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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 J U N E 1 , 2 0 2 0 same week that restaurants and retail- ers in 12 Maine counties were allowed to reopen. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N United Way of Greater Portland and the Cumberland County Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program said that the EFSP National Board awarded a total of $1.2 mil- lion for services provided to migrants released from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security custody at the southern border from January 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020. The funds, made available as part of the fed- eral Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance, were award- ed to: City of Portland Family Shelter, $945,399; Preble Street Soup Kitchen, $263,760; Wayside Food Programs, $25,520; and Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Inc., $14,364. Foundation for Portland Public Schools announced it received a $20,000 grant from the Greater Portland COVID-19 Community Relief Fund from United Way of Greater Portland to be used to sup- port the Portland Public Schools/Food Fuels Learning Food Fund and a $7,500 Rapid Response Grant from the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation to go toward the Portland Schools Families in Crisis Fund. Tilson, a network development and information infrastructure profes- sional services firm in Portland, joined INCOMPAS, the internet and competi- tive networks association. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of New England in Biddeford received $186,080 through the CARES Act to increase telehealth capabilities in re- sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city of Portland launched three emergency business assistance programs including the Business Assistance Program for Job Creation, the Microenterprise Grant Program and the Rapid Response Microloan Program to assist small businesses in the city needing help due to COVID-19. Evergreen Credit Union in Portland said its commercial lending team has assisted 300 small businesses in southern Maine that have received $8 million through the SBA Paycheck Protection Program. MaineGeneral gift will focus on prevention MaineGeneral Health, the Augusta- based health care system that includes 192-bed MaineGeneral Medical Center, received a $40 million endowment gift from the Peter Alfond Foundation to expand preventive and community health services. e foundation also donated $8 million to fund wellness C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Scaled-down Waterville, Camden film festivals to be held at drive- ins — A novel way to institute social distancing 'Adventure in Maine' campaign seeks to boost $3B outdoor recreation industry — Great idea, but the campaign could use a wider push Congdon's food truck park to see new safety measures, fewer trucks — Doughnuts are the main attraction MaineGeneral receives $40M endowment from Peter Alfond Foundation — Another Alfond making a mark on Maine philanthropy Flowfold's James Morin leaves Gorham company in 'bittersweet' goodbye — A loss for Maine's entrepreneurial community Bar Harbor attractions facing 'massive cancellations' this summer — Will out-of-state visitors ignore the 14-day quarantine guideline? Memorial Day travel may not be memorable for Maine businesses — Though there were a lot of Massachusetts and New York plates to be seen Some Maine businesses can reopen sooner, some later, under modified state plan — One of those decisions that was sure to ruffle feathers C R E D I T S & D E B I T S From opposite sides of the street and opposite sides of the country, through fear and frustrations, and masks, we can still smile at each other and remind each and everyone of us that we are still here for each other; because we can still smile with each other and we're not going anywhere. FROM SIX FEET AWAY, WE CAN STILL SMILE AT EACH OTHER. SMILES MATTER NortheastDeltaDental.com

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