| The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Newsletter Fall 2016 Newsletter |
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NEXT MEETINGS:
General Membership Meetings
are held on the
4th Tuesday of the month meetings alternate
between am and pm
Refer to our website front page for updates
NOVEMBER 22nd
Second Stage
Theatre Three
6-8:00 pm
DECEMBER 13th
Holiday Breakfast
Danfords
8-9:30am
RSVP by 12/6 $25
JANUARY 24th
PM Meeting
Location TBA
FEBRUARY 28th
Water's Edge at Port Jefferson for Rehabilitation & Nursing
AM full breakfast
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PHOTOS
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Ribbon Cutting
Crazy Fish Bar & Gil
Ribbon Cutting
Mayor Garant with Coughlins-Tritec
Ribbon Cutting
Meet & Greet
Wine & Cheese
New Member Social
August 18th-Table
Winners Historical
Trivia Game!
PJ & Patchogue Chamber Networking Event
Opening Ceremony Dragon Festival
PJ Reds in Vintage
Baseball Uniforms
Karen & Phil Sullivan
PLUS PUPPIES-Pet parade
Girl scout Juniors & Cadets Troop 1390 Winners
Scare Crow Contest
Photos:
Courtesy of
Port Jeff Chamber of Commerce
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| LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT |
Hello Chamber Partners,
Summer seems in the distant past, with so many things that our Chamber rolls right into when there begins to be a chill in the air. Recapping from the summer:
- The Chamber participated in the Village's 2nd Annual Heritage Weekend. Hosting a vintage baseball team the Eckford of Brooklyn BBC, who competed with our very own Port Jeff Reds! Free Italian ices were given out to all, thank you Roger at PJ Frigate!
- In August we had our second New Member Wine & Cheese Soirée held in our quaint chamber office great opportunity for networking in a casual and relaxed atmosphere.
- In August our Chamber with the Patchouge Chamber combined efforts to host for the first time a joint networking event. The event was held in Patchogue at 'Meetballs'. Great attendance with lots of fun including a historic trivia game, with questions about both villages. Next time PJ will host!
This led the way for our 3rd annual Dragon Boat Race Festival. This year 31 teams competing on a gorgeous late summer day! Rounding off the calendar was our 9th annual 'The Taste @ Port Jefferson' in October with 28 purveyors and our NEW VIP area.
The Fall starts the active holiday season with the Chamber participating in: 'Paint Port Pink Campaign' supporting our chamber partner Mather Hospital, PJ Villages Harvest Festival, with our scarecrow walk, Santa Parade, Santa's Workshop, sponsoring a tree at the Festival of Trees in the PJ Village Center, the 21st Charles Dickens Festival and repeating our NEW shopping initiative for our retail partners, 'Port Jeff on Sale' December 10th!
The Chamber continues to support our membership and business community with upgrades at the chamber office to include a new computer and software, new electrical work, and keeping the grounds neat and trim.
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving filled will great food, family and friends.
Suzanne Velazquez
President-Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
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CHAMBER CHATTER
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Accepting Letters of request for the Chamber's NEW Small Business Improvement Award for $1,000. Letters of request must be emailed to
info@portjeffchamber.com
by January 2, 2017. Scroll down for full criteria.
Award given out in February.
Ground breaking ceremony for Tritec developers for their new 112 luxury apartment building on West Broadway! Amenities include ample and protected parking, roof & patio decks, and granite counters!
www.tritecre.com
Grand opening for 'The Hills of Port Jefferson' in upper Port-38 luxury apartments were all quickly leased with another 38 on the way. Tony Gitto and family hosted an open house attended by VIP's and guests to tour this new facility. Their project was recognized by Vision Long Island as 'smart growth' development, congratulations.
www.thehillsportjeff.com
Congratulations to our hometown newspaper, the Times Beacon Record, being the honoree for this years annual Charles Dickens Festival!
New Sushi and Hibachi restaurant opening in Harbor Square Mall...look for it!
NEW beautiful wood shingle façade at the La Bonne Boulangerie Bakery, nice job Huttermeyers!
Lucky save...car crashed into our Chamber Partner Slurp's white outside columns!
No one hurt; driver of the car apparently had a heart attack! Thank you to Tony from the neighboring ice-cream shop who was able to help ALL!
Congratulations to the Winners in this year's Chowder contest during the PJ Villages Harvest Festival October 30th!
1st C'est Cheese
2nd Burger Bistro
3rd Pasta Pastas
New paved Main Street, how nice is that!
ATTENTION ALL CHAMBER PARTNERS
please stop by the Chamber and receive your holiday wooden ornament to decorate for the Chamber sponsored tree in the 'Festival of Trees' at the PJ Village Center. Be as creative as you want and make sure you advertise your business name on the ornament! Our tree decorating committee will be working on Monday November 28th
at 4 pm at the PJ Village Center. Come on down and join in on the fun!!
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SMALL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AWARD $1000
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- Business may not be larger than 50 employees.
- Business must be a member of the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.
- The business must be in good standing with their membership.
- Business must have been in business for one year.
