DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to noon there will be a Free Clothing Giveaway at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway.
The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church, Norway Grange and friends have teamed up to offer 3-C Give-away: clothes, cookies and coffee. In addition, there will be a limited quantity of new socks and underwear and some household and bedding articles.
We welcome all members of the community to join us. This event is open to anyone needing clothes or who would simply enjoy a time of fellowship of coffee, cookies and conversation. There is no eligibility requirement.
Donations may be dropped off at the Norway Grange starting on Sunday, April 22, from noon to 2 p.m. and Monday, April 23, through Wednesday April 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Please do not leave anything on the front porch. There is a great need for new underwear and socks for infants to adults. Clothing is collected throughout the year. The giveaway is done annually in the spring and fall and serves hundreds of people each time.
For more information, contact Anna-Jean Alexander at 207-461-3093 or email at aaturnleft3@gmail.com.
— Anna-Jean, no town
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Memorial Day, thousands of Desert Storm veterans will join parades around the country to salute fallen troops and veterans while raising awareness of a new memorial that will be built in their honor in Washington, D.C. In Auburn, Adam Tomlinson-Peck joins the largest group of veterans in the National Memorial Day Parade that begins at 2 p.m. Monday, May 28, on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The parade is produced by the American Veterans Center.
Adam Tomlinson-Peck was raised in Cumberland and graduated from Greely High School in 1984. Less than a year later he joined the U.S. Army specializing in communications and attended the Airborne school at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He served in the 1st Armored Division, the 24th Infantry division, and finally in the 11th Air Defense Brigade, a Patriot missile unit, during Desert Storm.
After leaving the Army, he returned to Maine and works for AT&T. Dealing with a service-connected back injury has put him more in touch with the veteran community and he is proud to be carrying the Maine state flag in the Memorial Day parade.
Desert Storm was the first major foreign crisis for the United States following the Cold War. In March 2017, the new National Desert Storm War Memorial was approved by President Trump to be built on the National Mall in Washington in remembrance of the Desert Storm War, those who paid the ultimate price for their service, the war’s veterans and the liberation of the country of Kuwait.
“Our campaign is on the fast track to build a memorial that honors the 650,000 service members who served in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm from August 2, 1990 to April 6, 1991,” Scott Stump, president of the National Desert Storm War Memorial, said. “We will start building this memorial through the support of veterans, their families, individuals, companies and 33 embassies worldwide.” Donations to build the memorial can be made at www.NDSWM.org.
— Adam, no town
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