Author: Susan Roux

Can you believe that August is right around the corner?! Our onsite classes have been running so well and we have loved seeing kids and parents on campus again. The best part of our summer truly is seeing kids and families experiencing KBIA summers. We are excited to see more familiar faces at our 110th Seaside Celebration this weekend and thank all of you, near and far, for your support of this event. Remember that even if you aren’t local, you can still participate in the online silent auction and/or donate. More events are coming up, please read on!

 

Best,

 

Mimi Fox

Executive Director 

 

As always, our weekly virtual classes and nighttime experiences will be shared to current members via email by the end of each week. Log on to the Zoom classes through the links posted in the Google Doc (updated every Thursday for the following week) and catch up on classes you missed on our KBIA Virtual Community Programming Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIAvirtualcommunity/) or KBIA CIT Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIACITgroup/).

 

And of course, if you aren’t able to participate in the daytime classes, we will have our nighttime experiences.  

 

 

FRIDAY PARENT PAINT NIGHT & HAPPY HOUR

 

Friday happy hour this week is partnered with Old Vines Wine Bar! Pick up a “Millenial Punk” made with Rose Wine, Aperol, Pink grapefruit liquer, grapefruit joice, lemon juice, soda water ($12), and unwind for the weekend! Order online at www.oldvineswinebar.com. Pick up Friday between 2 to 4pm. Tell them KBIA sent you!

 

You can also join us at KBIA for Adult Paint Night on the KBIA lawn from 5:30 to 7:30pm – BYOB from Old Vine’s!

 

Register for paint night at [email protected], $20/person. 

 

Weather dependent as the event will be held outside!

Important Links

 

 

 

 

 

Onsite Classes Link: 

 

Seaside Celebration Silent Auction: 

The Seaside Celebration is traditionally a way of thanking our membership for making our KBIA community thrive. This year is no different. We are also honoring three members of the community who left us this year – Annie McNamara Evans, Tony Viehmann, and Dr. David McConnell. We will be announcing our plans to honor their legacies at the event.

Rest assured, we will be taking all safety precautions for our event with individually plated appetizers for our guests and drinks served in pre-packaged containers. We will be asking our guests to sign a COVID-19 waiver on the day of the event and to bring a mask to wear should keeping 6-10 feet distance from other guests prove a challenge.

The Seaside will be held across two sites this year. Each area can accommodate a maximum of 50 people. The sites are as follows:

We will announce the winners of the online silent auction and hold a live auction for limited items starting at 7:30pm. The live auction items include:

In the spirit of maintaining our financial health this year we are asking that those who join us, please make a donation to attend to allow this event to be cost neutral to KBIA. The suggested donation is $25/person. We can accept this in advance or on site at the event.

Today, our silent auction opens and bidding will close on Saturday, August 1st at 4pm. Check out our fantastic offerings and bid online here:

 

Note: You do not have to be local to bid on or win items!

Due to limited space, we are asking that all attendees RSVP to attend by 3:30pm, Friday, July 31 via email to [email protected] or by phone at 207-967-2180.

RSVP to KBIA Office by Friday, July 31 at 3:30pm: [email protected]

IMPORTANT LINKS

 

 

 

We are welcoming in Week 5 of our summer programming next week, which includes the start of our swim lessons in the KBIA pool! Who will be the lucky first kiddo to jump into that clear blue water?! We are also announcing some new onsite classes, CIT projects, July awards, and more…read on for details! 

 

As always, our weekly virtual classes and nighttime experiences will be shared to current members via email by the end of each week. Log on to the Zoom classes through the links posted in the Google Doc (updated every Thursday for the following week) and catch up on classes you missed on our KBIA Virtual Community Programming Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIAvirtualcommunity/) or KBIA CIT Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIACITgroup/).

 

And of course, if you aren’t able to participate in the daytime classes, we will have our nighttime experiences. Check out the lineup for week 5 here:

 

 

 

Do let us know if you have questions – we are in the office from 9am-4pm every Monday-Friday now and we can do business through the window on the porch!

