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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Membership Monday
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Join us for
Breakfast on September 6, 2019
Friday, September 6, 2019
8:30 to 10:00 am
Kirkside Park Pavilion
Kirkside Driveway
Roxbury, NY 12474
Start your day with a little productive and profitable networking!
Our monthly first friday eat & meet breakfast is a terrific opportunity to network before your workday begins. Make new business connections, brush-up your existing contacts, meet new and old friends, and keep current on what's happening in our region.
The featured speaker for this event is Congressman Antonio Delgado, representing New York's 19t
h Congressional District. Representative Delgado is a member of the House Agriculture, Small Business and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees; and will update our membership on accomplishments and initiatives as well as answer questions from our members.
The sponsor for
this event is Ate-O-Ate Catering. Ate O Ate offers full service farm to table wedding and special events catering in and
around the Catskill Mountains. Located in the historic hamlet of Roxbury, Ate o Ate offers all levels of catering to accommodate your budget and customized event. From platinum high end menus and service, to barbeque with a bow tie, to a casual and fun off the truck event, Ate O Ate is touted as one of the Catskills premier caterers.
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This newsletter is sponsored by:
NBT Bank works with businesses of all sizes to develop individualized plans that help foster their success.
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Thomas the Tank Engine Returns to Delaware County!
Please join us at the Delaware & Ulster Railroad on the weekend of Aug. 16 - 18 to spend the day with Thomas & Friends for a Day Out With Thomas: The Steam Team Tour!
For the first time in over 15 years, Day Out With Thomas™ at the Delaware & Ulster Railroad offers an opportunity for children and their families to take a 25 minute ride with Thomas the Tank Engine™ and to meet Sir Topham Hatt™, the Controller of the Railway. Day Out With Thomas has a Thomas & Friends Imagination Station with Thomas-themed activities including temporary tattoos, hands-on arts and crafts, and a Thomas storytelling and video viewing area. Also included with your ticket will be hand car rides, a Thomas bounce house, face painting and a hay bale maze. In addition, visitors can enjoy a magical act by Marty the Magician.
Delaware & Ulster Railroad provides free parking for the event and will have food vendors available on site. The activities on site at Day Out With Thomas™ are for you and your children to enjoy for the duration of the event.
Use code
TOBY
to get $2 off the regular price ticket for a Day Out With Thomas. This offer is good for all train times at the Delaware & Ulster Railroad Aug. 16 - 18. Tickets can be purchased at durr.org or by calling Ticketweb at 866-468-7630.
Ticket prices are $20 plus tax for ages two and up (service charges and fees may apply). Your ticket includes a 25 minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine plus all of the activities at Delaware & Ulster.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit
durr.org.
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** Member Event **
Mount Utsayantha Presentation at DCHA in Delhi August 17
Join the Delaware County Historical Association at 2pm on Saturday, August 17 for a slide show and talk by local author, historian, and archivist of the Stamford Village Library history room, Karen Cuccinello, focused on the history of Stamford's Mount Utsayantha.
Free admission. Light refreshments served.
For more information call 607-746-3849 or email dcha@delhi.net
DCHA is located at 46549 State Hwy. 10, Delhi, NY 13753.
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Leadership Delaware Info Sessions Throughout Delaware County
The Chamber is seeking applicants for its 2019 Leadership Delaware class.
Leadership Delaware, an initiative of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, aims to provide a sustainable source of diverse leaders who are prepared and committed to being catalysts of positive change for the quality of life in Delaware County and the Catskill Mountain region.
We have expanded the program to include
more practical leadership skills and community development techniques. We believe these changes will strengthen the program, create more meaningful connections, provoke more thoughtful discussions, and better prepare graduates to assume leadership roles within their communities.
We have also scheduled information sessions to allow prospective applicants to meet with program leaders and alumni.
Dates, Times and Locations:
Tuesday, August 20
3 pm
Margaretville Telephone Company
61 Academy Street
Margaretville
Wednesday, August 21
3 pm
Liberty Rock Books
678 Main Street
Hobart
Thursday, August 22
3 pm
Sidney Federal Credit Union
42 Union Street
Sidney
Friday, August 23
3 pm
Community Bank
124 Delaware Street
Walton
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Delhi Telephone Company Open House
Delhi Telephone Company celebrated its 15th annual Open House on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
The annual event, according to General Manager Jason Miller is a way to meet customers face to face while giving back to the community by providing a free luncheon. The event draws approximately 500 people to Main Street Delhi.
DTC Customer Service Manager Valerie Nichols and General Manager Jason Miller.
NYS Assemblyman Brian Miller and NYS Senator Jen Metzger's Chief of Staff Leslie Berliant stopped by The Chamber's booth at the DTC Open House celebration on Aug. 7. |
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$100 Member-to-Member Benefit from Delaware River Solar
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Chamber Partners with County Departments to Honor Veterans
The Commerce is working with the Delaware County Veteran Services Agency, County Clerk, and business owners to thank our veterans for their service by offering discounts at participating local businesses.
The Honoring Our Heroes Veteran Discount P
rogram will launch in November.
