InTouch
Monthly Newsletter· December 2014
one. Best Western Plus has pool memberships, too. Colby College Museum of Art - Get some culture along with your rosy cheeks! Take a nice stroll around the beautiful campus and then check out the gem that is the art museum. It’s open Tuesday-Saturday,10-5 & SunSubmitted by Cindy Sturtevant day,12-5. For some of us, it’s not as easy staying Inland Hospital – Here are some wonactive in the winter months as it is the derful events to get you through the winter: a fireside chat on Maine’s Norrest of the year. We all know the importance of exercise in keeping healthy, dic Skiing Heritage but it’s not always motivating to go out (www.quarryroadrecarea.org), weekly snowshoe adventures on a cold, winter day. It is much more (ewells@emhs.org), the Winter Carnival enticing to stay by the fire and read a (ewells@emhs.org), Let’s Go! Wintergood book or watch a movie with a Fest (www.inlandhospital.org). loved one and a bucket of popcorn. In some cases, the loved one is the buck- Ice Skating – The area has public skatet of popcorn! To help get you moving, ing at Sukee Ice Arena in Winslow. If you will find below a list of nuggets that outdoor skating is more to your liking, are offered right here in central Maine. go to Johnson Pond on the Colby camSee what you might do to be active this pus. Kennebec Valley Community College winter. After all, Spring with all its chores, is just around the corner! Your for years, has been keeping a secret. It has a beautiful walking/snowshoe/ body and mind will thank you. Lawrence & Mid-Maine Regional Adult cross-country ski trail right behind it’s Community Education - offers a variety campus. (Shhhh – don’t tell.) Kennebec Messalonske Trails of exercise classes, including belly (www.kmtrails.com) are incredible for dancing! Check out your local school year-round fun. On their website you district’s offerings. will find everything you need to know Indoor Exercise - There are many other indoor fitness facilities that offer some- about walking on one of these trails: Inland Woods, Pine Ridge Recreational thing for everyone including tennis, Area, Quarry Road Trail, Thomas Colracquetball, a personal trainer, group lege Trail, Messalonskee Stream Trail, classes, kickboxing and much more: School Street Yoga, Empower Pole and Benton-Winslow Rotary Trail, North Fitness, Anytime Fitness, KV Crossfit or Street Recreational Area Trail, South End Island Trail, and Mill Island Park. Champions. The Alfond Center for Health’s Healthy Quarry Road Recreation Area (www.quarryroadrecarea.org) - a beautiLiving Resouce Center has classes in physical movement along with healthy ful piece of land between Colby and the cooking, eating, mind and body. There Thayer Center for Health. You can walk/ snowshoe/sled/ski right beside the truly is something for everyone. Go to river. They make snow and maintain www.mainegeneral.org and click on the trails to perfection. They also offer “Search all classes & Events”. ski programs and community events. Alfond Youth Center - It’s Website www.clubayc.org showcases it’s exten- You must see this! sive list of activities. From karate to Continued on page 2 swimming, there is something for every-
Highlights in this Issue:
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P. 2: From the President’s Chair P. 3: Mobile Applications P. 4: Member Events Calendar P. 7: Member News P. 8: Member Spotlight: Verizon Wireless
YEAR END TAX TIPS Helpful Tax Tips from Chamber CPAs submitted by Dave RoyBusiness Health Insurance - The employer health coverage mandate is effective in 2015 for large employers. For these companies, planning has probably already begun to determine the impact. For smaller companies, the employer health care tax credit was changed in 2014 to require purchase of health insurance from the small business "SHOP" exchange. See www.healthcare.gov for plans available in Maine.
Company Retirement Plans - It's not too late to set up a company retirement plan for 2014. Compliments of: Debra Achramowicz CPA-PA Maximize Health Savings Account Contributions (HAS)– This time of year many people are changing their health insurance plans. Whether you are changing to/from or staying in an HSA eligible plan, now may be a good time to make sure you are maximizing the amount you can contribute. For 2014, if you have self-only high-deductible health plan (HDHP) coverage, you can contribute up to $3,300. If you have family HDHP coverage you can contribute up to $6,550. If you are an eligible taxpayer who is age 55 or older at the end of the tax year, your contribution limit is increased by $1,000. Home Office – For those that qualify to take a home office deduction now may be a good time to look at the relatively new safe harbor. The safe harbor allows you to deduct up to $5 per square foot of home office space up to $1,500 per year without the need to keep track of and allocate expenses. Compliments of: Nicholson, Michaud & Company, CPAs
IRA Contribution Limits – Deferred contribution limits for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA’s) is $5,500 for those under age 50 and $6,500 for those 50 and older.
