June 2018

From the Director

Things are heating up.... finally! It's gotten warm enough to break out my Hawaiian shirts for the summer. There was a good turnout at our restart of Business Before Hours. Looking forward to it continuing to be a vital part of the Chamber's program. There was also a good turnout for the EDC's Small Business Forum at Town Hall on May 30. There are many resources available to help businesses grow. If you haven't registered for the DiBona Scholarship Benefit Business After Hours yet, the click the link in this newsletter to attend one of the biggest After Hours events of the year. Check out the lineup for our Summer Concert Series sponsored again this year by Guilford Savings Bank. Don't forget the Fireworks fundraisers that are going on this month, building up the pot to produce the best fireworks show of the year. Keep cool! Ken Hartley Executive Director

In This Issue From the Director... Chamber Website Member News Business After Hours Annual Breakfast Member Spotlight Route 81 Corridor Study Facebook Business Before Hours Summer Concert Series Advertising Opportunities Networking Opportunities Calendar Committees Chamber Website Have you claimed your listing? Go to clintonct.com Enter your name in the search bar and click the magnifying glass. Once you find your listing, look for the link that says "Is this your listing?" When you click on that, it will take you to a form to set up your account, claim your listing and offer opportunities to upgrade your listing to include more categories, photos and even video. You will then be able to offer deals, and submit events and classifieds.

MEMBER NEWS

What's in a Name? Branding your business to reflect what you do. That's why POP Weight Loss has changed theirs to SeaSlim . Donna Nucci and Kerry Potts founded their company in 2014 and have updated their offerings as well as their name.... more here

New Member Alternative Health Alliance Vanessa Pentz 22B North High Street Clinton www.althealth.net 203-645-7777

Robert DiBona Scholarship Benefit Business After Hours at Scottish Dave's Pub 24 East Main Street Tuesday, June 5 5:30-7:30 pm Come out and support the scholarships given to selected Clinton students! All proceeds go to the DiBona Scholarship. $15 pre-registration; $20 at the door Register here

Annual Breakfast Meeting Thursday June 14, 2018 8:00 am Agenda:

Election of New Board Members Election of New Officers Proposed Budget Presentation of Robert DiBona Scholarship Award Recipients

Presentation of The Simon Youth Foundation Scholarship Awards The Year in Review The Year Ahead Legislative & Local updates

Register Here

Member Spotlight Clinton Academy of Music For over 40 years, Vanessa Pentz has been in the music business.... more Claire Pease and Kelly Longyear are sophomores at The Morgan School with an interest in Journalism. They have been writing the Member Spotlight articles this year. Good job and thank you, Claire and Kelly.

Public Workshop Planned for the Route 81 Corridor Study The Town of Clinton, with support from the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, is conducting a study focused on the Route 81 corridor, between Route 1 and Rocky Ledge Drive. This study will address current and future travel, economic development, and quality of life along Route 81. Public Workshop Monday, June 25 @ 6:00 pm Morgan School Cafeteria 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton The workshop will be preceded by an open house at 5:30 pm. To submit your thoughts, complete the survey here .

Are you on Facebook? Add the hashtag @ClintonCTChamber to your post and we can pick it up and share it on our Facebook page!

Tuesday, June 26 from 7:45 - 9:00 am Saks Fifth Ave OFF 5th Clinton Crossings Premium Outlets 20 Killingworth Turnpike Presentation - Eric Knapp, Zoning Enforcement Officer

We've gotten good reveiws on our new format for our Business Before Hours networking meeting. We've added a light breakfast buffet, a program speaker and a spotlight opportunity for your business. The catch is that the spotlight speaker is chosen from among those who attend the previous meeting! Last month's lucky winner was Peter Smith from DLS Insurance!

Agenda 7:45 -8:05 - Breakfast buffet 8:05-8:10 - Welcome and Opening Remarks from Executive Director 8:10–8:25 - Presentation 8:25-8:30 - Q&A with Presenter 8:30-8:35 - Business Spotlight 8:35-8:50 - 30-second Networking Introductions 8:50-9:00 - Open Forum Round Table

Advertising Opportunities

Website Our new website has opportunities for different size ads at reasonable rates. LeaderBoard (728px x 90px) -- $50 per month Large Mobile (320px x 100px) -- $20 per month Square (250px x 250px) -- $40 per month Rates are for provided digital files in png or jpeg format. Creation services available and are quoted separately.

Newsletter Advertise here in our monthly newsletter. We have two different ad sizes and three different plans. Full Banner Ad (600px x 180px) 3 months for $60 6 month for $100 12 months for $170 Half Banner Ad (270px x 180px) 3 months for $30 6 months for $50 12 months for $85 Rates are for provided digital files in png or jpeg format. Creation services available and are quoted separately.

Networking Opportunities

Calendar June 5 -- Robert DiBona Scholarship Business After Hours 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Scottish Dave's Pub, 24 East Main St 6 -- Fireworks Fundraiser 5:00-9:00 pm, DeNovellis by the Shore 14 -- Annual Breakfast Meeting 7:45 to 9:00 am, Andrews Town Hall, Green Room 26 -- Business Before Hours 7:45 to 9:00 am, Clinton Crossings July 10 -- Business After Hours 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Indian River Marina & Kayak 24 -- Business Before Hours 7:45 to 9:00 am, TBD

Committees Committees are how we accomplish our goals. We invite you to help and participate on any committee that interests you. Meeting Schedule (all meetings are at the Chamber office unless otherwise noted) June 6 - 4:30pm - Finance 7 - 8:00 am - Board of Directors 11 - 7:00 pm - Fireworks 2018 13 - 5:30pm - Road Race Committee 14 - 8:00 am - Annual Meeting 27 - 7:00 pm - Fireworks 2018 28 - 8:00 am - Board of Directors July 9 - 7:00 pm - Fireworks 2018 11 - 4:30pm - Finance 12 - 8:00 am - Board of Directors 25 - 7:00 pm - Fireworks 2018 26 - 8:00 am - Board of Directors

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