he Cambridge Chamber of Commerce presented the annual Excellence in Business Awards at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Over three hundred business representatives gathered to celebrate achieve- ments and community involvement by Cambridge-area businesses. Following a festive cocktail hour, the formal portion of the evening began with a brief introduction by CCC Board Chair Michael O’Connell of Mount Auburn Hospital and an invocation by Major Steven Carroll of the Salvation Army. Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons then delivered greetings from the City. CCC President Kelly Thompson Clark recognized the members of the CCC Board of Directors and staff. She then introduced a brief video, “What Makes Cambridge Tick?” that the CCC developed to complement a multi-page spread that appeared in the New England Real Estate Journal. This video focuses on the faces and places behind the businesses in Cambridge. Catch up on government affairs 6 Read about recent events 7 See who’s just joined the CCC 9 Find out who’s celebrating a CCC anniversary 10 Peruse Member News & Views 11 The newsletter for members and friends of the Cambridge Chamber of Commer ce Vol. 71, No. 6 November/December 2008 Holiday BAHsh Beneficiary The beneficiary of this year's Holiday BAHsh is Food for Free. The annual event will be held on Thursday, December 4 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge. Attendees are encouraged to help spread the holiday spirit by bringing non-perishable food items to be distributed by Food for Free to local food pantries. All items should be unopened and unexpired. Especially preferred items include high protein foods such as canned tuna, chicken and low-salt beans. 2009 Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship opportunities are now available for 2009 CCC programs and events. Contact Kelly Thompson Clark at ktclark@cambridgechamber .or g if you are interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities. Connections Goes Electronic In 2009, this newsletter will be deliv- ered electronically via PDF. Please see page 1 1 for more information on this transition. Thanks for prompt payment A special thanks to those CCC mem- bers who have responded with an immediate payment of their 2008 dues investment. As a member- involved, not-for-profit organization, the CCC relies on the goodwill of its members to pay their dues in a time- ly fashion. We appreciate this show of support. It is through your cooper- ation that we are able to provide an aggressive program designed to meet the needs and interests of our busi- ness community. As always, we encourage you to take an active role in the organization. Get involved! ccc 8 • 5 • 9 Massachusetts Avenue In this issue... Excellence in Business Awards presented Winners of the CCC’s Excellence in Business Awards posed with CCC Board Chairman Michael O’Connell of Mount Auburn Hospital (center): New Member of the Year winner John Paul Marosy from VNA Private Care; Ronny Mosston of Corporate Citizen of the Year Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company; Reed Cochran, Executive Director of Nonprofit of the Year SCM Community Transportation; Aram Salzman, President & CEO of Leading Edge winner NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Doris Mitchell from Small Business of the Year winner S&S Restaurant & Catering; and Business Person of the Year Denise Maguire, Executive Director of Cambridge Family & Children’s Service. continues on page t hr ee T PHOTO BY DAVID FOX, PHOTOGRAPHER, WWW . D A VIDF O XPHO T OGRAPHER . C OM
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he Cambridge Chamber of Commerce presented the annual Excellence inBusiness Awards at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge on Tuesday, September 23,
2008. Over three hundred business representatives gathered to celebrate achieve-ments and community involvement by Cambridge-area businesses.
Following a festive cocktail hour, the formal portion of the evening began with abrief introduction by CCC Board Chair Michael O’Connell of Mount Auburn Hospitaland an invocation by Major Steven Carroll of the Salvation Army. Cambridge MayorE. Denise Simmons then delivered greetings from the City.
CCC President Kelly Thompson Clark recognized the members of the CCC Board ofDirectors and staff. She then introduced a brief video, “What Makes Cambridge Tick?”that the CCC developed to complement a multi-page spread that appeared in the NewEngland Real Estate Journal. This video focuses on the faces and places behind thebusinesses in Cambridge.
