Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Getting Ready for Monte Carlo Night and More!

A look at what is happening with the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce.

The following was submitted by John Bates, Chairmen of the Board of the Tri-Town Chamber: The Tri Town Chamber is once again well into executing its mission as the Voice of Business and the Community in Foxborough, Norton and Mansfield for 2013. If it's spring, it must be Monte Carlo time! Indeed, Tri Town’s next major event will be our annual Monte Carlo Night and Silent Auction from 6 to 9:30 PM on May 10 at Mansfield-Foxborough Holiday Inn. Attendees are given $2000 in Funny Money to play Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and Texas Hold ‘em. The public is welcome to come; we love to meet new people! Tickets are $30 in advance or $40 at the door: buy them now by calling the chamber or signing up through Eventbrite. For those of you who are …

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TELL US: Do Corporate Logos Belong on Event Banners Around Town?

The selectmen discussed the issue after receiving a request to hang an event banner featuring cooperate sponsors.

When the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce places their banner over Rt. 106 to promote their Monte Calro night fundraiser, it will against the practice of the selectmen to not approve banners featuring corporate logos. The 3-2 vote to allow the banner to hang near the North Common came after a discussion with members of the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce and the selectmen over if there is a place for the logos of businesses that sponsor events on banners. The banner in question is for the chamber’s Monte Carlo night and contains logos for businesses that are sponsors for the event. Selectman Doug Annino came out the strongest against the logos, citing a fear that it could lead to Mansfield becoming “logoville.” “If you want to display your logo …

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5 Things: Selectmen Continue BYOB Discussion, Planning Board Meeting Tonight, and More

Today in 5 Things You Need to Know, the selectmen and planning board will both have meetings tonight and the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce is hosting a discussion on social media this morning.

1. Today's Weather From the National Weather Service   2. Mansfield Sports Today   3. Planning Board Tonight The planning board will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Room 2 a/b at Town Hall. The board will have site plan reviews for the North Common and the North Main Street/Thomas Street intersection redesign.   4. Selectmen Meeting Tonight The Mansfield Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room at Town Hall. Agenda items include a discussion of a the “Bring Your Own Bottle” provisions for restaurants and a presentation of the FY 2014 Budget Plan of Services.   5. What's New In Social Media? From the Chamber of Commerce  Are you on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google plus?  Do you find it hard to keep up with …

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Tri-Town Oktoberfest Returns to Mansfield

Tri-Town Chamber Event to benefit Foxboro, Mansfield & Norton Food Pantries.

 Mansfield Crossing will be transformed into a food lover’s paradise on Tuesday, October 2nd, when the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Oktoberfest. The program will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Click here to see last year's event. The popular Oktoberfest program brings together dozens of local restaurants and food service providers in one place to share savory samplings of their most requested menu items. Among last year’s offerings were appetizers and hors d’oeuvres such as Chicken Paella with lemon scented rice, sweet red peppers, artichoke hearts and tomatoes and Lobster Bisque and Bourbon Chicken. In addition, two massage therapists from Wicked Good Chiropractic of …

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Tri-Town Chamber Announces Winners of Back to School Buy Local Contest

The following is from the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce.

The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce celebrated the winners of the Back to School Buy Local Contest last week at the Deutsche Bank Championship and at the Tri-Town Chamber offices in Mansfield. The Grand Prize Winner, Lily Holloway of Norton MA was joined by her mother, Annemarie, and grandparents at the Deutsche Bank Championship for a special celebratory breakfast.  "What a wonderful show of community support for today's youth," Annemarie said. "It was awesome to see the positive responses to each of the finalists' essays. It is rare today, to see communities joyfully embrace the gifts that today's youth have to share -- what an awesome forum to be able to do this in!"  First and second runner up went to Daniel Clapp and Victoria Vaphiades …

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What's New for the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce in June

What's new this month for the Tri-Town Chamber.

Congratulations to the Town of Norton for making such terrific progress on its High School renovation project. The Tri Town Chamberboard of directors greatly appreciated Greg Smolley from JCJ Architecture and Tom O’Neill from project management company Pinck and Company stopping by to provide an update on the project.   Norton continues the tradition of celebrating its status as one of the oldest communities in the state. Building upon last year’s Tricentennial, the town is slated to celebrate Founders Day by way of a picnic and fireworks on Saturday, June 23. Chamber Ambassador and Nortonian Bill Lippincott from Merrill Lynch is once again taking a lead role in organizing the event.   Two weeks prior to Norton’s event, the town of …

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Local Speaker Featured For Tri-Town Chambers Women’s Link

Life Simplified owner Jen Vondenbrink to speak at this month's Women's Link.

Jen Vondenbrink, owner of Life Simplified in Foxboro and a director at the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce based in Mansfield is the featured speaker for this month’s Women’s Link on April 10 at Showcase Live from 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. “This is a great opportunity to connect with local professionals in a way I usually don’t get the chance to,” said Vondenbrink.    Jen usually speaks to groups about the changing world of social media, but on April 10 the Women’s Link will be treated to a more personal side of her journey from a Starbucks Coffee Company corporate employee or “partner” as she says to start the small business consulting firm, Life Simplified. “There came a time when I wanted to leave more of a legacy than what I was doing at Starbucks…

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Five Things You Need to Know in Mansfield for March 16

Aladdin Jr. tonight!

1. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 2. The Un-Common Theatre Company is presenting the Young Performers’ production of “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.”, on …

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Tri-Town Chamber Offering Workshops for Small Businesses

Five workshops for Take a Break for Your Business starting March 22.

Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce will kick off a  five-month series of business development workshops called Take A Break For Your Business.  The purpose of the series is to provide business owners the tools they need to grow their businesses and then how to leverage them through memberships in professional groups such as the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce. The first workshop will be Managing Your Personal Brand.  It will be presented by John Bates, the Job-Guy and president of the Tri-Town Chamber.   Other topics will be Effective Networking – presented by Greg DeSimone of Focal Point Coaching, The ABC’s of Social Media – presented by Jen Vondenbrink of Life Simplified, PR and the Chamber – presented by Melody Howard Ritt of Howard …

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Tri-Town Chamber Presents Lynn Robinson to Help Businesses "Trust Their Gut"

Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce presents best-selling author Lynn Robinson.

The following is from the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce  The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce's Women's Link provides an opportunity for women to connect, support, and learn from each other’s professional growth. Each quarter they have a live meeting where a successful business woman - or women - shares the story of their professional journey. All are welcome to join! Trust Your Gut! How the Power of Intuition Can Grow Your Business Webster’s defines intuition as quick and ready insight. It’s derived from the Latin word “intueri” which means to see within. Intuition is a way of knowing; of sensing the truth without explanations. It’s a resource that provides an additional level of information that does not come from the analytical side of the …

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