Maine Vocational and Rehabilitation Associates

11/14/2025

🎉 MVRA Community Support Activities – Week of 11/17/2025!
🍂 Reminder: Dress in layers — it’s getting chilly out there!

Here’s what we have lined up this week:

MONDAY 11/17
✨ Monday Morning Stretches
🎨 Scribble Art Meditation
🚶 Go for a Walk

TUESDAY 11/18
🎳 Special Olympics Bowling Competition
☕ Coffee/Hot Cocoa Club
📚 Bangor Public Library
🎉 Impromptu Activities
Invite a friend! Friends must have their own transportation and money.

WEDNESDAY 11/19
🎳 Special Olympics Bowling Competition
– OR –
🏬 Bangor Mall Walk & Arcade
Invite a friend! Friends must have their own transportation and money.

THURSDAY 11/20
🤝 Volunteer at Good Shepherd Food Bank
– OR –
🦃 Shop for Thanksgiving Feast
Invite a friend! Friends must have their own transportation and money.

FRIDAY 11/21
🎄 Anah Shriners Festival of Trees
🎳 Bowling Group | 2–4 PM at Family Fun Lanes
Invite a friend! Friends must have their own transportation and money.

If you're experiencing food insecurity or financial concerns, please reach out confidentially to a staff member, we’re here to help connect you with resources.

11/07/2025

🎉 Week of November 10th, 2025 🎉
REMINDER: Dress in layers. It’s getting chilly out there! 🧥❄️

MONDAY 11/10
🎬 Bangor Mall Cinema (trailers in the comments)
Stitch Head @ 12:00 PM
Badlands @ 12:30 PM
Invite a friend to meet you there! (Friends must have their own money and transportation.)

TUESDAY 11/11
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Ceremony – 12:30 PM @ Mt. Hope Cemetery
🛒 Shop for meal – Plan and prep for Cooking Together!
Invite a friend to join you!

WEDNESDAY 11/12
🍲 Cooking Together: Corn Chowder & Green Salad
Bring your appetite and teamwork skills!

THURSDAY 11/13
🤝 Volunteer with Good Shepherd Food Bank –OR–
🛍 Shopping Trip: Marden’s or Goodwill (Bring your own spending money!)

FRIDAY 11/14
🎳 Special O Bowling Practice at Family Fun Lanes
🍁 Fall Suncatcher Craft
⚠️ No Bowling Group This Week!
🎡 Queen City Expo – 4 PM–7 PM (Rides must be arranged in advance.)

💬 If you’re experiencing food insecurity or financial concerns, please reach out to a staff member. We’re here to help connect you with resources. ❤️

11/03/2025

🌤 Week of November 3rd, 2025 – Community Support Adventures!
Remember: Dress in layers and be ready for cooler weather! 🍂

Monday 11/3
🎨 Dollar Tree & Scarecrow Painting
Shop for art supplies and make your own scarecrow art!

Tuesday 11/4
🖼 Zillman Art Museum & Downtown Shops
Explore local art and browse fun downtown stores like The Briar Patch!
Invite a friend to meet you there!

Wednesday 11/5
🎭 Creative Arts Center & Brewer River Walk
Get creative with a hands-on project, then enjoy some fresh air by the river.
Invite a friend to meet you there!

Thursday 11/6
🏓 Pickleball @ Skehan Rec Center or 🤝 Volunteer at Good Shepherd Food Bank
Choose between fun and fitness or giving back to the community!
Invite a friend to meet you there!

Friday 11/7
🍕 Pizza Party & Bowling at Family Fun Lanes (2–4 PM)
Wrap up the week with good company, good food, and some friendly competition!
Invite a friend to meet you there!

If you are experiencing food insecurity or financial concerns, please reach out to a staff member. We can help connect you with local resources and support.

11/01/2025

Grab your pumpkin spice, cozy up, and let’s honor our amazing people!

November Birthdays
William • Kristina • Lauren • Tyler • Hollie and Seb
We hope your month is full of joy, laughter, and maybe just a little extra dessert. You’re appreciated beyond measure!

November Work Anniversaries
1 Year
Liz — You’ve been a huge help in our residential program, bringing knowledge, calm, and support every day. Thank you!
Tyler — As an MHRTC, you’ve been going above and beyond supporting clients. Your dedication truly shows.
Carrie — Welcome back and congratulations on one year with us again! In community support everyone really enjoys working with you and appreciate your positivity. We’re so glad you’re back.

2 Years
Loriann — As a job coach you support many clients to maintain and grow in their jobs, building independence and pride. You should be proud of the impact you’re making!

4 Years
Tiffany — Whether supporting any program, advocating for clients, or role-modeling excellence—you shine. Thank you for your steady, impressive contribution.

November is the only month that always ends on the same day of the week it starts.
Birthstone: the warm golden topaz (and sometimes citrine) — symbolic of honor, strength, calmness
November is proof that Mother Nature also enjoys dramatic outfit changes.

Veterans Day — November 11
National Pickle Day -- November 14
Thanksgiving — fourth Thursday in November, this year Nov 27.

10/24/2025

Back Bay Connections is our Portland community support program. Check out the Begathon event!

This week is Unique Perspectives Fall Begathon! Tune in to WMPG FM (90.9fm or stream at WMPG.org) 10:30am-11:30am on Saturdays! Please consider donating and help keep the station a vibrant community resource for everybody to enjoy!

Donate by calling 874-3000 or visit WMPG.org

Be sure to mention us and feel free to share!

10/17/2025

🎃 MVRA Week of Fun! (10/20 – 10/24) 🍁

Please note: Friday pick up time is 3:00 and the dance is 5-8p.