Catch up on government affairs 6Read about recent events 7
See who’s just joined the CCC 9Find out who’s celebrating a CCC anniversary 10Peruse Member News & Views 11
The newsletter for members and friends of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
Vol. 71, No. 6 November/December 2008
Holiday BAHsh BeneficiaryThe beneficiary of this year'sHoliday BAHsh is Food for Free.The annual event will be held on
Thursday, December 4 from 5:30 to 8p.m. at the Charles Hotel, One BennettStreet, Cambridge. Attendees areencouraged to help spread the holidayspirit by bringing non-perishable fooditems to be distributed by Food forFree to local food pantries. All itemsshould be unopened and unexpired.Especially preferred items includehigh protein foods such as cannedtuna, chicken and low-salt beans. 2009 Sponsorship OpportunitiesSponsorship opportunities are nowavailable for 2009 CCC programs andevents. Contact Kelly Thompson Clarkat [email protected] ifyou are interested in finding out moreabout sponsorship opportunities. Connections Goes ElectronicIn 2009, this newsletter will be deliv-ered electronically via PDF. Pleasesee page 11 for more information onthis transition. Thanks for prompt paymentA special thanks to those CCC mem-bers who have responded with animmediate payment of their 2008dues investment. As a member-involved, not-for-profit organization,the CCC relies on the goodwill of itsmembers to pay their dues in a time-ly fashion. We appreciate this showof support. It is through your cooper-ation that we are able to provide anaggressive program designed to meetthe needs and interests of our busi-ness community. As always, weencourage you to take an active rolein the organization. Get involved! ccc
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In this issue...
Excellence in Business Awards presented
Winners of the CCC’s Excellence in Business Awards posed with CCC Board Chairman Michael O’Connell
of Mount Auburn Hospital (center): New Member of the Year winner John Paul Marosy from VNAPrivate Care; Ronny Mosston of Corporate Citizen of the Year Millennium: The Takeda OncologyCompany; Reed Cochran, Executive Director of Nonprofit of the Year SCM Community Transportation;
Aram Salzman, President & CEO of Leading Edge winner NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Doris
Mitchell from Small Business of the Year winner S&S Restaurant & Catering; and Business Person of
the Year Denise Maguire, Executive Director of Cambridge Family & Children’s Service.
Connections is the newsletter of theCambridge Chamber of Commerce. TheChamber reserves the right to edit sub-mitted materials and is solely responsiblefor editorial content. Please address pressreleases and letters to Lisa Schoenberg.
Publisher:Kelly Thompson ClarkManaging Editor & Ad Contact:Lisa S. CohenPrinter/Packager:Cambridge Offset Printing
Published by theCambridge Chamber of Commerce
859 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02139
(617) 876-4100www.cambridgechamber.org
Chamber StaffKelly Thompson ClarkPresident & CEO
Lisa S. CohenDirector of Communications
Caryn SaitzDirector of Community Relations
Terrence F. SmithDirector of Government Affairs
Tom VanceManager of Business Development
Daisy BowlerOffice Manager
Officers of the Board of DirectorsChair
Michael O’Connell, Mount AuburnHospital
Vice ChairKathleen GranchelliDraper Laboratory
TreasurerArthur Spears, East CambridgeSavings Bank
ClerkSarah Gallop, MIT
Members of the Board of DirectorsRick Appleton, Millennium
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Joseph Barrell, Acorn Realty
Carl F. Barron, CARU Associates
Robyn Bell, Cambridge Office for Tourism
Kathryn Bloom, Biogen Idec
Dennis Carlone, Carlone & Associates
Sheldon Cohen, Community Mapping
John DiGiovanni, Trinity PropertyManagement
Andrea Gabrielle, Neptune Web, Inc.
Penny Garver, Sovereign Bank
Mary Ann Jarvis, Harvard University
Paul Karoff, American Academy of Arts &Sciences
Sandra LagregaWT Phelan Insurance
Jeffrey Lockwood, Novartis Institutes forBioMedical Research
Joyce Mathon Trotman, HildebrandFamily Self-Help Center
Norman McIver, Cambridge Trust Co.
