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New Chamber Website Is LIVE!
Enhanced member search plus fresh new graphics, home page and much more.
Your Chamber Marketing Committee is pleased to announce that our new Chamber website, www.easthamptonchamber.org is now live!
At first glance you'll see a new home page layout with easier to read fonts, a new events section highlighting up-coming special Chamber events, plus member and area events. We encourage you to submit your events by clicking on our home page News & Events drop down. For your convenience, we have also added the ability to pay for many Chamber events on-line through PayPal.
Most importantly, there is now a prominent search link on the home page to our On-Line Member Directory for your fellow members and the public throughout the globe to locate our Chamber members and their products and services. New to the Directory is a map showing members' location and link to Google maps for driving directions, plus we now have the ability to add links to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
The Marketing Committee asks our Chamber members to go to your listing on the site, check the information you find there and let us know of any additions/deletions/changes that need to be made. Plus let us know and give us your Facebook/Twitter or Linked in links. Please email the Chamber office at info@easthamptonchamber.org with the information.
We look forward to continue to help you promote and expand the reach of your enterprise!
Eric Snyder, Executive Director
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Member Spotlight: ECA+ and Bear Fest 2012.
 The Easthampton Bear Fest is a public art project in which life-size fiberglass bears are creatively transformed by locally and nationally known artists and are displayed throughout the downtown area of Easthampton. The project is organized by a committee of dedicated volunteers spearheaded by Easthampton City Arts+.
The 92 bears were unveiled at a June 9 event that took place at various locations in Easthampton. Displayed throughout the major streets of the city, the bears have already brought thousands of visitors to the streets of Easthampton and business to local merchants. The 2009 Bear Fest was a tremendous success, raising over $60,000 for local arts programs, artists and organizations and earning ECA an MCC Gold Star award. View this video to meet Burns Maxey, ECA+ Coordinator, and to learn more about ECA+ and Bear Fest 2012. The bears will be on display throughout the summer, and additional events for both adults and children will be held. The bears will then be auctioned off at a September 20 gala at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House.  For more information about Bear Fest 2012 events, or to sponsor Bear Fest, visit Easthamptonbearfest.com or contact Burns at ECA+ at 413-527-8278.
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Member News: Mary Ann's Dance Featured in Retail Minded Magazine
Congratulations to Mary Ann Hanlon, owner of Mary Ann's Dance and More, 56 Cottage Street, Easthampton, who was profiled in the Lifestyle section of Issue 2 of Retail Minded, a trade magazine devoted to news, education and support for boutique businesses.
The article focuses on Mary Ann's ability to balance her work and family life, and her tips for time management and handling everyday stress.
In addition to handling all the functions of her store and being a wife and mom of two and an Avon Lady, Mary Ann was recently elected to be VP of the Northeast Dance Retailers, a group of united dance apparel retailers.
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"Treat everyone the way you want to be treated," Mary Ann said, as her retail tip for running a successful merchant business, saying also that she supports shopping locally and sponsoring community organizations.
The full Retail Minded article can be found at http://www.maryannsdanceandmore.com/files/RetailMindedIssue2.pdf. Subscriptions to the magazine can be ordered at www.retailmindeded.com using the code RM-Mary Ann.
Mary Ann's Dance and More sells a wide range of dance apparel, both through the Cottage Street location and online. Mary Ann can be contacted at 413-282-0054, and the website is www.maryannsdanceandmore.com.
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Member/Area News: Easthampton Farmers Market a Success
 The Easthampton Farmers Market, organized by the Easthampton Agricultural Commission, has been running successfully every Friday from 2:00 to 7:00 in the Municipal Building parking lot at 50 Payson Avenue. Vendors offer produce, plants, meat, and baked goods, encouraging people to buy local.
Those who have sold goods at the new farmers market include Chamber members Riverside Industries and Frosted Swirl Cupcakes. Also included are Chicoine Family Farm, Bemben Farm, Mary's Greenhouse, Forest Gardens for All, Yellow Wood Farm, Twin Maples, Park Hill Orchard, Wild Sky Farm, Mockingbird Farm and Mountain View Farm. Music has been provided by local bluegrass band Dharma Bird.
Anyone interested in selling produce or other products at the market can contact Agricultural Commission member Susan Chicoine at (413) 527-4882. See also the latest news from their Facebook page.
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Area News: Easthampton Shows Its Spirit
successful family event and fireworks spectacular on June 23 at Daley Field.
The event, which is sponsored entirely by individual and business donations, ran from 5:00 to 10:30 and included bands, food vendors, a climbing wall, Bear Fest Bear Land, and a wide range of activities for children as well. The bands included Relentless, Bad Habit, Bistro Boys with Jamie D, the Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience, and Cottonwood, and the program was emceed by Channel 22's Elysia Rodriguez.
Top sponsors included Chamber members Easthampton Savings Bank, Florence Savings Bank, and Finck and Perras Insurance Agency. A full list of major sponsors can be found at http://www.facebook.com/notes/easthampton-spirit-committee/thank-you-to-our-sponsors/332912033451124 The event also could not have happened without the help of its many volunteers, who worked the entire weekend to handle setup, parking, money collection, crowd control and cleanup.
The yearly event costs approximately $30,000, and six levels of sponsorship are available. Information about how to sponsor next year's event can be found at www.easthamptonspirit.com, by email at sponsor@easthamptonspirit.com or on their Facebook page.
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Member/Area News: Making Moves They are open for business! Welcome to new Chamber member Manhan Bicycles and owner Bob Cobb, recently opened at 150 Pleasant St (Paragon Building), Easthampton, 413-303-0127. Hairy's Pet Supply, opened on July 2, is an expansion of Chamber member Fur's-a-Flyin', 155 Northampton Street, Easthampton, 413-529-2275 (owners Mary Kate and Scott Murray). The Chamber would also like to welcome the following new businesses that have recently opened their doors. When you go there, tell them the Chamber sent you! - Fitness Fusion, 150 Pleasant St., Room LL4 , Easthampton, 413-896-2676
- Furniture Recyclers, 31 Union St., Easthampton, 413-530-8887
- Glory of India restaurant, 29 Union St., Easthampton, 413-527-9100
- Mountain View Antiques & Collectibles, 51 Holyoke St, Easthampton, 413-695-2881
- Peaceful Pool & Spa Inc., 15 College Hwy (Red Rock Shops), Southampton, 413-355-0457
- Reflections (hair salon), 49 Union Street, Easthampton, 413-527-1059
- Snap Fitness, 39 Union Street, Easthampton, 413-529-2200
- Studio 72, 72 Union St., Easthampton, 413-527-7212
If your business is "making moves" in the greater Easthampton area, let us know and we'll post your info in future issues.
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