Community projects help to move ideas into action. Our Katahdin is committed to being a platform of action that promotes the projects of local leaders and connects them with a broader community who loves the region and wants to support positive action.

Together, we can be successful in building optimism and delivering results through small wins across the tri-town area. Please review the projects below and consider how you can contribute your ideas, money, and time.

Our Katahdin has a regional focus, with equal interest in projects in all three towns — and specific interest in regional projects. 100% of project donations go directly to those specific projects, with the exception of small PayPal fees that protect your financial transaction.

Let’s work together to put IDEAS INTO ACTION!

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Our Donors

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Anonymous

May 9, 2026

Amount Donated
$25.00
JM

John Montgomery

May 7, 2026

Amount Donated
$25.00
JH

Jasper Haynes

March 27, 2026

Amount Donated
$100.00
KC

Katahdin Collaborative

March 6, 2026

Amount Donated
$5,000.00
GC

Glad Tidings Church of God

February 21, 2026

Amount Donated
$150.00
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Patric Santerre

February 21, 2026

Amount Donated
$100.00
Anonymous User

Anonymous

February 2, 2026

Amount Donated
$200.00
CW

Charles Welch

January 22, 2026

Amount Donated
$300.00
M

Millinocket Elks Lodge

January 17, 2026

Amount Donated
$730.00
N

Nollesemic Lodge No 205

January 17, 2026

Amount Donated
$200.00
M

Millinocket Marathon & Half

January 7, 2026

Amount Donated
$938.98
BR

Brookfield Renewable

January 7, 2026

Amount Donated
$5,000.00

Completed Projects

Katahdin Strong – Keeping Our Neighbors Warm
Katahdin Strong – Keeping Our Neighbors Warm

Heating security is a significant challenge in the Katahdin region. Help keep our friends, neighbors, and employees safe and warm this winter with a gift to the Emergency Heating Fund.

  • 74.02% funded!
  • $37,009.44 pledged
  • $50,000.00 goal
Region III Students Gear Up for SkillsUSA State Competition
Region III Students Gear Up for SkillsUSA State Competition

A group of 26 students from SkillsUSA and NPT Region III is set to compete at the SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC) in Bangor, Maine.

  • 100% funded!
  • $3,000.00 pledged
  • $3,000.00 goal
Granite Street Elementary School Library
Granite Street Elementary School Library

Granite Street Elementary School is excited to enhance our library with updated State Books and Presidents series to support our 4th-grade students' annual exploration of the 50 states.

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,010.00 pledged
  • $1,000.00 goal
Christmas Tree Santa’s
Christmas Tree Santa’s

We are planning ahead for our third year that, Our Katahdin and the Town of Millinocket will be teaming up with Christmas Tree Santa's to bring holiday joy to families in need!

  • 8% funded!
  • $200 pledged
  • $2,500 goal
Robotics Team – Stearns Jr./Sr. High School
Robotics Team – Stearns Jr./Sr. High School

A great opportunity for middle school students, Robotic Kits! Students will learn the software and how to use the equipment. They will use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to solve problems.

  • 100% funded!
  • $5,500.00 pledged
  • $5,500.00 goal
Granite Street Playground Equipment
Granite Street Playground Equipment

Kids near and far make memories at the Granite Street School playground located in Millinocket. Please help us support and encourage outdoor fun for the kids!

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,510.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
East Millinocket Scoreboard
East Millinocket Scoreboard

Tri-town soccer players need your help! Generations past, present, and future can continue to honor Coach Ron Marks with a new, fully functional scoreboard. Please help us support a great sport for the youth!

  • 100% funded!
  • $3,575.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Little League Lawn Tractor
Little League Lawn Tractor

With spring in the air and dedicated volunteers ready to go, baseball continues to be what kids in Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway look forward to. The league has a rebuild plan underway.