Neal Mizner Metropolitan Moving & Storage Corp.
William Sage, Sage Hotel Corporation
Rachael Solem, Harding House atHarvard
Ann Stanesa, Genzyme Corporation
Robert M. Wilson, Cambridge SavingsBank
William Zamparelli, NSTAR
James C. Hawkins, Director Emeritus
y now your copy of the newestmembership directory has madeits way to your mailbox. This
year’s issue seemed like it took forever(similar to the presidential election) but isfinally in your hands. Even though wewere met with some delays along the way,I want to personally thank everyoneinvolved in the success of this publication.
To start, I appreciate the member-ship’s continued support of our guidethrough advertising and listings. Ofcourse, your first interest is gainingexposure for your organization, but yourinvolvement is a primary reason we areable to maintain a quality publication.
I would be remiss if I did not thankthe CCC staff. The entire team takes partin the project, handling editorialupdates, etc. One staff person, however,handles the largest portion of the proj-
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I also thank Atlantic CommunicationsGroup. Working with the Atlantic teamhas made the project enjoyable andallowed us to create an ever-evolvingpublication. In fact, the next edition willnot be printed; we are shooting for aCD/disk version that will allow you toadd the directory to your desktop andaccess CCC info and advertiser info witha simple click.
If you need additional copies of thebook, please let us know or feel free tostop by the Chamber office to pick someup. Thank you again for your dedicationto the CCC and this community.Best in Business,
Burns & Levinson LLP
Cambridge College
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge Office for Tourism
Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridge Self Storage
Cambridge Trust Company
Century 21 Commonwealth
Century Bank
The Charles Hotel
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Citibank
Community Mapping
Congressman Michael E. Capuano
DoubleTree Guest Suites
Eagle Building Services Corp
East Cambridge Savings Bank
ePlace
Equity Residential
FlashPrint
Forest City Enterprises
Genzyme Corporation
Hampton Inn Boston/Cambridge
Harvard Extension School
Henrietta’s Table
Holiday Inn Boston-Somerville
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
Hotel Marlowe
Hotel Tria
James F. Farr Academy, Inc.
Le Meridien Cambridge
Leader Bank
MacPherson Group
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Awards continued from page oneKelly then awarded the Ambassador of
the Year award to a speechless GeneKalaw of Sovereign Bank. Gene wasselected by the Chamber staff andAmbassador Committee as the recipientof this award in recognition of hisinvolvement and support of the CCC.
Kelly presented outgoing CCC BoardChairman Neal Mizner of MetropolitanMoving & Storage Corp. with a set ofkid’s golf clubs stuffed with gift certifi-cates for real golf clubs, to thank him forhis service to the Chamber. Neal then pre-sented the Chairman’s Award to SandraLagrega of WT Phelan Insurance for herassistance during his term in office.
After dinner, six awards were present-ed to exemplary Chamber members. CCCManager of Business Development TomVance presented the New Member of theYear award. Cambridge Director ofEconomic Development Estella Johnsonpresented the Small Business of the Yearand Nonprofit of the Year awards. SteveYoung, the new Executive Director ofResearch and Massachusetts Site headfor lead event sponsor Amgen awarded
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Amgen was the lead sponsor for the Excellence in Business Awards, presented on September 23.
Business Person of the Year finalist Joe Roller and Sal Sagarese of event sponsor Cambridge Trust Company posed with Linda Driscoll and Deborah
Jackson from Corporate Citizen finalist American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay.
Scott Farmelant of Mills & Company with CCC Board member Bill Sage of Sage Hotel Corporation.
Representatives from Wainwright Bank & Trust Company were excited about being a Corporate Citizen of the Year finalist.
