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Greetings,
This enewsletter is our way of letting you know the opportunities,
upcoming events and other items of interest that come across our desks
each week. Have something new happening at your place? Keep us up-to- date
by emailing us the details: [email protected]
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the easy new "forward" feature at the bottom of this email!
Nelson Cook receives the 2003 Massachusetts Hospitality Award for the
Cape Cod region
Nelson Cook, Director of Sales at the Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis
received this year's Massachusetts Hospitality Award for the Cape Cod
region at this year's Governor's Conference on Travel & Tourism. The
award was presented to Cook by Lt. Governor Kerry Healey in Boston before
his peers in the industry.
Nominated by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Cook was recognized for
his 40+ years in sales, marketing and conference services. He has been
selling the wonders of Cape Cod since 1973 and is highly valued as an
active Cape Chamber volunteer. Cook was tapped in 1999 to lead a new
initiative at the Chamber as it hired its first full-time V.P. of Sales,
dedicated to the meeting & incentive market. As committee chair, Cook
has guided the energetic group to great success as Cape Cod began making
its mark on the meeting planners itineraries. In this role he has gained
the respect and admiration of all he has worked with.
Congratulations, Nelson, for a well-deserved honor!
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Seeking Nominees for Business Excellence Awards |
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| Five Categories of Businesses:
Hospitality & Recreation
- Lodging
- Restaurants
- Transportation
- Reservation services
- Amusements & attractions
- Golf and other leisure or sports activities
Services
- Professional (CPA, Attorney, etc.)
- Banks, Investment & Financial
- Insurance & Real Estate
- Automotive
- Construction
- Utilities
- Media, publishers, printers
- education
- Technology
- Manufacturing
Health Care
- Hospitals
- Nursing care providers
- Doctors practices
- Laboratories & other medical services
Retail
& Wholesale
- art galleries
- shops, boutiques,
- malls & multi-unit complexes
- on-line retailing
- Wholesale & distribution
- fishing & agriculture
Non-Profit
- museums, arts & cultural organizations
- community organizations
- any non-governmental not-for-profit entity (NGO)
Within these five categories, Chamber members and their employees
or associates may be nominated for demonstrating excellence in
public service, professional contributions, community commitment,
customer service, workplace innovation, leadership, job creation,
perseverance, or any other special achievements that can be
documented.
Nominations shall be sought between March 31, 2003 and May 14,
2003. The selection committee will make final recommendations by May
19, 2003 for awards to be presented at the annual dinner of the Cape
Cod Chamber of Commerce on June 18, 2003.
Nominations shall be submitted in writing and sent
to:
Business Excellence Awards
c/o Cape Cod Chamber of
Commerce
PO Box 790
Hyannis, MA 02601
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UPDATE: New panelist at Avoiding Hiring Hazards
Workshop |
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| We have a late addition to the Avoiding
Hiring Hazards panel, reflecting anticipated delays for foreign
seasonal employees in getting Social Security numbers. Ed White of
the Social Security Administration in Hyannis will join the panel
and explain the procedures they have put in place to help keep the
process smooth. You will want to know about this!
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR NONCITIZENS
Information for
Employers - April 2003
New procedures for issuing Social Security Numbers (SSN) to non
citizens require SSA to verify the applicant's employment
authorization documents with the Office of Homeland Security
(formerly the INS) before processing the SSN application. This
verification process has extended the timeframe for issuing a SSN by
several days, and, in some cases, by several weeks. Most of the
time, the information is available online within 10 days from the
date the noncitizen enters the US.
In past years, the SSA offices in Hyannis and Falmouth have
expedited processing SSN applications for H2B visa and J1 visa
seasonal workers, assigning a SSN within 1 - 2 days, and mailing a
card within 7 days. They will continue to process these applications
as expeditiously as possible, but want employers to be aware of the
delays that prospective summer employees may experience this year
around SSNs and SSN cards. The process they have put in place will
be explained at the April 16th meeting.
