A first look at Maine's newest license plate
Maybe the loons don't speak to you – or the lobsters – but fighting breast cancer does.
You can express that with a new specialty plate coming out in October.
At least 2,000 people have already signed up to get a "pink ribbon" plate.
Meredith Strang Burgess, a GOP representative from Cumberland had to get that many people to place orders before she could present a bill creating the plate to the Legislature.
Each plate costs $20, with annual renewals costing $15.
With each plate, $10 will go to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition’s Support Services Fund, the Maine Cancer Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund and the Maine Breast Cancer and Cervical Health Program’s Mammogram Fund. Another $10 will be donated for each annual renewal.
You may have seen these plates in your travels through other states like Arizona, Kansas and Ohio. Over in Massachusetts, more than 3,000 people have signed up for this:
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