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United Midcoast Charities
Volunteer of the Month

Wendy Trefry: Volunteer of the Month
Listen to Four Programs Produced by UMC and The Wave

Each month, United Midcoast Charities, in conjunction with FM radio station 105.5  “The Wave”, produces a program called “Be the Tide Volunteer of the Month”. They produce four stories which are then featured on-air three times a day for that month.

MMHC Board Chair, Kathy Muzzy (left) and Volunteer of the Month, Wendy Trefry (right)

For the month of August 2026, that volunteer is Wendy Trefrey, who volunteers at Family Harbor House in Belfast – the transitional housing program of the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition. Trefrey and Kathy Muzzy, board chair of MMHC, were interviewed by Becca Gildred, the executive director of United Midcoast Charities.

Wendy Trefrey talks about volunteering and United Midcost Charities executive director Becca Gildred talks about UMCs work with nonprofits in Waldo and Knox Counties.

They talk about what the organization does, why the volunteer was chosen, and what opportunites exist at the organization. The volunteer is asked why they choose to volunteer with the organization, how they knew it was the right fit for them, what they get to do, and why they feel it is personally rewarding.

MMHC board chair Kathy Muzzy and volunteer Wendy Trefrey tell why Wendy was chosen and why she volunteers.

United Midcoast Charities is also the organization that held its annual Rising Tide party and auction on August 20 at Riverside Farm & Learning Center in Searsmont. At that event, MMHC board member Barb Gage spoke about the process of bringing all of the But Still I Am One youth support programs into the MMHC. United Midcoast Charities helped significantly in facilitating that work. UMC then honored MMHC for bringing the programs together smoothly and efficiently, without a break in support for Waldo County youth.

Volunteer Wendy Trefrey tells how and why she became involved with Family Harbor House

Kathy Muzzy talks about the programs of the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition – for both youth and families.