Jennifer Banks
wins photo contest
A Gorham woman, Jennifer Banks, is the winner of a photo contest sponsored by the Fresh Air Fund that supplies free summer vacations to city children.
Banks’ photo was named the winner in the portrait category, and “features Fresh Air visitor 7-year old Frank Zheng of Brooklyn smiling brightly at the camera while relaxing in a tree in Maine,” the organization reported. Zheng spent a week with the Banks family in Gorham.
Winners in the photo contest were selected from the hundreds of pictures sent in by volunteer host families across the Northeast, reflecting the memorable experiences they shared with their New York City visitors this past summer.
The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. For more information on hosting a Fresh Air child next summer, contact Andrea Corbett at 730-1503 or visit www.freshair.org.
Historic committee to hold public hearing
Gorham Historic Preservation Committee, which is considering whether to recommend an ordinance to protect historic building, will hold two meetings on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St.
The committee will meet at 5 p.m. in Conference Room A preceding a public hearing at 6 p.m. in the Town Council chambers. Both meetings are open to the public. The committee is compiling a listing of historic properties in the town.
Fall brush disposal
Gorham Public Works Department will accept brush at its facility at 80 Huston Road between 8 a.m. and noon on two Saturdays, Oct. 10 and 24. The brush disposal is for Gorham residents only and stumps will not be accepted.
Woman’s club to meet
Gorham Woman’s Club will meet at noon on Thursday, Oct. 15, for a potluck luncheon at the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St.
The club is celebrating its 90th year and guest speaker will be General Federation of Women’s Club Maine State President Marjorie Goodwin. Members, friends of members and guests are invited to attend for lunch and learn what the club is about. The history of the club will be presented.
U.S. taxpayer debt
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported on Oct. 1 that the U.S. public debt was $18,150,616,066,342.53.
Frank Zheng, 7, of Brooklyn is pictured while visiting the Banks family of Gorham. Zheng spent seven days with the Bankses in July as part of The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program.Courtesy photo by Jennifer BanksSend questions/comments to the editors.
