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Frosty Fest

 

Come build a snowman, snow woman or snow creature in Ives Park, Potsdam with your family or friends . Bring items from home to make your snow creation special. Prizes for winners. FREE hot chocolate and cookies in the gazebo and s’mores around the campfire. Coffee and hot chocolate donated by Jernabi Coffee House. Winter Story Read Alouds with the Potsdam Public Library. Event sponsored by the North Country Children’s Museum, SLC Arts, Potsdam Chamber of Commerce. North Country Public Radio is the media sponsor for the event. Judging begins at 12:30 and awards will be announced at 1:00pm.
Prizes awarded for:
● Best In Show
● Most Unique
● Most Artistic
● Most Comedic
● Most “North Country”
(Snow date Saturday, Feb 11th at 11am) Snow creatures will be lit up at night so be sure to visit in the evening

Potsdam Town Wide Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Wear your best Ugly Christmas Sweater for this fun community wide event! Share your photos on Facebook and Instagram! Let’s make this a fun and festive day for Potsdam!
Head out to your favorite local business to check our their sweaters all around town and get your last minute holiday needs!
Share your photos on Facebook and Instagram! Use the hashtag #PotsdamUglySweater to share it with us!

SeaComm Winter Fuel Grant

To help local families in need, we have pledged $50,000 to assist our members with home heating costs this winter.
The SeaComm Winter Fuel Grant will benefit 100 families with grants worth $500 each. If you think you would be a good candidate to receive home heating assistance and are a SeaComm member in good standing, we encourage you to apply.
You can fill out an online application at seacomm.org/fuel-grant.html to be considered.

AEDC New York State Seed Funding Grant Program

 

AEDC News Blast

ConThe New York State Seed Funding Grant Program (the “Program”) was created to provide assistance to early-stage small businesses to succeed in a recovering New York State economy.

Eligible Applicants must provide evidence, acceptable to New York State that the Eligible Applicant is operational and meets the Program requirements. As part of the application each micro-business, small business, or for-profit arts and cultural organization including independent arts contractors shall provide sufficient documentation in a manner prescribed by Empire State Development (“ESD”) to demonstrate Program qualification. Only one grant per business EIN or SSN is allowed. Due to a limited amount of funding and the high volume of requests expected, business type, geography and industry may factor into ability to receive a grant.

Grant Amounts

For firms that have already filed a Federal Tax Return for operations: Grant awards will be calculated based upon the annual amount of gross receipts as shown on their provided 2020 or 2021 business tax return.

  • Businesses with $5,000 and up to $49,999.99 in gross receipts: Award is $5,000/business.
  • Businesses with $50,000 – $99,999.99 in gross receipts: Award is $10,000/business.
  • Businesses with $100,000 – $1,000,000 in gross receipts: Award is 10% of gross receipts with a maximum grant amount of $25,000/business.

For firms that have NOT filed a Federal Tax Return for operations thus far:

  • Award is $5,000/business.

For more information click on links below:

Please contact Evan Bowker @

ebowker.aedc@gmail.com if you have further questions.

AEDC

67 Main Street Suite 300

Saranac Lake, NY 12983

518.891.5523