Bangor Daily News: “Building a bridge with tortillas and tomatoes in Downeast Maine”
Mano en Mano was recently featured in the Bangor Daily News for a kick-off event to a series of cooking classes that we will host this spring as a fundraiser: “Building a bridge with tortillas and tomatoes in Down East Maine” (includes photos). In the article, Sharon Kiley Mack describes the meal and camaraderie generated by Crecenciano “Chano” Herrera: There is something magical that
Bowdoin College Students Visit Mano en Mano for Weekend Service Trip
By: Mariya Ilyas, Bowdoin Class of 2013 and Trip Volunteer. Most college students spend their weekends catching up on sleep, doing homework, or hanging out with friends. Last weekend, however, six Bowdoin students did none of that; instead, they volunteered with Mano en Mano. “I participated in the trip in order to see what a weekend service trip was like, and because I wanted
Mano en Mano hosts Steve Wessler of the Center for Preventing Hate
This past Sunday, October 10th, we were pleased to welcome Steve Wessler’s visit to Mano en Mano. Steve is the Executive Director of the Center for Preventing Hate, a nonprofit in Portland, Maine. The Center’s mission is “to prevent and respond to bias, harassment and violence by providing education and advocacy in schools, colleges, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and communities.” Its ten years of