Community Health and Counseling Services and Pine Tree Hospice will be hosting the annual Celebration of Remembrance on Sunday, November 3rd from 1:30 to 3:00 P.M. at the Charlotte White Center, 572 Bangor Road in Dover-Foxcroft. All community members are invited to come to this joyful and poignant event which honors the memory of loved ones.

This year a “Celtic” theme will be employed, with lively music performed by cellist Ruth Fogg and string musicians from Foxcroft Academy. Traditional Irish desserts will be served along with fruit and cheese. Among the activities planned for all ages are face painting, making “weather-grams”, and decorating heart-shaped “memory boxes”. The release of environment-friendly white message balloons is a highlight of the event. Please RSVP at 564-4346 or wecare@pinetreehospice.org if you plan to attend.

Every year, Shalom House presents two Hope Awards to people who are making a difference in the lives of people living with mental illness. Shalom House, which is based in Portland, provides community support services and safe, affordable housing for people with serious mental illness.

Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear, owners of Coffee By Design, will receive the 2013 Johnson & Korda Innovation Award. The award recognizes exceptional community service that supports creative and effective programs for people with mental illness.