2008 Upcoming Events

Thursday, Sept 18 7:30pm SPACE Gallery 538 Congress St Portland, ME [directions] (207) 828-5600 Under Our Skin, Lyme documentary film by Andy Abrahams Wilson. Doors open at 7pm, Film at 7:30pm.   Tickets $7 or $5 for SPACE Members. Sponsored by Michael Alderson Restorations.  Film followed by discussion.

 Please contact Bob or Barb Maurais at 207 892 3702 or email us at bobmaurais@att.net to schedule an educational seminar or film screening for your community or organization.  Topics include assessing your risk, deer tick identification,  life cycle, landscape modifications, personal protection strategies & Lyme & associated diseases.  The Lyme documentary Under Our Skin is now available for community screenings.

2008 Past Events

Saturday, May 24 10 am & 2pm  Roosevelt Trail Landscape & Garden Center 310 Roosevelt Trail  Windham, ME [directions] FREE!  Join Bob & Barb Maurais of Mainely Ticks at the Roosevelt Trail Garden Center’s Annual Open House and learn about personal protection strategies, landscape modifications, deer tick life cycle, tick removal techniques and reduce your risk of contracting Lyme and associated diseases. Free Tick Identification Card & Tick Educational Guide.

Tuesday, May 13 6:30pm Camden Public Library 55 Main Street, Camden, Maine. FREE! . Dr. Beatrice Szantyr of Lincoln, Maine will present a slide show and discussion of Lyme disease in Maine at the Camden Public Library on Tuesday, May 13, at 6:30 pm.  She will focus on awareness, risk factors, prevention and symptomology of the disease. Dr. Szantyr is a board certified internist and pediatrician who has spent several years researching & educating about Lyme disease in New England. She is a graduate of UCONN School of Medicine and St. Louis University Hospitals. FMI Contact: Ken Gross, Program Director, Camden Public Library 207 236 3440

Saturday, April 26 7pm Tribeca Film Festival New York City, NY  AMC Village VII Theater 2 World Premier Under Our Skin, a Feature Documentary of the Tribeca Festival.

March 5 -9 Portland Flower Show   Come visit us at the Flower Show and pick up a free tick identification guide and other educational materials that will help you to reduce your risk of tick exposure.

March 28-30 Maine Home & Garden Show USM Gorham campus

Your Health and Your Backyard Adult Ed/Community presentations:

YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR BACKYARD...Strategies to safeguard your family from tick and mosquito borne diseases. Join Ed, Bob and Barb Maurais of Mainely Ticks and Ted St. Amand of Atlantic Pest Solutions for one of these informational presentations followed by a question and answer session devoted to educating you on: The life cycle and habitat of deer ticks and mosquitoes; Tick identification and appropriate tick removal techniques; Mosquito and Tick-borne diseases; Integrated Pest Management Recommendations, such as personal protection strategies and more. Ed and Bob Maurais are co-owners of Mainely Ticks serving York and Cumberland Counties, and licensed Commercial Master Applicators in the State of Maine. Barb Maurais is an educator and maintains the company website www.mainelyticks.com. Ted St. Amand is the owner of Atlantic Pest Solutions and is a Commercial Master Applicator in both Maine and New Hampshire. He is a registered IPM Practitioner and is a current board member on the Maine IPM Council bringing thirty years of pest management experience to the table.

March 13 6:30-8:30pm York High School

March 19 6:30-8:30pm Kennebunk High School

March 25 6:30-8:30pm Yarmouth High School Performing Arts Center

March 27 6:30-8:30pm Falmouth Town Hall

April 1  6:30-8:30pm Windham High School

2007 Past Events

Tuesday, May 1 & Wednesday, May 2 Augusta, ME May Lyme Awareness month in Maine. The Maine Legislature voted on a resolution proclaiming May 2007 as Lyme Awareness Month in Maine.  Also adopted was  a resolution supporting federal legislation HR 741, the Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007.

Tuesday, May 1 Camden, ME  Tick Talk - Camden Public Library 6pm.   Dr. Beatrice Szantyr of Lincoln, Maine presented a slide show and discussion on Lyme disease at the Camden Public Library at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1.

Wednesday, May 2 Wells, ME Lunch ’n’ Learn Laudholm Farms at the Wells Reserve. Noon - 1pm. Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Tick talk with Chuck Lubelczyk of the Maine Medical Center. Lubelczyk illuminated the itty bitty critters responsible for spreading West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease.  Participants brought a bag lunch and a mug for free organic coffee and tea. Free.  Wednesday, May 2, The Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. Reservations were requested. Call 646-1555, or go online to www.wellsreserve.org

Thursday, May 10 Auburn, ME  Tick Talk - Auburn Public Library 6pm.         Members of the public joined Bea Szantyr MD & Constance Dickey, RN at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn, ME to learn more about Lyme disease - symptoms & diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, ,prevention, resources, 2 standards of care, patient stories & support.    Bob & Barb of Mainely Ticks & Ted & Duncan from Atlantic Pest Solutions had displays and were available to discuss personal protection strategies & options before and after the Tick Talk. FMI email bobmaurais@worldnet.att.net

Saturday, May 19 Gray, ME  Learn about Lyme disease 11am - 2pm. The Maine Medical Center Research Institute had lots of information about ticks and control of tick-borne diseases like Lyme Disease. Participants learned how to identify the different types of ticks found in Maine, and got tips on prevention & basic information on the disease itself. Maine Wildlife Park info link.

Saturday, May 19 West Haven, CT  Current Trends in Lyme Disease Research 8:30am-5:00pm.  2nd annual Lyme disease Symposium at the University of New Haven Dodds Hall Auditorium, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven CT. Featured speakers included Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW, Joseph Burrascano, MD, Brian Fallon, MD. FMI & contact info,  click symposium flyer.

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