 Cambridge Local First hopes that everyone is having a wonderful summer! CLF will be celebrating its second anniversary in July, has grown by 45 new members since the printing of the directory, and is excited about prospects. We are proud to report that the directory has proven a great success and is at work across town (and the nation) spreading the "Local First" vision, helping to grow our businesses, and inviting local businesses to join our ranks.
Please read all of this newsletter as it contains important and truly exciting news. If you don't read it, you won't know about it and you will miss the hidden treasures! |
 Party Time!
Potluck Dinner
July 11, 2007
10 Hilliard Street
Harvard Square
7-10 pm
To celebrate our second anniversary, please join us for a fun summer evening at Laury Hammel's home in Harvard Square. RSVP Please!
| You're invited to join in the celebration of the second anniversary of Cambridge Local First. We'll be announcing plans for the coming year, giving details about the second printing of our Local First Directory, sharing news of the BALLE conference to be held in Boston in 2008 and much more. |
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Go by the first letter of your last name and bring a dish:
A-H - Main dish
I-P - Salad
Q-Z - Dessert
Cambridge Local First will provide drinks, bread and eating utensils.
Directions:
A short walk from Harvard Square T Stop or Charles Hotel Parking
Take Brattle Street west and take a left on Hilliard Street. It's the fourth home on the left around back on the right side walkway.
Free to all supporters of Cambridge Local First! | |
| Welcome New Members to CLF
Cambridge Local First welcomes new members who have joined CLF since our directory printing in January. Please check out websites, visit the shops, and join us in making membership with Cambridge Local First an important part of doing business in Cambridge. |
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4march
AA1 Discount Locksmith
AcenTech
Beauty's Pizza
Bengal Cafe
Black Lotus Yoga
blumen haus floral design
Boston Blooms
Brattle Square Optical
Cambridge At Home
Cambridge Community Television
Cambridge Health Associates, Inc.
Cambridge Music
Cambridge Offset Printing
Cambridge Veterinary Care
Cheddar's
Comma, Inc.
Conyngham Associates Architects
Denise Patnod Acupuncture
Earthwise Healing Arts
East Side Bar and Grille
Elena Saporta Landscape Architect
Frida Bee
Greenward
Grand Prix Cafe
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Home Care Contractors Inc.
In Your Ear
Judith Prager body-Mind Institute
Kitchen Thinkers, LLC
LaundroMutt
Lesley Edwards
Mariposa Bakery, Inc
Nitro Tone Musical Instruments
Ol� Mexican Grill
RE/MAX Destiny
Ron Rizzuto
Sign of the Dove
Taorganic - Natural LIfe Counseling
The Alewife
The Door Store
The Harvard Lampoon
University Real Estate, Harvard Square
University Stationary
Watch Shop at Porter Square |
| CLF Recruiting
As members of Cambridge Local First, many of you have daily contact with fellow business owners in our city. If you would like to actively recruit qualifying businesses to our organization, we would like to make it easy for you! Click here to download the membership application form and explanation of benefits. Or, you can just tell your prospect to visit our website and apply for membership on-line.
Thanks for your efforts in making CLF a success! |
| Directory Advertising
I have heard many of our business members express regret that they did not place an ad in the 2007 member directory. And, those who did place ads have been very pleased with results. Don't miss this valuable opportunity for our 2008 directory.
To date, we have distributed 18,000 directories throughout the city (we only have 2,000 left in storage and those are going fast!) and have educated and guided our residents, tourists, students and city employees on the importance of shopping local and where to find local businesses.
You can download the ad form which gives pricing, details and deadlines. Or, give me a call and I'll follow up with you to make it happen! 857-998-7392!
By placing an ad in the directory, you are making only a small investment but one that will have a huge impact on your business and the future of Cambridge Local First. |
 BALLE Conference 2007 Summary
Karen and Laury and several SBN members journeyed to the University of California, Berkeley campus to attend the 5th National BALLE conference. There were over 500 in attendance and the three days plus of learning, listening, laughing and love can't possibly be summarized except maybe to say it was a life experience and I wish each and every one of you had been there. It was so exciting to see so many like-minded people in the same room with the same mission.
