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SUMMARY:W.I.S.E. Annual Luncheon: From Passion to Profit: Women Building Businesses in Our Community
DESCRIPTION:This year's theme is From Passion to Profit: Women Building Businesses in Our Community and we're excited to have the following panelists:\n\n	Sherri Sarrouf\, Owner of SLS Fitness & Dragonfly Cafe\n	Chanda Ouk Wolf\, Author of A Dozen Delicious Donuts\n	Eileen DeChaves\, Owner of Old Mill House Coffee\n\nModerated by Laura Lamarre Anderson\, Owner of LaLa Books\n\n \n\nTicket and Sponsorship Information: \n\nIndividual Tickets - $75\n\nTable of 10 - $650\n\n\n\nThank you to our silver event sponsor\, Old Mill House Coffee!\n\nThank you to our bronze event sponsors\, AgeSpan and Teacher Talks Money!\nSponsorship opportunities:\n\nGOLD Sponsorship - $1\,000 - Everything listed below\, plus:\n\n\n	Company logo on event poster\n	Company logo in program\n	Company logo with link to your website on the event listing and event page\n	Company logo/name included in all advanced media promotion including social media\, email blasts and more\n	5 complimentary tickets to the event\n\nSILVER Sponsorship - $500 - Everything listed below\, plus:\n\n\n	Acknowledgment during speaking program at event\n	Company name on event poster\n	Company name included in most advanced promotion including social media\, email blasts and more\n	3 complimentary tickets to the event\n\nBRONZE Sponsorship - $250:\n\n\n	Company name included in program\n	Company name with a link to your website on the event listing and event page\n	Company name included in some advanced media promotion including social media\, email blasts and more\n	1 complimentary ticket to the event\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Panelists!\n\n \nSherri Sarrouf:\n\nSherri Sarrouf is the founder of SLS Fitness in Lowell\, MA\, which she opened in 2010 and has grown into a thriving 18\,000-square-foot wellness center. Driven by a passion for helping people feel their best\, she has created a welcoming\, community-focused space offering a wide range of training\, from strength and conditioning to yoga\, boxing\, and metabolic training\, which she was among the first to bring to New England.\n\nBeyond SLS\, Sherri expanded her vision of whole-body wellness by opening Dragonfly Cafe\, a 100% gluten-free caf  designed to support all lifestyles and dietary needs. SLS also offers specialized programs for seniors\, Parkinson's patients\, pre- and postnatal clients\, and cancer survivors\, and corporate and community wellness programming bringing wellness directly to businesses\, community centers\, and schools in the Merrimack Valley.\n\nWith over 27 years in the industry\, Sherri's impact reaches far beyond the gym. She is the founder of Fitness For a Cure\, a community-driven fundraiser that has raised over $10 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Her dedication to giving back has earned her numerous honors\, including the Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us Award and St. Jude's Volunteer Group of the Year.\n\nAt the heart of it all\, Sherri's mission is simple: to create a place where people feel supported\, empowered\, and at home in their wellness journey.\n\n\n\n-----------------------------------\n\nChanda Ouk Wolf:\n\nAuthor of A Dozen Delicious Donuts: A Sweet Cambodian American Story. Bringing representation and a new perspective to children's books.\n\n \n\nChanda Ouk Wolf is an experienced higher education professional engaged in leadership development work in equity\, inclusion\, and accessibility. She writes and speaks about the Cambodian diaspora in America. Her own lived experience inspired her passion for uplifting the voices of immigrants and refugees through children's literature. Chanda's great-grandmother and parents are survivors of the Cambodian genocide\, often referred to as the killing fields.\n\n \n\nHighlights \n\n  Amazon #1 bestseller in Asian American Stories for Children(October 2024)\n\n  Interview with Karen Holmes Ward - CityLine on WCVB Channel 5 \nA Dozen Delicious Donuts: A Sweet Cambodian American story (December 2024)\n\n  People Magazine's Amazon Must-Haves (December 2024)\n\n  Boston\, MA Public Library's AAPI Month Staff Picks (May 2025)\n\n  Oakland\, CA Public Library's AAPI Month Staff Picks (May 2025)\n\n\n  Tucson\, Arizona Public Library Staff Picks (July 2025)\n\n  Lowell\, MA Lala Books\, independent bookstore Bestseller 2025\n-----------------------------------\n\nEileen DeChaves:\n\n \n\nEileen DeChaves is the founder of Old Mill House Coffee\, a cozy\, community-driven caf  built from tenacity and creativity located in the heart of Chelmsford center. After two decades practicing as a Physical Therapist in long-term care\, she co-founded a local artisan shop in 2018 only to face its closure during COVID in 2020.\n\n\n\nInstead of walking away\, Eileen took a significant entrepreneurial risk\, reimagined the space\, and in October 2020\, opened Old Mill House Coffee.\n\n\n\nWhat started as a leap of faith has evolved into a vibrant destination offering more than just a great cup of coffee. Old Mill House Coffee is now a vibrant hub known for its expertly crafted latte flavors\, thoughtfully curated collection of local artisan goods\, large-scale markets featuring 50+ artists\, and a mobile coffee trailer that carries the Old Mill House experience wherever it goes.\n\n \n\nAlways evolving and full of infectious energy\, Eileen is a recognized force for creativity and community building in Chelmsford. Her constant innovation ensures that you never know where she'll pop up next!\n\n\n\n\nPurchase tickets & sponsorships here!