Bar Harbor Age-Friendly Community

07/07/2023

Sign up for one of our upcoming Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED courses, offered at Birch Bay Retirement Village! The course is Coast Guard approved for boat captains with passengers, offering a variety of safety-based education and techniques. Our next available course is in one week, on July 12th, 5:00-8:30PM.

To register, visit http://mdihospital.enrollware.com/schedule?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=MDI%20Hospital
For additional information or questions, please contact Karen Vanzura at (207)288-5082, ext. 1444 or [email protected].

07/07/2023

🎉🎉 Congratulations go out to Bar Harbor Age-Friendly Community for completion of their AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities 5 year Progress Report!🎉🎉

🎉🎉We'd also like to WELCOME Age-Friendly Lewiston to the Network! Lewiston joined the lifelong communities network in June! WooHoo🎉🎉

06/06/2023

With National Walking Month coming to a close, we continue to invite you to join MDI Hospital's Wellness Program for 'Walks in the Park' all Summer long!

Our walking program is designed for pleasure and/or fitness. We encourage you to pace yourself alongside group walking members to enjoy a safe and peaceful walking activity. Walks Begin at 8:30AM and locations change throughout the month. To Sign Up, please contact our Community Health Educator, Mary Parham, at 207.801.5034 or [email protected].

For more information and to view walking dates and locations, please feel welcome to visit:

06/06/2023

Sign up for one of our upcoming Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED courses, offered at Birch Bay Retirement Village! The course is Coast Guard approved for boat captains with passengers, offering a variety of safety-based education and techniques.

To register, visit http://mdihospital.enrollware.com/schedule?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=MDI%20Hospital
For additional information or questions, please contact Karen Vanzura at (207)288-5082, ext. 1444 or [email protected].

04/23/2023

Tomorrow is Earth Day! Celebrate by registering yourself, your family, friend group, or business to participate in the 2023 Friends of Acadia Earth Day Roadside Cleanup which will take place NEXT Saturday, April 29! Don't delay, the registration deadline is the end of this week!

Visit our website to sign up to volunteer--it's a great way to celebrate the arrival of spring, get outside, and give back to your community! https://friendsofacadia.org/get-involved/events/earth-day-roadside-cleanup/

Photo: 2022 Cleanup Crew from Birch Bay Retirement Village

02/19/2023

https://barharborstory.substack.com/p/age-friendly-committee-looks-to-update

Many Volunteer Opportunities Available

01/21/2023

12/01/2022

This is the first installment of an occasional column from the town of Bar Harbor’s Age Friendly Committee related to issues of aging. Thank you to the Mount Desert Islander for your support of this column and our first submission by committee member, Andrea Lepcio.

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of an occasional column from the town of Bar Harbor’s Age Friendly Committee related to issues of aging.

11/17/2022

DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 1ST:

Bar Harbor Senior Taxpayer Assistance Program

The Town Council adopted a new town ordinance, Chapter 162, Senior Taxpayer Assistance Program, that took effect September 15, 2022.

To qualify, applicants must be 65 years of age or older and have lived in Bar Harbor for five consecutive years.

Applicants must also have been approved to receive a Maine Property Tax Fairness Credit for the 2021 income tax year.

Applications should be submitted to the Town Manager's Office by December 1, 2022.

For more information visit:

11/17/2022

At the YWCA MDI

12/14/2021

Are you or someone you know in Bar Harbor in need of snow shoveling or other services this winter? For instance, the Bar Harbor Age-Friendly Committee for the Town of Bar Harbor is creating an opportunity for volunteers to help provide snow removal for people who need their walkways and/or front steps and door areas taken care of this winter. See attached flyer for more information about snow removal and other available services.