SEP Retirement Accounts – A retirement plan that an employer or self-employed individuals can establish (SEP) Retirement Accounts can be set up for more than Individual Retirement Accounts; different rules apply for employees and self-employed individuals. Compliments of: Franklin Bouchard, CPA Continued on page 3
50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087 customerservice@midmainechamber.com • www.midmainechamber.com Brad Fisher, Chair of the Board • Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO
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From the President’s Chair
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I hate New Year’s resolutions but this is 33 Main Street, Waterville the year that I make a BIG ONE: Balance Bowdoin Photography – work/life balance that is. It’s a com5:30 to 7PM mitment to my health and hopefully more 50/50 Sponsor: attainable than the typical weight loss and exercise promise that I inevitably break before the month of Sponsored by: January is gone. What’s your New Year’s Resolution going to be? If giving back to your community is on Complimentary hors the agenda, we can use all the volunteers that we can d’oeuvres, fabulous door get here at the Mid-Maine Chamber. But so could a prizes, 50/50 raffle & more! variety of other non-profits in the area. If it’s about WATERVILLE working smarter and not harder, how about killing two birds with one stone and volunteering at the Waterville Opera House as an angel (handing out playbills and WINTER FUN! seating people) and then you can see the show. Or Continued from page 1 perhaps you work for a downtown business and can see the value that a modest commitment to Waterville I realize that cup of hot chocolate is callMain Street could yield. Whatever your resolution entails, I hope that you achieve it. Thank you to all of our volunteers, members and supporters. We would not have grown to the 8th largest chamber in the State without you. Please know that we’re here to help you and your business – we’re just an email or a phone call away.
- Kimberly Kringleville Holiday Magic in Downtown Waterville starts of with the Parade of Lights on November 28, 6:00PM followed by the arrival of Santa! Make sure to visit www.kringleville.org Santa’s Schedule. You can also send Santa your Christmas list. www.kringleville.org/email-santa
ing you, but there is beauty and fun to be enjoyed right here in Mid-Maine. Get out there and do something wonderful for your body, mind, and soul.
Volunteers labeling books for Kringleville. REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2015 BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SHOWCASE! This mega networking event is the PERFECT place for you to showcase your business, sign new business and get leads! With over 150 vendors and 2000+ people in attendance, you will have the perfect opportunity to market your products or services to a qualified audience! See the enclosed orange-colored insert and grab your booth spot, today!
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“My Favorite Thing”
Maine Department of Labor offering courses to help businesses stay up-to-dateAUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Labor has scheduled additional trainings to help employers comply with changes to federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) injury recordkeeping requirements. “Our Administration continues to be proactive in helping employers comply with the law,” said Governor Paul R. LePage. “The department’s SafetyWorks! program provides services and training sessions at no charge to our businesses in the areas of workplace safety and health. These recordkeeping courses will help employers stay on top of the new federal rules.” Several changes in federal OSHA rules will take effect Jan. 1, 2015; some changes affect all private-sector employers while other changes affect certain industries. OSHA has provided details about the rules changes at https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp .showdocument?ptable=NEWSRELEASES&pid=26673 . To educate employers, the department’s SafetyWorks! program has scheduled three additional, no-charge classes on OSHA recordkeeping: Nov. 17, Dec. 8 and Dec. 16. All three classes run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The classes on Nov. 17 and Dec. 8 will be held in Augusta at the SafetyWorks! Training Institute. The class on Dec. 16 will be held at the City of Westbrook’s public safety building. Employers interested in registering can learn more and register at http://www.safetyworksmaine.com or call 207-623-7900 to enroll. Space is limited so reservations are required. In addition to the classes, SafetyWorks! may be able to provide your organization or business with a one-hour overview on these updates. Contact 207-6237903 for more information. There are three major changes. First, new rules for reporting catastrophic events are applicable to all private-sector worksites. Specific rules on reporting fatalities, amputations and in-patient hospitalizations will go into effect January 1. An OSHA fact sheet
Is a new segment for the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce newsletter. We would like to hear from our Chamber members what your “Favorite Thing” is regarding another Chamber member. It could be about the new lawnmower you just got, an event, or service. Send us an email and we will be putting them in the monthly newsletter. E-mail: customerservice@midmainechamber.com. Send your photo too, if you can!
