The Fill the Plate Breakfast to benefit the SeniorsPlus Meals on Wheels nutrition program will be held on Friday March 21 from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn. The breakfast will honor Lewiston resident Margaret Craven with the 2025 Ikaria Award and feature a talk by singer Julia Gagnon.
Tickets are $30 per person ($35 at the door). Call 207-795-4010 or visit seniorsplus.org/fill-the-plate-tickets/ to register. Seats are limited and advance registration is recommended.
In a talk entitled The Music in My Veins singer Julia Gagnon will reflect on her upbringing and the people who helped her carve a path from Cumberland Maine to the Hollywood stage and millions of television fans. Gagnon was born in Guatemala and raised in Cumberland Maine by her adoptive family. A quiet kid she didn’t share her gift of singing until her middle school chorus teacher gave her a solo in the school concert. Gagnon gained national acclaim after placing in the top seven performers of the 22nd season of “American Idol.” Gagnon is a student at the University of Southern Maine.
The event includes the presentation of the 2025 Ikaria Award which recognizes an individual or organization for singular and outstanding contributions toward improving the lives of older adults. 2025 honoree Margaret Craven a resident of Lewiston just stepped down from the Maine State Legislature after serving in the House for nine years and the Senate for six. She holds a Masters degree in adult education from USM Gorham and an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from USM.
Ikaria is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is considered one of the world’s five “Blue Zones”—places where an estimated one in three members of the population regularly lives an active life into their 90s.
The Fill the Plate Breakfast is presented in conjunction with March for Meals a national campaign of Meals on Wheels America.
Last year SeniorsPlus delivered more than 147000 meals to over 1000 homebound older adults and adults with disabilities in Androscoggin Franklin and Oxford counties through its Meals on Wheels program. Each meal provides one-third of the recommended daily allowance of nutrition a safety check and a visit to these vulnerable adults.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch 12 Great Falls Plz, Auburn, ME 04210-5915, United States
