The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce is sending weekly event updates to our friends and members. These updates will include Chamber, civic, and organizational news, events and entertainment.
Our goal is to keep our Chamber and Community members informed and engaged in local events. We invite you to discover the creative pulse that makes Holyoke such a great place to live and to visit. We will also, on occasion, include information on regional events that might be of interest to our Chamber and Communtity members.
If you would like to include a company or civic event please do so by submitting it on the Chamber's website at holyokechamber.com and clicking on "Submit a Community Event".
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  Holyoke ChamberMember Spotlight
Northeast IT System, Inc.'s mission is to deliver the highest quality information technology services to small and medium businesses. Their goal is to provide clients with an unparalleled level of service and support. They'll go above and beyond to be certain that they deliver the most outstanding support experience! The Northeast IT Difference
Northeast IT Systems understands the importance of a well-designed technology system. A solution tailored to specific needs is critical for a business to operate efficiently. Their certified technicians will leverage the latest technology, from the industry's top vendors, to create unique solutions which allow for increased productivity and a higher return on investment. Their professional and personable staff will work with you to design a plan that meets your current and future business needs. They will guide you every step of the way to ensure that your infrastructure is efficient, secure and scalable. This is technology for your future! Call them us at 413.527.8090 to find out about their extensive list of services. We know you'll love working with them! Visit them at their new location at 777 Riverdale Street, West Springfield. Celebrating their 10th Anniversary
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16th Annual
2013 Table Top Showcase
& Business Networking Event
Tuesday October 1, 2013
4:30 to 7 p.m.
Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Drive, Chicopee
We are accepting registration for the 2013 Table Top Showcase.
The Table Top events usually sell out so please make your reservation early.
To reserve your table ($100), call the Chamber at 413-534-3376, fax us at 534-3385, or email to zabawa@holycham.com.
We look forward to your participation.
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 The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Invites You
to attend the Autumn Business Breakfast
on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 7:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Republican/ El Pueblo and Holyoke Medical Center
 
Join Greeter Chris Sikes as he welcomes the Chamber's . . . .
New Members
MoFroYo Frozen Yogurt
LaCopa
MD Beauty Salon
Braman Pest Control
D. Hotel and Suites
World Concrete Contractor, Inc.
Scrub Wear House
Blue Sox Baseball, LLC
CHD (Center for Human Development)
Marine Reef Habitat
Milestones & News
Northeast IT Systems, Inc. - 10th Anniversary
Matthew Mainville - New Director, Holyoke Housing Authority
Spiros Hatiras - New CEO, Holyoke Medical Center
Michael Moriarty - New President, Ole Holyoke Development
BREAKFAST BUFFET * DOOR PRIZES
At the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke
Tickets are $20 and will be available at the door for $25
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Liz Provo, Mass Marketing Resources
Social Email Marketing Made Easy"
This information-packed seminar offers a basic review of the essential strategies and best practices a business or organization should understand to successfully get started with social media marketing. The seminar will cover:
- What social media marketing really is and why it's important;
- Various social media networks and tools: how they interact, ways to leverage their strengths, and how to evaluate them for best use for your business or organization;
- How other businesses are using these low-cost tools to gain visibility, develop relationships, and drive sales and engagement; and
- How to incorporate social media marketing into your business life without losing productivity.
Participants will have plenty of time to ask questions, share experiences, and network with peers. And they'll leave with real-world insights and knowledge that they can put to work immediately, to help their business or organization succeed.
Note: FREE Workshop open to Chamber Members as well as Non-Chamber Members. Got questions? Call the Chamber office at (413) 534-3376 or email info@holycham.com
When: Tuesday October 22, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Where: Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, 177 High St., Holyoke, MA 01040
Just click on the link below to register or RSVP.
Get more information
or Register now
Liz Provo, Mass Marketing Resources
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HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER PRESENTS
"HMC Patient Portal - What Is It & How Should You Use It?"
Holyoke Medical Center will present an educational program on the new HMC Patient Portal on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 6 p.m. in the medical center's Auxiliary Conference Center.
The HMC Patient Portal will provide patients with instant, secure online access to their personal health information, including laboratory results, medications, allergies, visit history, and more. During this session, HMC Information Systems staff will guide participants through the process of signing up and navigating around the portal. With the help of HMC's new Patient Portal, patients will now have the opportunity to establish a stronger relationship with their healthcare providers and take a more proactive approach in their own healthcare.
