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CHAMBER NEWS
Happy New Year! - January, 2014
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Chamber Annual Meeting January 23rd
Join us as we honor the 2013 Annual Award Recipients
Elect New Board Members & Officers
Recognize Business Milestones
The Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce 2013 Annual
Meeting & Elections will take place Thursday evening, January 23, 2014
at 5:00 pm at the Southampton Country Club.
Along with our annual elections, we will be presenting our
2013 Annual Chamber Awards as voted by our members for:
Business Person of the Year
Clay Crow, Mantis Graphics
Business of the Year
Five Star Building Corp.
Community Service Person of the Year
Steve Zavisza, Cernak Buick
President's Award
Jean-Pierre Pasche
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We will recognize our members celebrating their business
anniversaries in 5 year increments at the end of 2013.
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Your Board of Directors looks forward to you joining us as we celebrate a successful 2013 and look forward to an exciting 2014!
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Member/Area News: First Annual Easthampton WinterFest Seeking Sponsors
 The first annual Easthampton WinterFest will take place Feb. 7-8 (snow dates: Feb. 14-15) at various indoor and outdoor locations throughout Easthampton. Sponsored by a collaboration between the Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee and Chamber member Easthampton City Arts+, the Winterfest will feature family activities and showcase Easthampton's cultural and natural resources.
Sponsored in part by a grant from the Mass. Cultural Council, most events are free or available by small donations that will benefit the Nashawannuck Pond. The event is expected to draw many visitors to Easthampton and offer area businesses an opportunity for additional exposure, and will hopefully become an annual celebration.
"Last year, despite the Storm Nemo postponement, our Historical Ice Harvest on the pond was very well received. We began thinking that we should create a day long winter celebration. Everyone is also very excited about the long-awaited Nashawannuck Pond movie World Premier," says Liz Provo, Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee Member.
"ECA+ is excited to partner with the Nashawannuck Steering Committee in hosting WinterFest. It's a great way to bring the Easthampton community together to share in winter celebrations, food, culture, and, fun," says Burns Maxey, ECA+ Coordinator.
Become a Sponsor by Jan. 31.
The event requires many supporters, volunteers and sponsors. Sponsor support will also help to fund the various pond projects that are in progress on behalf of the community such as maintenance of the Gabion Weir, Broad Brook siltation, and ongoing invasive species control. Sponsor levels are Gold, Silver, Bronze, In-Kind, and Ad or Logo Sponsor, ranging rom $75 to $1,000. A sponsor application can be found online at
Friday kickoff. The event will kick-off at the Easthampton High School Auditorium on Feb. 7 from 7-9 p.m. featuring "The Story of Nashawannuck Pond," the premier showing of a movie about Easthampton's centrally located pond, produced by ECAT (Easthampton Community Access). Following the movie, enjoy tango, fire dance, Indian dance and more, in venues throughout the City including Luthier's Co-op, Glory of India, and PopCorn Noir.
Saturday schedule. On Saturday, Feb. 8, Easthampton will come alive with winter festivities from morning until night. Coinciding with the 6th annual Fire and Ice Art Walk, art exhibitions, performances, and fire and ice events, invite all to warm-up and chill-out in venues across the city. Events on Saturday will include:
- Breakfast around town, various Easthampton restaurants
- Saturday Morning Music Party, Flywheel
- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Winter Film Festival, Easthampton High School Auditorium
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Chili Competition, Easthampton High School Cafeteria,
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, Easthampton High School Parking Lot and Municipal Lot
- 12-3 p.m. Historical Ice Harvest, Nashawannuck Pond/ Municipal Lot
- 4-5 p.m. Bonfire, Storytelling, and Sounds, Nashawannuck Pond
- 5-8 p.m. Fire and Ice in Light, video projections at various Art Walk venues throughout Easthampton
- For the Love of Easthampton, DIY fun at theOld Town Hall and other participating venues
- 6:00-7:15 p.m., A cappella group from Southampton, at Knack in Eastworks
Additional events throughout WinterFest will include family snowshoe and outdoor activities with Peak Expeditions, a yo-yo throwdown, and winter-themed poem readings. For more event details and updated listing of events and times, see easthamptoncityarts.com/winterfest and nashawannuckpond.org/winterfest.html. Inquiries can also be directed to Burns Maxey, Easthampton City Arts+, at arts@easthampton.org, 413-527-8278, or Liz Provo, Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee, at Nashawannuckpond@gmail.com, 413-539-7950.
