AVON CHAMBER
MEMBER NEWS

CLICK HERE to Check Out All the Great Activities, Events, Promotions and News Happening with Our Member Businesses in The Latest Edition of Our MEMBER NEWS E-BLAST
  

               
                         SHOP LOCAL FIRST on
                  SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
                SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2018 

As part of our LOCAL FIRST INITIATIVE, the Avon Chamber is again sponsored a Small Business Saturday Promotion where member businesses offer a SPECIAL DISCOUNT GOOD FOR JUST THAT DAY. 
   CLICK HERE to View Our FACEBOOK POSTS
   CLICK HERE to View a FULL LIST of OUR PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

THANK YOU to our Participating Member Businesses:

• All That Glitters Makeup Artistry
• An Infinite Abundance
• Avon Vacuums
• Claudia Decor
• Cugino's Restaurant of Farmington
• Good Feet/Avon
• William Raveis Real Estate/Margo Ross

AVON CHAMBER
V.Y.B.E. FOOD DRIVE

V.Y.B.E. - Valley Young Business Entrepreneurs - August 2018 FOOD DRIVE to benefit the Avon Food Bank  was a HUGE Success. Through your generosity they delivered over 1500 Pounds of Food!!!  THANK YOU!
  
Click on the Facebook Icon to see the V.Y.B.E. Member Businesses that participated 

               
     AVON CHAMBER LOCAL FIRST CABLE ADS

Watch the Avon Chamber Comcast Local First Ads -- Featuring TEN of our Member Businesses -- Premiering on the Chamber's Facebook and Featured Member Pages!
CLICK HERE to View as Each Ad premiers on our FACEBOOK and FEATURED MEMBER PAGES

  DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR LOCAL FIRST KEY CARD IS??  This unique and exciting program provides local residents with an easy way to connect with the many goods and services Avon Chamber member businesses have to offer, along with special discounts and deals.  NEW OFFERS NOW AVAILABLE  Click on the LOCAL FIRST KEY CARD to View the LOCAL FIRST PAGE

 
CONNECTICUT BUSINESS DAY March 14, 2018   THANK YOU to the record-setting Seventeen Member Businesses that took part in this year's event!    
MEMBERS - Pictures Coming Soon

                  
                     AVON CHAMBER DAY at the
        WTIC NEWSTALK 1080 HOLIDAY STORE to
                  BENEFIT THE SALVATION ARMY
                    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017
              Lower Lobby, Avon Old Farms Hotel 

Since 2006 the Avon Chamber of Commerce and its members generously donate one day each year to act as greeters for those donating and sorters of items donated to Chamber member The Salvation Army through the Holiday Store.  THANK YOU to everyone that stopped by,  made a donation, and met some of the members that comprise your Avon Chamber
   CLICK HERE to View Our FACEBOOK POSTS

THANK YOU to Our Member Businesses That Volunteered on Avon Chamber Day 2017:

• Aging Well NWCT
• An Infinite Abundance
• Arden Courts of Avon
• Claudia Decor
• Happiness and Success, GPS
• Howard L. Page & Co.
• IFFS Eldercare Consultants
• Keller Williams Realty/The Colvin Group
• McCue Mortgage Company/Katie Stevenson
• Middlewoods of Farmington
• Norcom Mortgage/Adam Horelik
• Northington Living/N2 Publishing
• Patient Advocate For You
• Peter M. Bakker Agency
• Rainbow Adoptions International
• Super Cellar Warehouse Liquors
• William R. Peck, CPA

  MEMBERS -- ASK FOR YOUR VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP PLAQUE!!!   Help current and potential customers identify your business as a proud member of the Avon Chamber of Commerce by prominently displaying our FREE AVON CHAMBER VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP PLAQUE    Upon request the Chamber will send you the image of the plaque in jpg format that you may then use on your business website, business cards, business letterhead.  If using it on your website, the Chamber will also provide you with HTML code that will link the image back to the page in the Chamber's online Membership Directory where your business lisiting is found.  For more information or to request your plaque please contact the Chamber office. 

