The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals committee will hold its next meeting Aug. 4 t 4:15 p.m. followed by happy hour at 5 p.m. at The Hyatt, Albany Street, New Brunswick. A business and education meeting will be Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m., and a marketing seminar by Mason Display Innovations will be Aug. 10 at 8 a.m. The Largest Networking Party committee will meet Aug. 11 at 8:30 a.m., and Women In Business will meet Aug. 12 at 8:45 a.m. The IT Council will meet Aug. 23 at 12:30 p.m., and the Ambassadors Committee Aug. 25 at 8:30 a.m. The Legislative Committee will meet Aug. 25 at 11:30 a.m. All the above are at the Chamber office at 1 Distribution Way, South Brunswick, unless otherwise noted.
The Chamber’s 13th annual “Largest Networking Party” will be Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, Albany Street, New Brunswick. The networking event will feature various foods, and music by Jimmy Dumont. The 2004 event drew approximately 30 restaurants offering samples, and competing for the Golden Spoon Award. To register or for more information, call the Chamber at (732) 821-1700, ext. 207 or visit www.mcrcc.org.
Babies “R” Us, 909 Route 1 south, North Brunswick, will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with free seminars and product demonstrations for new and expectant mothers Aug. 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Guest speaker Jennifer Santos-Kraft will discuss breastfeeding, and Dr. Alicia Dermer, M.D., will discuss the introduction of baby’s first foods and feeding other foods while breastfeeding. Lactation seminars will be at 10 a.m. and noon, and first food seminars at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more information, call (732) 220-1900 or visit www.babiesrus.com.
The N.J. Association of Women Business Owners Middlesex/Somerset Marketing Club will hold its next meeting and “Ask the Experts” Aug. 15 from 8:15-10:30 a.m. at Arbor Glen, 100 Monroe St., Bridgewater. Suzanne Engels will lead a roundtable discussion on “Promoting Yourself on the Internet.” Ellen Silver will present “Promoting Your Uniq-You-Ness,” and Rosemarie Strawn, “Promoting Yourself and Your Small Business to Big Business With Panache.” Price is $25 for nonmembers and $15 for members, and $30 and $20, respectively without reservations. (No-shows will be billed.) For reservations, call Ellen at (908) 781-2001 or e-mail ellen@ESAmarketing.BIZ.
Second Language Literacy & Learning Connection recently opened its doors at 225 Kempsey Drive, North Brunswick. The company is owned and operated by speech pathologist Deborah Chitester. It offers various programs to promote second-language learning (English/Spanish), and to identify language problems from language differences. The office’s business manager is John Chitester. For more information, call (732) 642-5118 or visit www.SLLLC.org.
Magyar Bank, New Brunswick, has announced its president and CEO, Elizabeth E. Hance, recently received a diploma from the National School of Banking of America’s Community Bankers. Hance graduated with honors and was one of the 32-member graduating class. America’s Community Bankers represents community banks nationwide. The National School of Banking consists of three 10-day sessions spread over two years at Fairfield (Conn.) University. Magyar Bank has offices in New Brunswick, North Brunswick and South Brunswick.