December 2022 Member Exchange

FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMMING

*Visit www.newportchamber.com for full list and registration or email Kate@newportchamber.com.

January Tuesday, 1/3 at 8am- Networking Coffee Hour with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Tues 1/24-Thurs 1/26 – Blue Innovation Symposium at Atlantic Resort Wednesday, 1/25 at 12pm- Economic Update Luncheon at Atlantic Resort Thursday, 1/26 at 5:30pm – Annual Meeting at Oceancliff

February Tuesday, 2/7 at 8am- Networking Coffee Hour with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Tuesday, 2/14 at 8:30am- Politics & Pancakes with Governor McKee at Innovate Newport Thursday, 2/25 at 5pm -Business After Hours at The Hilton Group

March Tuesday, 3/2 at 8am- Networking Coffee Hour with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Wednesday, 3/21 at 8:30am- The Right Foot Workshop with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Thursday, 3/22 at 5:30pm- Women in Business series- Women of Distinction Awards at The Elms

April Tuesday, 4/4 at 8am- Networking Coffee Hour with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Tuesday, 4/18 – Business EXPO at the Wyndham Atlantic Resort Thursday, 4/27 at 8:30am – Understanding Financing Options with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Thursday, 4/27 at 5:30pm- Business After Hours at The Sailing Museum

May Tuesday, 5/2 at 8am- Networking Coffee Hour with RI SBDC at Innovate Newport Wednesday, 5/17 at 8:30am- Excellence in Business Awards at The Newport Harbor Hotel Thursday, 5/25 at 5pm -Business After Hours at Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

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WHO: Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm

WHAT: Funding for sun shading

WHERE: Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm at Cloverbud Ranch

CONTACT: Sara Churgin, schurgin.ericd@gmail.com 401-225-6033

BANKNEWPORT GROWS OPPORTUNITY FOR STEAM LEARNING AT PORTSMOUTH AGINNOVATION FARM

Portsmouth, RI – BankNewport has provided funding to support a sun shade at the Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm. The farm is a partnership between Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District and Portsmouth Middle School. The after-school program and summer camp, led by Portsmouth School District Science Coach Margie Brennan, teaches kids about sustainable agriculture. The funding will allow the farm to install a covering so that the kids can have a shaded area to be outside at the farm.

The sun shading will be installed in Spring 2023 Though the farm is in the process of being winterized for the season, the educational programming continues all year long. In the program, students learn about a wide range of science topics, all related to agriculture and our food system. They learn about plants, pollination, soil health, the watershed, and much more.

Brennan said, “We are thrilled to be able to have this sun shade for next summer. The point of the program is for kids to learn science in a hands -on way, so being in person at the farm is critical. It can get hot out there so this will provide us a safe place to gather and learn. BankNewport has been generous to us in this process, they also provided funding for attachments for our new tractor. We are so thankful to all of our amazing community partners.”

The project is student-led, and a group of Portsmouth Middle School students were recently awarded with the President’s Environmental Youth Award, a prestigious national award recognizing outstanding environmental stewardship projects developed by K -12 youth. They won the award for the design and implementation of the farm. Produce grown on the farm is donated to local food banks.

For questions, please contact Sara Churgin at schurgin.ericd@gmail.com or. 401-225-6033. To learn more about the farm visit https://www.easternriconservation.org/aginnovation -farm

“RAS1 has been nothing short of fantastic for the past 15 years. Before them, I had an entire corporate accounting department with a CFO and many bookkeepers. Now I simply have RAS1 with Arthur as my CFO and the RAS1 team replacing the huge overhead of an accounting department. Most importantly, I have reliable weekly bookkeeping and reporting and monthly financial statements that are fine-tuned and dialed in to all my restaurant holdings. I only wish I discovered my alternative accounting solution and moved over to RAS1 15 years sooner.”

