Mount Desert Nursery School first opened opened in 1978. It is a not-for-profit organization. 100% of the proceeds raised from the 2008 MDI Marathon Art Banner Project will go to benefit this organization. Runners, friends, and family are encouraged to bid on the one-of-a-kind banners for lasting momentos and to help a worthy cause. These works of art make great corporate art as well.

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Please click thumbnails for larger image. For information on bidding, click here. 1 Andrea Howell 2 Jennifer Judd-McGee 3 Valerie Wallace 4 Anne Wheeler 5 Cookie Horner 6 Kate Chaplin 7 Linda Rowell-Kelley 8 Mary Ellen Kaplo 9 Bibi Messkoub 10 Jennifer Cline 11 Jean Forbes 12 Mary Musson 13 Walter Dunton 14 Michael Duffy 15 Dee Karnofsky 16 Alison Huber 17 Jeremy Bryer 18 Sid Salvatore 19 Jeremy Bryer 20 Dustyn Strassner 21 Hailee Strassner 22 Richard Hill 23 Peggy Knox It takes a strong community to host a marathon and all the details that go with it, which is why the Mount Desert Island Marathon is committed to giving back to their community. Please contribute to these worthy causes to support their vision and ours: Friends of Acadia The Neighborhood House Mt. Desert Nursery School Harbor House Maine Ghana Youth Network Camp Beech Cliff