Cindy Kuppens from Small Business of the Year finalist O’Brien Management and last year’s Business Person of the Yeary Mary-Catherine Deibel from
UpStairs on the Square with CCC Board member Robyn Bell of the Cambridge Office for Tourism.
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the Leading Edge and Corporate Citizenof the Year. Finally, Mary CatherineDeibel of UpStairs on the Square, onehalf of last year’s winner of the Carl F.Barron Business Person of the Yearaward, presented this award to thisyear’s recipient. New Member of the Year—John PaulMarosy of VNA Private CareThis award, recognizing a business orindividual new to the CCC who demon-strates outstanding commitment to theChamber and the community, was pre-sented to John Paul Marosy, theExecutive Director of VNA Private Care,which provides comprehensive geriatriccare management by nurses and socialworkers, as well as carefully selected andtrained home care aides, all on a privatepay basis. Upon receiving the award,John Paul said, “Although I’m new to theChamber, I’m not new to Cambridge, andit’s great to be back!” Because there wereso many New Member of the Year nomi-nations this year, we had four finalists.Doug Fernald of Your Home for Life,James Grunwald of AZ Corporation andTamela Roche of Coldwell Banker
Residential Brokerage were also finalistsin this category.Small Business of the Year—S&SRestaurant & Catering The Small Business of the Year awardhonors a company with fewer than fiftyemployees that demonstrates excellenceand professionalism in its industry. Thisaward was presented to S&S Restaurant &Catering, the longest standing restaurantin Cambridge and a family-run businessfor five generations. The entireMitchell/Wheeler family came onstage toaccept the award. Family matriarch DorisMitchell noted that this is the S&S’s 90thyear in business and “We are proud tohave been able to have served our com-munity.” Gary Mitchell spoke about howthey kept considering moving out ofInman Square but it never happened,and the reason that they are still here isthe great people in the Cambridge com-munity. “We thank you tonight morethan you could ever thank us,” he said.O’Brien Management and GioiosaDesign were the other finalists for thisaward.
Renata von Tscharner and Nicole Brown of Nonprofit of the Year finalist Charles River Conservancy networked with Chris Colosi and John Lester of
Leading Edge finalist Linden Lab.
Mayor E. Denise Simmons delivered greetings from the City of Cambridge.
Major Carroll of the Salvation Army delivered the invocation.
Outgoing CCC Board Chair Neal Mizner of Metropolitan Moving & Storage with Chairman’s Award winner Sandra Lagrega from WT PhelanInsurance and current Board Chair Michael O’Connell of Mount Auburn Hospital.
Awards continued from page three
Nonprofit of the Year—SCM Community TransportationThis award, which recognizes a Cambridge-area nonprofitorganization that demonstrates superior performance, qualityand consistency in the pursuit of its mission, was presented toSCM Community Transportation. SCM promotes the inde-pendence of seniors and persons with disabilities through com-munity-based transportation. Founded by the communities ofSomerville, Cambridge and Medford (SCM) 25 years ago, theorganization provides more than 9,000 one way trips a monthwith their fleet of 27 vehicles. SCM is in the business of helpingpeople give up their car keys. Executive Director Reed Cochransaid that she took the job at the financially unstable organiza-tion three years ago as sort of a dare. Someone told her she hasto meet Tom Vance and she reported that, “The CCC has been ahuge piece of the turnaround that SCM has seen over the pastyear.” The other finalists in the category of Nonprofit of the Yearwere American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay and CharlesRiver Conservancy. The Leading Edge—NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals, LLC NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals, LLC was honored with theLeading Edge award, which recognizes a business that demon-strates leadership and innovation in the technology/life sciencesindustries. The company has developed a major breakthroughwith enables 30-50% of “unculturable” organisms to be grownin the laboratory, allowing for the discovery and development ofnew antibiotics and other therapeutics. They were also instru-mental in working with the CCC’s High Tech & ScienceCommittee to develop the Cambridge BioStart initiative, whichaddresses the business needs of the growing number of life sci-ences start-ups in Cambridge. In accepting the award,NovoBiotic President & CEO Aram Salzman exclaimed, “I can’timagine wanting to start a life sciences company anywhereother than Cambridge, Massachusetts.” Gene NetworkSciences, Inc. and Linden Lab were the other finalists in thiscategory. Corporate Citizen of the Year—Millennium: The TakedaOncology CompanyThe Corporate Citizen of the Year award was presented toMillennium: The Takeda Oncology Company. Millennium iscommitted to making a difference by discovering, developingand marketing breakthrough therapeutics that fundamentally
change the lives of patients with cancer. Millennium is highlyinvolved with leading patient advocacy groups and activelyencourages volunteerism in the community. Ronny Mosstonaccepted the award on behalf of Millennium, saying that witheverything that goes on at Millennium, you wouldn’t think thatthey employees would have time to give back to the communi-ty, but they do. She encouraged everyone to go back to theirorganizations and request one more day to serve the communi-ty. Millennium edged out the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology and Wainwright Bank & Trust Company for thisaward.Carl F. Barron Business Person of the Year—DeniseMaguire of Cambridge Family & Children’s ServiceNamed after Carl F. Barron of Putnam Furniture Leasing in 2000to celebrate his 65 years in business and as a Chamber member,the Business Person of the Year award honors an individual whodemonstrates professional excellence and outstanding leader-ship in the community. Denise Maguire was honored for herdedication to the City of Cambridge. She is retiring this yearafter 15 years as Executive Director of Cambridge Family &Children’s Service (CFCS). CFCS was founded in 1873 tostrengthen the Cambridge community by supporting families inways that ensure their maximum health, independence and selfreliance. Denise told a story about how she won a trip toBermuda after attending her first CCC networking event. Shesaid she hasn’t won anything else since, but she has benefitedfrom the generosity and support of the business people inCambridge, who help not just at the holidays but year-round.Also nominated for this distinction were Joseph V. Roller, II ofCambridge Trust Company and Timothy Rowe of CambridgeInnovation Center.
The evening ended with a few words from a special guest.“David Letterman” presented a “Top 10 List of Tip-OffsSomeone is Not from Cambridge.”
Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible,lead sponsor Amgen and contributing sponsors CambridgeTrust Company and Novartis, as well as our hosts the HyattRegency Cambridge. Crystal awards provided by SandorGoldstein of Adventures in Advertising and photography byDavid Fox, Photographer. Video production by Boston.TV andLetterhead Productions. ccc
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A stunned Gene Kalaw of Sovereign Bank received the Ambassador of the Year award from CCC President Kelly Thompson Clark.
The New Member of the Year Award was presented to John Paul Marosy of VNA Private Care by CCC Manager of Business Development Tom Vance.
The team from S&S Restaurant & Catering posed with their Small Business of the Year award.
Reed Cochran from SCM Community Transportation accepted the Nonprofit of the Year award from City of Cambridge Economic Development
Director Estella Johnson.
Aram Salzman accepted the Leading Edge award on behalf of NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company was named the Corporate Citizen of the Year.
Denise Maguire of Cambridge Family & Children’s Service received the Carl F. Barron Business Person of the Year award.
Council Approves Tax RateIn October, the Council approved the taxrate proposed for the current fiscal year.The tax rate will be $17.97 per thousandof value for commercial property and$7.56 per thousand of value for residen-tial. The commercial increase is 4.2%from last year, $0.73, and the residentialincrease is 2.7%, $0.20.
Commercial property owners will pay65% of property taxes with residentialproperty owners paying the remaining35%. The tax impact on residential prop-erty owners is expected to be minimal,with 85% of residential taxpayers seeingno increase, a decrease or an increase inproperty taxes of less than $100.
