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Let's Talk About Death-It's Inevitable (Eve)
with Juliette Wilbur
Juliette Wilbur has worked in Probate for 20 years. She is committed to assisting people in breaking down the barriers to discussing preparations for the inevitable. She will share some simple tools and resources to assist people in avoiding the time, energy and pain that can impact families for generations. This is an in-person class.
Instant Pot Essentials: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious
with George Blumenschein, Jr.
In this Instant Pot workshop, you'll learn how to make quick, healthy meals using this versatile pot. From basic settings to advanced functions, the workshop covers techniques for pressure cooking, steaming and sauteing. Attendees will gain confidence in meal prep, and learn timesaving tips, making it easier to create nutritious dishes at home with minimal effort.
Participants will receive a cookbook and an Instant Pot.
Healthy Homemade Soups on a Budget-Blended Soups
with Annie Sargent
Soups made with love can be a nourishing, flavorful and inexpensive way to feed your family.
In this series, we will share techniques, tools, ingredients and tips learned through years of cooking for family and friends. You’ll learn techniques about preparing ingredients, bringing them all together and tips on storage and serving. A focus of the workshops will be the use of affordable and locally available ingredients, and adapting recipes to a variety of tastes and dietary requirements. Handouts, recipes and a small container of soup for your family to try will be provided.
Blended soups are a great way to use a variety of vegetables you have on hand. In this workshop, we’ll prepare potato leek soup and try a few others. We’ll share lots of ideas about ingredient options to make soups creamy and about herbs and spices that will create a rich flavor to have your family coming back for more. This is an in-person class.
Heartsaver Basic First Aid & CPR Adult/Child/Infant Bundle (Mar)
with Sonia Groesbeck
This is a bundled course with Basic First Aid in the morning and Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant in the afternoon.
Basic First Aid certifies the student in several critical topics/skills needed to provide immediate lifesaving care for individuals who are dealing with a medical or injury emergency. It also covers environmental emergencies for the lay rescuer.
The CPR course certifies the student in cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills for adults, infants, and children, as well as choking protocols. It also teaches competency in both Automated External Defibrillator use and Narcan. This is an in-person class.
Greetings! Good news! Thanks to a grant our Heartsaver classes are free until the grant funds run out.
Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant (Mar)
with Sonia Groesbeck
This course certifies the student in cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills for adults, infants, and children as well as choking protocols. It also teaches competency in both Automated External Defibrillator use and Narcan. This is an in-person class.
Greetings! Good news! Thanks to a grant our Heartsaver classes are free until the grant funds run out.
Let's Talk About Death-It's Inevitable (Eve)
with Juliette Wilbur
Juliette Wilbur has worked in Probate for 20 years. She is committed to assisting people in breaking down the barriers to discussing preparations for the inevitable. She will share some simple tools and resources to assist people in avoiding the time, energy and pain that can impact families for generations. This is an in-person class.
Maine Death with Dignity Act
with Valerie Lovelace
There is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about Maine's compassionate end-of-life care option. Many providers and patients in Maine are still not familiar with Maine's Death with Dignity Act. In effect since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances.
Join this class to get fact-based information details you need to know about Maine's law, how to have the conversation with your physician, and how to qualify for the law or support your loved one who may be qualifying. This is a live, online class using ZOOM.
Val was the grassroots leader and organizer from 2014 through passage of the law she co-authored in 2019. She is the founder and executive director of Maine Death with Dignity. Val believes people need good information to make good decisions. Val has been teaching adults in a variety of military and non-military organizations since 1981.
Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant (Dec)
with Sonia Groesbeck
This course certifies the student in cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills for adults, infants, and children as well as choking protocols. It also teaches competency in both Automated External Defibrillator use and Narcan. This is an in-person class.