By Dolores Sauca Lorusso

Members of the Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce spent Monday evening networking and learning about each other during the group’s monthly Beachy Business event.

The opportunity to mingle with fellow Chamber and community members was co-hosted by Jennifer and Todd Palermo of Home Sweet Home Health Services, Mark Abatuno and Kortnee Anderson of Jack Conway real estate, and Tom Foye of The Hull Times and the South Shore Senior News. Chamber members and visitors were welcomed to tour the building to visit the participating businesses at 412 Nantasket Avenue while enjoying refreshments and catering from locally owned To Dine for.

**JUST BEACHY.** The Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Beachy Business’ networking event was held in the Jack Conway building on Monday, hosted by the real estate company, Home Sweet Home Health Services, and The Hull Times/South Shore Senior News. Enjoying each other’s company – and learning about their companies – are, in the back row, Rusty O’Dowd, Mark Abatuno, Randy Veraguas, Bart Blumberg, Katy Abatuno, and Dolores Lorusso; in the front row, Kortnee Anderson, Jocelyn Roach, Patsy Whitney, Steven Greenberg, Tara Ashe, Jeanie Lynch, and Lori Tobin. [Skip Tull photo]

Chamber interim President Steven Greenberg, who serves on several town committees including the Economic Development Committee and the historical commission, said he values connection to community – past and present.

“The preservation of historical assets is vital to economic development,” Greenberg said. “Hull, more than just a beach town, has an incredible story over time.”

He said that attending Chamber of Commerce networking events is a “great way for businesses to share their story” while getting to know community members, fellow business owners, and other professionals in their industry.

Whether formal, or casual and fun like Beachy Business, the events help members make new connections, while fostering additional exposure for their business.

Patsy Whitney of William Raveis came to Hull five years ago to be closer to her children and grandchildren, and wanted to pick up where she left off in Albany, N.Y., with her successful 35-year real estate career.

“The Chamber provides an opportunity to meet people from the community, through events like Beachy Business… going to the place of business, meeting the owner, getting to know who they are, why they are here, and how they are doing, creates a lasting bond,” said Whitney.

Todd and Jennifer Palermo of family-owned Home Sweet Home Health Services said they try to live their company’s motto, “We now have two branches, home health care and home care, but always one heart.”

“Networking within the community is important to us…we provide visiting nursing [and are] building relationships along the coast, because no one else wants to come this far,” said Todd Palermo.

“It is important to us to help the Hull community and elders…to be there for them,” Jennifer Palermo added.

Abatuno considers himself a Hull real estate expert and said he is happy to sell and build community partnerships in the seaside town where he lives with his family.

As president of the Hull Artists and an active professional photographer, Bart Blumberg said he enjoys “social and collegial relationships” with his fellow artists and chamber members.

For more information on the Chamber of Commerce and future events, visit www.hullchamber.com.

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