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Mon., May 14 to
Sun., May 20
Bethlehem Restaurant Week
Thurs, May 31, 6 PM
Stram Center for
Integrative Medicine
Open House
Wed., June 20th, 6:00 PM
Night Out with the Albany Dutchmen
Wed., August 1, 5:30 pm
Tri-Chamber Summer Mixer
Colonie Country Club
Monday, Sept. 17
Bethlehem Chamber Annual Golf Day
Normanside Country Club
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Pass It On Sale, Inc.
Catherine Wood
12 Daisy Lane
Wynantskill, NY 12198
(518) 860-9839
RBC Wealth Management
David Connors
677 Broadway; Suite 305
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 432-1457
Big Dave's Yard Care & Snowplowing LLC
David Raylinsky
1715 Tarrytown Rd
Feura Bush, NY 12067
(518) 424-3667
Mac's Manners
Susan Walter
216 County Route 402
Westerlo, NY 12193
(518) 669-4781
MRF Abatment Services LLC
Michael Frueh
670 Route 9W
Glenmont, NY 12077
(518) 767-0090
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There was a great turnout at the recent Solar - Go Green Save Green seminar at Appolo Heating in Delmar. Attendees were treated to a rooftop tour of the solar panels powering Appolo's Delaware Avenue building.

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To be included on the Bethlehem business map, both print and online versions.
Full color ads will appear on 5,000 copies of the print map to be distributed throughout Bethlehem and the Capital District. Show your support of our community while advertising your business. Contact Shanelle Carter-Maddox at Jimapco, 899-5091 ext. 204 by Friday to ensure your space. Reduced rates for member businesses!
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Bethlehem Restaurant Week
May 14 -20, 2012
Enjoy a three course meal for $20.12 at many participating restaurants and support our local businesses. Visit our Restaurant Week events page to view added restaurants and menus. If your restaurant has not yet signed up please complete the registration form today and send to Caitlin.
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Stram Center For Integrative Medicine
Open House
Thursday, May 31st, 6:00 PM,
388 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar
Join the Stram Center for Integrative Medicine, formerly the Center for Integrative Health and Healing, at an Open house to celebrate their new brand. Stop by to meet all of their practitioners and discover all of the fantastic services that are provided at this center!
Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided.
Save the Date
Night Out at the Ballpark with the
Albany Dutchmen
Wednesday, June 20th, 6:00 PM
Christian Plumeri Sports Complex
Come network with business colleagues then enjoy the game with family and friends. Amsterdam Mohawks at Albany Dutchmen. Further details will be announced. Sponsored by Phillips Hardware. View the events FLYER for more information!
Tri-Chamber Summer Mixer
Wednesday, August 1st, 5:30 pm
Network and promote your business to members of the Bethlehem, Guilderland and Colonie Chambers, as well as Capital Alliance of Young Professionals (CAYP)
$5 Members/$10 Non-Members