Read all about it!!! |
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 BALLE Conference 2008 In our backyard!
Okay, so we loved the BALLE Conference 2007 so much, and we love you so much, that Laury and Karen have been working very hard to get you to the next BALLE conference. Are you ready for this? Here is what the 6th Annual BALLE Conference announcement will look like!
The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
6th Annual International BALLE Conference
June 4-June 7, 2008
Boston University, Boston Massachusetts.
Join entrepreneurs, innovators, community organizers, government officials, investors, and green business pioneers to explore cutting-edge social and environmental innovations, learn practical business skills, share best practices for network development, and connect with others in this flourishing network!
Congratulations! You have found the hidden treasure! We know that this event will put Cambridge Local First and SBN and the many sprouting New England Local First networks on the map of our communities and across the nation. We are so excited we can't sleep. We view this as more than an opportunity, rather it is the event of a lifetime for our organizations. Although the conference is a year from now, it is ONLY a year from now and we have, of course, started making plans for the most-attended, best-ever BALLE Conference. Laury and Karen already have their bags packed for the short train ride across the river! We hope that you will mark your calendar, start thinking about what you need to do to prepare to attend, and, join us in spreading the word and the vision. We will be updating you periodically with announcements of keynote speakers, workshop plans, breakout sessions and all the other wonderful things in store.
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Got Employment?
Its summer and school is out (or almost). It has come to our attention that some of you have young adults in your charge who would love to have a summer job. What better place to be employed than in one of our locally owned businesses.
As well, you may be an employer looking for help. Please feel free to e-mail me with specifics and I will be glad to help coordinate your search with Cambridge Local First members.
Adam Penn, of Veggie Planet writes:
Karen: I'm actually wondering if you can use any summer help either at your store or for Cambridge First. My stepdaughter is back in town (she boards during the school year), having just finished her junior year of high school. She's very bright and very capable. Of course she'd prefer paid work, but if you can use any help with Cambridge First initiatives and don't have a budget for that, perhaps she might be interested in volunteer work as well... or perhaps some of both (paid work at the store, volunteer work for Cambridge First).
Please Respond to Adam if you have need of summer help.
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Ambit Press - Paper Selection Workshop
Five Cambridge Center
Cambridge 
10 - 11 am
Ambit Press invites the Cambridge community to a paper selection workshop at Ambit Press. This informative 45-minute presentation will cover the paper manufacturing process, explanations and examples of various paper grades, paper selection tips, environmental considerations in the paper distribution world and more. Sean Feren, a 14-year veteran in the paper industry, will be hosting the event in conjunction with the Ambit Press team at our offices at Five Cambridge Center, Cambridge.
This event is scheduled for Tuesday June 26th from 10 am to11 am. See exciting new papers and take home plenty of samples. Whether you're a print buyer, a designer, or just interested in getting your message out in print, this course will provide you with the information you need to choose the paper that's right for the job. Please visit ambityou.com/campaign/paper101 to register.
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Business-to-Business
Spotlight Newsletter
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| Its time for another Spotlight Newslette!
Share the Wealth
Is your store or organization having a sale, do you need to announce an event, a new product line or an industry award? Tell us about it and we will spread the word. We need to know what is happening with each other so that we can make good on our commitment to support each other business-to-business. In addition, our general interest e-mail list is just over 300 strong and growing daily. That's 300 interested people we are reaching out to and telling about your business!
Submit Your News
Each month, a special request for submissions will be sent out at which time you can reflect and plan to submit your news.
Information will be compiled and the CLF Spotlight Newsletter sent to every member of Cambridge Local First!
How to Submit
A simple e-mail is all it takes!
E-mail Karen Kelley, our Executive Director, your news (please include spotlight newsletter in the subject line) and she will work with you to make sure your message gets posted in the best light possible. Click here to submit your news now!
A simple message with the facts is all we need. If you have an exciting link to your web-site, we can include that as well.
Thank You and we hope you take advantage of this opportunity to have your business in the spotlight! | | |
