Blog Posts - Brighton Board of Trade

March 14th 2018 Meeting at the YMCA

3/14/2018

A very productive board meeting today, and a very impressive turnout after having a Blizzard only the day before. Thank you to all the various dinner committees and the dinner committee chair Bill Mills from Boston College for all the work you are doing to make the annual dinner in April a sell out. Thank you to the nominating committee chaired by Rosie Hanlon from Jackson Mann school. Bernadette Brewer who is the executive director for the Presentation school foundation community center in Oak Square gave a presentation on the history of the foundation and how it is helping in the community.

Photos are courtesy of Steve Nelson from Fayfoto in Brighton who is one of our members on the Brighton Board of Trade. Thank you Steve. He can be reached at steve@fayfoto.com

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS

3/3/2018

Community Service and Business of the year awards nomination forms are linked below. Feel free to send your nominees to me or you can contact one of the nominating committee members below. The awards will be presented at our annual dinner April 25th. Please send in your nominations as soon as possible. If you or your business deserves an award, feel free to submit it also.

Nominating Committee:
Rosie Hanlon: rosie.hanlon@boston.gov
Carly Horvath: chorvath@sheehanhealthgroup.com
Bernadette Brewer: breid@psf-inc.org

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Norman O’Grady
President Brighton Board of Trade

CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE OF THE YEAR

A resident of Brighton
Goes above and beyond to support the Brighton community and its members.
Selflessly gives his/her time, talent, and efforts without expecting anything in return.
Volunteers to assist with a variety of events, activities, and/or projects occurring within the community without being asked
Provides support to those in need
Possesses a genuine concern for the overall health and well-being of others

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CRITERIA FOR BRIGHTON BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Genuinely puts their heart in the community
Works collaboratively with individuals, groups, organizations in Brighton to enhance the quality of life for those who are in the most need
Creates opportunities for others (jobs, internships, volunteer, community service, etc.)
Makes it possible to request charitable goods and services to support activities, programs, and events being offered to the individuals and families in the community.

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BBOT February Meeting at Saint Josephs Prep School

3/3/2018

PHOTO'S COURTESY OF STEVE NELSON AT FAYFOTO

2018 Annual Dinner Sponsorships

3/2/2018

Fundraising Opportunities for 2018 Allston Board of Trade and Brighton Board of Trade Annual Dinner are as follows:
Event-Wide Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum Level Sponsor - $10,000: Name prominently displayed on all event-wide materials and in the facility; 10 dinner tickets; Name listed first on the dinner invitation and recognition placard located at each table
Gold Level Sponsor - $7,500: Name prominently displayed on all event-wide materials and in the facility; 8 dinner tickets; Name listed first on the dinner invitation and recognition placard located at each table
Silver Level Sponsor - $5,000: Name prominently displayed on all event-wide materials and in the facility; 6 dinner tickets; Name listed second on the dinner invitation and recognition placard located at each table
Bronze & Crimson Level Sponsors - $2,500 each: Name prominently displayed on all event-wide materials and in the facility; 2 dinner tickets; Name listed third on the dinner invitation and recognition placard located at each table
Copper Level Sponsor - $1,000-each: Name prominently displayed on all event-wide materials and in the facility

Targeted Sponsorship Opportunities

Cocktail/Reception Hour - $2,000: Name prominently displayed on placard at entrance to cocktail area
Evening’s Program Card (to be at each place setting) - $1,500: Name prominently displayed on back and front of the evening’s program card to be handed to each attendee upon arrival
Floral Centerpieces – $1,500: Name listed on an acknowledgement card at each table
50/50 Raffle - $750: Name on card situated at each place; Announce made at start of raffle and as each solicitation is made for purchases of raffle ticket
Annual Awards - $500 each: Name appears on award plaque along with the applicable Board of Trade and the winner’s name
Contributing Sponsor - $250: Name recognition in all sponsor promotional signs, etc.

"Chronicle" episode about brighton

1/12/2018

We are thrilled to share the news that Brighton will be featured on an upcoming episode of WCVB's news magazine, "Chronicle"! The episode will air on Channel 5 (WCVB) on Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 pm. Mark your calendar and make a plan to watch with family and friends!

Holiday Banner Sponsors 2017!

12/20/2017

Thank you to all of our 2017 Holiday Banner Sponsors. Thank you to Steve Nelson from FayFoto for all the great photos!

Channel 5’s Chronicle filmed the Oak Square Y

12/14/2017

We had an exciting afternoon at the Y today. Channel 5’s Chronicle news team stopped by to learn more about our Y’s impact in the community as part of a story showcasing all the big things happening across Brighton. They interviewed our Youth & Family Director Doug Teixeira who has lived in Brighton his whole life and got some terrific live shots of some of our programs in action. I’ll be sure to send out a note before the episode airs in January.

Gift Wrapping Presents at the Y
Next Tuesday, December 19, from 2:00-4:00pm we are inviting staff and Y friends to help us wrap over 100 gifts that were generously donated to our Y for us to distribute to local families in need. Please come down and enjoy some festive cheer and help us to bring some holiday magic to our afterschool and Y program families this season. Please let me know if you’re interested in joining us!

Tom Myers
Executive Director
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON
OAK SQUARE BRANCH
615 Washington Street
Brighton MA 02135
P: 617-787-8668 F: 617-787-3348

Holiday Networking event!

12/13/2017

The Brighton Board of Trade had it's annual Holiday party in conjunction with Brighton Main Streets, Allston Board of trade and Allston Village main streets. We collected many Toys for tots. Thank you to John Bligh of the Corrib restaurant for hosting us. Thank you to Robert of all Brands for all the toys you collected at your store brought over. Also a big Thank You to Nick Papakyrikos for donating the raffle prize. Thank you to Steve Nelson from Fayfoto for taking the photos. Last but not least to The Honan Foundation who presented a check to the Brighton Board of Trade for $1500 towards the scholarship fund. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all our members.

Brighton Tree Lighting!

12/5/2017

Brighton friends & neighbors kicked off the holiday season. Mayor Walsh lit the tree, and Santa arrived on a fire truck with candy canes for children and heard their holiday wishes. Free hot cocoa from the Brighton Lodge of Elks and cookies were provided by Prime Realty Group to round out the celebration.

Rockland Trust Brighton Center Branch providided a donation bin for new or gently used warm winter clothing for children and adults.

Sponsored in part by: Brighton Lodge of Elks, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Brighton Main Streets, Boston Police Department, Boston Fire Department, Office of Special Events, and Department of Public Works.

BBOT November Meeting at WGBH!

11/8/2017

What a great turn out our November meeting was, hosted by Jeanne Hopkins at WGBH... Thank you to Steve Nelson from FayFoto for the photographs!