Seven grants are awarded; more than 190 residents donate. The groups to which the charity contributed this year include the Camden YMCA, Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts, Rockport’s Walker Park and Youth Recreation, Camden District Nursing Association, Camden Community Hospital, Kennebec Girl Scout Council, and Camden’s Barrett Cove.

The Camden Herald, Page6, 1973-12-06

The Community School is founded in Camden by Emanuel Pariser and Dora Lievow as an alternative high school for Maine youth who needed a second chance at earning their high school diplomas.