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WATERVILLE — More than 130 participants showed up at Faith Evangelical Free Church, Kennedy Memorial Drive, and entered showcase cars into one of 23 offered classes at the fifth annual Cruisin’ for a Cure car show June 2.
The live remote drew in many spectators, the food table sported lengthy lines all day, and the trophies were accepted with giant smiles and pride, noted participants. The weather was amazing all day, and the surveys sent out later told New Dimensions how just much the community enjoyed the day.
As much fun as the directors, management and staff of NDFCU had while hosting this well-attended event, their focus goes well beyond beautiful cars and trophies. In fact, the real driving force is the impact made on every child in Maine who has developed cancer and/or a blood disorder. Located in Scarborough, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, an affiliate of the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center, is the benefactor of all proceeds raised. Their mission is to treat and heal children with cancer while supporting the entire family through the difficult journey of living with this terrible disease.
New Dimensions recently presented a check for $9,110.22 for the program, and when marketing director Tammy Poissonnier inquired about the impact the money raised had made, Tara Studley, philanthropy manager, informed her components of MCCP, such as psychosocial support services, Social Work Spotlight, and childhood cancer research, were all made possible by the community support, like NDFCU’s Cruisin’ For a Cure Car Show.
MCCP’s support and research initiatives serve the entire family in their time of need while focusing on the patient experience and by documenting their journey in a meaningful way. Ongoing research initiatives are part of continued collaboration through a consortium of major academic pediatric cancer centers from around the world, with more than 2,000 physician-members.
New Dimensions Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, financial cooperative and has locations in Waterville, Augusta, Winslow and Skowhegan.
PHOTO: From left, Ryan Poulin, New Dimensions’ CEO, Sharon Storti, executive administrative assistant, Lori Schmitz, director of human resources, and Tanya Verzoni, director of financial education. (Submitted photo)