  • 100% funded!
  • $3,005.00 pledged
  • $3,000.00 goal
Flag to watch over Medway Athletic Fields
Flag to watch over Medway Athletic Fields

It’s been a labor love 10 years in the making. George McLaughlin remembers watching his grandaughter playing a soccer game on a field that was practically under water. That sparked a journey to create fantastic athletic fields for...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,457.25 pledged
  • $2,457.25 goal
Welcome Mural
Welcome Mural

Local artist, Joy McEwen, wants to paint a mural highlighting the papermaking history of Millinocket on the visible side of Katahdin View Storage, LLC.- the brick building near the park on the corner of Central St. and Penobscot Ave. It’s...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,500.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Katahdin Community Stimulus
Katahdin Community Stimulus

For the past five Decembers a brave and mighty contingent of runners and supporters have descended upon the Katahdin region to race in the Millinocket Marathon and Half. The spirit of the race continues to be one of giving back...

  • 100% funded!
  • $5,076.00 pledged
  • $5,076.00 goal
Mobilize Katahdin – COVID -19 Community Response
Mobilize Katahdin – COVID -19 Community Response

Mobilize Katahdin is a coalition of partners in the Katahdin Region dedicated to organizing mutual aid efforts and connecting people to accurate information and local resources. Modelled after other quick community responses within Maine...

  • 100% funded!
  • $11,007.50 pledged
  • $10,000.00 goal
Ktaadn Arts Gallery
Ktaadn Arts Gallery

A local group of artists and artisans from throughout the state of Maine, with a special concentration in the Katahdin Region are forming an artists collective gallery in East Millinocket. Artists and galleries attract visitors. Please help the Ktaadn Arts...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,251.00 pledged
  • $1,250.00 goal
Millinocket Bandstand Restoration
Millinocket Bandstand Restoration

The Millinocket bandstand is in need of some restoration work. This includes a thorough cleaning with power washing equipment, filling cracks, and priming and painting. Please help to restore our beautiful bandstand!

  • 100% funded!
  • $550.00 pledged
  • $550.00 goal
Old Medway Church Window Sills
Old Medway Church Window Sills

The Medway community is rallying to restore the Church. It is a beautiful, historic building and a meaningful building for the entire community. Recently, Alyssa Dickinson, her 8th grade students and mentors from the community formed the...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,503.04 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Flexible Seating for Middle School Readers
Flexible Seating for Middle School Readers

Middle school English and Language Arts students spend a significant amount of class time reading, including both teacher-chosen and student-chosen books. Reading proficiency, as well as the background knowledge students accumulate...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,086.00 pledged
  • $1,086.00 goal
Project Dugout
Project Dugout

This is the beginning of a plan to spruce-up the dugouts at the baseball and softball fields behind Stearns. Parents, players and volunteers are already working on repairing the roofs, painting and cleaning up the dugouts. Let’s help our baseball...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,520.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Veterans Memorial Renovation
Veterans Memorial Renovation

It’s time to honor our current veterans by renovating, restoring and expanding the existing veterans memorial located in Veterans Park in downtown Millinocket. Due to a lack of space, no additional names of veterans have been added since the Vietnam..

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,500.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Little League Bats – Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway
Little League Bats – Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway

Remember baseball games as a kid? Pick up games with your friends on the weekends, or late in the evening as the stars came out in the summer? What was your favorite part? Nachos with cheese from the concession...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,510.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Little League Bats – Patten
Little League Bats – Patten

Remember baseball games as a kid? Pick up games with your friends on the weekends, or late in the evening as the stars came out in the summer? What was your favorite part? Nachos with cheese from the concession...

  • 100% funded!
  • $800.00 pledged
  • $774.00 goal
Bobbie’s Garden Fences
Bobbie’s Garden Fences

To protect newly planted trees and flowers along the Michaud Trail, Bobbie is raising funds for fencing for the area. The garden needs approximately 75 feet of chain link fencing to create a safe boundary between the planted trees and...

  • 100% funded!
  • $460.00 pledged
  • $450.00 goal
Holiday Lamp Post Decorations
Holiday Lamp Post Decorations

Lynn and Nancy knitted the 4th of July decorations that covered the lamp posts to add a festive mood to Penobscot Avenue for the holiday. They are at it again! The two will knit and crochet post strips to cover...

  • 100% funded!
  • $250.00 pledged
  • $250.00 goal
Outdoor Ed. Class – Kayak Paddles
Outdoor Ed. Class – Kayak Paddles

We believe that it is important for youth to experience outdoor recreational activities. Many of our students have never had the opportunity to hike, ski, snowshoe or kayak. This class exposes them to these activities and...

