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Mark Your Calendar! |
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OCTOBER 27, TUESDAY
Halloween Mixer
Danversbank
247 Main St., Wilmington
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Networking opportunity for Chamber members.
FREE
DECEMBER 3, THURSDAY
Member Appreciation Holiday Luncheon
Shriners Fez Room
99 Fordham Rd., Wilmington
12 Noon - 2:00 pm
FREE
DECEMBER 5, SATURDAY
Holiday Tree Lighting/Chamber Ice Sculpture Demonstration
Town Common
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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News From The Wilmington Memorial Library |
The Wilmington Memorial Library provides access to ReferenceUSA, an online resource containing information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. If you're looking to find new business opportunities, locate addresses and phone numbers, or conduct market research, ReferenceUSA is the source for you. Go to www.wilmlibrary.org, click on Research Databases and then on ReferenceUSA to access this great resource from the office, your home, or the library! Call 978-694-2099 with any questions. |
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Member Discounts |
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Does your company want to extend a special offer to your fellow Chamber members?
Our newly designed Chamber web site will have a Member Discount Page for easy viewing of all discounts!
Email the Chamber your offer today! |
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 Chamber member, Larry Warnock (CHAP Inc.) was recently named "Mentor of the Year" by the Partners with Youth with Disabilities (PYD, Org). Larry will be honored at the organization's Annual Banquet on October 14th. PYD matches adults with youths with disabilities. For the past two years, Larry has mentored a 17 year old man with autism. He has also been involved with the organization in helping kids learn about stress and health issues. Larry has been involved in rehabilitation for 30 years and has been working with teen athletes for more than 25 years helping with sportsmassage, sports psychology and other areas. To learn more about CHAP Inc. (The Center For Health & Athletic Performances) visit www.chap.com or www.baystatemassage.com. |
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Town Crier Helps Customers Find You With "FIND it"! |
The Town Crier has just launched a new "FIND It" portion of their website. It's like a "local Google" where every business in Wilmington, Tewksbury, Reading, North Reading, Woburn, Winchester, Wakefield, Lynnfield, Stoneham, Melrose and Billerica is listed with name, address, phone # and type of business.
Upgrades are available. Visit www.HomeNewsHere.com and click "FIND it" in the upper right hand corner to check it out. When you Google a business you get millions of answers. Somewhere in that list is the business you want, but WHERE? "FIND It" provides local businesses only for the towns listed above.
"We expect to be the "Go To" site for local people to connect to local businesses" says Stu Neilson, Managing Editor of the Town Crier. |
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Member To Member Invitations |
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Friday, Oct. 2nd - The K of C invites fellow Chamber members to a dinner comedy show at the Knights of Columbus featuring Father Patrick Aloysious Misgivings. As a special offer, Chamber members will receive a free glass of wine (or soda) with dinner. Call Bill Liston at 978-658-6507 for tickets or more info.
Thursday, Oct. 8th - Season 3, Dancing with the Realtors at the Burlington Marriott. Proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Contact linda@lindacovino.com for tickets.
Saturday, Nov. 14th -The Wilmington MOM"S Club invites Chamber members to showcase their products & services at their Holiday Fair. To reserve a table or become a business sponsor, please email leicaturner@comcast.net. | |
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Extreme Makeover For Chamber Website |
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One of our 2009 goals was to redesign and update the Chamber website. Well, thanks to Chamber members Hoopla Web Designs & InterlinkOne we are about 2 weeks away from our official launch date! Some of the enhancements to the site you can expect are:
- Upcoming events listed on the "Home" page
- Additional local town links on the "About Wilmington" page
- Concise listing of "Member Benefits" including photos & samples of various marketing opportunities
- Link to Member-To-Member Discount Page
- Photos of Board of Directors
- "Find A Member" by Name or by Category which will be linked to member contact info/website
- "Become A Member" toggle linked to on-line membership application
- New "Business Resources" page including valuable general and federal websites
Approximately 4,300 people visit the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce website each year. We are excited to provide them & our members with a more professional and interactive experience.
Watch your email for the exact launch date!! |
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New Member Spotlight - MT Care Navigators |
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Welcome back Teresa Burns (past Chamber President) and congratulations on your new business venture! Read on to learn more about MT Care Navigators.
