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July 2016 August 2016 G reater Hazleton’s Business Connection hazletonchamber.org SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 First Farmers Market Dwtwn 8 am Funfest Friday First Friday 6:30pm Car Cruise c ect 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 hamberconn CLOSED Dwtwn 8 am SBDC WN 8 am Funfest July/August 2016 Vol. 18 No. 4 6:30pm 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Chamber Celebrates 124 Years of Service Farmers Contact Us Rafting Trip Farmers & Mixer Market Golf Outing/ Market to the Business Community Expo Funfest 6:30 pm COG 8 am p (570) 455-1509 Our 124th Annual Dinner and Executive Business Exposition took place on Thursday, May 19th at our 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 new location for 2016, Sand Springs Country Farmers f (570) 450-2013 Market Club in Drums. The theme of our event was “Cruise CP 8:15 am Dtwn OL 8am CP 8:15 am Mixer Funfest Farmers Waterpark 6:30pm Market Your Way Around Our Membership”. Our 2016/2017 Day Citiscape Greater Hazleton Quality of Life Magazine, produced 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 20 W. Broad Street by Precision Design, was launched at the event. The CA 8 am evening began with 36 businesses participating in the Farmers CA 8 am Hazleton, PA 18201 highly successful Executive Business Expo. Attendees Women’s Market Luncheon visited each port of call booth, to have their boarding pass stamped, which entered them for a chance to *Italicized font indicates committee meetings win a $100 cash prize. Bettie Sitoski from PNC Bank Chamber Staff was the cash prize winner! In addition, guests had Do you have a community event you would like to add to our online calendar? If so email information to [email protected] an opportunity to get their photo taken with our cruise captain in the photo booth provided by Skuba Mary R. Malone Entertainment. Immediately following the expo, the President event continued with dinner program. The program [email protected] began with a performance by the Faberge Follies Dance N Tumble group. Leann Fallabel Thank You to Our Event Sponsors! Vice President of Marketing [email protected] Linda Mantush Outgoing Chairman Marketing Assistant & Board Members Honored [email protected] Daniel Guydish Membership Director [email protected] Nancy Zolota Bookkeeper [email protected] TED S REQUE E C VI R SE N R RETU Julie Ferry Donna Barna, Billig-Helmes Insurance, Board Chair, recognized Allen Wagner, Wagner & John Hazleton, PA 18201-6418 PA Hazleton, Administrative Assistant LLC, Immediate Past Chairman (far left) for his 20 W. Broad Street Broad W. 20 [email protected] time served with our organization. Allen served as Chairman from 2014 to 2016. He served as a Vice Citiscape Chairman and Chairman for the Community Aware- ness Committee from 2012 to 2014. And he served Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce of Chamber Hazleton Greater Affiliates as Secretary from 2011 to 2012. MIT NO. 68 NO. MIT R E P • . G H.A. Civic Partnership pa ZLETON, HA • M t. Council of Governments Steve Peterson, CTC Manufacturing (second from PAID left) and Patrick Genetti, Genetti Catering (far • L eadership Hazleton GE A T S O P . S . U right) were recognized as outgoing board Directors. • D owntown Hazleton Alliance Steve served as a Director from 2010 to 2016. And “PresorTED STandard” “PresorTED for Progress Patrick served as a Director from 2012 to 2016. Follow Us hazletonchamber.org Executive Business Exposition Highlights Chamber Members DATE Downtown Hazleton Classic Car Cruise-In Friday, August 5th This free family event is part of Downtown Hazleton’s First Friday! Features live entertainment and fun for the whole TIME family! Free goody bags for the first 100 cruisers! Dash plaques sponsored by Lehigh Tire. Register to win tons of 6 pm to 9 pm prizes! LOCATION Classic cars enter at Church & Chestnut Streets - next to the former Blue Broad Street Comet Diner, rain date August 12th. Downtown Hazleton The Hazleton Automobile Trade Association includes: Berger Family Dealerships, Hazleton Automall, Fairway Chevrolet Subaru, Feussner COST Ford, Barber Ford, Independence Toyota, Harry’s U Pull It Auto Parts Free to attend! and Tunnessen’s Auto Parts. Thanks to you, our members, the Chamber’s Executive Business Exposition, held in conjunction with the Chamber’s 124th Annual Dinner was a rounding success. Thirty-six chamber member businesses took advantage of a great networking opportunity, reaching hundreds of potential clients. Job well done to the winners of our decorating contest who decorated their space to go along with our theme “Cruise Your Way Around Our Membership”. Pictured from the left is first place winner, Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; second place is Lehigh Valley Health Network - Hazleton; and third place is Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center. Thank you to the following businesses who participated in the 2016 expo! DATE BAYADA Pediatrics, ChamberChoice/On Demand Energy, Comfort