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Dear LRA Members & Friends,
73rd Annual Business Meeting Held
On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, business owners, managers,
and State Representatives attended the Lakes Region Association's 73rd
Annual Business Meeting, dockside on the MS Mount Washington in Weirs Beach.
The following Directors were elected by the full
membership: Sean Brown, Common Man
Family of Restaurants; Pam Patoine, Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone
Conference Center; Dyan Driscoll, Cozy Inn & Cottages / Lakeview House
& Cottages; Mary Ellen Dutton, Kellerhaus; Mary Lamprey Bare, Lamprey &
Lamprey; Jim Morash, M/S Mount Washington Cruises; Deb Irwin, Manor on Golden
Pond; Patricia Poore, Member at Large; Doug Cutillo, Steele Hill Resorts; David
Doyle, Sun Valley Cottages; Thomas Boucher, T-Bones Great American Eatery /
Cactus Jack's Grill & Watering Hole; Karen Beranger, Wolfeboro Inn.
Lifetime Director, Mildred Beach.
The Mildred A. Beach Hospitality Scholarship is awarded
annually at the Association's Business Meeting to a student attending a
college, university or technical college in the Lakes Region and pursing a
degree in tourism/hospitality/culinary. Lakes Region Association board member and Treasurer Mel
Borrin was honored to introduce this year's scholarship recipient, Benjamin Cartier.
Cartier is a student at the Lakes Region Community College and is pursuing a
culinary arts degree and currently works at O'Steaks and Seafood as a line
cook. Cartier grew up in the Belmont / Laconia area, played football for the
Laconia High School, and is on the National Honors Society at the Lakes Region
Community College.
A very special thanks to our Annual Business Meeting host
and sponsor, M/S Mount Washington and AIM Mutual, Comp-Sigma Ltd, Public
Service of New Hampshire, Franklin Savings Bank, Meredith Village Savings Bank.
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Boston Globe Travel Show
February 19-21, 2010
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston MA
Reserve your booth
by THIS FRIDAY, October 30th, and you'll be entered into a
random drawing to win a FULL PAGE color
co-branded ad announcing your presence and
YOUR specials at the Show!
 The
ad will run between January 1 - February 19, 2010 in
the Boston Globe, reaching over 2 million people!
With over 35% growth in exhibitor sales and dozens
of first-time exhibitors, less than one-third of the
booths remain for the 2010 Boston Globe Travel Show. The 2009
event registered more than $4 million in bookings on
the show floor and nearly 19,000 attendees, making
it the LARGEST consumer-attended travel show in the
United States.
For more details call us at 888.210.8895 or
email us at
exhibiting@bostonglobetravelshow.com.
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Travel Writer Leads
The Lakes Region Association worked with and/or submitted responses to the following Travel Writer requests this month. - Jeff "Foliage" - Photographer and Foliage blogger for Yankee Magazine was hosted by the Inns at Mill Falls and taken out on Lake Winnipesaukee for a photo shoot by Fred Clausen of Proctor's Lakehouse Cottages
- Matt Wunsch, Features Editor for Southern Rhode Island Newspapers was hosted by the Bay Side Inn on Alton Bay. His story will be published around October 23-24th.
- A response was sent to Babble.com for an article on Best child-friendly hotels.
- A response was sent to SheKnows.com for an article on the Top 10 coolest places to zip line.
Thank you to the members who responded promptly to our information requests!
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Upcoming Industry Events & News
For more details LRA Member & Industry News Page on lakesregion.org.
Hiring/Discharge/Handbooks/Employee Contracts-At-Will Employment
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:00 PM ~ 1:00 PM
Amoskeag Business Incubator - 33 So. Commercial Street, Manchester
Learn
good hiring practices to grow your business and bottom line as well as
avoid costly lawsuits. Presented by Anne Scheer, an attorney at Devine
Millimet. Workshop is free and open to the public. Please register at Devine Millimet or contact jesse@abi-nh.com for more information.
Using your Website to Build International Sales
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
8:30 registration, 9-11:30am program
New England Conference Center, Durham NH
$45 per registrant, includes continental breakfast
http://www.buyusa.gov/newhampshire/web.html
This
seminar will include a discussion of how search engines rank your
website, how international customers are locating products for
purchase, how to register your website in a foreign country and hints
and tips on the need for localization and translation. Most
importantly, it will address how you can avoid on-line fraud! Presented by the U.S. Commercial Service, New Hampshire Export Assistance Center, in partnership with the New Hampshire International Trade Resource Center.