Bethlehem Chamber Annual Golf Day
Monday, Sept. 17, 2012
Normanside Country Club
Watch for further details.
For additional details on all of our upcoming events, view our Chamber Events listing!
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The 2012 Venture Forum, a collaboration of the Center for Economic Growth's Upstate SmartStart UNYTECH Venture Forum and Western New York's Bright Forum, will take place May 16-17 in Buffalo, NY. Technology companies from across NYS and beyond are invited to apply to present at the 2012 Venture Forum to an audience of angels and early-stage venture capitalists. If you are a high-tech entrepreneur interested in showcasing your opportunity, please click here to learn more. Showcase your business opportunity to over 70 plus Angel and VC investors from the Northeast, New England, Mid-Atlanta, Niagara-Canadian, Boston and NYC corridors.
Media Advisory Update
Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy begins a "State of the County" tour this week to talk with residents in each municipality about issues that are impacting them. Meetings will be held during scheduled village, city or town board meetings and allow for questions and answers. Local meetings will be at the Ravena Village Hall on Tuesday, July 17th at 7:00 PM. For a complete listing of the scheduled meetings,
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MEMBER NEWS and SPECIALS
Junior Achievement & the Center for Economic Growth will be holding their 17th Annual Tech Valley Business Hall of Fame. The 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees will be James J. Barba, (President & CEO of Albany Medical Center), Michael C. Hoffman, (President of Turf Hotels), and Sister Maureen Joyce, RSM, [(1943-2010) CEO of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany]. The Dinner and Induction Ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 5:00 PM at the Albany Marriott. For more information on this event, please view the attached flyer.
Community United Methodist Church in Slingerlands will offer a new mini-series in May, Finding Spirit in the Ordinary which will explore how members of other traditions seek to integrate their faith into everyday life. Each session, held on Wednesdays from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the church library at 1497 New Scotland Avenue, features a guest speaker, discussion and an activity illustrating the philosophy of the speaker's group on everyday spirituality. Three different sessions will be offered beginning May 16th, attend one or all three. Click for details. Sessions are free and open to the community.
Albany and Schenectady County in conjunction with NYSERDA are offering Free Energy Seminars for Businesses. The programs will be offered on Tuesday, May 8th in Schenectady and Thursday, May 9th in Albany. For more information on these seminars check out their flyer. To register for one of the dates go to www.RenewCapitalRegion.org.
Community Caregivers will hold its 8th Annual Community Caregivers Golf Tournament on Monday, June 18 at the Orchard Creek Golf Club in Altamont. They are currently looking for event sponsors for this major fundraising event. Community Caregivers provides essential services -at no cost- to residents of Berne, Bethlehem, Guilderland, Knox and New Scotland. If you cannot sponsor the event please consider donating a raffle prize.
The Junk King is having a Spring Clean Up Special! Spring is here- Have Junk King help clean up! Contact the Capital District Location at 1-800-955-5865 to schedule America's Fastest and GREENEST Junk Removal Service Today! For COUPONS and more information, view their FLYER.
Congratulations to Cindy Rosenthal, Branch Manager of Berkshire Bank in Delmar. Cindy was recently honored as 1 of 6 "Volunteers of the Year" by Berkshire Bank. This annual award celebrates employees who have made outstanding contributions to their communities. Award recipients were selected based on their strong record of volunteerism and service to nonprofit organizations both in bank-sponsored volunteer projects and in the broader community. An awards luncheon was held in Pittsfield at Berkshire Bank headquarters where the recipients received their awards from Executive Vice President of Human Resources Linda Johnston. Each award winner also received a $500 donation that will be made to the nonprofit organization of their choice.
Berkshire Bank will be opening its new Delmar Branch on June 4, 2012. They will have a new Community Room that can be booked for meetings. If you are interested in finding out more about booking this space contact Cindy Rosenthal at 475-2591.
Direct, local giving ...with dignity. Do you know someone with grant writing experience? Grassroot Givers is a local nonprofit organization looking for a volunteer to help with grant writing. Our mission is to make a connection between the needs in our community and those who have resources to share. In April 2011, Grassroot Givers opened a community store in the Arbor Hill area, providing individuals and families (men, women, children, veterans) with an opportunity to shop in a beautiful store, free of charge. If you have grant writing expertise to share, please contact Roberta Sandler at 817-5921 or by e-mail, sandlernea@aol.com.
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COMMUNITY EVENTSThe Wine Reserve in Glenmont will be holding a FREE wine tasting on Friday, May 4th from 5-8 PM. Stop by and find that perfect bottle of wine for your weekend!
Good Samaritan Village Open House, Wednesday, May 9th, 4- 7 pm at 125 Rockefeller Road, Delmar. Join us for hors d'oeuvres and refreshments, take a tour and learn more about our three levels of care: independent senior apartments, adult home living and skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. For more information, please contact Jennifer Travis at 621-1244.
The Bethlehem Business Women's Group invites you to join them for their "Spring Trip to the Culinary Institute of America" on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The event includes a one hour tour of the Culinary Institute, lunch at 11:30 am at the Caterina de Medici Restaurant and a trip to the Adams Fairacre Farms to visit their indoor/outdoor nurseries and garden center. The Yankee Trails bus leaves at 8 am from the Park & Ride lot on Delaware Ave opposite the Delaware Plaza. The cost for the day is $85. Reservations and payment are being accepted through April 2nd to guarantee your seat. All reservations should be made by calling Mary Beth Sharkey at 518-439-1316 or email her at Sharkey301103@aol.com.
Bethlehem Business Women's Group will meet on Wed., May 2nd at Normanside Country Club. Social hour begins at 6 pm and the meeting starts at 7 pm. For membership information, please contact President Mary Redmond.
Join the Delmar Wellness Center on Wednesday, May 30th from 7-8:30 PM to learn how to live with Vitality at Any Age! Learn about what you can do to slow down the aging process, shed a few pounds and feel like a person who has some spunk again! Enjoy this FREE seminar, and enjoy your new outlook on life! View their FLYER for more information or call 439-5077 to register.
For all member and community events visit our Events Calendar.

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Many thanks to Burke, Miller Associates of Farm Family for their continued support of chamber events. They are a full service business insurance company located in Glenmont. Contact Bill Burke at 431-5555 for more information.
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