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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Week of April 04, 2012
Week of May 10, 2012 - Below
‘Chamber Mall’ cards sent out; discounts good until next April
Chamber members have been mailed their complimentary “Chamber Mall” cards and more than 45 fellow members are ready to start accepting them for specific discounts. The new Chamber website contains a listing of all the discounts being offered. Just go to www.southingtoncoc.com and seek out the Chamber Mall block ad to the right. Additional cards for members are $5 each and for non-members, $10. Cards are available at the Chamber office. Any Chamber business may be included in the Chamber Mall anytime during the next 12 months. The card is sponsored by Grant Chiropractic.
‘Girls Night Out’ prepares for 7th consecutive year ….May 9th
The Chamber Womens Committee is ready to unveil its 7th consecutive ‘Girls Night Out’ at the Aqua Turf on Wednesday, May 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Aqua Turf. This year the event is in Kay’s Pier, allowing for more vendor booths and much more seating for attendees. The night will feature food, music, raffle and back by popular demand, “How to make the Perfect Martini.” Admission is $25 PP so come and enjoy a night of shopping, networking, chair massages and more. Sponsors include Serra & DelVecchio Insurance, Anthem, The Orchards, Mulberry Gardens, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, ConnectiCare, Costco, Chubet & Co, CPA, Calcagni Real Estate, Barker Specialty, Assisting Living Technologies.
Refreshed Chamber website is ready for your eyes
The Chamber website, tired from an average of 138,000 hits a month, overloaded with supportive ads from members and a growing membership list, has been upgraded, improved and refreshed. The colors are calm, the pages are fitted and easy to find and information remains at strategic sites. Check it out at www.southingtoncoc.com. Thanks to Omega Communications for a great job!
Chamber announces SHS scholarship recipients
Three Southington High seniors will be awarded $500 scholarships from the Chamber of Commerce. The three were selected from applications received from the high school. They were evaluated on their quest to further their education, their brief essays, grades and overall community involvement.
The three are Noah Sheffy, son of Tony Sheffy and Heidi Bass-Lamberto who plans to attend Roger Williams University; John Ricciardone, son of John and Maria Ricciardone who plans to attend Johnson and Wales University; Anthony Pacheco, son of Dr. Stacey Raya-Nanfito and Dr. Joseph Pacheco, who has applied to UConn and Central Ct. State University.
The Chamber Women have selected a SHS senior for their annual scholarship. She is Alejandra Gimenz. Formed in 2004, the Chamber Women have been an integral part of the organization. They assist with several Chamber events and raise funds for the scholarship.
Two websites that deserve your Internet visit
Just about every business, promoter and anyone with some IT experience, wants us to visit their website. A website book in a fireplace would take hours to burn. Non-profits, advertisers, promoters, scammers, political groups, left and right wing activists, good people, bad people, religious and atheists…all want to lead you to a website. With malice towards none, most websites are Internet advertisements. Not all.
Yet, begging internet users to type in a website address has become so common that going to a specific site without a particular reason, is becoming uncommon.
The pebble in the shoe is that many websites are not immediately inviting to continue beyond the main page. Many are too boring, too many words, not enough pictures, too many colors that distract from the intended message, and others are just so editorially intense. Others cover the message with an ad. Some are virtually ignored by their founders thus showing photos and information from years ago.
There are two websites I encourage you to visit. One is your Town of Southington website that perhaps, has not gotten your previous attention. This site, www.southington.org will provide you with enough information about who runs your town, their phone numbers, your town’s history and what’s going on at 75 Main Street. But, if you’d like to listen to a 2003 audiotape of a downtown walking tour, you might be pleasantly surprised.
The walking tour of downtown was produced by this writer and narrated by the late sportscaster Dick Galiette, himself a Southington native. You can sit back and listen to a half hour of historical tidbits scanning downtown buildings and streets. Originally, the cassette tape was made and provided with a booklet to accompany walkers from Hobart Street to the old high school and back to downtown. It covers an historical region that makes you feel you are walking down Main and Center streets. In spite of its nearly 10 years in age, this audio will be unique to the curious and especially those who cling to the town’s yesteryears.
The other website is the Chamber’s newest edition at www.Southingtoncoc.com. Managed and constructed by Omega Communications, this site now encompasses just about everything you should and need to know about your hometown. It’s easy to read, easy to navigate and most appealing, is the Chamber Mall listing of nearly 50 businesses that are offering discounts for a full year. A Chamber Mall discount card is available to the public for a very small fee.
The Chamber site is one of the best to search for people who may want to move to Southington. The site is the best way to find a reputable business and to see photos of Southington while searching for economic information, education and most of all, every phone number, address and services offered by more than 580 Chamber members.
It takes time to search a website. But it takes more time to flip pages in a phone book or yellow pages.
The Chamber website isn’t intended to memorialize the organization. It is to fulfill an obligation to members and citizens by promoting the local enterprises and economic stability of Southington. It is sponsored by more than a dozen businesses. It is refreshed almost daily. I am personally proud of its content.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL 2012
ALZHEIMER’S RESOURCE CENTER OF CT— Dementia Caring Community
***WELCOME*** 1261 South Main Street, Plantsville, CT. 06479 The phone number is 860-628-3020and the Fax number is 860-621-8083. Erica DeFrancesco is the primary contact.
CAKE MY DAY— Custom Cakery
***WELCOME*** 832 Queen Street, Southington CT 06489. The phone number is 203-510-3809. Christie Chipelo is the primary contact.
DURHAM VETERINARY HOSPITAL—Animal Hospital
***WELCOME*** 178 Parmelee Hill Road, Durham CT. 06422 The phone number is 860-349-3499 and the fax number is 860-349-8649. Dr. Sudesh Kumar is the primary contact.
MCDONALDS OF SOUTHINGTON—Fast Food Restaurant
***WELCOME*** 675 Queen Street, Southington CT. 06489 The phone number is 860-621-5791. Wendy Lopez is the primary contact.
ROBIN LEE MICHEL, WAY WITH WORDS—Freelance Writing
***WELCOME*** 225 Norton Street, Plantsville CT. 06479 The phone number is 860-620-2989. Robin Lee Michel is the primary contact.
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