Action eUpdate for Week of October 12

Chamber Member/ Community
Events & Workshops

October 9-11: Wine, Women and Shoes at the Fuller Craft Museum. Wine, Women & Shoes is a threeday celebration of women and their 'sole-mates' that will support the exhibition, education and outreach programs. Day 1: Manolo and Merlot:"meet the vitners behind the scenes", Thorney Lea Golf Club, Brockton, 7-9pm/ $75 pp ($60 tax deductible). Day 2: Exclusive Vitner's Dinner at 9 at Home, 354 Congress Street, Boston, 6pm. $200 per person. Day 3: Wine Women and Shoes at Fuller Craft. 1-5pm. Hors d'oeuvres, stylish shoes shopping, wine samplying, fashion show and live auction. $125 per person, VIP $200 per person. For more information, call Sheri Richards at 508.588.6000 x 138 or email srichards@fullercraft.org.

Saturday, October 10: The D W Field Park Association is proud to announce that the annual Towerfest will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009 (rain date Sunday the 11th) beginning at 11:00 a.m. and running to 4:00 p.m. at the Memorial Tower itself (Oak Street side). There will be face painting, crafts, music, Birds of Prey and Reptile Shows just to mention a few. Everyone is invited to enjoy the Park the Tower Tours and so much more. Call Pat the President at 508-586-4425 for more information.

Sunday, October 11: Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts Paws in the Park. Please join us for our 1st annual Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts Paws in the Park dog walk. Paws in the Park is a fun-filled way to support your local shelter. Registration forms available at www.apcsm.org.
Walk begins at 11am w/ registration starting at 10am. Borderland State Park (259 Massapoag Avenue, North Easton).

Monday, October 12: The Children's Museum in Easton is looking for interested adult volunteers to serve on the planning committee for the Museum's 5th Annual Play Fore Kids Multi-Generational Family Golf Tournament. The tournament is planned for Columbus Day - Monday, October 12, 2009 at the Easton Country Club. Dads and moms, aunts and uncles, grandparents and kids are invited to participate in this fun-filled day, featuring activities for golfers and non-golfers alike. Enjoy 9 holes of golf, contests, raffles, a family styled dinner and an awards ceremony! For more information on how to volunteer, please contact Paula Peterson at the Children's Museum in Easton at (508) 230-3789 or email us at info@childrensmuseumineaston.org.

Tuesday, October 13: How Can My Company Improve its Marketing for Little or No Cost? MSBDC, in conjunction with The SouthCoast Entrepreneurial Network: Quest Center and the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center's Technology Venture Center (ATMC), will be sponsoring a FREE workshop for local companies to learn how to use social media to improve their business performance. Should you Twitter? Link-In? Blog? FaceBook? What's best for your type of business? 8:00 - 10 a.m. at the ATMC, 151 Martine Street, Fall River, MA. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. Please contact Tammi Jacobsen or Alison Moriarty at 508-673-9783 to register or register online at www.msbdc.org/semass under Event Calendar.

Wednesday October 14: Lecture Luncheon with Wall and Vessel Work, Ceramics artist James Lawton. 10:30am at the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak Street, Brockton.James Lawton, artist and Associate Professor at the College of Visual & Performing Arts at
UMass Dartmouth, presents a lecture on the development of and calligraphic inspiration behind his ceramic sculptural vessel and wall
pieces. Each lecture includes a bag lunch and museum admission. Members: $20, non-members: $25. Register at www.fullercraft.org, fax 508.587.6191 or email registrations@fullercraft.org. Advance reservations required.

Thursday, October 15: CareerWorks will host a forum on steps businesses can take to deal with the flu, including H1N1, the so-called "swine flu." The forum, presented in partnership with Good Samaritan Medical Center and the Brockton Health Department, will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Career Center, 34 School St., Brockton. Medical experts will review recommended actions employers can take now to help promote a safer workplace environment for their employees and maintain continuity in business operations during the 2009-2010 flu season. The forum is free, but space is limited, so sign up early. Employers interested in attending should contact Andrea Kingman at 508-513-3442 or at akingman@careerworks.org.

Thursday, October 15: What do you like best about Brockton?
What needs improvement in our City? What's missing in your neighborhood? When you have visitors, where do you go out? Share your ideas with Brockton's newly established Community Development Corporation of Self Help, Inc. We need your help in making Brockton a better place to live, work and visit. Get involved and make a difference! 6-8pm at the Emmanuel House Residence Conference Room, 25 East Nilsson Street, Brockton. Light Refreshments will be served. For more information call 508-588-4049 x 118 or x 119. Visit www.selfhelpinc.org.

Friday, October 16: Brockton Family and Community Resources Conference on Culturally Appropriate Victim Services will feature Dr. Oliver Williams, Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community at the University of Minnesota. Stonehill College, Martin Auditorium, 9am-3pm with sign in at 8:40 am. Registration is $40 and includes lunch and conference materials. Call 508.583.6498 or visit www.brocktonfamilyandcommunityresources.com.

