We did it! As of July 1 we met our goal and raised $25,000 in matching funds. Thank you to everyone who gave. We would especially like to thank Bar Harbor Campground, Glenn and Nancy Tucker, Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund, First National Bank, Acadia Shops, Machias Savings Bank, Jane and Bob Sanderson, Richard Bullock and Carol Woolman, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Lynam Real Estate and Lynam Insurance.

Look for the Island Connections Table Tent at participating restaurants!

Check here for the full list of participating restaurants as it gets closer or look for our ad in the Islander on July 14

Click here to view our 2021 accomplishments and see how we provide our much needed services to the MDI Community. Our annual report includes:

As the need rises for transportation services on MDI, Island Connections is driven to meet that need. But we can't do it without the help of the people in our community...our most valuable assets...volunteers!

It is so easy to volunteer with us! Consider this; there are 720 hours in a month. In just one of those hours, one hour a month, you could transport a neighbor to and from an in-town medical appointment or provide a one-way ride to the dialysis center. There are so many ways to help and it is incredibly rewarding!

If you, or someone you know, would like to find out what it means to be a volunteer driver for Island Connections, please call Jeannie Anderson, our Volunteer Coordinator, at 207-288-4457. She is happy to help! Or CLICK HERE to apply online.

When we talk to the public about Island Connections and what we do, we talk a lot about the fact that we provide free transportation to seniors and people with disabilities to get them to medical appointments, help with food deliveries, and make sure they can get their grocery shopping done. We tell potential volunteers that it's easy to be an Island Connections driver because the commitment is completely based on their schedule - there is no minimum amount of drives or hours a volunteer is required to provide, and the flexibility is amazing! We tell the public these things because they are all true, but what is even more important to tell everyone is about the CONNECTIONS that are made between us as human beings during these rides. Whether brief or extended, the time that driver and rider are in the vehicle together is a chance for two humans to interact with one another...and there are infinite possibilities as to what can come out of that interaction. The ripple effect is real!