BANGOR

A food pantry, library, pet rescue, children’s museum and community band are among the grant recipients for the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 2018 Community Matters More program.

The 11th annual grant program awarded $117,000 to 45 Maine and New Hampshire nonprofit organizations chosen by a public ballot voting process. More than 76,000 votes were submitted during the month of February for more than 3,400 nonprofits located in every Maine county and Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

The top two vote getters, including write-ins, in nine regions of Maine and Rockingham County each received a $5,000 grant. Twenty seven other organizations each received a $1,000 grant.

The 2018 Community Matters More $5,000 grant recipients are:

• Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford counties

The Center for Wisdom’s Women, Lewiston

Tree Street Youth, Lewiston

• Aroostook/Northern Penobscot/ Piscataquis counties

Houlton Performing Arts Center, Houlton

Natural Resource Education Center at Moosehead, Greenville

• Cumberland County

Buddy Up Animal Society, Portland

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine, Portland

• Hancock/Washington counties

Families First Community Center, Ellsworth

Paws Brave Hearts, Calais

• Kennebec/Somerset counties

Children’s Discovery Museum, Augusta

Waterville Area Habitat for Humanity, Waterville

• Knox/Lincoln/Sagadahoc/Waldo counties

Jackson Food Pantry, Jackson

Knox County Meals on Wheels, Rockland

• Southern Penobscot County

EMMC Champion the Cure Challenge, Bangor

Old Town Animal Orphanage, Old Town

• York County

End 68 Hours of Hunger — Sacopee Valley, Cornish

Saco Food Pantry, Saco

• Rockingham County, New Hampshire

HAVEN, Portsmouth

Veterans Count, Portsmouth

“Once again, community members rallied for their favorite local nonprofits to help them win a grant and support the role these organizations play in the community,” said Bangor Savings Bank President and CEO Bob Montgomery Rice. “We look forward to seeing the impact that these Community Matters More grants have on the dozens of communities throughout Maine and southern New Hampshire.”

Since 2007, Community Matters More has awarded $1,154,500 in grants to more than 475 different nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofits receiving Community Matters More $1,000 grants are:

• Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford counties

Mahoosuc Land Trust, Bethel

Western Maine Community Action, Inc., East Wilton

Franklin County Animal Shelter, Farmington

• Aroostook/Northern Penobscot/ Piscataquis counties

McGill’s Community Band, Houlton

Millinocket Regional Hospital Auxiliary, Millinocket

Halfway Home Pet Rescue, Caribou

• Cumberland County

Community Financial Literacy, Portland

Freeport Community Services, Freeport

Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, Windham

• Hancock/Washington counties

Peabody Memorial Library, Jonesport

We Care Community Baby Center, Machias

Community Closet, Ellsworth

• Kennebec/Somerset counties

Siesta Sanctuary, Harmony

The Ziemer Sisters Foundation, Gardiner

Somerset Humane Society, Skowhegan

• Knox/Lincoln/Sagadahoc/Waldo counties

Brooks Preservation Society, Brooks

Stockton Springs Community Library, Stockton Springs

Thompson Community Center, Union

• Southern Penobscot County

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor

Some Theatre Company, Bangor

Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Food Pantry, Hermon

• York County

Ogunquit Housing Inc., Ogunquit

White Pine Programs, York

Engine: Propelling the Creative Community, Biddeford

• Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, Portsmouth

Richie McFarland Children’s Center, Stratham

Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County, Derry