- Only the business owner(s) or main principles of the business may submit an application for the award. Please submit good contact information.
- Proof of ownership must be presented with the application.
- Your 'request letter' IS YOUR FORMAL SUBMISSION, THERE IS NO FORMAL APPLICATION TO BE FILLED OUT.
- Selection of the award will be based on how the money will be spent to improve the business and cannot be used for operational expenses. Examples could be: Updating and purchasing equipment, capital improvements, professional services, consulting evaluations, business plans, marketing strategies, promotional advertising, signs, energy efficient improvements-lighting, insulation etc.
- Your 'request letter' IS YOUR FORMAL SUBMISSION, THERE IS NO FORMAL APPLICATION TO BE FILLED OUT.
- Non-profits are ineligible, ONLY Small Businesses
*Proof of expenditure must be presented 6 months after the award, unless other pre-approved arrangements have been made.
**Current Port Jefferson Chamber Board Members are INELIGIBLE to apply.
Small Business Improvement Award $1,000
Letters of request must be emailed to
info@portjeffchamber.com
with PJCC 'Small Business Improvement Award' in the subject area. ALL requests MUST BE EMAILED BY January 2, 2017 DEADLINE.
Award will be given out at our Annual Installation Breakfast at Danfords
All questions can be directed to Barbara Ransome-Director of Operations-PJCC at 631-473-1414.
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DRAGON BOAT RACE
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Dragons Now Sleeping, but what FUN they had!
Another gorgeous day, bright and warm with 31 teams racing in the harbor! This annual event once again thrilled residents and visitors.
This year the park layout was different with the showmobile on the east end which lent for better crowd control and provided more of an open space for the Asian themed entertainment. The FDNY Phoenix Society were the grand champions this year, coming in with the final racing time of 1:17.78 minutes! Congratulations to ALL the teams and many thanks to our sponsors and committee that made this event an extraordinary day!
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WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING SCHEDULE:
Port Jefferson Chamber
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1st Tier
Banner Ad (top of home page)
Static
Bi-Monthly-$50 Minimum 6 months-$150
Non-Chamber: $450
2nd Tier
Side-Rail
Promotion for sales, retail, promo
Static
Every 3 months-$75 or annually $275
*Room for 2 ads
Non-Chamber: $400 every 3 months no discount for yearly cost
3rd Tier
Bottom of Homepage
Static
Constant Exposure for your Business
Annual fee $100
Non-Chamber:$200
Newsletter
Top Banner Ad- Annual Fee-$250 Bi-Annual $175 *One Ad
Side Vertical Ad-Annual Fee-$200 Bi-Annual $125 *Room for 2 ads
Bottom of Newsletter Business Card Ad-Annual $150 Bi-Annual $100
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WELCOME NEW PARTNERS
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Dennis F. Raynoha
QuickBooks & Great Plains Bookkeeping Services
14 South Street
Selden, NY 11784
Phone: 631-846-3315
Thomas Marr
Up Rite Plus 2
585 Bicycle Path
Port Jefferson Station, NY
Phone: 631-246-9816
Susan Forcht
Sue's Place
14 East Broadway
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone: 631-509-4637
Jonathan Levine
Smoke Shack Blues
138 Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone: 631-438-6797
Jacqueline Major, LCSW, PC
520 West Broadway
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone: 631-291-5800
Dana Cavalea
Inspired
156 East Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone: 631-509-0765
Christina
Christina's Fashion Handbags & Accessories
144 East Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone: 631-403-4934
Dennis F. Raynla
QuickBooks & Great Plains Bookkeeping Services
14 South Street
Selden, NY 11784
Phone: 631-846-3315
Cell: 631-681-1935
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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SAVE THE DATES:
2016 CHAMBER & VILLAGE EVENTS
November 17th
'The Best of the Wurst'
fundraiser for the PJ Historical Society
6-9pm, PJ Village Center
$30 Ticket
Call Chris-631-721-3833 for more info.
November 26th
Chamber's Santa Parade
3
:00 pm Starting at the LIRR parking lot
November 26th & 27th
Santa's Workshop 4-7pm
21st Annual Charles Dickens Festival Weekend
December 3rd & 4th
Santa's Workshop 12-4 pm
December 10th
12-4pm Corner of Barnum and W. Broadway-FREE
December 10th
'Holiday Shopping Crawl'
Presented by Island Federal Credit Union
9am - 5:00 pm
through out Port Jefferson
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
are held the 4th Tuesday of the month,
meetings alternate
between am and pm
NOVEMBER 22nd
Second Stage
Theatre Three
6-8:00 pm
DECEMBER 13th
Holiday Breakfast
Danfords
8-9:30am
RSVP by 12/6 $25
JANUARY 24th
PM Meeting
Location TBA
FEBRUARY 28th
Water's Edge at Port Jefferson for Rehabilitation & Nursing
AM full breakfast
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ARAME SALON & SPA
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Port Jefferson, NY 11777
(631) 928-4599
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O'HARA & COMPANY
Accounting & Consultants
Joseph O'Hara
1125 Route 112
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
(631) 403-4283
Offering Chamber Members $50 off all tax services during tax season
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