Plymouth Receives $10k Grant for 2020 Celebration

The Plymouth County Development Council Convention and Visitors Bureau has received grants of $10,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism for the upcoming anniversary celebration Plymouth, , D-Plymouth, announced. The funding will support website enhancements and optimization, public relations efforts, print materials and video production work.

"We have incredibly dedicated people in...Plymouth who are working diligently to create memorable and fitting anniversary celebrations,” Murray said. "Plymouth’s 400th anniversary in 2020 will be here sooner than we think and it’s important that we start preparing for it now. This is an opportunity to showcase what we have to offer to Massachusetts and the world...."

"I want to thank Senate President Murray, the Massachusetts Legislature, the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and Betsy Wall for helping us secure this grant funding,” Plymouth County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Paul Cripps said. “By participating in the...Plymouth 400th, we have a unique opportunity to be a part of history....this funding will help us spread the word and let everyone know about these important milestones."

"As 2020 draws closer the communications and partnerships forged between the South Shore communities will be an integral part of our planning for the signature events as we welcome travelers from around the globe," Denis Hanks, executive director of the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, said. "The MOTT funding matched by the Town of Plymouth funds provides the all important seed funding to jumpstart the marketing related to this effort."

For more information on the anniversary celebrations, please visit www.plymouthma400th.org.