Cape Cod Canal Region Holiday Ornament “Cape Cod Bay” can now be purchased at several locations in Sandwich.  The hand-blown ornament is made by master glassblower Michael Magyar of The Glass Studio on Cape Cod, and is etched with “Christmas In Sandwich, 15th, 2007”. Each one is individually numbered with a limited edition of 500 to be produced. The cost is $30.00 and payable by cash, check or credit card.  Insured shipping within the continental United States is available for an additional $5.00 charge. These collectible ornaments are available at the Chamber Business Office in Buzzards Bay and at The Snow Goose Shop, The Dan’l Webster Inn & Spa, Cape Cod Cooperative Bank, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Eastern Bank, Citizens Bank, The Glass Studio on Cape Cod and Heart of Stone.

Annual Carole Sing

Friday, November 30, 7 pm, Rte 130 & Old Main Street - Raise your voice in this fun filled hour of old-fashioned Carole sing.  Bring your friends and relatives, join your neighbors or meet new ones.  The Dickens Carolers will lead this special kick-off to our “Christmas In Sandwich” Event.  Songbooks are published by the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce and will be distributed that evening.  After the Sing, follow the crowd to The Dan’l Webster Inn & Spa where hot cider will be served, compliments of the Inn, and listen to more songs from students at The Sandwich High School, Forestdale and HT Wing Elementary School.  Santa may even make a surprise appearance!

“3rd Annual Holiday at Heritage”

Thursday, December 6th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, Heritage Museums & Gardens, Pine & Grove Streets, Sandwich - Partake in delicious fare from some of the finest restaurants and caterers in the region and participate in a silent auction featuring artisan paintings, hand-blown glass, and many other items from local merchants. Enjoy Heritage’s “Spectacle of Lights” while you are there!  A cash bar will be available.

Admission is $20.  Credit cards are accepted.  More information?  Contact us at 508-759-6000 x10.  Reservations with payment must be made in advance to the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce, 70 Main St., Buzzards Bay, MA  02532 or (Pay online - click here)

Proceeds from the event go to the chamber’s scholarship fund and operation of the Sandwich Visitor Booth on Rt. 130, Sandwich.

“Keeping Small-Business Out of Court: 
Ten Ways Small-Business Owners Can Avoid Lawsuits”
Sponsored by National Federation of Independents Businesses.
Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce,
and Dan’l Webster Inn & Spa

Luncheon Seminar : Tuesday, December 4, 2007, Noon  -  2 pm, The Dan’l Webster Inn & Spa, 149 Main Street, Sandwich

Senior Legal Counsel, Beth Milito, of the NFIB Legal Foundation, will discuss ten steps to reduce the likelihood that your business will be sued and increase the odds that your business will win if it is sued.   Topics include the following:  ■ Insurance Problems   ■ Employment Law Fundamentals   ■ FMLA (Fair Labor Standards Act) ■ Independent Contractor Issues   ■ Workers’ Compensation   ■ Document Retention

Reservations are required.  A cost of $20.00 covers the seminar, luncheon, and materials.  (Each attendee will receive a free updated Federal Employment Law Handbook, which includes recent minimum wage changes.)

RSVP:    E-mail: member@capecodcanalchamber.org
Phone:   508-759-6000 x11 Fax: 508-759-6965  . 

All small and independent business owners & guests are invited to attend this informative seminar .

Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce
2008 Official Guidebook
produced by Cape Cod Life Publications

This is your opportunity to showcase your business to all visitors and residents of the Cape Cod Canal Region.

Methods of Distribution: Phone & Email requests, Restaurants, Hotels & Inns, Visitor Centers, Tourism Trade Shows And Worldwide visibility via the Chambers website.

Deadlines for Ad Space – Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

For more information contact Laura Taylor or Hillary MacDonald at Cape Cod Life 800-645-4482

FREE Business Advice Available

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, November 26th.

We need your stuff!

Promote your business to new members of the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber, such as pens, pads of paper, letter openers, t-shirts,  etc.  Here is an easy way to promote your business to new businesses.   20-30 of whatever item you would like can be dropped to the chamber office or contact,  member@capecodcanalchamber.org. 

Member Happenings

Texas Hold'em Tournament to benefit the Cape Cod Children's Museum,  Saturday, November 17th. - Tournament Start time is 6:00 - Registration starts at 5:00 at the Trowbridge Tavern at the Bourne Rotary Pre-Registration is $35.00 or Registration $45.00 at the door, if seating is available.  Prizes awarded to the top ten players  Cash Bar and light refreshments.  Fun for new Texas Hold'em players and the more seasoned.  It's a great time for guys and gals alike  You can register with dsawyer@capecodchildrensmuseum.org for a free how to play lesson before the game.

Show your support! – Lea Benson of Countrywide Home Loans - Pinehills has a nephew Michael who is currently stationed in Afghanistan. Lea’s family has started the Faria Army Fund established to send everyone in Michael’s unit the 720th Ordnance Company care packages.    Monetary donations can made at any Sovereign Bank or items to send can be dropped off to the Chamber Office, regular business hours (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm).  Items needed include:  slim jims, disposable razors, shaving cream, hand sanitizers, Hormel Completes, hand & food warmers, cereal, protein bars, baby wipes, decks of playing cards, foot & body powder, crackers and blankets. For more information, call Julie Faria 508-743-4655.

AN INVITATION TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY - It is to everyone’s benefit that Bourne is and continues to be a vibrant and growing community, one that is willing to support not only private business, large and small, but also it’s educational, cultural and recreational facilities. The Jonathan Bourne Public Library is a center of all three of these activities and needs your support to remain so.
           
As a non-profit entity, we cannot sell anything tangible to buy product, repair infrastructure or support our staff.  We rely on what the Town budget makes available to us, and now that is not enough. As business people, you know what happens when there is not adequate space to showcase and store what you have to offer; when the old and outdated heating and air conditioning systems need replacement; when almost half of your space is all but unusable due to State regulations and inadequate building design.

The most sensible, realistic and economical solution to these issues is to renovate and expand simultaneously with the goal of increased stack space, new children’s areas, more meeting rooms for Town and business officials and updated technology to name a few.  We will soon have the State’s grant; we will need Town support and financing and the Library Building Committee hopes to raise $500,000 in the next several years. 

Therefore, we are asking for your support. Make a donation, make a challenge to other businesses, donate an item for raffle, host an event at your store.  In the coming months, we will contact you directly to answer your questions about our campaign and, hopefully, to include you in our ranks of supporters.
  
Bourne Library Building Committee, P.O. Box 388, Pocasset, MA  0255 - Penny Myers, Co-chair  563-6830 and  Anne LaPlante, Co-chair  759-3688

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