AUGUSTA — A new commemorative license plate celebrating the U.S. Navy Reserve Centennial is now available for purchase. The plate was officially unveiled in a brief ceremony Thursday morning at the Scarborough Bureau of Motor Vehicles office.
“Aside from commemorating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Reserves, this plate is going to be an important instrument in the furtherance of supporting the Maine Military Family Relief Fund,” said Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap.
This fund provides for emergency loans and grants to members of the Maine National Guard, Reserves or Armed Forces, and their families, as well as to statewide nonprofit organizations that aid service members.
Ten dollars of every $15 plate purchase will go to the fund.
Since July 1st of this year, 18,743 service members or their families have been recipients of aid through this fund receiving help with expenses ranging from funerals to housing, said Dunlap.
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