GET YOUR TICKETS! THURSDAY, May 3, 2012 Our 4th Annual Monte Carlo & Silent Auction - Showcase Live at Patriot Place - Open to the Communities! Funny Money to play: Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Texas hold ‘emand Wheel of Fortune, Over 75 Silent Auction Items, Beverages, Hors d’oeuvres and Door prizes more detailed on our dedicated Event Page 

http://www.tri-townchamber.org/events/annual-fundraiser.html

For More Information Call:508-339-5655

Presenting: Mansfield Bank

Royal Flush Sponsor:   Mansfield Crossing and Deutsche Bank Championship

High Roller Sponsor: HarborOne Credit Union, Horizon Beverage Company, Invensys Foxboro and North Easton Savings Bank

Gaming Table Sponsors: Barrows Insurance Agency, Hockomock YMCA, Holiday Inn Mansfield / Foxborough, MGA Links and Patriot Place

http://www.keepnortonbeautiful.com/

information call Jill Bopf 508-543-2542!

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

TREX III Meets every other Tuesday from 8:30 -9:30 am in the FocalPoint Coaching Conference Room, at the Tri-Town Chamber office

May Business Over Breakfast will be an “Turning your customer information and data in to actionable analytics to save money, gain efficiencies, and build confidence” - 7:45-9:00am RSVP 508-339-5655 FREE to Chamber Members / $10 for Future Members Speaker: Peter Demers, Inquiry Analytics

What they do:  We help small and medium sized businesses recognize the value of, and build confidence in their customer analytics - the actionable knowledge that becomes available from collecting, analyzing, and understanding every detail behind the inquiries (calls, emails, posts) being submitted every day.

Primary service offerings include:

• Inquiry Management Assessment:  Assess the systems, tools, and processes currently being utilized to collect data, and review the resulting analytics
• Data, Analytics, and Reporting Assessment:  In-depth analysis of the reports that have been created and are currently in use, and how the data is being used

Brief Bio Peter Demers:

• Over thirty years of business and management experience in customer service, call center, and client relationship management
• Experience in businesses ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, across a broad spectrum of industries including technology, call center outsourcing, retail, health care, and consumer services
• Graduate of Fitchburg State College with a Bachelors degree in computer Married for 26 years, have a son (24), daughter (21), and a dog (12)

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

Join the members of three Chamber's of Commerce for the ultimate in networking at the Business After Hours at the Comcast Center in Mansfield! Enjoy beer, wine and appetizers while networking your services to businesses from 26 communities and enter to win exciting prizes. Bring lots of business cards and comfortable shoes!

This is a Special combined Networking Event at the Comcast Center in Mansfield - held with the Neponset Valley Chamber and the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce

• Time: 5:00 PM TO 7:30 PM
• Cost: $10 for Members / $15 for Non-Members
• RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 508-339-5655, we will have your badge ready for you at the door!
• Venue Location: Comcast Center, 885 South Main Street in Mansfield, MA 02048 (enter through the main gate)

office@tri-townch

Beginner LinkedIn: Jen Vondenbrink is the presenter. The focus of this seminar is to help people understand what they can do on LinkedIn after they've set up their profile. Held at the Chamber Office in the FocalPoint Coaching Conference Room.

RSVP: call 508-339-5655 or  - FREE to Members / $10 Future Members
Date & Time: Friday, May 18th, from 8:00-9:30am
Location: The FocalPoint Coaching Conference Room at the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce: 280 School Street Mansfield Ma (in Mansfield Crossing, the Chamber building is the big grey/brown farm house to the right behind Kohls)

Jen Vondenbrink: As an award-winning corporate trainer, team-builder and respected internal coach, Jen Vondenbrink taught that simpler was better. Now as owner of Life Simplified, she authentically coaches people nationwide to move beyond their mind clutter. Still loving to engage an audience, Jen facilitates workshops for small business owners and executives. Over the last two years, she’s partnered with organizations such as Starbucks Coffee Company, Boeing Employee Credit Union, Lia Sophia, and Execunet. Jen is a graduate of Babson College where she currently volunteers as a student coach. Besides belonging to the Tri-Town Chamber, she’s also a member of International Coaching Federation. She spends her down time brainstorming with her dog, Maisie, the editor of her monthly newsletter

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

TREX III Meets every other Tuesday from 8:30 -9:30 am in the FocalPoint Coaching Conference Room, at the Tri-Town Chamber office

Take a Break for Your Business:The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Business Development Series presents; ABC of Social Media by Jen Vondenbrink

• Thursday May 24th from 12:00 – 1:00pm
• RSVP: 508-339-5655, Free for Chamber Members / $10 Non Members
• Location: Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce in the Focal Point Coaching Conference Room.

This series covers business development topics and how to leverage them through memberships in professional groups such as the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce. Workshops are geared toward new members, but all will find value from the topics discussed.

