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Falmouth, ME – The public is invited to the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Cumberland County Extension Association to be held on Wednesday, September 9th starting at 6:00 PM at the UMaine Regional Learning Center in Falmouth. Volunteers from all Univeristy of Maine Cooperative Extension program areas will be honored.

 Maine State Senator Justin Alfond will speak about "Growing Maine's Agricultural Future: Kids and Local Food" in his keynote address. Senator Alfond has prioritized student hunger, higher education success and economic and workforce development and passed a bill to end hunger in Maine. Senator Alfond is an active member of several civic, political and philanthropic organizations. He serves on several boards of directors, including Avesta Housing, Opportunity Maine, and the New England Secondary School Consortium. He lives with his wife Rachael, their two young children, and dog in Portland.

 The Cumberland County Extension Association will prepare a light meal for attendees starting at 5pm, prior to the meeting. For dessert we will enjoy the delicious results of the annual Pie Bake-Off!  Do you have a favorite pie recipe?  We invite you to enter the bake-off sponsored by King Arthur Flour and share your scrumptious dessert!  All recipes will become part of our UMaine Extension Cookbook.  Thank you! Whether you choose to enter the pie bake-off or not, we look forward to seeing you there! 

 For directions, guidelines for the Pie Bake-off, pie registration go to http://umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/pie-rules/ or call us at 781.6099 or 1.800.287.1471 or email extension.cumberland@maine.edu.

 For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call 207-781-6099.

 University of Maine Cooperative Extension:

University of Maine Cooperative Extension receives federal support through USDA, state support through the University of Maine, and local support through Cumberland County government.

As a trusted resource for 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine's land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.

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