Donor Stories

Connecting Maine’s Islands to Healthcare

Why Jim and Pam Cleveland Support LifeFlight Jim and Pam Cleveland have fond memories of spending summer days in Islesboro with their family. The island in Penobscot Bay is only fourteen miles long and is home to slightly more than 600 year-round residents. It’s where Pam grew up and where the couple’s children and grandchildren […]

Liberty Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Encourages Communities to Support LifeFlight

Each year, through its Community Giving Program, the LifeFlight Foundation reaches out to municipalities across Maine asking for support. Since 2006, more than 280 communities have come together to contribute a total of $1.1 million. This includes the Town of Liberty, which has contributed to LifeFlight’s Community Giving Program consecutively for the last ten years. Liberty, which has fewer […]

Landing Zone in Weld Dedicated in Memory of Former LifeFlight Patient

On August 23, 2025, a helicopter landing zone in Weld was dedicated in memory of Caren Daugherty, a former LifeFlight of Maine patient and annual summer visitor to nearby Webb Lake. Dozens of community and family members attended the event, which was organized by Caren’s husband, Brent Daugherty.  Brent, who helped facilitate the designation of […]

A One-Year-Old’s Birthday Fundraiser

This story appeared in the July 2025 issue of “Dispatches.“ Why Rebecca and Doug Thompson Support LifeFlight The Thompson family’s first air medical transport was in 1986 in Massachusetts, when Rebecca and Doug’s son Jack was born. Jack arrived nearly a month before his due date and was flown by airplane from the hospital where Rebecca […]

Former Patient Teams Up with Employer to Make Generous Donation to LifeFlight of Maine

As an independent nonprofit, LifeFlight of Maine depends on community support to fulfill its mission. Every gift made to LifeFlight is put toward ensuring that everyone, perhaps even someone you know, will receive the care they need when they need it most.  Cheri Smith needed the care of a LifeFlight team in 2024. After suffering […]

Why Leslie and Shawn Anderson Support LifeFlight

Leslie and Shawn Anderson have both a professional and a personal connection to LifeFlight of Maine. The couple is originally from Caribou, where for years Leslie served as the chief operating officer at Cary Medical Center. Her husband, Shawn, was the chief executive officer at Houlton Regional Hospital. Photos: Leslie’s father, Nathan Randolph (left); Shawn […]

Supporting Life in Rural Maine: Viking Lumber Gives Back to LifeFlight

Viking Lumber is a family owned and operated business serving communities up and down the coast of Maine. Over the past 80 years, the company has grown significantly, as has the Flanagan family who owns the business. Today, Viking Lumber has many dedicated employees and ten full-service locations, spanning from Warren to Machias.  The Flanagans […]

A LifeFlight Patient Becomes a LifeFlight Donor

Every donation to LifeFlight of Maine, no matter the size, helps us continue our mission of delivering ICU-level care anywhere in Maine to anyone who needs it. Every gift matters, because it takes all of us coming together to make a second chance possible for our patients and their families.  Josh Elowe became a LifeFlight […]

Maine Lions Aim to Raise $50,000 and Spread Awareness for LifeFlight of Maine

This year, members of Maine Lions District 41 are working together to raise funds and awareness for LifeFlight of Maine.  The Maine Lions are part of “Lions Clubs International,” which according to the organization has 1.4 million members across 49,000 clubs. The civic group is dedicated to service in their own communities and around the world. While […]