According to City Manager RobertHealy, the strong commercial marketcontinues to allow the City to providevery high levels of service to residentswhile maintaining a relatively low resi-dential property tax rate. Commercialproperty values continue to increase inCambridge while residential values havedeclined slightly.
The Council authorized and appropri-ated funds from several sources to reducethe overall taxes required in the current
year. These include funds from free cash,surplus/reserves and debt stabilizationfunds. The City Manager and the Councilhave been setting funds aside over thelast several years to cover debts owed oncapital projects that have been completedin recent years and that are currently indesign and construction.
The City Manager identified the cur-rent financial and credit crisis on WallStreet and projected cuts in the currentState budget as issues that may havefinancial impacts during the current fis-cal year. He noted that Cambridge’sdiverse economy may help in limiting thenegative impacts. Mayor Simmons Addresses GACCambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmonsspoke at the September 30 meeting of theGovernment Affairs Committee. She dis-cussed the importance of recognizingand thanking those who serve our com-munity and discussed her recent activi-ties to thank members of the CambridgeAuxiliary Police, Family Liaisons with theCambridge Public Schools, school cross-ing guards and local clergy. She also dis-cussed the importance of the businesscommunity and the City working togeth-er and noted the strong relationshipsbuilt over the years between City govern-ment and employers.
The Mayor credited a strong Cityadministration working with the businesscommunity and institutions and the CityCouncil for Cambridge’s strong local econ-
omy. This cooperation has resulted in theCity’s strong fiscal position, including theCity’s Triple A Bond Rating from all threerating agencies, and City’s low unemploy-ment rate. In her remarks, she urged thebusiness community to continue to workwith the City in a number of areas, in par-ticular continued coordination betweenlocal business and the City’s WorkforceDevelopment efforts. The City has recent-ly established a Green Jobs Task Force toidentify emerging green employmentopportunities in Cambridge and ensurethat training is available to prepareCambridge residents for these jobs.
Mayor Simmons said that she is lookingto meet with and visit businesses duringher term and the CCC has agreed to facil-itate these meetings. The purpose is tohelp her better understand the businesscommunity, which she believes is impor-tant for her as Mayor. She also announcedthat to help the Council and the commu-nity to better understand the City’s regu-lations around laboratory and life sciencecompanies, a Special Council Meeting hasbeen scheduled for December 1, 2008.
Thank you to Mayor Simmons for tak-ing time from her busy schedule and allwho attended this meeting.The 2008 Government Affairs program issponsored by Genzyme Corporation. Formore information on GAC activities, con-tact Director of Government AffairsTerrence Smith at (617) 876-4213 [email protected]. ccc
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Women in Business LuncheonAmerican Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay CEO Deborah C.Jackson was the featured speaker at the October Women inBusiness Executive Speaker Luncheon at Hotel Marlowe. Shespoke to over fifty mem-bers about two main top-ics: the role of theAmerican Red Cross andhow she defines success.
Deborah said that manypeople don’t really knowwhat the Red Cross doesand it is her job to makethem understand what theorganization does locally,here in our community.Many people just think, “They do blood, right?”
Deborah talked about how the concept of the Red Crossoriginated in Switzerland. Massachusetts resident ClaraBarton applied the idea in the US during the Civil War thatwhether you are a victim of war or a victim of harm, youdeserve care, no matter which side you are on. Armies of vol-unteers came forward to help their neighbors.
Today the Red Cross of Mass Bay covers 190 cities andtowns and four million people. They assist in situations suchas fires, bursting dams and explosions, finding temporaryhousing and providing food and clothing. “Most times we’reneeded, sometimes we’re not, but we always show up,” saidDeborah.
Other service areas include training home health careworkers and teaching CPR, First Aid, lifeguarding and babysit-
ting courses. They also runthe largest network of foodpantries in the area, espe-cially important as currenteconomic conditions haveresulted in serving manyworking families whonever had to ask for helpbefore. “We do blood, butwe also do so muchmore!”