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This year&#39\;s theme is&nbsp\;</span><span style="color:#800080\;"><strong>From Passion to Profit: Women Building Businesses in Our Community</strong></span><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;and we&#39\;re excited to have the following panelists:</span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="color:#800080\;"><strong>Sherri Sarrouf</strong></span>\, <em>Owner of&nbsp\;SLS Fitness &amp\; Dragonfly Cafe</em></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:18px\;"><font face="arial"><span style="color:#800080\;"><strong>Chanda Ouk Wolf</strong></span>\,&nbsp\;<em>Author of A Dozen Delicious Donuts</em></font></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:18px\;"><font face="arial"><span style="color:#800080\;"><strong>Eileen DeChaves</strong></span>\,&nbsp\;<em>Owner of Old Mill House Coffee</em></font></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><font face="arial"><em>Moderated by Laura Lamarre Anderson\, Owner of LaLa Books</em></font></span>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; 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font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant-ligatures: inherit\; font-variant-caps: inherit\;">Ticket and Sponsorship Information:&nbsp\;</b></div>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, -apple-system\, &quot\;system-ui&quot\;\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: medium\; line-height: 20.8px\; margin: 13px 0px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;">Individual Tickets - $75<br />\nTable of 10 - $650<br />\n<br />\nThank you to our </span><span style="color:#808080\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant-ligatures: inherit\; font-variant-caps: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-width: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><strong>silver event sponsor</strong></span><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant-ligatures: inherit\; font-variant-caps: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-width: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">\,</span></span><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"> </span><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant-ligatures: inherit\; font-variant-caps: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-width: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><strong><a href="https://www.oldmillhousecoffee.com"><span style="color:#800080\;">Old Mill House Coffee</span></a><span style="color:#800080\;">!</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Thank you to our </span><span style="color:#8B4513\;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><strong>bronze event sponsors\,</strong></span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><strong><a href="https://agespan.org/about-us/"><span style="color:#800080\;">AgeSpan</span></a></strong></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"> and </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><strong><a href="https://www.teachertalksmoney.com"><span style="color:#800080\;">Teacher Talks Money</span></a></strong></span><span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><strong>!</strong></span></span></p>\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><i>Sponsorship opportunities:</i></span></span>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: Calibri\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; margin: 13px 0px\; line-height: 20.8px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;">GOLD Sponsorship - $1\,000 - Everything listed below\, plus:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: Calibri\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company logo on event poster</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company logo in program</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company logo with link to your website on the event listing and event page</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company logo/name included in all advanced media promotion including&nbsp\;social media\, email blasts and more</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">5 complimentary tickets to the event</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">SILVER Sponsorship - $500 - Everything listed below\, plus:</span></span></span>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: Calibri\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Acknowledgment during speaking program at event</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company name on event poster</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company name included in most advanced promotion including&nbsp\;social media\, email blasts and more</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">3 complimentary tickets to the event</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">BRONZE Sponsorship - $250:</span></span></span>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: Calibri\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company name included in program</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company name with a link to your website on the event listing and event page</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Company name included in some advanced media promotion including social media\, email blasts and more</span></li>\n	<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">1 complimentary ticket to the event</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Meet Our Panelists!</strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p class="gmail-sqsrte-large" style="font-size: 16px\; caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; margin: 0px 0px 1rem\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8px\;"><strong>Sherri Sarrouf:</strong><br />\nSherri Sarrouf is the founder of <a href="https://www.slsfitness.com">SLS Fitness</a> in Lowell\, MA\, which she opened in 2010 and has grown into a thriving 18\,000-square-foot wellness center. Driven by a passion for helping people feel their best\, she has created a welcoming\, community-focused space offering a wide range of training\, from strength and conditioning to yoga\, boxing\, and metabolic training\, which she was among the first to bring to New England.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="gmail-sqsrte-large" style="font-size: 16px\; white-space: pre-wrap\; caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; margin: 1rem 0px\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Beyond SLS\, Sherri expanded her vision of whole-body wellness by opening <a href="https://www.dragonflycafe.org">Dragonfly Cafe</a>\, a 100% gluten-free caf&eacute\; designed to support all lifestyles and dietary needs. SLS also offers specialized programs for seniors\, Parkinson&rsquo\;s patients\, pre- and postnatal clients\, and cancer survivors\, and corporate and community wellness programming bringing wellness directly to businesses\, community centers\, and schools in the Merrimack Valley.