Dead River Company to make a $10,000 donation.

Dead River Company announced that it will be donating $10,000 in support of the Houlton Community Arts Center project to expand and renovate the existing music facilities of Houlton High School in order to establish a performing and visual arts facility that will better serve the needs of the students and the residents of the Southern Aroostook area.

“Dead River Company is very pleased to make a donation that will keep on giving,” stated Jerry Wilson, Dead River Company, Houlton District Manager. “As a life-long resident of Houlton, I know how vital the arts and music are to the community. By donating to the Houlton Community Arts Center, Dead River Company is helping to make a lifetime investment in our students and our community.

About Dead River Company
Organized in 1909, in Bangor, Maine, Dead River Company is still owned by the descendents of the company founder, Charles Hutchins. With more than 1100 employees, Dead River Company is the largest distributor of residential heating fuels (propane, home heating oil, and kerosene) in northern New England and operates a chain of convenience stores in Maine. The company’s Dead River Properties division is actively engaged in commercial real estate, developing, owning and managing a large portfolio of properties that includes office buildings, industrial buildings and shopping centers in states from Maine to Florida. www.deadriver.com