Deborah discussed thenotion of success. She said that it is one of those words thatother people use when they talk about you and you might notrealize what you have accomplished until someone gives youan award or notices what you have been doing and then youthink “I did this.”
“You wake up in the morning and you do what you do. Idon’t walk around thinking, ‘I’m so successful.’” She said thatwomen often undervalue their contributions and are oftentheir own worst critics. She recommended each person defin-ing what success means to them individually.
Deborah’s other advice included getting out of your ownway and realizing that it’s not all about you. “You have theopportunity to do for others, wherever you are.” She encour-
EventEExxttrraa aged everyone to do something for someone less fortunate.“It puts the rest of your life into perspective,” she said. “Youbegin to appreciate more fully what you have.”
In response to an audience question, Deborah talked aboutthe three major areas of volunteer opportunity availablethrough the Red Cross. The first is disaster relief in which vol-unteers are on call to assist during emergencies such as fires.This is a big commitment so people can also volunteer fornational disaster relief, which is a more condensed duration.Volunteers can also get trained to teach people First Aid andCPR. Or they can get involved with emergency food network,packing grocery bags and handing out groceries.
Thank you to 2008 Women in Business sponsorMillennium: The Takeda Oncology Company.Fall Community Service DayOn Friday, October 17, more thanthirty Chamber members joined byChamber staff had the opportunityto help beautify Dana Park andLafayette Plaza as part of the CCC’sFall Community Service Day.Working side by side were teamsfrom Cambridge Savings Bank,Cambridge Trust, Le MeridienHotel, ePlace, and BIOCIS and stafffrom the City’s Public Works depart-ment. From daffodils to tulips, thefruits of the group’s labors will beevident come late April and earlyMay when the bulbs emerge.
“‘Fall is for Planting’ is the well-established mantra amongst greenindustry professionals. Temperatures are cooler, water ismore readily available to plants and bulbs, and moderateweather makes planting an enjoyable experience,” notes
Ellen Coppinger from City ofCambridge Public WorksDepartment.
Chamber members enjoyedthe first Community Service Dayin June and we hope to continueengaging members in givingback to the community on a bi-annual basis. “Having the oppor-
tunity to support the City in creating public spaces that arefunctional, beautiful and serve the community is a great feel-ing. Working together as teams created not only great publicspaces, but ongoing friendships and business opportunitiesfor those who participated. It’s a great way to feel good anddo good,” noted CCCDirector of CommunityRelations Caryn Saitz.
Tiffany Longfellow ofePlace, who participatedwith two of her col-leagues, said, “It’s apleasure to be part of anorganization that gives somuch back to the com-munity.” ccc
CCC President Kelly Thompson Clark
with Deborah Jackson of the RedCross and Karen Gobler of 2008 WIB
sponsor Millennium.
Jennifer Casey and Ping
Wong from CambridgeTrust Company posed with
City Councillor Henrietta
Davis (center).
The team at Dana Park took a break from
planting to pose for a group photo.
Members networked at the October WIB
Luncheon.
Some of the volunteers who
planted in Lafayette Square.
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It’s something we’ve been doing for generations: being there for people. Understanding their hopes anddreams. And giving them the help they need to shape their lives and reach their goals.
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First AnniversaryBig Foot Moving & StorageBoy Scouts of AmericaePlaceFamily Law Practitioners, P.C.HealthassistLaborers’ Local 151Masy Systems, Inc.MIT Faculty ClubParticle Measuring SystemsPilates at Green StreetSCM Community Transportation
Fax press releases to (617) 354–9874, send e-mail [email protected] or mail to Lisa Cohen, 859Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. See the calendaron the back page for deadlines. Photos/artwork are welcome.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is holding a specialNight at the Museum on December 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. fea-turing free admission. Explore the galleries and receive a 20%discount on purchases at the museum shop. For more infor-mation, visit www.hmnh.harvard.edu.