Leaves, Workplace Privacy & Workplace Violence
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00 PM ~ 1:00 PM
Amoskeag Business Incubator - 33 So. Commercial Street, Manchester
Learn
about required and common practices for mandatory and optional leaves,
employee privacy both at and outside of the workplace and best
practices to avoid occurrences of or liability for violence in the
workplace. Presented by Anne Scheer, an attorney at Devine Millimet.
Workshop is free and open to the public. Please register at Devine Millimet or contact jesse@abi-nh.com for more information.
Find these Industry Newsletters on the Member News Page when you log into www.LakesRegion.org
- NH DTTD PR Insider
- PSNH Energy Brief
- Checkmate Payroll eNews
- Owl's Nest Golf Club - Plan your holiday party
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Member / Industry UpdatesRead more about these news items and more on our media site www.lakesregion.org/mediaTo have your press releases added to our media site, which is marketed to travel writers and guests, log onto lakesregion.org and submit your news or simply add kbryer@lakesregion.org to your press release distribution list.
Haunting Ghost Stories kick off 22nd season of Storytelling Dinners
The
Corner House Inn in Center Sandwich kicks off its 22nd consecutive
season of Storytelling Dinners with a GHOST STORY GALA on Thursday,
Oct. 29th.
Patrick's Pub & Eatery
It's
time to start thinking about your costume for this weekend...unless
you're like me and throw something together with a final burst of
inspiration (hopefully).
Salem Storyteller returns to the Corner House
From
medieval castles to the mountains of New Hampshire and beyond,
celebrate the season's turning with macabre tales retold by nationally
recognized New Hampshire storyteller Angela Klingler on Thursday,
November 5th
GREEN MONSTER SPORTS JOINS THE TANGER OUTLET CENTER
The
Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton, NH is pleased to announce the addition
of Green Monster Sports to its merchant mix. Green Monster Sports is
located in suite 132 between Claire's and Royal Nails and Spa.
Bill O'Connor Named Silver Medal Winner in "America's Ranger of the Year"
The New Hampshire Division of Parks and
Recreation is proud to announce that Bill O'Connor, Franconia Notch
State Park Manager, has been awarded a Silver Medal in the "America's
Ranger of the Year" category. O'Connor was the only ranger recognized
in the Northeast. T-BONES & Cactus Jack's Honored With 2009 Business Excellence Award
The 2009 NHBR Business Excellence Award in
Hospitality was awarded to Mr. Tom Boucher and Mr. Mark Fenske of Great
NH Restaurants, Inc. (T-BONES & Cactus Jack's). Mountain Lion Week at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
The Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is
presenting a very special opportunity to get up-close and personal with
Mountain Lions during the last week of October. Alpine Adventures Zip Line Tours
Shoot - Upload - Win! If you have taken a video
of yourself on any of our tours, or are coming on a tour soon, you
could win a free tour for you and 3 of your friends! The Children's Place Opens at the Tanger Outlet Center Tanger Outlet Center is pleased to announce the opening of a 6,200 square foot The Children's Place store at the center. Morbid Mountain at Gunstock Mountain
The Halloween Screamfest and Haunted Hayride
will be open every weekend from 7 to 10:30 pm in October, plus special
hours on Sunday of Columbus Day weekend. Morbid Mountain will be sure
to scare young and old alike and this year features 4 haunts. www.LakesRegion.org/media
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Welcome to our Newest Member
Haunting Whisper Vineyards
A family winery & vineyard located on 75 acres with panoramic lake
and mountain views. Offering red, white and fruit wines, stop by for a
free wine tasting! Retail store on premises. Open Thursday - Sunday,
12:00pm - 5:00pm. Call for private tour and tastings Monday -
Wednesday. Located between Lake Sunapee and Newfound Lake, off US Route
4.
77 Oak Ridge Drive, PO Box 219
Danbury, NH 03230
(603) 768-5506
www.HauntingWhisper.net
ewiswall@HauntingWhisper.net
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Job Opportunity
National Processing Company (NPC), is the largest non-bank merchant
credit card processing provider and a leader in the electronic payment
industry. NPC is seeking a Sales Account Executive in Central New
Hampshire. The right candidate will be hired to sell merchant service
accounts, software and equipment, electronic check processing and
merchant cash advance to meet designated account signing and revenue
goals. Read more details on LRA's Job Exchange Pages. To post your available jobs, log into LakesRegion.org.
