2006 William Crawford Distinguished Service Award

Special Thanks to Our
Regional Benefactors
Antonino Auto Group
Mohegan Sun
Chelsea Groton Bank
Norwich Bulletin
CCI, Inc.
Northeast Utilities Co.
Citadel Broadcasting Co.
Q105, WXLM 102.3
WSUB 980, 104.7 The Wolf
Citizens Bank
The Day
Dime Bank
Dominion Nuclear CT
Foxwoods Resort Casino
October 2006
CT Light & Power Company
Electric Transmission Business
Yankee Gas Company
P.O. Box 726 Gales Ferry, CT 06335 Ph: 860-464-7373 Fax: 860-464-7374
www.chamberect.com
Osborne Jenks Productions
Chamber Announces Honoree For
Pfizer Inc.
11th Annual
People’s Bank
Women’s Symposium
Quinn & Gellar
8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn, Norwich
Utopia
Waterford Hotel Group, Inc.
Hall Communications
Webster Bank
KOOL 101, 97.7 WCTY,
WICH 1310, WNLC 98.7
Webster Insurance
Liberty Bank
Soft Rock 106.5 & Jammin 107.7
Miranda Creative
P.O. Box 726, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
2006 William Crawford Distinguished
Service Award
Wednesday, October, 25
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Every year, the Chamber has
presents the Women’s Symposium to bring
together women of the eastern Connecticut
business community for a day of networking and professional development.
The Symposium features highly
skilled speakers and includes dynamic
workshops geared for today’s professional
woman. Keynote speaker is Faith
Middleton, producer and host of “The Faith
Middleton Show” on WNPR radio. Additionally, Toni Hoover, Senior VP and Director,
Pfizer Inc., will be a featured speaker.
Workshop topics include “Financial Strategies for Women,” “Life Balance,” and
“Assertive Communication.”
Cost for members is $75; nonmembers pay $100. For more information
or to pre-register, call the Chamber at 860464-7373 or visit our website,
www.chamberect.com.
Webster’s
Mind Your Own...
Business Seminar
“Negotiation Skills”
Tuesday, October, 17
8-10:00 a.m.
Radisson Hotel
35 Governor Blvd., New London
Learn how to master negotiation skills from
expert Andre Bello. Bello is a corporate
trainer and dynamic national speaker, having
just completed his tour of over 16 northeastern cities. Please call the Chamber to
register at (860) 464-7373 or visit our
website, www.chamberect.com.
The Chamber can be reached locally at one of the following
phone numbers:
Groton/Ledyard
Niantic/East Lyme
New London
Norwich
(860)
(860)
(860)
(860)
L-R: Tony Sheridan, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut President;
Ulysses Hammond, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Chairman of
the Board; Len Wolman, 2004 Crawford Award recipient and Chairman and
CEO of Waterford Group, LLC; Tim Bates, 2006 Crawford Award recipient and
attorney and partner at Robinson & Cole, LLP; and Doug Teeson, past recipient
and President and Director of Mystic Seaport.
The Chamber has announced that Timothy D. Bates, attorney and
partner at Robinson & Cole, LLP will receive the 2006 William Crawford
Distinguished Service Award. A dinner will be held to present the award on
November 13, 2006 at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Grand Ballroom.
“Tim’s commitment and service to our community in eastern Connecticut is as outstanding as it is diverse,” said Tony Sheridan, president
of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut during the press
conference. “He has served for several years on the Board of Directors for
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, and today, serves as Chairman of the Board
during a very pivotal time in the hospital’s growth and development. He
has donated countless hours toward many causes. Whether it’s for the
arts, as a member of the Garde Arts Center Campaign Committee, to
serving as a volunteer camp counselor each week during the summer for
over a decade to mentor young people in our region—Tim’s commitment to
our community has undoubtedly touch hundreds of lives.”
Created in 1977, the William Crawford Distinguished Service Award
recognizes an outstanding member of the community who has exemplified
the spirit of community service and contributed to improving the quality of
life in eastern Connecticut.
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Mark Your Calendars For These Upcoming Events...
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October 11, Business After Hours at Hard Rock Café at Foxwoods Resort Casino
October 17, Mind Your Own Business Seminar, Radisson Hotel, New London
November 13 , William Crawford Distinguished Service Award Dinner
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Renewing Members
September 2006
ARC of New London County, Inc.
99.3 Swing FM/WJZS
Aces High RV Park LLC
Andrews, Young, & Geraghty, PC
Blu-Prints Unlimited Inc.
Cafe 57 LLC
Coldwell Banker - Stella Neves-Elbaum
Collins & Jewell Co., Inc.
Danielle’s Barbershop on the Thames
Eastern CT State University
Eastern Connecticut Cardiology Group PC
Edens & Avant at Norwichtown Mall
Guroo Gallery
Hillcrest Mini-Estates
Lux Bond & Green, Inc.
Miles Beardsley LLC
Minuteman Press
Monarch Realty
Rogers Kitchens
Salem Prime Cuts
Self Storage Solutions LLC
T & G Associates
The Dow Chemical Company
The Tree Group, LLC
Tim Hortons-New England, Inc.
Town of Groton
Waterford Economic Development
Commission
Wheelabrator Lisbon, Inc.
