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Stacy Boulevard's Patriotic Display | Photo Credit: Arlene Taliadoros
Whatever else may divide us, Americans are united by our respect and appreciation for our nation’s veterans. Like today’s servicemen and women on active duty and in the reserves, veterans of every branch of America’s armed forces stepped up to defend and preserve these United States. As we celebrate Veterans Day this week may we all come together and thank America’s veterans for their service and sacrifice.
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Advertising in our 2022 Greater Cape Ann guide and Director, Map, and Rockport Map is going fast – contact Sam sam@capeannchamber.com to reserve your positions today. You can also increase your web presence by advertising on our three websites CapeAnnChamber.com, CapeAnnVacations.com and/or RockportUSA.com
 
The current editions of our publications are still being widely distributed and are available for pick up at our office and visitor center.  
34th Annual Love Cape Ann
Fundraising Auction
Wednesday, November 10 | 5 - 10 PM
Beauport Hotel, Gloucester
 
Just one day remains until the Chamber’s biggest fundraiser! With over 200 attendees, the auction is one of the largest on the North Shore. This is a wonderful way to support the organization and help build a stronger Cape Ann region. With 100 Live and Silent items and many door prizes, you will not want to miss this terrific opportunity to celebrate our region and find those special gifts for you and your loved ones!
Thank you to our sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor: Fish Shack Restaurant
Platinum Sponsors: Beauport Hospitality Group, Institution for Savings
Gold Sponsors: Bank Gloucester, Brookline Bank, Engel & Volkers
Silver Sponsors: Applied Materials, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Intershell Seafood Corporation, Johnson O’Connor, Manchester Athletic Club, Seaglass Law & Mediation
Bronze Sponsors: Beauport Law, Cazeault Solar, Carol Steele, Style Snoop, Horvitz & Frisch.p.c. and our Supporting Sponsors. 
Whole Brain Thinking Virtual Seminar
Tuesday, November 16 | 12 PM

Whole Brain Thinking is the theory that we all have preferred ways of thinking that show up when we make decisions, how we interact with others, and in pretty much all we do. Whole Brain Thinking is based on years of tested research and describes one’s thinking preferences. Join this virtual interactive 45-minute session to learn:

  • Communication tips that help get your point across to all types of Thinkers

  • How dominant thinking patterns influence our communication style and how we interpret communications from others

  • A language for personal and professional development and relationship building

  • How to ‘sell’ your ideas so others will ‘buy’ them
The Cape Ann Regional Grant Presents Two Upcoming Workshops

The Cape Ann Regional Grant team is pleased to announce two upcoming workshops for Cape Ann businesses: Enhancing Your Digital Brand Presence with Noelle Guerin on Wednesday, 11/17 at 8:30 AM and Turning Mistakes/Challenges into Opportunities with Richard Weissman on Monday, 11/22. Both workshops will include a complimentary breakfast and take place at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester. Register below for workshops. Remember to review and update your business listing on the new grant-sponsored Cape Ann Online Business Directory.
Announcing New Membership Benefit With the Manchester Atheltic Club 
 
The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce has once again teamed up with the Manchester Atheltic Club to offer its members an exclusive benefit. If you're a member of the Chamber, you can sign up with the MAC and receive a free month and a discounted corporate membership. You must sign up before 12/31/21 to take advantage of this exclusive chamber member benefit. For more information on benefits included in your membership, see below.
We Need Your Brochures

Summer may be over but our visitor centers remain busy. A free benefit of membership is the ability to display your business's brochures, menus and rack cards in our visitor centers. We are currently running low on these promotional items after a busy summer. Please bring them by our office at 24 Harbor Loop, Gloucester or contact info@capeannchamber.com for pick-up.
The BEST Way to Support Local Businesses is by Purchasing
A Greater Cape Ann Gift Check Every Season
 
Greater Cape Ann Gift Check Program is the perfect gift to give this holiday season and are THE BEST way to support local business, as they can only be redeemed at more than 200 participating local businesses. We sell more than $70,000 GCs a year and have put over $1,000,000 back into the local economy over the life of the program. These can be purchased at the Chamber Office, both Gloucester Shaw's locations, and Tuck's Candy & Gifts in Rockport. 
 