The Wonder of You! Last weekend brought sunshine, smiles and love to the Rubin and Thompson Assisted Living with a surprise visitor.
 Lilly, a therapy dog owned by Teresa Burns of MT Care Navigators, dropped in to see the residents at the small family-owned Assisted Living. Lilly was very comfortable cuddling up with Bunny, one of the residents there, while Bunny shared stories of her own animals and the memories the visit brought back to her. Although Bunny has some memory loss, she had no trouble recalling many warm and happy memories about her own animals. Bunny had a career as an animal trainer and worked at The Franklin Park Zoo. She shared stories about her lectures at the shark tank of the New England Aquarium and of her work as a snake handler. During her stories, Lilly sat with eyes on Bunny talking of all her past experiences with different animals and even her cat Brandy didn't seem to mind the presence of Lilly -- the canine in her room! The therapy visit is just one of the added benefits owner Eric Rubin offers his residents in the small unique Alzheimer's Assisted Living. Lilly enjoyed the visit very much, slinking her way through the living room, dining room and bedrooms of all the residents. On the way out another resident, Anna, a Holocaust survivor, met Teresa and Lilly at the door to thank them for coming to her home to visit. She promised tea and coffee next time.
Teresa Burns one of the owners of MT Care Navigators -- a FREE Care Referral Service brings Lilly to area facilities to meet and greet residents. Having personally visited each facility and spending time with residents and staff, she is able to refer families to different locations and give a detailed and personal stamp to each location. MT Care Navigators helps navigate families through the mountain of resources available from realtors to senior housing options, support groups, home care services, VNA services , elder law issues, etc. etc. They pride themselves on offering a personal, individual attention to their clients' needs and contract with only top notch providers in the industry. MT Care Navigators would like to invite chamber members to their first Preferred Provider networking meeting Oct 22, 2009 at Our Glass Wine Co. on Rt 1 Saugus. From 5-7pm. For more information call Teresa Burns of MT Care Navigators 1 888 682 2730 or visit them on the web at www.mtcarenavigators.com it's FREE!!! |
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Don't Pass Up This FREE Opportunity! |
| Chamber members, Diane & Fred Lovine (Beantown Shiners) are piloting a new program "bizleadgen" to help local businesses generate more qualified sales leads. The program is specifically designed for service companies that serve several towns, such as cleaners, painters, electricians, lawyers, doctors, any business really that relies on prospects calling in.
They are just getting up and running and are offering FREE services to Wilmington Chamber Businesses for the remainder of the year. This will help them work out any kinks before going live on a larger scale in January 2010 and hopefully help you increase sales.
How does it work? They will have a quick conversation with you to find out what services you provide and what towns you serve. Then they will create a website with hundreds of pages that are designed to be where your prospects are looking, such as the front page of Google or Yahoo searches. Prospects then call or email you directly.
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Welcome New Members |
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Friends Of The Wilmington Memorial Library
175 Middlesex Ave., Wilmington
978-658-2967
Contact: Robert Hayes
Raises awareness and funds for the Wilmington Memorial Library.
Elite Fitness Center
64-J Concord St., Wilmington
978-658-9898
Contact: Dani Meyer
Fitness center providing personal training and karate instruction.
Community Connection Yellow Pages
99 Washington St., Melrose
781-640-9951
Contact: Debby Small
Provides local telephone book.
Caselle Dental
211 Lowell St., Unit K, Wilmington
978-657-4550
Contact: Dr. Paul Caselle
Provides dental services.
Commonwealth Financial Network
226 Lowell St., Wilmington
978-658-5626
Contact: Bob Esdale
Specializes in retirement planning and wealth management.
Wilmington School/Business Partnership
161 Church St., Wilmington
978-694-6060
Contact: Krista Anderson
Collaborative effort by local business, community agencies, and the school system to establish a cooperative, mutually beneficial, long-term relationship.
MT Care Navigators
106 Sheridan Ave., Medford
781-799-2894
Contact: Teresa Burns
Free care referral service.
Thank you to ALL Wilmington Chamber members for your continued support! |
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Contact Us |
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Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
226 Lowell Street
PO Box 463
Wilmington, MA 01887
Tel. 978-657-7211
Office Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
President: Linda Covino
Executive Director: Nancy Vallee | |