Register
& full details... »
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Update on MOTT's Great Outdoors promo |
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| MOTT's Great Outdoors lodging promotion is now
up and running. A total of 303 lodging offers - more than triple the
winter promotion -- are now posted on massvacation.com.
If you are a lodging establishment that is not part of the
promotion but would like to participate, MOTT is still accepting
offers through April 18. For a sign-up form, contact
[email protected].
Along with the lodging offers, the Get Outdoors! regional guides
provide visitors with a sampling of spring activities and events and
links to the respective RTC sites.
Online ads are now running on Boston.com and NYT.com. In-state
radio begins Monday. NECN starts next week. The New York Times print
ad breaks tomorrow and the Boston Globe (including RTC co-op) on the
9th. An e-mail postcard goes out late next week. NYC transit, and
Boston and Hartford billboards will be up shortly.
check
out the Great Outdoors page »
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Award winning Cape Cod Chamber members |
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| Congratulations to Cape Cod Chamber members who
took home awards from the 16th Annual Governor's Conference on
Travel & Tourism on Tuesday, April 1st.
Gina Barboza accepted the Mass. Tourism Marketing Award for Best
Tourism Creative Execution in the Transportation category for the
Steamship Authority.
Linda Kelleher accepted two Marketing Awards for Best Tourism
Creative in the categories of Restaurants & Spas for Chatham
Bars Inn.
Carol City accepted an award for the Best Tourism Creative in the
Museums category for Plimoth Plantation. These four awards were
shared by Pierce-Cote' Advertising of Osterville who executed the
creative for these clients.
Finally, Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines was presented with an award
for the Best Tourism Creative in the web category. Well done!
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MASSHIGHWAY OPEN HOUSE -- SAGAMORE ROTARY: THURSDAY, APRIL
24, 2003 |
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| The Massachusetts Highway Department is holding
an "Open House" on the Sagamore Rotary to present the "refined plan"
and to garner public input. This informal open house will allow
interested participants the opportunity to view project materials
and ask questions in a non-structured setting. Representatives from
MassHighway and design consultants will be available to answer your
questions anytime between 3:00PM and 8:00PM. A series of public
hearings will follow this open house. We urge all of you to attend
this important forum. Please forward your comments on the plan to
[email protected] or to 70 Main Street, Buzzards Bay,
MA 02532.
Where: Hoxie Elementary School Cafeteria, 30 Williston
Road, Sagamore Beach
When: Thursday, April 24, 3:00PM - 8:00PM
Register
here »
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Cape Cod Chamber's Spring Marketing |
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| Television spots, a radio contest and national
magazine ads are included in the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce Spring
marketing campaign.
For complete details, please follow the link below.
Spring
Marketing information »
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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE to CAPE COD COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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| Over 50 scholarships are available to current
and incoming students of Cape Cod Community College ranging from
$250 to $4,000 each. The complete list of awards, application and
detailed information is now available at the CCCC Financial Aid
office located on the first floor of the Administration Building, or
at the CCCC Educational Foundation office located on the third floor
of the college library. Interested students can also call
508-375-4015 or 502-362-2131 ext. 4393 to request information by
mail.
The deadline for applications and transcripts is Friday, April 25
at 4 p.m.
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Massachusettes Export Center's Spring 2003 Partners for Trade
series |
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| The Massachusetts Export Center has announced
two events for the southeast region during the Spring 2003 Partners
for Trade series. Through a regional collaborative between the
Export Center, area Chambers of Commerce, and the Alliance for the
Commonwealth, this training initiative offers an overview of
essential issues crucial for a successsful international business
strategy.
"Import Classification, Compliance and Recordkeeping" will be
held May 14.
"International Contracts: Sales and Distribution and Agency
agreements" will be held June 4.
For complete details, please follow the link below.
More
information & registration »
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| UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS |
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APRIL
16: AVOIDING HIRING HAZARDS: I9 WORKSHOP
MAY
6: MEMBER TO MEMBER NETWORKING EVENT |
APRIL
22: MEMBER TO MEMBER NETWORKING EVENT
MAY
13: CAPE COD CHAMBER MEMBER BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUP
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