Robert Minott, owner of Coastal Drilling and Blasting Inc., recently hand-delivered a donation of $1,500 to Child and Family Opportunities’ Capital Campaign.  Coastal Drilling and Blasting has employed a CFO child care alumnus, Liam McSweeney, a Lamoine resident and college student at American University in Washington D.C.  who works for the company during his summer breaks from school. 

 

Minott spent time touring CFO’s Early Child Care and Education Center on Avery Lane in Ellsworth and met with Executive Director, Jeanie Mills to hear about the services being offered at the state of the art facility.  According to Mills, “Our first ever Capital Campaign has helped us create this inviting space for children and families in the greater Ellsworth area.  It is friends like Bob that have helped us to realize our dream of a permanent home for our child care programs and administrative offices.”  The Board of Directors conducted the Capital Campaign to help put the finishing touches on the project that is funded through Union Trust Bank, USDA, and the federal Head Start program. 

 

The 12,000 square foot structure, designed by Stewart Brecher, Architect of Bar Harbor,  houses six early child care and education classrooms and an administrative office wing.  The early care and education classrooms are designed for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.  Three classrooms are designed for up to 24 infants and toddlers, while the other three classrooms are designed for up to 60 preschoolers.  The administrative wing houses the agency’s 20 year round employees.  A full playground, kitchen and conference room are included.  The Holt Conference Room is used extensively for training events for area child care providers, staff and parents.

 

For more information on the capital campaign, applications for the early care and education programs, or to arrange a tour of the facility, call 667-2995.