AND THAT'S THE VERY REASON HE'S NOW COMING BACK TO MAINE SO OFTEN. "hi kelly, patrick, very nice to meet you." PATRICK DEMPSEY'S OUT MEETING A LOT OF FOLKS THESE DAYS -- VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNING DOWN A PICTURE REQUEST -- ALWAYS WELCOMING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A RELATIONSHIP.. (08-16-33) "i love the moment that is a shared moment with someone, you get a chance to talk to them and connect with them and you learn something from everyone." ON THIS DAY PATRICK IS DRUMMING UP SUPPORT FOR HIS ANNUAL DEMPSEY CHALLENGE TO BENEFIT THE DEMPSEY CENTER WHICH HE FOUNDED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.. NOT SIMPLY DOES HE LEND HIS FACE AND NAME TO THIS CAUSE -- HE GIVES TIME -- MAKE NO MISTAKE, PATRICK IS THE MAN OUT FRONT.. (08-18-15) "i made a conscience decision in 2015 to come back. we were in year seven, for any business or comany that's the trahsition period and i said i am committed to this." WHILE STILL FULLY ENGANED IN HIS ACTING AND PRODCING CAREER,, THAT COMMITTMENT NOW MEANS RETURNING TO MAINE BASICALLY ONCE A MONTH. (08-03-28) "you know people reach out to us from all over the state." WENDY TARDIFF IS THE DEPSEY CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR... BUT THE MORE TIME PATRICK IS BACK IN MAINE -- THE MORE TIME HE'S SPENDING WORKING ON OTHER VENTURES.. (08-05-43) "but when he's back he's totally engaged, what kind of meetings are we having, he wants to get out to the rural parts of the state, he wants to hear from people." (08-20-08) "i got some great advice from some people at the theater in monmouth it was very early in my career, never forget where you came from and i never forgot that." PATRICK KNOWS HE'S VERY LUCKY,, HIS ACTING CAREER HAS OPENED MANY DOORS --- NOW, HE SAYS IT'S TIME TO GIVE BACK.. ACTOR,, PRODUCER -- BUT, WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE,, HE'S HOPING PHILANTHROPIST IS WILL GO DOWN AS HIS LEADING ROLE.. (08-18-43) "that's probably the most important tite of all of them and that's what life is aboout, is being philanthropic, if you've had a lot of success in life even if you havn't , it's the meaning of life.." BY THE WAY,, NEXT SUNDAY THE 18TH IN CALIFORNIA,, PATRICK WILL RECEIVE THE 'IMPACT AWARD" FOR HIS OUTSTANDING WORK WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY,,, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS TONIGHT HIS LATEST MOVIE -- 'THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN' -- WHICH HE PRODUCED, OPENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE AS A COMMUN