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(3BL Media) Cabot, VT September 6, 2012 - On September 14 th , 41 volunteers, selected for their exceptional community grand canyon tours las vegas service, will set sail for Alaska aboard an all-expense-paid Cabot Celebrity Cruise . Representing small towns and big cities across the country, each "Community Celebrity" and a guest will spend seven nights aboard the Celebrity INFINITY cruise ship, as it departs Seattle on its way to the Alaskan grand canyon tours las vegas coast. This trip will be the third hosted by Cabot Creamery Cooperative grand canyon tours las vegas best known as the "Makers grand canyon tours las vegas of the World's Best Cheddar " and its partners to honor community service.
"This year's group of Celebrities come to us from 23 different states, from Vermont to Louisiana to Colorado," says Cabot Senior VP of Marketing Roberta MacDonald. "They were chosen because they make a difference in their communities. They contribute their time, energy and skills to helping others. To us, that is important, grand canyon tours las vegas and since 2009, Cabot has been honoring grand canyon tours las vegas their achievements and contributions with the Community Celebrity Awards."
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"Cabot is a cooperative, owned by 1,200 farm-families throughout New England and New York, and like all cooperatives, we believe strongly in giving back to the community," continues Roberta. "We created the Community Celebrity grand canyon tours las vegas Awards in 2009 because we want more people to join us in recognizing and applauding the time and talent volunteers like Paula and Carol, and all of the other winners, grand canyon tours las vegas give every day to make our communities a better place. Though the Community Celebrity Awards, and other Cabot programs like Reward Volunteers and the Community Tour, we want to inspire more people to get involved locally. Hopefully, we can help eventually elevate grand canyon tours las vegas the concept of 'celebrity' to include the recognition of selfless volunteerism."
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