According to Chamber President Ray Pucci, veterans' commitment to upholding and defending the principles upon which our nation is founded deserves the highest degree of respect and gratitude. This is a way for the community to honor and show recognition for our active service members and veterans.
Business owners who wish to partner with the Chamber to honor and show their appreciation to veterans by participating in the program, must complete
this form or call the Chamber at 607.746.2281. The Chamber and Veteran Services will promote participating businesses to local veterans and provide a poster that may be displayed in businesses showing their support
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I Love NY and Sir Topham Hatt Love Delaware County
Thomas the Tank Engine, Sir Topham Hatt and the I Love NY Team were in Delaware County the weekend of Aug. 9 to ride the rails of the Delaware & Ulster Railroad. DURR draws thousands of visitors to Delaware County each year with a line up of special events.
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FREE Internet Service is Prize in Margaretville Telephone Co. Essay Contest
Margaretville Telephone Co. (MTC) is sponsoring a essay contest in which the winners will receive FREE internet service!
To enter:
Write a brief description (up to 1,000 words) of how having MTC's high speed internet services in the rural areas of the Catskill Mountains has:
- Enabled you to do more with your home (smart home solutions, etc.) or devices
- Supported your business
- Helped your education
- Helped our community grow or increased economic options for the area
- Helped attract customers and visitors
- Allowed you to be more connected to friends and family
- Allowed you to do things you couldn't do before
- Allowed you to work from home
- ... and any other ways you have experienced
Submit your entry via the MTC website by clicking
here.
Like MTC's
Facebook Page and share the link to the contest to support your entry. Be sure to hashtag: #LetMeCountTheWaysMTC
Do not submit your entry on your Facebook post!
There will be 1 Grand Prize winner of 1 year of FREE Internet Service and up to 5 Runner Ups that will receive 3 months of free internet service.
All submissions must be received by Thursday, August 17, 2019 before 11:59pm.
*If you do not have a Facebook account but would like to enter the contest, please follow the link above to enter. MTC's panel will search the hashtag listed in this contest.
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Chamber Check-In
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce staff were busy working for their members last week! Take a look at what we were up to and what is planned in the coming week!
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| Chamber Check In Aug. 9, 2019 |
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce President Ray Pucci welcomes I ❤️NY staff, Thomas the Tank Engine and Sir Topham Hatt to Delaware County Aug 9 -11 and 16 - 18, 2019.
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** Member Event **
Hobart Sausage & Brew Festival August 24
The Rotary Club of Hobart is sponsoring the Hobart Sausage & Brew Festival at 101 Maple Avenue in Hobart on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 4- 9 pm, coinciding with Delaware County Family Farm Day, offering a village-wide evening dinner celebration of locally produced sausages, craft beers and ciders, followed by old-fashioned square dancing under the big tent, rain or shine. Admission is free.
The festival features artisanal meat production in the Catskill region with a variety of sausages including traditional pork, as well as lamb merguez, beef, chicken, and possibly goat and rabbit sausage. Offerings include everything from a standard country meal to a more unusual culinary adventure. Hobart's two restaurants, The Bull & Garland and The Dinner Plate, will participate with their own sausage specials that night. Vegetable side dishes will be provided by the 607 CSA.
Entertainment includes live music and square dancing called by the fabulous Tremperskill Boys with assistance from the Hobart Fire Dept. There will be Hobart Horseshoe games, jump-roping and hula-hooping, short films about sustainable farming, and cookbook sales in the Hobart Book Village. A panel discussion on "Supporting Local Farmers: What the Public Needs to Know" featuring prominent local farm experts will be held at Liberty Rock Books, 678 Main Street at 6 pm.
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Chamber Members Receive Commercial Advertising with Package Purchase from Bold Gold Media Group
Bold Gold Media Group is offering ALL MEMBERS a FREE week of advertising!! (That's a $750 value for 25 60-second commercials!)
In addition, any Chamber member who purchases a 3 month
advertising package will also receive 20-percent additional commercials FREE.
Custom packages are designed to fit individual business needs and reach a target market and client.
For more information contact Erin Mason at 845.794.9898 ext. 317 or email emason@boldgoldmedia.com
This one-time use promotion is valid through Dec. 31, 2019.
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Swimming Lessons at SUNY Delhi, September - November
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Your Business Featured Here (FREE)!
In our effort to help all businesses succeed, we want to feature YOUR business here and on our social media channels! If you've received a "Business Feature" email request from our office with a short questionnaire, please answer the questions and submit a jpeg logo or photo that you think best depicts your business, and send to Lillian at
info@delawarecounty.org.
If you have not received an email yet, please feel free to copy and paste the below-listed questions into an email, along with a logo or photo, and we will be happy to help promote your business!
Business Name:
Location:
Contact info including mailing address, website address, email and social media information:
Hours of operation:
Number of Years in Business/Year Business Opened:
What types of services or products does your business provide?:
How many employees do you have?:
Recent or Planned Changes in Operation:
What you want your (potential) customers or clients to know:
Tell others why they should join the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce:
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