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50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087 [email protected] • www.midmainechamber.com
Joy McKenna, chair of the board • Kimberly N. Lindlof, president & CEO
InTouch Newsletter
September 2021
What’s Inside: ~Ribbon Cuttings ~People News ~Member News
~Calendar of Events ~Member Spotlight: People’s Salon & Spa
September Mid-Maine Chamber Calendar Tuesday, September 14 7:30 a.m. Public Policy Wednesday, September 15 TBD KV Connect Steering Committee
Tuesday, September 21 8:00 a.m. Executive Committee
Wednesday, September 22 7:30 a.m. Marketing & Membership Committee
Friday, September 24 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors' Meeting
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From The Board: Linanne Gaunce
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce the 2021 Super Raffle will be held on Thursday, September 30, beginning with a social hour at 5 p.m. Proudly spon-sored by Maine State Credit Union, A Night at the Lodge will be a new experience with a new venue, a new sponsor, and a re-
energized format.
The Chamber is excited about the new for-mat for 2021. One of the more notable changes will be the venue – The Elm on Col-lege Avenue, Waterville will host the event, with the bar being managed by The Proper Pig. There will be culinary choices from a dual team at The Parsonage House and Her-itage House, featuring theme-inspired appe-tizers, entrees, and desserts.
Now let’s talk about prizes and winning. How can you win? Everyone that purchases a ticket receives dinner for two and wins a prize! Prizes range from $25 gifts to $500, $750, $1,500, and $3,000 in Cash Prizes. There will be 50/50 (which in years past has exceeded $1,000). There is also a 2nd Chance Cash drawing, sponsored by Choice Wealth Advisors – and yes, you could win twice! This means that if your ticket is pulled before the top prizes are drawn ($500 or more), you are re-entered into a drawing to win $500 in cash.
In learning to pivot in 2020 we got creative, and a Video Sponsorship came to being – sponsored by Central Maine Motors Auto
Group. This means the Chamber will pre-
draw 100 tickets and record the selections for everyone to view during and after the evening. This will help move along the night and allow everyone more time to socialize and network.
The popular Plinko board will return, once again sponsored by New Dimensions Federal Credit Union. During the evening if your number is selected you will be able to play the board and win some of the great prizes Team Teal is supplying. Your ticket goes back into the drawing to qualify for another prize.
Tickets are now on sale for $125 each and can be purchased at the Chamber office. We are also looking for raffle prizes. If you would like to donate an item, please contact Cindy at [email protected] or 873-
3315.
It’s a night to WIN prizes, have a hearty din-ner and socialize. It’s a year of change we are ready to embrace. We can’t wait to see everyone on September 30, for “A Night at the Lodge” – it will be an evening well spent.
Linanne Gaunce
Events Coordinator
Central Maine Motors Auto Group
Major Sponsor:
Welcome Viva Unlimited!
UPCOMING RIBBON CUTTING
Buddies & Savage Drug
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 10:30 a.m.
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The Framemakers presents Halcyon Oasis now through September 10th, 2021. FML: www.facebook.com/The.Framemakers/
September 2, 6:00—8:00 p.m., Town of Pittsfield concerts at Hawthorne Park presents Daisy & the Dukes.
September 7—October 27, KVCAP’s Kennebec and Somerset Explorer are offering “Ride Free Wednesdays.”
September 7, 14, 21 & 28th 9:00—11:00 a.m., Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education and Waterville Public Library present job search lab. Appointment required. FMI: [email protected]
September 11, 10:00—4:00 p.m., Mind, Body & Healing Festival hosted at The Elm. FMI: theelmme.com
September 11, 3:00—7:00 p.m., Snow Pond on Tap hosted by Snow Pond Center for the Arts. FMI: https://snowpondontap.com/
September 11, 8:00—11:30 p.m., Comedian Juston McKinney: Parentally Challenged at The Elm. FMI: theelmme.com
September 16, 4:00—6:30 p.m., Mainebiz hosts 2021 Women to Watch. FMI: www.mainebiz.biz
September 16, 5:00—8:00 p.m., Pints for a Pur-pose hosted by KV Connect at Drip City.