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Bates’ service to the community also
includes serving as Deacon for Noank Baptist
Church; as a member of the Board of Directors for The Williams School in New London;
as a past Chairman for the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut; as Past
Chairman and Board Member of the Mystic
Community Center in Mystic and as a past
Chairman for the Town of Groton, Planning
Commission.
In addition to his community service,
Bates has worked as an attorney in Connecticut for many years. He currently serves as
attorney for several governmental entities
including the Town of Plainfield, the Noank
Zoning Commission, and the Ledge Light
Health District. He has also served as an
attorney for the Town of Stonington, Town of
North Stonington, the Borough of Stonington,
and the City of Groton.
Bates is a graduate of Yale University
and Columbia Law School. He resides in Noank
with his wife Deborah, where they raised their
three children.
The public is welcome to attend the
award dinner on November 13, at 5:45 p.m.
For more information or information on sponsorship, please contact the Chamber at
(860)464-7373 or visit www.chamberect.com
Upcoming Grand Openings
& Ribbon Cuttings
These events are free and
open to the public. Please
feel welcome to come and
support your fellow
member companies.
Oct. 11, 5:00 p.m. YMCA, 337 Main St.,
Norwich
Oct. 12, 12 noon, Lombardi Inside/Out, LLC
Lombardi Business Park off
Rt. 85 in Montville
Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn,
10 Laura Blvd., Norwich
Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m., Birk Manufacturing,
14 Capitol Dr., East Lyme
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Tuesday
17
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
8 a.m.-4p.m.
12:00 p.m.
7:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8-10 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
Business Book Club
Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing And Succeeding
Under Any Conditions
Friday
20
7:45 a.m.
7:45 a.m.
Tuesday
24
7:00 a.m.
By John Kotter & Holger Rathgeber
“Harvard Business School professor Kotter, author of the bestselling Leading Change (1996), teams up with executive Rathgeber to
offer his contribution to the “business fable” genre. Kotter presents his framework for an effective corporate change initiative
through the tale of a colony of Antarctic penguins facing dangerinspired, perhaps, by today’s real-life global warming crisis (or,
perhaps, by March of the Penguins’ box office). Under the leadership of one particularly astute bird, a small team of penguins with
varied personalities and leadership skills implement a thoughtful
plan for coaxing the other birds in their colony through a time of
necessary but wrenching change. This light, quick read should
fulfill its intended purpose: to serve as a springboard for group
discussions about corporate culture, group dynamics and the
challenges of change.”-From Publishers Weekly, at amazon.com
When:
Where:
Thursday, Oct. 26, 8 a.m.
Seattle’s Best Cafe
at Borders, Waterford
Cost:
Free of Charge
Contact Meg Whitehead for more
information at (860) 464-7373.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday
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26
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7:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
Healthcare Council Meeting, Chamber Office, Gales Ferry
YMCA Ribbon Cutting, Norwich
Business After Hours at Hard Rock Café,
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Leadership Program Session, Health & Human Services,
Rose City Senior Center, Norwich
Lombardi Inside/Out, LLC Ribbon Cutting, Montville
Executive Committee Meeting, Chamber Office, Gales Ferry
B2B Connections, Borders
Mind Your Own Business - Negotiation Skills
with André Bello, Radisson Hotel, New London
Legislative Candidate Forum, Local Candidates, Lyme-Old Lyme
Marshall Middle School
Griswold Division, AmericInn Lodge & Suites, Griswold
Legislative Candidate Forum, Simmons/Courtney, Holiday Inn,
Norwich
Service Person of the Month, Montville Rotary Meeting,
Ed’s Country Kitchen, Uncasville
Board of Directors’ Meeting, Groton Inn & Suites, Groton
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
Women’s Symposium, Holiday Inn, Norwich
Business Book Club, Borders, Waterford
Norwich Division Planning Meeting, Old Tymes Restaurant, Norwich
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
Holiday Gala Committee Meeting, Dime Bank, Norwich
November
Wednesday
Friday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
1
3
7
8
9
9
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
11:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday
Monday
10
13
7:30 a.m.
5:45 p.m.
Tuesday
14
8:00 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
Friday
17
Tuesday
21
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
7:30 a.m.
7:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
7:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Thursday
30
8:00 a.m.
Grant Writing Conference, Connecticut College, New London
Birk Manufacturing Ribbon Cutting, East Lyme
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
BAH at Nature’s Art, The Dinosaur Place!, Montville
Leadership Economic Development
Service Person of the Month, New London Rotary Meeting,
Lighthouse Inn, New London
Business Before Hours, YMCA, Norwich
Reception & Dinner, 2006 William Crawford Distinguished Service
Award, Foxwoods Resort Casino
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
Holiday Gala Committee Meeting, Dime Bank, Norwich
Griswold Division, AmericInn Lodge & Suites
Norwich Division Planning Meeting, Olde Tymes Restaurant, Norwich
Executive Committee Meeting, Chamber Office, Gales Ferry
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
Board of Directors’ Meeting, The Spa at Norwich Inn, Norwich
B2B Connections, Borders, Waterford
Mind Your Own Business Employment Labor Law Seminar,
Radisson Hotel, New London
Business Book Club, Borders, Waterford