Get ready for a week full of fall fun, friendship, and Halloween prep! 👻

Monday 10/20: Coffee Club ☕ + shopping for dance refreshments

Tuesday 10/21: Special Olympics Bowling Practice 🎳 at Family Fun Lanes

Wednesday 10/22: Crafting with Courtney – Biohazard Barrels & Hazmat Masks! 🧪

Thursday 10/23: Volunteer at Good Shepherd Food Bank or bake Pumpkin Chip Cookies & Rice Crispy Treats 🍪

Friday 10/24: Halloween Dance Prep 🎃 — Mummy Dogs, “Finger” Sandwiches, Meatballs, Veggie Trays + the big Halloween Dance 5–8PM! 💃🕺
NO BOWLING GROUP, pick up time is at 3!

✨ Don’t forget to dress in layers and invite a friend to join the fun!

10/13/2025

🎃 MVRA Community Supports – Week of October 13th! 🍁
Remember to dress for fall weather and get ready for another week full of fun, friends, and creativity!

Monday 10/13
🛍️ Shopping at Walmart & Bangor Mall & BAM
🎲 Bingo

Tuesday 10/14
🎨 Creative Arts Center
🛒 Dollar Tree

Wednesday 10/15
🍲 Cooking Together: Chili & Corn Muffins
🎭 Paper Plate Skeleton Craft
🕺 Decorate for the Dance

Thursday 10/16
🌱 Volunteer at the Community Gardens and Good Shepherd Food Bank
–OR– Make Cheesecloth Ghosts

Friday 10/17
🏰 Trip to Fort Knox & Observatory
🎳 Bowling Group 2–4 PM at Family Fun Lanes

👋 Invite a friend to meet us there!
(Friends must have their own transportation and spending money.)

10/07/2025

We know great people are out there — the kind who show up, care deeply, and make a difference every day.
MVRA is hiring for several positions supporting individuals in our community to live meaningful, independent lives.
Join a team that values compassion, collaboration, and purpose.

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Maine-Vocational-&-Rehabilitation-Associates/jobs

10/06/2025

🎃 MVRA Community Support Activities: Week of October 6, 2025! 🍂

It’s another full week of fall fun, fitness, and friends! Don’t forget your sunscreen, bug spray, water bottle, and comfortable shoes for outdoor activities each day. 👟

Monday 10/6:
🛍 Shop for Crafts
💪 Be Active! Stretches at Broadway Park
🍦 Dairy Queen for Mini Blizzards (invite a friend to meet you there!)

Tuesday 10/7:
🌿 Visit the Community Garden
🎳 Bowling Practice @ Family Fun Lanes
⭐ Get those practice scores in — Special Olympics registration is due 10/9!

Wednesday 10/8:
🦇 Coffee Filter Bats craft
🎭 Work on DIY costumes or decorate the office
🤝 Invite a friend to join the fun!

Thursday 10/9:
🤲 Volunteer with Good Shepherd Food Bank or
🌳 Mt. Hope Cemetery Gravestone Alphabet Challenge

Friday 10/10:
👕 Reverse Tie-Dye T-Shirts
🎳 Bowling Group (2–4 PM) @ Family Fun Lanes

💬 Friends are always welcome to meet us there — they just need their own money and transportation.

10/01/2025

🎃🍂 October Celebrations at MVRA! 🍂🎃

This month we get to celebrate some truly special people in MVRA!

✨ Work Anniversaries

Wendall – 4 years! Our incredible House Lead is always dependable, a strong advocate, and a steady support for both clients and staff. We’re so lucky to have his leadership and dedication every single day.

Crystal – 1 year! Our amazing Administrative Assistant keeps the wheels turning behind the scenes. From documentation to authorizations to endless paperwork (and more, and more, and more!), Crystal does it all with grace.

🎂 October Birthdays
Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Tiffany, Mark, Dan, and Bill! May your month be filled with cake, laughter, and maybe a pumpkin spice latte (or two).

October’s birthstones are opal and tourmaline – both said to inspire creativity and healing.
The month’s flower is the marigold, symbolizing warmth and resilience.

Why did the skeleton go to the party alone?
Because he had no body to go with.

Fun dates this month:

🦇 October 16th – National Boss’s Day
🐈 October 27th – National Black Cat Day (purr-fect timing!)
🎃 October 31st – Halloween (of course!)

Here’s to another season of growth, gratitude, and all things autumn. Thank you to our staff for bringing dedication, kindness, and heart to MVRA every single day. 🍎🍁

09/26/2025

🍂✨ MVRA Community Support Activities | Week of 9/29/25 ✨🍂
We’ve got a fun, fall-filled week planned — here’s what’s happening each day!

Monday 9/29
🛒 Shop for Crafts @ Dollar Tree
📚 Visit the Bangor Public Library
🎨 Halloween Garland Craft

Tuesday 9/30
👻 Radioactive Glow Ghost Craft
🌲 City Forest/Bog Walk
🍁 Fall Color Eye Spy

Wednesday 10/1
🛍️ Thrift Shopping
💃 Get creative with your dance costume

Thursday 10/2
🌱 Community Gardens
🙌 Volunteer with Good Shepherd or
🌳 Walk Trails/Frisbee @ Dorothea Dix Park

Friday 10/3
🍎 Apple Picking at Treworgy’s Orchards
🎳 Bowling Group 2–4 PM at Family Fun Lanes

📌 Friendly reminder: Bring sunscreen, bug spray, a water bottle, and wear appropriate shoes for outdoor activities. Friends are welcome to join us but must provide their own money and transportation.