Please join us for our March General Membership Meeting! Water’s Edge at Giovanni’s 2748 Boston Bost Road, Darien March 14th, 2018 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Member Rate: $65 Non-Member Rate: $95 Seated dinner and cash bar Program: 6:00-7:00 p.m. Network with your Legislator 7:00-9:00 p.m. Dinner with 3 guest speakers Tired of state budgets in constant deficit and taxes and regulations hurting your business? Do not miss the opportunity to show our representatives in Hartford we are a robust association with members who care about our state and pay attention to what they are voting on. Also listen to our guest speakers talk about advocacy efforts in Connecticut and Washington, DC. REGISTER HERE Speakers Brian Flaherty, SVP of Public Policy for CBIA, the state’s leading business organization. In leading CBIA’s public policy division, Flaherty is responsible for the association’s government affairs, grassroots, research, and communications operations. He will discuss the state of the state and how we can move the state forward together. Larry Cafero, the former House Minority Leader, will speak about why advocacy is so important and how you can be effective in speaking with legislators. He spent 23-years as a legislator in Hartford, 8 of those years as Leader of the House Republican Caucus, where he made common sense and fiscal responsibility hallmarks of their legislative agenda. He currently serves as Executive Director and legal counsel for the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of CT. Bill Ethier, the CEO for the state HBRA will briefly discuss the state budget, proposed taxes and major issues facing our industry at the State Capitol during this legislative session. 14 HBRA of Fairfield County | FEBRUARY 2018
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