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Letter
from:
Elissa Potts,
President
president@kentct.com
Kent Chamber of Commerce
860.927.1463 | Box 124 | Kent, CT 06757
December 20, 2008
Dear Future and Kent Chamber Members:
2009 promises to be a very challenging year for all of us!
Your continued membership is vital to our volunteer organization. Going forward, we need to maintain a healthy business community and continue to attract tourists, new businesses and future home owners, which impacts all of us!
New Events for 2009:
- The Litchfield Jazz Festival Camp - July
- Discussions currently involve bringing the Jazz Festival to Kent!
2009 Annual Events/ Projects that need embellishing & updating:
- Summer Festival
- Pumpkin Run
- Shorter Days Brighter Lights Holiday Gathering
- The Business to Business Networking
- Our Chamber website - an invaluable advertising tool
- Walking-Retail Map to be reprinted
- Group Advertising must continue
- Work with all volunteer groups to coordinate a town calendar for events/activities
We hope to see you all at the Annual Cocktail Party to be held on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Morrison Gallery! Thank you for your continued support. Without all of you there is no Kent Chamber of Commerce!
We encourage you to attend and look forward to seeing you at our monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month at The Fife 'n Drum Restaurant.
Thank You,
Elissa Potts
2009 President
Kent Chamber of Commerce
president@kentct.com
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2008
goals
Development and adoption of a fiscal budgeting process.
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Publishing
Calendars at three levels on the Kent website:
 Annual
events to support Destination Kent with the objective
of increasing tourism and spending in town.
Monthly
Calendar to support the local community and businesses
that will be updated weekly.
Chamber
Operational Calendar to support chamber events and
to identify key trigger dates.
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Market and promote Kent as a destination. Help local merchants coordinate advertising dollars and work together to promote business.
Increasing editorial advertising.
Redesign our Shopping Guide/Walking Map.
Continue to coordinate all volunteer events in town to better support each group’s work.
Create opportunities to socialize and network
with other chamber members.
The
Town of Kent seal
is divided into five sections, each containing a symbol of
the development of the town. Across the entire midsection
is an open book with the words
"Settled 1720" and "incorp. 1739". To
the left
of the book is a church, to the right, a school. The upper
third of the crest is divided into two sections by a large
diamond shaped arrowhead. The left corner contains a crown,
a reminder of early sovereign rule. The upper right corner
contains a cow and stone iron furnace, both early and important
industries. Finally, the bottom third of the crest contains
a large gear, symbol of what was once, Kent's local industry. |
about
MEETINGS
1st Monday of the month, at 6 p.m. at the Fife 'n Drum
MEMBERSHIP
FORM
We invite you to join the Kent Chamber of Commerce because
we remain a source for business opportunities. Membership
is for ALL businesses, not just the Main Street Merchants.
We need your membership and value your input.
Print
a Membership Form
(Opens a .PDF File)
DUES
Only $100.00 per year, due the first of each year. See the
print membership form above.
BENEFITS
Free listing on new, content-rich and continually updated
Chamber website as well as in our annual Kent guide. Inclusion
in chamber sponsored press releases, editorial and group
advertising. Social Events, Member Referrals, Right to Vote
on issues.
REQUEST
MORE INFO
for
more information about the Chamber or the town of Kent,
please send us an email
or call: 860.927.1463
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