Arlington Chamber of Commerce
 December 2014
In This Issue
Shop Arlington First Favorite Contest
First Lights 2014
Upcoming Events
New Members
Member Announcements
Quick Links

SCORE Boston 

Small Business Administratiion 

Town of Arlington  

Member to Member Discounts 

 

               

     Shop Arlington First 

Favorite Contest

Winner

for November 2014 is

Henry Bear's Park!

 

Each month the business who redeems the most Shop Arlington First Gift Certificates 

will be posted on the chamber home page.

 

  Display

your Shop Arlington First decal on your door or window.(Need another?- just email/call the office and request one)

   

Add

the Shop Arlington First logo to your website so customers know you accept them.Right click on the logo above to download.

 

Ask

your customers if they have any Shop Arlington First Gift Certificates they would like to use.

 

There are currently over $30,000 in Shop Arlington First Gift Certificates waiting to be spent so make sure you get your share!      

          

Thanks to everyone who took the Member Survey. The Board of Directors will be using your feedback to plan for 2015

 

Congratulations to Len Diggins of Diggins Video Productions who won the $50.00 Shop Arlington First Gift Certificate.



 Business Classes
Winter 2015

Featuring Chamber Members

Tony the Teacher
Act! by Swiftpage
MS Excel Top 20 Tips
Quickbooks for Business

MacInGenius
Master Your iPad--The Basics

Brave New Web
Online and Under Budget: Web Marketing on a Shoestring


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SCORE Counseling Available at the Chamber Office
Every First and Third Thursday of the Month!

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is a non-profit organization offers free, confidential counseling to anyone who owns a business or is interested in starting a business.

SCORE counselors are working or retired business owners or executives who have the expertise and experience to help local entrepreneurs succeed.   Meetings are held at the Chamber office, the first and third Thursday of the month. Each meeting is one hour, and participants may come back for as many meetings as they would like.   

 

Click here for more information and to register 




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Shop Arlington First at Maxima Gift Center Christmas Time
Shop Arlington First at Maxima Gift Center Christmas Time
The Happiness Habit with Mary Ann Christie Burnside
The Happiness Habit with Mary Ann Christie Burnside
APN Chamber of Commerce Member Recognition Banquet
APN Chamber of Commerce Member Recognition Banquet


Happy Holidays
from
the Board of Directors!
(Back Row)
David Swanson, Patrick Quinn, Vicky Giannakis, Bob Bowes
Maureen Gormley
(Front Row)
Savy Oukes Fernandes, Tess Hartwell, Kathleen Darcy,
Cathy Zolner
(Missing from picture)
Bruce Fitzsimmons
Derek Curram
Lou Sampson
Linda Shoemaker
and
Jenn Tripp, Executive Director

 

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the holiday party at Menotomy Grill & Tavern. Special thanks to Billy Lyons and his staff for being such great hosts. I hope you had a chance to catch up with old friends and make some new ones.The chamber will be donating a portion of the registration fees to The Children's Room in January.

 

On behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, I wish you a wonderful holiday season spent with friends and family. I look forward to another year of working with all of you to make 2015 our best year yet!

 

Best,

 

Jenn

 

 

Jennifer Tripp

Executive Director  

info@arlcc.org/781-643-4600  

www.arlcc.org 

 

 First Lights 2014
     
       
 
The weekend included caroling, shopping, trolleys and Santa on a  fire truck. Special thanks to our trolley conductors Liz Mc Kersie, Danielle Taylor, Eileen Kennedy & Alberto Guzman and to Linda Shoemaker who arranged to have the Berg River Choir from South Africa sing in Broadway Plaza.  
 
Thank You to Our Sponsors Who Made First Lights 2014 possible!
 
Congratulations to our Holiday Window Decorating Contest Winners
  The Madrona Tree  Helena's   Derby Farm Flowers & Gardens  
 
 

Click here to read the Arlington Advocate's article 

   

Click here for more First Lights 2014 pictures

Upcoming Events
Thursday, January 8, 7:30-9:00 AM

 

Thursday, January 15, 5:30-7:30 PM

Kick off the New Year at Common Ground 

 

New Members
 
Maureen Igoe, Financial Planner
11 Water St. Suite 2A
Arlington, MA 02476
781-641-1414
With over 18 years of experience, Maureen can help you with Financial Planning Services: Investing,Tax Planning Strategies, Retirement Income Strategies, Insurance,Saving for Education and Estate Planning Strategies.


Chris Vasiliadis 
(781) 791-7642
 
Priority Wellness provides coaching and training services, specializing in overwhelmed students and professional women, looking to reduce stress and feel more grounded.  
  
Chris is offering a free 50 Minute Well Being Jump Start Session to the first five Arlington Chamber members that contact her. Click here to claim yours.    

  

DeAnne Dupont 
Broadway, Arlington, MA
APN | Food Recovery Program - Extended Interview 
Food Link Inc. Interview with Arlington Public News 
  Food Link, Inc.,(previously The Food Recovery Program) an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, alleviates hunger locally by collecting good, nutritional food donations from local grocers and cafes, then distributing that food to organizations serving people in need.
 
Patrica Quinlan 
1293 Massachusetts Ave.
A great place to shop for gifts and all your holiday baking needs! 
  
 
201 Jones Rd.
Waltham, MA 02451
I offer a variety of products and services that can help you meet a number of insurance and financial needs, including, but not limited to college funding, retirement, managing costs for extended periods of care and lifetime income strategies.

Tony Holowitz
34 Sunset Rd. Arlington
(781) 728-9777
MS Excel Top 20 Tips
Tony is teaching Act! by Swiftpage, MS Excel Top 20 Tips, and QuickBooks for Business classes through Arlington Community Education next January and February.
Member Announcements
   
Holiday Party- December 19, 10:00 am - 2:30, 60 Lowell St.

Come meet some new people, laugh, play some games, and have the opportunity to win a prize!!Come see Darren the Magician perform Meet Nick an Brady the Therapeutic dog  from 10: 30am to 12:00pm and some of our Young Adults .YAVP will be providing lunch and beverages . If you would like to participate in the Yankee Swap $15 is maximum for the gift and that will be held at 1:15pm.

 


If your logo was designed more than ten years ago or your logo displays poorly on sponsor ads, signage and other collateral, you probably don't have the correct file types and resolution for all of today's needs. Now through January 15th, Chamber Member Business of the The Year Awardee, Flavour Strategy, will be offering a Logo Tuneup Special to help you put your best face forward in 2015. Click here for details and information.