Shop Local Greater Cape Ann

It is always a great time to Shop Local but the upcoming holidays are an excellent time to remind people. We are rolling out our "Shop Local Greater Cape Ann" campaign to encourage shoppers to visit Greater Cape Ann businesses for their holiday needs. Each week we will highlight an industry sector to post member businesses around Greater Cape Ann that fall into that category. Make sure your business uses the hashtag "#shoplocalgreatercapeann" in all social media posts and tags us.

Want us to highlight your Shop Local Greater Cape Ann business? Send pictures and content to Sam at sam@capeannchamber.com
Christmas in Gloucester
Shop Local - Shop Downtown Dates

With the holidays fast approaching, get out there and enjoy what downtown Gloucester has to eat, play and shop. Mark your calendars with these upcoming dates to get you out to visit local businesses. Can't make one of the themed shopping days, don't worry, it's always a good time to shop local.
Get Ready for Small Business Saturday
 
The Chamber team will be out and about on Small Business Saturday, November 27. We look forward to shopping local, taking pictures, and documenting this special day. We are also a Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Champion again this year! We are still waiting to receive our merchandise but when we do, you can stop by our office to pick up tote bags, posters, and more. 
Local Sales, Discounts & Promotions
Posting a Shop Our Member deal is a great way to gain exposure for your business by highlighting your special promotions. Take advantage of this FREE member benefit and list yours today by logging into your account!

*Contact Sam at sam@capeannchamber.com if you need assistance

Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund

For the second year in a row, Action Inc., Wellspring House, and Pathways for Children have launched the Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund to ensure that all families in our community can share the joy, love, and wonder of the holiday season!

Proceeds from the Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund will be used to provide gift cards for Cape Ann families (Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex, & Ipswich) who are struggling financially so they can buy holiday gifts for kids in their care. Last year, over 500 families applied and more than 1,000 local kids benefitted from the fund. Click below to donate or learn more.
Modular Desk Setups Available at CATA

CATA is redoing their office and is offering some modular desk setups. They have wall partitions, file cabinets, drawers also wall file cabinets and some other miscellaneous office-type furniture. They are hoping someone can use it and not have to just get rid of it. Email Jackie LaFlam for more information at LaFlamJ@canntran.com
Vote Beauport Hotel for Travel & Leisure's 2022 World's Best Awards

Share your love for Beauport Hotel Gloucester, along with other favorite destinations, nominated in this year's TRAVEL+ LEISURE World’s Best Awards survey. They're pleased to be among such great companies! By rating your best travel spots and experiences, you’ll be entered into a chance to win a dream trip for two worth $15,000, to be planned by a T+L A-List Advisor. Find them on the T+L World's Best nominee list for Massachusetts.
Young Legends Street Hockey Breaks Ground to Launch First-Ever Street Hockey Rink in Gloucester, Massachusetts 

Young Legends Street Hockey (YLSH), a non-profit street hockey organization dedicated to creating a competitive and fun hockey atmosphere that improves a player’s athletic ability and self-esteem on and off the rink, today announced the launch of the first-ever planned street hockey rink in Gloucester, Massachusetts. YLSH was a recipient of a grant from the Cape Ann Community Foundation. Read the full press release below.
Beverly & Addison Gilbert Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment Community Survey

Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert are conducting their triennial Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The primary goal is to identify the priority health needs in the community, including various social, economic, and environmental factors that impact the ability to achieve optimal health and healthy equity, i.e. economic insecurity, transportation, access to care, housing insecurity, employment, economic development, education, etc. We greatly appreciate if you could provide your input on the most pressing needs in your community where you live and/or work by taking approximately ten minutes to complete the survey below.
Gloucester Racial Justice Team Survey Understanding the Experiences of Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Gloucester Community Members

The goal of the Gloucester Racial Justice team in issuing this survey is to gather the perspective of our BIPOC Gloucester community members and/or all that love and/or support them. We hope the results will help us to focus our attention on the areas where we can make the most impact. Thank you for your time.
Volunteer Drivers Needed
Meals on Wheels in Ipswich, Gloucester, Manchester & Beverly

Volunteers work about two hours in the late morning, picking up and delivering meals to older residents. This provides several benefits—the elder receives a nutritious meal (sometimes the main meal of their day), they get a quick visit from a friendly volunteer (sometimes the only person they see that day), and as the volunteer gets to know the elders on their route, the volunteer sometimes notices when the elder’s circumstances and/or status changes and can have SeniorCare check-in with the elder to make sure everything is all right.

