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*Wyman's of Maine WILL MATCH EVERY DOLLAR donated to us through May 31 (up to a total of $10,000)! Please donate now to help us maximize this opportunity.
*Gateway Milbridge received $15,000 thanks to a match challenge from Machias Savings Bank for the theatre building fund! Thank you!!
*Gateway Milbridge received a $5,000 donation from Camden National Bank for the theatre building fund! Thank you!
*Gateway Milbridge received a $25,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation for the theatre building fund! Thank you!
*The New Outdoor Stage has been built and a few finishing touches will be completed in the coming weeks. Live Music and Films are now taking place on the stage!
*Gateway Milbridge received a $10,000 Morton Kelly Charitable Trust grant for the theatre building fund! Thank you!
*Work on the Marquee Shoppe renovation and expansion are underway! Theatre memorabilia displays are taking place in the old shoppe. Stop in for
our Live Music Fridays
and see the changes
taking place.
*Gateway Milbridge received a $4,000 Maine Expansion Arts Fund grant from the Maine Community Foundation for our 2018 summer programming.
*Fundraising Update- Thank you for the continued success! We've raised over $200,000 so far, and have completed phases 1 and 2 of the project. We're well into phase 3 now.
*Another $1,000+ donation has been received! This is our 17th donation of $1,000 or more coming from different individuals supporting the theatre project! THANK YOU!
*The 20 permanent flower planters along Main St. have continued to do well and will be changed out seasonally.
*Gateway Milbridge received a $10,000 Maine Community Foundation grant to fund development of our long term business plan for the design/ programming of the theatre.
*Milbridge Theatre Tee Shirts are available! $15 each for short sleeve and $18 each for long sleeve in a variety of colors!
- Chair: Richard Bondurant, Milbridge Resident
- Vice-Chair: Cathy Chipman, Milbridge Resident; Civic Servant
- Secretary: Cindy Villanueva; Milbridge Business Community Member
- Jan Rossi, Milbridge Resident
- Lewis Pinkham, Milbridge Town Manager
- Elaine Mathiason, Milbridge Resident, Milbridge Business Community Member
- Mindy Gerrish, Milbridge Area Merchants' Association, Camden National Bank
- Mike Domrad, Milbridge Resident
- David Pinkham, Milbridge Resident
- Rhonda Pinkham, Milbridge Resident
Richard Bondurant - Chair, Milbridge Resident, Tahiti Enterprises - Richard has had a home in Milbridge for 15 years and loves the natural beauty of this area of Washington County. Like many residents, Richard wants to help keep Milbridge as a great place to be enjoyed by its residents and its visitors. He is excited to help Gateway Milbridge reinvigorate the town by bringing back businesses and creating an attractive village center to better serve the needs of Milbridge and the entire Downeast community. Richard looks forward to using his experiences in project management and tourism development to help contribute to the efforts to strengthen the economy and build upon the many great things Milbridge has to offer its residents and visitors alike.
Cathy Chipman, Vice-Chair - Cathy is a life long resident of Milbridge, with relatives who go back several generations. Cathy has been married to John Chipman for 40 years, whose maternal ancestors were some of the founding families of the town. Cathy was involved in the fundraising efforts to build the Historical Society/Museum and served on the Board of Directors for 6 years. She was employed by Milbridge as the Administrative Secretary in the Town Office during the mid-70's before becoming a stay-at-home Mom to raise two sons. She remains active in community efforts. She continues to serve on the town budget committee as she has done for over 15 years. Cathy has been a Selectperson for the town, and is previous member of the town's recreation and building committees. Cathy served as President of the Milbridge Booster Club for several years. For the past 38 years she has worked from her home, processing crabmeat. Both sons & families reside in Milbridge and are the owners of Chipman's Wharf LLC. Cathy and her husband have 6 grandchildren, and Cathy is interested in helping to create opportunities for the children of Milbridge.
We have a full series of FREE "Friday Night Live" events with outdoor films and concerts every Friday night this summer! Check out the full schedule here!