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Bowling for Haiti

Passing this message (sent by Alison MacAvery)...fundraiser and to maintain awareness fro the Haitian disaster relief.

Please join the Dutchess County Young Republicans and the Dutchess County Young Democrats for some friendly competition while we raise money and awareness for Haitian disaster relief.

The event is Saturday, February 27th, from 1:00 to 4:00. It will be at the Hoe Bowl in the Town of Poughkeepsie.

$40 for a team of 4 - Price includes 2 games of bowling and shoes
Be a sponsor!!
$50 - Contributor
$100- Patron
$250- Benefactor

Call Pat Kelly
845-325-2659

PLEASE PASS IT ALONG!!!!


Alison E. MacAvery
Dutchess County Legislator - District 16
10 Driscoll Road
Fishkill, New York 12524

Proudly Serving Beacon - East Fishkill - Fishkill
Telephone: 845-831-5202
Fax: 845-838-2219
www.alisonmacavery.com <http://www.alisonmacavery.com/> 

It is all about focusing on the tasks!

Thank you to Brooke Moore for submitting the following question (in advance of the February 25, 2010 Time Management Seminar at the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce):

One area that I am interested in exploring is a method to more easily regularize when to spend time contacting clients, returning calls, outgoing email efforts, responding to email so that it doesn't take over and interrupt other tasks.

If you want to be successful at "Task Management" you need to focus on the following areas:

  • Avoid working on unnecessary tasks they are the ones that waste your time.  They are not necessary.  The first step we all need to do is to make the decision to stop working on tasks that unnecessary.
  • When planning our day, we need to schedule time to dedicate to tasks that are necessary, e.g. checking and responding to E-mails, checking and responding to voice mails, paper work, responding to clients, etc...  If there are task that are necessary, that you can delegate e.g. paper work, social media posts (Twitter, Facebook, etc...), to an assistant, that would definitely help you.  If not, group the tasks and schedule a specific time slot during your day to work on them.
  • Our goal and objective should be to free up as much time as possible to work on those tasks that directly benefit your business and move it forward.

There will be times when we need to avoid answering our phones (office and cell) as well as closing the door to our office (if we have an office).  Keep in mind, it is the productive tasks that grow our business and make it successful.

So, we should group our tasks (including when to answer our phones and hold meetings), into what is productive, what is necessary and what you can and should avoid...those that are unnecessary.  If possible, control we should control our calendar, as this allows us to manage your tasks.

Time Management Seminar

Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Council Presents - Time Management Seminar

How many of you ever felt busy but not productive?  How many of you feel that the demands on your time continue to increase?  On top of all those demands, you now try to keep up with Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and perhaps other Social Media tools.  How many of you feel overwhelmed?

On Thursday, February 25th, the Small Business Council will present it’s next seminar in it’s Business Development series, Time Management:  Time Traps and Managing Tasks and Priorities.

We will review the various time traps that well...simply steal your time.  We will discuss how managing your tasks and prioritizing them can help you to get more done within the time you have available and allotted.  We will also discuss how to use and manage the various social media tools to make you more productive and to benefit YOU!

If you would like to submit your questions in advance, please do so, by sending them to Nick Sialmas at nsialmas@njs.com.  He will attempt to incorporate as many of your questions and concerns into the seminar as possible.  Nick along with Glenn Tanzman will be leading this fast paced and informational seminar.

Nick Sialmas and Glenn Tanzman are both members of the Chamber’s Small Business Council.

Nick Sialmas is a Management Consultant and Business Coach focused on Business and Professional development.

Glenn Tanzman is a Management Consultant specializing in Lean, Quality, and Environmental Management Systems.

In order for the seminar to begin promptly at 7:30 AM, please plan to arrive by 7:15 AM.  A special thank you to our sponsor McCabe & Mack for providing our Continental  Breakfast.  Arrive early, grab a cup of coffee or tea and some breakfast.  In return we promise to start at 7:30 AM and finish no later than 9:30 AM. 

When:    Thursday, February 25, 2010, from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Where:   Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Conference Room
2582 South Avenue
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

Registration:  Free of Charge for GSDCC Chamber Members.  $20 fro Non Members.  Pre payment is required.

To Register online:  http://www.gsdcc.org 

The appropriately named Bright IDEA hybrid delivery van

Bright Automotive - A new automotive company for a new era in America -- What a great idea!  Bright Automotive has designed and built a vehicle that reduces dependence on oil...it provides a clean and efficient solution.

Here are two links.  One to the site http://www.brightautomotive.com/, where you can see the company's video and a second link to their YouTube videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/BrightAutomotive.