Steve DeAngelis Community Fund

02/23/2026

We had an incredible time at the Readfield Winter Carnival this weekend! We were able to loan skis to many local families and teach over 15 people how to ski. Thank you to Readfield Rec and our awesome volunteers for making this possible! ❄️✨

02/20/2026

Join us this Saturday for a day of outdoor winter fun! ❄️✨

❄ Free ski lessons for adults and kids! ❄ Ice fishing instruction! ❄ Ice skating! ❄ Sledding! ❄ Lake hockey! ❄ Snow sculpture contest! The Community Gear Library will be at Readfield Winter Carnival on Saturday Feb 21st to lend equipment for all this outdoor winter fun hosted by Readfield Recreation Association and Steve DeAngelis Community Fund. FMI: https://www.facebook.com/share/17t43nLcgK/

01/21/2026

We are so excited to join Wayne Elementary School for ice fishing this Friday!

We are excited to have the Steve DeAngelis Community Fund Gear Library coming to Ice Fishing Day!
See you this Friday after school!

01/20/2026

We have recently had some changes in our board membership. As of December 8th, Frank Martinez Nocito is now our Board Chair! We are so excited and grateful that Frank has taken on this role!

Additionally, we would like to welcome two new board members, Angie Dagneault and Todd Hopkins! We are so excited to have them as board members and extend our deepest gratitude to them!

Finally, we would like to thank Kristin Aiello for her fearless leadership as our Board Chair for the past three years. She has played a huge role in the launching of many of our programs and we will miss her tremendously. Kristin, we truly would not be where we are today without you! Thank you!

01/17/2026

We had a great morning at the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon! We had 8 new Gear Library Card applications and lots of gear sign outs. Find us next Saturday at the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne, 9am-12pm! ❄️⛸️✨

01/11/2026

We had an amazing day at the Readfield Community Library launching the Gear Library Yesterday! Find us next week the Dr. Shaw Library in Mt. Vernon. Huge thank you to our volunteers, Angie and Chad, for helping folks check out gear!

01/11/2026

NEW! Community Gear Library with outdoor gear available to borrow; open to residents of Readfield, Mt. Vernon, Wayne, Fayette, & Manchester. A partnership of the Steve DeAngelis Community Fund and 4 local libraries, with support from a Sustainable Maine Libraries grant from the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
Note the OPENING SATURDAY at each of the participating libraries:
Jan 10 at Readfield Community Library
Jan 17 at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Jan 24 at Cary Memorial Library, Wayne ME
Feb 7 at Underwood Memorial Library in Fayette
See details on flyer.

12/09/2025

The Steve D Community Fund is seeking used bikes to fit ages 4-14. The bikes will be tuned and cleaned by Maranacook IA students in collaboration with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine before they are added to the Maranacook Community Gear Library! 🚲☀️

02/09/2025

Join us next Saturday, February 15th, for a day of winter fun and the launch of the Community Gear Library! A huge thank you to Readfield Recreation for including us in this event!❄️

02/02/2025

For the month of February, $1 of every Community Bag purchased from the Winthrop Hannaford will go to the Steve D Community Fund! Please help us spread the word, we appreciate your support. A huge thank you to Winthrop Hannaford!

01/05/2025

As we begin 2025, we wanted to share our 2024 End of Year Summary with you all. Thank you for all of your support in 2024. Keep an eye out for some exciting outdoor events and the launch of our Gear Library in 2025!