About the Fund
The One Lewiston Resiliency Fund is a collaboration between the City of Lewiston and the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. The Fund is guided by a committee representative of the communities impacted by the events of October 25, 2023.
The purpose of the committee is to steward the donations of the One Lewiston Resilience Fund to support the long term healing for our community and economy.
The Vision: All those impacted by the events of October 25, 2023 have the opportunity to engage and inform the remembrance events and the permanent memorial, and that the journey for creating the memorial is as healing as the memorial itself.
About the Steering Committee
- Ruby Bean, Director of Development, Community Concepts (2024- )
- Rachel Ferrante, Executive Director of Maine MILL (2026- )
- Scott Gosselin, Maine State Police, Maine Resilience Center First Responder Group Liaison (2024- )
- Shae McGehee, Maine DECD and Lisbon Resident (2024- )
- Danielle Parent, Director of Maine Resilience Center, Community Concepts (2024- )
- Nicole Poulin, Leadership Assistant at the LA Metro Chamber (2024- )
- Matt Webster, Maine Association of the Deaf (2024- )
- Nicole Welch, Director of Lewiston Recreation (2024- )
Past Committee Members
- Angelynne Amores, City of Lewiston, Director of Marketing & Communications (2024-2025)
- Robert Chase, City of Auburn, Fire Chief (2024-2025)
- Stacy Cyr (2024-2025)
- Desiree Michaud, City of Lewiston, Sergeant, Community Resource Office (2024-2025)
- Shanna Cox, President and CEO of the LA Metro Chamber, and One Lewiston Fund Committee Coordinator (2024-2026)
Offer Support
Donate to the OneLewiston Resilience Fund
The LA Metro Chamber Foundation will receive funds for the OneLewiston Resilience Fund and disperse them based on the decisions of the committee.
Volunteer
We are looking for dedicated community members wishing to volunteer for events and participate in committee activities.
Fund Financial History
The fund was created by the City of Lewiston and the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation in February of 2024 in response to donors’ desire to contribute financially after direct victim-survivor funds were closed, for the purpose of stewarding the donations to support the long-term healing of Lewiston-Auburn and the local economy. The fund is administered through a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Lewiston and the LA Metro Chamber Foundation. The fund is not actively fundraising, though it does continue to receive donations from time to time. It continues to support commemoration events and plan for community engagement in the creation of a permanent memorial.
The fund’s Memorandum of Understanding specifies that the LA Metro Chamber Foundation receive an administrative fee amounting to 6% of donations and provide the following services for this fee: receiving donations, maintaining and managing online donation platforms, providing donor acknowledgments, providing timely payments as requested by the Steering Committee, and completing all necessary reporting to City, Steering Committee, and the IRS.
As of December 31, 2025, the fund has $234,982.92 and has expensed $59,378.00 for two commemoration events, interpretation services, and committee administration and support.
You can read more about the stewarding of all public donations on the City of Lewiston website.
If you have questions, please reach out to the LA Metro Chamber Foundation at 207-783-2249, or by emailing info@LAMetroChamber.com.