Portland, ME- Easter Seals Maine recently named seven new board members.

Newly elected board members are Debby Abbondanza of Yarmouth, Andre (Andy) Baillargeon of Gorham, Lisa Baillargeon of Gorham, Jennifer Buzzell of Saco, Joshua R. Dow of Cumberland Center, Maureen Keeley of Portland, and Maryann Kelly of Scarborough.

Debby Abbondanza is Senior Loan Officer at First Financial Mortgage Corporation, Andy Baillargeon is VP at JHA, Lisa Baillargeon is Director of Communications at UNUM, Jennifer Buzzell is Sales and Education Manager of L’Oreal Professionnel, Joshua Dow is member/attorney at Pearce & Dow, LLC, Maureen Keeley is an independent consultant, and Maryann Kelly is Director of Labor Relations at Blethen Maine Newspapers.

Easter Seals Maine provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. For more information, please call 207.828.0754 or visit eastersealsme.org.

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BRUNSWICK, MAINE – Downeast Energy & Building Supply will be giving away heating oil on February 9. Downeast, a third-generation, family-owned business, will host an open house at its building supply store at 18 Spring Street on February 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 pm. Every hour, there will be a drawing for $200 worth of heating oil along with many other giveaways and Captain Puffin will be on hand to greet children. Downeast Energy & Building Supply is also working with the Family Crisis Services and asking people to bring in their old cell phones and donate them to the organization. The phones will be recycled and given to domestic violence victims.

“We are excited about the opportunity to give back to the community by offering the heating oil drawing and to also help the Family Crisis Services,” says Betsy Morrell, vice president of Downeast Energy & Building Supply. “Downeast Energy has been in the kitchen design business for many years and this will also be a day when we invite people to come in and meet our experienced kitchen designers who can help plan their exciting and new kitchens. “

Steve Edmondson, the Domestic Violence Investigator for the Sagadahoc County District Attorney’s Office and partner with Family Crisis Services on this project added, “This cell phone program has been instrumental in helping many domestic violence victims when in trouble. We appreciate Downeast Energy & Building Supply participating in the program and bringing attention to this serious problem in Maine.”

For the cell phone drop off there are a few things people should know:

• Working cell phones preferred
• Please bring wall chargers
• Please delete all personal information from the data storage including phone book and call log

If you have any questions about the cell phone donation please contact Troy Pattison at Downeast Energy & Building Supply at 207-319-1219.

The company has launched its new Web site www.downeastkitchens.com to better serve their customers.

About Downeast Energy & Building Supply
Downeast Energy and Building Supply has 13 offices in southern and central Maine and Dover, NH, and a building supply store and lumber yard in Brunswick, Maine. For more information, please visit www.downeastenergy.com.