2020 'Toys for Tots' Campaign Underway |
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Join the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce in providing Christmas gifts to Delaware County children in need by dropping off a new, unwrapped Christmas gift in a Toys for Tots collection box located throughout Delaware County.
Toys for Tots works with the U.S. Marine Corps to provide a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas. The Toys for Tots program was created in 1947 and has distributed 584 million toys to date to 265 million children.
In 2019, The Delaware County Chamber, through its member businesses, collected nearly 800 toys which were distributed to Delaware County children.
This year, participating members who have placed toy collection boxes in their businesses include:
- Community Bank, Delhi
- Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties, Margaretville
- As You Wish Design & Gifts, Walton
- Feather & Stone Restaurant, Walton
- Ren-Rest Building Supply, Walton
- Robinson Terrace Nursing Center, Stamford
- NBT Bank, Grand Gorge and Hobart
- Delhi Telephone Company, Delhi
- Margaretville Telephone Company, Margaretville
- Hobart Hardware, Hobart
- Hobart Book Stores, Hobart
- Delhi Motors, Delhi
- M-ARK Project, Arkville
- Beaver Mountain Log Homes, Deposit
- Mirabito, Steiner Road, Sidney
- Roxbury Town Hall, Roxbury
- Catskills Regional Harvest, Andes
- Catskill Seasons, Margaretville
- Sidney Municipal Airport, Sidney
This year’s Delaware County campaign runs from Nov. 2 through Dec. 4. Chamber staff will pick up the toys from member businesses on Dec. 4 and deliver them to Delaware Opportunities which has partnered with the Chamber, to provide distribution of the gifts to Delaware County families.
To sign up a family in need of Christmas gifts contact Delaware Opportunities at 607.746.1600.
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Retiring NYS Senator James Seward to be Honored by Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council will host its annual Leadership Dinner at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown and present its Community Leadership Award to public service honoree Senator James L. Seward on Dec. 4.
Due to COVID precautions, Senator Seward will be joining via a live and interactive video feed.
The Community Leadership Award is presented to those who exemplify the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America expressed in the Scout Oath and Law. The recipients are chosen for their outstanding community service.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6 p.m., with dinner and program to follow at 6:45 p.m. There will also be a silent auction fund-raiser.
Due to COVID precautions, seating is limited. Individual tickets are $125; tables of eight available for $1,000 and include a half-page recognition in the event program.
For those who cannot attend but would like to publish a message of congratulations in our program booklet:
- $500.00 for a full-page color ad, 300 dpi, 5” wide x 8” tall
- $300.00 for a half-page color ad, 300 dpi, 5” wide x 3 ¾ tall
- $150.00 for a quarter page color ad, 300 dpi, 2 ¾” wide x 3 ¾” tall
For more information, to purchase tickets, a message of congratulations or make a donation contact Paul Van der Kruik at 845.597.5408 or email paul.vanderkruik@scouting.org.
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Energy Efficiency Incentives Available for Small Businesses
There are thousands of dollars in incentives to help New York homeowners and renters improve the energy efficiency of their home, upgrade heating systems and water heaters to electric heat pumps, and go solar, either on your property or a community solar farm. Special programs for income-eligible households may cover most or all of the costs of the improvements, up to $10,000.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County through its Smart Energy Choices program can help connect residents (as well as small businesses and non-profits) with relevant state, federal and utility programs and incentives, and with qualified local contractors. Contact Valerie Dudley, Community Energy Advisor, 607.865.6531 or vsd22@cornell.edu, or visit smartenergychoices.org for more information.
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Chamber Check - In
Chamber staff have been busy this week working for members! Click the video to see what we've been up to and what we have planned!
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New Statewide COVID Travel Requirements
On Saturday, Oct. 31, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a
Travel Advisory Executive Order to further prevent the spread of COVID-19.
All travelers entering New York from a non-contiguous state must quarantine for 14 days consistent with Department of Health regulations for quarantine unless they are out of state for less than 24 hours.
However, those travelers must continue to fill out the traveler form upon entry and must take a COVID diagnostic test on the fourth day after arrival in New York.
For travelers who are outside of New York for more than 24 hours, COVID testing must be done prior to departure from that state, within 72 hours of departure, prior to arrival in New York.
Any violation of the quarantine or isolation order may be enforced by public health law, and non-compliance may be deemed a violation subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000.
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“Pivot Pointers”
How To Make Money During the Pandemic
Program: Saturday, November 14, 2020, 12 – 1 pm
Is your business still struggling to meet expenses?
Learn how local entrepreneurs have successfully pivoted during this time:
What did they do to keep afloat to pay expenses?
How well did the pivot perform?
FREE assistance from a Business Innovator & Strategist– Cheryl Fabrizi
Learn how you can receive additional Free, one-on-one,
business strategizing and accounting consultation!
Register here by November 12.
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Join NBT Bank for a Virtual Economic Outlook Event
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
NBT Bank invites you to an Economic Outlook presentation featuring Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Kenneth J. Entenmann who will weigh in on the world's most pressing economic topics.
Reserve your spot by November 13, 2020 by registering here.
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Chamber Online Learning Center |
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As part of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce ongoing initiative to respond to member needs, an online learning center has been opened to help businesses meet their training needs in three key areas:
- Leadership, Management, and Supervisory Skills
- Sales and Customer Service Skills
- Human Resource Compliance Skills
In a self-paced, online learning environment, your staff can learn and enhance various skills including how to create a productive working environment, effective delegation, conflict management, working in a remote environment, working post-COVID and much more.
Sales and customer service modules focus on handling client or customer attitudes and objections, negotiating styles and effective sales negotiation and the dos and don'ts of effective customer services.
Human resources modules include diversity and inclusion training, micro-inequities, process of stereotyping and methods of exclusion, among other topics.
Each module is priced at a reduced rate of $45 per person.
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Annual Sexual Harassment Prevention Training |
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The Chamber has partnered with New Haven Consulting Group, Inc. to provide our members with an online “Preventing Sexual Harassment" workshop that meets the requirements of the new law.
This program is available at a Chamber-member reduced price of $20 per participant.
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FREE (Virtual) One-on-One Business Counseling Sessions |
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering FREE comprehensive programming to provide management and technical assistance to small businesses in Delaware County!
Specializing in direct one-to-one counseling, the SBDC offers assistance in the following business areas:
- Start-up assistance
- Business Plan Development
- Accounting and Financial Projections
- Sources of Financing
- Marketing
- Business Expansion
- Relocation and Agribusiness
There is no cost for the counseling services of the SBDC.
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The Delaware County Chamber is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit membership organization. We believe that healthy communities begin with healthy businesses. By focusing on key areas–community and economic development, advocacy, tourism promotion, and business engagement–we partner with municipal leaders, community organizations, and local companies to present a unified voice of business for the improvement of our communities. |
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5 1/2 Main Street
Delhi, New York 13753
Give Us A Call: 607.746.2281
DelawareCounty.org
GreatWesternCatskills.com
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