MEREDA Morning Menu: SAY YES! TO HOUSING
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (8:30 AM - 10:00 AM) (EST)
Description
A Statewide Coalition Ready to Move Hearts, Minds, and Policy – Be in the room where Maine’s housing future is being shaped.
Join us for an energizing, don’t-miss morning with the leaders behind Build Homes, Build Community—the powerful new statewide coalition driving real momentum for pro-housing solutions. This is your chance for direct access, real conversation, and insider insight into the campaign that’s rapidly becoming one of the most influential forces in Maine’s housing landscape. With the Legislature preparing to vote on critical housing bills, the timing couldn’t be more urgent—or more exciting.
Come ready to learn:
• What this campaign is
• Who is leading it
• How you can play an active role in shaping housing policy statewide
Leave inspired, informed, and equipped to help Maine tackle its most pressing challenge.
Panel Participants
• Bev Uhlenhake, Pierce Atwood (Moderator)
• Shannon Richards (Maine Real Estate & Development Association – MEREDA)
• Laura Mitchell (Maine Affordable Housing Coalition – MAHC)
• Patrick Woodcock (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)
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Join Us—Your Voice Matters
If you care about Maine’s future, its communities, or its economy, this is the conversation to be part of. Seats will go fast—say YES to housing and YES to being there.
Register Here -- https://mereda.org/events/mereda-morning-menu-jan-14-2026/
This event is Sponsored by Norway Savings Bank.
Memers: $45 | Non-Members: $55
Refund Policy: Your RSVP is requested by January 7. Payment is expected at the time of registration. No refunds will be granted to anyone who registers, but fails to attend, or who cancels after January 7.
Prices increase by $10 after January 7.
35 Bedford Street
Portland,
McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center
35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME
January 14, 2026 – 8:30 – 10:00 am
Buffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 am
Program: 9:00-10:00 am