Sunday, October 18: St. Joseph Manor's 2nd Annual Vendor Fair, 12pm-3pm. Various vendors will at the Manor to sell gifts for the holidays. Vendors from Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Select Expressions Jewelry Designs and more will be in attendance. The event is open to the community. Please come by for one stop shopping, great raffle items and to help support St. Joseph Manor, 215 Thatcher Street, Brockton, MA 02302. For more information please call, 508-583-5834. www.SJMbrockton.org.

Wednesday, October 21: Good Samaritan Medical Center will partner with the Psi Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to present a "Breast Cancer Awareness Program" in an evening designed to bring greater awareness to all area women regarding breast health. 6-7 p.m. in the Moakley Conference Room on the ground level of the Medical Center, 235 N. Pearl St. Good Topics include what is breast cancer, common myths about breast cancer, risk factors and signs of potential breast problems, mammography and other diagnostic techniques and treatment options. Register at 1-800-488-5959 x275.

Thursday, October 22: Edan Barshan of Universal Benefit Plans presents a free webinar on Massachusetts identity theft prevention law 201 CMR 17.00 Boot Camp: What Employers Need to Know. Edan will discuss the new laws requiring all businesses that "own, license, store or maintain personal information" on any MA resident to digitally encrypt information. The webinar will take place at 11am. For more information, call 617-859-1777. Register here.

Friday, October 23: Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA invite you to attend a free workshop, Jumpstart Your Business, helping latino-owned businesses grow to the next level. 7:30 am - 10:30 am. Seating is limited. RSVP by Monday October 16 at 617-353-1114 or email events@hacc.com.

Saturday, October 24: Massasoit Fall 2009 Gala: Cabaret performance/dancing. Massasoit Conference Center, 770 Crescent Street, Brockton, 5:30 pm to benefit the United Student Fund. Auctions, raffles and more. Tickets are $100 per person. For more information, please call www.massasoit.mass.edu/gala2009 or call 508-588-9100 x 1002. Sponsorships are available.

Saturday, October 24: Come in costume to the Children's Museum in Easton's annual Halloween bash. 2-4pm and 6-8pm. The frightful activities for all-ages this year include plenty of Halloween crafts, trick-or-treat bag decorating, fortune telling, a creepy animal show with New England Reptile and Raptor, spooky music and games, and much more! You can even go on a chilling lantern lit trick-or-treat romp through The Wild Place! $4.00 for members and $8.00 for non-members. Call 508-230-3789 to reserve your spot.

Saturday, October 24: Ian Irving Third Annual Bone Marrow Registration Drive at Moreau Hall Elementary School Cafeteria, rt. 138, in Easton from 10am-2pm. More than 35,000 patients per year, many of them children, are diagnosed with diseases treatable by a marrow or stem cell transplant. These diseases include leukemia, lymphoma and other cancers and genetic diseases. Our first drive was a success! Colleen Corona, Chairwoman of the Easton Board of Selectmen, joined the bone marrow registry in 2007 and was a match for a 6 year old little girl. We would like to find more perfect matches! A simple mouth swab is all it takes. For more information, visit www.crir.org, email Dianne Irving at donorregdrive@comcast.net, or watch the special YouTube video from 2002 when Ian's donor and wife came to visit.

Sunday October 25: Brockton Symphony Orchestra begins its 62nd year, "Fire and Ice", with the music of Sibelius and Grieg. Conductor James Orient will be joined by Kristhyan Benitez, exciting young Venezuelan pianist, in a performance of the piano concerto by Edward Grieg. Music by Jean Sibelius, Finlandia and The Second Symphony, will complete the program. Concert will take place at the West Middle School, West St. Brockton at 3:00 P.M. on October 25, 2009. Tickets prices are: Adults $20, seniors and students $15. For further information, call 508-588-3841 or on line at www.brocktonsymphony.org.

Tuesday, October 27: Good Samaritan Medical Center will launch a new outreach program this month designed to be "one-stop shopping" for cholesterol, blood sugar (glucose), body mass and blood pressure screenings. The first free screening will be held on October 27, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center, 10 Father Kenney Way. The goal is to make these screenings accessible to people in the community with potential health issues. No insurance is necessary to undergo the screening. Call 1-800-488-5959 to register.

Wednesday, October 28: Join us at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Manor, 215 Thatcher Street, Brockton, for a complimentary CEU presentation on: Herbal Medicines-What You Need to Know. One (1) CEU will be awarded to Nurses. Refreshments will be served. To reserve your spot for this complimentary CEU presentation, contact Marni Dunton, Marketing Coordinator at mdunton@sjmbrockton.orgor 508.583.5834 ext. 3058, by Monday, October 19, 2009.

Wednesday, October 28: The Community Bank's Women's Business Exchange, "Selling Yourself and Your Services: How to Feel Comfortable with Self-Promotion", 9:00am at Thorny Lea Golf Club, Brockton, MA. Guest speaker Bonnie Marcus, Founder and Principal of Women's Success Coaching, will examine the common stigmas and limiting beliefs women have around self-promotion and offer a simple yet effective way to create and deliver an authentic compelling message. The event will feature a light breakfast and an opportunity for networking. Registration will be online only. Kindly visit www.communitybank.com/bonnie_marcus to register by 10/14. Please register early, seating is limited to 50 guests.

