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Connections is the newsletter of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. The CCC reserves the right to edit submitted materials and is solely responsible for editorial content. Please address press releases and letters to Lisa S. Cohen.

Publisher: Kelly Thompson Clark
Managing Editor & Ad Contact: Lisa S. Cohen


Kelly Thompson Clark



Published by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
859 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 876-4100
www.cambridgechamber.org





Chamber Staff 
Kelly Thompson Clark President & CEO
Lisa S. Cohen Director of Communications
Caryn Saitz Director of Community Relations
Terrence F. Smith Director of Government Affairs
Daisy Bowler Office Manager


Officers of the Board of Directors
Chair William Sage Sage Hotel Corporation
Treasurer Arthur Spears East Cambridge Savings Bank
Clerk Penny Garver, Sovereign | Santander



Members of the Board of Directors
Alex Attia, Charles Hotel
Joseph Barrell, Acorn Realty
Carl F. Barron, CARU Associates
Brian Burke, Microsoft
Dennis Carlone, Carlone & Associates
Sheldon Cohen, Community Mapping
Robyn Culbertson, Cambridge Office for Tourism
John DiGiovanni, Trinity Property Management
Andrea Gabrielle, Neptune Web, Inc. Sarah Gallop, MIT
Kathy Gram, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Kathleen Granchelli, Draper Laboratory
Skip Hartwell, Akamai Technologies
Jeffrey Lockwood, Novartis
Thomas Lucey, Harvard University
Norman McIver, Cambridge Trust Co.
Ellen McLaughlin, Tutoring Plus of Cambridge
Neal Mizner Metropolitan Moving & Storage Corp.
Michael O’Connell Mount Auburn Hospital
Amy Reilly, Biogen Idec
Rachael Solem Harding House at Harvard
Ann Stanesa, Genzyme Corporation William Zamparelli, NSTAR
James C. Hawkins, Director Emeritus





President's Viewpoint
I hate to admit it but yes, fall is right around the corner. Considering this summer has been one of our sunniest in years, I have to say the only redeeming aspect to the season change is that Halloween Peeps are again back on aisle five at the food store (or did they ever leave?). As you read this, I am confident that you are up to your nose in appointments and can’t remember whether August was a week ago or a month ago.

As you settle back into your routines, I ask that you be aware of some special organizations within our community that you may be hearing from in the near future.
Serving Cambridge are over 150 nonprofit and social service organizations, many of which will hold their flagship events in the coming months. Please be aware that they need your support—and not just in monetary form.

Requesting your assistance is not the only reason these organizations hold their events. My experience has been that they use these opportunities to thank volunteers and other members of the community for their support. These events also serve to remind us of the valuable work they perform. These organizations are vital and necessary partners within our community. 

As that future invitation to one of their events crosses your desk or you read about them in a local publication (such as in our Save the Date column on page four), please make a note of what they have to offer, what they do for us, how you or your company might be of assistance and, if possible, mark your calendar to attend their event. I guarantee you will see people you know, connect with new individuals and gain a new perspective on what services your community provides.
Following are some of the member organizations that are here to assist. These members appear on this list because their business category relates to the nonprofit 501c3 sector. I salute the fine work and services these associations provide and thank them for their tireless effort and support of the Cambridge community.

Best in business,
Kelly Thompson Clark


• Alliance Foundation
• American Red Cross Blood Services—Biomedical Services
• American Red Cross of Mass. Bay
• Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County
• Breakthrough Cambridge
• Cambridge Camping Association
• Cambridge Community Center
• Cambridge Community Foundation
• Cambridge Community Services
• Cambridge Family & Children’s Service
• Cambridge Family YMCA (The Y)
• Cambridge Health Alliance
• Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund (CHAF)
• Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc.
• CASCAP
• CASPAR, Inc.
• Center for Women & Enterprise
• Charles River Conservancy
• Childcare Resource Center, Inc.
• Community Art Center
• Community Music Center of Boston
• Door2Door
• East End House, Inc.
• Education Matters®
• James F. Farr Academy, Inc.
• Food For Free Committee, Inc.
• Friends of the Community Learning Center
• Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center, Inc.
• Homeowner’s Rehab/CNAHS
• IKEDA Center for Peace, Learning and Dialogue
• The Impact Foundation
• ImprovBoston
• Just-A-Start Corporation
• Metro North Regional Employment Board
• Museum of Science
• NCC Corporate Work Study Program
• Ocean River Institute
• Parents Forum
• Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
• Sabre Foundation
• The Salvation Army
• Science Club for Girls
• Solutions at Work, Inc.
• Somerville/Cambridge Elder Services
• Special Olympics Massachusetts
• Transition House, Inc.
• Tutoring Plus of Cambridge
• United Way of Mass. Bay
• Vinfen Corporation
• YWCA of Cambridge

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