On October 25, the proceeds of Summerfest, an annual fair held by the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, were distributed to 22 area charities during the church service. Every year on Mission Sunday, the church sets time aside to thank and recognize local charities.

The recipients of the $7,100 raised at Summerfest this year are: Camp P.O.S.T.C.A.R.D.; Carpenter’s Boat Shop; CHIP, Inc.; Church World Service; Cooper-DiPerri Scholarship Fund; Feed Our Scholars Program; Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers, Maine; Healthy Kids; Kno-Wal-Lin Home Health Care/Hospice; Lifeline of Midcoast Maine; Lincoln County Animal Shelter; Lincoln County Dental Clinic; Lincoln County Triad; Miles & St. Andrews Home Health/Hospice; MOBIUS, Inc.; New Hope for Women; People to People; St. Philip’s Food Pantry; Tedford Housing; Tri-County Literacy Volunteers; Washington County Children’s Program; and Westport Island Human Resource Committee.

Summerfest has been held on the Wiscasset Common the last Saturday in July for the past 32 years. All members of the church are involved in the special event that features the On-Common Café, a dog show and parade, crafts, baked goods, books, treasures, toys, wood crafts, plants and a giant yard sale. All of the money raised is donated to charity.