This story appeared in the July 2025 issue of “Dispatches.“ Why Rebecca and Doug Thompson Support LifeFlight The Thompson family’s first air medical transport was in 1986 in Massachusetts, when Rebecca and Doug’s son Jack was born. Jack arrived nearly a month before his due date and was flown by airplane from the hospital where Rebecca […]
As an independent nonprofit, LifeFlight of Maine depends on community support to fulfill its mission. Every gift made to LifeFlight is put toward ensuring that everyone, perhaps even someone you know, will receive the care they need when they need it most. Cheri Smith needed the care of a LifeFlight team in 2024. After suffering […]
Leslie and Shawn Anderson have both a professional and a personal connection to LifeFlight of Maine. The couple is originally from Caribou, where for years Leslie served as the chief operating officer at Cary Medical Center. Her husband, Shawn, was the chief executive officer at Houlton Regional Hospital. Photos: Leslie’s father, Nathan Randolph (left); Shawn […]
Viking Lumber is a family owned and operated business serving communities up and down the coast of Maine. Over the past 80 years, the company has grown significantly, as has the Flanagan family who owns the business. Today, Viking Lumber has many dedicated employees and ten full-service locations, spanning from Warren to Machias. The Flanagans […]
In 2024, LifeFlight crossed a major milestone: we transported our 40,000th patient. Each LifeFlight patient is in the best possible hands. Our crew has the compassion, skill, training, and equipment to give someone their best chance on their worst day. Your support makes that second chance possible. Your gift matters to LifeFlight. It matters to […]
Every donation to LifeFlight of Maine, no matter the size, helps us continue our mission of delivering ICU-level care anywhere in Maine to anyone who needs it. Every gift matters, because it takes all of us coming together to make a second chance possible for our patients and their families. Josh Elowe became a LifeFlight […]
This year, members of Maine Lions District 41 are working together to raise funds and awareness for LifeFlight of Maine. The Maine Lions are part of “Lions Clubs International,” which according to the organization has 1.4 million members across 49,000 clubs. The civic group is dedicated to service in their own communities and around the world. While […]
Originally from Texas, beautiful Maine summers spent on the water are a big reason why Laura and Bob Hefner decided to purchase a home in the midcoast. After settling in, they were looking for ways to support the special way of life in a state where they already had so many fond memories. At a […]
“They’re a very important part of healthcare here in Maine. We do the best we can up here for people, but we have limitations. I hold LifeFlight of Maine in high regard as being that liaison between our care and the care that they need to survive.” – Fireman Fred Fred Parsons is a guy […]
Sue Cook first participated in the Cross for LifeFlight in 2021 and has every year since, logging miles and raising critical funds for LifeFlight of Maine. But her LifeFlight story began more than decade before that. “I was on my way to a meeting in Boston, when I got a phone call that I needed […]