September 17, 6:00—8:00 p.m., Children’s Dis-covery Museum presents Get Your Laugh On. FMI: [email protected]
September 18, 5:30—8:30 p.m., Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center hosts 22nd Annual Celeb-rity Dinner. To register: handbid.app.link/celebritydinner
September 18, 7:00—10:00 p.m., The Fossils: Live at The Elm. FMI: theelmme.com
September 20, 5:00—8:00 p.m., 9th Annual Ce-lebrity Chef Challenge hosted by Spectrum Gen-erations. FMI: spectrumgenerations.org
September 24, 9:00—12:30 p.m., Maine Devel-opment Foundation’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Champions Awards. FMI: www.mdf.org
September 30, 6:30—8:00 p.m., Grieving Parents Support Group hosted by Hospice Volunteers of Waterville. FMI: jroy@ hvwa.org
September 30, 8:00—10:00 p.m., Waterville Opera House presents The High Kings. FMI: www.watervillecreates.org/operahouse
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Go your own way! Explore Maine’s
Kennebec Valley and see what adventures await right outside your front door!
https://visitkennebecvalley.com/2020/01/explorer-
videos/
Calendar of Events
Commercial & Residential
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Installs, Maintenance and
24 Hour Energy Service
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(207) 445-4092
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Join MMCC and friends for an in-person Business After Hours at Ware-
Butler Building Supply located at 14 North Street in Waterville. This event offers a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other business profes-sionals. We will also be offering the mic to members who want to speak and let us know what your business has been doing. Visit www.midmainechamber.com details. Sponsored by: Beverage Sponsor:
Sponsored by:
Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innova-
tion
Beverage Sponsor:
September ’21 Tech Talk: Defendify: Streamlining Cybersecurity Across People, Processes, and Technology
By Tom Leen, Head of Engineering
Listen in to hear how Defendify is cultivating a cyber-smart culture, utilizing technology that goes beyond traditional antivirus and firewalls to provide cus-tomers with a comprehensive cybersecurity platform to protect data and priva-cy. To register, and FMI: www.centralmaine.org.
Best Western Plus, 375 Main Street, Waterville
Business Panel: The Pivots to Success During COVID-19 and Beyond
Business owners Chris Gaunce (Central Maine Motors Auto Group), Mike Fortin (Fortin’s Home Furnishings), Robin Samalus-Getchell (The Robin’s Nest) speak to
their challenges/successes and offer helpful tips to continue to flourish during and after the pandemic. Pre-register today online www.midmainechamber.com.
Wednesday, September 15
5:30—7:00 p.m.
Media & Video
Sponsors
Major Sponsors
Thursday, September 9
7:15—9:00 a.m.
Sponsored by:
Wednesday, September 29
11:30—1:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 9
12:00—1:00 p.m. via Zoom
This is your opportunity to join us for a fantastic lunch at Amici’s Cucina with a future-forward leader. Heidi Neal, owner of Loyal Biscuit Co., will discuss her journey to entrepreneurship. Neal purchased Loyal Biscuit in 2010 and has since grown it to seven locations, earning Maine Small Business Person of the Year in 2015. In 2017, Loyal Biscuit Co. was awarded Maine Retailer of the Year by the Retail Association of Maine. It has also been recognized nationally for their community service and its stellar staff. To register, email [email protected]. Cost per person: $20 members; $27 at the door and non-members. Lunch is included in registration.
Member & People News
Redington-Fairview General Hospital is pleased to welcome its new providers, Jessica Douin, NP, in the oncology dept.; Tammy Hey, FNP, in pediatrics; and Michelle Morgan, MD in the emergency dept.
Waterville Opera House is excited to announce its new executive director, Michelle Sweet.
