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CHAMBER NEWS AND EVENTS
It's Here! 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 details and menus. Make your reservations early!
Participating restaurants:
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Open HouseThursday, 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.  Night Out at the Ballpark with the
Albany Dutchmen
Wednesday, June 20th, 6:00 pm Mixer, 7:05 pm Game
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!
No cost to Members/$10 Non-Members
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Tri-Chamber Summer Mixer Wednesday, August 1st, 5:30 pm $5 Members/$10 Non-Members Network and promote your business to members of the Bethlehem, Guilderland and Colonie Chambers, as well as Capital Alliance of Young Professionals (CAYP)    
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Bethlehem Chamber Annual Golf Day
Monday, Sept. 17, 12 pm Normanside Country Club _____________________________________________
BETHLEHEM BUSINESS MAP
DON'T BE LEFT OUT  Don't miss the opportunity 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!
For additional details on all of our upcoming events,
view our Chamber Events listing!
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MEMBER NEWS and
EVENTS
The Wine Reserve in Glenmont will be holding a Cocktail Mixology night this Friday, May 18th from 5:00 PM-8:00 PM. For more information contact Robert MacDonald at 689-0912 or email finewine@thewinereserve.com Delmar Place will be hosting a Historic Bethlehem Talk with Susan E. Leath on Tuesday, May 22nd at 4:00 PM in The Old Delmar Theater at Delmar Place. Join Town Historian, Susan E. Leath, as she illustrates Bethlehem's rich history. For more information, view their flyer. Please RSVP to Jennifer Unser at 518-434-4663. Berkshire Bank has selected 18 high school seniors to receive a total of $36,000 in scholarships through its Berkshire Bank Foundation Scholarship Awards Program. Each of the recipients will receive $2,000. Among the recipients is Kelly Pelletier from Bethlehem Central High School. Tiffany's Barber Shop will accept coupons found in our Membership Directory through the end of the year. Milestone Restaurant in Glenmont, was recently featured in the Times Union's restaurant review. To read review, click here. 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. Marvin and Company, P.C. has merged with Ross Rigby & Patten LLC of Queensbury, NY. The combined CPA firm will operate as Marvin and Company with offices in both locations and a total of 56 employees including 25 CPA's. Have you noticed everyone wearing TIE DYES? Contact P&C Promotional Printing for your TIE DYE Tshirts, shorts, bucket hats, bandanas, socks, tanks, sleeveless, or sweatshirts!! Looking for certain colors- just ask Patrick or Cathy! sales@pcpromotionalprinting.com 518.768.2769 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.
Berkshire Bank will close their current branch at 180 Delaware Avenue on Friday, June 22 and open their NEW Delmar Branch at 255 Delaware Avenue on June 25, 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.
Imperial Travel is now offering a HOT DEAL to Italy! Book your worry free all inclusive packaged vacation for November 1st-13th and visit the beautiful cities of Venice, Tuscany, and Rome. This 10 Days/8 Nights package includes Air & Land travel + so much more, all for ONLY $1919.00 per person! View their flyer, or contact Gloria Van Derpoel at 462-1004 for more information.
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Greenfest 2012 sponsored by the Bethlehem Children's School. Saturday, May 19 from 10 am - 5 pm. Join the Bethlehem Children's School at this fun-filled entertaining event. They will be dedicating their new Greenhouse built from recycled two-liter soda bottles! To see the list of activities planned view their flyer.
The Town of Bethlehem will hold a Community Cleanup Day, Saturday, May 19 at 9am until 12pm or as long as you can participate. Volunteers will meet at Town Hall at 9:00am to get supplies and safety instructions. The clean up destination will be the Memorial Day Parade route. In the event of rain, the cleanup event will be cancelled. For more information or to sign up contact Robin Nangengast at 439-4955 ext. 1164.
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.
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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NEW MEMBERS
Threlfall Dog Handling Stacy Snyder 1406 River Road Selkirk, NY 12158 (518) 209-7988 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 For additional new members visit our New Member page |
AROUND THE REGION...
 Albany International Airport is conducting an important Air Service Development Survey designed to gather information on the air travel requirements of businesses and business leaders in our region. The results of the survey will be most helpful to the Airport, our existing airlines and potential new carriers when making decisions regarding improvements, new routes and new destinations available from Albany. Please take a few moments to complete the survey, accessible at this survey link.
 The 2012 Regional Economic Development Council will present the next Capital Region Consolidated Funding Workshop on May 21st, 10am-12:30pm at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Up to $750 million dollars will be available through the second round of funding by the Economic Regional Councils. For more info, click here. The next meeting of the Capital Region Economic Development Council will be Friday, June 22 at 2 pm.
 Local First of the Capital Region will present Local Lift on Thursday, May 17, 8:30-1pm at the HVCC TEC-SMART Campus in Malta. This symposium is for businesses, individuals and community organizations to learn and share together. The event will begin with a panel discussion and include breakout sessions and exhibitors. For more information, click here.
 The Center for Economic Growth's 16 Annual Technology Innovation Awards Luncheon will be held Thursday, June 7th at The Desmond Hotel. The event attracts hundreds of area high-level professionals and recognizes local technology companies for superior achievements. For information on registration visit www.ceg.org
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OFFICE SPACE
Looking for work space? Visit our Marketspace page frequently to see available office space. HELP WANTED Looking for work? Visit our Job Postings page frequently to see current openings. |
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Thanks to of Farm Family, Glenmont
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