Sunbeam Award Gala
Save the date for 2026!
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Bar Harbor Club
Thank you for a wonderful 2025 Sunbeam Award Gala!
For 21 years, the Sunbeam Award Gala has honored those who embody the ideals of community. This year was no different. The Mission celebrated two incredible awardees and highlight some of work Downeast and on Maine’s outer, unbridged islands.
Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation
The Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation carries on the philanthropic vision of Dr. Joseph and Connie Rossi, a couple with a strong love of Maine. The foundation has a commitment to supporting efforts intended to benefit all the people of Maine including promoting healthcare, education, and environmental conservation.
Sunrise County Economic Council
For more than 30 years, Sunrise County Economic Council has facilitated prosperity in Washington County by working with a consortium of community-minded businesses, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Maine citizens. The organization’s work focuses on developing the workforce, increasing support and resources for entrepreneurs and businesses, and improving and strengthening natural and built environments in Washington County.
Our work is your work, made possible by your generous gifts.
No matter how hard times get, the Mission will be there, helping sustain and strengthen families and communities. Please join us. Your donations bring warmth when it’s cold, shed light where it’s dark, and give strength when burdens grow heavy.
Contact us to donate, volunteer, or arrange for planned giving.