** Member Spotlight **
Rolling V Bus Corp.
The Chamber shines this week's member spotlight on Rolling V Bus Corp. headquartered in South Fallsburg and located locally at the Industrial Park on off South Street in Walton.
Rolling V is a family-owned and managed full-service transportation company. While they are known for exceptional school bus services, they also provide regional charter services to area residents. Rolling V has provided safe and dependable transportation services for more than 50 years.
Rolling V is committed to operating a prompt, professional and personalized passenger transportation company that is successful in its mission to provide meaningful employment and give back to the community when it can!
For more information about Rolling V Bus Corp., call 607.865.5287, email anthonyvallone@verizon.net or click here to visit their website.
Please support the small businesses that support our communities! #strongertogether
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** Member Event **
Family Farm Day August 28
A Local Farm & Food Extravaganza
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, participating farms in Schoharie, Otsego, and Delaware Counties will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The new Family Farm Day 2021 Farm Guide is your map to the 41 farms participating this year. A ‘Key to Symbols’ indicates farm event features such as tours, rides, activities, samples, bathroom facilities, and the opportunity where possible to be close to farm animals. Most importantly, take time to be acquainted with our region’s talented and resourceful farmers.
Plan your route using our new Interactive Map, which includes direct links to farm websites, social media, farm GPS locations, travel directions, photos, and further descriptions about the farms and activities offered. We encourage you to visit as many farms as your schedule permits between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and then to dine locally.
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Lucky in Margaretville
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of Lucky Sparrow Kitchen, located at 798 Main Street in Margaretville, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Aug. 14. Owner, Renee Alexander, performs ribbon cutting duties. Lucky Sparrow Kitchen serves grab-and-go salads, sandwiches and soups as well as prepared food kits. Lucky Sparrow Kitchen also caters and is open Friday through Monday. For more information visit click here.
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** Member Event **
Sausage & Brew Fest in Hobart August 28
The Rotary Club of Hobart is sponsoring the 2021 Hobart Sausage & Brew Festival at 101 Maple Avenue in Hobart on Saturday, August 28. Festivities begin at 3 p.m. Food will be served until 7 p.m., then music and drinks continue until 9 p.m.
Coinciding with Delaware County Family Farm Day, the fest offers a village-wide evening dinner celebration of locally produced sausages, fresh local vegetables, craft beers and ciders, under the big tent, rain or shine. Admission is FREE!
The festival will feature live music by Leatherstocking Jazz Band from 3 - 5 p.m. followed by Country Express from 5 - 7 p.m. The party continues with dancing and music by DJ MTC until 9 p.m.
Games for children include: hayrides, hula-hooping, jump-roping and cornhole. A 50-50 raffle will be held. Proceeds benefit community service programs.
Stamford’s Albano Farms will provide the sausages, fresh corn-on-the-cob comes from Hanselman Farm in South Kortright, and sausage plates will include plenty of fresh vegetables all grown within 30 miles of Hobart. A variety of New York ice cold beers and ciders will be available. The Presbyterian Church will serve free ice cream generously donated by Stewart’s.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
The Chamber is always seeking your ideas regarding ways to strengthen and grow our regional economy, as well as ensuring our efforts continue to meet your expectations.
Each week, we'll ask you a question about your business, our local economy, ideas for growth, or a specific public policy topic. All responses received by 4 p.m. on Thursday of this week will be entered for a drawing of $25 in Chamber Bucks that you can apply toward the cost of membership renewal or Chamber events.
This week's question:
What may the County Chamber do to increase its value to you?
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Member Benefit!
Each week for the next several weeks, the Chamber will highlight one of its many exclusive member benefits. This information, and more, can be found in the Chamber's Guide to Membership, available at delawarecounty.org or at the Chamber office, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi.
Free public promotion
Members receive free exposure through:
Company profiles in Chamber newsletters
Video profiles on Chamber YouTube channel
Catskills Commerce radio program
DelCo 360 cable television program
Ribbon-cutting events
Member company brochures on display at Chamber office
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Teams Sought for 2021 Business Links Golf Tournament on September 15 in Stamford
Join us for a great day of golf fun!
WHERE: Stamford Golf Club
167 Taylor Road
Stamford, NY 12167
WHEN: September 15, 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. scramble start
COST: Team of Four $300
Tee-Box Sponsor $100
Contest Sponsor $300
Captain and Crew Format
Hole in One Contest!
Prizes!
Invaluable Networking!
To register a team or to become a sponsor click here.
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Chamber Check In
We continue to work toward developing a micro-transit public transportation system in Delaware County in collaboration with our friends at GetThere/Mobility Management; and, we are seeking teams for our Business Links Golf Tournament in Stamford on Sept. 15. #strongertogether
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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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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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