Petitions due May 14, 2019 - Ballots will be sent May 15, 2019
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GCCC Scholarship Applications Due May 10, 2019
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Do you know a high school senior planning to attend a college, university or post-secondary career in technical education program after graduation?
Encourage them to apply for our
High School Senior Scholarship
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Are
you
continuing your education at a college, university of post-secondary career in technical education program?
Would a small scholarship help you achieve your education goals?
We encourage you to apply for our
Member Continued Education Scholarship
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Chamber Advertising Opportunity
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The Marketing & Membership Committee has been hard at work on our new information booklet and is seeking 12 members to purchase $70 logo ads. We will be printing 750 copies and these will be distributed to current and prospective members throughout the Greater Claremont area.
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Upcoming Chamber Events - Save the Dates
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GCCC Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 5th 11:00am-1:00pm
July Business After Hours
Hosted by Claremont Senior Center
Tuesday, July 9th 5:30pm-7:00pm
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Chamber Member News & Events
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Curb Your Car Day - Friday, May 17th
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Celebrate National Bike to Work Day with Vital Communities second annual
Upper Valley Curb The Car Day
!
Bike or walk
if that’s for you. Or take the
bus
, vanpool, or
carpool
. You can even skateboard or kayak! Why? Fewer drive-alone car trips means lower greenhouse gas emissions and less demand for parking. Plus you’ll get fresh air and exercise when you walk and bike, even if it’s just to and from the bus stop! Carpooling, vanpooling, and taking the bus are great ways to meet your neighbors and build community.
Check out the list of Curb the Car Day events
and locations planned so far, and get your workplace or neighborhood involved!
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Congratulations to all of this year's leaders but a
very special congratulations to
Ivy Condon of Claremont!
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust First Annual Pet Supply Drive Kicks Off May 6th
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust invites you to participate in their first annual Pet Supply Drive from May 6 thru May 31, 2019. Collection boxes are located at all of our branch locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont; more than 50 locations! Please visit your local branch and make a contribution of unopened pet food, litter, cleaning supplies, new toys and bedding. No cash donations are being accepted. All donations benefit local, non-profit animal shelters or humane societies. Want to know which shelter will receive your donation? Just ask a branch employee!
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“We are introducing the Pet Supply Drive to address a need in our local communities – caring for the pets in local animal shelters,” said Joseph Schmitt, SVP/Chief Marketing Officer at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. “Thank you in advance for your generous contributions. Partnering together we can do more.”
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WordPress Workshop
Saturday, May 25th from 9am-4pm
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SCORE is offering a full-day, hands-on WordPress workshop, Saturday, May 25
th
from 9 am - 4 pm at Franklin Pierce, 24 Airport Road, Lebanon. WordPress is the most popular online publishing platform for websites and blogs.
This course is a comprehensive review of WordPress and how to use it to build websites and/or blogs and publish your content on the Web. The workshop is suitable if you want to brush up on the newest version of WordPress, learn techniques, better understand theme installation, page and blog post publishing, adding images and video content, search engine optimization, and more.
“What makes this workshop hands-on is each participant will have their own workstation and work on a live WordPress website/blog,” said Gary Horsman, the workshop presenter who oversees Marketing at a Global Reach, a business development and Internet Marketing Company in Woodstock “This is a perfect practice environment to learn or brush up on WordPress where key concepts will be explained and demonstrated so participants can implement on the spot. There will also be time for discussion.”
The cost of the workshop is $300. If you want to bring a colleague or friend (and share a workstation) the additional fee is $150. There will be a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) and light refreshments will be available in the room for the morning session.
Gary Horsman
will be the workshop presenter. Horsman oversees Marketing at A Global Reach, a business development and Internet Marketing Company located in Woodstock, Vermont. He also teaches programs on search engine optimization and content marketing.
For more information about the workshops or to reserve a spot
, visit
Upper Valley Score
or call (603) 448-3491.
ABOUT SCORE:
SCORE is the largest volunteer mentoring network in the USA. For more than 50 years, SCORE has served as America’s premier source of confidential business mentoring and education. Through a nationwide network of more than 300 chapters and 10,000 volunteers, SCORE helps small businesses to start up, grow, and achieve their goals. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE Upper Valley was founded in 1967 as Chapter 184. With more than 30 volunteer mentors, who give freely of their time and talent to help small business owners and potential small business owners achieve success and improve the economic health of their local communities. SCORE mentoring is always free and our educational services are free or at a low cost.
