Utilizing the natural resources of Aroostook County and educating the greatest resource will be center stage at the 2014 Aroostook Day at the Legislature, slated Wednesday, Jan. 29.
LEADers Encouraging Aroostook Development (LEAD), a key partner in the Aroostook Partnership for Progress (APP), organizes the event.
“We sponsor Aroostook Day as an opportunity for members of the private, public and nonprofit sectors in Aroostook County to interact directly with our elected state representatives on issues of importance to The County,” said Jim Davis, LEAD president.
“This year’s theme revolves around educating our representatives about the importance of updating the mining regulations in Maine to achieve the dual objectives of enabling economic growth and protecting or improving the stellar environment we enjoy in northern Maine and the importance of science and technology education to provide the future Maine workforce,” Davis added.
The two featured speakers will be APP President Bob Dorsey and Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) Executive Director Luke Shorty.
Dorsey said, “This is an important event, a chance to discuss the importance of mining to Aroostook’s economy, the linkage to technical jobs with higher wages that this industry would bring, and the ever increasing importance of education with special emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) that is needed to fill many of the technical careers that mining will bring.”
For more information, contact Judy Dinsmore by email at jdinsmore@nmdc.org or by phone at (207) 498-8736.
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