Greetings!
Health Insurance. It's on everyone's mind and on everyone's agenda, but not always easy for everyone to understand. We at the Chamber are specifically concerned with how the Affordable Care Act will effect small business owners and sole proprietors. Be on the lookout for an announcement next week about a workshop we will be presenting for our members in cooperation with COBESO, that will demystify all the changes that are headed your way. In the meantime, you can read my column in the Times Herald-Record about the New York State Health Benefit Exchange.
We are also pleased to announce the print release of our Summer Regional Report and 2013-2014 Membership Directory. Look for them in your mailboxes in the coming week or two. For now, you can read them online by clicking on the pictures below:
Sincerely,
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23rd Annual Taste of New Paltz
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
| 23rd Annual Taste of New Paltz at Ulster County Fairgrounds
It's Coming...
Save The Date
Sunday, September 15, 2013, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
#ToNP
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Independence Day Fireworks
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 (Rain date: July 7)
| New Paltz Independence Day Celebration
Ulster County Fairgrounds
249 Libertyville Rd.
New Paltz, NY 12561
July 6th (rain date July 7th)
Gates open at: 5:00 pm
Music line-up:
6:00 pm Grenadilla - Children's music with a South African influence
7:00 pm K.J. Denhert - World renowned jazz guitarist/singer
8:00 pm New York Conservatory of the Arts (Dance)
8:30 pm Soul Purpose - Funk, soul, R&B, dance music
9:30 pm National Anthem & FIREWORKS!
10:00 pm Soul Purpose 2nd setThis event is FREE to the public!
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July After-Hours Mixer
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Monday, July 15, 2013
| July Joint After-Hours Mixer with Pine Bush Area Chamber of Commerce at Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan
 Make sure to bring lots of business cards to the July After-Hours mixer, as we will be sure to meet new business contacts as we travel to new places. The New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Pine Bush Area Chamber of Commece, Gardiner Association of Businesses and the Greater Monroe Chamber of Commerce for this special Monday cooperative event to be held at Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan in Wallkill, NY.
Monday, July 15, 5:30-7:30 pm
Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan, Wallkill
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Swing Your Way to Business Success
| 10 Hole Golf Outing and Networking Event
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"SWING YOUR WAY TO BUSINESS SUCCESS"
10 Hole Golf Networking Outing
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013
NEW PALTZ GOLF COURSE
215 Huguenot Street, New Paltz
Join The New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce at the New Paltz Golf Course for an afternoon of golfing, networking, and food and drink with the man who literally "wrote the book" on business-to-business golf, Michael A. Smith, the President of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce!
Schedule
11:30 - Registration
12 Noon - Shotgun Scramble Tee-off
3:00 pm - Après Tee (Late afternoon/after golf meal) & Networking
Golf + Après Tee includes lunch sandwich, 10 holes of golf (networking on course encouraged) & cart, green fees, late afternoon meal, prizes (closet-to-pin, longest drive, hole-in-one), and a networking mixer. Cash bar on and off the links.
Après Tee Only includes a late afternoon meal and a networking mixer. Cash bar.
Chamber Members
Golf + Après Tee: $80
Après Tee Only: $20
Non-Members
Golf + Après Tee: $85
Après Tee Only: $25
Register online here!
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July Business Luncheon
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
| July Business Luncheon: "Don't Text and Drive!" at The Terrace Restaurant, SUNY New Paltz
The program for this luncheon will be a 20-minute presentation on "Limiting Employer Liability Through the Adoption of Employee Cell Phone Use Policies".
Employers may be held liable for injuries or death caused by an employee using a cell phone while driving, and may face significant financial repercussions. Many companies have adopted successful cell phone policies that reduce the risk of crashes without reducing productivity.
The presenters are Hon. Judy Reichler, an attorney and former New Paltz Town Justice, and Bill Weinstein, a local businessman. They will explain the risks of employee cell phone use and will have on hand examples of policies being used by companies throughout the country that can be adapted for use locally.
Wednesday, July 17, 12:00-1:00 pm
at The Terrace Restaurant, SUNY New Paltz
Reservations are required. Click here to RSVP via the web , or call 845-255-0243 to reserve by phone.