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="gmail-sqsrte-large" style="font-size: 16px\; white-space: pre-wrap\; caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; margin: 1rem 0px\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">With over 27 years in the industry\, Sherri&rsquo\;s impact reaches far beyond the gym. She is the founder of <a href="https://www.slsfitness.com/fitness-for-a-cure">Fitness For a Cure</a>\, a community-driven fundraiser that has raised over $10 million for St. Jude Children&rsquo\;s Research Hospital. Her dedication to giving back has earned her numerous honors\, including the Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us Award and St. Jude&rsquo\;s Volunteer Group of the Year.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="gmail-sqsrte-large" style="font-size: 16px\; white-space: pre-wrap\; caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; margin: 1rem 0px 0px\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">At the heart of it all\, Sherri&rsquo\;s mission is simple: to create a place where people feel supported\, empowered\, and at home in their wellness journey.<br />\n<br />\n-----------------------------------</span></span></p>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(15\, 17\, 17)\; color: rgb(15\, 17\, 17)\;">Chanda Ouk Wolf:</span></strong></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Author&nbsp\;of&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-iu0z"><em>A Dozen Delicious Donuts: A Sweet Cambodian American Story</em></a>.&nbsp\;Bringing&nbsp\;representation and&nbsp\;a new perspective to children&rsquo\;s books.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background-image:none\;background-position:0% 0%\;background-size:auto\;background-repeat:repeat\;background-attachment:scroll\;background-origin:padding-box\;background-clip:border-box\;"><span style="color:#0f1111\;">Chanda Ouk Wolf is an experienced higher education professional engaged in leadership development work in equity\,&nbsp\;inclusion\, and accessibility. She writes and speaks about the Cambodian diaspora in America. Her own lived experience inspired her passion for uplifting the voices of immigrants and refugees through children&rsquo\;s literature. Chanda&rsquo\;s great-grandmother and parents are survivors of the Cambodian genocide\, often referred to as the killing fields.</span></span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Highlights&nbsp\;</strong></span></span>\n\n<div style="margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\;&nbsp\;Amazon #1 bestseller&nbsp\;in Asian American Stories for Children(October 2024)</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\;&nbsp\;Interview with Karen Holmes Ward -&nbsp\;CityLine on WCVB Channel 5&nbsp\;</span></span></div>\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><em>A Dozen Delicious Donuts: A Sweet Cambodian American story&nbsp\;</em>(December 2024)</span></span>\n\n<div style="margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\;&nbsp\;People&nbsp\;Magazine&rsquo\;s Amazon Must-Haves (December 2024)</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\;&nbsp\;Boston\, MA&nbsp\;Public Library&#39\;s AAPI Month Staff Picks (May 2025)</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\;&nbsp\;Oakland\, CA&nbsp\;Public Library&#39\;s AAPI Month Staff Picks (May 2025)</span></span></div>\n</div>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\; Tucson\, Arizona Public Library Staff Picks&nbsp\;(July 2025)</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="font-size:16px\;color:rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;font-family:Aptos\;margin-left:27pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&bull\; Lowell\, MA Lala Books\,&nbsp\;<span style="background-image:none\;background-position:0% 0%\;background-size:auto\;background-repeat:repeat\;background-attachment:scroll\;background-origin:padding-box\;background-clip:border-box\;"><span style="color:#1f1f1f\;">independent bookstore&nbsp\;</span></span>Bestseller 2025</span></span></div>\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">-----------------------------------</span></span></span>\n\n<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: Arial\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Eileen DeChaves:</strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: Arial\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Eileen DeChaves is the founder of <a href="https://www.oldmillhousecoffee.com/s/shop">Old Mill House Coffee</a>\, a cozy\, community-driven caf&eacute\; built&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">from tenacity and creativity located in the heart of Chelmsford center. After two decades&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">practicing as a Physical Therapist in long-term care\, she co-founded a local artisan shop in&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">2018&mdash\;only to face its closure during COVID in 2020.<br />\n<br />\nInstead of walking away\, Eileen took a&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">significant entrepreneurial risk\, reimagined the space\, and in October 2020\, opened Old Mill&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">House Coffee.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">What started as a leap of faith has evolved into a vibrant destination offering more than just a&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">great cup of coffee. Old Mill House Coffee is now a vibrant hub known for its expertly crafted&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">latte flavors\, thoughtfully curated collection of local artisan goods\, large-scale markets featuring&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">50+ artists\, and a mobile coffee trailer that carries the Old Mill House experience wherever it&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">goes.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: Arial\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Always evolving and full of infectious energy\, Eileen is a recognized force for creativity and&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">community building in Chelmsford. Her constant innovation ensures that you never know where she&#39\;ll pop up next!</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><br />\n<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-wise-annual-luncheon"><span style="color:#FF0000\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Purchase tickets &amp\; sponsorships here!</strong></span></span></span></a></div>\n
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