What People Are Saying

Lillian Lake is one of the most energetic and enthusiastic people I know. Her irrepressible determination to find and optimize strategies in pursuing any number of worthy issues is an inspiration.  Lil is dependable and conscientious, optimistic and cheerful; she would be great to have on your side in any struggle.

Cynthia Hoeh Stancioff

Committee Chair, Local Food Day Fiddlehead Festival

Lillian Lake is one of the most energetic and enthusiastic people I know. Her irrepressible determination to find and optimize strategies in pursuing any number of worthy issues is an inspiration.  Lil is dependable and conscientious, optimistic and cheerful; she would be great to have on your side in any struggle.

Krisanne Baker

Digital Media Professor, University of Maine at Farmington

Lillian Lake is a tireless, passionate and extremely dedicated community member. As a community representative on the University of Maine Farmington Sustainable Campus Coaliation, Lillian’s professionalism as well as her down to earth nature with students has enabled the coalition to work with the Farmington community on numerous projects from GMO labeling, local food systems, mobile farmer’s markets to creating bike paths for the Farmington area. Lillian is an amazing asset to the Farmington community and we look forward to continue working with her in the future.

Grace Eason

UMF Sustainable Campus Coalition Co-Coordinator , University of Maine at Farmington

Thanks so much for making the lard class with Deb available in our area. I found the class to be most interesting and I feel inspired to render lard on my own. It was great fun to learn about its versatility and at the same time learn the importance of making your own, versus using commercially made.

Cindy Pooler

Community Member

Lillian left her home and community in Maine to take care of our dear friend, Betty, 24/7 during the last four months of her earthly journey. It was a task taken on by an Angel​. She was willing to stand, sit or lay side by​ side with​ Betty, as she came to accept the finality of ​her​​ ​life and the leaving of ​her​ loved ones​.​

Denial, anger and/or the acceptance are all part of the journey from this life to the next​;​​ all shared with the ​C​are​giver​. What ​ a​ job ​Lillian​ ​took​ on​,​ ​often becoming a target of all the​ final emotions​. Negotiating the way with family and friends and fighting for those needs that made Betty’s final days comfortable. As she has with other Caregiving opportunities, she was strong in ​her​ convictions​; offering compassion in her care, in order ​to enable a​ peaceful passing.

Being a Caregiver is a God given gift and shall be rewarded accordingly. Lillian is such a Caregiver.

Carol Kalinofski

Harrington, DE, University of Maine at Farmington