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Chamber's Annual Meeting On For Wednesday

New Balance's VP of Global Human Resources to speak at Teresa's Prime.

We think the snow has ended and it's safe to say ... the Reading North Reading Chamber of Commerce annual meeting will be held Wed., March 28, at Teresa's Prime in North Reading. The meeting will run from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. And a hot breakfast will be served. The event had been postponed and moved to Wednesday following one of our many March Nor'easters.

The 2018 Annual Meeting Breakfast is a great way to connect with local business leaders and meet our Board of Directors.

The original New Balance speaker, Christine Madigan, had a conflict for the new date, so the Chamber will be welcoming Joan McGrail of New Balance as our keynote speaker. She will speak on the same topic: engaging employees and creating a great work culture. McGrail is the Vice President of Global Human Resources at New Balance where she has been for the past 13 years. Prior to New Balance Joan held HR roles at Fidelity Investments, Helix Technology and Hitachi Data Systems. She has her Degree in Business from Lesley University.

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New Balance is a unique global brand, based in Boston and is the only major sneaker brand to maintain manufacturing in the US at their factories in MA and ME. New Balance Athletics is a 112-year-old private footwear and apparel company with brand revenues over $4 billion in 2017 and deeply held values. McGrail's culture insights apply to a business of any size, whether you are a consultant, have 4 employees or hundreds. Come join us for a hot breakfast, an inspiring speaker and an overview of our vision for 2018.

We will also be collecting canned goods and non perishable food (peanut butter, pancake mix etc) for the Reading and North Reading Food banks whose supplies are running low.

Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members.

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