Retailers, Restaurant Owners, and Storefront Businesses are invited to join in our Best Retail Practices Program,  for details on this Free workshop see below:

Support Our Club in a Flash!

Staples stores and Boys & Girls Clubs of Massachusetts are teaming to help our members start great futures.

• Purchase a special edition flash drive from any Massachusetts Staples store and Staples will donate $1 of the purchase price to local Clubs.

• The flash drives will be located at the check-out counter from January 21-February 29, or while supplies last.

  To learn more visit http://www.bgcmass.org/Staples.aspx.  

    With Staples’ support, we will continue to help youth realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens and prepare them to become tomorrow’s leaders.

http://www.bgcwestfield.org/

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield

28 West Silver Street / P.O. Box 128 / Westfield, MA 01085

Ph: 413.562.2301 / Fax: 413.568.3527

The Seat Weaver has been selected by the Harriet Beecher Stowe museum in Hartford, CT to replace the caning on an 1870 Hooker family office chair.  Mark officially finished the re-caning and the chair has been returned to the museum, but you can still see samples of his work in their beautiful shop located at 24 Arnold Street.  In addition, The Seat Weaver carries original handmade gifts created by local artisans, so stop in and browse the selection, you’ll be amazed at what you can find!

Congratulations to Mark and Alice, owners of The Seat Weaver, on this prestigious honor!

Winner of the Dec. 23rd raffle:  Kathy Leutsch of Westfield

Click here for our story on the Think Westfield First Raffle Winner

Did you know when you buy local, for every $1.00 you spend, $0.68 stays local?

Come help us boost the local economy in Westfield by buying local!  The campaign begins Friday, Nov. 25th and runs through Saturday, March 31, 2012, the Westfield Business Improvement District will be hosting a Think Westfield First, Buy Local campaign.  To participate, grab a card from the Westfield Athenaeum or from several other places downtown.  Then make (3) purchases in and around the businesses in the downtown Westfield area and have the merchant initial your card.  Once you have obtained three signatures, drop off your card in one of our raffle boxes located at the Westfield Athenaeum or at various downtown shops to be entered for a chance to win!  The more you shop, the more chances you have to win!

There will be two winners! The first will be drawn on December 23rd and the final raffle will be drawn on April 2nd.   Both Grand Prizes gift baskets will include an iPod nano, gift certificates, and merchandise from local businesses!!!

 Check out our Facebook page for all the latest updated news and events happening in Downtown Westfield!  See photos and hear what all the “buzz” is about.  New businesses are popping up and some of our “tried and true” businesses are getting a makeover with the help of our Best Retail Practices grant program.

Click on this link to go directly to our page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Westfield-Business-Improvement-District/199269456761897.

Remember to “Like” us and “Share” our page with your friends so they don’t miss out on all the excitement either!