Pre-registration is suggested but not required and can be done by calling the HMC Health Promotion Line at (413) 534-2789.
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Living with Chronic Heart Disease
This is an educational program for outpatients living with Chronic Heart Disease. The four week series will consist of understanding heart disease; nutrition for your heart; medications for your heart; and physical therapy and your heart. The series will be repeated monthly and participants are welcome to join at any point.
Date: Every Tuesday (EXCEPT October 29th)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Place: Fran Como Conference Room
Registration is required: please call Cherelyn Roberts at (413) 534-2521
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Click on logo for Grand Opening Events at PeopleBank's Newest Branch
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Mayor of Holyoke Alex B. Morse will speak at the Ward 7 Neighborhood Watch Initiative Meeting from 7:00-8:00 pm. on Wednesday, October 9 at DeCicé Hall at the Marian Center in Holyoke.
The Neighborhood Watch Initiative invites the public to this meeting. About 55 seats will be available for the meeting. Coffee and tea will be available and the event is free of charge. DeCicé Hall at the Marian Center is located at 1365 Northampton Street, Holyoke.
DeCicé Hall at the Marian Center is located at 1365 Northampton Street, Holyoke
Guests are encouraged to use the main entrance driveway, park anywhere on campus, and join the event via the white-columned portico marked "DeCicé Hall". The Hall is fully HP accessible with HP parking, ramped entrance, and restrooms.
DeCicé Hall at the Marian Center is a ministry of the US Province of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary. The mission of DeCicé Hall is to provide a hospitable center for spiritual and religious development, a respectful space for ecumenical growth, and a seedbed in which our common humanity may be nourished.
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Westfield Athenaeum kicks off 150th anniversary celebration with 1864 harvest fair
WESTFIELD - The Westfield Athenaeum can thank the city's business community in many ways for ensuring residents had a free lending library.
The Athenaeum can trace its history back to the 1830s when a lawyer, William G. Bates, founded the first library association here; H.B. Smith in 1850 purchases Bates' books and set up a circulating library in his bookstore on Main Street.
It was 150 years ago, as the nation was in the midst of the Civil War, that the state Legislature formally acted on the incorporation of the Westfield Athenaeum in March 1864, and the president of the American Whip Co., Hiram H. Harrison, said he would provide a library and reading room for the citizenry. Click on image to read more.
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 The Center for Human Development will host its ninth annual "Through Her Eyes" Conference
The Center for Human Development will host its ninth annual "Through Her Eyes" conference on Oct. 9 at Springfield's MassMutual Center. The day-long event, aimed at social work professionals, educators, parents and girls, addresses the issues facing girls and young women at risk for self-destructive behavior, and methods for working with them. Keynote speaker will be Carissa Phelps, author of "Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets, One Helping Hand at a Time."
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Welcome to our
New Members
Office Depot
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Marine Reef Habitat
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CHD
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*Holyoke Blue Sox
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LaCopa
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MD Beauty Salon
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MoFroYo
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A HISTORY OF NICK'S NEST Wistariahurst Museum
Carriage House
238 Cabot St., Holyoke;
Mon., Oct. 7 at 6 p.m.
Come learn about one of
Holyoke's well-known landmarks, Nick's Nest! Current
owner Jenn Chateauneuf will discuss its history and how
it has changed over the years. Admission is $7 for the
general public and $5 for members.
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FARMERS MARKET AT OPEN SQUARE
Hours for the market are 9:30am-1:30pm every Saturday until October 19th.
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Holyoke Farmers Market
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Farmers Market
Stop by every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on High Street in front of City Hall.
The market offers fruit, vegetables, meat and eggs from local farmers and vendors and runs every Thursday through October.
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 Fall Festivals
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Saturday, Sept. 28
FALL FESTIVAL. Sponsored by Our Lady of the Cross
Parish and Mater Dolorosa School of Holyoke, will take
place at the Pope John Paul II Social Center, 76 St. Kolbe
Dr., Holyoke, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Giant tag sale, various booths,
raffles and games. American food, pierogi plate and introducing
a chicken dinner
(cost is $10 and tickets must be
purchased in advance by calling
532-5661).