 

Best,

 

Mimi Fox

Executive Director

Virtual ‘A Day at the Beach’ 5K

Running for Annie

 

Thank you to all of our 115 registered runners who helped support our Virtual Road Race this past weekend. Runners from Maine to California and up to Canada joined in the fun! With your help, we raised nearly $2,500 that will be matched by the Bauman Family for a total of $5,000 to The Dempsey Center.

 

This amazing donation will be made in honor of  Annie McNamara Evans, a longtime supporter of KBIA and former counselor, who recently lost her courageous battle with cancer. 

The Dempsey Center provides services that can help cancer patients manage the emotional, mental and physical impact of cancer.

We are so grateful to all who contributed to a cause near and dear to our hearts. Thank you!

 New Onsite Classes

Art Class & Starfish Club

 

 

Looking ahead to Week 6 (July 27-30), we will be offering art classes out on the KBIA lawn for the remainder of the summer. Classes will be single-day, with a maximum of 8 students per class, and separated by age groups 4-6 and 7 and older. Also starting Week 6 will be our “Starfish Club” class! This class will be limited to 6 children ages 4-6 and will be held onsite instead of virtually. 

 

 

 

 

Registration is now open and our onsite classes document has been updated to include art class and starfish club offerings (located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzGhKSW7g4Xd-6XWg05M801IX-AeBOlY/view?usp=sharing).

 

PLEASE NOTE: Only registrations e-mailed to [email protected] will be processed, NO CALLS PLEASE!

CIT Summer Projects

Cove Clean-up & Chalk Art

 

Our CIT class has the exciting opportunity to put our KBIA mission into action by organizing and participating in a cove clean-up – planning starts next week! From Tuesday, July 21 to Tuesday, July 28 the CIT class will work together to transfrom positive messages into chalk art – we are excited to see their creations.

 

VIRTUAL PARENT HAPPY HOUR

This Friday!

 

Join other KBIA adults at the end of the week for a virtual happy hour! With a view of the ocean, let’s all wind down and say hi – whether we’re around the corner or across the country. 

For those of us in town – pick up a Watermelon Mojito ($12) from Batson River Brewing & Distilling with their own Dixie Rum!

 

Tell them KBIA sent you!

Important Links

 

 

 

 

 

Onsite Classes Link: 

Come On In – KBIA Store is OPEN

New KBIA Mugs, Coasters, and other goodies

 

New in store, we have KBIA mugs and coasters with original drawings by City Line Drawings of the KBIA cove, Smith House, Strong Cottage, and Mother’s Beach playground. Choose your favorite mug for $15, or a set of 4 for $55. Pair your mugs with a set of 4 coasters for $30. You can call ahead for curbside pick up or visit our store in Strong Cottage.

 

 

 

 

Prints of the artwork will be available in the store starting in August. If you are not local or want to send the gift of KBIA to someone who is not here then please use the following link to visit the online store for these mugs, coasters AND the prints of the artwork: https://city-line-drawings.myshopify.com/collections/kennebunk

 

 

The KBIA store is open during regular office hours:

 

Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 4 PM

Closed for lunch between 12-1PM

 

We will welcome one person at a time to browse the store and make purchases. Please remember your mask, we would love to see you!

 

IMPORTANT LINKS

 

 

We have really enjoyed seeing some familiar faces this week as we started up our onsite waterfront and tennis classes! We don’t want to jinx anything, but classes have gone so well and we want to thank you for all your cooperation and understanding as we try our best to offer classes in the safest ways we can this summer. 

 

We are thrilled to annouce that starting on July 20 the KBIA pool will be open and offering swim lessons! Lessons this summer will look a little different, and like our other onsite offerings, will have reduced class sizes in compliance with our current guidelines. Registration is now open and our onsite classes document has been updated to include swim offerings (located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzGhKSW7g4Xd-6XWg05M801IX-AeBOlY/view?usp=sharing).

