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Chamber eNewsletter - September 9, 2008
This issue is sponsored by The Beanery Bistro. For a great breakfast and lunch, stop by the Beanery. Also, get a $5 lunch special. Read more
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Business After Hours
The Windsor Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be hosted by the Courtyard by Marriott located at 1 Day Hill road from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 17.
The Courtyard Hartford Windsor hotel surrounds travelers to CT with the conveniences that make business and pleasure travel easy. The hotel is conveniently located right off Interstate 91 in the suburbs of Hartford. Visit their website at www.marriott.com/bdlwd for more information about their hotel and packages including a Family Fun Night and a Gas and Go package. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Enjoy refreshments, a raffle (Overnight stay at the Courtyard) and networking with other Chamber members. Free to Windsor Chamber and Metro Hartford Chamber members, $5.00 for non-chamber members. 688-5165.
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Vito's By The Water is Now Open!
Vito's By The Water is a family owned & operated business, which means they treat every guest like family. Every member of the Vito's team is committed to exceptional service & quality. Vitos is located at1936 Blue Hills Avenue Ext. Stop by and check out their lunch & dinner menu. If you are on the run visit their Vitos to go menu! Fore more information call the Restaurant at 285-8660
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Passport Supports Local Restaurants
The Chamber member restaurants that participated in the Passport program this year enjoyed more business than usual. 5000 passports were printed and distributed and more people than ever registered for the contest.
Congratulations to the three winners of this year's Passport to Summer Fun in Windsor contest! Computer - Ann Bramucci, Wii - Mitchell Girard, Restaurants - Joe Mancarella
Joe McAuliffe picked the winners out of a hat (err, a bag).
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Board Member Highlight - Beverly Boucher (Vice President)
Since 2001, Beverly Boucher has been the Manager of Community Relations for ALSTOM Power, Inc. In her capacity she is responsible for distributing corporate contributions to non-profit agencies throughout the Greater Hartford and Western Massachusetts areas whose focus is on education, health & human services, the community and the arts. Bev's responsibilities also involve coordinating employee volunteer activities in the community and the annual Employee Charitable Giving Campaign benefiting the United Way of the Capital Area and the Pioneer Valley (MA) United Way.
Bev has been employed by ALSTOM since 1974 and has held various positions throughout the company in Sales, Finance, Support Services, Medical, and Human Resources.
Beverly Boucher
ALSTOM Power Inc.
2000 Day Hill Road
Windsor CT 06095
Phone: (860) 285-5316 Fax: (860) 285-3789
e-mail: beverly.r.boucher@power.alstom.com
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Concert & Fireworks to Celebrate Windsor's 375th Birthday
You are invited to the Windsor 375 FREE Concert & Fireworks on Saturday, September 13 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.The Concert will be on the Windsor Town Green and then Fireworks in the rear of Loomis Chaffee School. This special "Come Home to Windsor" concert and fireworks celebration honors Windsor's 375th anniversary. You won't want to miss the homecoming of Windsor's own Big Al Anderson as he treats us to a concert on the Windsor Town Green. Opening for Big Al is Windsor's own Bus 13 beginning at 4:00 PM. Following the concert, enjoy a brilliant, colorful and heart pounding fireworks show in the meadow of the Loomis. For more information call 285-1835 click below for the website and a schedule of events.
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Member Events
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Making Family Memories: Exploring Your Family History Genealogy Series on Wednesday, September 3, 10, 17, 24 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Windsor Historical Society. Genealogist Ed Strickland shows how family artifacts and census, birth, marriage and death records can help build your family tree. Internet resources and software programs will be covered. Call 688-3813 to reserve a spot. $15.00/session or $50.00/series
On Thursday, September 11, call Bill Selig Jewlers (either store) to make an appointment to have your jewelry appraised at the Simsbury store. An appraisal includes a detailed analysis of your jewelry, complete with necessary diagrams and photos to insure an accurate estimate of its value. For more information call 688-3111
Color Me Real exhibition dedicated to Sol LeWitt opens Thursday, September 11 with a reception from 6-8 pm at the Windsor Art Center, Windsor, CT. The show features photographers Ellen Carey and Walter Wick. painters Etan Boisvert, Chet Kempczynski, Gabriela, Patricia Rosoff and Jeanne Manzelli, weaver jane Doyle and sculptor Tom Doyle. Jeanne Manzelli will be artist-in-residence. Events happening throughout the run of the show.
Learn to knit circular stripes with absolutely invisible jogs; tips and tricks of circular knitting.Saturday, September 13 1:00 - 4:00pm. $65 at Creative Fibers LLC, 645A Poquonock Ave, Windsor
As part of Windsor's 375th Anniversary, the Ellsworth Memorial Association will hold a Quilt Show on the grounds of the Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, 778 Palisado Ave., Windsor, CT 06095. Hours are Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 14, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Admission is $6 with proceeds benefiting the Oliver Ellsworth Homestead.
Were you too late to get tickets for August's Antiques Roadshow event in Hartford and didn't want to pay scalper ticket prices? All is not lost. On Saturday, September 13th from 1-4 p.m., a bevy of Connecticut's antiques experts will be on hand at Windsor Historical Society to look at your family treasures and tell you more about them. Call (860) 688-3813 or visit us on the web at www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org for more information.
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Beyond Windsor
The Suffield Chamber of Commerce Invites you to a Business After Hours & Apple Fest hosted by Spring Street Service Center located at 436 Spring Street in Windsor Locks on September 11 from 5:30- 7:00 PM. Come network with neighbors and friends. Refreshments of apple desserts and cider will be served. Please RSVP to 627-7495 or karen@myexpertauto.com
The 5th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Allied's Enfield Stars will be held on Sunday, September 14 at Airways Golf Course in West Suffield. The 18-hole scramble begins with a 9 AM shotgun start. The $80 entry fee includes golf carts, lunch, beverages and prizes. Registration forms and information for corporate sponsorships are available at Spring Street Service Center. For additional information call 860-627-7495 or go to www.MyExpertAuto.com.
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