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Chamber's 50th Anniversary in 2010!
Annual Meeting Kicks Off Celebration
We are excited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce during 2011. We have changed our annual luncheon to a dinner meeting to kick off our anniversary year. The dinner will be held on Thursday evening, January 27, 2011 at the Delaney House in Holyoke.
In addition to our annual elections, your Board of Directors plans to honor our 17 Charter members that evening and we are honored to have Mayor Michael Tautznik assist us in our salute.
Our charter members are: Banas & Fickert Insurance Agency Big E's Supermarket Boulanger Plumbing & Heating Cernak Fuel Corporation Daily Hampshire Gazette DeGrandpre Jewelers Easthampton Feed Easthampton Savings Bank Finck & Perras Insurance Agency Landry Furniture Company O'Brien Funeral Home The October Company Stevens Urethane Strong Bus Corporation Western Mass Electric Company WHMP Radio The Williston Northampton School
We hope you will join us as we honor our Charter members' dedication to Greater Easthampton, celebrate the Chamber's past achievements, look forward to a great 2011 and kick off many more succesful years for your Chamber of Commerce!
Eric Snyder, Executive Director
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Member Spotlight - Venus and The Cellar Bar
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 Diners in the greater Easthampton area were treated to a new dining option when Venus and The Cellar Bar opened at 95 Main Street, Easthampton, in June 2009. Voted Best New Restaurant and Best New Bar by readers of the Valley Advocate, the eatery has two floors, giving people a choice between fancier dining upstairs and a more laid-back bar atmosphere downstairs.
Michael Vito, who co-owns Venus and The Cellar Bar with Lisa Fusco, describes the dining room as "elegant but still casual, with 19th-century brick walls adorned with local artwork and a view of the busy kitchen." Downstairs "has a warm, lively and contemporary feel with a cherry-wood bar, cozy fireplace and the same great food."
The newest addition to the menu is the "Venus Burger" served in the bar on Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights; a special prix fix menu is available upstairs on those same nights. Events and private parties also take place in the Cellar Bar, including a recent fundraiser for the Chamber's holiday lights program.
Vito notes that Easthampton is going through "a real renaissance," with the arts and cultural events growing rapidly, and that "its strong sense of community makes it an extremely attractive place to do business." In the past 25 years he has seen the community evolve and prosper, and now "all of us at Venus and The Cellar Bar are extremely grateful to be able to participate in that."
Would you like your business to be featured in a future Member Spotlight? Contact the Chamber office and we will put you on the list.
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Member News - Chamber Directories, available at a location near you.
The Greater Easthampton Chamber 2010/2011
Directory is available at the following locations to
better serve our members on your benefit of being in the directory. Be on the look out for these displays at: Puffer Printing, Easthampton Savings Bank, Florence Savings Bank, Polish National Credit Union, Easthampton Post Office, Easthampton City Offices, Emily Williston Library, Easthampton Public Safety Complex, Old Town Hall, Easthampton Travel, Riverside Industries, Finck & Perras, Louis & Clark Pharmacy, The Gazette Office, Nashawanuck Gallery, Easthampton Senior Center, Big E's, Wellness Within Chiropractic.
With more than 19,000 Directories distributed through the Summit and a Gazette mailing along with on the web at gazettenet.com we are making every effort to give your business wider distribution.
If you would like to display the Directory in you place of business, feel free to contact the office for a display.
Member News - The Daily Hampshire Gazette Wins Six
The Daily Hampshire Gazette advertising staff received six awards for "excellence in creative design" at the recent New England Newspaper Advertising Executives annual comptetion. The Gazette was judged with newspapers of similar circulation and was recognized with second place awards in the following categories: Best Display Ad Series: The "Power of Art" series designed to promote the UMass Fine Arts Center programs. Business to Business: A special section produced for and about the Franklin Land Trust. Multiple Participant: Judges recognized an ad celebrating the Amherst Regional Boys Baseball team winning the state championship, and also an ad promoting the annual Florence Antique Show and Flea Market. Advertising Agency Award: The campaign for Florence Savings Bank's free iTunes checking program Marketing Event: The Gazette's Bag Day event to promote downtown holiday shopping. Gazette publisher Jim Foudy said the awards are "a testament to the creative talent of our design and sales team members." Rita Turcotte is director of the Gazette's graphic arts department. Congratulations and an extended Thank You to Rita Turcotte and her staff for the production of the Chamber directory.
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Area News - Greater Easthampton's Newest Junior Miss
At Northampton's Academy of Music on Sunday, November 21, Shealyn Berube, a senior at Easthampton High School, was named Greater Easthampton's Junior Miss for 2011. The sixteen contestants competed in five categories, including talent, scholastics, fitness, self-expression, and an interview with a panel of judges. Shealyn wowed the audience with "Don't Rain on My Parade" from the musical Funny Girl during the talent portion of the show and won five individual awards, one in each category, earning thousands of dollars in scholarship money.
Shealyn's first public appearance as Greater Easthampton's Junior Miss will be at the Easthampton Holiday Stroll on December 3. She will also represent the community at other events and will speak at local Lions, Elks, and Knights of Columbus clubs, among other duties.
To learn more about the scholarship program and how to donate toward next year's scholarships, visit the program's website.
 | | The 16 contestants participated in the Chamber's bowl-a-thon last month. Photo by Pat Brough |
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