A Guide to Caring for Your Community
Volunteer your time or skills to….
★ Community gardens (LOCAL Garden, Bath Community Garden)
★ Stewardship workdays (Wednesday Workdays with KELT)
★ Community science (sample water, monitor wildlife, count alewives)
★ Trash clean-ups (Rubbish! Midcoast)
★ Public school programs
Donate material goods or money to…
★ KELT & other land trusts
★ Food pantries (Bath Area, Bowdoinham Food Pantry, Richmond Area Food Pantry)
★ Public libraries (Patten Free Library, Bowdoinham Library, Bridge Academy Public Library, Isaac F. Umberhine Public Library)
★ Youth centers (Midcoast Youth Center, Bath Area Family YMCA)
★ ArtVan
Extend care to your neighbors…
★ Share tools, gear & other resources
★ Create a Little Free Library
★ Offer to assist folks in need (transportation, food, cleaning, yard work, errands, childcare)
Stay informed on local issues…
★ Attend school board, town council & climate committee meetings
★ Sign petitions you support, or write meaningful testimony
Attend community events…
★ Workshops, learn from local experts
★ Family playgroups (KELT Mini Garden Club, Forest Playgroup, Bath at Play)
★ Join local clubs (Bath Run Club, Rotary Club, Six Rivers NEMBA, Bath Garden Club)