Plaque Artwork generously donated by BONNER & COMPANY Creative Communications 

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 MEMBERS - NEW MEMBER BENEFITS

Avon Chamber Small Business Video Packages administered by Rich Wright Productions   Chamber members receive an Additional $50 Discount on Any Package!
NEW! Check Out The North House Video

Avon Chamber Copy & Print Discount administered by Staples   Chamber members receive a 20% Discount on Copy & Print Orders!

Avon Chamber Exclusive Office Supply Program administered by Staples Business Advantage   Chamber members receive Steep Discounts on Office Supplies -- Available ONLY through Staples Business Advantage!

For more information about these exciting new offerings visit the MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS page

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                     Avon Chamber of Commerce
                     Bearingstar Insurance/Avon
                      FREE SHREDDING EVENT
                      SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017
                               Avon High School
THANK YOU to the Nearly 75 Cars that stopped by and brought a Non-Perishable Food Item to be Donated to the Avon Food Pantry

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  Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center and the Avon Chamber teamed up for a COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE on Thursday, August 4 to benefit the Avon Food Bank.  We collected 5,000 Pounds of non- perishable food items to help people struggling with hunger in our community, along with another 1,000 Pounds of dry and canned dog food for those needing assistance in feeding their canine companion.  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT DONATED   CLICK HERE to View Our FACEBOOK POSTS

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  The Avon Chamber businesswomen networking group - A.W.E. (Avon Women Entrepreneurs) hosted the first of its WISDOM SHARING SERIES, entitled "DO WHAT YOU LOVE, LOVE WHAT YOU DO"   Tuesday, March 29, at the Avon Free Public Library.  Check Out Pictures of this Event on the Chamber's FACEBOOK PAGE

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  AVON CHAMBER 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION   Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Avon Old Farms Hotel
Thank you to the 160+ Members and Friends of the Chamber that attended, our generous Sponsors, numerous Member In-Kind Contributors, Special Guests, and the dedicated Members of the 50th Anniversary Committee. 

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  Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center AND the Avon Chamber of Commerce sponsored a BLOOD DRIVE, April 18, 2013  Thank you to everyone that made this great community event a success!  Look for another Blood Drive Coming Soon    Click on the CARTOON to SEE ALL THE PARTICIPANTS

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NEW JOB POSTINGS are now appearing on the Chamber's CAREER OPPORTUNITIES page - found on the UPPER NAVIGATION BAR

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NEW OFFICE SPACE AVAILABILITIES are now appearing on the Chamber's AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE page - found on the UPPER NAVIGATION BAR

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  WATCH THE AVON CHAMBER on the LINK, hosted by Joanie Sutter, currently showing on Nutmeg Public Access Television.   Click on the Image for On Demand Viewing and Show Listings

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  CLICK on the Cover to access the November 8, 2016 presentation by Amy Jock of Chelsea Groton Bank     Social Media 101

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  CLICK on the Cover to access the October 27, 2016 presentation by Amy Jock of Chelsea Groton Bank     Business Re-Branding

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  CLICK on the Cover to access the November 13, 2014 presentation by Michael Mezheritskiy of Milestone Asset Management Group     Using The Cloud to Help Your Business

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  CLICK on the Cover to access the April 25, 2014 presentation by Sharon Freilich of Pullman & Comely, PC     What Does the Affordable Care Act Really Mean for My Business

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    MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT   Simsbury Bank  provides Chamber members with quality Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)   The Simsbury Bank HSA is a premium interest account designed to complement the portfolio of HSA-compatible health insurance plans from Aetna.  For more information about this exciting new program please contact Chamber member Simsbury Bank or visit the MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS page and scroll down to INVESTMENT PRODUCTS

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    MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT   The Avon Chamber of Commerce has established a relationship with the CHET Advisor 529 Plan   Members of the Avon Chamber and their employees are eligible to participate in this program at no cost -- the up-front sales charge of up to 5.5% has been waived for Chamber members! For more information about this exciting new program please contact Chamber member Edward Jones-Peter Vignati or visit the MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS page and scroll down to EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS

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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS page is the place to find out about everything the Chamber has to offer you and your business  Check it out - found on the LEFT NAVIGATION BARS

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Mon, November 19, 2018
V.Y.B.E. Coordinators Meeting

Mon, November 19, 2018
Health Council

Tue, November 20, 2018
A.W.E. - Avon Women Entrepreneurs - HOLIDAY SHOWCASE