2023 VAST Donors
Pineland Farms Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, supports the VAST Program by providing all that Pineland Farms has to offer at no cost to the Veterans. The VAST program is also primarily funded through an annual competitive grant administered by the Veterans Administration. The VA awards grants to qualifying organizations to plan, develop, manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces as authorized under 38 United States Code 521A.
However, we also rely on both monetary and in-kind donations from commercial entities and private individuals when the above funding is not enough. This generosity provides us with staff funding and much needed flexibility in how we run our program. Their generous contributions have helped to make VAST a better program for all of our Veterans.
During the course of the 12 months of 2023, VAST received donations from a number of very generous donors. The total amount donated to our program exceeded $32,800. We would like to publicly acknowledge each of those donors.
Gold Level ($5,000 or more)
James McBride
Avangrid Foundation
Silver Level ($1,000 – $4,999)
Azimuth Check Foundation
Falmouth Lions Club
Limington Variety
Pratt and Whitney Foundation
Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association
Hope Island
Matthew Shankweiler
Travis Mills Foundation
Bronze Level (up to $999 )
American Legion Auxiliary South Paris
Steve Klimtzak
John Leigh
Maine Pines Friends of Brenda McAleer
Martin Samelson B’NAI B’RITH
Paul Zimmerman
Saco Masonic Lodge
Captain John Lyons
Dan Haiss
Karl Smith
Mainurski Family
Patriot Riders of America
Peggy MacWilliams
Sarah Tilton
David Griffiths