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Letter to the Editor
The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Deanne Healey:
Many businesses join their local chamber of commerce, not only for the benefit of their company, but to make a commitment to the communities they serve. But what does that actually mean? It is easy to overlook this statement as mere rhetoric, but their commitment is demonstrated in many forms when you step back and take a look. From the financial donations to the school system to ensure our children have access to new technology and are a well educated workforce for tomorrow, sponsoring the landscaping of a traffic island to keep our cities or towns a beautiful place to live, providing t-shirts for a youth sports team, donating a gift certificate for a non-profit’s fundraiser or simply volunteering time in any number of efforts.
Types of support vary as much as our personal choices do – from the size of our budgets and available funds to where we feel a connection to make a difference.
No where was this commitment to community more apparent than with the tragedy that took the life of Fire Fighter Jim Rice. As the City of Peabody prepared for the thousands of firefighters from across the nation to attend the funeral, function halls were reserved to offer a gathering spot after the services. The Peabody Area Chamber was asked to reach out to member restaurants for some assistance and without hesitation they rallied to show their support for those that put their lives on the line every day for each and every one of us and who unselfishly serve our community. After an email was dispatched, a few telephone calls and consultations with their chefs, the Chamber had a list of restaurants offering to provide trays of food for the gatherings. These restaurants include Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burtons Grill, Carrabbas Italian Grill, Century House, Cheesecake Factory, Kelly’s Roast Beef, Maki Sushi, Perfecto’s Caffe, & Sylvan Street Grill. The Northshore Mall offer use of the parking lot as a gathering area for buses to the attendees and downtown businesses such as GraVoc Associates offered use of their parking lot as well.
As you can see, large or small, national chain or independent, our businesses are an integral part of the fabric of our communities. These are just the businesses that are members of the Peabody Area Chamber. There are countless other businesses who made contributions that I am unaware of for these funeral services or for other causes. You can show your gratitude and support by shopping locally, after all, businesses show support for your community in countless way that go beyond just running their company.
Deanne Healey
President & CEO
Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce
Many businesses join their local chamber of commerce, not only for the benefit of their company, but to make a commitment to the communities they serve. But what does that actually mean? It is easy to overlook this statement as mere rhetoric, but their commitment is demonstrated in many forms when you step back and take a look. From the financial donations to the school system to ensure our children have access to new technology and are a well educated workforce for tomorrow, sponsoring the landscaping of a traffic island to keep our cities or towns a beautiful place to live, providing t-shirts for a youth sports team, donating a gift certificate for a non-profit’s fundraiser or simply volunteering time in any number of efforts.
Types of support vary as much as our personal choices do – from the size of our budgets and available funds to where we feel a connection to make a difference.
No where was this commitment to community more apparent than with the tragedy that took the life of Fire Fighter Jim Rice. As the City of Peabody prepared for the thousands of firefighters from across the nation to attend the funeral, function halls were reserved to offer a gathering spot after the services. The Peabody Area Chamber was asked to reach out to member restaurants for some assistance and without hesitation they rallied to show their support for those that put their lives on the line every day for each and every one of us and who unselfishly serve our community. After an email was dispatched, a few telephone calls and consultations with their chefs, the Chamber had a list of restaurants offering to provide trays of food for the gatherings. These restaurants include Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burtons Grill, Carrabbas Italian Grill, Century House, Cheesecake Factory, Kelly’s Roast Beef, Maki Sushi, Perfecto’s Caffe, & Sylvan Street Grill. The Northshore Mall offer use of the parking lot as a gathering area for buses to the attendees and downtown businesses such as GraVoc Associates offered use of their parking lot as well.
As you can see, large or small, national chain or independent, our businesses are an integral part of the fabric of our communities. These are just the businesses that are members of the Peabody Area Chamber. There are countless other businesses who made contributions that I am unaware of for these funeral services or for other causes. You can show your gratitude and support by shopping locally, after all, businesses show support for your community in countless way that go beyond just running their company.
Deanne Healey
President & CEO
Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce
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