Events - Feb 26 21

We are doing our spring cleaning early! Shop @The Mix for unique gifts, fine & fun art supplies for every age and ability.

We are open Tuesday 10-2; Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10-4.

IF YOUR HOUSEHOLD MADE LESS THAN $57,000 IN 2020, you may be eligible to get your income taxes prepared for free by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers.

OPTION 1: Visit www.getyourrefund.org/midcstme  to start your online intake process. 

You’ll answer a series of questions, upload documents, and receive phone calls from our team before we e-file your return.

OPTION 2: File your own taxes (with access to helpline support) at myfreetaxes.com.

OPTION 3: No mobile device or computer?  No problem!  Call (207) 295-6340 to be sent an intake packet. Complete all forms, gather your documents, and head to one of our Scan & Go sites in Boothbay, Brunswick, Damariscotta, Topsham, and Wiscasset. All your documents will be scanned into GetYourRefund for you and your original documents will immediately be returned to you. You’ll receive phone calls from our team before we e-file your return.

Got questions? Call Kelly (207) 295-6340 or email uwcash@uwmcm.org

Please note: We are receiving a high number of calls — thank you for your patience.

Midcoast CA$H, the free tax preparation service offered by United Way of Midcoast Maine, has teamed up with GetYourRefund to connect people to our IRS-certified volunteers working virtually. This year, because of Covid-19 restrictions, there are 2 options to file taxes with Midcoast CA$H, both of which are safe and secure and require no direct contact.

The first option, the fastest way for people to get their refund, starts by visiting www.getyourrefund.org/midcstme – a fast, reliable, and free service that connects users with Midcoast CA$H’s tax preparers. It is as simple as answering a series of questions, then using a cell phone or computer to upload documents for the tax preparers to review before filing. Judy, a recent CA$H client exclaimed “It’s so easy, I’m embarrassed!” after worrying it would be difficult to use the GetYourRefund website.

The second option is called Scan & Go for people without a cell phone or computer. By calling (207) 295-6340 clients will initiate the process and be sent an intake packet. All the forms needed to file the taxes can be taken to one of the Scan & Go sites in Brunswick, Topsham, or the multiple locations in Lincoln County. All the documents will be scanned into GetYourRefund for the client and immediately returned to them.

Midcoast CA$H is part of the CA$H Maine initiative and this year’s tax preparation service supported by BIW, Bath Savings Institution, Bowdoin College, CEI, Davenport Trust, First Federal Savings & Loan, First National Bank, General Dynamics, John T. Gorman Foundation, IRS/VITA, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, Maine Women’s Fund, Midcoast Maine Community Action, New Ventures Maine, and Norway Savings.

Calling all kids ages 8-11!

Join us on the courts using our junior sized equipment! Juniors will learn tennis skills and strategies through game based drills, all while practicing footwork and coordination! Players will have fun while learning this lifetime sport!

Orange ball runs from 5 – 6pm Mondays &/or Fridays. Cost is 1 day/week $40, 2 days/week $65, 3 months/1 day $110, and 3 months/2 days $180. You get a free junior racket if you sign up for 3 months! Join us today by calling 729-8433!

In light of current COVID restrictions, the traditional Lenten Fish Suppers at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick will be changed to Lenten Haddock Chowder Takeout for the 6 Fridays in Lent. They begin on Friday, February 19, and run through March 26 from 5 to 6 p.m. Customers will be asked to enter the East parking lot entrance at 132 McKeen Street and then will be directed, by signs, to the pick-up area.

Masks are required when making pick-ups. A pint of homemade fish chowder, a package of oyster crackers, and a wrapped dessert will be offered for $10. Exact cash or checks (made out to All Saints Parish) will be accepted. 160 portions will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Thank you for your continued support during this Lenten season.

All Saints Parish
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH
Lent/Easter 2021

LENTEN FISH CHOWDER TAKEOUT
Friday, Feb. 19 to March 26. 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Proceeds to benefit these area services
Midcoast Hunger Prevention, The Tedford Shelter, The Gathering Place, Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers Maine, Oasis Free Clinics, and the People Plus Teen Center

*Homemade Haddock Chowder, pkg. of oyster crackers, wrapped dessert for $10.
*Exact cash or check (made out to All Saints Parish) will be accepted
*Masks must be worn by the person accepting takeout
*Drive up to enter the East parking entrance of St. Charles Church, 132 McKeen St. Signs at the entrance will direct traffic
*160 portions available on a first-come, first-served basis

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Calling all kids ages 4 – 7!

Join us for red ball tennis, which uses USTA approved red ball courts. This program teaches players hand eye coordination, tennis footwork, and basic skills and strategies of the game. Players will have fun while learning to play through a game based format!

Meets on Mon. &/or Fridays from 5:15-5:55. Cost: 1 day/week $40; 2 days/week $65; 3 months/1 day $110; 3 months/2 days $180 (and a free junior racket if you sign up for 3 months!). Join us today by calling 729-8433!

UUCB Concerts for a Cause
David Wilcox in his East Cost Livestream Concert

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick has had to cancel 12 of their Concerts for a Cause so far because of Covid-19.

However in his East Coast virtual livestream concert to be held on Friday, February 26. It’s not the same aaligns a live concert at the church, but it WILL be live on the Internet and very professionally done, and you’ll be able to make comments that David will see in chat.

Cleveland-born David Wilcox is a singer-songwriter with insightful lyrics, a smooth baritone voice, virtuosic guitar chops, and creative open tunings, giving him a range and tenderness rare in folk music. Wilcox has recorded 20 albums and has a wildly loyal fans following. He was a winner of the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk award in 1988, and in 1989 he released “How Did You Find Me Here” which sold over 100,000 copies the first year largely by word of mouth. His latest release The View From the Edge  earned him the Grand Prize in the 2018 USA Songwriting Contest. In live performance, David loves making up a spontaneous song for an audience member in need. Considered a ‘songwriter’s songwriter’, his songs have been covered by many artists such as k.d. lang. In addition to his writing prowess, his skills as a performer and storyteller are unmatched.

This concert will be an all-request show, so if you have anything you’d like to hear, you can go to the concert page and make your request in the Chat. (If it’s something that David hasn’t played for a while, he will need time to practice it, so make your requests early.

Tickets:
The only way to get tickets is by buying them at the performer’s ticket platform. You will have to create an account with them to buy the tickets and see the show.

Ticket link:  https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/products/david-wilcoxs-all-request-east-livestream-concert-2-26?oid=42&affid=260

Single tickets will be $20, but David has set up other choices as well.

This concert will be raising money for our Charities with Soul:  Mid Coaost Hunger Prevention Program and Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.