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FREE Business Advice The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDC) at the University of Massachusetts is pleased to announce that Clifford Robbins, PhD, a Senior Business Advisor and a Management Professor will be available to provide free, confidential, one-to-one business management and technical assistance counseling to prospective and existing small businesses. Dr. Robbins has extensive experience in management, marketing, strategic and financial planning. He has consulted with over one thousand small businesses. He can help you too! The MSBDC provides a wide selection of assistance to local small businesses including: start-up issues, business plan development, marketing and sales strategies, cash flow analysis, government procurement and international trade assistance. Please call the Chamber office at 508-759-6000 X10 to schedule an appointment for Monday, July 30th.
Murray Secures Funding for Education of Military Students for Fourth Year Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) announced that the fiscal year 2008 budget includes $5.5 million in funding for the Education Reserve Account which provides the Town of Bourne with compensation for educating the children of military families. This is the fourth year that Murray has secured the grant money. “The responsibility to educate the children of military families stationed at MMR falls on the shoulders of the Town of Bourne. Even though the town accepts this additional financial burden, the federal government continues to leave its commitment to compensate the town unfulfilled,” said Senate President Murray. “Again, the Commonwealth is stepping up where the federal government has fallen behind and is providing some financial relief from the cost of educating these children.” “For the past four years, this additional funding has allowed the Town of Bourne to better serve the children of our residents and the children of the military families stationed at MMR,” said Bourne Superintendent Ed LaFleur. “We are grateful to Senator Murray for her efforts in supporting education for all of the children in our community.” The grant funding has been available to Bourne since Fiscal Year 2005. The 2005 fiscal year was the first year that the Town of Bourne saw any type of additional funding assistance to make up for the lack of promised federal funding.
Representative Perry Receives Award Representative Jeffrey Davis Perry (R-Sandwich) was named
the Boy Scouts of America “Distinguished Citizen for 2007” by
the Cape Cod & Islands Council. The Boy Scouts of America
bestowed this honor on Representative Perry for his service to
the community and his outstanding examples of "promoting self-reliance
and other kindred virtues" during his last five years in office.
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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE Congratulations go out to Sharon Brown, Jane Walsh and the entire staff of Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston’s Cape Cod Practices for being honored with the 2007 BarnstableSeniorCenter’s Legacy Award. The Legacy Award recognizes a business that has positively impacted the lives of local seniors. They have donated equipment, offered seminars, served on boards for many local nonprofits and underwritten the cost of a medical exam room here at the Senior Center”. Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston also received citations from both the State Senate and House of Representatives through Senator Robert O’Leary’s office and from Representative Demetrius Atsalis for receiving the Legacy Award. Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston is a Boston based ophthalmic practice with two satellite facilities in Yarmouth and Sandwich and an ambulatory surgi-center in Sandwich. OCB has been proudly providing eye care to those on Cape Cod and the Islands since May 1991. The Mezza Luna Restaurant located at 253 Main St. in Buzzards Bay MA recently celebrated its founder Johnny Cubellis, for operating a successful business for 70 years. Speranza and Johnny Cubellis established the Mezza Luna restaurant in 1937. The Mezza Luna is now in its 3rd generation of ownership and operated by E.J. Cubellis Johnny’s oldest son. For more information on the Mezza Luna visit www.mezzalunarestaurant.com. Jeffrey Beals, Officer Customer Sales & Service Manager of TD Banknorth of 121 Main St., Buzzards Bay has been unanimously voted in as a Board Member of the A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. TD Banknorth has donated office space to the Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting patient programs and research for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -Lou Gehrig's Disease, for over 4 years. For information visit www.alsfamily.org
