Love Lab Studio - Community Sponsor

Love Lab Studio is a children’s and community art studio located in Portland, Maine. Through workshops and special projects, they utilize art and tool to co-create a better world for all.

Portland Food Co-op - Community Spark!

Portland Food Co-op is Your Neighborhood Grocery Store
Supporting our Local Farmers and Community Since 2014

Portland Parks Conservancy - Fiscal Sponsor

The Portland Parks Conservancy enhances Portland’s parks and recreational programs by raising philanthropic capital and engaging the community. Portland Parks Conservancy’s goal is to support the parks, trails, and open spaces of Portland, Maine. It is our mission to help support, enhance and nurture these spaces that are part of the vibrant fabric of our community.

Delisle & Sweeton Portside Real Estate Group

Together, Sarah + Courtney are a dynamic real estate team that provides detailed, honest client service from start to finish. Their full-service approach is led with compassion and ample communication for their buyers and sellers.

Portland Museum of Art

The Portland Museum of Art strives to engage audiences in a dialogue about the relevance of art and culture to our everyday lives and is committed to the stewardship and growth of the collection.

SPACE Gallery

SPACE is a multi-disciplinary art center that promotes the arts and humanities through advocacy, programming, commissioning, statewide grantmaking, resource-sharing, and community collaboration. They work inside their home at 534-538 Congress Street, outside with public art and programming initiatives, statewide with their grant programs, and (inter)nationally within their professional and artistic networks.  SPACE

The Locker Project

The Locker Project connects food-insecure children in Maine with nourishing food to improve their learning capacity, health, and future. We take a whole family approach to child hunger, with programs that strive to be low barrier, stigma-free, and environmentally responsible. With the help of our many community partners, the Locker Project distributes staples as well as donated and rescued fresh food to more than 40 preschools, schools and neighborhood sites in Cumberland County.

Friends of Deering Oaks

The Friends of Deering Oaks is a non-profit citizen organization committed to preserving, protecting and enhancing the physical condition of Portland's historic Deering Oaks Park and promoting its use by residents and visitors. 

MAINE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

Maine College of Art & Design is dedicated to educating, emboldening, and activating students and artists to think deeply, to reflect broadly, and to create visual art and design that has profound impact on our communities.

Orange Bike Brewing Co.

Orange Bike Brewing Company, Portland, Maine’s first dedicated gluten-free brewery! Using 100% naturally gluten-free grains like buckwheat, millet, and quinoa, Orange Bike Brewing is pioneering a new standard in sustainable brewing. Orange Bike Brewing is committed to creating world-class beer, that, is naturally gluten-free, but also focused on the triple bottom line – social, environmental, and financial – and aims to set a new standard within the craft beer industry.

Rosemont Market & Bakery

Rosemont Market & Bakery is generously keeping us warm and nourished in the sweetest way at the walk this year, providing free hot cocoa. Rosemont Market & Bakery is a family of 6 neighborhood markets across Greater Portland, all offering fresh, flavorful food from trusted local sources. Inspired by European-style grocers where customers visit daily to find the freshest ingredients, our small markets are woven into the heart of each neighborhood. Rosemont champions Maine’s local food system, and is proud to help make local food accessible, one neighborhood at a time.

SMALLS

Open since January 2022, Smalls is an all day cafe/bar and marketplace located in Portland Maine's West End neighborhood.  Offering a full coffee and food menu as well as cocktails, wine and beer, and a market filled with gourmet pantry items, art and wellness products from small makers local and beyond.

Friends School of Portland

Friends School of Portland is an independent preschool through 8th grade school arising from Quaker faith and practice.

I’m Your Neighbor Books

I’m Your Neighbor Books cultivates welcoming behaviors and builds a sense of belonging in all our communities by increasing access to and engagement with Immigrant and New Generation children’s literature.

Wild Seed Project

Wild Seed Project is a Maine-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring biodiversity and building climate resilience throughout the Northeastern United States by empowering people to grow native plants from wild-collected seed. Wild Seed Project is supporting the lantern’s pollinator theme connecting us with resources and knowledge to support our native plant friends.

barre3

barre3 Portland Maine is a locally owned fitness studio coming soon to Forest Avenue. Rooted in the belief that fitness should help you feel good in your body and empowered in your life, our workouts blend strength, cardio, and mindfulness for all fitness levels. With on-site childcare in our Play Lounge, parents can prioritize their well-being while their little ones are cared for nearby. We’re proud to support our Portland community through complimentary community pop-up classes, local partnerships, and opportunities to move, connect, and feel good together.

Rocky Coast Integrated Medicine

Rocky Coast Integrated Medicine is Portland Maine's clinic for Fertility, Acupuncture, Functional Medicine & Traditional Chinese Medicine, with “a down-to-earth approach to fertility, pain management & optimal health.”

Dale Rand Printing

Dale Rand Printing a local, family-owned, and union-operated print shop located in Portland, Maine and helped us with printing our beautiful posters.

The Children’s Nursery School

The Children’s Nursery School (CNS) is a state-licensed, nonprofit cooperative preschool in the heart of Portland, Maine. Their child-centered program invites students to flourish academically and socially by focusing on exploration and cooperation. Both teachers and parents guide that experience by providing an engaging environment with a careful balance of structure and free play.

Maine Coast Waldorf School

Maine Coast Waldorf School is an independent day school for early childhood through high school, where hands-on learning, the arts, and outdoor education shape each student’s experience.