GOACC Cybernews: 37+ Events To Do This Week

GOACC CyberNews & Updates

Thursday, June 10, 2021 | Issue 12

21 Day Challenge

STAND TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARD EQUITY IN WNY.

Originally developed by racial justice educators Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., Dr. Marguerite Penick-Parks, and Debby Irving, this renowned program has been embraced by a coalition of local leaders and is being adapted for Western New York.

Through broad community engagement, the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge will increase awareness of critical issues and strengthen our community’s capacity to dismantle all forms of racism. Self-directed learning opportunities will encourage a deeper understanding of race, power, privilege, and leadership. Education is the first step.

AN EASY WAY TO ENGAGE YOUR STAFF IN EQUITY WORK

Choose one of two ways to get your organization involved in the Challenge:

Direct your staff online to register as individuals or Have a team member lead the Challenge internally by forwarding the daily email.

There is no deadline to sign up. One email will be sent each day for 21 days. To sign up, ask questions, or learn more, simply email.

Bobi, Erica, Lisa and Meme • #GOACCstaff

FIND THE PROGRAMS FOR YOUR BUSINESS: Find the pandemic business recovery initiative programs that are right for your business. Please go online and fill out the form, answering all of the questions. After you tap the “Filter Programs” button, scroll down to see a list of filtered programs your business might be eligible for. For more information, please go online.

PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY: The City of Olean Equity and Inclusion Committee is conducting this citywide climate survey. All residents are encouraged to take part in the survey.

CYBERnews for events & activities of the Chamber and its members.

NOW THRU JUNE 15: FREE GIFT from BHTS! The Beach House Tanning Salon is participating in the GOACC Corporate Cereal Challenge. They are collecting boxes of cereal to donate to the Olean Food Pantry. Help them collect cereal for this great cause and get a FREE GIFT from them just for donating! You can also enter their drawing for your chance to win a $50 BH Gift Certificate. (Limit One Gift Per Client) Thank you for helping them to help others!

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NOW through September 6: SKY HIGH DAILY, Holiday Valley, Ellicottville. Enjoy Aerial Park, Climbing Forest and Mountain Coaster. The chairlift is open Saturdays and Sundays for lift rides and mt. bike access. For more information, please visit online.

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JUNE 9: CONNECTLIFE BLOOD DRIVE, Olean General Hospital, Olean, on the ConnectLife bus, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Please call for an appointment, 716-375-6385 or email. All donors will receive a Tops gift card and lunch voucher.

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JUNE 10: CONNECTLIFE BLOOD DRIVE, Olean General Hospital, Olean, on the ConnectLife bus, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call for an appointment, 716-375-6385 or email. All donors will receive a Tops gift card and lunch voucher.

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JUNE 10: BLACK CROW YOGA, 133 ½ North Union Street, Olean, 7 p.m. The fee is $10 per class with Sarah Burt, certified yoga instructor. Please make reservations to 585-307-9438 or email.

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JUNE 11: CRCF LINK AND LEARN WEBINAR - Agency Endowments 101, 1 p.m. Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation Executive Director Karen Niemic Buchheit will lead the session along with Skip Wilday, CRCF board president, to help inform nonprofits on the value of an agency endowment. Registration for the webinar is open online.

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JUNE 11: INAUGURAL Challenger Learning Center GOLF CLASSIC, Bartlett Country Club, Olean, 11 a.m. shotgun, 4-person scramble format. The Challenger Learning Center Golf Classic presents a unique promotional opportunity for your business: send in a foursome, sponsor a hole, or send in a gift for the raffles/contests. The fee to play is $125 per player. For more information, please call 716-379-8686

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JUNE 11: MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION, Pfeiffer Nature Center, 1974 Lillibridge Road Portville, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please bring a picnic supper and a blanket or lawn chairs to enjoy an evening of fun! Pfeiffer Nature Center will provide free Ice Cream! The Band 'Fair to Fiddlin' will be playing their songs. RSVP: 716-933-0187 Also-this event is to celebrate their great members, to kick off their membership renewal, and if you want to become a member of Pfeiffer for the first time-they will have a table available for you to sign-up with information.

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JUNE 11-13: OLEAN SYNERGY SUMMER CLASSIC, 10U tourney, Forness Fields, Olean. Format is 4 games guaranteed, weather permitting, pool play. For more information, please email.