Thursday, October 29: Self Help, Inc. Employment Opportunity Center Fall 2009 Job Fair. 9am-1pm at the Conference Center at Massasoit, 770 Crescent Street, Brockton. Entry level-executive opening with leading local employers. Free and open to the public. Bring plenty of resumes and dress for success. For more information, contact Self Help at 508-588-4049 x 116 or x117, or visit www.selfhelpinc.org

Sunday, November 1: from 6-7:30 Brockton Interfaith Community will be hosting the last of 9 national meetings with the Federal Reserve at St Patrick's Church, 335 Main St, Brockton. It is our hope to bring to the Federal Reserve and our Legislators the sense of Brockton, the sense of the crisis here in MA, and our suggestions of what needs to be done. We will be addressing the lack of modifications and use of President Obama's HAMP plan as well as the need for all banks and mortgage companies to be covered by the Community Reinvestment Act. Join us in our fight to stop foreclosures, help our families, and rebuild our communities. For more information please feel free to contact Janine Quinn at 508-587-9550.

Wednesday, November 4: SOWMBA Affirmative Market Program -Connecting your Business to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts free workshop designed for busiensses who are interested in learning how to do business with the State. At UMASS Dartmouth. Learn Where to find bidding opportunities, Bidding process for Statewide Contracts, Where to find ARRA - federal stimulus procurement & grant opportunities, Comm-PASS Overview, Marketing to public entities, How to become SOMWBA Certified, How the Affirmative Market Program supports SOMWBA Certified businesses. Visit http://www.mass.gov/osd.

November 5, 2009 - "Night on the Town" to benefit Old Colony Hospice @ Grand Ballroom, Granite Links, Quincy MA. Join us for our fall gala to benefit the patients and families in our care. Help us celebrate our 30th anniversary and honor a local community friend ~ HarborOne Credit Union ~ the first recipient of the Old Colony Hospice Humanitarian Award . This award is annually presented to an organization, individual or group that exhibits a deep-seated passion for improving the quality of life in the community through varied efforts but most particularly through leadership, philanthropy, promoting volunteerism and acting as a role model for others to emulate. To sponsor, attend or receive more information about this event, call Linda Werman @ 781-341-4147 x 204 or send e-mail to lwerman@oldcolonyhospice.com. Tickets are $125 per person.

Saturday, November 7: The Brockton Historical Society in collaboration with the Cape Verde Association, present Voyages from Cape Verde to Brockton and surrounding areas. 2-5pm at the Brockton Public Library Lingos Room. This is the first in an on going series to get to know, respect and appreciate our neighbors' talents and gifts. Dr. Aminah Pilgrim, historian and professor at UMass, Boston and current president of the Cape Verdean Association along with Dr. Joao Rosa, Professor at UMass, Dartmouth will present. There will also be songs, poetry, art and light refreshments. Tickets are $15, and $5 for BHS students with ID. Contact Ellie Wentworth at 508-588-5174 or the Cape Verdean Association at 508-559-0056.

Thursday, November 10: The Marge Levy Spirit of Hospice Award 2009 will be presented at the Annual Meeting event scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 at the Shaw's Center. The award is presented to someone who, through their outstanding involvement and dedication, has made a significant contribution of leadership, contributed to the achievement of organizational mission or service which has improved or enriched the lives of others and the welfare of our clients and their families, and whose accomplishments reflect admirably on or has brought distinction to Old Colony Hospice. For more information, visit www.oldcolonyhospice.org

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Westgate Mall Kicks off Kids World
Fun stuff for kids 12 and under

Saturday, October 10: Snack Attack Day at Old Navy
Customers that make a purchase at Old Navy will receive a FREE Hostess Cupcake or Nestle Candy
Sunday, October 11: Free Cupcake Tees for kids
The first 30 kids to enter Old Navy will receive a FREE cupcake t-shirt.
Monday, October 12: Release of thew Whimpie Kid Book!
Join us on Columbus Day in The Children's Play Area. Celebrate with us the release of the new Whimpie Kid Book! Sponsored by Waldenbooks.
Saturday, October 24: Spook-tacular Event
The gathering of goblins will begin at 2pm in the Children's Play Area. Waldenbooks will host an array of activities from story time to arts and crafts along with a costume contest.
Saturday, October 31: Trick or Treat..smell my feet
Select stores will be distributing goodies at 3pm. Look for balloons outside participating stores and see mall customer service desk for details. Children must be 12 years or younger and accompanied by an adult.

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Fuller Craft Museum

455 Oak Street, Brockton, MA 02301
www.fullercraft.org

Members Free, Adults $8, Seniors and Students $5
Children under 12 Free, Wednesday 5:00-9:00pm Free
Open Daily 10am-5pm.