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Help the Sullivan County Humane Society reach their fundraising goal of $15,000 this year!
They are off to a great start with $3,000 in corporate sponsorships - what can your company contribute?
Contact Laurie Waterman for more information on sponsorship opportunities via
email
or 603-381-0716
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Claremont Opera House Seat Restoration Underway
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Thanks to NH State Council on the Arts ($20,000), Mascoma Bank Foundation ($10,000) and Claremont Savings Bank ($2,000), the Claremont Opera House Theater Seat restoration project has begun. These grants will enable COH to repair the seating on 300 of the 519 seats in the orchestra level. The per chair cost is $100. Many of the seats are stained from use over the years and the sun coming through the windows has rotted some of the fabric exposing the deteriorating foam. Other grants are currently being written to finish the balance of the 219 orchestra seats.
The restoration is being done by Bartholomew Contract Interiors from Hartford Connecticut. BCI and David Eckstein were highly recommended by Friends of the Audi who recently restored their seating in Concord. The Audi awarded BCI with a Certificate of Excellence award. BCI is using a fabric very close to the original fabric and will be keeping the historical features, such as the under-the-seat hat racks of the seats, intact.
Because the seats have to be removed and taken to Connecticut for their repairs, BCI will work around the COH show schedule. There may be some shows where there will be some seats missing. Sponsored by NHSCA and Mascoma Bank Foundation and Claremont Savings Bank, this first phase of the lower level should be completed by June in time for the annual full house for Jenkins and Stardancer Dance Recitals. When the lower level, which is showing more wear is completed, the balcony level will be addressed.
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Taverne on the Square is now offering a 15% discount for lunch to all business members of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce.
Lunch is served from 11:00am to 4:00pm
For your convenience you may consider calling an hour ahead of your desired pick up time. Then simply pick up your lunch order to go. If you prefer, we will be happy to have it ready to serve to you!
Simply mention promo code: Jasper56
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Places we LOVE in
Sullivan County
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Choose your favorite outdoor place, building, restaurant, business or historical site. Any place where others can visit is perfect to share. Use your smart phone to snap a photo, then visit
bit.ly/LoveSullivan to upload and describe what makes it special to you!
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Economic & Infrastructure Development Investment Program
now accepting grant applications for 2019
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Applications and more information are available online here:
http://www.nbrc.gov/
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Applications will be due on Friday, May 10
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Land and Community Heritage Investment Program Grant Workshops
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Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) announces the schedule for 2019 grant requests.
Workshop attendance is required for first time applicants and recommended for repeat applicants. Registration materials can be found
HERE
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The schedule for application activities is detailed below.
- April 9 State Conservation Grants Workshop at NH Dept. of Environmental Services 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
- April 29 Historic Resources Grant Workshop at NH Dept. of Environmental Services 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301April 30Historic Resources Grant Workshop at Littleton Community Center 120 Main Street, Littleton, NH 03561
- May 1 Grant Round Opens
- May 17 Intent to Apply forms due at LCHIP office
Required for EACH project
Find Natural Resource Intent to Apply form
HERE
Find Historic Resource Intent to Apply form
HERE
June 28 Grant applications due at LCHIP office by noon
Contact the LCHIP office (603-224-4113) with any questions.
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UNH Advanced Manufacturing Day
May 23, 2019
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Explore the possibilities of partnering with UNH.
An interactive day, with direct access to UNH professors, researchers, industry experts, and government officials.
What to expect:
- Learn about UNH research topics, including industrial internet of things, biomanufacturing, rapid prototyping,automation/robotics, machining, electronics manufacturing,composites, materials characterization, and more
- Networking sandpit/speed dating opportunities to exchange ideas with researchers, faculty, scientists, engineers, and industry experts
- Intensive, interactive, innovative environment
- Tours of UNH’s John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, Space Science Center, the University Instrumentation Center (UIC), and the UNH InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL)
- Learn about facilities access to the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center and UIC
- Expo featuring UNH research centers and business resources
- Student poster presentations highlighting the range of advanced manufacturing research at UNH
- Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and networking reception
Who should attend:
- Manufacturing plant managers
- Engineering directors
- Decision makers
- Business development executives
- Heads of research or product lines
- Entrepreneurs
- Venture capitalists
- Recruiters
- UNH faculty and researchers
This event is free, but registration is required. Register early as space is limited.
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Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce | 24 Opera House Sq. Claremont, NH 03743
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