Financial planner to discuss Social Security

Lorraine A. Jordan, a Windham-based financial planner, will present a seminar on maximizing Social Security at the Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30.

Jordan will present information on how much, when to start, spousal benefits, paying federal tax on benefits, divorce, death, the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset. Seating will be limited, so call 892-0065 to reserve a space. There will be no charge, but the library will accept donations of canned goods for the Windham Food Pantry.

Jordan received her professional designations of Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. She has been active in the financial service industry since 1981. She served as president of the Maine Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals from 2008-2009.

Riding to the Top volunteers awarded

Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center in Windham recently congratulated 20 individuals who were awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award during National Volunteer Week April 6-12.

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. Riding To The Top is a certifying organization for the award program.

RTT volunteers receiving the award include:

Bronze Level Awardees (100-249 hours of volunteer service): Morgan Albair, Hillary Bowden, Grady Cameron, Janis Childs, Marena Dutremble,Cindy Elder, Robert Foley, Halee Jandreau, Jodi Peasley, Dan Morabito, Nancy Robinson, Kaylene Sutton and George Webber.

Silver Level Awardees (250-499 hours): Jo Blinick, Mark Fuller, Pat Niboli and Bryony Urquhart.

Gold Level Awardees (500-plus hours): Jessica Morissette, Patty Shaw and Paulette Shepard.

Founded in 1993 off Land of Nod Road in Windham, Riding To The Top helps people with disabilities reach their highest potential through the healing power of horses.

Competition draws local automotive students

Twenty juniors and seniors representing 10 high schools across Maine will meet at the New England Dragway in Epping, N.H., to face off in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition on Saturday, May 3.

The students will race the clock to correctly identify and repair intentionally installed “bugs” in identical Ford vehicles. After properly diagnosing and repairing the vehicle, teammates must drive their Ford across the finish line, where their accuracy and workmanship will be judged. In addition to receiving scholarships and prizes, the winning team will represent Maine at the national finals June 8-10 at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. There they will compete against students from 49 other states for the national title.

Local students competing are Cody Harmon and Kristofer Valeriani of Gray, David Dutton of Scarborough, Matthew Sanderson of Westbrook, Chazz Hansen of Gorham and Brandon Tibbetts and Brian Brooks of Bridgton.

Students receive free eye exams

This week, more than 280 Greater Portland students received free eye exams and new glasses from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation and OneSight, a global vision care nonprofit that has helped 8.5 million people since 1988 including 1.1 million children in the United States.

Pre-screened students from Biddeford, Westbrook, Bonny Eagle and Sanford schools received comprehensive eye exams onboard “EyeLeen,” OneSight’s state-of-the-art mobile vision center and optical lab. Independent opticians throughout the state of Maine, technicians from Luxottica retail brands and teams from local vision-care retailers, the Maine Education Association, Anthem and other community partners volunteered their services. The clinic team will manufacture the majority of prescriptions onsite, ensuring students immediately receive the quality glasses they need to see and learn their best.