Chamber Supporting Two Events In Three Days

The Newtown Chamber of Commerce co-sponsoring — the Newtown Woman’s Club, the Newtown Rotary, and the Newtown Lions Club — Pizza & Politics on October 26 from 6 to 9 pm at the Reed Intermediate School Cafetorium.

Pizza & Politics is a public forum for Newtown’s political candidates to discuss their positions on local issues. Topics for the discussion are driven by the candidates and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Guest speakers will include the candidates for the Legislative Council, the Board of Education, the first selectman, selectmen, Judge of Probate and town clerk.

For information, contact Janet Woycik at 426-1561 or Alan Clavette at 426-2080. To RSVP, contact Alice Baye of the Newtown Chamber of Commerce at 426-2695.

Limited tickets will be available at the door. This event is open to the public with a $10 charge for pizza, salad, and refreshments.

In other chamber news, MetLife Home Loans will host a workshop for Newtown Chamber members at the upcoming Destination Newtown event, titled, “Building Relationships through Effective Networking.”

Destination Newtown is set for Thursday, October 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Newtown Meeting House.

The networking talk will be led by Chip Poehnert, builder network development manger for MetLife Home Loans where he will teach attendees valuable techniques to help business professionals prepare for networking events. The workshop will cover identifying the audience, setting the appropriate personal expectations, consistency, and mindset.

It will also include tips on how to handle oneself at events and how to effectively follow-up.

For reservations to Destination Newtown, call Jennifer Gattie at 860-354-1504.

There is no charge to attend this event.