Members and associates of the South Shore Young Professionals has been invited to participate in BoardProspects exclusive beta program. As an early adopter, our members will receive a one year premium membership to BoardProspects.com for free. Please take a minute to visit BoardProspects.com/ssyp and pre-register today.

BoardProspects will be sure to keep you informed of their progress as they add functionality in preparation for their “go live” date this Spring.

If you have any questions please contact BoardProspects directly at info@boardprospects.com.

BoardProspects would like to thank you in advance for your support and for becoming an important member of their community.

We encourage you to use the online form to nominate a deserving young professional.
The nomination deadline is April 1, 2012. The 2012 40 Under 40 Awards event will be held June 14, 2012.

Please email Cape & Plymouth Business with any questions or comments.

SOMA was proud to announce they hosted more than 2,177 Special Olympics Athletes and Unified Partners who competed in seven sports – an 8.5 percent increase over 2010! Accommodating this many athletes is not possible without the tremendous support from volunteers like the group from SSYP.

Just wanted to let you know we had a great time at the Speical Olympics. I took my family and this is something I think we’ll now do every year.

Thanks so much for putting this together and making a difference in my whole family’s life.“

~ Karyn D.

All in all, we had a successful and fulfilling volunteer experience and we look forward to continuing to partner with SOMA in years to come. Thank you to those who joined us on June 18 and for those who were not able to be there, we hope you will join us next year to experience such a fun and rewarding day.

See more photos on our Facebook Page. Also, if you volunteered, we encourage you to share your experiences with us in the comments below.

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About Stars:

Their role in the community:

With forty years of experience, Stars (formerly South Shore Day Care Services) is one of the state’s most respected early education and youth development community-based organizations. Throughout the year over 1200 children, ages 2 months to 16 years, attend our family child care system, 3 preschool centers, 8 school age centers, middle school program, high school program and summer camp. They are committed to serving a diverse population, with an emphasis on supporting low-income parents and at-risk children.

Four core goals form the foundation of their work.

They are to:

• Enable parents to work
• Help each child reach their full developmental potential
• Facilitate positive youth development
• Improve academic achievement for students at risk of academic failure

Their 3 nationally accredited preschool centers are located in Quincy, Randolph and Weymouth. Our 29 family child care providers are located in Braintree, Holbrook, Quincy, Randolph, Weymouth and Whitman. Their school age programs are located in Abington, Quincy, Randolph and Weymouth. Our 8 week summer day camp is located at Hale Reservation in Westwood. They provide year round care and support for working families including information, referral, and advocacy, as well as emergency assistance for basic needs.

SSYP is hoping to help Stars reach their goal of 300 nominations by June 30. We hope you will consider nominating your friends, family, clients or colleagues. The nomination deadline is Thursday, June 30, 2011, and the Awards event will be on Friday, September 15, 2011.

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Phantom Gourmet is one of Boston’s best known locally grown brands. From its humble beginnings on cable in 1993, Phantom Gourmet graduated to broadcast television on a variety of outlets across the region.

Phantom Gourmet also produces Boston’s biggest and best food events, including the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival, Phantom Gourmet BBQ Beach Party, Phantom Gourmet Beer & Food Phest, Phantom Gourmet Wine & Food Phest, and the Phantom Gourmet Safari to benefit the Joey Fund and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The company is led by the Andelman brothers, with Dave serving as CEO, Mike heading the business division, and Dan heading the content division.

Cape & Plymouth Business’ 40 Under 40 Awards spotlight the region’s top young business leaders who excel in their industry and show dynamic leadership. The 2011 class is exceptional in many ways, showing the diversity of paths to success in our region. Working in conjunction with the Cape Cod Young Professionals and South Shore Young Professionals, hundreds of nominees have been culled down to the 40 who best exemplified an entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to community service and potential to positively contribute to the future of our region.

Cape & Plymouth Business is proud to announce the 2011 40 Under 40 Awards honorees: Peter Abraham, Convention Data Services; Shawn A. Avery; Dennett Elementary School; Bill Baker Jr., Cape & Islands Glass; Nicole Bernard Dawes, Late July Organic Snacks; Meghan Blair-Valero, Fogged In Bookkeeping; Jamie Bohlin, Cape Cod Celebrations; Bryan Braley, New York Life; Brian Carey, DePaola, Begg & Associates; Cecelia Carey, Carey Commercial; Amy Carpenter, Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce; Matthew Cole, Cape Associates; Adrienne Cormier, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank; Jeff Cotto, Rogers & Gray Insurance Agency; Eliza Cox, Nutter McClennen and Fish; Heather Cozby, Cozby & Bruno; Shawn Delude, Nauset Disposal; Nicole DiGiusto, Carmen’s Café Nicole; Stephen Drowne, BackOffice Associates; Michael J. Duffley, Maffei Landscaping; Vincent Fantasia, The Bank of Canton; Molly Garcia, Mayflower Bank; Craig Guido, Almar Building & Remodeling; Laurel Hartman, Catania Hospitality Group; Felecia Hilliard, Why Weight Coaches; Annika Iliadis, Centerville Yoga & Wellness Center; Justin Labdon, Cape Cod Beach Chair Company; Craig M. LeBlanc, Allen Harbor Marine Service; William L. Leone, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC; Sue Malomo, 20Mile Technologies and Surf Web Studio; Kristen Mitchell Hughes, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce; Catherine Oldham, Alzheimer’s Services of Cape Cod & Islands; Tracy Post, Town of Yarmouth; Bobby Rice, Reel Deal Fishing Charters; Sandy Rubenstein, PureHeat/Camp Wingate*Kirkland; Saul Schrader, Acella Construction Corporation; Dan Shaughnessy, Joyce Landscaping; Jenny Spurling, Simply Be Creative; Jessica Tinti, Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce; Danielle G. Van Ess, DGVE Law; and Taryn Wilson, Cape Cod Cooperative Bank.

The honorees will be celebrated at a special event on June 9, 2011, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis. The Master of Ceremonies will be Shailene Jackson of Cape Cod Broadcasting. Jackson is best known as Morning Show Host “Shai” on Cape Country 104. Behind the scenes, she is also Traffic Director and Producer for Cape Cod Broadcasting.

Sponsors to date of the Cape & Plymouth Business 40 Under 40 Awards event include Constant Contact, Comcast Business Class, Ryan Family Amusements, Cape Promotional Products, Advanced4Color.com, Cape Cod Broadcasting, Cape Cod Young Professionals, South Shore Young Professionals and Convention Data Services. Further details on speakers and sponsors will be announced as they are available. Seating is limited at this event, register online at www.capeplymouthbusiness.com.

Learn More about the 40 Under 40 Awards Dinner