Public Affairs

Report of December 13th, 2006
The organization of the Annual Spring Fundraiser is underway. Members have been asked to recommend any suitable venues for the occasion. Both the Museum of Fine Arts and the Baside Expo Center (in conjunction with the New England Flower Show) were mentioned as possibilities.

Report of October 11th, 2006
The Annual Meeting was held in September for the first time this year. It had previously been held in the summer. Attendance was very strong and we had a terrific speaker in John Drew, President of the World Trade Center, Boston. We need volunteers to help with the March Fundraiser.

Report of June 14th, 2006
The Annual Fundraiser at the Museum of Science raised over $16,000. toward our contribution efforts. The Annual Meeting will take place in September. Nominations will be solicited at the July & August meetings.

Computer Warehouse has changed its name to Tech Networks of Boston.
Wally Stevens of Slade Gorton will be retiring at the end of the month and the company is asking Newmarket members to drop off notes or remembrances for inclusion in a book.

Report of February 8th, 2006
The 7^th annual Newmarket Business Association Charity Fundraiser will be held at the Museum of Science on Wednesday, April 5^th at 6pm. Please plan to attend and invite guests. We are seeking sponsorships for this event and donations for the live and silent auctions. Please call Sue Sullivan to let her know what you can give. Thank you!

Oct 13th report 2004
No updates to report from Public Affairs committee.

June 23rd report 2004
The public affairs committee will be meeting with a local film-maker about making a documentary to tell the story of the Newmarket-Mason School partnership and the Mason’s transition to a pilot school. The Public Affairs committee is also making preparations for our August meeting which will be a special event at Jimmy’s Harborside.

Website
Webmaster Bob Patcha announced that the Newmarket website includes links to maps showing the road closings and detours for the July 26-29 dates of the Democratic National Convention. The Newmarket website is constantly renewed with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

May 12th report 2004The South End News published an excellent feature story on the Newmarket Business Association. Copies of the article were distributed to members at the meeting. Because of the positive experience of doing this article, The South End News indicated a willingness to do an ongoing series explaining more about the Newmarket Business Association. The Public Affairs committee is planning to continue the great Public Relations by getting the story out about the success of the Mason School partnership with the Newmarket Business Association. The Public Affairs committee is also making preparations for our June annual meeting.

Webmaster Bob Patcha is feeling better and extends his regrets that he was unable to attend and report at the meeting. The Newmarket website is constantly renewed with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

April 14th report 2004
The Gala fundraiser took place on March 24^th at Anthony’s Pier 4; it was a fitting tribute to Charlie and Nick Georgenes former owners of the Victoria Restaurant and founders of the Newmarket Business Association. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was the keynote speaker and students from the Mason School gave a spirited performance. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!

February 15th report 2004
The Spring fundraiser will take place on March 24^th at Anthony’s Pier 4 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. This event will be a tribute to Charlie and Nick Georgenes former owners of the Victoria Restaurant and founders of the Newmarket Business Association. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be the guest speaker. Please save the date and plan to attend. The event will feature a silent auction and drawing for a plasma screen TV. Please contact Sue Sullivan with your donations for the silent auction.
Website:
Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had approximately 950 unique visitors in January. The Newmarket website is constantly renewed with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings! The website will also feature a comprehensive list of the silent auction items available at the March 24^th fundraiser tribute to the Georgenes Brothers.

January 15th report 2004
The Spring fundraiser will take place on March 24^th at Anthony’s Pier 4. This event will be a tribute to Charlie and Nick Georgenes. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be the guest speaker. Please save the date and plan to attend. The event will feature a silent auction and drawing for a plasma screen TV. Please contact Sue Sullivan with your donations for the silent auction.

A letter nominating Charlie and Nick Georgenes for the Robert Quinn Community Service Award was signed by many of the members present at the meeting.

Website:
Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had approximately ten thousand unique visitors last year. He has also been adding more links to members’ own websites. At a modest cost, Bob Patcha can design a display advertisement to come up on your company’s link to our membership page. The Newmarket website is constantly renewed with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

December 10th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee had a meeting to welcome new members to the committee and to begin planning next year’s events. The charity fundraiser will take place on March 24^th at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries. It will be in honor of Charlie and Nick Georgenes. The Public Affairs committee will increase the publicity for this event.

Website:
No new report at this meeting. Please take a moment to check out the site at www.newmarketboston.org.

