Business calendar
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: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation Workplace Seminar, 9-11 a.m., United Healthcare, 505 Boices Lane, town of Ulster. Topics: “Sexual Harassment — The Speak Out Evolution: Are You Prepared?” and “New Paid Family Leave Benefits for New York Employee: What Employers Need to Know.” Cost: $25 for chamber members, $40 for others. Preregistration required at bit.ly/2Hla0OG.
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) 338-6322, ext. 3352.
MAY 16: Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s contact breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel & Conference Center, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Speaker: Beacon Mayor Randy Casale. Cost: $25 for members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for others. Register at bit.ly/2IerY9o or (845) 454-1700, ext. 1000. MAY 16: Job fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Galleria at Crystal Run, town of Wallkill. About 60 employers from Orange, Dutchess, Sullivan and Westchester counties expected to participate. For a list, go to www.orangecountygov.com/AnnualJobFair . MAY 17: Young Ulster Professionals (YUP) meet-up, 6-8 p.m., Mariner’s Harbor, 1 Broadway, Kingston. Free admission and refreshments; cash bar. Reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2qQzSet. MAY 17: “Savvy IRA Planning for Baby Boomers,” 6:30 p.m., Ulster Savings Bank’s 226 Main Street, New Paltz. Session will last 60-90 minutes. Admission is free, but reservations are required atwww. ulster savings. com/workshops (use promo code UFG1051718) or (845) 338-6322, 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 25: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, noon, Pine Ridge Dude Ranch, 30 Cherrytown Road, Kerhonkson. 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) 688-6041 or kolem@ SUNYUlster.edu. JUNE 2: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, noon, Kingston Ceramics Studio, 77 Cornell St., Kingston. JUNE 12: Association of Fundraising Professionals panel discussion, “Keys to Nonprofit Success: Branding, PR and Fundraising,” 8 to 10 a.m., Powelton Club, 29 Old Balmville Road, Newburgh. Panelists: Molly Ahearn, president of Full Deck Design; Filomena Fanelli, CEO of Impact PR & Communications Ltd.; Jennie Swantz Stokum, certified fundraising executive, The Nonprofit Gardener. Cost: $35 for AFP members, $45 for others. Breakfast included. Register at bit.ly/2HBMVLV.
JUNE 27: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Cantine Field (Saugerties Stallions site), Pavilion Street, Saugertie. Free for chamber members and prospective members, and free admission to Stallions baseball game following mixer. Reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit. ly/2qPlGmz.
SEPT. 28: Buy Local Expo, noon to 5 p.m., Diamond Mills Hotel & Conference Center,
25 S. Partition St., Saugerties. Free admission and parking. To become a sponsor or secure an exhibitor space, contact Bob Hirsch at (845) 338-5100 or Bob@ UlsterChamber.org.
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