The 38th production of the Christmas Revels runs fromDecember 12 through 14, 18 through 22 and 27 through 30 atthe Sanders Theater in Harvard Square. This year’s annual win-ter solstice celebration turns to Thomas Hardy and ruralEngland for its holiday inspiration. “Church meets Tavern” withan 80-performer ensemble performing familiar carols, anthemsand rounds, country dances and West Gallery music. Attendeesare encourage to sing along. A special Christmas Revels DinnerPackage with tickets and a fixed-price meal is also being offeredat UpStairs on the Square. Visit www.revels.org or call (617)972-8300 for more information or to buy tickets.
Buks Moolman of accounting and consulting firm Tofias PChas been named one of the nation’s top businesspeople in TheCPA Technology Advisor “40 Under 40” feature listing, whichrecognizes the leaders of tomorrow in the tax and accountingprofession. The program spotlights young professionals in theaccounting and tax fields, or those in supportive roles in devel-oping technology, who exemplify the leadership qualities nec-essary for the ongoing success of the profession. Buks is aShareholder in the Accounting and Auditing Group and joinedTofias in 2001. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 10 years withan international accounting firm in its Johannesburg, SouthAfrica and Boston offices.
Revels returns to celebrate the solstice
HMNH offers Night at the Museum
Tech members recognized for giving
CPA named to top “40 Under 40” list
Connections to go electronic in 2009
Mass High Tech, along with its partner Wilmer Hale, havenamed the 2008 Tech Citizenship honorees, recognizing 22technology companies in New England that have excelled atgiving back to their communities. Now in its eighth year, theTech Citizenship awards have recognized companies bothlarge and small who meet the criteria to be honored—givingback a total of one-half of one percent of their total revenuefor 2007, or a minimum of $500,000 in total value for thatperiod. Congratulations to CCC member companies: ComcastCorp., Four Mangos Inc., Genzyme Corp., iCorpsTechnologies, Microsoft Corp., and VerizonCommunications, Inc. The companies will be honored at abreakfast on November 21 at the Museum of Science.
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Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Inc.
Masse’s Hardware Co.
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mount Auburn Hospital
Network Parking Co. LTD.
North Cambridge Co-operative Bank
Novartis
Parkside Place
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Sheraton Commander Hotel
Storrow Company, Inc.
Tofias PC
Wainwright Bank & Trust Company
Youville Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
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his is the last issue of Connections that you’ll receive inyour mailbox. In 2009, we will be distributing our newslet-
ter electronically. Please note that this is different from theweekly Chamber Message Service that you already receive,which contains only brief news snippets and a calendar ofupcoming events. Connections will continue to offer more indepth information about happenings at your Chamber and inyour community on a bi-monthly basis. Little will change exceptfor the way in which we deliver it to you.
We think this moves make sense, both financially and envi-ronmentally. Paper, printing and postage prices have allincreased. As we head into what is expected to be a particular-ly economically challenging year, we are doing what we can tokeep your membership dues investment low.
The CCC is also concerned about our environment. Electronicdelivery is a greener way to distribute information. You’ll havea choice—you can read the newsletter onscreen, print out just afew pages, or print the whole thing to read at your convenience.
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November 4 Networking Breakfast7:30 to 9:30 a.m.Holiday Inn Boston-Somerville $30 for members or $60 for non-members with registration & payment by 10/31. $10 additional thereafter if available.
November 19 Real Estate Roundtable7:30 to 9:30 a.m., CCC Board Room$15 for members or $30 for non-members with registration & payment by 11/17. $10 additional thereafter if available.
December 4 Holiday BAHsh5:30 to 8 p.m.Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street$25 for members or $50 for non-members with registration & payment by 12/2. $10 additional thereafter if available.
January 23 The Classroom—Performance ContinuumFeedback® Method8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Location TBA$150 for members or $300 for non-members with registration & payment by 1/21. No walk-ins.
Register at www.cambridgechamber.org. Payment required with reg-istration. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