November 12th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee had a meeting to begin planning next year’s events. The charity fundraiser will take place on March 24^th in a new location. The Public Affairs committee will increase the publicity for this event. Interested members are encouraged to join this committee that plans the social events and coordinates the public relations for the NBA. The next meeting will take place on November 18^th at 8:30 am at the Victoria.

Website:
The past two months, our Newmarket website has had 1087 and 1043 new unique “visitors”. This represents a new high level of activity on our superb website. The members page with its links to member businesses is the most active part of the website. Please take a moment to check out the site at www.newmarketboston.org.

October 8th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee corrected an error in last month’s minutes. Newmarket Night at the Boston Pops has not been scheduled for this year. Please volunteer to join this committee and help out in planning for the upcoming year’s events.

September 10th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee invites all members and their guests to Newmarket Night at the Boston Pops. This event will take place on Thursday, December 18^th. We will reserve block of tickets and you may buy yours in advance. This event features a pre-concert reception at the Victoria and a bus to and from Symphony Hall so parking is no problem.

The Newmarket website had 866 visitors last month! Webmaster Bob Patcha keeps the website updated and he can add links to your own website since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business. For your convenience, Bob has added a button at the bottom of our website, Newmarketboston.com, so our members can easily download the Microsoft patch and avoid the risk of the dreaded worm or viruses. He has also added a link to a list of guidelines on how to avoid computer “spam” and viruses. This article is posted on the CERT® Coordination Center website. The CERT® Coordination Center is part of the Software Engineering Institute. The Software Engineering Institute is operated by Carnegie Mellon University for the Department of Defense.

August 13th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee invites all members and their guests to Newmarket Night at the Boston Pops. This event will take place on either Thursday, December 11^th or 18^th. We will reserve block of tickets and you may buy yours in advance. This event features a pre-concert reception at the Victoria and a bus to and from Symphony Hall so parking is no problem! Unfortunately, our Boston Harbor cruise was cancelled because not enough members booked in advance.

Website:
The Newmarket website had 918 visitors last month! Webmaster Bob Patcha keeps the website updated and he can add links to your own website since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business. For your convenience, Bob has added a button at the bottom of our website, Newmarketboston.com, so our members can easily download the Microsoft patch and avoid the risk of the dreaded worm or viruses.

July 16th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee invites all members and their guests to our Boston Harbor cruise on July 23^rd. Parking at the Umass Boston lot is free and the cruise will depart from the UMass boat dock at 5:15. Please let Sue Sullivan know how many tickets ($40 each) you will need so she can give the steamboat operators the right count, and order the right amount of food for dinner onboard the ship.

Website:
The Newmarket website had 936 visitors last month! Webmaster Bob Patcha keeps the website updated and he can add links to your own website since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business.

June 11th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee is focusing on expanding the Newmarket Business Association membership. The upcoming Boston Harbor cruise is a perfect occasion to invite friends and family as well as neighboring businesses who may wish to join. The cruise will depart from the dock next to the Kennedy Library and will take place on July 10th. Invitations will go out in the next few weeks.

Website:
Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had a record number of 1,005 visitors last month! Bob keeps the website updated and he can add news that you would like to share with other members. He has also been adding more links to members’ own websites since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business. Don’t forget to take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

The Public Affairs committee wishes to join the Contributions Committee in thanking everyone who helped to make the Spring Training Fundraiser such a great success. A Boston harbor cruise is being scheduled as the next big event for early summer.

Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had 450 visitors last month. Bob has updated the website and would appreciate any news that you would like to share with other members. He has also been adding more links to members’ own websites since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business. Don’t forget to take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

April 9th report 2003
The Public Affairs committee wishes to join the Contributions Committee in thanking everyone who helped to make the Spring Training Fundraiser such a great success. A Boston harbor cruise has been proposed as the next big social event for the early summer.

Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had 620 visitors last month. Bob has updated the website with photographs from the Spring Training fundraising event and news about Newmarket area companies. He has also been adding more links to members’ own websites since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business. Don’t forget to take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

February 12th report 2003
The Newmarket Spring Training Fundraiser is the next big event for Public Affairs. Tickets will be $25. This is a great opportunity to introduce new members to the organization.

Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had 773 visitors last month. This is a new record! He has also been adding more links to members’ own websites since the Newmarket website is a valuable marketing tool for your business. The Newmarket website is constantly renewed with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

January 15th report 2003
The Newmarket Night at Pops took place on December 27^th. All 50 tickets available for the concert sold out. Those lucky enough to attend reported that the whole evening was terrific – the pre-concert reception at the Victoria, the Paul Revere transportation to and from Symphony Hall and the seats and music were great! This great experience means that NBA Night at Pops will undoubtedly become an annual holiday event!

Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had 554 visitors last month and 6300 “hits” for last year. He has also been adding more links to members’ own websites. The Newmarket website is constantly renewed with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

December 18th report 2002
The Public Affairs committee has organized a Newmarket Night at Pops to take place on December 27^th. There has been a wonderful response and the event is sold out! There will be a pre-concert reception at the Victoria Restaurant prior and transportation to and from the concert will be provided. The great response means that NBA Night at Pops will undoubtedly become an annual holiday event!
Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had 658 visitors last month. The site will be kept up to date with new feature stories, so please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

November 13th report 2002
The Public Affairs committee has organized a Newmarket Night at Pops to take place on December 27^th. There has been a wonderful response and only a few tickets are still available. Tickets to the concert are $45each and include a reception at the Victoria Restaurant prior to the concert, and transportation to and from the concert. This will be a festive holiday event, so invite friends and colleagues to join us for NBA Night at Pops!

Friends of the Newmarket Business Association hosted a fundraiser breakfast for representative Byron Rushing. In January, Sal DeMasi will become our representative due to the redistricting.

Webmaster Bob Patcha reports that the Newmarket website had 555 visitors last month. The site will be featuring information about the health insurance program and the tax benefits for empowerment zones. Please take a few minutes to check out the website between meetings!

The Public Affairs committee is organizing a Newmarket Night at Pops to take place on December 27^th. Tickets to the concert are $45 each and include a reception at the Victoria Restaurant prior to the concert, and transportation to and from the concert. Please send in your reservation form promptly because we have to commit to the Boston Pops by October 17^th. The reservation form is also available on our website, www.newmarketboston.org. This will be a festive holiday event, so invite friends and colleagues to join us for NBA Night at Pops!

There were 500 visitors to the website, www.newmarketboston.org last month. Your business can establish a presence on the web by having Bob Patcha at WebmastersBoston (617-451-7551) set up a homepage on the web for you and link it to our website for only $200/year.

The Public Affairs committee did a superb job on the arrangements for our annual meeting held on July 16^th at the new location of Suffolk Construction. Mayor Menino was the keynote speaker at this special event where he announced that $125,000 has been earmarked for improvement to the newmarket neighborhood.

There were 360 visitors to the website, www.newmarketboston.org during the month of July. The website features a story about Waldo Bros, a Newmarket business adjacent to the site of the MBTA Silverline Bus maintenance facility that is under construction.

There will be no Oktoberfest meeting this year. There will be a major membership push after Labor Day leading up to another big event planned for December.

The Public Affairs committee is working on the arrangements for our annual meeting to be held on July 16^th at the new location of Suffolk Construction. Mayor Menino will be the speaker at this social event. Notices will be sent out as soon as the arrangements are completed. Don’t miss it!

Webmaster Bob Patcha has updated our website, www.newmarketboston.org. The meeting minutes and committee reports are available on-line. The members page is the most-visited page on the website. It can be set up to link to your website. If you want to run a full page advertisement that links to your website, the cost is a very reasonable $200/year. The lead story on the website is about Waldo Brothers and the Silver Line maintenance facility – log on and check it out!

May 8th report 2002
Webmaster Bob Patcha has updated our website, www.newmarketboston.org. The meeting minutes and committee reports are available on-line. The members page is the most-visited page on the website. It can be set up to link to your website. If you want to run a classified advertisement on our website, the members rate is $16/month.

April 10th report 2002
Webmaster Bob Patcha has updated our website, www.newmarketboston.org. The meeting minutes and committee reports are available on-line. The members page is the most-visited page on the website. It can be set up to link to your website. If you want to run a classified advertisement on our website, the members rate is $16/month.

February 13th report 2002
Webmaster Bob Patcha has updated our website, www.newmarketboston.org. The meeting minutes and committee reports are available on-line. The members page is the most-visited page on the website. It can be set up to link to your website. If you want to run a classified advertisement on our website, the members rate is $16/month.

