Bowdoin Daily Sun: Taking a Day Away to Help a Latino Community in Maine

Originally Posted on March 7, 2012 by the Bowdoin Daily Sun Leaving early Saturday morning, nine Bowdoin students piled into a van, grabbed breakfast en route and drove four hours to the small Down East town of Milbridge, population roughly 1,200. They were volunteering their day to help the local nonprofit Mano en Mano | [...]

Bowdoin Students Raise $1,400 for Mano en Mano through Valentine’s Day Fundraiser

This past Saturday, February 11th, Bowdoin College’s Latin American Student Organization (LASO) raised $1,400 for Mano en Mano | Hand in Hand at the 5th annual LASO Valentine’s Day Auction Fundraiser. As is tradition, the proceeds from each year’s auction goes toward improving Latino livelihoods here and abroad. This year, after several interactions with Mano [...]

A Successful Mother’s Day Event

Our 5th Annual Mother’s Day Event and Cultural Celebration was a huge success this year! Nearly 200 community members attended our gathering at the Milbridge Town Hall and took part in our cultural event. We were so pleased to host the evening for family and friends from near and far. Several community volunteers were a [...]

Honoring the 25th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Mano en Mano’s Personnel Policy establishes six staff holidays per year and one of those is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  In accordance with this policy, our offices will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2011.  We encourage staff, board, and community members to make Monday a day of reflection and service, in honor of [...]

Bowdoin College Students Visit Mano en Mano for Weekend Service Trip

By: Mariya Ilyas, Bowdoin Class of 2013 and Trip Volunteer. Most college students spend their weekends catching up on sleep, doing homework, or hanging out with friends. Last weekend, however, six Bowdoin students did none of that; instead, they volunteered with Mano en Mano. “I participated in the trip in order to see what a [...]