RUMFORD – The Chisholm Ski Club will host its annual banquet for club members. It will honor the boys and girls ski team members of Mountain Valley High School as well as the junior ski team members. Special recognition is given to racers who have made it to the Eastern Maine Ski Team and the Junior Olympics.

The banquet will be Friday, May 28, at Park Place, Hancock St. in Rumford. Social hour will be at 5 p.m. followed by a hot buffet at 6 p.m. The response deadline is Friday, May 21.

Community mini-grants

RIVER VALLEY – The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition in collaboration with the Maine Bureau of Health Community Health Promotion Program has mini-grants available to fund projects that will help to achieve measurable improvement in the area’s quality of life.

Nonprofits, civic organizations, neighborhood associations, lake associations, trade organizations or other community groups may apply for a grant. The project must be applied within the River Valley area, consisting of: Andover, Byron, Canton, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury and Rumford.

There is $6,000 available; proposals may request up to $1,000. Grant money may be used to fund new projects or supplement existing projects. Grant funds can’t be used for lobbying, fund-raising, property or building acquisition, entertainment or to advocate political solutions. This money also may not be used to support overhead or indirect costs.

Sample projects include: Marketing support for new organization or project; consultant services to assist with program planning, fund-raising, marketing or volunteer management; summer arts program for day camp attendees; lunchtime outdoor concert series or a teen drop-in center.

Proposals are due June 1. People can call 364-7408 or email [email protected] for an application.

Rumford networkers

RUMFORD – The next monthly Community Networking meeting sponsored by the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, in the Municipal Building’s conference room.

Speaker will be Maureen Goudreau, who will explain the history of Morency Park on River Street. There will also be updates on other community activities including the River Valley Arts Initiative, a program of the Healthy Communities. This meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. For more information, people can call 364-7408.