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JUNE 11-13: OLEAN SYNERGY SUMMER CLASSIC, 12U tourney, Forness Fields, Olean. Format is 4 games guaranteed, weather permitting, pool play. For more information, please email.

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JUNE 12: BIG BEAR HUG DICE RUN, American Legion, Allegany, registration starts at 10 a.m., with kickstands up at 12 p.m. Event proceeds to benefit Olean General Hospital pediatric and maternity programs. Rain or shine. The fee for bikes, autos, jeeps is $30 per person AND a new stuffed animal. The run will have cash prizes and door prizes.

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JUNE 12: BLOOD DRIVE, Olean Center Mall, Olean, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please schedule your appointment online.

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JUNE 12: RIVER REGATTA, Linn Launch, Steam Valley Road, Portville, launch between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the Portville Volleyball Team on their team tournament trip to Orlando, Fl in September. The course is a 5.5 mile stretch to South Union Street bridge in Olean. A requested $10 donation per person is the fee for the regatta.

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JUNE 11: DEADLINE TO ORDER CHICKEN BBQ, Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School, Olean, 3 to 5 p.m. This is take out only with curbside pick up at the campus. Pre-sale tickets are only available until Friday, June 11th. They can stop into the school to pick up a ticket or visit our school website stcswalsh.org and place an order and pay that way as well.

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JUNE 13: MUSIC in the PARK SERIES – Freddy and the Jets (oldies), Lincoln Park, Olean, 2 to 4 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the concert may move under the Lincoln Park pavilion, Olean.

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JUNE 13: Olean 1854 FC Men's Amateur Soccer Team vs. Los Cupacabras, St. Bonaventure University, 4 p.m. For more information, please email.

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JUNE 13: BASILICA FEST, Olean. Activities are smaller but still in big fun and joy this year. Outdoor Mass will be held at Franchot Park, at 3 p.m. A procession to the Basilica will begin at 4 p.m. Chicken BBQ dinners will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. via drive thru and pick up. Please call the parish office for tickets. Enjoy theme baskets and McCarthy’s Emporium’s Gifts of Chance online and in person. Also, tickets remain for the Large Raffles – tickets are available for $50. For more information, please call 716-372-4841.

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JUNE 13: SOULFUL EXPRESSIONS, Olean Meditation Center, 2275 Dugan Rd., Olean, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Masks may not be required of vaccinated individuals. All events are offered free of charge to allow everyone an opportunity to experience these events which for some may not otherwise have been inaccessible. Hatha Yoga and Meditation with YogaBetsy will be from 10 - 11:30 a.m., Marilyn Anderson will present on Guatemalan art at noon inside the center via Zoom from Rochester, and yoga with Kim LaMendola will offer variations on Sun Salutation and Hatha Yoga from 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Drumming and chanting with Rick Schuler will be held at 3 p.m. All interactive events will be held under the tent to allow participation without wearing a mask. Soulful Expressions includes an artistic and literary exposition by author, artist, activist Marilyn Anderson of Rochester, NY, on Guatemalan art which reflects the long and painful history of the Mayan people. This presentation will be inside the center via zoom. Live music will be provided by Toucan Jam and refreshments will be available between events. For further information, please email the Olean Meditation Center.

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JUNE 13: FREE CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR (New), Operation Warm Hearts, Wayne Street, Olean, 12 to 2 p.m. Just drive up around the corner on Wayne Street and tell them the size and gender you need and they are yours!

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JUNE 14: BLOOD DRIVE, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Olean, 12 to 5:30 p.m. Please schedule your appointment online.

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JUNE 15: LEADERSHIP CATTARAUGUS SPEAKER SERIES - Agri-Business, online 9 to 10:30 a.m. Session Speaker is Kim LaMendola. This series LEADERSHIP THROUGH CHANGE is sponsored by Leadership Cattaraugus. This is a nine (9) series speaker event through virtual learning. The nine sessions will correlate with topics such as, Leadership, Government Services, Health and Medical Services, Agri-Business, Economic Development, Arts and Culture, Manufacturing, The Justice System, Human Services and Education. Each session will be 90 minutes in length. A Zoom link will be sent to your email prior to each month's program. Information and registration details online. For questions, please email.