Redington-Fairview General Hospital has recently earned its bronze National Safe Sleep Hospital Certi-fication from the Cribs for Kids National Sage Sleep Hospital Certification program.
Please join us in welcoming Kendall Bailey, adminis-trator of Northern Light Continuing Care, Lakewood. She is a licensed healthcare administrator who has degrees in healthcare administration and clinical nutrition. She resides in central Maine.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has named 15 recent high school graduates as recipients of the Bank’s 2021 Career Technology Education Scholarship. The $1,000 award is presented to students in ME, NH and VT who attended a technical career program as part of their high school curriculum and are planning to attend college or a technical school.
Waterville Rotary Club raised $218 at the Taste of Waterville for Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter.
Danny & Heather McKinnis , are now the proud own-ers of Joseph’s Market.
Bar Harbor Bankshares, parent company of Bar Har-bor Bank & Trust, recently reported 2nd-quarter net income of $9M, or 60 cents a share, representing a 9% growth in earnings per share over a yr. ago ac-cording to Mainebiz.
According to the American Lung Association, this year’s virtual Trek Across Maine raised $360,500. Funds will be used to save lives by improving lung health; preventing lung disease through research, education and advocacy; and for COVID-19 research.
Central and northern ME towns and nonprofits will receive a total of nearly $5M for infrastructure up-grades and economic development through this year’s Northern Border Regional Commission grant program to 12 ME orgs. and similar amounts to orgs.
in NH, VT and NY. Of those, Mid-Maine Chamber member, town of Pittsfield will use its $245k to reconstruct 4,100 feet of its sidewalk, replace an electrical control and add broadband fiber to im-prove its downtown .
The Hight Family of Dealerships celebrates 110 years in business by announcing a beer collaboration with Bigelow Brewing— Hight’s Tin Can Sailor—the first known brewery and auto dealership collabora-tion in the country.
Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services received a $10k grant from ME Asso. of Realtors Foundation, the charitable arm of ME Asso. of Realtors. The funds will be used to assist young adults age 18 - 24 yrs. old in Kennebec/Somerset counties who are homeless or are in danger of becoming homeless by providing supportive housing services through its Youth Empowerment Supports program.
Maine Crisp Company recently entered new nation-al distribution deal with United Natural Food, Inc.
Maine came in at No. 13 in the nationwide compari-son when it comes to “starting a business” ranked by personal finance Web site WalletHub, according to MaineBiz.
Maine Office of Tourism (MOT): Maine Communities Grants provide support to tourism focused, commu-nity-oriented marketing projects and events. A maxi-mum of four (4) grants for each of the 8 designated Maine Tourism Regions are awarded ranging from $500 – $2500. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce was awarded $2,500 for Taste of Waterville market-ing. Thanks, MOT!
Kennebec Savings Bank announces promotion of Kevin Dono to senior vice president & chief infor-mation officer.
The Maine Policy Institute added 3 new members to its board of directors: Christopher A. Pierce, chair-man and owner of The Dingley Press in Lisbon; Debra Plowman, co-owners of P.D.Q. Door Company; and Amy Volk, director of communications and public relations for Volk Packaging Corp.
Adam Kavanagh is the new senior VP and COO at Maine State Credit Union.
JMG has appointed 5 new members to its board of directors to help advance its mission to ensure all ME students have an equal opportunity to succeed in school, in careers, and in their communities. Lisa Larson, president of Eastern Maine Community Col-lege, joins the board along with Kenden Alfond, psy-chotherapist; Cari Medd, the principal of Poland Regional High School; Tihtiyas “Dee” Sabattus, the director of Passamaquoddy Health Center; and, Matt Gilbert, the principal of Mountain Valley High School in Rumford.
U.S. Small Business Administration has named David Culp as outreach and marketing specialist for the ME dist. office.
KVCAP is pleased to announce that it hired a new Teen Center Coordinator, Lexy Cole. Lexy grew up in central Maine, studied Child Development/Family Relations at the UNH and UMaine and has been working in church and sports ministry for the past 6 years.
