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2nd Annual Hope for Hereos Charity Kickball Tournament

BNI Towpath Networkers took part in the 2nd Annual Hope for Heroes Charity Kickball Tournament on Saturday Sept. 18, 2010. It was a beautiful day to have some fun and raise some money for Veterans. Our team’s record for the day was 1 win and 2 losses! Not too bad for a group of business owners.

BNI Kickball Team

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June 23rd, 2010
Bristol Towpath 4 year Anniversary Open House
Location: 210 Redstone Hill Rd, Bristol, CT
Time: 7:00am – 8:30am
Can you think of a better way to promote your business than to network with other business professionals who do business by referral? The Bristol-Towpath BNI Chapter is celebrating it’s 4 year anniversary and is inviting any and all business professionals to come join us on Wed June 23rd at 7:00 am at the Bristol Adult Education Center. Please bring lots of business cards to hand out to help promote yourself and your business. We are looking to have a large crowd so please RSVP here to reserve a seat – we look forward to seeing you and learning about your business.

April 21st, 2010
Bristol’s BNI Visitor’s Day a Huge Success!

The Bristol-Towpath BNI Chapter held a visitor’s day on April 21^st at the Bristol Adult Education Center. Over 45 business professionals gathered to network their business and take part in good conversation seeking additional ways to grow their business. Attendees were able to give a brief introduction about their business, mingle with the chapter members and learn how BNI could be an additional investment for their business. In all, everyone had a great time and brought together esteemed professionals in the Bristol, CT area. Visit www.bristolbni.com for more info.

April 21st 2010
Visitor’s Day – Learn how to grow your business!!

Would you like to grow your business by receiving word of mouth referrals?

Bristol-Towpath BNI, a networking organization is a group of local business professionals who are looking for a variety of different occupations/professions to refer business to.

Business owners/professionals who are looking to increase sales and generate a steady source of referrals are welcomed to attend our upcoming visitor’s day.

Our chapters visitors day will be held on Wed April 21st at 7am at the Bristol Adult Education Center at 210 Redstone Hill Rd in Bristol, CT.

Please contact Steve at (860) 585-7121 for more information or to be added to our guest list as seating is limited.

March 2010

Two of Bristol, CT’s  BNI Towpath Members will be hosting a Business After Hours event this month in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce.

March  10th - 5:30p – 7 at FastSigns on Route 6 in Bristol, CT.

FastSigns is honored to host the Farmington Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event
Members may register at http://www.bristol-chamber.org/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=3839

They welcome customers as well. If you are not a Chamber member and
you are interested in exploring membership, please call us directly at 860
583-8000 so that they may have enough refreshments on hand. FastSigns looks forward to
seeing you on the 10th, and will be giving away 5 personal size,
custom banners. Drawing every 15 minutes. Bring lots of business cards!

March 17th – 5p – 7p at Brooks Oil on 1 Canal Street, Terryville, CT

Mark Brooks invites you to come meet him and his staff. The evening will be a great opportunity for networking and don’t forget your business cards for door prizes. If you would like to donate a door prize, please bring it with you that evening. CHAMBER MEMBERS – NO CHARGE – NON-MEMBERS – $25.00
You can register at: http://www.bristol-chamber.org/CWT/EXTERNAL/WCPAGES/WCEVENTS/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=3802

December 2009

Bristol Community Organization Gives Thanks

BCO Greeting Card

It is with great honor to receive a thank you/ holiday card from the Bristol Community Organization.

They’ve shown the Bristol-Towpath BNI Chapter great support throughout 2009.

We could have never pulled off a successful Food and Toy Drive without the BCO’s help and dedication to give back to the community.

The Bristol-Towpath BNI Chapter thanks the Bristol Community Organization for everything they’ve helped us accomplish in 2009 with charity giving events and looks forward to entering 2010 with much more anticipated events towards giving back to the community and enabling those less fortunate.

For more information on the Bristol Community Organization visit http://www.bcoinc.org

December 2009
Holidays – A Time of Doing for Others

BNI Toy Drive - 09

Bristol-Towpath BNI Chapter believes that the holiday season is not about the perfect gift or the biggest tree. Holidays are about doing for others. No matter how tough times are, the Bristol-Towpath BNI Chapter seems to always comes through for families in need. Last month they held a sommunity food drive that fed two familes consisting of 8-10 people. On December 16th, with the help of The Bristol Community Organization they donated new unwrapped toys to families making sure their son or daughter will have a toy this holiday.

December 2009
The Birthday Boys!

Birthday Boys

BNI is not just about getting business referrals, it’s also about building relationships and truly caring about the other members in the group. This December we had a handful of birthdays that we celebrated memorably.

November 2009
Bristol BNI Giver-Gain Food Drive

Bristol Towpath BNI Chapter would like to thank all those in the community who helped with our Givers-Gain Food Drive. During the month of November, we collected over five large boxes filled with food & general household products, and raised enough money to purchase two $25 gift cards to be used for Thanksgiving turkeys.

Special thanks go out to Bristol BCO; without their help we wouldn’t have found two local families in Bristol who were in need of these dontations. It is a hard time for so many people and thankfully we will be able to provide a lovely holiday meal and a few extra items for the upcoming holiday. Thanks to all who made this possible. We hope to continue giving back to the community with many future events to come.