Greetings!

On Saturday, June 4,  from 9am-12n, Ludlow Insurance is sponsoring a Shred Event.  Bring up to 10 bankers boxes of old records and watch them be shredded by a SecurShred truck.  Food & Raffle - 150 Main Street, Ludlow, behind Berkshire Bank and DJ's Restaurant.  Rain or shine.

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Please join Representative Leigh Dakin for a health care roundtable discussion on VT's Universal Health Care Bill.   

Date/Time:  Thursday, June 9 from 6pm-8pm  

Place:  Chester Town Hall, 2nd Floor.   

Panelists: Representative Mark Larson, Chair of Health Care Committee; Senator Kevin Mullin, Member of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee; Dr. Deb Richter, Vermont Health Care for All; Paul Millman, President, Chroma Techology Corp; and others.   

Share your concerns, ask the important questions, learn more about the path the Legislature is taking to provide affordable health care to all Vermonters.   

Leigh Dakin, 875-3456 or ldakin@leg.state.vt.us

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We are hosting free continental breakfasts in each town, to share with the community what the Chamber is doing, and how we might be able to help in each community that we serve.   

Our first breakfast in Cavendish was well attended and businesses that can't attend an evening mixer, really enjoyed being part of our Chamber community.   

Please join us at 8am.  Feel free to invite a guest. 

            June 20 - Mount Holly Community Center

                            Belmont  

            July 12 -  Fullerton Inn - Chester  

            August 15  - Java Baba - Ludlow

            September 15 - Wilder House Restaurant at             President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth  

            October 24 - Bryant House - Weston

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Scenic Route 100 Byway update:

We had one week to submit our grant proposal to the State of Vermont.  There are 10 regions going for grants.  The State ranks us before sending our grant proposals in to the Federal Program.  We are seeking to receive interpretive information funding for our newly designated Scenic Route 100 Byway to include trail signs, a brochure with map, website and mobile application.  As soon as we receive the grant, we will put out an rfp with project specifics.  The 2010 grant recipients were just awarded 4 weeks ago.  This could be a long process.  

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June 25 we will have a booth at the Fair Haven welcome center.  You may come to display your products/services or get your brochures to Danielle to take with her.  This is free. 

NEED BROCHURES IN OUR OFFICE BY June 23!

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In July we have a display case in the Guilford Welcome Center for Chester businesses.  If you are a Chester business and want your product displayed, please drop your item to the Chamber office by June 27th.  

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Our economic development video is almost completed.  Watch for it on our website.

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Our new Summer/Fall Regional Guidebooks are out and we thank Chamber member Stephanie Stouffer of Belmont for her beautiful cover artwork. We also thank Spring River Marketing for producing an outstanding publication for us.

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Congratulations to Inn at Weathersfield for becoming a Green Restaurant in the Green Mountain State.  This program is a sector program of the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership (VBEP). 

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FYI...The Chester Info Booth is under renovations and will be opened asap.  In the meantime, information is available at Misty Valley Books, The Hugging Bear Inn and Inn Victoria. 

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Call to action:  

August 10 - 3rd Annual Okemo Valley Business Expo at Green Mountain Banquet & Conference Center in Chester from 5:30-7:30pm.  Call the chamber to reserve your booth asap.  The expo will highlight dining, shopping, services, health and wellness and green technologies.  This will be a retail event where people can "Shop the Valley" under one roof.  Booths are $99 and can be shared. Call now to reserve your spot and you will be promoted on the poster and in our ads. Thank you Adam Rosenberg for providing the music.

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Chamber Golf Tournament is Thursday, September 15 at Okemo Valley Golf Club.  Please call Mary Knight of Knight Tubs to help on the committee and/or to sign up your foursome.   228-2260.  All are welcomed.  

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We will need your $200 deposit for the China trip scheduled for March 26, 2012 by the end of August to hold your seat.  The balance of $2,000 is due in December.

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