The Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat is the dream of retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills, who lost both arms and legs in Afghanistan on April 10, 2012, when he was critically injured by an IED (improvised explosive device). During his 19-month recovery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, […]
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Team Building in the Royal River
Team Building in the Royal River. Members of our Yarmouth team recently competed in the annual Royal River corporate canoe challenge, participating in a fun day of team building and competition. The event helps raise money for the Royal River Conservation Trust. This four-leg, flat water canoe relay race supports the Royal River Conservation […]
Hancock Lumber Sponsors 409 Cumberland Green Living Housing
Erin Plummer, Marketing + Communications Director for Hancock Lumber, and Jim Giberson, Marketing Manager at Wright-Ryan Construction representing sponsoring companies at the celebration event. Last month, Avesta Housing, Cultivating Communities, Boston Capital, and many other sponsor and community partners celebrated the completion of the 409 Cumberland green living housing project. Hancock Lumber was thrilled to […]
Working Together to Make a Difference!
When one of our local contractor’s family member was involved in an accident requiring his home to be modified to accommodate a wheel chair, Hancock Lumber stepped up to donate building materials for the project. Click here to read the Portland Press Herald article run on Christmas Day!
Former Hancock President, Current Board Member Visits Local School
Loaded up with nail aprons, kids Forest Hancock t-shirts, tools and carpenter pencils, former Hancock President and current board member, Toby Hammond, visited a local elementary school to talk about building materials and construction! Every day we run into these examples where Hancock Lumber employees get involved and help make a difference in our […]
Yarmouth Harvest Festival Window Decorators
During the Yarmouth store’s physical inventory last Saturday, the local chamber also happened to be hosting their inaugural Harvest Festival event. As a part of the festivities, local businesses donated store fronts for kids to paint and show off their artistic talents. Among the activities were Window Painting, a Make-&-Take Scarecrow Event and concessions sponsored […]
Hancock Pine Donation for Dempsey Challenge
A Hancock Pine donation headed to the Dempsey Challenge for one of their participant events! Good luck to everyone this weekend! #dempseychallenge #hancockpine
Bethel Sawmill Earns Forest Products Award
Bethel Sawmill Leaders Accept Forest Products Award The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Hancock Lumber as the Forest Products Industry Award recipient. Company leaders from our Bethel sawmill attended the event and were presented the award. What a great surprise it was to have Angus King, former Hancock Lumber director, join the event […]
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 […]