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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 O C T O B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 8 won the 2018 Halstead Grant for new jewelry businesses. Shaffer received a $7,500 cash grant, $1,000 in jewelry supplies, a trip to Prescott, Ariz., the cover and a feature spread in the grant publication Reveal, a feature profile and jewelry showcase in the 2019 Halstead catalog, press assistance, a detailed feed- back report from the judging commit- tee and a signature trophy. Camden National Bank held its annual Employee Appreciation Event. Winners included "Officer of the Year," John Everett, senior vice president, director of commercial banking for Southern Maine; "Employee of the Year," Marie Cudmore, assistant banking center manager, Kennebunk; "Commitment to Core Values," Tammy Sargent, senior relationship banker, Milbridge, and Kim Cullen, senior vice president, direc- tor of portfolio management with Camden National Wealth Management; "Commitment to the Community," Chris Winters, information technology systems administrator, and Chris Abbott, retail banking officer and banking center manager, York; "Commitment to the Employee," Kate Donohue, senior deposit and payment services specialist, and Angela Arbour, vice president and mortgage banking closing and quality control manager; "Commitment to the Shareholder," Amanda Smith, collections specialist, and Terri Tooley, assistant vice president financial reporting officer; "Commitment to the Customer," Hannah Roy, operations specialist, and Lisa Masters, vice president, Camden Financial Consultants; "Commitment to Internal Service," Bonnie Blohm, commercial loan administrator, and Barry King, vice president, senior credit officer; and "Bob Daigle Award for Achievement through Innovation," Nat Bell, assistant vice president, senior network engineer. MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta was awarded the "Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Pro Patria Award" from the U.S. Department of Defense due to its support of its National Guard and Reserve employees. In addition, MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Long Term Care – Glenridge received an "Innovative Programming Award" from the Maine Health Care Association at the association's Celebrating Excellence event. Lee Ann Szelog, president of Simply Put LLC, was selected to speak about com- munication and attitude at the New York State Conference of Mayors & Municipal Officials Fall Training School in Lake Placid, N.Y. MANAGING REPUTATIONS IN TODAY'S WORLD ♥ &%#$! # ! Annual Conference October 25 Register Today! meprcouncil.org Conference Sponsor

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