Altrusa International - Portland, Maine Club

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Altrusa International - Portland, Maine Club

We are a non-profit club devoted to delivering books and literacy, scholarships, and serving our communities. Love, Literacy and Legacy.

Portland Altrusa meets twice a month for ten months, September through June. The business meeting is held at 6pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Westbrook Community Center (WCC), 426 Bridge St, Westbrook in the Oak Room. Our program meeting is held at 6pm on the third Wednesday of each month and the location may vary. Contact us to confirm the location each month (WCC, Zoom or at a loc

al restaurant). Message us to confirm meeting information and location each month. Altrusans also participate in regular community service activities throughout the year. Our projects include:

* ABC Literacy - Reading to kindergarteners in many schools in the greater Portland area. Each child selects a forever book of their very own thanks to the generous customers of Books A Million.

* Altrusa Gives Books - Visit our website to request books for your school or non-profit organization. https://www.altrusaportland.org/request-books

* PROP’s Summer Lunch Program - Book distribution in 18 locations along with enrichment activities for the kids

* Books Behind Bars - Providing books at various reading levels for prisoners and their visiting family members

* Scholarships - $$$ - Providing college and back-to-work grants

* Empty Bowl Supper - To benefit Project FEED- Serving soup to feed the hungry.

* Ronald MacDonald House Guest Chefs - Once a month we cook a meal for all of the families staying at RMH.

* Bags of Hope - Supporting women leaving recovery with bags containing toiletries and personal care items.

* Barron Center Gardens - Spring and Fall Clean up of gardens

* A.S.T.R.A. - We proudly support this youth services group at Lake Region High School. They use their Abilities to Serve our community, participate in Training that improves leadership skills, take Responsibility for their work together, and are proud of member Achievements that make a real difference to our world.

12/14/2025

12/09/2025

This how we fit 32 Lake Region H.S. ASTRA students when there is only seating for 20.
Great meeting this morning. Kids are getting ready for Breakfast with Frosty, this Saturday, at Songo Locks elementary December 13. And the on 12/17, at the Stevens Brooks school for helping the little ones Xmas shop for their loved ones.

12/07/2025

For all, Thank you for supporting us with BAM Holiday Book Drive to Benefit Altrusa of Portland Maine. Think of all the children who will receive their own special book, for some it will be their first book!!
Thank you

Altrusa District One
Books-A-Million South Portland

11/21/2025

Last evening, several Altrusans gathered with guests and speakers, over dinner at North Deering Tavern.
Director of Project FEED, Steven Gray, was presented with our donation to his organization. Each year for the past 17 years, we have hosted the Empty Bowl Supper . Word has spread and this year we were able to hand him a check for $1800.00.
Our key note speaker, Claire Behrle, from the Altrusa International of Merrimack Valley Club came to talk to us about the international non-profit Days for Girls International. A fascinating and compelling project, in which Altrusa International is committed to supporting.
Check out this YouTube : message us to get involved.

https://youtu.be/Qe5eEoSiW-M?si=O4ObNV78t7pCvHFx

Altrusa District One
Debbie LePage Lemieux
Books-A-Million South Portland
Cricket Comforts
Altrusa Service
Lake Region ASTRA Club
Westbrook-Gorham Rotary

11/17/2025

What an amazing opportunity!! Thank you Books-A-Million South Portland for bringing Dav Pilkey to Portland on November 14, and for allowing Altrusa Portland to be part of it. SO MUCH FUN!!

We are extremely grateful to the 25 folks willing to donate their new Dog Man books - Big Jim Believes- to our literacy projects. Thank You!!

11/16/2025

Altrusans are at Books-A-Million South Portland again this weekend. We'll also be here every weekend through December 7. Why are we here? BAM Holiday Book Drive to Benefit Altrusa of Portland Maine Please stop in anytime during store hours through December 7 and buy a book for a child. We'll be sure that book finds a good home with a child who will love it. Thank You!!! 📚🎁👧🏻📖

11/14/2025

What are you doing Wednesday, November 19? Want to learn how you can give back to your community? Then this invite is for you.
So many opportunities, we need more hands to help deliver service to the community. Come find out who we are and how you can help.
Please RSVP by Sunday, November 16.
Altrusa Portland Membership Drive
Altrusa Membership Development
Altrusa District One
Books-A-Million South Portland
Cricket Comforts
Westbrook-Gorham Rotary
Lake Region ASTRA Club

Debbie LePage Lemieux

11/12/2025

Our annual membership drive is November 19 at North Deering Tavern at 6:00 p.m.
You will meet us, hear about our literacy projects, our food insecurity efforts, and how we develop young minds in a way that builds on our community support, like our ASTRA program. Come find out how you can help.
Speakers onsite to represent an international project, Days for Girls International. Altrusa International continues to support this very important mission.
Please email [email protected] if you want to attend. Or message us here.

Altrusa District One
Lake Region ASTRA Club
Cricket Comforts
Books-A-Million South Portland

11/10/2025

With Windham Raymond School Nutrition Program – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

Address

PO Box 8834
Portland, ME
04104

Website

https://www.altrusaportland.org/

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