HealthReach Community Health Centers welcomes Theresa Rush, PMHNP.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a $3.4M grant to Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH), allowing it to implement the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model for care delivery. With this funding, KBH along with its partners Crisis & Counseling, MaineGeneral Health, Hart Consulting and several others, now has the chance to expand services to serve as a “one-stop shop” for mental health, substance use treatment and other health care services in their communities.
Halcyon Oasis: featuring the photography of Penny Linn, photography & watercolors of Susan Cruz, oils of Gary Davis, multimedia works of Thurston Gil-man at The Framemakers, 46 Main Street/ acrylics of Maire Pelletier at Selah Tea Cafe, 177 Main St., Waterville.
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New Members
August 2021
Action Computer Service
James Fish
87 Essex Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
207-786-8740
www.acs4u.com
Cheung Lee Express
Yan Lin
122 Main Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
207-453-8188
www.cheungleeme.com
Music Works
Christopher Bigelow
74 Matthew Lane West Gardiner, ME 04345
207-212-2232
Drip City Arcade Bar
Andy Chapman
99 West River Road
Waterville, ME 04901
207-616-0657
https://dripcityarcadebar.com/
Better Business Bureau Lisa Dube
Better Business Bureau Serving East-ern MA, ME, RI & VT
290 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 102
Marlborough, MA 01752-4705
(508) 652-4814
www.bbb.org
American Academic Adventures LLC
Mark Fisher Oakland, ME 04963
207-313-3358
www.americanacademicadventures.
com
Emme’s Caring & Sharing Childcare Emily Sears
128 Silver Street
Waterville, ME 04901
207-660-0048
Victor Grange Fairfield
Anastasia Mather
148 Oakland Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
207-453-7193
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Welcome new Chamber members!
Member Spotlight - People’s Salon & Spa
Originally opening as People’s Hair Design back in 1978, owner Billy Dangler set the standard of excellence in hair services in central Maine. Boston trained, but never forgetting his roots, Billy eagerly returned to Maine with big dreams. In 1997 Peo-ple’s Hair Design officially became People’s Salon & Spa with the addition of its spa area comprised of two massage thera-pists, an esthetician and updated pedicure services. The team at People’s Salon continues to excel in continuing education (by zoom or in-person) on new style trends and product knowledge for more eco-friendly professional lines. It remains its goal to offer the best quality services, and its staff is dedicated and passionate about their craft. Like many local businesses, the past year has brought unfore-seeable challenges and changes. Determined to provide a comfortable and safe atmosphere, its team followed the guidelines set forth for the industry diligently. Despite a shut down and Covid regulations, it came back busy, busy, busy! People’s Salon would like to thank its amazing team and cli-ents for their dedication, patience, and support. As it looks ahead to an even brighter future in the ever-
improving landscape of downtown Waterville, it welcomes new members to its salon family.
It has eagerly embraced its expectations of excellence, and it looks forward to seeing them grow and learn from its sea-soned and talented staff members. In keeping with the spirit of the Waterville facelift, it’s been freshening up its space as well. It’s added new stations and will be updating more as the days pass. Stay tuned for more changes as well as some services it’ll be offering in the coming months! (Teasers, teasers, and more teasers)
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Disclaimer: Mid-Maine Chamber’s InTouch newsletter is published monthly as a benefit to members and affiliates. All member news is compiled and sub-mitted solely by our members; therefore, we reserve the right to omit and/or edit as appropriate and cannot guarantee complete accuracy of all announcements. Sponsorship inserts do not necessarily reflect the position of Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. 8
18 Temple St #6629
Waterville, ME 04901
207-873-5939
https://peoplessalon.com/
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Harold Alfond Athletic Center
4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
www.MidMaineB2B.com
Once registration form is signed and returned your company will be charged for event.
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Cancellations must be made 4 weeks prior to the event for a full refund. Fax form to 207.877.0087 or email [email protected] to reserve your booth.
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