A Few of Our Favorite Things... Jill Huard—Century 21 Surette Real Estate. “I purchased my vehicle at Central Maine Motors. They took the time to help me find the right car to fit my lifestyle and treated me fairly with the price. I will definitely go back to them again!” Trish Ayer—Pine View Homes, Inc., “Jokas’ Discount Beverages has the best selection of wine, beer and liquor. I absolutely love the new wine area. Also, Brittnae and the staff always help me select the perfect beverage.” detailing how to report catastrophic events is available at https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping2014/O SHA3745.pdf Second, OSHA has changed the list of businesses required to follow the OSHA recordkeeping rules and maintain the OSHA recordkeeping forms (the 300, the 300A and the 301 forms). New and used car dealers with 11 or more employees (NAICS codes 441110 and 441120) are the largest group of employers affected by this change, with about 4,000 employees in Maine covered by the revised recordkeeping rules.Third, some businesses have been newly exempted from OSHA recordkeeping rules. Among these are combination gasoline stations and convenience stores (NAICS 447110), all publishers (NAICS 5111) and all corporate sales and headquarters offices (NAICS 551114). A complete list of private-sector businesses ordinarily exempt from recordkeeping is available at https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping2014/O SHA3746.pdf .SafetyWorks! is not OSHA and cannot issue fines or citations to private businesses. While SafetyWorks! helps businesses of any size, priority is given to small businesses. The program trains about 8,000 people and consults at nearly 1,000 worksites in Maine each year. Employers interested in learning more about the consulting and training services offered by SafetyWorks! should call 1-877-SAFE 345 (1-877-723-3345) or visit http://www.safetyworksmaine.com .The Bureau of Labor Standards is Maine’s regulatory agency overseeing labor and employment law and workplace safety.
Tax Tips continued from page 1 Disclaimer Any accounting, business or tax advice contained in this communication, including attachments and enclosures, is not intended as a thorough, indepth analysis of specific issues, nor a substitute for a formal opinion, nor is it sufficient to avoid tax-related penalties. Please consult with a professional tax advisor. IRS regulations require that we inform you that to the extent this communication contains any statement regarding federal taxes, that statement was not written or intended to be used, and it cannot be used, by any person (i) for the purpose of avoiding federal tax penalties that may be imposed on that person, or (ii) to promote, market or recommend to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. Mid-Maine Chamber CPA members: Barton Financial Associates, Bouchard and Associates, Debra Achramowicz, CPA PA, Nicholson, Michaud and Company, PFBF, CPAs, Runyon Kersteen & Ouellette, PAs and Thomas Grant, CPA.
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Dec. 2 –8AM—12PM Maine State Chamber invites you to a special event: Federal Health Care reform. Senator Inn & Spa, Augusta. Registration required. To register: www.mainechamber.org/ eventdetail.php?ID=21 Dec. 4 - 5PM-7PM, Annual Lights for Life open house and lighting of the Memorial Healing Garden at the Hospice Community Center, 304 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: www.hvwa.org Dec. 4 - 5PM—6:30PM, Inland Hosptial— Affordable Health Insurance: Open Enrollment is Now! Malory Shaughnessy will give an overview of the new marketplace, new requirements and new options. FMI: www.maineoptions.org or 4023330. Dec. 5,6 - St. John Regional Catholic School of Corpus Christi Parish will hold its Annual Christmas Fair from 4PM-8PM Friday with a Spaghetti or Bean Supper; Saturday from 8AM to 3PM with a Santa Claus Breakfast at 8, a Dynamite Lunch at 11AM; Live Auction at 2PM; and winners of the Silent Auction announced at 3PM. Dec. 5- 45th Annual Service of Carols and Lights at Colby College. Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, 7 p.m. Limited Tickets Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, 3:30 and 7 p.m. FMI: www.colby.edu/academics_cs/artsatcolby/ schedule.cfm?department=Music Dec. 6 - 9AM-2PM, Good Will-Hinckley Winter Craft Fair. Please join us and other Made in Maine artists and craftsmen during the holidays at our popular Festival of Trees event. FMI: www.gwh.org/fot/CraftFair.aspx