The ABC's of Social Media : Get your questions answered on how to use Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter for your business and how Google + and Pintrest are now players in the social media field. You'll also learn why communicating on social media is so different from what you're used to and why developing a strategy is the most important first step.

Jen Vondenbrink, professional speaker, trainer and consultant, has helped hundreds of small business owners understand social media since 2007.  Her philosophy?  Keep it simple and focus on one thing at a time.  Jen is also the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Social Media Specialist.  For more information, check out her blog, and calendar of upcoming programs. 

Future Topics will be: June - PR and the Chamber, July - Combining Traditional and Social Networking... 

TREX are Networking Groups within the Chamber, formed as a forum for your business to build stronger relationships and therefore grow your business. We welcome new Chamber Members to join each group, please call with questions. (This is a membership benefit and is included in your annual dues, no joining fee for TREX groups)

1. Paid Sick Leave:

• Government interference with business operation 
• High cost to employers
• Disincentive to hiring
• Likely Reductions in other benefits to offset – vacation for example.

2. Increase Minimum Wage:

•  Highest rate in the country
•  Increase cost of goods and services
•  Deterrent to Economic Growth and job opportunities for young and unskilled workers
  • What business is going to move to Massachusetts?
  • We will lose businesses to other states.

3. Payroll Tax to Fund Health Care for Unemployed Workers (Medical Security Trust Fund):

• Similar themes to above - Increased costs to employers, program unique to Massachusetts, program growth, and deterrent to Economic Growth and hiring

4.  Healthy Workplace (Anti-Bullying) and

5. Fair Employment Opportunity (anti-discrimination against unemployed) (Newly added topic ):

•  Broad – vague standards;
•  Excessive litigation will ensue;
• Increased cost to taxpayers;
• Negative impact on Managers; and
• Decreased Production.

May 30th from 8:00-9:30, at the Holiday In in Mansfield, Continental Breakfast Included, Please RSVP This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or 508-339-5655 $10 Members / $15 Non Members.

Speakers: Tim Kenneally of Foley & Foley PC and Bill Vernon of NFIB (Bio's Below)

    William B. Vernon has served as the State Director of the 9,000 member-Massachusetts Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business – a small business advocacy group – since May, 1999.  Mr. Vernon previously served in several senior management positions at the Massachusetts State Lottery.

    An attorney, Mr. Vernon was elected to represent the First Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1982.  After serving in the legislature for nine years, he became the Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.  He subsequently became Executive Director of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1994 to 1997.  In 1989, Vernon became a director of Mansfield Bank and was elected Chairman of the Board at the bank in 2004.    

     Mr. Vernon is a 1973 graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and received his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law in 1976.  He currently lives in Norton, Massachusetts and has two children. 

TIMOTHY G. KENNEALLY, FOLEY & FOLEY, P.C. 350 GIFFORD STREET, SUITE 26, FALMOUTH, MA 02540 • (508) 369-2894 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

Foley & Foley, P.C.:   Falmouth and Foxborough, MA                      

• Assist clients with employment/labor issues, policies, questions and training;
• Litigate and try cases before Massachusetts Superior and District Court Departments;
• Litigate and try cases before the United States District Court;
• Represent clients before the MCAD, EEOC and Division of Professional Licensure;
• Arbitrate and mediate cases in all formats.

Healy & Healy, P.C., Wellesley Hills

• Associate [March, 1994 - December, 2001];
• Principal [December, 2003 - March, 2008].
• Litigated hundreds of civil cases, including dram shop, employment, tort, negligence, contract, insurance and property damage issues;
• Represented clients before the MCAD and Division of Professional Licensure; and
• Arbitrated and mediated cases in all formats.

RELATED LEGAL EXPERIENCE

• Volunteer Judge - Suffolk University Moot Court 2004-2007
• MCLE Panelist - Effective Handling of Neck and Back Injury Cases February, 2005
• MCLE Panelist – What You Don't Know Will Hurt You  January, 1999
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BAR MEMBERSHIPS

• Admitted to the United States Supreme Court - April, 2002
• Admitted to United States District Court - June, 1995
• Admitted to Massachusetts Bar - December, 1993.

REPORTED APPELLATE CASES

• William Berardino v. Fidelity Sportswear, Inc., 74 Mass.App.Ct. 1109 (2009);
• Fox v. Lumber Ins. Co., 58 Mass. App. Ct. 1102 (2003);
• Cremaldi-Vickery v. Otis Elevator, Inc, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 1105 (2003); and
• Cote v. Levine, 52 Mass. App. Ct. 435 (2001).

EDUCATION

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA Juris Doctor, cum laude May, 1993
• College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA Bachelor of Arts – English May, 1990 
• Boston College High School, Dorchester, MA May, 1986                  

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Board of Directors, Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Jan. 2009 - Present
• Foxboro Rotary Club, Foxboro, Massachusetts Sept. 2011-Present
• Advisory Committee, Town of Foxboro, MA