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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Wednesday, January 4
YPN Mentor Program
Open House Cape Educational Compact 11:00a.m. to 1:15p.m.
Thursday, January 19
Monthly Business Meeting
Tuckahoe Inn
Check-in begins at 11:30a.m.
Program begins at Noon
Cost: $22 per person
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WELCOME OUR
NEWEST MEMBER!
| AGS Associates /
Take Shape for Life
Gloria Schultz
Cape May Court House, NJ
tel: 609-536-2607
click here for website
Bonnie's Toppings
Bonnie Offit
Cape May, NJ 08204
tel: 609-368-3068
click here for website
Holy Redeemer Home Care
Shari Kaminski, MSN, RN
Swainton, NJ
tel: 609-465-2082
click here for website
ServiceMaster of the Shore Area
William Gibb
Linwood, NJ
tel: 609-927-9199
click here for website
Tuckahoe Brewing Company
Tim Hanna
Ocean View, NJ
tel: 609-827-5375
click here for website
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Mark Your Calendars!
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February 16, 2012
Monthly Business Meeting
The Rio Station, Rio Grande
March 1, 2012
Women In Business Conference
The Golden Inn Hotel and Conference Center, Avalon
March 15, 2012
Monthly Business Meeting
The Port O' Call, Ocean City
March 25, 2012
4th Annual Bridal Fair @ the Wildwoods Convention Center
April 25, 2012
Business @ the Beach Expo
Wildwoods Convention Center
June 7, 2012
Annual Golf Tournament
Wildwood Golf & Country Club
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Urgent Legislative Action Needed
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Dear Chamber Members:
Below you will see a request to contact our Legislators along with the Senate and Assembly leadership urging them to add A3489/S1124 to the Assembly Budget Committee schedule for January 5th. In brief, this bill known as the Bus Tax bill, taxes buses bringing visitors into New Jersey. The reason for this is that buses fall under the same transportation tax code as motor freight where the tax applies to goods being trucked in and sold in New Jersey and the money being taken out of New Jersey. In contrast, visitors coming by bus SPEND money in New Jersey. Please follow the directions below to have this bill added to the January 5th Assembly Budget Committee schedule.
Thank you,
Vicki Clark
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ACTION NEEDED
Try as we have the final Assembly schedule for the 2010 session was released late Friday night and A3489/S1124 the bill eliminating the foreign corporation business tax on tour bus operators was NOT posted for a final committee hearing. As you know the bill was voted on in the Senate with unanimous support and released from the Assembly Tourism Committee with a unanimous vote. The bill was referenced to the Appropriations Committee and there it has stalled. After many request by both the sponsors and our office the bill is not scheduled for a hearing on Thursday, the last day of committee hearings for the session. This means, unless the bill is added to the Assembly Budget Committee schedule on Thursday January 5th, we will have to reintroduce the bill and have to start the process from the beginning.
We need to you contact both your legislator and the leadership of the General Assembly TODAY and ask them to add A3489/S1124 to the Assembly Budget Committee schedule for January 5th.
To contact YOUR legislator:
- Go to www.njleg.state.nj.us
- On the left scroll bar go to MEMBERS
- Under members go to "find your legislator"
- Search by either Alphabetical List or municipality
To contact Leadership:
- Go to www.njleg.state.nj.us
- On the left scroll bar go to LEADERSHIP
- Under LEADERSHIP you will see the Speaker, the Majority Leader and the Budget Chair.
- Please send them your request as well
Please indicate that the tourism industry needs this bill:
- To become competitive with surrounding states.
- That the current application of the foreign corporation business tax to tour bus operators is an incentive to either stop at the borders of NJ or to pass through the State because once a venue or activity in the state becomes a destination the tax applies.
- The application of the tax is based on the miles a foreign corporation travels in the state vs. the amount of miles is travels in a given year outside of the state and that the tax is applied to a % of the overall income of the company. A complicated and messy formula that is avoided by tour bus companies by not ferrying passengers into the State
- That the fiscal note indicates that this is a non revenue issue and that the incentive to keep tourists out of the State and the revenue that is lost far out ways the benefits of the tax.
- That all parts of the state benefit from the elimination of the tax and that the Casino Industry is suffering greatly because of the imposition of the tax to tour bus operators.
- That while the foreign corporation tax was to capture those companies entering NJ to make a profit from pulling revenue out of the state from instate residents the tax application to the tour bus industry has the opposite effect. It prohibits the ferrying in of consumers who spend money in the state.
- Please add you own personal notes or experience based on what you have encountered when participating in travel shows and what you have heard from bus companies.