Dec. 6 -4PM, A slideshow featuring more than 100 vintage photos covering Maine’s Nordic Skiing Heritage, 1870-present with Scott Andrews, will be held at the Quarry Road Recreation Area Welcome Center Yurt. Open to the public. FMI: www.quarryroadrecarea.org or 680-4744 Dec. 9—10:30AM– 1:00PM, Waterville Elks Lodge #905 Annual Children’s Christmas Party. Open to all current members. Dec 10 -1PM—4PM, Join MDF in Brunswick for the 2014 Maine Downtown Institute session Energy Efficiency in your Buildings and in Your Downtowns! Information will be shared about energy efficiency in historic buildings. Please Register. www.mdf.org/events/Maine-Downtown-Institute2014/762/ Dec. 11– 10AM-3PM, This year GHM is teaming up with Mix 107.9 and “The Mix’s Holiday Store”. It will be accepting food donations to benefit the Good Shepard Food Bank, Augusta Food Bank and Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. Please visit its office to enjoy holiday cookies, baked by our own GHM Elves and help with this year’s food drive. 51 Main St. Waterville to drop off your food items !! Busy that day and cannot attend, just drop off your food donation prior to Dec 11th.
Waterville Rotary 50th Annual Radio Auction Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 4 – 6 to 9 PM. Broadcast on MIX 107.9 or www.therotaryauction.com Call 680-BUY1 or 680-2891. Bidding starts at 6:15PM. If you have not pre-registered, please call for a bidder number, if you do not already have one, between 6:15 and 6:30PM. Call 680-BUY1 or 680-2891. Can’t bid on Wednesday or Thursday? You can pre-bid on items on Tuesday, December 2, 6 to 8PM. Call 680-BUY1 or 680-2891. How To Bid: Call with item numbers, bid amount, bidder number and phone number. Successful bidders will receive a call within 1 hour after each set. Bids are to be in whole dollars, limit 3 per call. Pick up items at Central Maine Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, 300 KMD, Waterville on Friday, December 5, 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday, December 6, 9 am to 12 pm. Bring your bidder number to pick up your item. Payment in cash, checks, Visa/Mastercard.
Leading Women’s Luncheon Commissioner Patricia Aho
Dec. 12,13—7PM - The Nutcracker presented by Waterville Opera House & Bossov Ballet Theatre FMI: www.operahouse.org/events/theater-dance Dec. 12— 2PM—4PM, Mainely Eldercare, Free Blood Pressure Clinic at Hannaford –JFK Plaza Dec. 13—9AM-2:30PM, Waterville Senior High School Craft Fair.
E-mail your events to customerservice@midmainechamber.com by the 3rd Friday in November for our December InTouch newsletter. Don’t forget you can put your events on our website at midmainechamber.com.
Dec. 26—9PM, Muddy Ruckus & The Burners, Mainely Brews Restaurant & Brewery.
Find more great mid-Maine events anytime at www.MidMaineFun.com!
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Argo of Maine Jeff Brenner 513-9950 110 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Oakland www.facebook.com/maineargo Country K9 & Cats Dawn Higgins 873-0997 538 Abbott Road, Winslow www.facebook.com/pages/Country-K9Cats/180936532050406 Jewel of India Prem Sherma 872-0331 104 Main Street, Waterville www.thejewelofinda.com Maine Hardwood Floors Mike Farrell 313-6600 11 Coyote Ridge Drive, Vassalboro www.mainehardwoodfloors.com My Power 4 Free Daniel Couverette 215-9743 751 Clinton Avenue, Winslow www.mypower4free.com Ray Haskell Ford Lincoln & Preowned Mike Roddy/Lonnie Tinsman 873-7193 801 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Oakland www.rayhaskellford.com Roger Pomerleau 430-2801 584 Leighton Road, Augusta Stone Coast Marketing Brad and Faith Dumont 616-0060 751 China Road, Winslow www.stonecoastmarketing.com Trailside Performance Bernard Doble 873-2366 797 Augusta Road, Winslow www.trailsideperformance.com
Welcome to new Mid-Maine Regional Adult and Community Education employees! Shelley McGowan has joined the team as an administrative assistant; Julie Siodla has been hired for the day secretary position and Leslie Parsons has taken the position of the evening secretary. Thomas College is proud to announce the following faculty & staff promotions: To Full Professor: Dr. Wally Alexander, Dr. Richard Biffle, Dr. Jim Libby To Associate Professor: Dr. Tracey Horton, Dr. John Majewski, Dr. Richard Wilkins To Assistant Professor: James Campbell Matt Breslin has been promoted to Assistant Director of the Physical Plant department, Debbie Cunningham has been promoted to Assistant Vice President of Retention Services, Hannah Gladstone has been promoted to Dean of Students, Michelle Joler-Labbe has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer, Lindsey Nelson has been promoted to Registrar, Tim Russo has been promoted to Assistant Director of Financial Aid.
