We're Not Just a Chamber of Commerce;
We're a Chamber of Connections
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Welcome New Member Lilly Lights the Way
Join us as we welcome new member Lilly Lights the Way.
Lilly Lights the Way
is a foundation that serves as a leading source of family support for children with cancer. The foundation provides emotional and financial assistance to allow families to focus on spending precious, quality time with their children. No family fights alone, so they hope they can help these families live, laugh, and love like their angel, Lilly.
Lilly Lights the Way honors the memory of Lilly Toxavidis, a 13-year-old girl from Attleboro, Massachusetts. Lilly was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma in November of 2017. After a year and a half of intense chemotherapy treatment, Lilly was diagnosed with a secondary cancer, acute myeloid leukemia. This diagnosis required an urgent bone marrow transplant. She received her transplant in August of 2019 and battled many complications related to this procedure. Lilly courageously passed away this past October after a valiant fight.
Her innate kindness, strength, and bravery inspired everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. The foundation's goal is to spread her name in "lights" and bring happiness to other families who may be on a similar cancer journey.
Visit their
website
to learn about the events that they have coming up this year. They tell us that we should all "love like Lilly."
And their next event is on Saturday, April 4. Take a look at the flyer in our Member News section.
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Meet URCC Board Member Jon Davis
Jon Davis, Vice President Of Mortgage Lending at
Dean Bank
. has been with the bank for 33 years.
But Jon isn't just a respected banker, he has been a valued board member at the URCC for several years. Jon is an active participant in our Golf Tournament each year and has great ideas about retaining and recruiting new members. He also golfs in the tournament, one year getting a very lucky hole-in-one.
We are so grateful that Jon is on our board.
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Happy Anniversary!
These members renewed in the past few weeks. We are grateful that they continue to be members. National Grid has been a member since 1960 -- that's 60 years. Yikes!
DJ's Property Maintenance, member since 2002
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We Mobbed Evviva Trattoria
Last Thursday for Lunch
Evviva Trattoria
15 K Ledgeview Way
Wrentham
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Here we are enjoying our meals.
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Last Thursday, we "mobbed" Evviva Trattoria. More than 20 people can be considered a mob. But we were a very passive mob.
We had a separate room just for us. Take a look at the pictures. We really enjoyed our meals.
The kind folks at Evviva Trattoria created a dish just for us -- a Chamber Chicken Caesar Wrap.
General Manager, Nick Moniz, talked about the restaurant and how they pride themselves on serving fresh ingredients. He also presented us with a complimentary plate of beautiful cannolis. And a pizza for us to try. He really knows how to keep his customers happy!
President Jack Lank and Board members Zach Patten, Josh Vanada, Charlie Miller, Mike Litzenberger, Joe Monteiro, and Rebecca Marshall-Howarth attended along with Ambassadors Jason Hawkes, Jennifer Powell, and Mario Tardiff.
And we saw some new faces. Joe Monteiro brought two colleagues from Webster Bank and Rick Medeiros brought one of his colleagues from the Pawtucket Red Sox.
This was our first Lunch Mob and it was a success We are going to schedule additional like this because it is a delicious way to meet with other chamber members.
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This appetizer takes chips and dip to a new level.
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Meet with Chamber Professionals at
Executive Express-0
United Regional Chamber of Commerce
310 South Street, Plainville
Friday, March 6
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Each month, in an informal atmosphere, we help business leaders overcome the obstacles they face in growing their businesses quickly and more profitably.
This month's topic is
Business Planning -- What's Your Long-range Goal?
What Do You Do to Make Sure You Will Make Progress?
We hope you will join us.
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YPO Feeling a Wee Bit Irish on March 10
YPO Event
Stone Ridge Grill and Bar
60 Man Mar Drive
Plainville
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day a week early on March 10 at new member
Stoneridge Grill and Bar
. Stone Ridge is a fabulous restaurant that focuses on presenting amazing food at reasonable prices. Personally, we love, love, love their salads, their shrimp and scallop appetizer, the prime rib special on Friday and Saturday nights, and their turkey dinner on Sunday.
They have Happy Hour from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday with 1/2 price tacos and Music Bingo and Trivia nights.
We will be sampling some appetizers with a cash bar.
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Are you coming to the Stone Ridge?
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DATE AND TIME
03/10/20
6:00pm -
03/10/20
8:00pm
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There Is Something for Everyone in March
March 4, Jay Pateakos of Mass Development, Office Hours at the Chamber,
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m
March 6, Executive Express-O at the chamber, 7:45 a.m.
Plainville, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m
March 18, Extreme Networking I, Proctor Mansion Inn, 7:45 a.m.
March 25, Alive After Five Featuring a Taste of the Future at
Evviva Trattoria
, Wrentham, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Please contact the chamber with questions about any of these events.
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Host an Alive After Five Event!
