BATH

United Way of Mid Coast Maine will present its Community Builder Awards, as well as take care of business, at its annual meeting on Thursday, May 21.

The annual meeting will take place from 8-10 a.m. at Maine Maritime Museum, located at 243 Washington St. in Bath.

A keynote address will be given by Lois Skillings, president and chief executive officer of Mid Coast Health Services, on the measure of a healthy community.

“A healthy community is a strong community,” said current Board Chair George Reichert, who is subscriber services manager at The Times Record, in a prepared statement. “United Way’s goal is to improve lives in our community in the areas of education, financial stability, and health.

“I enjoy being a part of this United Way because the organization focuses so much on creating a healthy and safe community for all of us. From supporting our youngest community members through the Best Start Initiative and supporting local agencies who provide companionship and respite care for the elderly — and everyone in between — we want the best for everyone,” he added in the statement. “I look forward to hearing Lois Skillings speak about a healthy community from her perspective in the field of health services.”

Community Builder Awards will be presented to organizations and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Mid Coast Maine community. United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. In partnership with thousands of donors, United Way works to improve education, financial stability, and health for people in Brunswick and Harpswell, Sagadahoc and Lincoln Counties.

Also at the annual meeting, the following individuals will be nominated for election or reelection to United Way’s Board of Directors: Mary Ellen Barnes of Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, Jim Donovan of Lincoln County Healthcare, Chief Mike Field of Bath Police Department, Fred Haer of FHC, Inc., and Matt Orlando of Bowdoin College.

City of Bath Police Chief Mike Field will be nominated for election to chairperson of United Way’s Board of Directors. Matt Orlando, vice president for Finance and assistant treasurer at Bowdoin College, will be nominated for reelection to Treasurer of United Way’s Board of Directors.

Those interested in attending should register for the event by calling the United Way at 443-9752 or emailing info@uwmcm.org.