Congratulations to Laurie McKeon, Personal Support Specialist (PSS) worker for Bridges Home Care for being selected as the 2014 Caregiver of the Year by the Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine. As the recipient of this prestigious award, Laurie was recognized at the Blaine House on Tuesday, Nov. 4th. Efficiency Maine welcomes Tim Reed to serve as Communications Manager. Rosie Vanadestine, executive director of Kennebec Valley Council of Governments (KVCOG), is announcing the promotion of Sarah Ross to executive assistant. Along with this promotion comes much responsibility and oversight of several project areas for KVCOG. Sarah will be responsible for business services including the Revolving Loan Fund program, business assistance and any project based efforts regarding education and workforce. In addition, Sarah will be assisting with the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region as well as the Kennebec Valley Mobilize Maine Initiative. Sarah joined KVCOG in 2011 and is a vital component of the KVCOG professional team.
New Staff at M.S.A.D. #49 Congratulations to : Jacob Marcoux, Kimberly Amertah Perman recently joined the MDF team Brewer, Troy Trimble, Sarah Libby, Lydia Whitand am overseeing its adult learner resources ing, Alexis Barth, Josua Lund, Mallory Chenevand employers’ initiative programming. ert, Meghan Hiltner, Kimberly Hatch, Perri Fine, Christopher Marcoux, Mykayla Stoutamyer, Sierra Marshall, Cormick Frizzell, Heather Cimellaro, Brian Wedge, Dan Chamberlain, Mark Campbell, Karl Matulis and Deputy Jeremy Day.
Jennifer Riggs, RN, MSN, has been named vice president of Patient Services & chief nursing officer for MaineGeneral Medical Center.
Page 6 UI comparison here - New Features and a Cleaner Look for Facebook PagMobile Applications: How To Use es Manager App. Facebook Pages Manager To Market It’s also good to know that there are Your Facebook Page advantages that the mobile app has by Tracy O’Clair If you’re using Facebook for business, over the desktop counterpart. For example, you can invite all your then you already know by now that phonebook contacts to invite your speed is an important factor in hanpage. Plus, you have the option to get dling customer responses. It gives push notifications and get a real-time your audience the sense of importance, and confidence towards the advice for new Page activity, tips, and reminders. brand. That’s why for savvy social media marketers like us, it has beMobile applications in general are a come a necessity to have the capabil- great way to stay in touch with many ity to manage our Facebook business brands including the Mid Maine pages while on the go. Chamber of Commerce. Did you know Lucky for us, Facebook has a dedicat- the Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce ed Pages Manager and we no longer has a new mobile application? Downneed to access our business pages load this free application here: rd through 3 party mobile apps. Beapp.midmainechamber.com. sides, no one knows Facebook Business Pages better than Facebook Are you using Facebook Pages Managitself, right? To give you a quick overview of what it er to keep up with your Facebook pages activity? What’s the best thing does, and how this heaven-sent mobile app helps you keep up with the you like about it? And the worst? activity happening on all your pages, below is a quick run-down of its basic functionalities: Update your page. Post updates, answer customer messages and posts, receive notifications, create events, post and manage photos, and invite your friends to like your page, schedNew Member Orientation ules posts, and a lot more. Luncheon Access multiple pages. Using the app, Thursday, December 4th you can manage up to 50 pages at the same time, as well as edit your 11:30—1:00 About section, preview notifications, At the chamber boardroom. search relevant pages to like, create a (50 Elm Street, Waterville) new page, or add Admins to any page. Lunch will be provided. Monitor your engagement. View stats like total Page likes, new Page likes, weekly total reach, post reach, and This is a great opportunity for you number of fans engaged. to make sure you are using all the The Pages Manager app works on chamber benefits to market your both Android and iOS smartphones business. We welcome our seaand tablets. If you’ll take a quick soned members with new staff glance at its new features and latest members for a refresher. look, there isn’t much difference with RSVP - 873-3315 regards to User Interface (UI). See the
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Public Policy Chamber Boardroom
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New Member Orientation Chamber Boardroom
