[Hidden-tech] DATE CORRECTION If you want to do business with Town of Amherst or UMass

[Shel Horowitz, ethical marketing expert]

THURSDAY, 3/13--NOT Wednesday the 12

Passing this on from the president of the Amherst chamber

Envelope-to: shel at principledprofit.com
From: "Cinda Jones" <cjones at cowls.com>
To: "Cinda Jones" <cjones at cowls.com>
Subject: Important Meeting:  10:00 AM to noon, Wednesday, March 13, 2008
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:57:06 -0500
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How many times have you wished you got UMass and Town of Amherst 
business that you didn't? 

Doesn't it frost you when you see the Staples truck pull up to the 
Bangs Center?  Or watch the town buy a pick-up truck or a tractor 
from somewhere besides Classic Chevrolet or Boyden & Perron?   Or 
when town hall meetings feature food and coffee from non-Valley owned 
restaurants and coffee shops? 

Hwei-Ling Greeney and I have been trying to figure out how to get 
more Pioneer Valley Owned businesses more business from Town and Gown 
purchasing agents.  Our biggest question has been how to get local 
businesses on the right lists and considered for purchasing 
opportunities. 

I am excited to report that from 10am until noon on Wednesday March 
13th in the Town Room of Town Hall, the purchasing agents from the 
Town of Amherst and from UMass are going to meet with us to let us 
know how they procure and how we can get more competitive in winning 
their business.  Attached is an outline Hwei-Ling has proposed.  If 
there are any other aspects you'd like covered, please let us know. 

I hope you will make time in your busy schedule to be at this 
important meeting.

Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

THANKS very much for considering this valuable opportunity.  Feel 
free to pass this message on to other local business owners.  But 
know if they are not CoC members they will be hit up for membership! 
:)

Locally yours,

CJ



Cowls Land and Lumber Company - Manufacturing Lumber and Timbers Since 1741

Award Winning Sustainable Forestry
2005 NHLA Forest Stewardship Award
2007 International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Forest 
Stewardship Award
2007 BASF American Tree Farm System award for Outstanding 
Achievements in Sustainable Forestry

Cinda Jones
The Cowls Companies
Timberland Management   .   Lumber Manufacturing   .    Building Supply Center
www.cowls.com
Post Office Box 9303, 134 Montague Road, North Amherst, MA 01059
413-549-1403 x350 .  Fax:  413-549-0000   .   cjones at cowls.com   . 
cel:  413-575-2900

-----Original Message-----
From: Hwei-ling Greeney [mailto:greeneyh at juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:17 PM
To: cjones at cowls.com
Subject: Shop Local Initiative Seminar DRAFT

Dear Cinda,
Greetings to you.
Attached please see the draft memo to you and the panelists I invited.
Please take a look and provide generous feedback. I will try to find a
space for this event. Do you still think Lard Jeff is a suitable place?
Do they have a big enough room to accommodate 30 or 40 people? Also does
the room have the technology capacity to accommodate the panelists?

My plan is after you give the feedback I will edit the draft and then
send it to the panelists. I need your help with Lord Jeff --if you think
it is a good place for the event. In the meantime I will also explore the
use of the Town Room. I would like to get ACTV to cover the event. The
setup of the Town Room certainly will make the ACTV taping easier. As you
can see I am leaning toward the Town Room, but will it be available?

Once we clear up everything, I will do my usual press release/publicity.
Two questions for you. Please respond:
1.) Can you tell me what is your plan in publicizing this event with the
Chamber members----Chamber website, emailing to Chamber members, sending
Chamber letter invitation ........etc.?

2.) What is the deadline for each of these avenues?


Enjoy the snow. I heard the WinterFest went very well. Congratulations!

Hwei-Ling



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