  • 100% funded!
  • $165.00 pledged
  • $150.00 goal
Discover the Katahdin Region
Discover the Katahdin Region

The Katahdin Region is a wonderful place visit, to explore and to live. As with any visitor to a new place, having information about how to navigate the area is critical to a rich, comfortable experience. As we found out...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,000.00 pledged
  • $1,000.00 goal
“I” Love Maine Sign
“I” Love Maine Sign

I love Maine! This project will install a large-scale interactive sign with a photo of Katahdin in downtown East Millinocket. It will give locals and visitors to the Katahdin Region a beautiful and riveting reason to stop and take photos...

  • 100% funded!
  • $3,195.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Medway Historical Society
Medway Historical Society

Donate to the Medway Historical Society! The town of Medway has never before had a historical society. Thirty eighth grade students, along with six community mentors are working diligently to change that. This group formed Medway Historical Society in September...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,255.00 pledged
  • $1,255.00 goal
Katahdin Libraries STEM Children’s Program
Katahdin Libraries STEM Children’s Program

As we move into an information-based economy, with a heavy reliance on technology, students need to develop their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills and capabilities to prepare...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,760.00 pledged
  • $1,760.00 goal
MRH Warming Blankets
MRH Warming Blankets

Millinocket Regional Hospital Outpatient Oncology Clinic treats patients from the entire region. Patients receiving chemotherapy come from Patten, Island Falls, Mt. Chase, Sherman, Medway, East Millinocket and Millinocket. While these patients receive their...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,745.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
Performing Arts Traveling Sound System
Performing Arts Traveling Sound System

The local Performing Arts Department is one of the most active and well-respected performing arts departments in the state of Maine. Their programs have a long history of excellence, and they have received numerous awards for their...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,402.21 pledged
  • $2,400.00 goal
Medway Christmas Tree Lighting
Medway Christmas Tree Lighting

Medway will start a new tradition this year. They are planning a “TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY” at the Medway Recreation Complex on Sat. 11/26. We are fundraising for LED Christmas lights for a large tree, a timer, and an extension cord....

  • 100% funded!
  • $350.00 pledged
  • $300.00 goal
Hillcrest Park Swing Set
Hillcrest Park Swing Set

Hillcrest Park has new trees that are surrounded by bricks and mulch, newly-planted grass, mulch, bushes, flowers, a “Welcome to Hillcrest Park” sign, solar lights, a newly-sealed basketball court, repainted lines on the court, new basketball nets, a wooden bench...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,450.00 pledged
  • $1,450.00 goal
Michaud Trail Gardens
Michaud Trail Gardens

The Michaud trail was named by the Town of Millinocket for U.S. Congressman Michael Michaud, in recognition of his service to the Katahdin region. The trail is a 1.69-mile loop on both sides of Millinocket Stream. The trail is paved,...

  • 100% funded!
  • $345.00 pledged
  • $325.00 goal
East Millinocket Gazebo Restoration
East Millinocket Gazebo Restoration

The pretty gazebo in the park in East Millinocket is in need of refurbishment. The gazebo will need repairs to the flooring and railings, new lattice work, concrete pillows for elevation, and a complete paint job. If we can make...

  • 100% funded!
  • $850.00 pledged
  • $850.00 goal
Festival Tents Project
Festival Tents Project

Help make the Katahdin region festive this summer! This fundraiser by the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce is to purchase four white festival tents, including the appropriate storage containers. The tents will be a great benefit for all Katahdin region...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,850.00 pledged
  • $1,850.00 goal
Millinocket Historical Society Paver Project
Millinocket Historical Society Paver Project

Create a lasting memory, and contribute to the preservation of Millinocket’s history. Help the Millinocket Historical Society complete a renovation of the museum by purchasing a personalized engraved paver.

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,000.00 pledged
  • $2,000.00 goal
Winterfest 2016
Winterfest 2016

Our Katahdin is pleased to support the collaboration of the Fin and Feather Club of Maine, the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Timber Cruisers Snowmobile Club in an effort to raise funding for television commercial production and...