The spring fundraiser and networking event will take place on March 20^th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Citizens Bank. The theme will be the Winter Olympics. Auction proceeds from this event fund our non-Mason School charitable contributions throughout the year, so please plan to attend and bid, and please donate items or services to be auctioned. Volunteers needed to help set up and clean up after the party.

Please invite a guest, a potential new member, or an inactive member to come to this Spring event. The evening is always a great party.

January 9th report 2002
Webmaster Bob Patcha has updated our website, www.newmarketboston.org and it has received over 5,000 hits already this year. There are links to member businesses and members can also advertise on the website for only $200/year.

The spring fundraiser and networking event will take place on March 20^th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Citizens Bank. Auction proceeds from this event fund our charitable contributions throughout the year, so please plan to attend and bid, and please donate items or services to be auctioned.

Please invite a guest, a potential new member, or an inactive member to come to this Spring event. The evening is always a great party.

December 12th report
The breakfast fundraiser for Mayor Menino hosted by friends (not the NBA itself) took place yesterday morning at the Victoria. The event was well attended and gave members a chance to speak individually with Mayor Menino. The Mayor spoke briefly and reiterated his support for the small business community of Boston. He has been helpful to the concerns of the Newmarket Business Association and his Backstreets Program focuses on the needs of our members.

The website has had 3,700 visitors to date this year, over 330 hits last month. It can be found at www.newmarketboston.org. It is terrific! Please give the website a try and let us know how we can make it even better. Roundhouse Suites is promoting their business on our website for a monthly charge. If you are interested in pursuing this for your business, please call Bob Patcha at Webmasters Boston.

The Newmarket Business Association has received a $5,000 grant from the City of Boston for community outreach and new membership.

November 14th report
All are welcome to attend a breakfast fundraiser for Mayor Menino hosted by friends (not the NBA itself) rescheduled for December 11th at the Victoria.

Sixty to Seventy people enjoyed our recent Oktoberfest event which was a delicious success. Thank you to everyone who helped put this annual event together.

October 10th report
All are welcome to attend a breakfast fundraiser for Mayor Menino hosted by friends (not the NBA itself) scheduled for October 25^th at the Victoria.

April 11th report
Public Affairs: The Caribbean Night event was a great success and the website has been updated. Check it out!

Citizens Bank will be hosting the “Evening in the Caribbean” event on March 14^th at 4:30 pm. Please plan to attend and bring a guest. Please donate items to the silent auction planned for the event.

This committee will be planning the Mardi Gras event and continuing its efforts on the communications projects that are underway.

September 13th report

The member directory will be completed in October. Please respond promptly to calls to confirm the information. We are considering adding advertisements for member’s companies to the website. We are also able to make a page within the Newmarket website available to each interested member.

After ten years of effort, the Park is being rebuilt! The walking path is almost done. The tot lot is being installed while this meeting is taking place. There will even be a flagpole.

August 9th report

The Mardi Gras party held at Citizens Bank and the Tall Ships Cruise on Boston Harbor were well-attended successful events. Thank you to all who helped out!

The membership drive has brought in nineteen new members, bringing our total membership close to 200 businesses. The new stationery has the Newmarket website on it. If you have not checked out the website recently, it can be found at www. newmarketboston.org, and it includes links to City offices as well as member companies.

If there is enough interest, the Newmarket Business Association will offer baseline seminars on how to use the internet.

The three baseball diamonds are just about done. The entrance and tot lot and memorial to Buster Carmine are being landscaped. The playground across from the mason School is being redone, new trees have been planted, and the walking/jogging path is almost done. The renovation of this park has been ten years in process with continuous effort by Charles Georgenes to make it a reality.

May 10th report

Please give the website a try and let us know how we can make it even better.

In late June there will be an event to launch the refurbished Clifford Park. It will be a cook-out with a tent in Clifford Park. The Mayor, Commissioner of Parks, Mason School parents and kids, and, of course, Newmarket Business Association members and their employees will all be there! Notices will be sent out. Please plan to attend!

On Wednesday, May 24, the annual cleanup will take place with volunteers from the Sheriff’s department, AGAR, ISD, Citizens Bank, and South Bay Center.

On Tuesday, June 6, the graduating class of the Mason School will have dinner at the Victoria. There will be 24-26 students attending. Each student will receive a book that he or she can read and then donate to the Mason School library. Please donate books for this event.