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This page is offered as a benefit to the members of the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development. If you would like to post an Employment Opportunity, Rental Property, Items for Sale, an Open House, etc., please . We will add your item to this page. Read through the subjects which are linked to the actual announcements below. If you see something you'd like more information about, just click the subject line and it will scroll to the applicable announcement. The Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce and its staff believe this information to be true and accurate. We are not responsible for typographical errors. Message
Subjects (alphabetically): U.S. Cellular is opening a new location in Sanford, ME as part of its expansion into the Southern Western Maine market. The store, located at 1209 Main St., is looking for job seekers interested in a fun technology (cell phones), dedication to award recognized customer service, income opportunities, and job advancement. As an EEO employer, U.S. Cellular offers benefits to both full and part time positions and highly competitive wages. If you are interested in working for an award winning company and desire to experience a refreshing new approach to sales, please apply on-line at www.USCellular.com/employment. In August of 2008 Boy Scout Troop 320 in Shapleigh has been selected to attend the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. This will be the Ultimate Hiking Trip for a Boy Scout Troop which calls itself the Ultimate Troop. Philmont is over 300,000 acres of mountains, valleys, and plateaus in northeastern New Mexico. At Philmont the activities include: Archaeology, Archery, Astronomy, Bikeathon, Black Powder Rifle, Blacksmithing, Burro Racing, Chuck Wagon Dinner, Fly Fishing, Gold Mining and Panning, Horse Riding, Jicarilla Apache Life, Land Navigation & GPS, Lumberjack Skills, Mountain Biking, Mountain Living and Mounain The Animal Welfare Society would like to announce the launch of its new Children's Birthday Party Program. Children who sign up to have their birthday party at the shelter will get to choose from two different birthday packages. Awesome Birthday Party $150.00 - Includes a shelter tour including interaction with several animals, use of the education room for two hours, birthday child and 9 guests (adults come for free), an animal related game, a craft for the children to take home, birthday child gets their picture taken with their favorite animal. Birthday Bonanza Party $200.00 - Includes everything in the Awesome Birthday Party plus each child gets a party favor bag, birthday child gets an animal related gift, birthday child gets to name an animal going up for adoption. Up to five additional guests can be invited with a charge of $7.00 per child for the Awesome Party Package and $9.00 per child for the Birthday Bonanza. Parents are responsible for providing refreshments and cake for the children. Please remember to bring all paper goods and utensils. You can have food delivered if you wish. Please book early as spaces fill up quickly! A nonrefundable deposit of $100.00 is required to save your spot. For more information contact Barbara Wilkinson, Humane Educator at 207-985-3244 ext. 109 or email: awshe@animalwelfaresociety.org Animal Welfare Society Promotes Responsible Cat Ownership, Sterilization and Awareness for Upcoming Kitten Season with Event. West Kennebunk, Maine - The Animal Welfare Society (AWS), a companion animal shelter, expects more than 1,000 cats and kittens to arrive needing care this spring. "Kitten Season" is an annual occurrence when cats give birth, beginning in spring, peaking in late spring and ending in the fall. In response to the yearly "kitten season," AWS will hold its 6th annual "Project Kitten" campaign to raise public awareness of the cat overpopulation problem in Southern Maine. Each year the Animal Welfare Society's "Project Kitten" generates much needed donations of supplies to help care for hundreds of anticipated new arrivals. Sponsored by Amica Insurance, PetSmart and Wright Express, responsible ownership, sterilization and awareness are central themes this year. The AWS is urging local schools, cub scout and girl scout troops, church groups, bridge clubs, bowling leagues, business and any other groups to take the "Project Kitten Challenge" by collecting the largest amount (in total weight) of desperately needed kitten supplies. Competing groups are asked to collect donations of Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR), dry and canned kitten food, cat litter and toys. Items can be delivered to AWS on Saturday, May 17th, between 12:00 and 2:00 pm. The public is invited to visit AWS for the "Kitten Shower" on May 17th from 12:00 to 3:00 pm, to bring individual donations and participate in educational and fun activities, learn more about fostering kittens, meet shelter staff and volunteers, and share the excitement of the official weigh-in ceremony. The winning group will be announced at 2:30 and will receive a prize, a feature in an upcoming AWS newsletter and will be on the AWS web site. Prime Retail Space Available for Lease - Former Hancock Lumber Facility - 2500 square foot +/- retail space now available. High traffic area in Sanford, near major Rt 4 and Rte. 