Fayetteville Manlius Minoa Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future Volume 22, Issue 1 January 2013 President’s Message Page 2 Hats Off Page 2 Upcoming Chamber Events Page 3 Learning Center Page 4 Community Calendar Page 7 What’s Inside: C HAMBER H APPENINGS All Chamber events are open to the community Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa 425 E. Genesee Street F Fayetteville, NY 13066 F Phone: 315-637-4760 F Fax: 315-637-4762 JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING and ELECTION OF OFFICERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 5:30 pm MANLIUS LIBRARY Nominations for the 2013 Board of Directors The 2013 Slate of Officers as announced by Tim Buckles and the Nominating Committee are: 1st Vice-President Heather Graham Vice President Judy Dardzinski Vice President Greg Wilt Treasurer Heidi Lowenstein Secretary Jeannine Masucci 2013 Board of Directors Maria Dawson Peter Dimon Mike Guzman 2014 Board of Directors Chris Cheney John P Goodman Cheryl Schotz 2015 Board of Directors Mike Skeele Janelle Wilbur Mary Wykstra Contact the Chamber Office at 637-4760 to make your reservation .
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Fayetteville Manlius Minoa
Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future Volume 22, Issue 1
January 2013
President’s Message Page 2
Hats Off Page 2
Upcoming Chamber Events Page 3
Learning Center Page 4
Community Calendar Page 7
What’s Inside:
CHAMBER HAPPENINGS
Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa
All Chamber events are open to the community
Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa
425 E. Genesee Street F Fayetteville, NY 13066 F Phone: 315-637-4760 F Fax: 315-637-4762
JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING and ELECTION OF OFFICERS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10
5:30 pm MANLIUS LIBRARY
Nominations for the 2013 Board of Directors The 2013 Slate of Officers as announced by Tim
Buckles and the Nominating Committee are: 1st Vice-President Heather Graham Vice President Judy Dardzinski Vice President Greg Wilt Treasurer Heidi Lowenstein Secretary Jeannine Masucci
2013 Board of Directors Maria Dawson Peter Dimon
Mike Guzman
2014 Board of Directors Chris Cheney
John P Goodman Cheryl Schotz
2015 Board of Directors
Mike Skeele Janelle Wilbur Mary Wykstra
Contact the Chamber Office at 6 3 7 - 4 7 6 0 t o m a k e y o u r r e s e r v a t i o n .
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PRESIDENT’S NOTES . . .
Its been a great year for 2012, filled with accomplishment in many areas. The economy is leveling out and we are starting to see small businesses open and grow once again. Our member-ship has grown and is stronger than ever. The programs we launched in 2012 will continue into 2013; Buy Local, Lunch and Learns that help define and grow small busi-ness, and our Spring Dinner Auction that gives back to the community. We have new programs we are implementing for 2013. A new internship program through the high schools will be
launched this year. Our internet site will be revamped to be more aligned with where we wish to go in the new year. Overall it has been a great year to serve you and the Chamber and I appreciate the opportunity and the support you have given me. I hope to see you all at our election membership meeting in January! …..And remember to Shop Locally!!! Tim Buckles (The Wine House) 2012 President
The National Ice Cream Retailers Association presented the "Forrest Mock Person of the Year Award" to Vince Giordano, owner of Sno Top and member of the Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce. The Forrest Mock Award is sponsored by "The National Dipper" Magazine and was presented by publisher Lynda Utterback. Vince Giordano has a long history with Manlius. His first job was at Suburban Park
where he walked ponies, operated rides, made pizza and worked at the ice cream stand. He went from employee to manager of the business until the park was sold in 1973. In 1974 he was offered a chance to purchase the existing ice cream stand in the Village of Manlius and at that time became involved with the National Ice Cream Retailers Association serving on the Board of Directors since 2004 and elected president in 2009.
FFL Executive Director wins Innovative Public Library Director Award from New York Library Association Congratulations to Sue Considine, Executive Director of the Fayetteville Free Library on winning the Mary Bobinski Innovative Public Library Director Award from NYLA. The award was announced at the 2012 NYLA Conference on November 9th. The Mary Bobinski Innovative Public Library Director Award is given to a pub-lic library director who during the past two years developed or implemented an innova-tive program leading to an increase in financial support and/or usage of their library. Congratulations, Sue!
FFL First Lego League Competitive Lego Robotics Team Competes in Rome, Wins Judges Award Congrats to the FFL's First LEGO League competitive LEGO robotics team. They competed last Saturday at Rome Catholic School in Rome, NY and won the Judge's award. The judges award is given to the team that shows excep-tional promise in all aspects of the competition. The FFL’s First LEGO League team has met weekly since September. Team members learn programming, ro-botics, teamwork, and cooperation. Each year FLL challenges the students to build and program a LEGO robot to perform a specific set of missions and to solve real-world problems based on a theme. This year the theme was “Senior Solutions.” The team worked with a local senior to create a solution to a common problem senior citizens face and presented it at the tournament where they also participated in the Robot Game competition with the LEGO robot they
designed and programmed. FFL Staff members Pete Cioppa and Margaret Portier are team coaches.
