Please join us for the next Business After Hours on Wednesday, March 24
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Many thanks to
Sponsor & Host
California Pizza Kitchen
183 Linden Street
Linden Square
Wellesley, MA 02482

Complimentary beverages and appetizers will be served. The drawing for the Annual Raffle will take place at this event. See first article for details about the raffle.

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

Needham Bank is located at 458 Washington Street, Wellesley (Phone: 781-237-0210). A Community Bank since 1892 serving the needs of individuals and businesses, specializing in commercial banking and construction lending.

If you are interested in sponsoring the newsletter for the summer months of July, August, and September, please contact Cathy at 781-235-2446. The cost is $100. Your logo and website link will appear in each issue of the e-newsletter for three months. The chamber newsletter is emailed to 400+ contacts.

An unprecedented event at Babson College: At the End of the Day, a four-part interactive forum. "At the End of the Day" what will be the net value of all you have learned, lived, and created?
Please join us in a four-part series about social responsibility. They will be located in Olin Auditorium, Babson College. These events are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Forum 1: The Challenges of Creating an Enterprise for Profit and Purpose was held on Tuesday, February 9, 6-7:30pm.

Be sure to mark your calendar for At the End of the Day Forums 2-4. Upcoming Forum Dates:

• Forum 2: Wednesday, March 31--Influencing Social Enterprise in Boston
• Forum 3: Monday, April 12--Grand Circle Travel: Impacting Communities in Which It Operates
• Forum 4: Tuesday, May 4--Developing and Building a Cultue of Gutsy Leadership for Purpose and Profit

Drs. Ali & Ali and Wellesley Dental Group are very happy that the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce is growing. In celebration of spring, they are extending a special 10% off Any Single Visit for all chamber members during March and April. For more details and to schedule an appointment, please call 781-237-9071 or visit our website.

An article about parental wisdom will be co-written by Allison Sargent and Lisa Leslie Henderson for the summer issue of WellesleyWeston Magazine. What have we learned the old-fashioned way though false starts, trial and error, experience, and luck!

We are asking WWM parents who have children that have graduated from high school in recent years to answer the following questions (be as specific as possible):

1. What do you know now that you wished you had known when you first became a parent?
2. If you could give one piece of advice to a young parent, what would it be?
3. What do you wish you might have done differently?

~ Seven small dishes with infinitely bold flavors ~

California Pizza Kitchen, the home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, has just rolled out a new Small Cravings menu! This new menu delivers the innovative flavors CPK is known for, but in smaller portions, inviting you to explore the many tastes we have to offer. Whether you choose to combine a Small Craving with your CPK favorite or have a few as a meal, the Small Cravings menu has a little something for everyone and is perfect for sharing!

Here's a taste of what we now have to offer: Crispy Artichoke Hearts. Buffalo Chicken. Wedge Salad. Mediterranean Plate (pictured). Sweet Corn Tamale Ravioli. Asparagus & Arugula Salad. White Corn Guacamole & Chips.

Visit our website to order online or to find a CPK near you.

Now through March 4, your associates and their families are invited to Special Days of Savings at JoS. A. Bank Clothiers. Our stores will be open at 10am to service all of your needs.

Buy 1 Suit (at the regular price); Get 2 Free!
PLUS
40% Off (regular price) Everything Else in the store (Excludes Shoes and Gift Cards)

To take advantage of this event and receive a discount card, your associates simply need to visit a store, provide a business card, work ID, or mention the chamber newsletter; and a discount card will be issued to them immediately. Tailoring is available on the premises.

We look forward to serving you and your entire staff! Rick Snyder is the General Manager of JoS. A. Bank located at 165 Linden Street, Wellesley (781-416-5236).

WellesleyWeston Magazine just posted the Chamber Of Commerce After Hours Event photos from Art of Tile and Stone. To view these photos and other Chamber event photos, click on the link below.

Please send WellesleyWeston Magazine your newsworthy items for the Inbox section (75 words and your head shot are complimentary) of the magazine; they will be published in May 2010. Also, be sure to let us know if you are having an event, we'd be happy to take photos and post the event on our calendar. For questions about Inbox, the Blog or Advertising, please call Beth Furman at 781 235 6980 or email Beth@WellesleyWestonMagazine.Com.

Complimentary tickets are available at the chamber office for the WSO concert on Sunday, March 14, 3:00pm. This is the WSO's Family Concert with an instrument "petting zoo" at 1:30pm. The program includes works by Mussorgsky, Pachelbel, John Williams, and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas. Performances are held at MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA.

If you are interested in obtaining ticket(s) to this event, please call/email Cathy at 781-235-2446 / cmcgrath@wellesleychamber.org.

Do you have prom dresses, semi-formal dresses, cocktail dresses, mother-of-the-bride dresses, or bridesmaid dresses cluttering up your closets? Have you thought about how you really should do something with those dresses?

Well, here's your chance. Donate the dresses to this Communities Without Borders fundraising effort. Not only will you empty your closets of dresses that won't be worn again, you'll be generating income for two very worthwhile causes: Haitian relief and a village in Zambia called Fumbelo that has been particularly hard-hit by HIV/AIDS.

Items can be dropped off at the home of Liz King (207 Weston Road, Wellesley). Liz will gladly pick up the items at your house as well. Call / email her to arrange for this: 781-431-1282 / kingswells@comcast.net.

Both long and short dresses, wraps and evening purses are needed. Dresses don't need to be dry-cleaned or on hangers. It would be great to receive donations asap.

Also, mark your calendars for April 10 and plan on attending the sale. It will be held at the Wellesley Village Congregational Church (2 Central Street, Wellesley). There will be no admission fee; and it is open to the public. Items will be sold at hugely discounted prices. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale will go to Haiti and Zambia.

Dear Massachusetts Employer:

We are pleased to announce the launch of Business Express, a new group health insurance product for small employers provided through the state's Health Connector.

All Business Express plans carry the state's Seal of Approval for quality and value. And, if your business has five or fewer employees, in some cases you could save more than $300 per employee per year on administrative costs, and there is no membership fee.

Business Express enables you to select offerings from the state's leading health plans. If you choose a select network plan, you could save an additional 10%-15%.

Our website enables you to easily generate side-by-side comparisons of the products available so that you can compare and choose. To check out Business Express, call your broker or go directly to our website and enroll on-line. Employers with 50 or fewer employees may sign up for Business Express now for an April 1 effective date.

In times like these, you owe it to yourself to compare and select the health plan that is right for you and your employees. We look forward to serving you.

Sincerely, Jon Kingsdale
Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Connector