109. Last space available. Call for pricing. Contact John Caramihalis at 207-324-5574 ext. 42 or e-mail at johnc@patco.com. Springvale Public Library Launches Future Access Program - The Trustees of the Springvale Public Library Association invite local businesses & organizations to join their effort to bring public interest services to the community through Future Access, a technology sponsorship program. Businesses may subscribe to support a public computer station for a four year cycle and receive recognition for their donations. To kick off the campaign Kennebunk Savings Bank has provided $2000 from their Community Investment Program and the Friends of the Library have contributed $1,000. Funds raised through the program will be used to purchase and maintain new flat screen computers for community use. For further information, please contact Library Director, Karen Eger at 324-4624. Springvale Public Library Offers New Service - Hold Everything! You can now place holds on items in the Springvale Public Library collection from your home computer. Next time you visit the library ask us for your registration barcode and we will instruct you on how to use the library catalog to place holds on items you wish to borrow. For more information call 324-4624 or visit www.springvalelibrary.org St. George's Episcopal Church - Music Director is recruiting names of singers for a list of augmenters to be substitutes when regular choir members have excused absences. For more information, contact Mary Elizabeth Nordstrom at MECN@alumni.middlebury.edu. Mainely Newspapers - We are a 17 year-old company starting a newspaper in the Sanford area and need your help. We need you to provide us with information on upcoming and on-going events for the new Sanford-Springvale Register newspaper. Our company is Mainely Newspapers, owned by Carolyn and David Flood of Saco. The company started with the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier in 1989 and has since added the Scarborough Leader, The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry, the Kennebunk Post and the Gorham-Westbrook Gazette. The Register will be delivered by mail to all residences in Sanford-Springvale, Acton and Shapleigh beginning July 28, 2006. Colleen Marshall will serve as the editor and Renee Worthing of Springvale will be a reporter. Please send any information to the Register, P. O. Box 1894, Biddeford, ME 04005 or e-mail it to news@sanfordspringvaleregister.com. Please feel free to contact us at 282-4337 or 800-617-3984. We look forward to hearing from you soon! 6th Annual Run & Walk for the Gym 5K - Nasson Common, 457 Main Street, Springvale, ME on July 12, 2008 at 6:00 pm. New this year: "George J. Gillis Award"-Top Pledge Collector! Cash Awards Top Two: Male & Female. Cash Award: Top Male & Female (40-49) "Mike Kimball Award" 1st Male (50-59) Male Record 15:38 Nephi Tyler 2006 - Female Record 18:12 Suzanne Hussey 2003. We welcome and thank any Sponsorship that your business could provide for this event! For more information contact Bob at 207-490-1386 or e-mail: runbob@metrocast.net or visit www.nassoncc.org. I took the Commuter Challenge and beat high gas prices! - Commute Another Way Week.. This year's big statewide transportation event is happening the week of May 12 Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library - Located in the heart of Sanford at 952 Main Street. Open Monday-Thursday 10-8, Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-4. They offer a wide variety of services including free Internet access, subscriptions to 8 newspapers and over 100 magazines. On display at all times are the newest Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult and Childrens' Books. They have a large collection of audio books, DVD's and videos for adults and children. There are weekly children's programming and special events throughout the year. Community room available for non-profit groups free of charge. Interlibrary Loan Service. Their helpful staff is always there to service any of your library needs. For more information, please call (207) 324-4714 or stop by and see what they have to offer. You may also contact the director at jmcdougal@lbgoodall.org. or visit our website at www.lbgoodall.org Goodall Library is now offering Free Passes - To the Portland Museum of Art, Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, NH and Willowbrook Museum Village in Newfield. You must be a patron of the Goodall Memorial Library to participate. For more details, please inquire at the front desk of the library. Visit us, and discover all that we have to offer at 952 Main Street, Sanford, ME. Again members of the Rusty French Club will convene at the Goodall Library, Main Street, Sanford, ME from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Open to anyone, the purpose of the meetings is to polish or improve (or even acquire) a French language base. This goal is attempted in a non-threatening and comfortable setting that is more social than strictly academic. No dues are collected, and membership is open-ended. It is anticipated that the May meeting will cover general cultural/vocabulary issues prompted by those in attendance. The Rusty French Club was originally facilitated by former French Instructor Claire Auger. All are welcome. The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram has a need for Home Delivery Carriers in select areas. Earn up to $1200.00 per month. Must have a valid drivers license and reliable vehicle. For more information please contact Rachel Washburn at 207-791-6088. Maine Information - A website created by Gary Korn was designed to help disseminate information about traveling to and living in Maine. Information was collected from over 60 Chambers of Commerce in Maine. The site lists many charitable organizations, from birding to the performing arts. Upcoming events are uploaded as they are announced. It is intended to be easy to use, and to help present information in an accessible manner. Visit the website at www.maine.info or email contact@maine.info Department of Labor (DOL) recently established a National Call Center to serve its customers. By calling 1-866-4-USA-DOL, Maine's employees can find answers to questions on a range of employment issues. This toll-free service offers live operator assistance and is a central access point for all DOL services and programs. It serves both English and Spanish speaking callers. The Call Center can assist workers and employers with questions about job loss, business closures, pay and leave, workplace injuries, safety and health, pension and health benefits, and reemployment rights for reservists. Additional DOL toll-free
numbers to call for questions regarding specific issues are listed
below: Department of Labor Responds to the Needs of the American Workforce ... Establishes an Easy to Understand, Web-Based System of Labor Law Advisors. Utilizing the vast power of the Internet to reach anyone at anytime, the US Department of Labor's elaws Advisors (Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses) are the simple solution to the often confusing and frustrating process of understanding Federal labor laws. These Web-based educational tools offer employers and employees access to information about Federal employment laws at any time, free of charge and address common labor issues such as: Family and Medical Leave St. Thomas Consolidated School - Requests your FREE support in our new funding alternative. We are participating in a fantastic empty printer cartridge-recycling program provided by the FundingFactoryTM www.fundingfactory.com tel. 1-888-883-8237. This program provides us with an opportunity to save empty laser and ink jet cartridges and exchange them for free technology and recreation products. These products include complete computer systems, scanners, digital cameras, modems, printers, software, playground and recreation equipment. By saving your empty laser and ink jet cartridges and pledging them to us, you can help provide our children with greater access to new computer technology and other equipment. To participate, simply register online at www.fundingfactory.com/adoptaschool.htm. Your company can be linked directly to our account by inserting our organization ID #20923. FundingFactory provides free collection kits and free return shipping through UPS. Once registered, all donated cartridges sent in will be credited to us. To receive complete details, please call Rita Daigle at 207-324-1944 or email: jrdaigle@metrocast.net. (project still ongoing as of 1/08) Adams Park Storage, LLC - Our facility is user-friendly with well-lit, ground level, 24/7 access. We have courteous, professional management that is available during our office hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Our unit sizes range from 5 x 5 to 10 x 30, are clean, dry and suitable for residential and commercial storage. We are offering 1/2 off the first full month's rent, monthly invoicing, a customer referral program, pay-in-advance programs, monthly automatic credit card payments, and PayPal payments from our website: http://www.adamsparkstorage.com. Deliveries are accepted for commercial customers during business hours. We are conveniently located in Adams Business Park (corner of Routes 99 & 109), 23 Smada Drive, Sanford. Call 207-490-1160 or email: store@adamsparkstorage.com for more information. Sanford Self Storage - (Formerly Punkin' Patch Storage) Convenient downtown Sanford location (17 Bennett Street, Sanford). Secure storage to serve all needs - Personal/Household/Commercial. Various sizes available (10x21, 10x24, 10x40, 14x32, 16x20, 16x32). Resident manager on site. Convenient ground level construction. For more information call (207) 324-3278. Call to Protect. Don't throw
away your old cell phone! Donate it to a local shelter for battered
women. The phones will be reprogrammed for 9-1-1 calls only and
distributed to the shelters by Altrusa International, Inc. of
Sanford-Springvale. You Could Save A Life. Drop boxes are located at:
Creteau's Studio 930 Main St. Sanford, Rainbow Day Care, 54 Kennebunk Rd. Sanford, &
Pratt& Whitney Aircraft Club, No. Berwick. For more information
call Claire
Creteau 207-324-2712. (project still ongoing as of 1/08) Village Profiles Community Information - The Sanford·Springvale Chamber of Commerce and Economic Developement and its members have partnered with Village Profiles to provide online community information. There is a section of the Village Profiles website dedicated to Sanford·Springvale. Please click here; the site open a new browser window. This is Your Web Site; Please Use It (Rick
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