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Executive Committee Chamber Boardroom
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Fri., Dec. 19 Luncheon
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Board of Directors
December 10: Camden National Bank 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM 33 Main Street, Waterville A great opportunity to mix and mingle with other business professionals and leaders in our communities. Remember to bring plenty of business cards! December 11: Small Business Success Stories Learn from a panel of successful small business owners from around the state about what’s worked (and what hasn’t) as they strive to grow and succeed in today’s economy. The panel consists of Gary Hammond of Hammond Tractor, Shane Savage of Fairfield, Oakland, Unity and Winslow Pharmacies and Heidi Neal of Loyal Biscuit Company. To register; 873-3315 or customerservice@midmainechamber.com
November Business Breakfast Series Tow Dowd of Professional Development and Coaching, LLC.
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Tree Spirits Winery and Distillery—Celebrate special occasions with unique Maine gifts and/or a private tasting and tour with friends. Whether your group is thinking of an office outing, planning a special event call to schedule an hour of fun and relaxtion. 861-2723 www.treespiritsofmaine.com Barrels Community Market has been dreaming about brunch for over a year now, and it can finally happily declare that it’s doing it. Come by anytime between 9:30-11:30 Saturdays, and you'll find us back in the kitchen, laughing and flipping hot pancakes and putting together homemade breakfast sandwiches. It's good food, and it's a good place to be. Come early; tables filled up fast! Congratulations to Tree Spirits that recently found out that it won a Bronze Medal at this year's New York International Spirits Competition. Each spirit is judged on its merits and there were no other Absinthe winners! Need a healthy workforce this winter? Fairfield, Oakland, Winslow & Unity Pharmacies announce that they are conducting on site flu vaccination clinics right at your workplace. To coordinate, contact Shane Savage at 453-4411.
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Page 8 Verizon Wireless is an innovative wireless technology leader that connects people and businesses with the most advanced wireless technology and service available. The Waterville Maine Verizon Wireless Store located at 110 Elm Plaza opened in 2000 and is one of eight corporate store locations across Maine. With a large selection of the newest mobile devices and accessories to enrich life or enhance productivity Verizon Wireless in Waterville has something for everyone. Staffed by knowledgeable wireless professionals, the Store offers a convenient destination to experience wireless gadgets, applications and tech gear, all running on Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network technologies. Technology spanning solutions for the fitness buff, for the music aficionado, for home monitoring and energy management and for the mobile professional to conduct business from anywhere. Throughout our history, we’ve strived to be good neighbors to both our fellow businesses and the community at-large. One of the ways we support our communities is through our HopeLine Program. Every Verizon Wireless store, including Waterville, has a HopeLine kiosk where
anyone can donate any no-longer-used cell phones from any carrier in any condition. Phones are recycled in an environmentally
lence Project eliminates barriers to safety caused by domestic violence and addiction by providing a recovery oriented shelter. The shelter offers domestic violence advocacy services as well as support, education and case management services related to achieving and maintaining safety, sobriety and autonomy. New Technologies. New Possibilities. Visit the Verizon Wireless Waterville location and explore the latest devices, plans, features, and beyond.
friendly manner. Proceeds from the HopeLine program, in the form of working phones and cash grants, are given to domestic violence shelters. Recently a Verizon Foundation Grant of $5000 was given to The Family Violence Project which has a satellite office in Waterville. Family Vio-
Have some news you would like to share? Submit a short announcement to the Chamber office by the 3rd Friday of the prior month. Inserts are also available for $150 per month. Call 873-3315 or email customerservice@midmainechamber.com. Disclaimer: Mid-Maine Chamber’s InTouch newsletter is published monthly as a benefit to members and affiliates. All member news is compiled and submitted 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.