YOU MUST ACT TODAY
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Dr. Richard Pernaciaro Announced as Guest Speaker at January 19th Membership Meeting
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Please join us for the Monthly Membership Meeting on Thursday, January 119th at The Tuckaoe Inn with guest speaker Dr. Richard Pernaciaro, Dean of Facilities, Planning, and Research at Atlantic Cape Community College. Networking and check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. and the program will start at noon. The Tuckahoe Inn is located at 1 Harbor Road, Beesley's Point. For more information or to register online, click here
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YPN Mentor Program Kicks Off Tomorrow, Jan 4th at Cape Educational Compact Open House
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Join the YPN for an Open House at Cape Educational Compact on January 4, 2012 to kick off the YPN Mentor Program. After the open house, YPN Members will have a one-on-one or two opportunity to share information with CEC students about their own education and career paths and encourage students to set reasonable and realistic goals for their future after graduating.
YPN Mentor Program
Open House
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
11:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Lunch Mentoring - 12:00p.m. to 1:15p.m.
On the first Wednesdays of each month, YPs will take one or two students to the Back Porch Cafe for a laid-back conversational lunch. A strong committment of participation is required and the time committment on the 1st Wednesdays is 12:15p.m. to 1:15p.m. YPN Members are responsible for the cost of their lunch, plus the cost of one or two students at the Back Porch Cafe each month. To participate, click here to register and select the dates you are able to attend from: January 4, February 1, March 7, April 4, May 2, and June 6.
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Sponsorship Opportunities Available for 7th Annual Women In Business Conference
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The 7th Annual Cape May County Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Conference will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Golden Inn Hotel and Conference Center in Avalon, New Jersey. This year's conference promises to be best event yet. We anticipate an audience of 150 local female business owners and leaders and hope that you will choose to become part of this exciting event.
Join the Presenting Sponsors in supporting this educational afternoon for professional women. Opportunities to participate as a sponsor include the following options:
- Platinum Sponsorship: $1500 - Kick-off lunch sponsor includes business logo or name on all promotional materials, 8 registrations, display table in the lobby at the conference and opportunity to put gift in the conference bags
- Gold Sponsorship: $1000 - Receives business logo or name on all promotional materials, six registrations, display table in the lobby of the conference and opportunity to put gift in conference bags
- Silver Sponsorship: $500 - Receives business logo or name on all promotional materials, three registrations and opportunity to put gift in conference bags.
- Bronze Sponsorship: $250 - Receives business logo or name on all promotional materials, one registration and opportunity to put gift in conference bags.
To take full advantage of your sponsorship, please confirm by Friday, January 13th!
Download the 7th Annual Women In Business Sponsorship Brochure here.
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Get Involved. Join a CMC Chamber Committee
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The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is looking for members who are interested in joining a Chamber committee. Two committees are seeking member participation:
- The Scholarship Committee chaired by Kyle Jaremko of Jersey Shore Federal Credit Union meets only a few times per year. This committee is responsible for the creation of the Chamber Scholarship application and the evaluation of all applications received.
- The Membership Committee co-chaired by Kim Schiela of Clermont 9 Real Estate and Cheryl Wachter of Cape Bank meet each month of the 3rd Wednesday at 11:00a.m. This committee will develop programs to retain current members and reach new members.
If you are interested in participating on either committee, please contact Vicki Clark at vicki@cmcchamber.com or 609-465-7181 x106.
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Submit Your Events for Inclusion on County-Wide Calendar of Events
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In 2011, the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce re-designed the county-wide Calendar of Events into a glossy, easy to read brochure that was extremely popular with the visitors and locals, alike. In fact, the 2011 calendar was so popular it was necessary to order an additional 10,000 copies in mid-July.
If you are interested in submitting your municipality, non-profit or FREE events, please follow the instructions below. This year's deadline and the submission format are extremely important, so we ask that you refer to the format given below and submit your event listings by Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in a Microsoft Word Document. Event listing submission is to be made by email only to Sara Freeman at sara@cmcchamber.com. Due to brochure space constraints, please provide only the following information for each individual event:
Date
Name of Event
Address of Event
Time
Fee ($) or Free
Website or phone Number (Your choice of which to be included)
* Events not submitted in this format will not be included in the
2012 Brochure.
Again, please submit this information by February 1. By doing so, we will be able to complete this publication and make it available to visitors planning their vacation to Cape May County. This calendar is also widely used by local and seasonal residents and helps to build attendance for all events. Thank you for your assistance with this project.
Advertising space is available! If you are interested in getting your message included in a distribution of 50,000, please contact John Kelly at 609-465-7181 x108.
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Internship Available at the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
| The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is looking for an intern in membership development and communications for the Spring 2012 semester. For the internship description and application, please click here.
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Internship Available at the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
| The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is looking for an intern in membership development and communications for the Spring 2012 semester. For the internship description and application, please click here.
