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May News and Events
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In This Issue
Welcome New Members!
Melrose Marketplace & Golf for Women's Health
Flower Baskets Returning to Melrose
Chamber Events - Register Now!
Member and Community Events
Member to Member Discounts
Executive Director's Note        
Dear Members and Friends of the Chamber:

There is so much happening with your Chamber! In April we had a great After-Hours Networking Event hosted by Chamber member, Bellevue Golf Club. We thank Bellevue and their staff for their time, professionalism and generosity. If you are interested in seeing the event space there, let me know.

We are bringing back the annual Flower Baskets back to Melrose's Victorian lights (and we need your help as indicated below!). We are hashing out details for the annual Summer Stroll and planning for the the Victorian Fair is well underway (vendor applications will be posted soon). I'll also announce the Chamber's new Assistant to the Executive Director very soon!

May is a particularly busy month with a Multichamber Small Business Forum with State Senator Jason Lewis, our Melrose Marketplace and a May After-Hours Networking Event. Details and registration links are below, and I encourage you to sign up for at least one event and reconnect with your local business community. If you are interested in hosting a networking event for Chamber members please contact me.

Thank you for being a part of the Melrose Chamber of Commerce, and I look forward to seeing you in the weeks ahead!

Lauren Grymek
Welcome New Members!
 Please welcome our newest Chamber member, C&Z Transitions!

Thank you to everyone who renews membership in the first half of the year. Your membership makes all of our programs and initiatives possible! If you have not yet renewed, you can easily do so online here or by contacting the Chamber office.  
Melrose Marketplace & Golf for Women's Health
Join us on May 20!
Get ready for a revamped Melrose Marketplace, held this year in conjunction with the Hallmark Health Golf for Women's Health!
 
The Melrose Marketplace, sponsored by Marty's Furniture, is a wonderful evening of socializing, shopping and support of local Chamber members.
 
We are partnering with Hallmark Health as part of their annual Golf event that, over the past six years, has enabled hundreds of women and their families to participate in wellness and prevention programs in Melrose and surrounding communities.
 
Register to play golf, to shop or both!
 
Marketplace Merchants Include:
  • Affairs to Remember
  • Anelise Tubinus Photography
  • Beacon Hill Wine & Gourmet
  • the beauty caf�
  • Buckalews
  • Brad Hutchinson Real Estate
  • Catalina Moreno, Artist
  • Hallmark Health
  • Hour Glass Gift Gallery
  • Madison Ave of Melrose
  • Mary Kay Cosmetics
  • Marty's Furniture
  • Melrose Family YMCA
  • Melrose MedSpa
  • Rada Boutique
  • The Pampered Chef
  • WellBarre Studio
Shop local with our Chamber members at this wonderful event while supporting women's health initiatives and chamber programs. Tickets to the Marketplace are limited so purchase yours today.

To learn more about the schedule for the day, registering to golf and more click here.
Flower Baskets Returning to Melrose             
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We Need Your Help!
Once again the Chamber is working with the City of Melrose, our members and the greater business community to bring back the annual flower baskets to our community's Victorian lights.

This is a growing tradition with new lights coming to Essex Street in June and we need your help! Please consider supporting a basket for $75 and help Melrose bloom this spring, summer and fall. Please make checks payable to City of Melrose/Flower Basket Fund and mail them to Joan Cassidy, 61 Clifton Park, Melrose, MA 02176.

A huge thank you to everyone who has provided support for these baskets in 2016 so far!
Chamber Events - Register Now!
May 18: Small Business Breakfast Forum with Senator Jason Lewis
Join us for a FREE special panel conversation discussing issues of unique concern to entrepreneurs and small businesspeople in our communities: from accessing local, state, and federal resources to making the most of economic development opportunities in our downtowns. Light refreshments and networking are included! Register now and get more details.

