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Chamber of Commerce awarded funds to support tourism
Kennebec Valley Tourism Council (KVTC) has awarded sponsorship support funds in the amount of $1,662.50 to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce for the Taste of Waterville to assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley and produce a positive economic impact on the region.
Mid-Maine Chamber was one of 12 sponsorship recipients awarded as part of the 2021 KVTC marketing partnership program. In total, the 2021 KVTC sponsorship support application requests reached nearly $29,100. The organization was unable to fully fund all regional sponsorship requests to its members this year. However, with the help of Brookfield Renewable U.S., KVTC was able to fund $19,351.50. KVTC is excited to award sponsorships to local organizations who are helping KVTC promote the Kennebec Valley region as a destination place with their own marketing initiatives.
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AUGUSTA Everett Blair of Whitefield is Capital Area Technical Center’s 2021 Student of the Year.
A senior from Erskine Academy in South China enrolled for the second year in the Law Enforcement Academy program, Blair will ship out in July for 10-week basic combat training with the U.S. Army National Guard. He will then attend an eight-week Advanced Individual Training (AIT) program in Mississippi.
When he returns from his training, he plans to attend the University of Maine at Machias to study wildlife biology, with the goal of becoming a Maine game warden.
Outside of school, he has been a volunteer coach for middle school basketball. He helps out a neighbor who has Parkinson’s disease by shoveling and splitting and stacking firewood.