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Governor Christie to Keynote The New Jersey Chamber's Diamond Anniversary Congressional Dinner in January
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Governor Chris Christie will join the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and hundreds of the state's political and business leaders at the NJ Chamber's 75th annual Congressional Dinner on January 26, 2012.
Last year, an overwhelming number of you asked that we reduce the number of speeches at the dinner and provide more time for networking and conversation. This year Governor Christie's keynote will be the only scheduled speech for the evening.
Join the Diamond Anniversary Walk
The NJ Chamber will head down to Washington D.C. on the morning of January 26. The chartered Amtrak train will bring passengers to the elegant Wardman Park Marriott for an evening dinner and reception with New Jersey's most powerful and influential business and political leaders, including Governor Christie, members of the state's congressional delegation and state legislature.
Please make plans to join. Now more than ever the entire business community needs to tell our state leaders that we need them to continue the work that has started to turn New Jersey around economically.
Over 700 guests joined in last year and we expect at least that many guests again, so get your tickets now -click here to reserve tickets.
Sponsorship opportunities for the Walk to Washington are available - contact Amy Kolis at (732) 246-5730 or click here for more information.
And as always, you can call the Marriott Wardman Park at (202) 328-2000 to make your room reservation. Don't forget to tell them you are part of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's Walk to Washington in order to receive a special room rate.
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New Jersey Tourism Conference March 14-16, 2012
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Through the Division of Travel & Tourism's marketing campaign "Now that's New Jersey" as well as collaborations with the State Council on the Arts and Historic Commission, the conference continues to market the Garden State as a premier travel destination. This year's conference is themed, The "Reality" of New Jersey Tourism, It's Everybody's Business to embrace the many ways to promote the Garden State, traditional and out-of-the-box. For the Hold the Date Postcard, please click here.
Join in and celebrate our multi-billion dollar tourism industry by sponsoring this year's exciting conference program scheduled for March 14-16, 2012. For more information, please click here.
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Middle Township PAC Center to Host Currency Wars Lecture
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 New York Times Bestselling Author, James Rickards of "Currency Wars-The Making of the Next Global Crisis" will be presenting a lecture on Friday January 20th, 2012 at 7PM at the Middle Township PAC Center. For Tickets visit the PAC Center or call (609) 463-1924
This lecture is being presented as a Benefit for People to People Student Ambassador Sarah Rickards.
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Sea of Tomorrow Scholarship Society Offers Financial Assistance
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The application deadline for scholarships is January 15, 2012.
Application Requirements and Form are posted on www.BeneathTheSea.org.
The Howard and Michele Hall "Artist-in-Residence" Underwater Video Grant -- $1,000 (New this year!) Beneath the Sea and the Halls offer this grant to an Artist-in-Residence currently developing an underwater video project for which this additional funding would aid in the completion of a final product - end result. The completed video to be shown at appropriate venues throughout the Beneath the Sea weekend.
The Art of Underwater Photography Scholarship -- Value $1,000 (New this year!) A beginner's hands-on introduction study class in Underwater Photography and imaging fundamentals given by renowned underwater photographer and Women Divers Hall of Fame member Maria Hults. Thanks to the generosity of Riestkin's Restaurants, this course will include a camera and underwater housing suitable for beginners. (Note: Course will be given only in the New York Metro Area.) .
Sea of Tomorrow Scholarship $1,000. To be awarded to an individual 17 to 21 years of age to participate in a recognized or accredited program in the fields of marine environmental conservation, biology, ecology, research, or training in a diving related program necessary for participation in these fields of endeavor.
Discovery Scholarship $1,500. The Board of Trustees of BeneathThe Sea has endowed this Discovery Scholarship to an individual 12 to18 years of age searching for a life focus, to consider a marine career. This scholarship may be applied to any recognized program in the field of marine study or its many support services.
Jordan Viders Spirit of the Sea Award and Scholarship $1,000
Established in 2007 in celebration of Jordan Viders, son of Hillary and Richard Viders, the Spirit of the Sea award and Scholarship means to recognize the forces driving young adults thirty-years and younger who, like Jordan, follow a career path using electronics to illuminate and expand our underwater knowledge.
Beneath The Sea/Women Divers Hall of Fame/Ocean Pals Junior Dive Training Grant $1,000. This training grant ($500 for training & $500 for dive equipment) will be awarded to a deserving young female, ages 13-18, who wishes to begin or further her dive education/training. Deadline for this application is November 15, 2011.
Access the Ocean Pals Scholarship application form at http://www.wdhof.org/scholarships/scholarships.shtml#
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13 Crest Haven Road, P.O. Box 74 Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 tel: 609-465-7181 * fax: 609-465-5017 www.capemaycountychamber.com The mission of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is to be voice of the business community by promoting tourism and economic development through legislative advocacy, marketing services, networking opportunities and educational programs for member businesses.
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