May 25: After-Hours Networking & Small Business Month Event hosted by Eastern Bank
Celebrate Small Business month at our May After-Hours sponsored by chamber member, Eastern Bank, at their state of the art banking center on Main Street in Melrose. Network with Chamber members, Eastern Bank staff and their customers! See the latest banking technology while noshing on light appetizers and drinks. This event is FREE for Chamber members. Register now and get more details.
Member and Community Events
Anytime Fitness Melrose - Free Workout Saturdays in May
When: Saturdays in May, 8:00am - 9:00am
Where: Ell Pond Gazebo off of Main Street in Melrose
Get ready for some outdoor fitness fun! Anytime Fitness of Melrose is hosting fun-infused exercises like tug-of-war, relay races, and more at Ell Pond Gazebo each Saturday in May. Click here for details.

Gray's Appliance: Weber Grill Demonstration Event
When: Saturday, May 14, 11:00am - 3:00pm (rain or shine)
Where: Gray's Appliance Parking Lot, 945 Main Street, Melrose
Get your grill on! All are invited to attend this free event showcasing the newest grills while sampling delicious food from Pitstop BBQ. Click here for an event flyer.

Free Screening of  "Screenagers"
When: Monday, May 16, 7:00pm
Where: Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School
This is an important film for parents and all students in grades 5- 8 about growing up in the digital age. The screening will be followed by a discussion for parents and students with members of the Middle School administration. Sponsored by: Melrose Family YMCA, City of Melrose Health Department, Mass in Motion, and MVMMS. Read more details here.

2016 Annual Melrose Memorial Day Parade
When: Sunday, May 29, 1:30pm
Where: Leaving Memorial Hall at 1:30 pm, and marching down Main Street to the Army National Guard Headquarters. There will be a ceremony to follow at the Wyoming Cemetery. Honor our veterans by lining Main Street and wave a flag. More details can be found here.
 
Hallmark Health Stride for Healthy Communities 5K Run/Walk
When: Saturday, June 4, Registration 8:00am; 5k Run/Walk 9:00am
Where: Lake Quannapowitt, Wakfield
Participate in a 5k Run/Walk that raises funds and awareness for a host of Hallmark programs, including Hallmark's Bariatric Program, Cancer Center Hopes Fund, Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, and the North Suburban Child and Family Resource Network. This event raises money to help patients of Hallmark and their families. Download an event flyer here.

Melrose Firefighters Father's Day Fun Family 5K
When: Sunday, June 19, Kids Race 9:00am; 5k Run/Walk 9:30am
Where: The Melrose Common
Participate in a 5k Run/Walk that also includes a kids race and kids' activities! Come to run, walk and support the Melrose Firefighters while having fun! Children ages 2-6 can see if they have what it takes to be Firefighter: Climbing Ladders, Crawling through a maze crashing through a door! Learn more here.

Rockland Trust sponsoring Softball Tournament to benefit the Melrose Education Foundation - new August date!
When: Sunday August 14
Rockland Trust is sponsoring and coordinating a softball tournament to benefit the Melrose Education Foundation. The goal is have between 8-10 teams (coed) playing from 8am-5pm with a cost per team at $750 ($50/player). All donations will be given to the Melrose Education Foundation. Read more here or contact the Chamber for information.

Member to Member Discounts
Your Chamber membership allows you the opportunity to drive new clients and customers to your organization through our Member to Member Discount program. 

If you would like to offer such a discount please let Lauren know.
You should also contact Lauren if you have offered a discount to fellow Chamber members in the past and need to update the information.

This information will be published in the June newsletter and on the Chamber website and it will be included in new member welcome packets.

Send us Your News and Events!
We want to hear from our Chamber members! Send us your relevant news, events and promotions and we'll try to publish it in our June newsletter and/or use social media to get the word out based on our internal communications schedule.

All information should be relevant to Chamber members or be of general interest to the community at large. This includes events that are open to Chamber members, events for the general public, promotions/discounts at your place of business designed to increase sales and drive foot traffic or exciting news such as opening a new location or extending hours of business.

Please send your news and events to Lauren via email.