August 2015 Chamber Courier e -Newsletter Page 1 of 18 August 2015 Digital Volume 6 Issue 12 View this email in your browser About Us Discover the Region Community Resources Business Directory News Events For News From Our Members Click Here Get Your Tickets Now For Winter In August Celebration! US Senator Patrick Leahy Is Scheduled to Attend! Come out and help celebrate the ski industry at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 34th Annual Winter In August Celebration on Tuesday, August 11th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. This important Chamber fundraiser and show of appreciation to the ski industry will be back on Merchants Row again this year. Winter In Invites you to the August will be a block party like last year and take August Chamber Mixer place right outside the Rutland Region Chamber of Tuesday, August 18th Commerce office at 50 Merchants Row in Downtown 5-7pm Rutland. New this year the event will Location: 2 South Main St., Rutland feature Local Craft (Corner of Terrill St., across from Brews! Tickets are Main St. Park) $9 in advance at the hors d'oeuvres catered by Chamber Office or American Legion Post 31 $10 the day of the There will be a Guest Speaker event. Great Networking! Because so many restaurants have gone all out and mhtml:file://C:\Users\Penny\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\... 9/2/2015 August 2015 Chamber Courier e -Newsletter Page 2 of 18 done creative displays and prepared such great food 50/50 Cash Raffle! in the past, The Chamber acknowledges the effort with the: The Best Taste Award judged by a Chef led Great Door Prizes! panel. There will also Door Prizes include: be a People’s Choice Award. Overnight stay for two at Best Western Plus Inn & Suites This important Peter Huntoon Watercolor Print Chamber Fundraiser Paramount Theatre Tickets is made possible by businesses who Gift Certificates from Greenfields Restaurant participate, those who attend annually and by our sponsor Rutland Herald. Gift from Park Place Florist and more! The annual event recognizes the positive economic impact that the ski industry has on the Rutland region and Vermont. Area restaurants and businesses August Chamber provided delicious food for attendees to enjoy while Meetings the businesses marketed their establishments. If you 8/4 Special Events Committee, 8:30am are interested in participating in Winter In August, click here for more information or call 802-773-2747. 8/11 Winter In August, 5-8pm. Merchants Row Block Party outside the Chamber Offices. $9 A BIG Thank you in advance, $10 at the door. goes out to: 8/18 Chamber Mixer at Credit The following Union of Vermont, 2 South Main businesses, St. in Rutland. 5-7pm restaurants and 8/26 Chamber Board of Directors, organizations who 12:15 have already agreed to participate in the 34th Annual Winter In August RutlandVermont.com Celebration. Stay tuned for more to be added: Pageviews American Legion Post 31 , Baxter ’s at the Rutland January: 17,939 February: 15,547 Country Club , Cafe ’ Verde , Cape Air , Casella Waste March: 17,097 Systems , Castleton University Conferences & April: 17,689 May: 20,209 Events , Citizens Bank , Coleman Brook Tavern at June: 22,207 Okemo Mountain Resort , Crowley Cheese , Franklin July: 31,337 Conference Center , Franklin ’s Restaurant , Greenfields Restaurant @ Holiday Inn , Hop N Moose Brewing Company , Killington Grand Hotel & Conference Center , MVRTD/The Bus , NB T Bank , Ponderosa , Raiche ’s Vermont Made Salsa , mhtml:file://C:\Users\Penny\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\... 9/2/2015 August 2015 Chamber Courier e -Newsletter Page 3 of 18 Red Clover Inn , Rotary Club of Rutland , Rutland City Church , Rutland County Parent/Child Center , Rutland Jewish Center , Rutland Restaurant , Sweet Lovin ’ Creations , The Foundry @ Summit Pond , The Local, The Palms , The Vermont Inn , The Vermont Truffle Company , Walk to End Alzheimer ’s Top 10 Most Again this year, thank you to Tim Hewitt of Preferred Visited Pages Restrooms for providing Luxury Portable Restrooms Calendar of Events: 3,906 for the event, Casella Resource Solutions for 4th of July Fireworks Extravaganza: 2,512 providing waste services and Foley Linen for Things To do: 1,736 providing table clothes for the event. Chamber Business Directory: 803 sponsored by: Summer Smash: 679 Vermont State Fair: 644 RAVE Car Show: 568 Restaurants: 549 Lodging: 462 Downtown Retail: 397 Use Your Perk Card = Save Chamber Perk Card Money Member to Member Discount Program Membership Benefit: The Perk Card Discounts, Deals & Special Everybody loves a deal! Our extremely popular Membership PERK Card is one of the most widely Please patronize these used and highly valued benefits of being a Chamber valued member. All member businesses receive one PERK sponsors of our card for every member of their organization. In other Chamber e-Newsletter words, you just improved your employee benefits at no additional cost! In addition, your participation invites thousands of member organizations’ employees to patronize your business. Check out valuable Perk s like the latest available from Shear Heaven Salon & Day Spa offering $20 off color. Includes single process color, wash, cut, blow dry and style. 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There will be a guest speaker, great hors 1-844-888-7267 d'oeuvres catered by VtTranslines.com American Legion Post 31, great networking and great door prizes including an Overnight Stay for Two at Best Western Inn & Suites, Peter Huntoon Watercolor Print, Paramount Theatre Tickets, gift certificates to Greenfield's Restaurant at Holiday mhtml:file://C:\Users\Penny\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\... 9/2/2015 August 2015 Chamber Courier e -Newsletter Page 5 of 18 Inn and a gift from Park Place Florist. A crowd turned out at our monthly mixer in July and enjoyed tremendous food provided by Baxter's Restaurant at the Rutland Country Club. What a great business and golf course this is in our region. They are a valued Chamber member. Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally Arrives, Thursday, August 27th The Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally will start on Thursday, August 27th and be in the area through August 30th bringing hundreds of motorcyclists to the region. There will also be a scavenger hunt, guided tours including a Covered Bridge Tour, scavenger hunt, poker run and much more! This year's Killington Classic will feature the annual Parade to Rutland (6:30pm) and Block Party (thanks to the Downtown Rutland Partnership) in Downtown Rutland mhtml:file://C:\Users\Penny\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\... 9/2/2015 August 2015 Chamber Courier e -Newsletter Page 6 of 18 on Friday, August 28 th . The Block Party will feature Live Music with Blue Jay Way in the parking pit on Center Street at 7 pm. Come see the bikes parading from Killington, over 800 motorcycles visit downtown, many downtown businesses will offer extended hours. , the event is open to the public and will take place at 6:30pm following the bike parade from Killington to Rutland. Everybody welcome, motorcycles should line up starting at 5pm on the Killington Rd. The parade will be led by the Red Knights Motorcycle Club, Vermont Chapter III and Vermont Lt. Governor Phil Scott. For more information or to participate in the Killington Classic go to www.killingtonclassic.com Sidewalk Sale Days! The Downtown Rutland Partnership invites you downtown on for the Annual Sidewalk Sale Days & Circus taking place Friday, July 31, 9 AM-10 PM & Saturday, August 1, 9 AM-3 PM on Center Street & Merchants Row. Friday evening features local musicians ending with the Stafford All-Stars at 6 PM and local rock band, Moneyshott, at - mhtml:file://C:\Users\Penny\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\... 9/2/2015 August 2015 Chamber Courier e -Newsletter Page 7 of 18 8:30 PM in the Pit. Saturday will have a variety of performers, carnival rides, a bounce house, kids' activities and games, local musicians and continued shopping and outdoor dining. These events are free and open to the public. For more information go to rutlanddowntown.com or call 802-773-9380 Makers Fair August 1st! Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC), in collaboration with regional and local organizations, will be hosting a Makers Faire during Sidewalk Sale Days on Saturday, August 1st, from 9:00 to 3:00 on Merchants Row in front of the Energy Innovation Center (EIC). Robot battles and displays will be located inside the EIC, with craftsman and hobbyists displaying their crafts under tents in the street. There will be 3D printing demonstrations, virtual reality technology, drone demonstrations, fly tying and custom fishing rods, hand-made specialty knives, leather crafting, jewelry making, and more will be on display with demonstrations for adults and children to enjoy.