April 2021 News

Message from the Chamber Staff: Dear Valued Members! Welcome to April, when summer is in sight! Thank you to Roman Cafe for their fundraiser on April 13, and for all of your support for these events! For all of May, Solidays bar will donate 10% of your purchase to the Chamber if you mention our name while ordering! Their chicken pot pie is amazing! The Chamber Golf Tournament is coming up! Please mark your calendars and register today to participate - more details on our website or below! Kenmore Mercy Hospital has gifted the Chamber tote bags, but we're in need of any promotional or branded items you would like to include for our golfers by May 10th! If we can ever be of any assistance, please reach out to us! Chamber Staff - Sarah Nelson - Director of Marketing and Membership [email protected] Susanne Oakey - Chamber Bookkeeper [email protected] Krista Atkinson -Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Please note our current hours: Monday - Wednesday: 10am-6pm Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm Friday: Closed

Thank you to our past Citizen of the Year Linda Finiki for her generous donation, and for all of the work she and additional past Citizen of the Year Bobbe Seekins put into our Spring Raffle! They single-handedly sold about half of the tickets!

Attention all restaurants! We welcome our valued Chamber Members to submit a written proposal for our Chamber Expo Box Lunches for Saturday, October 16, 2021   We are looking to provide box lunches/drink to our vendors.  We would like to offer our vendors (3) options, with (1) option being a vegetarian option. We are asking that they be delivered to the vendors booth at 12:00 noon (time subject to change).  The event is at Gratwick Hose Company, Inc.   Please use the proposal application here. Submission Deadline:            May 3, 2021    We look forward to having you join us at the Expo on October 14, 2021! Thank you for your support!

There are lots of way to join our Chamber team!!

Join a Committee! Business Connections Event Committee Economic Committee Gateway Cities Promotions Business After Hours G.L.O.W. (Growing Leadership Opportunities for Women) Stop by for a tote bag, membership directory and more! We are following new state guidelines requiring masks and 6 feet social distance, as well as signing in and answering a few questions. Welcome Bags – please let the office know if you would like any for your community friends, groups, new homeowners, etc. Want Money??? Help a new member to join and we will give you MONEY off your renewal! Celebrate! Are you a New Business? Celebrating a Anniversary? – Let’s do a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! Member-to-Member Discounts! Check out our website and Facebook for more information! Don't forget our Member Job Posting section on our website! If you're hiring, we'd love to post the job for you on our Facebook page and website! Send directly to [email protected]!

THANK YOU to Jaime's Ice Cream and Wurlitzer Pizza Fatman's Pizza Roman Cafe And thanks to all of you who visited and supported our fundraising events! Your support has blown us away!  Matt from Town of Niagara said the Chicken Finger Pizza from Roman Cafe was the best he ever had! The restaurant was clean and staff was so friendly!

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Walter Ludwig from our wonderful sponsor Kenmore Mercy Hospital is presenting at the KenTon Chamber Speaker Series. Free registration! April 20 Located online 12-1pm Register here! Mr. Ludwig will speak on understanding the vaccination process, the outlook for the hospital in the Ken-Ton Community, and lessons learned from the Pandemic.

We want to Share YOUR BUSINESS! Send us your events or specials! We'll share them on Facebook and our newsletter or website to help you get the information out!! Send any information to [email protected].

Chamber 2021 Golf Tournament June 14 12pm shotgun start Click here for the full brochure and registration form! Golfers are $120 each, sponsorships available, as well as ad space in the program book!

2021 Chamber Events details subject to change - please follow our website and on Facebook for news and events!

Easter Raffle April 1-30, 2021   Chicken BBQ Dinner May 22, 2021 254 Sweeney Street, NT   Member Appreciation Picnic June 24, 2021 5:30-7:30pm 254 Sweeney Street, NT Summer Picnic Rockin' on the River August 11, 2021 4-9pm The Shores Restaurant

Golf Tournament September 13, 2021    Member Expo October 16, 2021 Annual Dinner November 4, 2021   Fall Meat Raffle November 2021   Christmas Raffle December 1-31, 2021   Holiday Mixer December 6, 2021

Business Connections meets every other Tuesday at 8:30am via Zoom Upcoming Meetings: April 20: Alliance Wealth Management of WNY. Register here!   May 4: New Member Sharif Hamdy. Register here!  Check out the recordings of prior meetings on our website and Facebook page! If you are interested in joining this group or presenting, please contact Sarah Nelson at [email protected]

Member of the Month: Matt's Music

(Pictured Left to right - Steve Schiavone, Kathy Carr, Sarah Nelson – Director… Katie Carr Stuermer (and Baby!), Zach Carr They offer everything you need to make or enjoy music, so let the good times roll!

Welcome to the Newest Members of the Chamber Family! 3G Signs LLC Boulevard Federal Credit Union Brownies Sports Bar & Tavern, Inc. Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center CarePatrol of Buffalo Niagara Cooper Sign Company & Old Glory Flag & Banner Exit 2 Bar & Grill Mind & body Massage The Lemke team at Hunt Real Estate ERA The Village Bake Shoppe Master's Barbeque Company Thirty-One Gifts

Coming next month...