KACC Annual Meeting
Thursday, January 17, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Contoocook Railroad Museum
896 Main St, Contoocook NH

The annual meeting is our signature session, voting on and introducing the new board of directors and slate of officers. Meet the team that will be working for you. The folks at Kearsarge Food Hub in Bradford will be telling us about their efforts this past year and how networking has worked well for them. Check out the museum either before or after the meeting. Enjoy the food provided by member Everyday Cafe. Doors open at 5:30pm. Business meeting from 6:00p-7:00p. Agenda: Vote on whether to change bylaws to allow board size up to 12 members, term limit changes, and nomination of board members. You can review the proposed bylaw changes and official ballot questions before voting. If you would like to vote electronically, please click here.

Members and non-members are welcome and invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. RSVPs appreciated at our Facebook event page.

Tri Chamber Mixer
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Lakehouse Tavern
157 Main St, Hopkinton NH

Three area Chambers and a business group are getting together for a night of socializing and networking. The Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce, Contoocook Chamber of Commerce, Henniker Chamber of Commerce, and the Contoocook River Business Club are sponsoring this event. Cost of the event is $5 for anyone that is a member of one of these chambers, $10 for non members. There will be a cash bar. Contoocook Cider Company will be doing a cider tasting. RSVPs appreciated at our Facebook event page or Constant Contact page. Tickets my be purchased in advance at our on-line store or at the event. KACC will give new members who join for this event and pay the event fee, an 18 month membership.

Door prizes:

• A Better Image Promotions and Marketing (ABetterImagePromotions.com) Wine & Cheese Basket – locally sourced
• Abundant Nutrition - Rita Blanchard (goherbalife.com/ritablanchard) 2 weekday Pats Peak passes
• Back in the Saddle Equine Therapy (bitsetc.org) $75 gift certificate for intro riding lesson
• Barton Insurance Agency (nhins.com) $50 gift card to Lakehouse Tavern
• Indigo Blues (IndigoBluesAndCo.com) $25 gift certificate and set of Goat's Milk items from Beekman 1802
• Intervale Farm Pancake House (facebook.com/intervalefarmpancakehouse) 1 quart maple syrup
• Lakehouse Tavern (LakehouseTavern.com) Set of 8 Contoocook Cider Co pint glasses
• NH Telephone Museum (NHTelephoneMuseum.org) Free admission for 2 with souvenir magnet
• Pats Peak (PattsPeak.com) 2 weekday Pats Peak passes
• Union House Oddities (facebook.com/pg/Union-House-Oddities-1842484179362566) gift certificate

Weatherize Kearsarge
Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:00pm
Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church
82 King Kill Rd, New London NH

Kearsarge Climate Action (KCA), in partnership with Vital Communities, is launching a Weatherize-Solarize initiative in 2019. Under this program, homeowners in Andover, New London, Newbury, Sutton, Warner and Wilmot will be eligible for discounts, rebates and other incentives for weatherizing their homes and/or installing solar panels on their roofs – thereby saving energy, saving money, and reducing carbon emissions. For more information, please call (603) 526-2686 or (802) 291-3939, email KearsargeClimate@gmail.com, or visit the New London Energy Committee’s Facebook page at facebook.com/NLECNH. Member ABC Energy Savings is one of three qualified contractors for this campaign.

Small Business Day At The State House
Friday, February 15, 2019 7:30am - 12:00pm
Holiday Inn Concord Downtown
172 N Main St, Concord, NH

Business & Industry Association's 14th annual Small Business Day is an opportunity for small business owners and managers to meet peers from other small businesses across the state and learn about solutions to many challenges they face. Panel discussions include financing options for small business, talent recruitment and workforce development, as well a legislative update on important issues small business owners will want to know about in the upcoming session. This event is presented in partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, U.S. Small Business Administration, along with local and regional chambers of commerce and business associations. The cost to attend is $20 per person and is open to the general public. Registration fee includes continental breakfast. Cancellations accepted up to one week prior to event. After that, substitutions are allowed. To register, please click here. For more information please contact Lora McMahon at 603.224.5388 x101.

2nd Annual Taste of Spring
Thursday, April 18, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm
New Hampshire Telephone Museum / A Better Image
1 Depot St, Warner, NH 03278

Join us at the NH Telephone Museum - a unique space in Warner NH for a Think Spring Business After Hours gathering with the Kearsarge Chamber of Commerce. A Better Image Promotions, Marketing, and Events will be catering the event and showcasing Promotional Products for your upcoming season. Members and non-members are welcome and invited to attend.

NH Fisher Cats - Business at the Ballpark
Tuesday, May 14, 2018, 5:00pm, Game starts at 6:35pm
Fisher Cats Stadium
1 Line Drive, Manchester, NH

Tickets are complimentary for chamber members and your guests making it a great opportunity to host colleagues, friends or family at a game! Enjoy free hot dogs, raffles, tours and drink specials in the Samuel Adams Brewhouse starting at 5:00 p.m. The game’s first pitch is at 6:35. Additional details will be added when the event date gets closer.