MEMBER HAPPENINGSThe Barnstable County Fair kicks off its 2007 season Friday, July 20 with the Beatles’ tribute band Strawberry Fields on stage at 7:00 p.m., and a giant fireworks display at dusk. The fair is staged at the fairgrounds on Rte. 151 on the East Falmouth-Mashpee line. More than 80,000 people attend the fair each season to get up close and personal with animals, enjoy a world of fun foods, and thrill to midway rides and games of chance. There will be dozens of different exhibits and demonstrations, and new sights to see every day. The fair is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Monday through Thursday from 4-10 p.m. The midway is open every evening until 11:30 p.m. Admission is $10; $8 for seniors and those with a military ID. Multi-day and family discount passes are available, and kids 12 and younger get in free with a paying adult. “Wristband Days” will be July 20, 23 and 27 when fairgoers will enjoy unlimited rides on most attractions for just $15. Friends of Bourne Council on Aging is having Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament coordinated by Bay State Poker, Saturday, July 28th at the Buzzards Bay Eagles, 39 Cohasset Avenue, Buzzards Bay, MA. Registration is at 5:30P.M. Play Begins at 6:00P.M. Buy In is $125. Prizes to the Top 10% Finishers. First Prize $2,500 (Based on 100 players) Raffle - Free hors d’oeuvres - cash bar. Call the Bourne Senior Center for tickets & Information, 508-759-0653 Saturday, August 4th, the Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen, 6 Discovery Road, E.Sandwich will have a Blueberry Festival from 11 AM - 2 PM. Celebrate our native blueberry during the height of the season and enjoy homemade blueberry dessert served in the historic 1903 Jam Kitchen. View blueberry jam making, visit the nature center’s small resident animals and stroll the paths of the wildflower garden. Fee for dessert is $3, for more info 508-888-6870 Join Heritage Museum and Gardens for “An Evening of American Acoustic Music featuring David Bromberg with the Angel Band” and an eclectic musical journey through several uniquely American music forms. The David Bromberg Quartet and the Angel Band will perform a unique repertoire including the early works of Stephen Foster, the Texas swing of Bob Wills, Cajun fiddle tunes, Delta and Chicago Blues, Bluegrass, Folk and much more! Bromberg is an acknowledged virtuoso on guitar, mandolin, dobro and other stringed instruments. His extraordinary guitar picking and exceptional stylistic range brought him to the attention of many other musicians; Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, the Reverend Gary Davis, Tom Paxton, and Chubby Checker are only a few of the notables who sought Bromberg out. He is a product of blues, country, jazz, folk, and classical music. From his early success as a guitar virtuoso, Mr. Bromberg has developed into a brilliant entertainer. S.S.
John W. Brown, one of the last operating survivors from the
great fleet of over 2,700 Liberty Ships and the last operational
troopship of World War II, will call at Buzzards Bay Tuesday, August
14th & Wednesday, August 15th, from 10am – 4pm, berthed
at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. A
$5 donation is requested from adults; children 12 and under are
Free. The Mass Maritime training ship, T.S. Enterprise will
also be open to the public at the same time. Passengers must
be able to walk up the gangway to board the ships. For more
information visit The Onset Blues Festival returns this year on Saturday, August 18th for its 15th annual presentation of authentic American Blues. The festival will feature 5 bands during the day beginning at 11:30 AM until 6 PM. The festival will be held at Prospect Park, in the Bandshell, in the historic Onset Village, overlooking the harbor. Free parking is available nearby. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the Festival. For information contact the Onset Bay Association, 508-295-7072 or visit www.onsetvillage.com. The Annual Beachmoor Golf Tournament, which benefits the Bourne Council on Aging Food Pantry. This year’s tournament will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at The Paul Harney Golf Club in Hatchville, with a putting contest beginning at 12:00 and at 1:00 a shotgun scramble. The entry fee of only $100.00 includes a box lunch, golf & cart, and dinner at The Beachmoor immediately after the tournament. Following dinner, prizes will be awarded for first, second, third and last place teams, as well as longest drive and closest to the pin. Guests may join us for dinner at 6:00 for a $40.00 donation. For more information on registering your team or an individual, hole sponsorships and how to donate prizes, please ring 508-759-7522 and ask for Rob Pacheco or Mike Degan. The First Annual Douglas J. Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, September 17th, at The Brookside Club in Bourne. 8:00 AM Shotgun start. All proceeds will benefit the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay. Interested in sponsorship opportunities, making a donation or more information contact Convention Data Services – golf@cdsreg.com NEW MEMBERS
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