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MAY 2012

 

Wine & Microbrew Tasting May 18th 

Join us for our 5th Annual event.  We will sell out!

In the mood for trying a vast array of wines?  How about tempting your palate with a selection of some of the best microbrews around?  And for a little added feature, why not some fine food to go along with the liquid refreshment? 

  

Join us for the Chamber's 5th Annual Wine and Microbrew Tasting on Friday evening, May 18th!  The event will be at One Cottage Street (corner of Cottage & Union Streets) and doors open at 6:00 P.M.  and, by popular request, we've extended the time by 30 minutes!

 

Westfield Spirit Shop and Big E's Supermarket will be providing well over 50 wines and microbrews for you to sample. Log Rolling catering from the Log Cabin & Delaney House will provide a selection of fine hors d'oeuvres to complete your tasting experience.

 

The Chamber's thanks goes out to Easthampton Savings Bank our Major Sponsor who will also provide attendees with a souvenir wine glass featuring the Easthampton Bear Fest 2012 logo.  We also thank Event Sponsor, Innovative Business Systems and our Benefactor, Finck & Perras Insurance. The committee's  special thanks are extended to  Riverside Industries, inc. for the use of their facilities.

 

Don't delay. Get your tickets today, or call the Chamber office at 527.9414.

 

It will be one great time!

 

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Member Spotlight: Freedom Credit Union 

 

 Freedom Credit Union, with eight branch offices from Greenfield to Springfield, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. It began as the Western Mass. Telephone Workers Credit Union in 1922, and opened its eligibility for membership in 2001 to all residents and workers in Western Mass. The Easthampton office is located at 422 B Main Street, across from the Big Y.

 

Freedom Credit Union members benefit from a full range of individual and business banking services, including checking and savings accounts, business accounts, certificates, IRAs, personal, educational, vehicle, commercial and home loans, and financial planning services. Freedom Credit Union also supports over thirty community organizations and conducts a financial literacy program in elementary schools, teaching students how to open accounts and save their own money.

 

View this video for messages from President and CEO Barry Crosby and Easthampton Branch Manager Amy Fyden, with details about Freedom Credit Union's CUPS program, supporting excellent customer service to member businesses.

 

 

Contact Freedom Credit Union's Easthampton branch at (413) 527-7702, and see more details on the website at www.freedom.coop.  

 

Freedom Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA. Shares and deposits in excess of NCUA limits are fully insured by MSIC. Equal housing lender.

 

Member News: Bear Fest 2012--The Unveiling  

 

ECA+ logoEasthampton City Arts+, organizer of Bear Fest 2012, announces the June 9 unveiling of 92 bears that have been creatively transformed by locally and nationally-known artists and can be seen throughout the city.

 

Forty large- and medium-size bears will be displayed on the streets of Easthampton, and table-top bears will be displayed by various local businesses. The event will include food, music, and more throughout the day.

 

The 2009 Bear Fest was a tremendous success, raising over $60,000 for local arts programs, artists, and organizations and earning ECA an MCC Gold Star award. Displayed throughout the major streets of the city, the bears are expected to bring thousands of visitors to the streets of Easthampton during the summer of 2012. They will then be auctioned off at a September gala at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House.

 

For more information about the unveiling activities and other Bear Fest 2012 events throughout the summer, or to volunteer for or sponsor Bear Fest, visit Easthamptonbearfest.com or contact ECA+ at 413-527-8278.

 

Member News: And the Best of the Valley Award Goes To ...   

 

Congratulations go out to all of our members selected for the Valley Advocate's 2012 "Best of the Valley" Readers' Poll awards. Here's the final lineup, and you can find a complete list of winners at www.valleyadvocate.com:

 

 

First Place

Abba Motors (Auto service shop)

Canon Real Estate (Real estate agency)

Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Birthing center)

Eastmont Custom Framing (Picture framing)

Finck and Perras Insurance Agency (Local insurance agency)

Florence Savings Bank (Local bank)

FSB Financial Services (Financial planning service)

Harley-Davidson of Southampton (Motorcycle dealer)

KW Home (Interior designer)

Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House (Banquet facility/reception hall)

Nicky D's (Used car dealer)

Rigali & Walder Orthodontics (Orthodontist)

Tropical Tan Tanning Salon (Tanning salon)

 

Second Place

Amy's Place Bar & Grill (Neighborhood bar)

Bacon & Wilson (Law firm)

Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Hospital)

The Delaney House (Sunday brunch)

Easthampton Travel (Travel)

Easthampton Savings Bank(Local bank)

Freedom Credit Union (Credit union)

The Garden House at Look Park (Banquet facility/reception hall)

Opa-Opa Steakhouse & Brewery (Locally crafted beer, Steakhouse)

Pioneer Landscapes (Landscape)

 

Third Place

Apollo Grill (Creative American fare restaurant)

Mt. Tom's Homemade Ice Cream (Ice cream)

Polish National Credit Union (Credit union)

 

 

Area News: New Easthampton Farmers Market

City of EasthamptonThe Easthampton Agricultural Commission, newly formed in Oct. 2010, has organized a local Farmers Market, set to begin June 1 in the Municipal Building parking lot at 50 Payson Avenue.

 

The market will run Fridays throughout the summer, from 2 to 7 p.m. Vendors will offer produce, plants, meat and more, encouraging people to buy local.

 

Producers already signed up to sell at the new farmers market are Chicoine Family Farm, Park Hill Orchard, Wild Sky Farm, Mockingbird Farm and Mountain View Farm.

 

Anyone interested in selling produce or other products at the market can contact Agricultural Commission member Susan Chicoine at (413) 527-4882.

 
Member/Area News: Making Moves

If your business is "making moves" in the greater Easthampton area, let us know and we'll post your info in future issues.

 
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