Leadership Lakes Region Alumni
One of the largest fund-raisers of the year for the local
Salvation Army homeless shelter, the Carey House, is the annual Turkey Plunge at
Weirs Beach. Begun four years ago, this "plunge" has hardy
souls running into the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee on November
21st. Each Plunger pays a fee or raises
sponsorships from non-plungers for the (dubious) pleasure of running into the
cool waters of the Big Lake !
This family-oriented event generates thousands of dollars to
offset the Salvation Army's cost of running the only homeless shelter in Belknap
County and numerous other community outreach programs to our neighbors in
need. Given the state of the current economy, we are seeing
more and more people coming to the Salvation Army for assistance.
The Turkey Plunge is a critical fundraising activity; now more than
ever.
This year we are soliciting Leadership Lakes Region alumni to
see if their respective companies or non-profit agencies would place a team of
from 5 to 50 members in the annual Turkey Plunge. This is a
highly visible community endeavor that doesn't take too much time but whose
results pay dividends throughout the Lakes Region for many months to
come.
I am requesting your support in requesting you promote the
Turkey Plunge with your employer/employees in hopes they will join us at the
5th Annual Turkey Plunge. If you, or any of your company colleagues
is interested, I would be most happy to meet with you at your place of business
to explain how the Plunge works. I can be reached at the
phone or e-mail shown below. In addition, Turkey Plunge
registration forms are available at any branch of the Meredith Village Savings
Bank or directly from the Salvation Army office in Laconia by calling
524-1834. Thank you very much for your consideration. This is
truly a worthy charitable event but lots of fun for the Plungers and spectators
also.
Sincerely,
Don Morrissey
Turkey Plunge Co-chairman
293-0276
Email: Mordonsan@aol.com
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Lakes Region Association
Working Hard for You!
Established in 1936, the Lakes Region Association's mission is to promote the Lakes Region of New Hampshire as a year-round destination to bring more visitors to the area and economically benefit our member's businesses. Our focus is Tourism Marketing & Promotion in state, out of state and internationally.
TOOLS TO REACH OUR TARGET MARKETS
Print & distribute 900K publications
$75K Nat'l Advertising Campaign
International Marketing Plan
Group Advertising Campaign
Media Campaign
Holiday Travel Campaign
4 Comprehensive Websites - tourism, media, group, holiday
25 themed & targeted press releases annually
Online high-resolution photo gallery for travel writers
Itineraries for group travelers, guests, media use
E-mail newsletters to tourism, media, group and holiday audiences
Two Visitor Centers -
Tilton & Alton Bay
Outdoor Kiosks -
Gilford & Alton Bay
Membership Newsletter
Your Dedicated
Staff / Support Crew
Amy Landers
Executive Director - 11 years
Kim Sperry
Publications Manager - 9 years
Kelly Bryer
Web & Communications - 7 years
Annette Zamarchi
Membership Sales - 4 years
Willie Volmerding
Alton Bay Center - 11 years
Victor Jones & Kellie Moulton
Visitor Information & Office Support - 2 years
Board of Directors
Brad Lipe, President
The Laker - Panoramic Publishing
Frederic Clausen, Im Past President
Proctor's Lakehouse Cottages
Gail Batstone, 1st Vice President
Inns and Spa at Mill Falls
Greg Goddard, 2nd Vice President
Gunstock Mountain Resort
Mel Borrin, Treasurer
Latitude 43 Charters
Preferred Vacation Rentals
Sean Brown, Common Man Family of Restaurants
Pam Patoine, Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone Conf Ctr
Dyan Driscoll, Cozy Inn & Cottages
Lakeview House & Cottages
Mary Ellen Dutton, Kellerhaus
Jim Morash, M/S Mount Washington Cruises
Debra Irwin, Manor on Golden Pond
Thomas Boucher, T-Bones Great American Eatery / Cactus Jack's Grill and Watering Hole
Mary Lamprey Bare, Lamprey & Lamprey Realtors
Karen Beranger, Wolfeboro Inn
Dave Doyle, Sun Valley Cottages
Patricia Poore, at large
Douglas Cutillo, Steele Hill Resorts
Lifetime Director: Mildred Beach.
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