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The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is planning its 109th Annual Dinner—this year with wine tasting. The festivities include networking, full dining and sampling of a curated selection of wines. It takes place Thursday, June 5, from 5:30-9:30 p.m., at Haverhill Country Club, 58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill. Tickets are $125 per person for members and $135 for non-members and may be purchased online at HaverhillChamber.com.
To submit Business Bulletin announcements, click on image. Haverhill’s newest young professional networking group, “Hillies on the Rise,” meets for a speed networking event after work Tuesday. The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce says the free meet up is for young people and Chamber membership is not required. It takes place Tuesday, April 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Barrio, 2 Merrimack St. Registration takes place at HaverhillChamber.com.
Teaching, landscapers, case management and store associate jobs are among those featured this week when MakeIT Haverhill presents its latest, monthly job fair. Community Action is seeking teachers, while Ground Care Landscape and Snow Professionals is looking to fill commercial and residential landscape positions; Opportunity Works is hiring drivers and case managers; and Ruth’s House seeks a part-time donations receiver and a part-time store associate. Other participating employers are Covenant Health, operator of Penacook Place and Mary Immaculate; Crystal Engineering; DeLeoncare; state Executive Office of Health and Human Services; Salisbury Beach Carousel; Vinfen; and Waystone Health and Human Services. The job fair is Thursday, April 24, from 3-5 p.m., at MakeIT Haverhill, 301 Washington St., Haverhill. Bilingual assistance is available for Spanish and Haitian Creole speakers.
Pentucket Bank is giving the Breakfast Exchange Club of Greater Haverhill a boost in advance of the service club’s Sixth Annual Trivia Night. The bank donated $2,500 to help underwrite the event taking place Friday, April 25, from 4:30-8 p.m., at the AmVets, 576 Primrose St., Haverhill. “Supporting low-income elderly individuals and veterans involves a multifaceted approach,” said bank President and CEO Steve Jaskelevicus. “The Breakfast Exchange Club does that by fostering community involvement such as Trivia Night. It brings everyone together to have fun and raise funds for their incredibly worthy work.”
The event typically draws more than 200 attendees to support the Club’s ongoing programs of heat assistance, food and transportation for low-income elderly and veterans.
Albert Hanscom is taking over the reins at Haverhill’s Emmaus, the agency that has provided emergency shelter and housing for 40 years. Hanscom moves up from vice president of operations to interim chief executive officer and formally takes the top post July 1, according to a statement Wednesday from the nonprofit’s board of directors. He succeeds Jeanine Murphy who is retiring after 38 years. “During our nationwide search for the next CEO, Albert Hanscom stood out as the most qualified candidate to lead Emmaus into its next chapter,” Murphy said, adding, “Our team at Emmaus is excited to welcome Al into this new role. I look forward to seeing the impact of his leadership.”
Hanscom has served Emmaus since 1992 when he became director of services to the homeless.
Groveland-based Sweet Paws Rescue is eying a 69-acre Haverhill farm to continue its 15-year-old mission to help animals in need, while also preserving open land. Sweet Paws Rescue, as WHAV reported in 2022, was discussed as possibly assisting Haverhill with its animal control shelter, said Tuesday it plans a $4.5 million capital fundraising effort that it calls “A Forever Home for Sweet Paws Rescue: Our Paw Print Is Growing.” While the group is reluctant to call attention to its proposed purchase, insiders say it is the site of Green Valley Farm on Marble Lane. “We have always been committed to rescuing animals in need, while simultaneously focusing on the future—finding innovative ways to improve animal rescue and raise awareness about humane education in our community,” said Cynthia Sweet, founder and executive director of Sweet Paws Rescue, in a release. The operation could begin as early as this summer to meet a growing demand and resolve limitations of its current Groveland animal rescue. The nonprofit added it is also up against an April 30 deadline to vacate its current location.
Members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce will gather Tuesday night for a Business Networking Mixer at The Savings Bank in Andover. Besides exchanging business cards, Chamber members may sample appetizers and have chances to win door prizes. The Business Networking Mixer takes place Tuesday, April 15, from 5-7 p.m., at The Savings Bank, 84 Main St., Andover. Admission is $10 each for members and $20 each for non-members and may be reserved online at MerrimackValleyChamber.com or by calling 978-686-0900.
The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce plans a free “Back to Business” networking night this Thursday. The Chamber says the mixer offers a chance to “connect with local professionals in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.” There will be appetizers and a cash bar. It takes place Thursday April 17, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Road, Haverhill. Places may be reserved at HaverhillChamber.com.
Attorney Arianna A. Gallagher recently joined Downey Law Group and DLG Closing, a law practice based in Topsfield and Haverhill. Gallagher, a Boxford native now of Newburyport, is an experienced real estate lawyer in both residential and commercial property transactions, having practiced law since 2014. She graduated from Massachusetts School of Law in 2014, and is licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She represents buyers, sellers, lenders and developers, in both real estate transfers and land use matters. “My favorite part of what I do is working with clients to help give them peace of mind as they go through a real estate transaction.