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Chamber eNewsletter - September 4, 2007
Tourism Committee Meeting Friday September 7th at 8:30 am in the Chamber Office! New Committee Members Welcome.
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Business Breakfast
The Windsor Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, September 5 from 7:30 am - 9:00 am at Windsor Physical Therapy located at 555 Day Hill Road.
Tour the host facility, network with other businesses, take a chance on the raffle and enjoy the morning with a light breakfast.
This event is free to Chamber Members, TVCC Members and Metro Hartford Alliance Members. The cost is $5:00 for non members.
click here to rsvp online
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Windsoropoly Almost Sold Out
There are a limited number of spots left on the Windsoropoly Board so please call Anna at 285-1902 to reserve your spot or order online at www.windsor375.com!
What's left?
--Deluxe Board Ad(8 spaces - 4 still available)
Full space ad with your business name and logo appearing on the board AND on the deed card. $475
--Business Patron Ad (50 for sale - 41 still available). Your organization's name will appear on a list of names in the middle of the board. $100 You may use up to 34 characters, including spaces and punctuation.
Patron Ad (50 for sale - 39 still available).
Your individual or family name will appear in the middle of the board along with others. $50 You may use up to 34 characters, including spaces and punctuation.
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Red Rose is Coming!
The 2nd Annual Red Rose Tea Fair will take place on November 9 - 11, 2007. Get involved!
Be a Vendor at the Fair!
If your business offers Wade figurines or other Wade items, or any kind of Tea - related items, you need to be a vendor at the Red Rose Tea Fair! People are coming from all of the US, Canada, and the UK to buy Wade and Tea items. Be a vendor and sell to them! Learn More
Be a Shuttle Stop during the Fair!
If your business targets antique collectors and/or tea lovers, you should be on the Shuttle Stop Saturday and Sunday during the Fair. The shuttle runs both days from the Fair at the Hilton Garden Inn to all shuttle stops and back every half hour. Customers will be piling off the shuttle to shop in your store or eat in your restaurant. One catch! You have to provide a Fair-related special or activity. If you need help coming up with activity ideas, let us know. Learn More
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Windsor Road Race To Benefit Cancer Research
Owners, John Ficaro, Tim Fitzgerald, Mike Deneen, and Samir Doshi, of the Union Street Tavern, in Windsor, Connecticut, thought of several different ideas to celebrate their first year of operation since opening in September of 2006. Only one idea rose to the top.a road race through the beautiful and historic area of Windsor Center with proceeds to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand, a unique foundation that has evolved from a young cancer patient's front yard lemonade stand in Windsor to a nationwide fundraising movement for childhood cancer.
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Sidewalk Sale Winner!
Donald Keating of Windsor was the $500 Chamber gift certificate winner. Phyllis Stargardter presents him with the gift certificates at the Chamber office.
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Local Color Art Show & Sale
The Windsor Art Center at the Freight House presents LOCAL COLOR art show and sale September 15th thru October 14th. The opening reception is Saturday, Sept. 15, 5-7:30 PM. Oil paintings, watercolors, photography, art furniture, and sculpture will be on display, all pieces by Windsor artists. A raffle prize, an indoor sculpture by Lon Pelton, will go to the winning $5 donation ticket.
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Freedom Trail Celebration
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The Connecticut Freedom Trail recognizes the importance of a number of sites throughout the State of Connecticut that are associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of African Americans.
In celebration of the Connecticut Freedom Trail Month, the following Windsor Freedom Trail events are being held for the community in the month of September.
The Freedom Trail Celebration: Saturday, September 8, 2007 from 11:00a.m. 4:00p.m. This event will be held at Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 320 Hayden Station Road, Windsor, which is one of the four Windsor Freedom Trail sites. This will be a day for the community to come together to celebrate Windsor's participation in the Freedom Trail. There will be free food, gospel music, and fun children's games and activities. You and your family will have an opportunity to visit Archer's historic cemetery and learn more about the Church's significance to the Freedom Trail. There will also be information available on each of the Windsor Freedom Trail sites. For more information, call Alfred Narcisse at 860-688-2479.
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Mortgage Seminar
Attend a FREE Homebuyer Class to prepare yourself BEFORE you start shopping for a home from 6:30-8:00 pm
on September 6th at the Windsor Chamber of Commerce building at 261 Broad Street, Windsor(on the town green).
Thi sseminar is presented by Attorney Richard Vassallo of O'Malley, Deneen, Leary, Messina, and Oswecki, and Mortgage Loan Officer Ken Snelgrove of McCue Mortgage.
--Topics included are:
--Are you ready for homeownership?
--Reading credit scores
--Shopping for a home
--Making a purchase offer
--Understanding mortgages
--Home maintenance
To register call 1-800-382-0017
for more information click here
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Motocross Summer Race Series
Come check out some bar-banging motocross action right here on Friday nights in Windsor. Mototown USA is featuring a summer race series with big names from as far away as Maine and New Jersey! For more details visit www.mototownusa.com. Mototown USA is located at 1001 Day Hill Road. Racing starts at 7 p.m. Don't miss out.
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