Gauvin Fund

Aroostook Aspirations Initiative’s 2016 Gauvin Scholars are beginning their second year of college. With that comes an entire year of experiences behind them, and helpful advice they hope make a difference for the 2017 Gauvin Scholars.

Aroostook Aspirations Initiative has a new Development and Communications Assistant. Nicole Duplessis is a 2012 graduate of Van Buren District Secondary School. She received her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications degree from Husson University’s New England School of Communications. Most recently, Nicole worked as a reporter at WAGM-TV, where she was an intern prior to her senior year of co

In 2014, cashiers all over Aroostook asked customers to Add it Up.  Add it Up takes a customer’s purchase and adds it up to the nearest dollar; the added up change is then donated to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative (AAI) to support their efforts to ensure that more young people in Aroostook County achieve a college degree.  Customers began saying “Add that up”, and before long, their pocket chang

The year of firsts came to official close for Aroostook Aspirations Initiative (AAI) on December 31, 2014, and the Gauvin Scholars finished up one of their firsts as well -their first college semesters.

Students participating in the first-of-its-kind Heidi’s Hope Serve-a-Thon on October 18 in Houlton are literally going to the dogs and reaching out to help other kids. The community has rallied around the Houlton Humane Society (HHS) and other community projects all for Heidi's Hope, an innovative way to connect kids and community.

PRESQUE ISLE—The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to announce that a local couple has stepped forward with a major gift to assist the campus in its efforts to promote the cultural arts in Aroostook County and to serve as a cultural hub for the region.