Wellesley Country Club
~Host of 2010 Massachusetts Open~

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Monday, July 19
11:30am - Lunch; 1:00pm - Tee-Off

Details about Registration & Sponsorships will be available in April on www.wellesleychamber.org

Please join us for the next Business After Hours on Wednesday, April 28
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Many thanks to
Sponsor & Host
North Hill
865 Central Avenue
Needham, MA 02492

Complimentary beverages and appetizers will be served.

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

Entrance and Parking Tips for North Hill
Turn off Central Avenue. At the top of the hill, Visitor Parking will be on the right and Main Entrance to your left. Additional parking is available in the Employee Lot. Please check-in at the Main Entrance reception desk and you will be directed to the Private Dining Room.

Plan to attend this interesting session on Friday, April 16, Noon - 1:30pm. Thomas Cushman, Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College will speak about "The Culture of Blame in the Recession of 2008: An interactive discussion of some moral responses."

This event is hosted by Wellesley College Club, 727 Washington Street (Rt. 16), Wellesley.

The fee is $20. Lunch will be served. Please register by April 12. Call / email Cathy McGrath 781-235-2446 / cmcgrath@wellesleychamber.org

North Hill of Needham, in association with Exploritas, is offering a special musical presentation "Voices of the Stage"; with the Handel and Haydn Society, on April 6 from 9:15am to 12:45pm, followed by a luncheon at North Hill. The fee is $70 for North Hill residents and $79 for the public.

The world-renowned Handel and Haydn Society vocal quartet and pianist will take you on a five century journey through some of the world's most beloved opera, oratorio and musical theater. Study composers such as Bach, Mozart, Purcell, Puccini, Handel, Haydn and even Gershwin to learn how secular and sacred music has evolved over the centuries.

To register for this program, contact Exploritas toll free at 877-426-8056 or click on the link below.

For the past 25 years, North Hill Retirement Community has been offering the finest in full-service residential living and the value of Lifecare to its Residents. It is located at 865 Central Avenue, Needham. For more information, call (toll-free) 877-736-4371 or click on image to visit www.northhill.org.

Divine Kitchens, winner of numerous Contractor of the Year Awards from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, has been named the exclusive dealer of Leicht Cabinetry for the state of Massachusetts.

"This is very exciting for us," said Mariette Barsoum, Divine's owner and design director. "Leicht is the #1 cabinet manufacturer in Germany and is considered the benchmark for the most innovative trends in kitchen design. In fact they are introducing a new view of the kitchen at Eurocucina 2010, the world's largest exhibition of kitchen furniture, in Milan this April."

According to Barsoum, this release date dovetails perfectly with Divine's new Wellesley showroom opening, which will be the only venue showcasing Leicht in Massachusetts, offering architects, interior designers and homeowners an opportunity to explore this exquisite kitchen furniture in person.

"I love clean, modern lines," said Barsoum. "With 51 styles and 2,000 colors to choose from, Leicht leads the world in modern kitchen furniture and I am really looking forward to introducing it to our customers."

In addition to style, Leicht is also known for its extraordinary engineering and precise manufacturing. The company, which was started by two brothers in Germany in 1928, is known today for setting the standard for design aesthetics and ergonomics. It has earned the LGA Furniture Institute of Germany GS safety seal for the highest degree of comfort, loading capacity, material consistency and safety, as well as the RAL Quality Certificate "M" which represents the top products of the German Furniture Industry that have been tested for healthy living standards.

According to Barsoum, the line's design matrix allows the kitchen to be customized for the stature of the end user without sacrifice. With standard features that include self-closing drawers, door dampers, glass sides on pullouts, and metal floors in sink bases, the quality cannot be matched.

For more information, visit Divine Kitchens website or call 508-366-5670 to be put on an invitation list for the Wellesley showroom grand opening and the first look at Leicht in New England.

Divine Kitchens has beat the odds for start-up companies, successfully celebrating its 5th Anniversary during one of the most challenging economic times in US history. This residential design/build firm has won numerous local, regional and national design awards and has had a variety of projects featured in various consumer and trade publications. In 2010, Divine Kitchens reaches out from its original Westborough, MA showroom and opens a second showroom in Wellesley, MA, expanding its audience from Central MA and Metrowest to the entire Metro Boston region.

Chamber "After Hours" at California Pizza Kitchen photos are now up on the WellesleyWeston Magazine blog - to check them out, please click on link below.

If you have an event you'd like us to post on the WWM blog calendar ( it's complimentary), please email Beth@WellesleyWestonMagazine.com.

California Pizza Kitchen introduces their new Wine List.

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 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

DONATIONS: 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 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: The Children's Nutrition Program of Haiti and a village in Zambia supported by Communities Without Borders.

Items can be dropped off at Potpourri Designs, 8 Church Street, Wellesley, MA.

SALE: Also, mark your calendars for Formal Dress Sale on Saturday, April 10, 10am-5pm. It will be held at the Wellesley Village Congregational Church (2 Central Street, Wellesley). Items will be sold at hugely discounted prices. Most short dresses will be priced at $25; most long dresses at $40. Some of these dresses still have the tags on!

FUNDRAISER: One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale will go to The Children's Nutrition Program of Haiti and a village in Zambia supported by Communities Without Borders.

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.