For more information visit our volunteer section at www.seniorcareinc.org
Zumi's Announces Second Location in Topsfield

Zumi's has announced a second location coming to Topsfield in 2022. Zumi's has spent 18 years in Ipswich and loves its community and wants to continue to remain there as long as possible. A space in Topsfield's downtown recently became available and they did not want to see it sit vacant. They took this opportunity to extend their mantra to Topsfield which is "coffee, culture and community". Congratulations to everyone at Zumi's for sharing this exciting news, we wish you the best of luck at your second location in Topsfield.
Fall Movie Nights at Hammond Castle Museum - Robbin Hood
Friday, November 12 | 7 - 9 PM

Hammond Castle Museum is once again teaming up with Cape Ann Cinema as we present a “ Fall Movie Series” of four classic movies. Internationally acclaimed silent film live accompanist, Peter Krasinski returns to perform during three silent movies this season. Doors open at 6:45 PM and the show begins at 7 PM. Parking is always free.
November Events at Manchester Historical Museum

Exhibit – 2021 Fall Art Show and Sale
Tues- Fridays (10-3) through November 12
Closing – Saturday, November 13 (10-1)

Lecture – Slavery on Cape Ann with Lise Breen
Wednesday, November 17 (7pm) at Sacred Heart Parish Hall
*Sorry no receptions with food this fall*

Family Program – Harvest Fun (MHM Courtyard)
Saturday, November 20 (10:30 – 12)
Savour Wine & Cheese
Wine Tasting with Terroir Wines,
Gordon Alexander
Saturday, November 13 | 2 - 4 PM

Join Savour Wine this Saturday, November 13th for a specially-timed holiday complimentary wine tasting with wine merchant / owner of Terroir Wines, Gordon Alexander. Gordon will be pouring an eclectic selection of 7 wines, each with a story of their singular terrior representing: Spain, Austria, Bordeaux Fr., Past Robles, Central Coast CA, Sierra Foothills, CA and a Portugal Madeira …7 bottles that may be new to your palette. As always, the tasting is elevated using our imported Riedel stemware.
Rockport Music Presents: Kris Allen
Saturday, November 20 | 8 PM

A folk pop singer-songwriter known to many for winning the 8th season of American Idol, Kris Allen has since released five acclaimed records and toured the world. This spring he’ll be taking his infectious and easy melodic style to Rockport for the first time, touring behind the release of his retrospective album 10.
Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation 2021 Symposium Refugees and Immigration – A New Era
Saturday, November 20 | 2 – 5 PM

The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation will hold its 2021 Symposium Refugees and Immigration – A New Era on Saturday, November 20th at the Gloucester Meetinghouse, corner of Church and Middle Streets. The November 20th Symposium features local and regional experts
to discuss the current state of immigration and what is happening in our communities. Recent immigrants and refugees who have navigated the process will share their first-hand stories.
The Symposium is free and open to the public. Proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test plus masks are required. Refreshments are available for break times outside. Donations toward the ongoing restoration of the Meetinghouse are gratefully received.
American Legion Post 3 Will Be Delivering Thanksgiving Dinners in 2021
Deadline to Order: Monday, Nov. 22

Capt. Lester S. Wass American Legion Post No.3 will again be sponsoring its annual Thanksgiving Holiday Meal on Thursday, November 25, 2021. The process is laid out in the attached flyer. In the 2020 Thanksgiving Holiday meal, they served and delivered more than 690 meals. The need is clearly still there and the American Legion stands ready to support. Please stress to your clients that the deadlines have to be hard and fast to ensure that we have enough meals to satisfy all requests.
Cape Ann Makers Market
2021 Holiday Market
Sunday, November 28 | 11 AM - 4 PM
Lexington Ave., Gloucester
Join Cape Ann Makers Market on Sunday, November 28th from 11-4 at the Magnolia Library and Community Center. The 2021 Holiday Market will feature 25 Cape Ann vendors -- many first-time CAMM vendors -- offering locally made Arts and Crafts, including jewelry, pottery, sculpture, painting, photography, metalwork, woodwork, fiber arts, candles, hand-harvested artisan sea salts, handcrafted soaps, natural body care, and much more.
For a look at upcoming events year-round, visit our full online calendar. The full calendar also includes many recurring events:

Important Vaccine Information

Sacred Heart Church in Manchester is collaborating with Conley’s Pharmacy for a vaccination clinic on Tuesday, November 9 for ages 5 and up for first, second and booster doses. A follow-up clinic will take place on November 30. Register below.

