Hill
  Lindsay & Mike Downing
• Rose Fuchs
• Coralie (Cokie) Giles
• Terry & Craig Hill
• In memory of Chester & Virginia Richardson
  In memory of Annie Somers
  Kirsten & Ryan Hogan
• Lewago Gate Charity Fund, A donor advised fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation
• Ted and Terry Pettengill
• Aurorita & Garth Pulkkinen
• In memory of Mary K Baker
  Sara (Charette) & David Sinnett
• Gregg & Paula Smallwood
• Jason Wilborn

🌲 Ash Donors ($2,500–$4,999)

• Eastmill Federal Credit Union
• Diana & Paul Giles
• Rodney Howes
• Machias Savings Bank
• In honor of the Willard & Violette McIntire Family
  Burtt & Linda McIntire
  James S McIntire
• In honor of the Howard & Marion Parker Family
  Burtt & Linda McIntire
  Howard G Parker
  Keith R Parker
• Jesse & Tim Moriarity

🌲 Pine Donors ($1,000–$2,499)

• In memory of Veronica Daggett Elwell
  The Beaulieu Family, Lori C Boynton, Carol & Danny Curtis, Erin Day, Patsy Dyer, Andrea Qualey Edwards, Mark & Heidi Evers, Gatsby & Ivy, Kristin Giles, Susan Giles Miller, Kathy Guiggey, Morgan Hill, Jessica Howes, Stephanie Ivey, Penny Johnson, Mariah Mace, John & Susan Osgood, Kevin & Samantha Pelkey, Cathy Reynolds, Sam Richardson, Peter & Allison Roy, Ashley Russell
• In honor of Addie Orway
  Beth Bates, Deanna Morse
• Rebecca & Israel Boone
• In memory of Henry & Joyce Olsen and Irene Olsen Bradford
  Lynn Brown
  Andrea & Rollin Thurlow
• Michael L. Downing
• Loretta Goin
• In memory of John Yoest & Anne Heenan
  Ken & Suzanne Heenan
• Les & Alma Hill
• Charles & Bonnie Lane
• Stephanie Lent
• Alicia Ann McNally
• MaryAlice Mowry
• In memory of Hubert and Claire Nevers
  Richard Nevers
• Patten Area Woman’s Club
• Susie & Bob Peixotto
• In honor of Kenneth George Perkins
  Nancy Perkins
  Steve & Stacy Perkins
• Susan Plissey
• In memory of David & my daughter Terri Ryan
  Jennifer Ryan
• In memory of Delmont & Cora Bates
  Jennifer Ryan
• In memory of Hilary and Janet Gildden
  Ingrid Stanchfield
• In memory of Daniel & Verna Woodbury
  Karen B. White, Patten Academy Class of 1961

📄 Paper Donors ($999 and below)

• Lois Adams
• Dennis Anderson & Deborah Susee
• Elijah, Brittany, Silas & Isaiah Arbo
• Mark G. Azzara
• Anita Baker
• Craig & Vicki Banton
• David Bates
• In memory of Sue Sheehan
  Todd Bates, Eileen Belleau, John & Susan Getchell, Gene & Katrina Giard, Kathleen Gilbert, Rick & Linda Lyons, Kirk Ritchie, Michael Woda
• In memory of Richard Nevers
  Jamie Beert
• Anthony Bowers, Bowers Funeral Home
• Kelley & Kelly Bragdon
• Chris Bridgham
• Steven Brooks
• Wayne L. Brown
• John & Charlene Brownlee
• Julie Buhler
• Brian B. Burger
• Wake & Kail Cadman
• In memory of Rosemarie Corriveau Caldwell
  Tim Caldwell
• Shane & Terry Campbell
• In memory of Dwight Marr
  Kelly Candage
• Kathleen & Steven Case
• Cedar Haven Mission, LLC
• Deborah Coolong
• Meghan Cooper
• Andrew Crandall
• Carol & Daniel Curtis
• Janice Dancer
• Gordon & Rosanne Dauphinee
• Mac Dow
• Debbie & Don Drew
• Andre & Shirley Dumas
• Steve & Linda Elliott
• Louise C. Ellis Grant
• Jon & Peter Ellis
• Molly Elwell
• Dick & Peggy Engroff
• Bruce Fifield
• Jona & Joel Fitzpatrick
• Deanna Gerow
• In memory of Peter Gerow
  Irene S Gerow
• In memory of of Nita Bates Finch
  In memory of Gertrude Foster Steen
  Coralie, Diana & Paul Giles
• Charlotte Gradie
• Lenore Hanson
• In honor of Fred Harrington
  Gerald & Lois Harrington
• In Memory of Warren Harrington
  Jim & Sally Harrington, Harrington Family Trust
• In Memory of Paula Harrington Miller
  Jim & Sally Harrington, Harrington Family Trust
• In memory of Joseph L Harrington
  Warren & Lucy Harrington
• Lorna & Scott Harris
• Rhonda Harvey
• Rowena Harvey
• Bruce & Amy Hodgdon
• In memory of Thomas Frazer Sheehan
  John & Susan Getchell, Maxine Guay, River Hodgdon, Glen & Sarah Knock
• Rhoda & Harvey Houtz
• Kathy Howes
• In honor of Rodney Howes
  Robert & Jean Howes
• Mike Hunt
• LeeAnn Hurlbert
• Peter Huston
• Glen & Sarah Knock
• David & Julie Leatherberry
• Ann & Wayne Lessard
• Walt & Libbie Lockard
• Edwin & Judy MacArthur
• Karen & Stuart MacKinnon
• In memory of Judy Heath
  Heather Marsters
• Beth Martin
• The Martin-Tero Family
• Robert McCurdy
• Frances McKenney
• Jim & Beth Michaud
• Dale Mills
• Carol Nash Getchell
• Sandra Noonan
• In memory of James and Joyce Hunter
  Miranda Ouellette
• In memory of Jacquelyn Palmer
  Jessica Palmer
• Roberta Palmer
• Alan Parks
• In memory of Joyce Harvey and Donald Grant
  Patten Academy Class of 1952
• In memory of Maxine Rodgerson
  Patten Academy Class of 1952
• In honor of Tad Peavey
  Charles Peavey
• James & Parichat Peavey
• Alison & Adam Perrin
• Allison Perrin
• David & Elizabeth Reichman
• In memory of Chris and Aaron Marston
  Lana Robinson
• In memory of James W Rockwell
  Jeffrey & Patricia Rockwell
• Christine & Reginald Rodgerson
• Cory & Lauren Rolfe
• Molly Ross
• Thomas M Sandman
• William Shain
• Thomas & Susan Sheehan
• Sherman Thriftway General Store
• John & Debbie Shirley
• In memory of Bob and Althea Shirley
  Tom & Sue Shirley
• Don & Lori Smallwood
• Kelly & Mike Storie
• In honor of Bentlee, Khole, & Christian Birmingham, Nolan Howes, River Ward, Emery Collins, Matt Gino, Walter & Annie Downing, Emma & Melaine Libby, Jachin, Noelle, & Gloria Rodgerson
  Summer Reading Program 2025
• Karla Tower
• Charles J. & Susan W. Tubman
• Scott & Barbara Webb
• Skip and Julie White
• Morgan Wiley

You can also have your name or logo displayed as one of our room sponsors! Learn more.

• Genealogy & Archive Room
  A gift from Dawne Beattie Madison
  Patten Academy Class of 1946
• Two Soundproof Telehealth Rooms
  A gift from The Bingham Program