Business calendar
APRIL 18: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation speed mentoring and networking, 2:30-4 and 5:30-7 p.m., SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge. No cost to attend, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2EDAN8x.
APRIL 18: SUNY New Paltz School of Business 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 5-8 p.m., The Grandview, 176 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie. Honorees: Cheryl Bowers, president and CEO of Rondout Savings Bank, Business Person of the Year; Denise Doring VanBuren, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. executive, Dean’s Award of Excellence; Sandra Jackson (’86), Covanta Energy, Alumna of the Year; and Ecegul Somay, SUNY New Paltz Class of 2018, Student Leader of the Year. More info: Lori Nutting, (845) 2572932 or nuttingl@newpaltz.edu.
APRIL 19: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Hudson Valley Sudbury School, 84 Zena Road, town of Kingston. Free for chamber members and prospective members. Reservations required at bit. ly/2FQTpT2 or (845) 3385100.
APRIL 24: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Speaking on the subject “How to Promote Your Business in a Digital Marketing Economy” will be Jeremy Ellenbogen (Ellenbogen Group, Inc./Seven21 Media Center), Katy Dwyer (Katy Dwyer Design) and Abe Uchitelle (Dragon 360). Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for others. Preregistration required. Call (845) 338-5100 or go to bit. ly/2H5iGrV.
APRIL 28-29: Hudson Valley KidVenture, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie. Event will highlight businesses and nonprofits while offering children of all ages and abilities interactive and educational activities. Daily admission is $8 when purchased online in advance, $10 at the door. Two-day pass is $12 when purchased online in advance. Go to bit.ly/2HqgRqx. Exhibitor space available. Details at bit.ly/2C6GNIH.
APRIL 26: Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Coppola’s, 4167 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park. Speaker: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. More info: (845) 229-8612.
MAY 3: Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year dinner, Coppola’s Italian Bistro, 4167 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park. Open bar 6-7 p.m.; dinner and cash bar start at 7 p.m. Honoree: Dave Stewart, owner of DS Electric. Cost: $65 per person. Reservations and full payment required by April 18. RSVP at bit.ly/2pVevbm. Mail checks to Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, Attn.: Award Dinner, P.O. Box 17, Hyde Park N.Y. 12538.
MAY 8: Dutchess Tourism Awards of Distinction breakfast (buffet catered by Simply Gourmet), 8:30 a.m., followed by brochure exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, Wallace Center, Route 9, Hyde Park. $40 per person for breakfast and awards ceremony; admission to brochure exchange is free. Register by May 1 at bit. ly/2GGiqAE.
MAY 8: “Savvy Social Security” planning worskshop, 6:30 p.m., Ulster Savings Bank, 226 Main St., New Paltz. Session will last 60-90 minutes. Admission is free, but reservations are required at www.ulstersavings.com/ workshops (use promo code UFG1050818) or (845) 3386322, ext. 3352.
MAY 22: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Wiltwyck Golf Club, 404 Steward Lane, town of Ulster. Free for chamber members and prospective members. Reservations required at bit.ly/2FyNMbk or (845) 338-5100.
MAY 30: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Speaker: Former U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson. Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for others. Preregistration required. Call (845) 338-5100 or go to bit.ly/2p6cVTK.
MAY 31: “Own It!’ entrepreneurial women’s conference, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge. Guest speaker: Diana Lovett, founder of Cissé Cocoa Co. Cost: $48 before May 1, $55 from May 1-29, $65 at the door. Register at www.SUNYUlster.edu/ownit. More info: Mindy Kole, (845) 6886041 or kolem@SUNYUlster.edu.
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