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18 Worcester Business Journal • July 20, 2015 www.wbjournal.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Sales Lead Group SPONSOR: North Central Mass. Chamber of Commerce TIME: 8 to 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Chamber, 860 South St., Fitchburg CONTACT: Yasmin Loft, 978-353-7600, ext. 234, loft@massweb.org Paid Sick Days Seminar SPONSOR: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce TIME: 8:30 to 10 a.m. PLACE: Chamber, 446 Main St., Ste. 200, Worcester COST: $25 non-members CONTACT: Karen Pelletier, 508-485-7746, kpelletier@worcesterchamber.org THURSDAY, JULY 23 Small Business Toolkit Session (rescheduled) SPONSOR: MetroWest Chamber of Commerce TIME: 4 to 6 p.m. PLACE: Chamber, 1657 Worcester Rd., Framingham TOPIC: Tech Solutions to Make Life Easier for a Frenzied Entrepreneur (by Marina Darlow, CEO, Vision Framework) CONTACT: 508-879-5600 Business Builders Referral Group SPONSOR: Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce TIME: 7:30 to 9 a.m. PLACE: Chamber, 179 Great Rd., Acton COST: One-time $100 annual fee; chamber membership required CONTACT: Sarah Fletcher, 978-263-0010 FRIDAY, JULY 24 Summer Business Luncheon SPONSOR: Mount Wachusett Community College TIME: Noon to 1 p.m. PLACE: Mount Wachusett Community College, 100 Erdman Way, Leominster COST: $15 CONTACT: 978-630-9575 or training@ mwcc.mass.edu WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 Business Communication Workshop for College Students SPONSOR: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce TIME: 3 to 5 p.m. PLACE: Unum, 18 Chestnut St., Worcester (Must register by July 27. ) CONTACT: Karen Pelletier, 508-753-2924, kpelletier@worcesterchamber.org TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 First Tuesday Business Talks SPONSOR: Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce TIME: 9 to 10:30 a.m. PLACE: Main Street Café, 182 Main St., Marlborough CONTACT: 508-485-7746 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 MetroWest Business Networking Group SPONSOR: MetroWest Business Networking TIME: 7 to 8 a.m. PLACE: Roots and Wings, 317 North Main St. (Rte. 27), Natick CONTACT: Richard Mollin, 508-393-7419, richard@sentineladvisoryservices.com "How To Be A Team Player" Workshop For College Students SPONSOR: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce TIME: 3 to 5 p.m. PLACE: ten24 Digital Solutions, 20 Franklin St. , Worcester (Must register by Aug. 3. ) CONTACT: Karen Pelletier, 508-753-2924, kpelletier@worcesterchamber.org n FOR MORE EVENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE CALENDAR AT www. wbjournal.com/calendar. NETWORKING EVENT SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY, JULY 25 Hot to Trot 5K Run/Walk & Family Fun Day ACCOLADES & HONORS Robert Harris, senior vice president of Bartholomew & Co. in Worcester, attended the Commonwealth Financial Network's Winners Circle Conference in Sarasota, Fla. The conference recognizes successful advisors based on annual production rankings, and emphasizes the provision of service, value and commitment to clients. Milford Regional Medical Center was recognized by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association for its commitment and success in treating stroke patients, as well as for meeting guidelines as a "primary stroke center." Steven L. Groccia, senior vice president of commercial lending at Bay State Savings Bank, was honored with the Community Leadership Award from the Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes recipients based on leadership, ethical standards and dedication to community service. Groccia lives in Holden. Rollstone Bank and Trust of Fitchburg has earned the highest rating for strength and stability by Baur Financial Inc., which designated Rollstone one of the strongest banks in the U.S. BlueHive Strategic Environments, a Worcester marketing company, was awarded "best in show" at the annual ExhibitorLive event hosted by Exhibitor, an industry publication. The company was given a similar accolade by the Denver Healthcare Convention Exhibitors Association. Alexander Aronson Finning CPAs (AAFCPAs) of Westborough was nationally recognized by the Association for Accounting Management with Marketing Achievement Awards in both the website and integrated rebrand categories. G&F Industries, a Fiskdale-based medical silicone molding company, recently became a member of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) due to its injury and illness prevention program, joining 13 other Massachusetts companies. Clinton Hospital received the Coverdell Stroke award from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program through the Mass. Department of Public Health. The program is funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control. Meanwhile, Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester received the Defect-Free Care Award from the Coverdell program. The award recognizes hospitals that provided defect-free care, based on specific clinical guidelines to at least 85 percent of stroke patients in 2014. The DCU Center announced that General Manager Sandra L. Dunn has been appointed to the Massachusetts Cultural (MCC) Advisory Board. Dunn will serve a three-year term. The MCC supports the arts, humanities and sciences. Dunn has been general manager at the DCU Center since 1997. GVNA Healthcare's Healthy Families Program received the 2015 Children's Trust Training and Education Award. The award is given to the team that completes the training required by Children's Trust, but also seeks extra training, conferences and seminars to improve team knowledge. n SPONSOR: Milford Area Chamber of Commerce TIME: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PLACE: Upton VFW, 15 Milford St., Upton Breakfast for all and T-shirts for pre-reregistered participants. After-race celebration with vendors, face painting. COST: $25 pre-registered participants; $30 day of race CONTACT: Laura O'Callaghan, 508-473-6700, chamber@milfordchamber.org Construction management firm JM Coull of Maynard was awarded its fifth consecutive Diamond Safety Training and Evaluation Process Award by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a national construction trade association. Pictured from left: Joe Barbone, ABC; Laura Burch and Atiya Rahim, JM Coull; and William Burg, Gould Construction Institute, Woburn.