Bridgewater
and Area
Chamber of Commerce
ENewsletter
Volume 2, Issue 2 February 2010
Member News
Work for Widows –
Operation Haiti
On Saturday, February 6th, 2010, the IMPAKTaid Society of Canada and the Mayor of Lunenburg County, Mr. Don Downe, are hosting a fundraiser at The Fairview Inn.
Tickets are $100.00 – this includes a three-course lobster dinner, complimented by wine and live entertainment from folk artist Kelly Blair. Each ticket sold will be issued with a charitable tax receipt for $75.00.
Please join the effort and support this worthwhile cause by calling or stopping by to purchase your tickets at The Fairview Inn.
Help Us, Help Them, Help Themselves…
When it comes to natural disasters, Pam and Jerry Porodo are quite familiar with the ramifications the victims will succumb to and the process in which their immediate relief will be received. IMPAKTaid was set up by the couple minutes after the waves of the tsunami crashed down on Sri Lanka on December 26th, 2004. IMPAKTaid began providing for the immediate needs of the injured, displaced and traumatized.
Early into their relief efforts, they noticed an inconsistency whereby men were being reinstated in the communities and offered opportunities for reemployment. Widowed and abandoned women, without a means to care for their children were being overlooked.
IMPAKTaid started a program called Work for Widows, - dedicated to helping widowed and abandoned women to attain self- sufficiency through employment initiatives. This project provides each woman with a constant means of subsistence and brings much-needed cash into the local economy.
Critically, the program provides a support network for bereaved women, which reduces typical poverty-induced behavior such as child abandonment, prostitution and suicide.
The Work for Widows program has been called upon by the Organization Consortium for Humanitarian Agency (OCHA) to assist in the disaster recovery in Haiti.
Your Opinion matters
Please take a few minutes and respond to the following requests for your input.
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We have been asked by the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce to ask our members and other community members interested in the future of a ferry service from Yarmouth to New England States to repond to the following survey.
Please provide your input on the following to
info@yarmouthchamberofcommerce.com
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How will the loss of the ferry service affect your local tourism industry?
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Do you see any direct loss of
employment?
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Do you see any secondary losses?
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Additional comments.
Thank you! Chris Atwood President
Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce
For more information please read
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Finance Minister Graham Steele hosted a public meeting Bridgewater on Monday, January 25th, 2010. He has asked for input from all constituents. Please use the following link to visit the online form and provide your comments and feedback.
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From my garden...I wish!!!
Home Based Business Association
The monthly meeting of the HBBA will be held on
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
in the boardroom at 220 North Street.
from 4:30 to 5:30
The topic will be advertising for the home based business owner.
RSVP to bacc@eastlink.ca
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Seen This Week
February 1, 2010 - Craig Collins, Jay Richards and Bob Richards listen to a presentation about web site design
Local Construction Projects
