Calendar of Events - 2011
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General Meetings are held the 1st Wednesday each month.
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Town of Glenville Town Hall, Charlton Rd, Ballston Spa
State of the Towns:
Cost: $8
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Burnt Hills Cafe
Get a behind the scene looks at the NEW and IMPROVED local bowling alley
Cost: $8
What do businesses need to look out for in 2011 and plan for in 2012?
Time: 5:00pm. – 7:00 pm
Cost: FREE (Panza On the Green will be catering)
Programs and grants for small business for energy saving improvements
Jim Schultz update on BH-BL Schools and a look at the budget
The Secrets of Saratoga Springs
The true secrets of how to navigate Saratoga in August
What’s has happened and what is happening in the Auto World
Community Development Resources Grants and Programs for small business
Come for dinner and enjoy Tim Newell as he entertains us while we all share 2011 in review and the outlook for 2012
Please join us as we gather to share dinner, a few drinks, and laughter.
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Past Events - 2010 Calendar
___________________________Town of Ballston Town Hall, Charlton Rd, Ballston Spa
State of the Town:
Cost: $6 for members, $11 for non-members. ($1 discount if you RSVP.)
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Burnt Hills Cafe
Sam's Chinese $9
Speaker: Rick Noel eBIZ ROI: E-Marketing
Shank & Falvey
Location: Bayou Cafe
Featured Speaker/Topic: "Local Papers = Loyal Clients," Cheryl Hill for Your Town and Scott Matthias from The Spotlight will discuss local media. BPA Business will include the annual budget presented to membership
Cost: $6 for members, $11 for non-members. ($1 discount if you RSVP.)
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Burnt Hills Cafe
Location: Millstone
Featured Topic: Shopping Local = Savings
Speakers: Andrew Rossi (Computer Sense), Richard Gerlach (Computer Service Solutions)
Cost: $9 for members, $14 for non-members. ($1 discount if you RSVP.)
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Location: Edward Jones Investments
(SATURDAY)
Location: Ballston Lake Fire Department
This annual event is always the first Saturday in May. The Ballston Lake Improvement Association, the Town of Ballston and the BH-BL BPA join forces with many volunteers throughout the community to do our part to keep our town clean and neat.
Location: BH-BL High School
Featured Speaker/Topic: Jim Schultz -BH-BL School update.
Cost: $8 for members, $13 for non-members. ($1 discount if you RSVP.)
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Community Business Center
Location: LakeSide Farms
Featured Speakers/Topic: Rick Reynolds -Town Historian (& other speakers TBD) Secrets/Highlights of our Area
Cost: Order your own Breakfast
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Location: BH Cafe.
Route 50 Burnt Hills
Location: Good Times Restaurant
Featured Speaker/Topic: Mark Edwards - What you don't know about your life insurance. Donna Pravel - YMCA update
Cost: $11 for members, $16 for non-members. ($1 discount if you RSVP.)
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Location: Lakeside Farms
Cost: No BPA Fee. Buy your own breakfast. ($14.95)
Featured Speaker/Topic: Saratoga! with Jeff Shinaman from the Saratoga Chamber
Join your fellow BH-BL business colleagues for Networking, Food, & Fun at the Saratoga Race Track to dine trackside while we watch the horses work out! This is a great way to introduce a business partner, client or neighbor to the BH-BL BPA in a fun, casual setting. Free Parking & Admission.
Featured Topic: Winterizing your Home and Car
Speakers: Mike Brewster (Gils Garage), Rob Fish (R. M Pena Windows & Doors), John Fridholm (Fridhholm Remodeling) Cost: $8 members, $12 non-members - Save $1! RSVP to info@bhblbpa.com at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Burnt Hills Cafe
(Partner BPA Event) - The 5K will begin at 8:30 am at the HVCC Tec Smart building in the Saratoga Technology and Energy Park and routes though Luther Forest Technology Campus. The event is open to the public with $20 advance registration online at www.areep.com. Runners can also register for $25 Day of event starting at 7:30 am. Visit maltabpa.com
The 3rd Annual Community Garage Sale from 9 AM to 4 PM
Location: In neighborhoods all around the community!
Join the members of the Malta, Ballston Spa, BH-BL, Greenfield Center BPA for a joint mixer event.
Cost: Free admission, door prizes and appetizers. Cash bar.
Location: Ballston Spa Country Club, Route 67, Ballston Spa, NY
6:00PM: Dinner & Brief General Meeting
6:30PM Meet the Candidates Event
Location: Ellm's Family Farm (Indoors this year!) Charlton Rd, Ballston Spa
Cost: TBD
BPA Business: Open Nominations for the Town Beautification Award and next year's officers & board.
Meet the candidates for the Charlton and Ballston Town Elections.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Our meetings are always open to the public, but all members of the community are especially welcome and invited to this event. The political debate portion of this event will be moderated by the Saratoga County chapter of the League of Women Voters. We thank them for their continued support in organizing this event and helping to keep it as fair and unbiased as possible.
Location: Lakeside Farms
BH-BL BPA Members are invited to the Malta BPA meeting at Lakeside. Their speaker will be Stephanie Ferradino from Jones and Ferradino Law Firm, which was retained by GlobalFoundries to handle zoning and planning approvals. She will discuss that process and lessons learned. BHBL members can go to http://www.maltabpa.com/ to register. When registering, please indicate in the contact information section that you are a BH-BL member and you will only pay the $8 member price. Please pay at the door and not via paypal.
