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Contributions, dues or gifts to the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible in part or in total as ordinary and necessary business expenses.
Payments by sponsors are voluntary, and not contingent on any endorsement or action of the exempt organization, nor upon specified or guaranteed member/public attendance at the sponsored event, nor upon publicity about the sponsored event, nor for any exclusive right to distribute or sell any product at the exempt organization's events. Annual Golf Tournament Our tournament is one of the premier amateur golf tournaments in the area. In addition to 18 holes of golf, players will enjoy a continental breakfast, lunch, cocktails, dinner and prizes. This event sells out early. Members support our tournament by sponsorships and prize donations. Sponsorships opportunities include $100 Tee Sponsor, $250 Gold Sponsor, $500 Titanium Sponsor and $1000 Platinum Sponsor. Cart, Dinner and Reception Sponsorship in the amount of $2500 are also available. The Cart, Reception and Dinner Sponsors receive significant recognition including a table at the dinner and the opportunity to network with the players after the tournament and prominent signage posted at the event. The Robert Briggs Good Guy Award is given annually to an individual for recognition of contributions made to the community and to the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce through the annual Golf Tournament. Our golf committee is chaired by Bob Briggs. Proceeds from the tournament support Chamber programs and the Lorraine McHugh Scholarship. For more information about this event, please call Johanna Bond at (860) 347-6924 or email us. back to top Annual Dinner At this event, the Harry HS Phillips, Jr., Judge Raymond E. Baldwin and the Lorraine McHugh Scholarships are presented. The Chief Michael L. Green Award is presented to a local police or fireman. The Annual Distinguished Citizen Awards are presented to individuals who live or work in Middlesex County and have demonstrated outstanding and unselfish service to the community. Incoming and outgoing Board Members are recognized, and the "Gavel is Passed" from our outgoing chairman to our new chairman. Past Recipients of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen Award 1955 - John C. Barry 1956 - Ernest A. Inglis 1957 - Henry H. Lyman 1958 - Patrick M. Kidney 1959 - Elmer S. Hubbell 1960 - John Lyman 1961 - Fred N. Smith 1962 - Ivar F. Hall 1963 - William F. Briggs 1964 - Dr. Christie McLeod 1965 - Governor Wilbert Snow 1966 - C. Eugene Goundry 1967 - Ernest I. Schwarz 1968 - Howard Smith 1969 - Phelps Ingersoll 1970 - Monsignor Edward McKenna 1971 - Walter McCullough Stan Camp 1972 - Richard O'Brien 1973 - Breck Newman 1974 - John Tynan 1975 - Bernard Kosicki 1976 - William Langley 1977 - Bernard O'Rourke 1978 - Dr. Louis LaBella 1979 - Governor Raymond Baldwin 1980 - Bernie Fields 1981 - Charles Bacon 1982 - Ralph Morgan 1983 - John Pickett 1984 - Dr. Neil Pieper 1985 - Colin G. Campbell Gordon B. McWilliams George B. Raymond 1986 - Salvatore J. Didato, Sr. Mary Ellen Klinck William R. Peterson 1987 - Governor William O'Neill Russell G. D'Oench, Jr. Woodbridge A. D'Oench 1988 - C.J. "Larry" Marino Nathan I. Shapiro 1989 - Vincent A. Amato Edward J. Opalacz Dr. Felix G. Sheehan 1990 - George M. Eames III William J. Pomfret Irwin J. Sitkin 1991 - Frank J. Godwin, Jr. Alberta S. Tuohy Arthur E. Webster Jr. 1992 - Donald Bidwell Joseph G. Lynch, Esq. Marion Newberg 1993 - Robert H. Briggs Hortense "Hortie" Kabel Jesse J. Salafia 1994 - Robert P. Byrne Arthur Director Luva Mead Hoar 1995 - Willard M. McRae Richard F. Schneller Robert R.. Stevens 1996 - Joseph E. Biega Jerome "Buzzy" Levin Victoria & William Winterer 1997 - Robert J. Lapidus John Lyman Jr. Arlene R. Mazzotta 1998 - Enza M. Cubeta J. Paul Peterson Michael P. Price 1999 - Herbert T. Clark III Murray A. Gerber Joseph G. Lombardo 2000 - Walter Carlson Edward & Jane McMillan Donald B. Wilbur 2001 - Andrea S. Fassler Gary R. Gomola Jean & Ralph Shaw 2002 - William Howard Diana A. Tine Michael VW. Waller 2003 - David L. Jettinghoff Marcia L. Kalayjian David Preston 2004 - John B. Coughlin David A. Director Welles R. Guilmartin 2005 - Mortimer A. Gelston Charles E. Pompea Carol P. Wallace 2006 - Jim Cama Hugh L. Cox Nancy Child Zimmer
2007 - Gianfranco and Donna Galluzzo
David Shulman
Charles B. Stone, Jr.
