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"It's the best thing that ever happened to Bangor."
- Lillian Crowell
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A facility for senior citizens where friendships can be
nurtured, creativity can be enhanced, and new interests can be encouraged through
a wide variety of activities and services.
 Step through the doors of 2 Hammond Street, and you'll go back
in time to when the historic building was home to a successful
bank. Now the location of Hammond Street Senior Center, 2
Hammond Street has been carefully restored to its original splendor,
complete with high-gloss wood paneling and a new shine on the bank
vaults. Many local residents still recall visiting the large vaults
that kept their families' safe deposit boxes. One of the first floor
vaults is now home to a lending library, just one of the many offerings
at Hammond Street Senior Center.
In March of 1999, the Couri Foundation, founded by Elaine and John Couri,
opened Hammond Street Senior Center in Bangor, Maine, to provide an
inviting, fun, and safe meeting place with free membership for Bangor
area residents over the age of 60. The goal then was to generate enough
interest in the programs and activities available to create a membership
list of about 500. Whether it is because of the location, the beautifully
renovated interiors, the variety of classes and amusements, or the
wonderful people who meet each day, the Senior Center membership has grown
to 1,390 active members as of August, 2005.
 The creation of Hammond Street Senior Center was made possible by the
generosity of Elaine and John Couri and the Couri Foundation. Mr. Couri is a
retired business executive who established the non-profit Couri Foundation in
1989 to help children and seniors. The Connecticut-based family has ties to
Maine, and the Couris did not take long to decide that Bangor was to be the
site for the Senior Center.
The need for a senior center in Bangor was evident to the Couris. With a traditionally older population and increasing senior demographic, the Bangor area sorely lacked a place for seniors to gather. The goal driving the creation of the new Hammond Street Senior Center was and remains "to contribute to the physical, intellectual and emotional well-being of senior citizens, while allowing participants to maximize their independence."
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