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Because she believed one person can make a difference.
The ShineOnCass Foundation was created to honor the spirit, continue the work,
and encourage others to live the legacy of Cassidy,
whose kindness and compassion for others Shines On.
Our Mission
To educate, inspire and empower youth to make their world a better place through
kindness and volunteer charitable activities.
The ShineOnCass Foundation
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Open Enrollment for 2021 ShineOnCass Scholarship
Attention Messalonskee High School Seniors! Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 ShineOnCass Scholarship. Students may apply by downloading a printable or writable form here. Deadline to apply is May 3rd! Learn more about past recipients and how they ShineOnCass!
Junior Service Award Nominations Due 5/10
Nominations for the 2021 ShineOnCass Junior Service Awards are now being accepted! Nominate a current junior at Messalonskee, Waterville, Winslow or Lawrence High school to receive this prestigious service award, and a $100 gift to pay it forward in their community! Applications and more information here!
ShineOnCass Lending Library Opens at AYCC!
We are bursting with excitement over the official 2021 opening of a new ShineOnCass FREE Lending Library at the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville! Children at the Club can take a book, and share a book, as part of this beautifully-created ShineOnCass project to help put books into the hands of hundreds of kids in our community. Learn more about the project and how you can support youth literacy! #ShineOnCass
Watch the story on WABI TV NEWS!
Watch the story on WABI TV NEWS!
2021 Events
ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower & PJ Party: May 16, 2021 at Hart-2-Hart Farm in Albion
What’s more fun than a pajama party for kids? Seeing baby goat KIDS in theirs! Yes! This year’s ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower at Hart-2-Hart Farm will include a PJ party! Come meet the new arrivals, support Humane Society Waterville Area and come ShineOnCass! LIMITED REGISTRATION. Learn more here!
What’s more fun than a pajama party for kids? Seeing baby goat KIDS in theirs! Yes! This year’s ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower at Hart-2-Hart Farm will include a PJ party! Come meet the new arrivals, support Humane Society Waterville Area and come ShineOnCass! LIMITED REGISTRATION. Learn more here!
2020 Events
2020 ShineOn Saturday with the Messalonskee Girls Soccer Team was a special day with 21 excited young girls in our community learning soccer skills and having fun on Oct. 3rd at Pleasant Point Park in Oakland! Big thank you to Coach Chris and Coach Alli and the Lady Eagles for sharing the light and love of Cass through youth mentoring! See all the images from our day together on the SHINEONCASS Facebook Page!
Face masks couldn’t hide the smiles behind them all day at Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream and Mini Golf at ShineOnCass Day, Sept. 22 in Waterville. The event was held in lieu of the ShineOonCass Foundation’s recently canceled “Putt 4 Cass” event, usually held in May, to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s ShineOnCass youth mentoring programs. More than $6,000 was raised in honor of Cass! Thank you!
Read about our success!
Read about our success!
Click on the logo and watch how over 100 people helped Kick Back 4 Cass and re-imagine our 11-hour soccer game this year! Instead of taking to the soccer field, teams Gave Back by sharing ACTS of KINDNESS and MAKING CHARITABLE DONATIONS!
For 11 days, July 1 -11, virtual players shared how they ShineOn. Watch the Pass 4 Cass Video and be INSPIRED!
CLICK HERE TO SHINE ON WITH US!
For 11 days, July 1 -11, virtual players shared how they ShineOn. Watch the Pass 4 Cass Video and be INSPIRED!
CLICK HERE TO SHINE ON WITH US!
2019 Events
It was A Night to Shine Nov. 8, 2019 at Waterville Country Club with more than 130 friends and supporters at the 2nd ShineOnCass Beer & Wine Tasting Event, hosted by our friends TJ & Kerry Smart and presented by Veilleux Funeral Home! We raised a glass to Cass, and also raised nearly $13,000 to support the ShineOnCass Foundation and our many community initiaves. See All That Shines in our event photo gallery posted on the ShineOnCass Facebook Page!
Did you miss the official opening of Cassidy's Corner at Oakland Public Library in 2019? Watch the video on WABI TV!
Thanks to all who supported our ShineOnCass Snack Drive at Oakfest 2019! We collected a BUS LOAD of snacks to be distributed to Oakland School Food Pantries in support of local kids this fall! In addition to our snack drive, we helped lots of kids create Kindness Matters Bookmarks as part of ShineOn Oakland Day. Can't wait to see in what book kindness will be found next!
Over 400 players took the fields at Thomas College on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the 4th Annual Kick Around the Clock for Cass! What a day! Watch for a link to our photo album soon! Thank you to all the high school and community teams who rescheduled due to unsafe weather July 20th. It was a "tropical" day in the sun to ShineOnCass! Watch News Coverage Here!
Cass Is Everywhere
In Memory of Cass
Composed and Performed by Steve Fotter -- Video Creation by Neil Amalfitano
Composed and Performed by Steve Fotter -- Video Creation by Neil Amalfitano
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