Please join us for the next Business After Hours on Wednesday
August 11
5:30-7:00pm

Many thanks to sponsor and host
Boston Sports Club
140 Great Plain Avenue
Wellesley, MA 02482

Check in at the outdoor pool (swimming optional). Food provided by The Upper Crust Pizzeria.

To register, call/email Cathy at 781-235-2446 / cmcgrath@wellesleychamber.org.

The Newton-Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation's annual Golf & Tennis Tournament will be held at Pine Brook Country Club in Weston on Monday, September 13, 2010. The event benefits the unrestricted NWH Annual Fund, which directly supports the hospital's operating budget. These funds are used for such expenses as equipment and technology, new/enhanced patient services, and continuing staff education.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contests! Great Prizes! Surprises! Hurry - this event sells out quickly. Shotgun start time (scramble format) is 12:00 pm; round robin tennis starts at 3:30 pm. For more information and/or to register, please call Marcy Busch at 617-243-6712 or email mbusch1@partners.org.

On Sunday, September 26, 2010, the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation will host its first annual HopeWalks event to benefit the Integrative Support Services offered at the Vernon Cancer Center. These life-enhancing services help cancer patients through treatment while optimizing healing and comfort, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital wants to make these services available to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

The 3.5 mile route will start and end at the hospital, and all ages are welcome. Send a strong message of HOPE to the community by becoming a corporate sponsor and/or hosting a team of walkers. Click on link below for more information or contact Haillie MacNeill at 617-243-5491 or hopewalks@partners.org.

The Fitness Club for Women offers a NO JOIN FEE for anyone that joins during the month of August. You can also participate in a FREE class of your choice.

The Fitness Club for Women is located at 200 Linden Street (781-235-3638).

Legislation designating Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15 as a Sales Tax Holiday weekend was passed by the Legislature and is now on the desk of Governor Deval Patrick, awaiting his signature, which is all but assured.

During the holiday weekend, no sales tax will be charged on purchases that meet the following criteria:

• Purchases must be for personal (non-business) use
• Single item prices must be less than $2,500
• Purchases must be made on either August 14 or August 15, 2010

If you are interested in sponsoring the newsletter, please contact Cathy at 781-235-2446. The cost is $150. Your logo (jpg file) and website link will appear in each issue of the newsletter for a three-month period. The newsletter is emailed to 400 contacts. Sponsorships for 2011 are available.

The Wellesley Police Department has partnered with Nixle www.nixle.com to bring community notifications to a new level. The system, which is free, allows citizens to sign up for notifications from the Wellesley Police Department. Users then decide what type and how many notifications they will receive. Users can also specify whether they receive the alerts via their text capable cell phone, email, website, or all three.

This is a great way to stay informed about what is going on in the Wellesley community, whether you are at home or away. The Wellesley Police Department is very committed to this service and strive to make accurate, fast notifications to citizens.

Here is a breakdown of what the Wellesley Police will be sending via this service:

ALERT ADVISORY: This is the highest level of community notification and will be reserved for very important events. Such notifications will include significant crimes of violence, bank robberies, bomb incidents, mass evacuations, missing children and major fires.

ADVISORIES: This is the second level of community notification. Items that will be sent include serious accidents, property crimes (break ins), vehicle and suspect descriptions, and other minor events that the Wellesley Police is involved in.

TRAFFIC: This is the lowest level of community notification and will include planned street closures, traffic updates around town, expected delays due to construction, and other traffic related matters.

COMMUNITY: This notification is reserved for Wellesley Police non-breaking news, non-emergency type notifications that may be of interest to the Wellesley community.

For more information about NIXLE and detailed instructions on how to sign up, click on the WPD link below. Then go to the PUBLIC INFORMATION webpage.