 

PLEASE NOTE: Only registrations e-mailed to [email protected] will be processed, NO CALLS PLEASE!

 

 

 

Week 4 virtual classes and nighttime experiences will be shared to current members via email by the end of this week. Log on to the Zoom classes through the links posted in the Google Doc (updated every Thursday for the following week) and catch up on classes you missed on our KBIA Virtual Community Programming Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIAvirtualcommunity/) or KBIA CIT Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIACITgroup/).

 

A reminder that even if you don’t participate in the daytime classes, we will have nighttime experiences. Check out the lineup for week 4 here:

 

 

Speaking of nighttime experiences, our weekly Teen Night will now be held onsite at KBIA! This coming Thursday, July 16, teens are invited to join us on the KBIA lawn for ice cream and lawn games from 6:30-8:30pm. Cost is $20 per participant, and registrations are accepted only by e-mail at [email protected]. 

 

 

As always, let us know if you have questions. We are in the office from 9am-4pm every Monday-Friday now and we can do business through the window on the porch!

 

Best,

 

Mimi Fox

Executive Director

KBIA VIRTUAL ROAD RACE 

This weekend!

Near or far, we hope you will join us this weekend for the KBIA Virtual Road Race! Run any 5k route you’d like and post pictures of your run along the way using the hashtags #run4annie and/or #dayatthebeach5k, and we will share on our social media all weekend!

 

We have 3 prizes and those who post their pictures will be eligible to win:

1st place: KBIA coasters, featuring original KBIA drawings

2nd place: KBIA coffee mug, featuring original KBIA drawings

3rd place: KBIA 2020 Road Race t-shirt

This year’s race is in memory of Annie McNamara Evans, a longtime supporter of KBIA and former counselor, who recently lost her coruageous battle with cancer. Proceeds from the race will be donated to the Dempsey Center in her name.

The Bauman Family Foundation will be matching our contributions to the Dempsey Center in Annie’s name. The Dempsey Center provides services that can help cancer patients manage the emotional, mental and physical impact of cancer.

We hope you will join us in this great cause. 

REGISTER HERE: http://www.lightboxreg.com/kbia-2020?func=&mobile=1

 

If you’re local, here is our usual road race route..beautiful beach views along the way!

 

VIRTUAL PARENT HAPPY HOUR

This Friday!

 

Join other KBIA adults at the end of the week for a virtual happy hour! With a view of the ocean, let’s all wind down and say hi – whether we’re around the corner or across the country. 

For those of us in town – grab the featured flavors from The Scoop Deck in Wells and relax with a drink of your choice and some dessert!

 

Call the Scoop Deck at 207-646-5150 between 11am-4:30pm to put in your curbside order and be sure to pick up any time before 5pm!

 

 

Dinosaur Crunch (fun for the kids):
-Blue vanilla w/ chocolate crunch candies & fudge swirl
Topsy Turvy Turtle (for the adults/perfectly describes 2020!!):
-Caramel ice cream w/ chocolate swirl & pecans

Important Links

 

 

 

 

 

Onsite Classes Link: 

KBIA Store is OPEN

 

New Merchandise!

 

We have a selection of amazing new KBIA mugs and coasters with original drawings by City Line Drawings of the KBIA cove, Smith House, Strong Cottage, and Mother’s Beach playground. Mugs and coasters are available for purchase in the store NOW!

 

Prints of the artwork will be available in the store starting in August. If you are not local or want to send the gift of KBIA to someone who is not here then please use the following link to visit the online store for these mugs, coasters AND the prints of the artwork: https://city-line-drawings.myshopify.com/collections/kennebunk

 

 

Vist the KBIA Store at Strong Cottage

The KBIA store is now open during regular office hours:

 

Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 4 PM

Closed for lunch between 12-1PM

 

We will welcome one person at a time to browse the store and make purchases. Please remember your mask, we would love to see you!