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CHAMBER EVENTS
WHAT’S COMING UP
Thursday, January 10, 2013 5:30 pm Location: Manlius Library
Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
Friday, January 18, 2013
Distinguished Citizens Award 6:30 - 8:00 pm
The Wellington House 7262 E. Genesee Street Fayetteville
Reservations are requested
FAMILY TUBING NIGHT Sunday, January 13, 2013
4:00 - 7:00 pm at Four Seasons
Golf & Ski Center 8012 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville
Tubing , Pizza and Soda
all inclusive $14.00 per person regardless of age.
(minimum age to tube is 3 ½ years old)
All members, your employees, families and friends are invited
to attend this annual event. Please RSVP
to the Chamber by Thursday,
January 10, 2013
A very special thank you to Mrs. Audi and everyone at Stickley, Audi and Company at the Fayetteville Towne Center for hosting the 2012 Chamber Holiday Party. Also, thanks to Bonefish Grill for again providing terrific hors d’ouevres for the party.
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Fortunately, entrepreneurs can take advantage of a varie-ty of low-cost outlets that may prove just as effective, if not more so, than their high-priced counterparts. True, advertising acumen is something that most small business owners don’t have. Marketing consultant An-drew Griffiths likens it to learning a foreign language. But, he adds, “Advertising works and the more time and energy you put into your advertising, the greater your results will be.” Time, energy and creative thinking are key. You can find low-cost options in almost every advertising category. While display ads in magazines and newspapers cost a bundle, advertising in the classified section costs less and is often overlooked. Readers flock to the classifieds in many trade and specialty magazines. Look for publi-cations that specifically target your customers. Try a few test ads to gauge response.
Advertising online through search engines is inexpensive and has become the single most popular new advertising outlet for small business. You’ll find complete details and guidelines on creating and managing pay-per-click ad campaigns at search giants such as Google and Ya-hoo! A lower-cost option in the direct mail arena is postcards. They are simple, timely and easy for customers to read quickly at a glance. And they are considerably less ex-pensive than typical letter-and-envelope type mailings. Once you’ve chosen where your advertising will appear, you need to consider what those ads will say. If you choose to go with several ad methods, make sure they complement each other and send a consistent message. And that message should be simple, yet distinct to stand out from others. Find the right balance between clever-ness, which may confuse your customers, and being so basic that nobody pays attention. The same principle applies to your ad’s layout, colors, and logo. To learn more about advertising your small business, contact SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Busi-ness." SCORE is a nonprofit organization of more than 10,500 volunteer business counselors who provide free, confidential business counseling and training workshops to small business owners. Call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you, or find a counselor online at www.score.org.
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LEARNING CENTER
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Low-Cost Ads Can Generate Big Results
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14th Annual Distinguished Citizen
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Manlius Library 1:00 pm
Stories behind the monuments at
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Manlius Library 10:30 am
Ulysses S. Grant: Mr. Lincoln’s General
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Manlius Library Tuesday, January 22nd at 1pm: Historian Sue Greenhagen will offer entertaining stories behind the monuments of Gettysburg Battlefield. Wednesday, January 30th at 10:30am: Historian Cheryl Pula presents “Ulysses S. Grant: Mr. Lincoln’s General.” All talks will be held in the Manlius Library’s Community Room.
January 2013
UPCOMING MEMBER /COMMUNITY
Community
Calendar
425 E . G ENESEE S TREET FAYETTEVILLE, NY 13066
PHONE: 315-637-4760 FAX: 315-637 -4762
EMAIL: GREATERMANLIUS@ WINDSTREAM. NET
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OFFICE A DMINISTRATOR
MISSION Our goal is to serve the local community by promoting and encouraging business growth and developments within the Town of Manlius, while at the same time supporting those civic and cultural programs which enhance our lives.
We hope to increase public awareness of the many fine products and services and promote the advantages of living and shopping in Man-lius.
Our members are an integral part of this com-munity, and we share your desire to preserve and enhance the image and integrity of the Greater Manlius area. We invite businesses and individuals to join with us to accomplish these goals.
OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fayetteville Manlius Minoa
Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future
2012 Directors John Goodfellow Donna Goyette
Mark Tetley Greg Wilt
2013 Directors Judy Dardzinski Maria Dawson Ronald Dimon Mike Guzman
2014 Directors Beth Freeman
John P. Goodman Cheryl Schotz
Kris Schutrum
Past President Mike Skeele
President Tim Buckles 682-0784
1st Vice President
Kim Kutzer 682– 3171
Vice Presidents Heather Graham
214-7656
Janelle Wilbur 477-2200
Secretary
Jeannine Masucci 682-3124
Treasurer
Heidi Lowenstein 437-1355
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The deadline for the February newsletter is January 20th, 2013
Please have your information submitted by that date in order to be included.
