Please welcome and give your personal support to our newest members: CAHA, Augusta Ramona Venskus, www.caha4u.org FOX23 WPFO TV, Poerland Amie Marzen, 347-7324 www.myfoxmaine.com Maine Savings FCU, N. Vassalboro Donna Martin, 873-0886 www.mainesavings.com Robins and Morton/H.P. Cummings, Augusta, John Scott, 629-3300 www.hpcummings.com www.robinsmorton.com St. Michael School, Augusta Jon Caron, 623-3491 www.smsmaine.org

The following businesses and organizations recently renewed their investment support of the Chamber.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kennebec Valley

InforME (Information Resource of Maine) Worship Radio Network

Nadeau Chiropractic Riverfront Barbeque & Grille, LLC SCORE

AARP Maine Jerry Chase's Blind Time Kozak & Gayer, P.A. Mountain Wireless Inc. Wendy's

Chamber Notes Have you ever dreamed of becoming a Whitewater Rafting Guide in Maine? North Country Rivers is offering a Whitewater Rafting Guide training course this Spring. This course trains you to become a "Registered Maine Whitewater Guide" and work for North Country Rivers as a Whitewater Guide. The course runs from May 22 - June 2, 2011. Space is limited. For more information, call 1-800-348-8871.

B98.5, 92 Moose and KOOL-AM in partnership with the City of Augusta are

pleased to announce the 2011 Waterfront Wednesdays calendar: 6/15 - Steel Rail Express; 6/22 - Twice Shy; 6/29 - Borderline Express; 7/06 - Nikki Hunt Band; 7/13 - Bad Penny; 7/20 -

Yellow Brick Road and 7/27 - The Don Campbell Band

CARF International has accredited Kennebec Behavioral Health for a period of three years for all of its programs and services. This accreditation is the third consecutive three-year accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to KBH. Spectrum Generations Family Caregiver Support Program is providing four Maine Savvy Caregiver trainings this spring and summer. Savvy Caregiver is a 12-hour training program for family caregivers of people with dementing disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. These trainings are sponsored by the Office of Elder Services, Department of Health and Human Services and funded by a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging. Pre-registration is required. To obtain more information or to register, please call 1-800-282-0764 ext. 127 or 139.

The City of Augusta will build a "petanque terrain" playing field at Mill Park this summer for a popular game (like bocce) played in France. Funding is near complete, but money is still needed to complete the project. To make a donation, contact Leif Dahlin at City Center – 207-626-2352.

KVCC Golf Tournament It’s time…to start planning for your foursome in the KVCC 16th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Kennebec Leadership Institute. Mark your calendar now and plan on joining us on the fabulous greens of the Augusta Country Club. Some of the best prize packages around are awarded at our tournament and we also have lots of incredible raffle prizes, closest to the pin (men and ladies here!), longest and straightest drive (yes – men and ladies here as well), and much, much more. sponsors a Hole-in-One car on #2!! Thank you to Major Sponsor

and Platinum Sponsor Tee off is at

12:00 sharp on Monday, July 11, 2011. Be sure to register early to guarantee your spot.

FREE FAMILY FUN = WHATEVAH!

It’s almost that time again. The Whatever Family Festival is 34 years young, and we’re pleased to have so many businesses and organizations participating. Mark these dates in your calendar and have a whole lot of FREE FAMILY FUN during Maine’s Premiere Summer Festival!

Greater Gardiner Riverfest Saturday, June 18

Day in Capitol Park Saturday, June 25th

Hallowell Riverfront Celebration Sunday, June 26th

Augusta 4th of July Capital City Riverfront Celebration-“Survivor”

Monday, July 4th

, MaineHousing , Law Offices of Doyle & Nelson

, PFG NorthCenter , Bolduc Technology Group

, MaineGeneral Medical Center , J.S. McCarthy Printers

, MaineGeneral Medical Center , City of Augusta

, Kennebec Savings Bank , Maine Veterans' Home

, Fieldstone Media , UMA

, Kennebec Valley Y.M.C.A. , J&S Oil Co.

, Remax Capital Chris Vallee Associates , FirstPark/KRDA

, Gardiner Fire Department , Capital Area Federal Credit Union

, KV Federal Credit Union , GHM Insurance Agency

Andrew E. Silsby, Chair* Kennebec Savings Bank Cathy A. DeMerchant, Chair Elect* Capital Area Staffing Solutions, Inc. Allyson Hughes Handley, Ed.D., Vice Chair* University of Maine at Augusta Gregory R. Piper, Vice Chair* PFG NorthCenter Chuck W. Hays, Treasurer * MaineGeneral Medical Center Brian Rines, Ph.D., Past Chair* RiverBanKlinicians Craig H. Nelson, Esq., Special Counsel* Doyle & Nelson Peter G. Thompson, President and CEO*^ * Executive Committee ^ Full-time Executive ___________________________________ Corey A. Bisson Border Trust Company Dana Colwill Augusta Civic Center Richard W. DeBruin Kennebec Journal Peter DeWitt Time Warner Cable John V. Finnegan Macomber, Farr & Whitten Eric Jermyn Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Bert J. Languet, CFP Golden Pond Wealth Management, Inc. William E. Mitchell GHM Insurance Agency Stacey L. Morrison Ganneston Construction Corp. Jeffrey Nevins FairPoint Communications Lynn Roberts Reed Knowlton Hewins Roberts Funeral Homes & Cremation Service Suzanne M. Rende KeyBank, N.A. George R. Woods Maine Beverage Company, LLC Mark Yerrick Kennebec Valley YMCA

WHAT’S HAPPENING? KVCC Calendar May & June 2011

05-02 KLI Comm. 12 pm @ KVCC 05-06 Whatever, 12 pm @ KVCC 05-10 KVCC Board of Directors, 5:30 pm 05-11 Business Insider Breakfast &

KLI Graduation, 7:30 am @ Senator Inn

05-18 Membership, 11:30 am @ KVCC

05-18 Business After Hours, 5-7:00 pm @ Lakeside Motel & Cabins w/Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed

05-19 Women’s Business Network 11:30 am @ Augusta Civic Ctr. 05-27 Whatever, 12 pm @ KVCC

06-06 KLI Comm. 12 p.m. @ KVCC 06-09 Women’s Business Network 11:30 am @ Augusta Civic Ctr. 06-14 KVCC Board of Directors, 5:30 pm 06-15 Business Insider Breakfast,

7:30-9:00 am @ Senator Inn 06-15 Membership, 11:30 am @ KVCC 06-15 WHATEVER FAMILY FESTIVAL Begins 06-17 Whatever, 12 pm @ KVCC 06-18 Greater Gardiner River Fest 06-22 Business After Hours, 5-7:00 pm @ Sparetime Rec. with Ground Round Sports Grille 06-25 Whatever Family Festival Day in Capitol Park, 11-5:00 pm

Thank you to Business-After-Hours Major Sponsor Bangor Savings Bank. KVCC Staff

Peter G. Thompson, President & CEO Patricia M. Paquet, Office Manager & Staff Admin. Lynne M. Burney, Program Director Deborah R. Camporiale, Information Coordinator