WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living

Directions Website Contact the organization

WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living Advancing and promoting the health and well-being of the woman, her family, and her community.

Drop in for a relaxing ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜ & ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ this Saturday, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต, from 9 - 11 am. All are welcom...
10/02/2026

Drop in for a relaxing ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜ & ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ this Saturday, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต, from 9 - 11 am. All are welcome!

Everyone is welcome at this craft group, regardless of skill level or craft of choiceโ€”it doesnโ€™t have to be yarn! Bring your current project and enjoy some creative time in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Itโ€™s a great opportunity to learn, share inspiration, and make new friends. Hope to see you there!

This program is open to everyone in the community, not only women. Visit our website at whrl(dot)org for more information on this and other art programs.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿด & ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ from 5:30 - 7 pm in the...
09/30/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿด & ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ from 5:30 - 7 pm in the WHRL Thankful Room.

This two-part series covers what estate planning is and why it matters. Rebecca Sargent of Jones, Kuriloff & Sargent, LLC will also review the basic legal documents every adult should have in place.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. Visit our website at whrl(dot)org for more information or to register.

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒ - ๐Ÿด ๐—ฝ๐—บ.Open to allโ€”drop in anytime! Join WHRLโ€™s Mending Cafรฉ on the s...
09/30/2026

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒ - ๐Ÿด ๐—ฝ๐—บ.

Open to allโ€”drop in anytime! Join WHRLโ€™s Mending Cafรฉ on the second Tuesday of each month to refresh your wardrobe and recharge yourself with a little TLC.

Everyone in the community is welcome (it's not just for women). Bring your well-loved clothes back to life and connect with others while youโ€™re at it.

Visit our website at whrl(dot)org for more information on Mending Cafe and other art programs.

๐Ÿš— ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ! Reminder - Tomorrow / ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต / 10 - 11:30 am / Milbridge Commons Well...
09/29/2026

๐Ÿš— ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ!

Reminder - Tomorrow / ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต / 10 - 11:30 am / Milbridge Commons Wellness Park

Is your childโ€™s car seat installed correctly? Certified technician Nicole Stauffer of Maine Families will check your car seat during our weekly playgroup and make sure itโ€™s being used safely.

This free event is presented by WHRL, Sunrise Opportunities Prevention Council, and Maine Families of Washington County.

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ด - ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ - ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! (weather permitting)Join us for ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜†...
09/29/2026

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ด - ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ - ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! (weather permitting)

Join us for ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ-๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฎ๐—บ! Inclement weather will bring us back inside the WHRL office at 87 Main Street, Milbridge.

This is for parents and caregivers with kids from newborn to 5 years old. Enjoy some adult company while your kiddos socialize and play in a new environment. WHRL provides all play materials.

Visit our website at whrl(dot)org to learn more about our programs.

Social connection is a fundamental human need, as essential to survival as food, water, and shelter.

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—˜๐—ก๐—— - ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜? Women's One-Day Retreat coming October 3rd, and space is limited!Join ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ...
09/28/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—˜๐—ก๐—— - ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜?

Women's One-Day Retreat coming October 3rd, and space is limited!

Join ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€, from 9 am - 4 pm in Cape Split, Addison.

This retreat is a welcoming space for anyone interested in exploring stamp carving and printmaking, whether youโ€™re a complete beginner or an experienced artist.

Through guided instruction and hands-on experimentation, youโ€™ll develop new skills, spark your creativity, and enjoy connecting with fellow participants in a relaxed, supportive environment.

All materials and lunch are provided. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. Visit our website at whrl(dot)org to learn more and to register.

๐Ÿš— ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ! Next Wednesday / ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต / 10 - 11:30 am / Milbridge Commons Wellness ...
09/27/2026

๐Ÿš— ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ!

Next Wednesday / ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต / 10 - 11:30 am / Milbridge Commons Wellness Park

Is your childโ€™s car seat installed correctly? Certified technician Nicole Stauffer of Maine Families will check your car seat during our weekly playgroup and make sure itโ€™s being used safely.

This free event is presented by WHRL, Sunrise Opportunities Prevention Council, and Maine Families of Washington County.

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!

๐Ÿ‚ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜! ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐ŸŒฑIEM Workshop / October 10 / 1โ€“3 PM / Family-friendlyTurn food scraps and garden w...
09/26/2026

๐Ÿ‚ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜! ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐ŸŒฑ
IEM Workshop / October 10 / 1โ€“3 PM / Family-friendly

Turn food scraps and garden waste into garden gold! Join Bryan Dyer Stewart for a hands-on workshop on building your own compost pileโ€”and learn how to troubleshoot common issues like odors and slow decomposition.

Come learn, get your hands dirty, and make your waste work for you!

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. Visit our website at whrl(dot)org to learn more or to register.

Join us on October 1st from 5:30 - 7 pm / WHRL Thankful Room for an evening focused on caregivers. ๐—”๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ...
09/25/2026

Join us on October 1st from 5:30 - 7 pm / WHRL Thankful Room for an evening focused on caregivers.

๐—”๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ. Taking time for yourself can help prevent burnout, support your health, and make it easier to care for your loved one.

Join us for a conversation about caregiver self-care, including practical tips, ways to find time for yourself, and helpful resources. Weโ€™ll also have an open discussion where caregivers can share experiences, challenges, and solutions.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ตโ€”๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ.

Registration is required. our website at whrl(dot)org to learn more and to register.

Address

87 Main Street
Milbridge, ME
04658

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to WHRL - Women for Healthy Rural Living:

Shortcuts

Share