SCARBOROUGH, Maine–Town & Country Federal Credit Union is donating $100,000 to the Eastern Trail Alliance’s plan to complete a 1.6-mile gap in an off-road trail as it runs through this town.
The gift is the largest made by the credit union, Town & Country said.
“This project is symbolic of Town & Country’s mission to create a personal connection with each of our members,” said credit union CEO David Libby in a news release. “The Eastern Trail connects dozens of Maine communities and completing this missing piece in Scarborough will enhance that community connection and create accessibility for even more Mainers.”
The Eastern Trail is a 65-mile section of the on- and off-road East Coast Greenway that runs between South Portland and Kittery. When the Scarborough gap is completed, the recreational pathway will have 16 miles of uninterrupted, off-road access from Bug Light in South Portland to downtown Saco, Maine.
Town & Country said it is making the donation in honor of two longtime volunteer board members, Wilfred Couture and the late Edward Connolly, who together dedicated over 85 years of service to the credit union.
Libby described Couture and Connolly as “two people who worked tirelessly on behalf of the credit union and our community for eight decades.”
The $100,000 gift will be earmarked to build a bridge over the Nonesuch River that will be named after the two men, Libby said.
When completed, the Eastern Trail will be able to expand all the way to the Maine-New Hampshire border.