Our Community Involvement
Maine beer and wine distributors and their employees avidly support their communities – whether
it involves coaching a local youth sports team or making a capital investment
enabling the construction of a much-needed community center.
Each year, our members contribute more than $350,000 to Maine non-profit organizations
and community programs. Our employees donate an estimated 2,000 hours of their
own time annually to charitable endeavors and community support.
Pictured (left to right): Portland Police Youth Services Officer, Raymond Ruby; Portland Chief of Police, James Craig; Joanne Cormier, Regional Manager of Cumberland Farms; Carmine Castaldo, VP Sales of National Distributors and Ed Bryant, Regional Chain Manager for Heineken USA
National Distributors and Heineken, USA
Presents Check to Portland Police Department
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - On June 17, National Distributors Inc. and Heineken, USA presented a check on behalf of Cumberland Farms to the Portland Police Department for $3,400 as part of the 'Heineken with a Heart' community program.
National Distributors Inc., based in South Portland, Maine, recently worked with participating Cumberland Farms stores in Southern Maine to raise funds for a local charity. Cumberland Farms selected the Portland Police Department's Youth Services program to be the beneficiary. The money will be used to help further support Officer Raymond Ruby's work with children as part of the Portland Police Department's Youth Services Division.
Since its inception in 2007, Heineken USA's 'Heineken with a Heart' initiative has succeeded in raising more than $500,000 in donations for more than 50 local charities and non-profit organizations.
Valley Distributors Receives Fitness Award
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Pictured (from left to right): Governor John Baldacci, Lisa Madore, HR Manager at Valley Distributors, Dr. Erik Steele, co-chairman of the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Activity and Mike Runser, President of Valley Distributors. |
AUGUSTA, Maine - On April 27th, Governor John Baldacci honored Valley Distributors Inc. among nine groups, businesses and individuals for their fitness achievements at the 2010 Maine Fitness Awards. Valley Distributors Inc. in Oakland was selected by the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Activity as a winner of the 2010 Maine Fitness Award in the Healthy Workplace, Small Business category.
All members of the Maine Beer & Wine Distributors Association take great pride in their commitment to encourage their employees and families to lead a healthy lifestyle. Below are some of the ways distributors are supporting their over 1,000 employees to stay healthy:
- Provide Employee Assistance Programs
- Discounts on health insurance premiums for active employees
- On-site cholesterol and blood pressure screenings
- Corporate discounts for gym memberships
- Efforts to create a smoke-free work environment
Ron Barriault, Barbara Moad, Louis Bilodeau, Dennis Barriault, Sue Sirois and Fern Barriault celebrate their continued commitment to the city of Lewiston
Causes MBWDA members support individually:
- American Lung Association
- American Red Cross
- Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame
- Greater Androscoggin Humane Society
- Aroostook Sexual Assault Services
- Auburn Public Library
- Barron Center
- Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
- Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- Franco-American Heritage Center
- Good Shepherd Food Bank
- Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care
- Hospice
- Italian Heritage Center
- Jefferson Cary Foundation
- The Jimmy Fund
- Junior Achievement
- Kiwanis Clubs of Maine
- La Kermesse Festival Franco-American
- Lewiston Auburn Arts
- Lewiston Public Library
- Lewiston Skate Park Project
- Maine Children’s Cancer Program
- Maine Handicapped Skiing
- Maine Music Society
- Maine Special Olympics
- Maine State Police
- Maine Veterans Homes
- National Kidney Foundation
- Northern Maine Fair
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- Boy Scouts of America
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Camp Susan Curtis
- Central Maine Community College
- Central Maine Medical Center's Sam and Jennie Bennett Breast Care Center
- Children’s Miracle Network
- Cumberland Fair
- Ducks Unlimited
- Eastern Maine Medical Center
- Fields for Kids
- Police Athletic Leagues of Maine
- Portland Museum of Art
- Portland Opera
- Portland Symphony Orchestra
- Project Graduation
- The Public Theatre
- Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Center
- Rotary Clubs of Maine
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- St. Mary's Health System Women’s Health Pavilion
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- TD Banknorth Beach To Beacon 10K
- Thomas Leahy Foundation
- United Way
- University of Maine Presque Isle Spring Run
- Voiture
- YMCA
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