BUSINESS RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM: The small business recovery grant program makes up to $800 million in funding available for small businesses to help them recover from the economic impact of the pandemic. Applications for the program will be accepted starting June 10 for small and micro businesses and small for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations to help them recover from the economic impact of the pandemic. For more information, please go online

RENTAL PROGRAM: The rental assistance program makes up to $2.7 billion in emergency rental assistance available for struggling New Yorkers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for the program will be accepted starting June 1 for eligible New Yorkers who are behind on their rent and have suffered financial hardship due to COVID-19. The program is expected to serve between 170,000 and 200,000 households. For more information, please go online.

Challenge Registration (-12)

Challenge Registration (+12)

Challenge FAQ

CHALLENGE, Huh?

GOACC and the Olean High School Sports Boosters invite all companies & community members to participate in the Corporate Challenge. It’s an opportunity for companies to encourage employees to get out and exercise.

June 24 • JCC-Olean

WHAT TIME?

Registration opens at 4:30 p.m. We encourage you to register an hour before your wave. What wave are you in? Waves will be assigned as teams register - teams will not be separated.

FIRST WAVE: 6 p.m.

SECOND WAVE: 6:20 p.m.

THIRD WAVE: 6:40 p.m.

Events and programs continue...

JUNE 16: BLOOD DRIVE, Southern Tier Health Care System, Olean, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In partnership with ConnectLife, STHCS will be hosting bi-monthly blood drives. Drives are scheduled for the first and third Wednesday of each month. All of the blood that ConnectLife collects stays local, helping nearly every hospital in Western New York’s eight counties, including Olean General Hospital, maintain safe inventory levels. For every pint of blood donated, we save the lives of three of our neighbors! Click here to make an appointment to give blood, or give us a call at 716-372-0614.

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JUNE 16 – SEPTEMBER 1: SUMMER YOGA, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Lillibridge Pavilion, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday. All levels welcome. The fee is $10 per class, please bring your own mat.

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JUNE 16: SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – Dave Dorson, Pioneer Park, Portville, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The rain out location will be held at PCS High School café.

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JUNE 17: MUSIC in the PARK SERIES – Roger Petengill (70s singer/songwriter), Lincoln Park, Olean, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the concert may move under the Lincoln Park pavilion, Olean.

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JUNE 17: BLOOD DRIVE, Fireman’s Community Center, Allegany, 12 to 5:30 p.m. Please schedule your appointment online.

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JUNE 17: OGH Auxiliary’s Annual STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL drive thru version, Mercy Flight parking lot, Olean, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy strawberry shortcakes $5, pulled pork dinners provided by CJ’s BBQ $10 and virtual raffle baskets and 50/50. Tickets for food/raffles are available online. The dinners include pulled pork sandwich with cowboy beans and coleslaw. For questions or more info, please call 716-373-6119.

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JUNE 17: BLACK CROW YOGA, 133 ½ North Union Street, Olean, 7 p.m. The fee is $10 per class with Sarah Burt, certified yoga instructor. Please make reservations to 585-307-9438 or email.

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JUNE 18: CHICKEN BBQ, Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School, Olean, 3 to 5 p.m. This is take out only with curbside pick up at the campus. Pre-sale tickets are only available until Friday, June 11th. They can stop into the school to pick up a ticket or visit our school website stcswalsh.org and place an order and pay that way as well.

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JUNE 18: MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY by Windsong, Olean Food Pantry, Olean, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Windsong is bringing care to you – an order from your doctor is required. To schedule an appointment, please call 716-929-9494.

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JUNE 18-20: OLEAN SYNERGY SUMMER CLASSIC, 16U tourney, Forness Fields, Olean. Format is 4 games guaranteed, weather permitting, pool play. For more information, please email.

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JUNE 19: RED AND GOLD SCRAMBLE, Bartlett Country Club, Olean, 10:30 a.m. registration, 11:30 a.m. shotgun start, scramble format. The fee for foursome is $400 includes team skins, golf, cart and a boxed lunch. For more information, please email.

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JUNE 19: MUDSLIDE OBSTACLE TRAIL RUN, Holiday Valley Trails, Ellicottville, 10 a.m. For more information and to register, please visit online. Events include 3.5 or 5.4 miles, kid race, 13+ obstacles, costumes and goodie bags.

