Thanks to Hancock Lumber, a dozen teens from Freeport to Brunswick were able to construct raised bed gardens this spring in a teen gardening program. “I’ve never planted a tomato before,” said one of the participating teens. “Now I know how to plant and care for lots of different vegetables,” said another. The Seeds Garden […]
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Rise Up Against Bullying Campaign Wins an Emmy!
WMTW’s President & General Manager, Dave Abel, announced that their Rise Up Against Bullying campaign won an Emmy award for “Outstanding Public Service Announcement – Campaign”. Matt Earl, creative services director, attended the dinner on Saturday in Boston and picked up the award. Hancock Lumber partnered with the station to sponsor the campaign and is […]
Cuckolds Lighthouse Restoration
Check out this recent article on the Cuckolds Lighthouse in Boothbay Harbor printed in the March/April 2013 edition of Maine Boats Homes and Harbors Magazine. Hancock Lumber, along with several key vendors, proudly donated all of the building materials for the historic coastal landmark restoration. Link to the complete article here Cuckolds Lighthouse: Historic Coastal […]
Earth Day Celebration at Children’s Museum!
Forest Hancock Helps Celebrate Earth Day at Children’s Museum! Hancock Lumber celebrated Earth Day at the Children’s Museum & Theater in Portland! Our mascot, Forest Hancock, welcomed children to our Tree to Timber exhibit while handing out Eastern White Pine seedlings for everyone to take home and plant in celebration of the day. If you […]
Family Fun Day at Shawnee Peak
Forest Hancock at Shawnee Peak for family fun mascot day! Our mascot, Forest Hancock, represented Hancock Lumber this past weekend at Shawnee Peak’s first ever Mascot Day! While Forest himself is not quite steady enough for skiing, he did have fun cheering on some of his mascot friends as they hit the slopes. It was […]
Thank You Notes Make Our Day!
Opening the mail today we discovered this amazing thank you letter from a Camp Sunshine family: “Thank you, Hancock Lumber, for your contributions to Camp Sunshine. This week was a wonderful week for us and we are so grateful for your support to make this trip possible for our family!” – 2013 Camp Sunshine Family […]
Forest Hancock Makes Grand Debut
Forest Hancock hanging out with his mascot friends! Company mascot, Forest Hancock, made his grand debut in October and shared a special day with his friends celebrating the 2013 Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival at LL Bean in Freeport! He is shown here with his friends, left to right: Crusher from the Maine Red Claws, Slugger […]
Kevin Hancock Visits Pine Ridge
Kevin Hancock visits the Hancock House his company donated on the Res at Pine Ridge In August 2013, our company president, Kevin Hancock, returned to South Dakota to see the progress on the house build that Hancock Lumber donated earlier in the year–and, to continue his quest to learn more about modern day life on […]
Hancock Partners with WMTW on Anti-Bullying Campaign
Click the image to learn more about Hancock’s sponsorship of the Rise Up Against Bullying Campaign Partnering with WMTW, Hancock Lumber along with the Maine Education Association, have joined forces to co-sponsor the Rise Up Against Bullying campaign, a bullying awareness campaign designed to provide information that will engage and educate communities of Southern Maine by: […]
Kevin Hancock Shaping Maine
Kevin Hancock Named 1 of 50 People Shaping Maine’s Future The July 2013 issue of Maine Magazine features a story headlined, “Meet 50 Mainers to Admire + Inspire”. Lucky for all of us, company president, Kevin Hancock, was selected to be included in this group of Mainers making a difference! Click here to read the […]