The CDC has approved children ages 5 and up to receive the Pfizer COVID Vaccine. To find a vaccine appointment for your child professionals suggest first contacting your pediatrician then visit the regional collaborative at capeannclinic.com
Gloucester CARP Community Visioning Session
Wednesday, November 17 | 6 PM

The City of Gloucester's planning division and the City's Clean Energy Commission are organizing a virtual community kick-off meeting on Wednesday, November 17 at 6 PM. This meeting will mark the start of a Climate Action and Resilience planning process. Participants will be given an overview of the intended outcomes of the plan and an opportunity to share their feelings and ideas about Gloucester's environmental future!
SCORE Local Small Business Webinars

The Foundation of a Successful Business Series consists of 10 webinars that will identify all of the key areas that startups and existing businesses should understand and address to have the best chance of achieving a successful and profitable business. Upcoming workshops include: Creating a Budget for your Business, Learn how to Sell Better, Cashflow Management for Your Small Business.
Small Business Counseling Through MSBDC

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center provides small business owners and entrepreneurs in Massachusetts with the highest quality, no-cost, confidential business counseling, training and business research. They work with real people and real businesses. their assistance helps people like you achieve real success, as it has for more than 30 years.

If you wish to schedule an appointment with a business advisor, please complete the online Request for Counseling form with the link below.
Onsite COVID Vaccinations for Businesses and Employees Available for FREE at Conley's Drug Store - Ipswich
There is no cost to the business and no out of pocket cost to the recipient. Conley's Drug Store can offer either the Pfizer Vaccine (Ages 12+) or the Johnson&Johnson (Age 18+).
The Greater Cape Ann Community Collaborative (GCACC) Offers Regular Vaccination Clinics Throughout the Area

The GCACC serves the 4 Cape Ann communities, including Boxford, Ipswich, Hamilton, Middleton, Topsfield and Wenham. Vaccines are free to all Massachusetts residents age 12 and above. Identification and health insurance is not required. Walk-ins will be accepted while supplies last at each clinic.
Anthony & Dodge is Hiring for Tax/Accounting Professionals - Part Time/Full Time

Anthony & Dodge is a full-service, progressive public accounting firm located north of Boston.
Our firm has been providing consulting, tax, and accounting services to individuals and businesses for over thirty years. We believe in a hands-on approach which translates into an intimate knowledge of our client’s personal and business financial and tax needs. We are currently seeking a self-motivated, highly organized, team player with experience in public accounting to lead tax and accounting engagements.
Iron Tree Service is Hiring for Ground Crew Members

Iron Tree Service is looking for a ground crew member to join their team. Their ground crew team members receive competitive rates commensurate with your experience. Working with Iron Tree Service is not a job; it’s a way of life. Their team is the heart of their success. They’ve become the fastest growing and highest rated professional tree service company in Massachusetts
Action Inc. is Hiring

Action Inc. has more than 70 current employees. For over 50 years, our staff has been committed to promoting social change and improving our community. Now, we are looking for dedicated individuals – who want to make a difference – to fill the positions listed below. Apply now to join our team!
Backyard Growers is Hiring for a Development Director

Backyard Growers (BYG) is a grassroots community-based organization in Gloucester, MA. We are a small but mighty group of committed people who love what we do, and have fun while we work hard. As our Development Director, you are responsible for our vital revenue streams, which allow us to achieve our mission and maximize our impact in the community. You plan and organize fundraising activities, manage the development budget, and assemble team members to raise funds.
Senior Care is Hiring for Multiple Positions

Senior Care offers ongoing training, supportive supervision, great team relations and a sense of challenging, worthwhile work within the local communities they serve. This position is an important part of an Agency that has been in operation for over 45 years and is devoted to multiple programs supporting people’s ability to live in the setting of their choice as they age.
Artists Wanted at Local Colors Artists' Cooperative
 
Exhibit your work in the gallery and enjoy being among artists where you'll find a positive, creative, and collaborative environment.
We would like to extend a big thank you to our supporting sponsors.

If you are interested in promoting with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and sponsoring this newsletter, please contact Ken Riehl at ken@capeannchamber.com
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