The Boothbay Region Health Center, conveniently located in the Meadow Mall across from Hannaford, provides affordable, high quality primary health care six days a week, including same day care. In operation since 2018, this scrappy non-profit has big plans afoot for expansion in the coming year. But our focus now is to break even for this year. The good news is that we have raised $239,000 in donations and grants in 2022. But we still need $61,000 to break even.

A beautiful 6-foot tall wooden statue by local sculptor, Bill Royall, currently graces the entrance to the Health Center in the Meadow Mall. Titled “Nurturing,” the statue depicts a seated mermaid nursing a baby mermaid. Bill Royall has generously donated nine miniature bronze cast replicas of this sculpture to us to use for fundraising.

Each of these miniature mermaids is 4” tall and beautifully detailed. They sit nicely on a bookshelf or mantelpiece. Perhaps this would be a lovely and unique gift for a favorite granddaughter? The first nine people who donate $2,000 or more will receive one of these beautiful, limited edition keepsakes. To donate, please send or drop off a check to the Boothbay Region Health Center, Suite R, 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, ME 04537.

Stay tuned for our upcoming virtual auction: Boothbay Gifts for Boothbay Health, which kicks off Nov. 16 and runs through Nov. 29 (Giving Tuesday). If you have an item or gift certificate to offer for the auction, please email Patty Seybold at patricia.seybold@boothbayhealthcare.org.