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Summer Business Card Exchange
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Friday, July 26, 2013
| Summer Business Card Exchange at Hurd's Family Farm
 Start your day early like the farmers do with our quarterly business card swap, this time at Hurd's Family Farm.
Owned by the Hurd family for over 100 years, this 120-acre farm in Modena, NY, is home to a Summer Raspberry Festival, apple and pumpking picking in the Fall, and tree harvesting for the holidays.
Cost: Free for Chamber members, $15 for non-members
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Social Media
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**New** Member Benefit from the
New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce
After logging in to the Chamber website through the Members Only portal, click the "Update Social Network(s)" link. That will bring you to a form where you can input all your social media sites as pictured to the left. The logos pictured here will then appear on your company listing on the Chamber's site as you update them, as pictured below.
This is a great benefit because now, when interested parties search the Chamber's website for you, they will have access to your company's Internet presence in a much bigger way than we offered before!
For more information, you can call the
New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce at 845-255-0243 or email us at
We can help you build your network and get referrals through social media.
Click on the icons below to friend and follow us today!
And don't forget to check in to the Chamber office on Foursquare!
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Michael A. Smith, Pres.
New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce
845-255-0243
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Chamber Staff
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Michael Smith
President
Peter Ingellis
Director of Membership
Helen Gutfreund
Director of Marketing & Communications
Megan Gelber
Administrative Assistant
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Thank You to Our 2013 Corporate Partners
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For more information about the Chamber's Corporate Partner Program, contact NPRCoC by
e-mail or telephone,
845-255-0243.
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Chamber Board of Directors | | |
Frank Curcio, Chair
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell, LLP, CPAs
Glen Kubista 2nd Vice Chair, Glen F. Kubista & AssociatesMindi Haynes, 1st Vice Chair, Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGiovanni & Weddell, LLP, CPAsKay Hoiby, Treasurer Freefall Express, dba Blue Sky Ranch
Dr. David Ness, Secretary, Performance Sports & Wellness
Walter Marquez,
Board Liaison Water Street Market
James Yastion, Esq., Legal Advisor
Chris Drouin, Past Chair, Beyond Wealth Management
Tom Edwards Fox & Hound Wine and Spirits
Constance Harkin, Ulster Savings
Barry Henck Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp.
Paty Lott, Gray Owl Gallery
Trista Parker, Healthquest
Craig Shankles PDQ Business Printers
Glenn Sutherland Catskill Hudson Bank
Sue VanVoorhis M & T Bank
Emeritus Members
Robert Leduc Mohonk Mountain House
Rick Lewis Riverside Bank Ernie VanDeMark, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
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| Foundation Board of Directors | | |
Officers
Sue VanVoorhis, Chair M&T Bank
Teresa Thompson, Secretary Main Street Bistro
Michael A. Smith, Treasurer New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Ferrusi, Past Chair Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Board
Marsha Jones New York Life
Joyce Minard
Cathy Sifre
Ernie VanDeMark Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp.
Staff
Helen Gutfreund
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| | The New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce's new Membership Enrollment Drive (MED) incentive program rewards you each time a business, organization or company you referred to us joins the Chamber. The MED program is a great way for your Chamber staff to say "thank you!" for sharing your positive experience here with potential members, as well as promoting the benefits of membership in the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce.
1 Member
Free Chamber lunch admission
2 - 3 Members
Above, PLUS sponsorship of weekly News & Events e-blast for two (2) weeks
4 - 5 Members
Above PLUS one Member2Member eblast AND 10% off annual membership investment
6 - 7 Members
Above PLUS an additional M2M AND 20% off annual membership inv
estment
8 - 9 Members
Above PLUS 50% off annual membership investment
10 Members
Above PLUS an additional M2M AND complimentary membership for one (1) year.
For more information about the MED program, please contact the Chamber at at 845-255-0243.
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Photo Credits
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Photo of Michael Smith by
All other images by the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Special Notes
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For all Chamber events, please note that all reservations not honored will be billed. Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance. Non-members are invited to attend a maximum of three (3) after-hours mixers or business card exchanges at the non-member fee. News & Events emails are sent every Tuesday and offer information about upcoming events sponsored by the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, along with Chamber news of note.
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You can now link to all your social media sites through 