Location: Lakeside Farms
Agenda will include: Jean Bergstrom Families in Need Program, Town Beautification Award, Review of Community Garage Sale, Budget review, Board Members and Officers for 2011, Proposed ethics review panel.
Location: Carney's
Featured Speaker/Topic: Open Mic Night - For any and all members to share an update on their business, and outlook for 2011. Please bring a non-perishable food item for our families in need. Dinner Cost: $16 for members, $21 for non-members. ($1 discount if you RSVP.) Cash Bar.
Voting: 2011 Officers and 2010 Beautification Award, Jean Bergstrom Families in Need Update
Open Mic night RSVP to: info@bhblbpa.com
Burnt Hills Cafe
Location: Charlton Tavern
Last year we had a wonderful turn out with many spouses and friends joining us for this wonderful event. This year's holiday party is shaping up to be even better. Speaker: Presentation of Town Beautification Award, Doorprizes, and more.
Cost: Free for members (1 admission free per paid membership), $29 for guests and spouses. Cash Bar.
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Location: Town of Ballston Community Library
(Annually held the first Tuesday of December.) In partnership with the BH-BL Rotary Club, we will sing carols, and light the tree along Lakehill Road in front of the Library. Join the Rotary Club in welcoming Santa who will arrive on a firetruck. Inside the warmth of the library, he will meet with all the good little boys and girls! Don't miss the adult orchestra concert immediately following the tree lighting, across the street at the High School. Come one and all. No RSVP needed.
Edward Jones
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Past Events - 2009 Calendar
___________________________Town of Ballston Town Hall
Postponed due to Snow Storm - Rescheduled for February 4th
Update on Local Development & Revitalization
Edward Jones Investments 801 State Route 50
Town of Ballston Town Hall
Networking, Food, Fun & an Update on Local Development & Revitalization
Members $5; Non-Members $10
Speakers:
Tim Szczepaniak, Town Councilman
Dick Doyle, Chairman of the Town Planning Board
Burnt Hills Cafe'
Location: Morris Ford
Speaker:Charles Morris, President - "The Auto Industry, Lending, and what it means for us here in the Capital Region."
Members $10; Non-Members $15
Edward Jones Investments - 801 Route 50, Burnt Hills
Location: Carneys
Speaker: Debra A. Verni, Esq. Herzog Law Firm, P.C.
Location: Business Info Center (next door to Mail'n'More).
Ballston Lake Fire Department
Location: Bayou Cafe, 520 Saratoga Rd (Route 50), Glenville
Speaker: Dave Near - Going Green, Solar programs for businesses.
Edward Jones Investments
Location: FoCastle Farm
Speaker: Real Estate Update: Christopher Haddon, Realty USA
Cost: Order your own lunch.
Location: BH Cafe.
Route 50 Burnt Hills
Location: Lakeside Farms
Host: Chris Nyhan
Speaker/Topic: BSNB, FNB Scotia, Edward Jones - The Financial Sector and Economic Update, focusing on local banks.
Location:Edward Jones Investments
Join us for Networking, Food, & Fun at the Saratoga Race Track
Cost: No BPA Fee. Buy your own breakfast. ($14.95)
Join your fellow BH-BL business colleagues to dine trackside while we watch the horses work out!
Bring a Friend! This is a great way to introduce a business partner, client or neighbor to the BH-BL BPA in a fun, casual setting.
Free Parking & Admission: There is a $10 fee for trackside parking, which is refundable if you leave before 10 am. Admission to the Track for breakfast is free. The Track is cleared after the breakfast program. If you wish to stay, you will need to pay Race Course admission upon reentry for the afternoon races.
Tram tours make breakfast at Saratoga Race Course even more enjoyable. After your meal, go for a free 45-minute tram and walking tour of the track's historic Backstretch area, watching the Paddock Show and Starting Gate Demonstration. Six tours depart every 15 minutes from 8 to 9:15 am. Tours get increasingly popular as the morning progresses, and no reservations are allowed. The Track turns away guests when tours reach capacity, so your safest bet is to grab one of the early tours if possible.
September 2, 2009, 8:00 AM - Breakfast Meeting
Location: Community Human Services, 543 Saratoga Road, Glenville
Speaker: Fred Elia, MSW, President, The Foster Care Garden
Cost: $6
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
BH Cafe
9 AM to 4 PM
6:00PM: Dinner & Brief General Meeting
6:30PM Meet the Candidates Event
Location: Ellm's Family Farm, Charlton Rd, Ballston Spa
Meet the candidates for the Charlton and Ballston Town Elections.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Our meetings are always open to the public, but all members of the community are especially welcome and invited to this event.
The political debate portion of this event will be moderated by the Saratoga County chapter of the League of Women Voters. We thank them for their continued support in organizing this event and helping to keep it as fair and unbiased as possible.
Location: Designer Interiors of Ballston
Location host Bayou Cafe
Voting: 2010 Officers and 2009 Beautification Award
Location: Town of Ballston Community Library
Join the Rotary Club in welcoming Santa who will arrive on a firetruck. We will sing carols, and light the tree along Lakehill Road in front of the Library. Don't miss the concert immediately following the tree lighting at the High School.
Location: The Millstone Lodge, Route 50, Burnt Hills
Speaker: Presentation of Town Beautification Award, Doorprizes, and more.
Cost: Free for members, $25 for guests, spouses and non-members.
50/50 tickets: 1 for $1; 5 for $3; 10 for $5
Edward Jones