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JUNE 19: FREE RABIES CLINIC for dogs, cats, and ferrets, County DPW Building, Little Valley, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required online or call 716-701-3386.

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JUNE 19: HIT, PITCH AND RUN TOURNAMENT to benefit the Matz Family, Portville Little League Field, 10 a.m. start, with 9 a.m. registration. This tournament is open to any baseball/softball players age 12 and under. The cost is free with donations accepted. There will also be a chicken BBQ with presale tickets at $12, Chinese auction and 50/50s. For more information, please call 716-307-8156.

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JUNE 20: OHS AVENUE OF GRADUATES, North Union Street, Olean, 7 p.m. Members of Olean High School class of 2021 will be honored and recognized this night!

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JUNE 21: SUN CATCHER CRAFT via Facebook and YouTube, through Olean Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Kits are available at the library info desk. You will have everything you need to create these beautiful sun catchers in an embroidery hoop!

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JUNE 21-25: SUMMER REC PROGRAM for YOUTH Registration, St. John’s School, 921 North Union Street, Olean, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sign your children ages 6 to 12 up for this FREE Summer Rec – includes soccer, baseball, roller-skating, arts and crafts and more. Also learn about the FREE lunch held daily. For more information, please call 716-376-5698.

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JUNE 22: VIRTUAL GARDENING WORKSHOP with Cornell Cooperative Extension Catt County, 7 p.m. Enjoy a presentation on some common garden weeds and management strategies. Please register FREE online.

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JUNE 22: SKI HIGH LOCAL DAYS DEAL, Holiday Valley, Ellicottville. Present your driver's license to show you live in Cattaraugus County and pay just $15 for a 3 hour climb. Enjoy Aerial Park, Climbing Forest and Mountain Coaster. The chairlift is open Saturdays and Sundays for lift rides and mt. bike access. For more information, please visit online.

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JUNE 23: SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – PCS Jazz Band, Pioneer Park, Portville, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The rain out location will be held at PCS High School café.

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JUNE 24: MUSIC in the PARK SERIES – Fair to Fiddlin, (Bluegrass Original Americana), Lincoln Park, Olean, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the concert may move under the Lincoln Park pavilion, Olean.

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JUNE 24: BLOOD DRIVE, Trinity UMC-Olean, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please schedule your appointment online.

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JUNE 24: LIVE TRIVIA IN PERSON, Olean Public Library, 5:30 p.m. Back for the first time in forever: In-person trivia! The library has a maximum capacity of 21 people, so we can only allow teams of three to join. Please email to sign up.

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JUNE 24: RIBBON CUTTING & GRAND OPENING, Hampton Inn & Suites Olean, 110 Jack Murphy Blvd., Olean, 5 to 7 p.m. Please join Hart Hotels & Krog Group as they celebrate the Grand Opening of the Hampton Inn and Suites Olean with a ribbon cutting, tours and reception. For more information, please call 716-893-6551.

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JUNE 25-27: TWIN TIERS ACADEMY TOURNAMENT-Rumble in the Jungle, Forness Park, Olean. The tournament is for 8u, 9u and 10u. Please visit online.

Check out the Brochure

A mileage on waterways brochure was created by GOACC to give those who visit the river an idea of how far they want to paddle and choose the best suitable location for them to enter and exit the river. The brochure can be found on the following link. For more info on the Mileage on waterways brochure or other GOACC events and activities, please call GOACC at (716) 372-4433 or email.

SHOP OLEAN ONLINE – Looking for squirrel merchandise, Olean tees, chamber swag and Shop Olean gift certificates? Check out our online store at shop.oleanny.com -- 24/7, user friendly, loads of goodies.

MANAGING YOUR ONLINE REPUTATION WITH BBB: The Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York is talking about new ways you can manage your online reputation, from your website to your social media and everything in between!

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NEXT CyberNews out June 24, 2021

HOW CAN I GET MY EVENT/INFO LISTED: GOACC member businesses/organizations are encouraged to send GOACC their business/organization events and activities to be listed in the cybernews. Non-member’s events will only be listed in GOACC’s web calendar as well as its printed events brochure, pending when the information is received.

THIS MESSAGE IS directed to Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce members & their employees. Please forward this email to your employees, as they are eligible for the employee discounts as well.

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