Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel
Business of the Year
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The Bedford Chamber of Commerce held their annual dinner on Thursday, January 15 at the Double Tree Bedford Glen Hotel in Bedford, Massachusetts. The dinner was sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank and Bedford Florist and host to nearly 100 guests, who enjoyed the hospitality of the Doubletree chef as they dined on a delicious meal.
Business of the Year recipient, The Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel has been a part of the Bedford business community for over thirty years. Although it is under the present leadership of General Manager Lynne Luongo , that it has grown to be a true community partner and exemplifies what this award stands for.
Over the past year, the Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel has generously hosted the Best Buddies Dance, The Town of Bedford Holiday Party, a First Responders Barbecue and the St Patrick's Luncheon benefiting Alternative House.
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They also participated in The Bedford Rotary's Pay it Forward Haiti Meal Packaging, Jeans Friday for Breast Cancer, Muck Fest, The Goddard School Trunk or Treat, the Ice-cream & Pizza Sale in DeMarco's for Neurofibromatosis and the Billerica Boys & Girls Club Teaching Kids to Care.
And if that was not enough, they have donated overnight stays to numerous 501c nonprofits - Friends of Mattie, Place of Hope, and Walk for Autism are just a few of the many.
A longtime Chamber member, The Doubletree Bedford Glen is one of the premier sponsors of Flavors of Bedford, our largest fundraiser. Every year Lynne Luongo and her staff do an outstanding job of serving our guests and making sure the afternoon is perfect, while Chef Jayson DeMarco serves up an offering that is exquisitely presented and absolutely delicious.
Other chamber award winners were Business Person of the Year~ Suzanne Koller of Suzanne and Co., Ray of Hope ~Bedford High School sophomore Rob Ackerman and Outstanding Service to the Chamber ~ Donna Bruno of uVisualize Travel Company.
The evening's guest speaker was Celtics coach Walter McCarty. McCarty took the podium after the awards ceremony to address the crowd with stories of playing, coaching and the basics of life and how he got from small town Evansville Illinois to the big stage of NBA basketball. McCarty's story is that of resilience and determination. Despite assumptions McCarty told of being in 6th grade and 5 feet 10 inches tall and has he said "really uncoordinated". His successes are attributed to hard work and having people that believed in him. McCarty's favorite quote is that of Maya Angelou "give without remembering and take without forgetting". His advice for everyday life to the group was simply to work hard and be proud of what we achieve everyday rather than getting caught up in being number one and being the best. McCarty spoke to the audience for about 45 minutes answering questions after the evening ended to loud applause.
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February Multi-Chamber Networking Event
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You're Invited!
Multi-Chamber Networking
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Woburn
February 4, 2015
Optional Pre-Networking Session
"Qualifying Prospects: Could this person be wasting my time?"
4:30-5:30 p.m.
And...Vendor Tables/Space Available
Come join us all for a great networking evening; these multi-chamber events yield many attendees/prospects/contacts, so bring lots of business cards! There will be a pre-event seminar hosted by Jason Hartz of Sandler Training from 4:30-5:30; immediately after the session, the networking session begins. There will be vendor tables available if you'd like to promote your business. There is no charge for the space, but there is a limited amount of tables/space, they are 3 vendors/companies per table, and are available on a first-come/first-served basis that evening, so arrive early to ensure that you get a space!
We hope you'll join us for this special evening! There will be great appetizers and a cash bar.
There is no charge for the event but you must register to attend
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Working Women Alliance gets new look for 2015
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It's a new year and we have exciting changes for the Working Women Alliance!
First, I want to thank Karen Kenney for her time, effort and enthusiasm that she put into the WWA. Our new chair, Susan Kelly from Salem Five Bank hopes to build on this. The WWA will now be a morning breakfast meeting at Brightview Concord River held on the third Thursday of each month. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 AM, with a speaker and networking to follow.