back to top Past Recipients of the Chief Michael L. Green Award 2007, Matthew A. Reimondo, East Hampton Police Department
2006, Matthew J. Cashman, East Haddam Fire Department
2005, Kenneth Kindschi, Middlefield Emergency Management 2004, William E. Buckridge, Essex Fire Department 2003, Lieutenant Michael D. Scranton 2002, Captain Thomas A. Roohr, Cromwell Police Department 2001, Albert J. Santostefano, Middletown Fire Department 2000, Sgt. George Dingwall, Middletown Police Department 1999, Michael W. Dapkus, Portland Police Department 1998, Chief Paul P. Fazzino, Essex Fire Department 1997, George Brede, Portland Fire Department 1996, Chief Philip Visintainer, East Hampton Fire Department 1995, Stanley C. Atwell, Jr., Middlefield Fire Department 1994, Chief John E. Riordan, Middletown and Cromwell Fire Dept. 1993, Chief Anthony Salvatore, Cromwell Police Department For more information about this event, please call us at (860) 347-6924 or email us. back to top Middlesex Expo Each fall, the Chamber holds its annual Business Expo at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Hartford-Cromwell, Connecticut. Chairmen Brian Armet and Pamela Peterson and the entire Expo Committee spend many months planning this event. The Chamber's Expo is on of the county's largest business showcases. Over 100 exhibitors representing a cross section of the businesses in Middlesex County display and promote their products and services. An estimated 5,500 people visit the Expo each year. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Johanna Bond at Motorcycle Mania Committee Committee Activities Staff Liaison: Motorcycle Mania is an outstanding event that allows people to let their hair down and bring their ride downtown. For event is great for riders and families alike. Last year over 900 riders came to the downtown Middletown to show off their bikes. back to top
Sponsored by the Aetna Foundation in collaboration with the Middlesex Chamber and the ESSEX Group, Side Street to Main Street is a business and leadership development program designed to help small, minority owned businesses in our community become successful. Breakfast Sponsorship Information The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce offers members quality events, programs and services at the lowest cost possible. The Chamber's monthly breakfast meetings are excellent networking events. In an effort to keep breakfasts affordable, the Chamber offers Breakfast Sponsorship Packages. These packages are a terrific way to market your business. A Sponsor Package Includes: Company banner displayed in the Crowne Plaza ballroom Company official seated at head table Table top for networking and distributing of materials located either inside or outside ballroom depending on attendance numbers Sign at registration table acknowledging sponsors support of event Special recognition at breakfast Recognition on press releases, fliers (mailed to over 2,400 businesses) and hold messages promoting the event Televised on cable TV throughout Middlesex County three times during the month One table of eight at breakfast meeting Each month, the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce attracts some of the most recognized and influential business, political, educational and sports leaders nationwide. With more than 2,350 members who employ more than 50,000 people, the Middlesex Chamber is the largest freestanding and fastest growing Chamber in the state. The Middlesex Chamber's member breakfast meetings are recognized as the best monthly speaking forum in the state. Averaging over 500 people in attendance, the monthly breakfasts are an excellent opportunity for speakers to address some of Connecticut's leading businesspeople and entrepreneurs. If you are interested in breakfast sponsorship, please contact Johanna Bond at the Chamber at (860) 347-6924. The Chamber has been host to a number of nationally known speakers Including: President Bill Clinton Governor John G. Rowland U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman U.S. Rep. Nancy L. Johnson U.S. Sen. Paul Tsongas - MA U.S. Sen. George McGovern - SD U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole- N.C. Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Roger Staubach - Dallas Cowboys
William Daley - U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Tom Foley - Former Speaker of the House
Richard W. Riley - U.S. Secretary of Education
Donna Shalala - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
William Richardson - U.S. Secretary of Energy
Lee P. Brown - Mayor of Houston, TX
Linda Finch - '97 World Flight Thomas Downs - CEO of Amtrak Nancy Dickey M.D. - President of the American Medical Association Sol Kerzner - Chairman Sun International Hotels Coach Jim Calhoun - University of Connecticut Jeff Bagwell - Houston Astros All Star Jennifer Rizzotti - Houston Comets Women's Basketball Peter Jacobsen - PGA Tour Professional Bob Arum - Boxing Promoter Dave Campo - Head Coach Dallas Cowboys back to top |
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