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March Madness Mac ‘N Cheese Fest Fundraiser — March 11, 2017 @ 5 – 7 pm
Calling all Mac ‘n cheese cooks and feasters! Come enjoy warm food at the March Madness Mac ‘n Cheese Fest at the Town Hill VIS Hall on Saturday, March 11, from 5-7 p.m. Taste the best mac ‘n cheese cooked by your local friends. Admission is by donation at the door. Proceeds will benefit the building of the MDI Skatepark scheduled for this spring in Bar Harbor.
Email mdiskatepark@gmail.com or call 664-3016 if you are interested in cooking or for more information about the dinner or skatepark.
Winter Update
Over the winter the site work done by Harold MacQuinn Construction, which laid down the fill and topped it off for maximum marine clay settling, has been doing its job. Katie Churchill has been communicating with our housing donor and with Pillar Designs as we gear up for construction to begin late Spring, early Summer! For more information please call us at (207) 664-3016.
The mound behind the sign as we await the settling of marine clay
Update of Activity
Since our last Post, much has been happening:
~ Chris Schwartz and Michael Boland helped us raise funds at the Cafe Choco-Latte “Skate Deck Art Show”. Thanks also to Katie Churchill!
~ We had another successful Fourth of July appearance in the parade and booth at the ball field. Thanks to all who helped! We sold cotton candy, iced tea and iced coffee.
~ A brick campaign was put together with Polar Engraving Co. and is underway for people to choose a brick for the walkway to the entrance to the new skatepark. Click here to order yourS: http://polarengraving.com/MDISkateparkAssociation
~ Our update to the Town of Bar Harbor Town Council was received well and MOU extended:
MDI Skatepark Association met with the Bar Harbor Town Council on July 7 to report on the progress of the skatepark site work and Phase 1 construction. Katie Churchill has been heading up the communication between Pillar Designs in Arizona, S. W. Cole Engineers in Bangor, and Tim Whitney of MacQuinn’s Construction over the last several months. At recent Board meetings we have received each new report during this phase of discovery and made the commitment to take the time to build the skatepark right, following the professional advice we are presented with.
The site had to be tested again once the ground dried out (this was expected) and before it was excavated and backfilled (this summer). Once the results were studied, it was determined by the engineers that because of the marine clay under the field, the site will have to settle for a period of time so that it will be in the best shape to hold the concrete park without future cracking or settling.
The Town Council received our report favorably and immediately made a motion, which passed unanimously, to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (of November 15, 2016) for another year to allow for the possible 8 month settling period.
We are excited that things are moving along well and the project has great grass roots as well as Town Council support.
This work is led by a hard working volunteer board of directors who have full time jobs, families, and many other responsibilities, but believe in this project, have brought it to this point, and are committed to seeing it through.
We welcome you to our meetings–they are a great way to stay informed! Many thanks to all who are supporting this worthy endeavor!!
THREE BAND & SKATE JAM!!
MDISA has put together a rocked-out lineup for this Saturday’s (April 3) FUN-raiser at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor! We’ll have the street blocked off at 3pm so you can skate some lines off our portable ramps until 6pm, then you can chow down on some really good spaghetti (cooked up by Dave and Jan) and garlic bread (thank you Morning Glory Bakery!!) while you wait to hear some really awesome bands starting up at 7. Cluster Funk will show up with Wilt Jones, Mark Puglisi, Adam Rabasca, Nick Burnett, Steve Grubb and Keith Philips with a mixture of motown, 60’s classics, rock and some funk; Bump will offer up some standard rock-n-roll with Dave LaValle, Rob Levin, Kyle Avila, and Alex Wilkenson, and last but def not least the fantastic Batteries Not Included will play: Hamish Svenson, Aidan Robichaud-Ward, Jack Sasman, and Thomas Palao – all 7th grade students from Emerson school in Bar Harbor. These are ALL LOCAL bands with great talent, danceable tunes, and fun attitudes – coming together for a great cause. We’ve got some other fun stuff too, T shirts and raffle items and a street luge up for silent auction! Skating at 3, dinner at 6 and music at 7pm. $5 under 18, $10 adults. (Hey, we know this won’t necessarily bring in a ton of money for us, so you can donate more if you want!) Don’t forget to bring your helmet if you want to ride!
Check back in here soon for more about what’s happening: New T Shirt designs from Cool As a Moose, upcoming design workshop, and our big summer fundraiser!!
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