"Moxie....it's Maine in a bottle!" wins‏

“Moxie....it's Maine in a bottle!” wins 2011 Moxie Festival theme contest

 (from left)  Frank Anicetti, owner of The Kennebec Fruit Co.; Jeff Moxcey the 2011 Moxie Festival theme winner; and Scott Benson, Lisbon’s Director of Economic and Community Development.

Lisbon-   The Moxie Festival Committee is pleased to announce that Jeff Moxcey of Waterville has won the 2011 theme contest with his entry, “Moxie....it’s Maine in a bottle!.”  The Committee received entries from Maine, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. 

Jeff, a product evaluator and song writer, said, “I thought the theme idea up by thinking how Moxie, is a lot like Maine....unique, fresh, crisp, lots of good taste, unlike anything else.   To me Moxie is one of the best beverages. I liked it from the first taste.”

Jeff received a basket filled with Moxie items from The Kennebec Fruit Company store in Lisbon Falls.  He will also join the VIPs at the 2011 Moxie Festival Parade review stand on Saturday, July 9^th. 

The Moxie Festival parade which attracts over 100 participants starts at 9 am and follows the two mile plus route that begins on Capital Avenue and Route 196 and ends at the Kitty Corner store on Main Street Lisbon Falls.

Since 1983, The Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July.  The Festival now includes a three day Pow Wow; Friday night fireworks; a Saturday parade, Festival, and 5K race, and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race.  Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005.

According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, an estimated 40,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival.  The Town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

For more 2011 Moxie Festival information visit:  www.MoxieFestival.com