Aroostook Aspirations Initiative

Pocket Change is Making Change: Paradis Stores hit $5,000 with Aroostook Aspiration’s Add it Up
Pocket Change is Making Change: Paradis Stores hit $5,000 with Aroostook Aspiration’s Add it Up
Pocket Change is Making Change: Paradis Stores hit $5,000 with Aroostook Aspiration’s Add it Up
In 2014, cashiers all over Aroostook asked customers to Add it Up.  Add it Up takes a customer’s purchase and adds it up to the nearest dollar; the added up change is then donated to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative (AAI) to support their efforts to ensure that more young people in Aroostook County achieve a college degree.  Customers began saying “Add that up”, and before long, their pocket chang
Pineland Farms Commits to Donating 50K to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative
Pineland Farms Commits to Donating 50K to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative
Pineland Farms Commits to Donating 50K to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative
Aroostook Aspirations received more positive news this week.  Pineland Farms, known in Aroostook for their Naturally Potatoes plant, announced today that the Mars Hill based company has committed to a $50,000 donation, payable at the rate of $10,000 per year beginning in2014, to the Aroostook Aspirations Initiative.
Houlton Students Ready to Serve
Houlton Students Ready to Serve
Houlton Students Ready to Serve
Students participating in the first-of-its-kind Heidi’s Hope Serve-a-Thon on October 18 in Houlton are literally going to the dogs and reaching out to help other kids. The community has rallied around the Houlton Humane Society (HHS) and other community projects all for Heidi's Hope, an innovative way to connect kids and community.
Aroostook Aspirations Initiative Celebrates a Year of Firsts
Aroostook Aspirations Initiative Celebrates a Year of Firsts
Aroostook Aspirations Initiative Celebrates a Year of Firsts
It has been a little over a year since Aroostook Aspirations Initiative (AAI), a first-of-its-kind, County-wide project was announced. Aroostook Aspirations has two missions: to provide significant opportunities for young people in the region to pursue their dreams and support higher education institutions and bolster economic development efforts in northern Maine.

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