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Saturday, Sept. 28
PUMKIN PATCH FAIR
First Lutheran Church and
School, 1810 Northampton St., Holyoke. Sat., Sept. 28,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the church grounds.
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Saturday, Sept. 28
National Good Neighbor Day!
Honor your special neighbor with a one-half price ride when you purchase your full price ticket.
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The Children's Museum at Holyoke
has something new!!!
Come see 2 new exciting exhibits and enjoy an extra day of play!
Now open
Tuesday thru Saturday 10- 4
and Sundays 12-4
re-opening after renovations this
Saturday, September 28th
444 Dwight Street, Holyoke, Ma 01040
www.childrensmuseumholyoke.org
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Wistariahurst Museum
Upcoming Events
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September 28, 2013 from noon to 4pm
Wistariahurst Museum will grant free admission for two for historic house tours with the Admission Card on Museum Day Live. For more information ad to obtain free admission card to www.smithsonianmag.com
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Saturday, Sept. 28 will feature Cynthia Sayer's Jazz Banjo & Friends. Sayer breaks all the banjo player stereotypes as she single-handedly brings the 4-string banjo to the forefront of jazz. Sayer has accumulated numerous
awards and honors throughout her career, including induction into the American Banjo Museum Hall of
Fame. Sayer will be accompanied by top New York City musician, Mike Weatherly, on string bass, and well known Boston jazz/ roots violinist Matt Glaser. Sayer's vocals are divine and her banjo a force of nature - think Django Reinhardt meets Bela Fleck - as she swings through a repertoire of hot jazz, western, tango, virtuoso classics and more. Reservations are a must, as seating is
limited! Tickets are $20 general/ $15 Wistariahurst members
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Saturday, October 5 at 11:00 a.m.
Garden Talk: Herbs & Spices for Good Health
On Saturday, October 5 at 11:00 a.m. Master Gardener Chris Brown will discuss how to cook delicious goodies using spices and herbs from your garden at Wistariahurst Museum at her talk, Herbs and Spices for Good Health. Brown will provide samples of herbs and spices as well as recipes for dishes that include these wonderful herbs and spices. Talks and workshops are presented by the Wistariahurst Museum Gardeners and Western MA Master Gardeners. The cost of all talks benefits the garden restoration at Wistariahurst Museum. $5 suggested donation.
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Cruise Night at the Soldier's Home of Holyoke
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Vintage car enthusiasts will get an upcoming opportunity to show off their vehicles and see other great automobiles. Vintage cars will be on display at the Holyoke Soldier's Home Sunday, Sept. 29, from 9am to 3pm, at the Home. Cost for the Sept 29 car show is $10 for show vehicles, but the show if free to all spectators with donations appreciated.
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Holyoke VNA
Hospice Life Care
5K Walk/Run
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Saturday, Oct. 5
HOSPICE LIFE CARE 5 K. Ashley Reservoir, Elks
Lodge on Sat., Oct. 5. 1st Annual Hospice Life Care 5K
Run/Walk at beautiful Hospice Life Care is a non-profit
program of the Holyoke Visiting Nurses Association and
the proceeds from this event will benefit hospice patients
and their families. Registration is $30 day of race;
Walkers, $15; Under 12, $15. Free refreshments and
music provided by The Kings. Online registration in
advance ($25) can be done with www.RunReg.com.
Monday, Oct. 7
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Were there vampires in New England?
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The South Hadley Public Library is excited to have Nicholas F. Bellatoni, Connecticut state archaeologist, present a lecture about "New England Vampire Folk Belief: Archaeological Evidence" on Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
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Holyoke YMCA
Book Drive
Give a book/get a discount!
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HOLYOKE -- The Greater Holyoke YMCA will cut its new member fee to $5 from the current $50 to anyone who brings in five new or gently used children's books until Monday.
The campaign is an effort by the YMCA, at Beech and Appleton streets, to help with the public schools' drive to improve children's reading abilities, said Maggie Bergin, YMCA marketing and development director. Current members and the public also can bring in books.
The YMCA will donate the children's books to area schools, child care providers and the Early Literacy Office in City Hall, Bergin said. For information, call (413) 534-5631.
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