Briefs
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.
Andrew Colvin, JTGF Thu, 04/29/2021 - 3:30pm
The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 71 grants totaling $1 million to provide food, shelter, and other essential services to Mainers in need through its 2021 Direct Services Grant Program.
Four of the grants were awarded to the following organizations in Lincoln County: Twin Villages Foodbank Farm, Damariscotta – $20,000; Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, Boothbay Harbor – $15,000; Veggies to Table, Newcastle – $5,000; and Skidompha Library, Damariscotta – $2,500.
The Foundation increased funding to the annual program this year to reflect the incredible level of need throughout Maine during the pandemic.
“Even before the pandemic, too many Mainers were experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, and lack of access to many other essentials. Over the last year, the pandemic has only made the situation much worse – increasing unmet needs in Maine communities and straining the organizations that are wo
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER Tue, 12/22/2020 - 1:30pm
Boothbay Region Community Resource Council has been using its Boothbay Rides volunteers to provide free grocery delivery since March. Rides, formerly Friends in Service Helping (FISH), is a nonmedical driving program for qualifying community members of Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Edgecomb.
CRC Operations Coordinator Breanna Davis has been in charge of Rides for two years since FISH coordinator Sue Wilson passed the torch on FISH’s 20-year anniversary. She said when the program morphed to include groceries, she had 25-30 volunteers, including many from the FISH days who wanted to stay on. However, since many have settled back into their normal routines or are working from home, the numbers are down to 10-15.