The first meeting will be
The guest speaker will be Mamak Charepoo and the topic Step Into Your Money Brilliance and Accelerate the Growth of Your Business and Career Are you masterful at what you do but you still have conflict and resistance promoting yourself and talking to clients about your fees? You relationship with money is the CORE of your business. How you set your fees, promote yourself, and talk with clients about pricing are ALL affected by your relationship with money! We all have unique strengths and gifts with money that can also create our greatest challenges. These challenges can become our money blocks which in turn create money clutter in our business. Money clutter wastes time and energy in creating the most profitable business you can have. The good news? You can master your relationship with money and be dazzled by your own brilliance and power as you step into your value and make more profitable decisions for your business and career. Anyone who wants to accelerate the growth of their business must also know how they relate to money, what their money mindset is and how to make profitable decisions that are aligned with their core values and business needs. What You Will Learn: - 6 Simple Ways to Clear Money Clutter
- The most empowering money mindset that will get you into action immediately
- One strength you have with money
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Chamber Announcements
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Potential Cultural districts Selectman Bill Moonan and ED Coordinator Alyssa Sandovel have been discussing the potential of nominating a cultural district in Bedford including the area of Depot Park and Town Center. Cultural districts have been used by communities to promote the arts and increase foot traffic and commerce for local small businesses and we are envisioning goals along these lines for Bedford's. If you are interested in representing the Chamber at the start up meeting on February 11, 11:00 Am, please contact the Chamber office at bcoc@bedfordchamber.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SALEM FIVE MONTHLY SEMINAR
You are invited to attend a seminar on Beneficiary planning. Don't leave your legacy to chance! Seminar topic at a glance: Many people assume a will or trust ensures their assets will be efficiently transferred to their intended heirs. However, without careful beneficiary planning, even the most carefully crafted estate plans can go awry- possibly triggering significant taxes and reducing the amount your beneficiaries receive. Sign up for this free seminar, Beneficiary planning, don't leave your legacy to chance! To learn the basics of beneficiary planning, and what you can do today to ensure your assets wind up exactly where you wish. February 28th @ 11:00 AM 285 Great Road, Bedford Presented by: Susan Kelly, MBA, CRPS Financial Consultant, Salem Five Financial 978-720-5409 Susan.kelly@salemfive.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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What the Chamber did in January
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Board of Directors Meeting Annual Dinner & Celebration Men's Breakfast Club 
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CHAMBER CALENDAR
February 4
Multi -Chamber
Networking
Crown Plaza
Woburn, MA
4:30- 7:30 PM Click here to register February 12 Board of Directors Meeting
Flint Room
7:30 AM February 19Working Women Alliance Brightview Concord River 199 Concord Road Billerica, MA 7:30 AM Speaker- | |
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Welcome to New Members
CertaPro Painters of Woburn
Chris Leary
9 Bartlet St Suite 121
Andover MA
978-729-6340
2015 Chamber Members
Amptek
Atlas Real Estate
Atlantica Capitol
Bedford Citizen
Bedford Historical Society
Baldwin Insurance
Bedford Motel
Bedford Orthodontics
Bernstein Development
Brown & Brown, P.C.
Cafe Luigi
Callahan Karate Studio
Carlton-Willard Village
Christine Pinney Marketing
Coldwell Banker
CouponSurfer.com
Courtyard by Marriott
Danielle Beck NP-C-LLC
Debbie Spencer
Design 2 Order
Doubletree Bedford Glen
DSA Publishing
First Parish in Bedford
Great Road Gallery & Framing
Hanscom Federal Credit Union
Kennedy Family Dental
Liberty Mutual
Live Life Well
Middlesex Savings Bank
Minuteman Volkswagon
North Road Chiropractic
Oscar DePriest DMD
Patriot Pediatrics
Peter Quinn Insurance
Primrose School of Burlington
Salem Five
Simply Natural Nails
Slak Chiropractic
Strawberry Hill Associates
The Goddard School
The Higgins Group
The Well Effect
uVisualize
Membership renewals
are now due
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