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Donations
What would be helpful
Besides cash, we are always grateful to receive items that we give out often:
- Diapers (especially sizes 3 – 5) and wipes
- Baby products, bottles, socks, onesies, and related items
- Mobiles, baby monitors, and other accessories
- Christian parenting and “What to Expect…” books
- Use your imagination and let your good condition baby and mother items be a blessing for others!
Donation Methods
We are glad for your financial help too. We have a couple of different options available for donors to contribute financially to the Pregnancy Center. We are always grateful for cash or checks and if you would like to mail us a check, you can send it to 99 Bangor Street, Augusta, ME 04330.
You might be able to spearhead a Baby Bottle Boomerang at your church. We have preprinted “baby bottles” for your members to take home and fill with their loose change. After the prearranged time period, the bottles are collected and the money is counted and turned in. It is a great way to spread the news of the Pregnancy Center to more people and to raise a good donation for the Center.
In addition, with so many of our donors now doing much of their financial business online, we have added a way for you to donate to us online. We have set up a secure PayPal account that can receive credit card or debit card payments from donors without donors needing to have a PayPal account of their own. Your donation will be credited to our account. If this is something you are interested in using, simply click on the button below and follow the standard instructions. After you complete the process, you will return to our website. Thank you for your donations.
Volunteer Opportunities
Have you been feeling that God is nudging you towards working as a volunteer for the Center? Do you have something to share with young moms? Can you understand what they are going through? If the answer is “yes” then come in and talk to me about how you might be able to be involved. There are a number of different ways that a volunteer could help and various tasks that need to be covered. We think that it is important to find the place where each volunteer fits and where a person’s talents are best put to use. We have an application and interview process and we offer training on-site before you would start volunteering. It can be a very rewarding experience for you and for the clients, so come in and we can explore what your role could be.
Pat Bonney
Events
Open Arms Pregnancy Center is announcing our annual fundraising Banquet on April 27, 2023 at the Augusta Civic Center, North Wing banquet hall. This year our speaker is Dennis Keller, who has been involved in many ways with the pregnancy center since the beginning in 1993. He will be sharing why he thinks being involved with the center is important in these days. We are looking forward to an enjoyable evening of fine dining, information, and fellowship with like-minded people. The event is free, as it has all been underwritten by generous supporters, but at the end, there will be an opportunity to donate. We are already taking reservations for this event and reservations are required. For more specific information about the banquet, check out our invitation and RSVP cards, below. I hope to see you there!
To reserve a seat, send a message to us at info@openarmspc.org.
5K Run/Walk
Open Arms Pregnancy Center is going to be hosting our 7th Annual Run for Life 5K and Family Fun Walk on Labor Day, September 2, 2019, at the Kennebec River Rail Trail in Augusta at the access point beside Capitol Park and across from the YMCA. Everyone who is interested in running in the 5K race must register and pay the entrance fee.
Preregistration is recommended, as registration on the day of the event will result in standing in line and paying more to register. Those who are interested in walking will still need to fill out a registration form in order to participate but there is no fee.
Participants can either download the registration form shown here, and mail it into Open Arms, or the form can be filled out online using the “insert” button, and then emailed to info@openarmspc.org. Fees can be submitted using the “donate” button below.
We encourage runners and walkers to invite their family and friends. We will be having activities for the kids and for adults, including a ticket auction-50/50 draw and a bake sale. We had many people participate last year and we had a lot of fun. We hope to make improvements this year and are looking forward to an even better event.
The Run/Walk is designed to benefit Open Arms and make it possible to continue to offer programs and assistance to young moms and their families. We are encouraging participants to ask for pledges for the walk and to collect the money, which will be turned in at the walk.
There will be prizes for those who collect the most pledges.
We are expecting to have a great time and we hope you will come join us.