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Member News: 37 Chamber Members Celebrate Key Anniversaries in 2013 The Chamber sends congratulations to the 37 member businesses that are celebrating five-year interval anniversaries in 2013 Of those, nine businesses have flourished in the area for 50 or more years. They are: Dumont-Dowd Insurance Agency, Inc. 115 years Chilson's Shops, Inc. 110 years Rotary Club of Easthampton 85 years Forbes Snyder /Tri State Cash Register 80 years Raynor Door Sales 65 years Fleury Lumber Co., Inc. 65 years Dietz Construction Corp. 50 years Florence Savings Bank was also honored in 2013 with two awards from the Small Business Administration: its 2013 Western Massachusetts 504 Lender of the Year by Dollars (a program which helps start-up and existing businesses obtain working capital and to purchase, renovate or construct real estate) and Most Loans to Women-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts. A list of all recipients can be found here. These businesses will be recognized at the annual meeting dinner on January 23, along with our Business of the Year, Business Owner of the Year and Community Service Person of the year, so plan to join the event and celebrate their success.
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Chamber Update: Chamber Kicks off 2014 with Speaker Series
 The Chamber has introduced a new benefit of membership for 2014, a Speaker Series, designed to help members increase their skills in managing their businesses successfully. Member businesses are welcome to sign up to present seminars in their areas of business expertise, whether it be insurance, taxes, financial management, marketing or other aspects of managing a business.
Our first offering of 2014 is a series of three seminars on Online Marketing and Social Media, Jan. 15, Feb. 19 and March 19. They will be presented b y member Liz Provo of Mass Marketing Resources, a certified expert in Constant Contact®. The seminars are limited to 25 attendees each, to provide the opportunity for everyone to network and share ideas.
This series is complemented by another Chamber benefit, the ability to purchase annual subscriptions to Constant Contact, an online email marketing product, at a reduced rate of 20% to 25% off.
The three seminars, sponsored by Innovative Business Systems, will be held at their training facility at 163 Northampton St., Easthampton from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on those dates. A special member incentive is being offered for those members who bring a guest who decides to join the Chamber.
For more details and to register for one or more of these seminars, go to this link: http://conta.cc/1d3NZ3h .
If you are a Chamber member interested in being a part of our Speaker Series, or if you have any questions, contact Eric at the Chamber at 527-9414.
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March 1, 2014
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ECA+ EVENTS
2014
Thu Jan 30
6:30pm - 8pm
Press Ready Workshop
Where: Flywheel
Free for ECA+ Members, ECC grant recipients, and Art Walk venues. $25 for others.
Sat Feb 8
Easthampton Winterfest and Fire Ice Art Walk
Fri- Feb 7 - Sat Feb 8
Thu Feb 13
7pm - 8:30pm Unbuttoned
Luthier's Co-op
Mon Feb 24
6pm - 7pm
C.H.A.T.
Art Bar Cafe
Sat Mar 8
5-8 pm
Art Walk - Blues and Words (Ides of March)
Thu Mar 13
7pm - 8:30pm Unbuttoned
Luthier's Co-op
Thu Mar 20
7pm
EAT (Easthampton Arts Trust)
Flywheel
Mon Mar 24
6pm - 7pm
C.H.A.T.
Art Bar Cafe
Wed Mar 26
Art and See: Artist Talks
Flywheel
Thu Apr 10
7pm - 8:30pm Unbuttoned
Luthier's Co-op
Sat Apr 12
5-8pm
Art Walk - Waste Not Want Not
Mon Apr 28
6pm - 7pm
C.H.A.T.
Art Bar Cafe
Thu May 8
7pm - 8:30pm Unbuttoned
Luthier's Co-op
Sat May 10
5-8 pm
Art Walk - Class Act
Schools Exhibit
Mon May 19
6pm - 7pm
C.H.A.T.
Art Bar Cafe
Thu Jun 12
7pm - 8:30pm Unbuttoned
Luthier's Co-op
Sat Jun 14
10-7pm
Cultural Chaos, Cultural District Block Party
Sat Jun 14
5-8 pm
Art Walk, Made in Easthampton
Mon Jun 23
6pm - 7pm
C.H.A.T.
Art Bar Cafe
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