Our members would love to learn more
about you and your business
Our
Alive After Five
events for Chamber members and their guests provide an opportunity for informal, one-on-one business introductions with other Chamber members.
To bring Chamber members to your location, host an Alive After Five!
Fill out the attached form, save it, and send it to Jack at jack@unitedregionalchamber.org. Our time slots are filling up fast, but we can still make room for more.
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Our Golf Tournament Has Been Scheduled
Save the Date June 15
This year, we will be hosting our 34
th
annual golf tournament. For the past several years, Norton Country Club has been the venue for the tournament. They have been great to us and we are pleased that they will be hosting our event again.
Proceeds from this event benefit the educational programs and initiatives that the chamber facilitates each year, including the Spotlight on Education Breakfast which recognizes the top ten seniors and unsung heroes from the 16 communities that the chamber represents.
And we are looking for volunteers and sponsors. Please contact us at the chamber if you would like to be on the Golf Tournament committee, would like to volunteer the day of the event, or if you and your company would like to be one of our sponsors.
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Only for URCC Members
Rebecca is offering weekly free consultations at the Chamber office Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Send an
email
to her to schedule an hour. Rebecca will review the content in your Marketing material and website. This service is one of your member benefits, so you should take advantage."
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Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Hours at the URCC Chamber Office
The MSBDC is committed to helping your business succeed in Massachusetts. They provide free, confidential, one-to-one business assistance and free or low-cost educational training programs to prospective and existing small businesses throughout the Commonwealth. The MSBDC fosters the start, growth, and sustainability of small business by providing high-quality, in-depth advising, training, and capital access.
Call 508-673-9783 for an appointment.
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MassDevelopment
Office Hours at the Chamber
Jay Pateakos, vice president of Business Development for the South Region of
MassDevelopment,
will hold office hours at the United Regional Chamber office at 310 South Street in Plainville.
Pateakos will be available to provide information and answer questions about how the organization can help businesses, financial institutions, and municipalities in southeastern Massachusetts.
Here are the dates for the first half of 2020.
March 4, April 1, May 6, and June 3
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For more information
email Jay
or call 508-678-0533, ext. 1201.
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The next screening is this Thursday, March 5.
Houghton Physical Therapy
80 Park Street, Attleboro
Todd Houghton, P.T., C.S.C.S., owner of Houghton Physical Therapy, is making himself available to assess your pain/injury and give you answers about the cause and solution to your problem.
CALL ahead for your dedicated time with Todd
508-223-2300
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STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OFFERING PRENATAL EXERCISE TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS
The Wellness Exercise Program at Sturdy Memorial Hospital offers prenatal exercise to expectant mothers. Exercise during pregnancy can help ease some of the common discomforts women experience during pregnancy.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), exercising while pregnant can help reduce backaches, may decrease risk of gestational diabetes, and promotes healthy weight gain during pregnancy. In addition, exercising while pregnant can help to improve endurance and strength, preparing you for labor and delivery.
Sturdy’s Prenatal Exercise Program is a 16- session program that includes resistance and aerobic training, pelvic floor strengthening exercises, as well as education about prenatal health and wellness.
Grants are available to those who qualify.
Our exercise physiologists are medically trained and will monitor you during your workouts to help you stay healthy and active during your pregnancy. For more information or to register, please call
508-236-7390.
Sturdy Memorial Hospital is a full-service, independent, financially stable, not-for-profit acute care community hospital in Attleboro, which serves southeastern Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island.
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The Racing Division of Plainridge Park Casino is currently offering a generous discount to any business or business owner interested in running an ad campaign during the entire 2020 harness racing season (April – November).
The ad package consists of a full-page color ad in the official track program PLUS a digital ad display on the track’s infield video board providing huge exposure on a local and national level. An on-property promotional event for your business would also be considered. Total cost - $1,000
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Like, Comment, and Share
Hey folks, we're on our smart phones and devices constantly (whether we want to admit it or not). We'd appreciate it if you would help us promote our Facebook posts. Like
our page
, share it, but when you see one of our posts, please LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE the post. This will help us promote our members and will gain interest for our organization.
Help us spread the word!
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J
oin a great team!
Visit the
B&M website
for more information about the jobs that are available.
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URCC MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES
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Looking for talent?
Send your open positions to us to post on our Member
job board.
To help you with outreach, postings remain on our website for two months.
Email for more info.
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Sponsorships
Stay in front of your fellow Chamber members by sponsoring upcoming events.
- Annual Meeting (February 2020)
- Spotlight on Education Breakfast (May 2020)
- Golf Tournament (June 2020)
- Women's Expo (September 2020)
- Taste of the Region (October 2020)
- To get involved, click here or email.
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URCC MONTHLY MEETINGS
Small Business Advising is available the second and fourth Monday of the month.
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Help Us Thank Our Chairman's Circle Member
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Help Us Thank Our Corporate Partners
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