Anthony Athanas, Jr. Owner, Anthony’s Pier 4 Restaurant Group

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processed from bookkeeping software. There is a better way — a much better way. With RAS1 you have all of your bookkeeping along with customized financial reporting in your hands on a timely and accurate basis every week allowing you to stay profitable and gain control of your prime cost and operating expenses. Pioneers for the business you love. There are many reasons why there is a number 1 in our name. In 1989, RAS1 started first in Nantucket providing bookkeeping and accounting solutions to high volume, seasonal restaurants. Over 30 years later, we are still truly the number one accounting solution for restaurants, delivering weekly processing of bookkeeping and financial reporting to a much expanded restaurant client base with longevity to customers and membership with the MRA.

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“14 years ago, our legendary Boston Restaurant CPA, Mr. Saul Garlick, recommended RAS1 as an alternative to our then in-house accounting department. Thank you Saul for that recommendation and thank you RAS1 for continuing to provide the optimum of bookkeeping and financial reporting standards.”

Rob Gregory, Owner Redbones, Somerville

“ For the past 19 years, I could always count on RAS1 to guide me through the financial challenges that go hand and hand with operating a very busy restaurant. The daily, weekly and monthly financial information I receive has made my life less stressful and my restaurant more profitable.”

Alan Delaney, Owner Skipper Chowder House

“In the restaurant business, you can get in trouble really fast. That’s the beauty of receiving accurate bookkeeping resulting in critical weekly and monthly reports. RAS1 lets you know where you are and where you should be like a road map, making sure percentages are in line at all times. I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to operate my busy restaurant without the RAS1 road map and team approach which I have had for over 25 years.”

Gerry Manning, Owner Captain Parker’s Restaurant

Can your current Restaurant Accounting Service truthfully say that?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MIDDLETOWN, RI (December 22, 2022):

Contact: Courtney Hunter 401.846.8930 ext.: 1218 chunter@peoplescu.com

People’s Credit Union Members & Employees Donate 100s of Gifts to the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. Featured are Salvation Army’s Major Roger Duperree, Erin Connor, Branch Manager, Courtney Hunter, Marketing Manager, and Marcianne Andreozzi, Mortgage Closer of People’s Credit Union gathering up donated children’s gifts for the Salvation Army’s annual Angel Tree Toy Drive.

ABOUT PEOPLE’S CREDIT UNION

People’s offers a complete range of services including online and mobile banking, savings and checking accounts, personal loans, mortgages, business accounts, business loans, and financial services. Headquartered in Rhode Island, People’s Credit Union is a member-owned, state chartered, federally insured, community credit union established in 1922. Membership is open to all individuals. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the federal governmen t. For more information about People’s Credit Union visit www.peoplescu.com.

ABOUT THE SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian C hurch. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. Today, The Salvation Army is active in virtually every c orner of the world and serves in 131 countries, offering the message of God’s healing and hope to all those in need.

Rhode Island Oak Counseling & Wellness’ Integrative Wellness Program Press Release

Rhode Island Oak Counseling & Wellness is pleased to present an exciting new opportunity to experience our vision of wellness through our new Integrative Wellness Program. In addition to our popular stand-alone services: Counseling, Yoga, Acupuncture, and Massage Therapy , the Integrative Program will provide Foundational, Enhanced, and Comprehensive levels of service to clients who wish to experience an encompassing journey on their path to wellness.

Wellness is about physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological well -being. Our Integrative Wellness Program aims for well-coordinated care among separate, in-house, licensed and certified providers by bringing conventional and complementary approaches together to care for the whole person.

At Rhode Island Oak Counseling and Wellness, we promote healing, balance, and growth using clientcentered treatments, and evidence-based interventions. We use a model of wellness that includes attending to six key points of wellness in this Program, which will be available starting in January 2023 .

To learn more, please visit our updated website: https://rioakcounseling.com/integrative-wellness/ Facebook: @RIOakCounseling Instagram: rioakcounseling

Figure 1 - Six Key Points of Integrative Wellness at Rhode Island Oak Counseling & Wellness

Bring family and friends to experience Holiday Lights Spectacular – an annual walk-through experience just in time for the holidays. Featuring festive, larger-than-life dazzling displays, this year’s event is even bigger and brighter boasting more than 3 ½ million illuminated lights that transform the Zoo into a winter wonderland!