Dear John,

Join us for the 23rd Evening for the Environment on Thursday, October 23, featuring a timely program: Environmental Justice in Action: National Defense and State-Level Progress.

Pete Maysmith, president of the League of Conservation Voters, will be joined by Maine advocates Francis Eanes, Lucy Hochschartner, Kaya Lolar, and Adam Nordell to spotlight efforts driving a healthier, more just, and sustainable future.

Nature poet Samaa Abdurraqib will also share her powerful piece, Because Winter is Warming.

It will be an inspiring evening of community, conversation, and connection. We hope to see you there.

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📅 Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: UNE Innovation Hall, 772 Stevens Ave, Portland

During the 6-6:45 reception, several Maine-based social justice and youth-focused nonprofits will host information tables. MCV/MCA envisions a Maine where nature and people thrive through an inclusive democracy, a sustainable economy, and equitable access to a healthy climate, land, air, and water. Advancing this vision takes collective effort, and we’re proud to share space with other organizations doing powerful work across the state (see list below).

We would love to share this exciting evening with you!

Team MCV/MCA - Chloe, Gabe, Kate, Maggie, Maureen, Nick, Peter, Rani, Sarah, and Stacie

Maine Conservation Voters & Maine Conservation Alliance

Evening for the Environment

Information Tables

Organizing & Advisory Committees

Laura Bither • Marpheen Chann • Brad Coffey • Meadow Dibble • Maureen Drouin • Sara Freshley • Bill Ginn • Olivia Griset • Stacie Haines • Chloe Hoffman • Mohamed Khalid • Brigitte Kingsbury • Adam Lee • Phoebe Little Grant Provost • Rani Sheaffer • Lucas St. Clair

Premier Hosts

Phil Coupe and Alexis Pappas • Bill Ginn and June Lacombe
Karen Harris and Rob Gips • Brigitte and Hal Kingsbury
David and ManChing Loughran • Jennifer Melville and Alex Abbott
Suzanne and Neil McGinn • Roger and Margot Milliken
John Newlin and Patty Carton • Jo D. Saffeir and Kristian Carr
Lucas and Yemaya St. Clair

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Super Hosts

Justin and Rachael Alfond • Penny and Dirk Asherman
Anna Brown and Colin Cheney • Nancy Grant and Mike Boyson

Buzz Lamb • Cathy Lee and Robert Moyer
Diane Lukac and Steve Silin • Willard Morgan and Jenn Barton

John and Susan Piotti • Jackie Potter and Bill Black

Kathy and Chuck Remmel • Sarah Russell and Joseph Reynolds

Kate Sinding Daly • Ken Spirer and Joan Leitzer

Ted Walworth and Margaret Craven • David Wennberg
Kate Williams and Evan Adams • Carol and Joe Wishcamper

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Host Committee

Dan and Joan Amory • Ellen Baum • Chris Bentson and Lily Lynch
Judith and Stephen Brown • Deb Burd • Jenn Burns Gray • Ned Claxton Pete Didisheim • Elizabeth Ehrenfeld • Will Everitt
Ivan and Mary Fernandez • Charles Gauvin and Gina Sawin
Fiona Gordon and Stuart MacNeil • Christopher Hamilton
Karen Herold and Mark Isaacson • Alicia and Henry Heyburn
Daniel Hildreth • Jerry King and Grace DeGennaro
Kathleen and Herb Janick • Brenda and Howard Lake • David Littel
Laurie Manos • Molly and Toby McGrath • Bob Moore
Mary and Kenneth Nelson • Daniel Oppenheim and Layne Gregory
Melissa Paly • Bill Pedersen • Jeff Pidot • Hannah Quimby
Katie Mae Simpson and Zach Bouchard
Gary Stern and Demetrios Karabetsos • Didi Stockly • Anna Marie Thron Wolfe Tone • Eliza Townsend • Barbara Trafton • David Vail
Bryan Wentzell and Anna Finke • Mike and Tara Williams
Susan and Doug Williams

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