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 Thanks to Julianna Myers for this contribution! Fall & Winter CSA Available Through Wolf Pine Farm Interested in having local, organic produce and supporting a local farm through the winter? Wolf Pine Farm is partnering with MMCRI again this year to provide six rounds of share boxes that are delivered from October to February, approximately every 3 weeks, and contain foods grown at Wolf Pine Farm and a number of partner farms. When you sign up for a share you can expect a wide array of traditional winter storage vegetables combined with greenhouse-grown greens, apples, frozen blueberries, eggs, and occasional grains, breads, or other items to round out the share. Boxed shares will be available at 81 Research Drive or you can choose to pickup at one of our delivery locations near the town where you live. The farm delivers to public pickup sites in Biddeford, Scarborough, South Portland, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, Gray, and Westbrook. Explore the Wolf Pine Farm website, www.wolfp

Thanks to Anna Cloutier for this contribution, and for facilitating this recent workshop!  I want to thank everyone who participated in the workshop hosted by The Engagement Council this past Tuesday. We were pleased to have Patrick Veroneau, from the Emery Leadership Group and Learning from Leaders Podcast, speak to us about Building Strong Teams. The material was timely and the overall response has been encouraging and positive.  I have included a recording of the workshop below. Building bridges for healthcare teams: Rising above your best!

 Thanks to Susan Santangelo for this contribution: Can you sum up the past six months in six words? In a recent Op-Ed, Larry Smith, the creator of the  Six Word Memoirs  project, observes that times of extremes — “our toughest and most joyous moments” — are often ideal for his brand of succinct storytelling. His  collection of pandemic-inspired memoirs , gathered from writers across the country, inspired us to challenge our readers to write theirs too. The result has been thousands of six-word stories, submitted from people all over the world via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Letters to the Editor and the comments on Mr. Smith’s essay, including one particularly poignant contribution from the author Min Jin Lee: “ How will my broken heart mend? ” Zooming through life. Getting nowhere fast. — Shelly Shalev, Israel Keeping my calendar with sourdough starter. — Melanie S. Smith, Boston Same earrings, six months. Why change? — Mary Roberts, Pacific Grove, Calif. Aging in place. Goodbye foo

        September 28, 2020   Reminder: Virtual Town Halls Begin Today   Beginning today, all colleagues are invited to attend virtual Town Hall sessions with MMC President Jeff Sanders. During these hour-long events via Zoom, topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to: continued efforts around COVID-19, the recent Joint Commission Survey, the soon-to-be released three-year Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan and current finances.   If you would like to submit a question in advance, please do so at  pubinfo@mmc.org  and we will answer it during the next available town hall.   Monday, Sept. 28, 3 p.m. Webinar link:  https://zoom.us/j/97154641347 Webinar ID: 971 5464 1347 Webinar call in: (301) 715-8592 or (312) 626-6799   Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7:45 a.m. Webinar link:  https://zoom.us/j/98876128454 Webinar ID: 988 7612 8454 Webinar call in: (301) 715-8592 or (312) 626-6799   Wednesday, Sept. 30, 9 p.m. Webinar link:  https://zoom.us/j/95050674770 Webinar ID: 950 5067 47

  * Sent on behalf of Susan Ahern, Vice President, Innovation ** Calling all MaineHealth care team members! Do you have an innovative idea that you want to take to the next level? Let us invest up to $20,000 in your unique insight to solve some of the problems you see everyday. Introducing the MaineHealth Ignite Innovation Fund, a new resource for early stage innovation projects throughout our healthcare system.   What : An investment of up to $20,000 to help bring an early solution to life. Use the funding to understand your users’ pain points, build a scrappy prototype, or scale an early idea further. Your innovation may include – but is certainly not limited to – a new care team model, a novel service, a new tool or technique, even a potential product or therapeutic. We care most about the quality of your idea and your commitment to it. All members of the MaineHealth community – regardless of rank or role – are encouraged to apply.   When : Today! Applications are open. Applications

  Dear Colleagues,   I’d like to invite you to join me and other senior leaders for a series of virtual town halls beginning next week.   While meeting face-to-face is preferable, following protocols to keep us all safe and healthy means we’ll be running these town halls as a Zoom Webinar. Login in details are below. Please note attendance will be limited to the first 500 individuals per webinar.   Among the topics I plan to discuss are our continued efforts around COVID-19, our recent Joint Commission Survey, our soon-to-be released three-year Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan, our current finances and more. We will save ample time for live audience Q&A. If you would like to submit a question in advance, please do so at  pubinfo@mmc.org  and we will answer it during the next available town hall.   This has been an extraordinary year, and our successes have come thanks to the hard work of our amazing care team. Thank you all for your continued dedication to our mission,