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Shendal Yalchin has been appointed the new general manager of The Hamilton Club. She was previously co-owner of the Fortinos Supermarket in Hamilton’s Dundurn Plaza, and most recently worked in alumni affairs and development for the Faculty of Science at McMaster University. Shendal is well known in Hamilton for her community involvement, which includes serving on the boards of directors of Hamilton Community Foundation, the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Hamilton Food Share. She has also participated as a committee member in organizing dozens of special events for charitable causes throughout this city.

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CAA members and their friends are invited to the organization’s Member Appreciation Day on Wednesday, June 24. Staff and suppliers will demonstrate the products and services that CAA has to offer – from travel tours to insurance products to environmental programs. Seminars will take place throughout the day, including a professional clothes packer demonstrating at 3 and 6 p.m. the best way to pack a suitcase. “The day will highlight to our members that CAA offers so much more than just emergency roadside assistance,” says Jamie Aitken, manager of the Hamilton West CAA store. The event takes place at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at 1224 Upper James Street in Hamilton, and runs from noon until 7 p.m. Free battery tests will be offered to the first 40 people in attendance and door prizes will be provided by preferred suppliers. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. To register, call 905-385-8500 ext. 2163 or e-mail mountain@caasco.ca and reference your membership number.

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Two Stoney Creek companies, Battlefield Advertising and SpeedPro Imaging, are coming together to host an open house for their clients and prospective clients on Tuesday, June 9. Battlefield supplies companies with customized promotional products such as golf balls and shirts, awards, pens, key tags, water bottles and environmentally friendly tote bags. SpeedPro Imaging offers very large-format graphic production, including wraps for vehicles and buildings. All members of the business community are welcome to attend the open house, which takes place from 2 until 7 p.m. at SpeedPro Imaging, 903 Barton Street, Unit 21 in Stoney Creek.

Tricia Hellingman is president of Hellingman Communications, a Hamilton-based public relations and marketing agency. You can email her at thellingman@hellingman.com. BizzBuzz appears every other Friday.