About Us
Goals
Vision Statement
Board of Directors
Staff 


Our 2010 brochure

About Us

A Brief History of the Island Community Center
Following community surveys of Islanders that identified concerns and specific needs, the Island Community Center was organized and opened in 2001.

In 2002 it was formally incorporated as a non-profit organization and the Internal Revenue Service granted the center formal non-profit status.

Under lease agreement with the Town of Stonington, ICC is based at the former Stonington High School building that actually started as a community center more than 50 years ago.

Our government is by a term-limited Board of Trustees, consisting of local citizens, a student member and one selectman from each town who serve as an ex-officio board member. All are devoted to our mission.

Our part-time staff depends on community volunteers to help keep the center open and the programs operating. Through collaboration with community organizations and individuals, we offer a variety of programs and make rental space available for special events to fulfill our mission.

VISION STATEMENT
The Island Community Center strives to provide facilities and programs for all members of the community to enhance their well-being.

Our goals

The following goals were realized: set up and implemented an internal communication system with operating policies and procedures; offered programs not duplicated elsewhere; ensured that existing programs were successful before expanding to others; expanded our reach of programs to older islanders and seasonal residents; involved more of the younger generation, by adding a teen to our board; expanded grant writing capabilities of our staff and board and sought community help when we needed it.

We continue to work on being as financially independent and self-sufficient as possible and to only take on projects that can be financially self-supporting. We have found that the need is frequently present, however the funding is usually not. This has proven to be an extremely challenging balance act.

We will continue to gather information for a community pool.

Island Community Center's Board of Directors

Ray Dinsmore, President
39 Oak Hill Lane
Stonington, ME 04681
Home phone: 367-2206
raymond.dinsmore@shepardselect.com
Bobbi Billings, Vice-President
300 Sunshine Rd.
Deer Isle, ME 04627
Home phone: 348-2264  Work: 367-2708
babillings@myfairpoint.net

Anne Sigmund, Secretary

84 Dowe Road

Deer Isle, ME  04627

348-6764

sigmundam@aol.com
 

Richard Paget, Treasurer

53 Buckminister Point Rd

Stonington, ME 04681

367-6569

rpaget@aol.com

Nat Barrows
10 Tidal Cove Rd.
Stonington, ME 04681
Home Phone: 367-2649, Work: 367-2200
barrows6@myfairpoint.net
Morgan Eaton
20 Old Quarry Rd.
Stonington, ME  04681
Home Phone: 367-2835   Work: 367-5994
mjeaton@midmaine.com
Larry Billings
PO Box 86
Stonington, ME 04681
367-6552
Captlarryb@msn.com
Twyla Weed
c/o Town of Deer Isle
PO Box 46
Deer Isle, ME 04627
348-6060-Town    348-6921-H
weedie2005@myfairpoint.net

Gareth Warr

Burnt Cove Road

Stonington, ME  04681

Scott LaDeau

Lindsay Lane

Deer Isle, ME  04627

electrical5680@hotmail.com

Richard Larrabee, Sr.
33 School Street
Stonington, ME 04681
367-8791

Christie Hutchinson

PO Box 303

Stonington, ME  04681

christiechatto@yahoo.com

Edith (Muffin) Bartlett
104 Whitman Rd.
Stonington, ME 04681
367-5167
mubartlett@yahoo.com
 

Leslie Rice

3 Betty Lane

Stonington, ME  04681

367-2342

k_petals@yahoo.com

Our Staff and Community Connections
Our staff of Executive Director Patricia Gross,and Camp Kooky Director Jo Sullivan continue with their diligent and competent efforts to make it all work. We are continuing our relationships with various organizations such as the Healthy Island Project, Healthy Peninsula Project, the Island Recreation Board, Head Start; the Deer Isle-Stonington School Department; the Island Heritage Trust, Island Food Pantry, Ocean Adventures, First Student Bus Company, Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce, Opera House Arts, Coastal Little League, Dockside Quilt Gallery, The Queen's Closet, and Island Fishermen's Wives Association to schedule events and discuss our roles in providing services to the community.