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,870.00 pledged
  • $1,800.00 goal
The Spruce-Up Project
The Spruce-Up Project

The “Spruce-Up Project” is a group of local volunteers whose purpose is to identify small projects that will improve the general appearance of the tri-town area. If we want businesses and individuals to relocate to the Katahdin region, we need...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,500.01 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
East Millinocket Christmas
East Millinocket Christmas

We love riding past those beautifully-lit trees along Main Street in East Millinocket at Christmastime! This is a fundraiser to purchase some replacement LED lights for the traditional Main Street Christmas tree display, as well as light and decorate the...

  • 100% funded!
  • $500.00 pledged
  • $500.00 goal
Bring Back the Santa House
Bring Back the Santa House

Restoring a regional holiday tradition! The Holiday Committee would like to bring back a Katahdin region tradition for area children to enjoy over the Christmas holidays. They want to purchase a SANTA CLAUS HOUSE to place in Veteran’s Park.

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,655.00 pledged
  • $1,600.00 goal
Revitalize the East MIllinocket Playground
Revitalize the East MIllinocket Playground

Mark & Cheryl Scally are looking for volunteers and donations to give the playground in East Millinocket (near the swimming pool) a much-needed ‘facelift’ on August 22nd.

  • 100% funded!
  • $430.40 pledged
  • $400.00 goal
2015 Fourth of July Fireworks for the Katahdin Region
2015 Fourth of July Fireworks for the Katahdin Region

Donate to the 2015 Fourth of July Fireworks, co-sponsored by the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce and YOU!

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,500.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
2015 East Millinocket SummerFest
2015 East Millinocket SummerFest

Every July residents and alumni of the Katahdin Region come together to celebrate the East Millinocket SummerFest with local parades, street vendors, dances, games, prizes, food and fun for everyone. Let's keep the tradition going!

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,500.00 pledged
  • $2,500.00 goal
“Mobile Movie Theater 2.0” for the Katahdin Region
“Mobile Movie Theater 2.0” for the Katahdin Region

Donate to a Mobile Movie Theater that will be used by local schools and civic organizations to entertain and fundraise in the Katahdin region.

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,707.00 pledged
  • $2,707.00 goal
Millinocket Downtown Business Community Sign
Millinocket Downtown Business Community Sign

Let's make sure everyone knows Millinocket is open for business! The MDRC has been hard at work on a new sign to welcome people to the Downtown Millinocket Business Community.

  • 100% funded!
  • $1,000.00 pledged
  • $1,000.00 goal
Katahdin Area Communal Gardens at the Rice Farm
Katahdin Area Communal Gardens at the Rice Farm

This project began as an idea simply to dig in the dirt and garden together as a community, in an effort to bring our region together as one. By strengthening our core as a region, rather than separate town entities...

  • 100% funded!
  • $5,000.00 pledged
  • $5,000.00 goal
Revitalize Hillcrest Park
Revitalize Hillcrest Park

Public spaces are where our communities come alive and where our bonds as neighbors are strengthened. Our pride is associated with the health and vitality of our public spaces. This project is the first phase of a transformation for Hillcrest...

  • 100% funded!
  • $5,200.00 pledged
  • $5,000.00 goal
2015 Tournament Fan Bus – Another Success for the Katahdin Community
2015 Tournament Fan Bus – Another Success for the Katahdin Community

Remember going to the tourney as a kid? So do we! Let's give our kids the same opportunity. We are thrilled to be working with the Medway School Department to charter up to three FAN BUSES...

  • 100% funded!
  • $208.20 pledged
  • $208.20 goal
Banners to Help Revitalize Downtown Millinocket
Banners to Help Revitalize Downtown Millinocket

Banners are being designed to visually define the downtown area and the main street of the business district. Banners will be in two sizes; twelve of a larger size to go on light poles along Central Street...

  • 100% funded!
  • $2,180.00 pledged
  • $2,000.00 goal
Donate to Decorate the Millinocket Main Street for Christmas
Donate to Decorate the Millinocket Main Street for Christmas

Expand the holiday cheer on the Main Street of Millinocket! Let's decorate the bandstand and some of the abandoned store windows for the holidays.

  • 100% funded!
  • $655.00 pledged
  • $520.00 goal

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