Keepers, Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress sponsored by DBi Services, Golf Outing & On-Course Business Expo Thursday, August 18th Dryfoos Insurance Agency Inc, Eye Care Specialists, First National Bank, Frontier Communications, Funfest sponsored by Hazleton Lions CLub, FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Center, Geisinger Health System, George J Hayden Inc, Health & Wellness Center at Hazleton, Innotek Computer Sell out event every year - register today! All-day, four person scramble golf outing. Open to Chamber members and TIME Consulting, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau, M&T Bank, McCann School of Business & Technology, their guests (at least two individuals from a Chamber member business must play in each foursome in order to qualify 9 Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services, Miners Bank, A Division of Mid Penn Bank, Mountain City Health & Rehabilitation Center, NEPA Alliance, for awards). Limit 144 golfers - reservations are first come, first served. 11 am shotgun North Central Digital Systems, Penn State Hazleton, Peters Consultants Inc, Residence Inn by Marriott/Hampton Inn/Fairfield Inn & Suites, Skuba Entertainment, Sophy Jewelers, St Luke Village, Standard Speaker, T Verrastro Beer Distributor, United Way of Greater Hazleton Inc sponsored by LOCATION INCLUDES: 18 holes of golf, cart, coffee, donuts, beverages and driving range balls prior to shotgun start, on-course PPL, WBRE/WYOU TV, Web.com and WYLN TV 35. Edgewood by Sand Springs food, snacks, drinks and beer, cocktail and hors d’ oeuvre reception immediately following the round of golf, buffet 22 Edgewood Lane style dinner, hole in one contest, sponsored by Berger Family Dealerships, pot of gold contest (additional $5 per Drums person), $5000 putting contest (additional $5 per person), scoring, championship, first and second flight trophies, Jane Danish longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin awards, doorprizes for each golfer and more! COST Receives Athena Award Chamber Team Recognized $500 per foursome 9 am to 10:30 am - Registration and continental breakfast; 9 am - $5000 putting contest qualifications begin; 11 am - at Dinner $125 per golfer Shotgun start; After the round of golf . Cocktail and hors d’ oeuvre reception, buffet dinner and awards program First row from left: Julie Ferry, Administrative Available sponsorships include:: Setup at Tee - $150, on course-business expo; Sign at Tee - $125; Raffle Prize Assistant/Funfest Public Relations Coordinator; Donation - $50 value Mary Malone, President and Leann Fallabel, Vice President of Marketing. Second row from left: Dan Guydish, Membership Director, Linda DATE Mantush, Marketing Assistant and Nancy Networking Mixer Wednesday, August 24th Zolota, Bookkeeper. Chamber members, employees, co-workers & guests are invited to enjoy a casual, after-hours event, networking with TIME the business community of Greater Hazleton! 5 pm to 7 pm Check out the beautiful yoga studio at Mystic Power Yoga! Also enjoy their outdoor area on a Team Members Recognized LOCATION beautiful summer evening! Meet their teachers and learn about all the classes and programs they Mystic Power Yoga Jane Danish was presented with the bronze for Years of Service offer right here in Greater Hazleton! 592 Susquehanna Blvd sculpture as the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Mary Malone, Chamber President (far left) Hazle Township Attendees will enjoy hors d’ oeuvres, wine & doorprizes! Commerce/Berger Family Dealerships Athena and Donna Barna, Chamber Chair (far right) “Businesswoman of the Year”. Pictured in the photo recognized two Chamber team members COST from left: EJ Butkiewicz, Jr., Berger who celebrated a special anniversary with Free to attend! Family Dealerships; Jane Danish, Athena the Chamber. Julie Ferry, pictured next Recipient; Earl Berger, Berger Family Dealerships; to Mary, celebrated 15 years and Leann Donna Barna, Chamber Chair and Allen Wagner, Fallabel, celebrated 10 years. Chamber Immediate Past Chair. ~ SAVE THE DATES ~ Thursday, September 8th - Schmooze a’ Palooza 2015/2016 Chamber Board of Directors Saturday & Sunday, September 10th & 11th - Funfest Weekend 1st row l to r: Captain Gary Danish, Video by UVP; Kathie Oh, Fyzical Therapy & Balance Thursday, September 15th - Networking Mixer at Providence Place Retirement Center; Donna Barna, Billig-Helmes Insurance and Allen Wagner, Wagner & John, LLC. Thursday, September 15th - Red Carpet Breakfast featuring Rep Toohil 2nd l to r: Carla Thaller, Susquehanna Associates Management Inc; Florie McNelis, PPL; Monday, September 26th - Legislative Trip to Harrisburg Pat Verrastro, T. Verrastro Beer Distributor; John Patton, Standard Speaker; Ross Valenti, Tuesday, September 27th - Women’s Luncheon Keystone Job Corps Center and Andy Piskel, Fierro Funeral Service. 3rd row l to r: Wednesday, September 28th - Networking Mixer at Heritage Hill Senior Community with Carbon County Chamber EJ Butkiewicz, Jr., Berger Family Dealerships; John Fletcher, Lehigh Valley Health Network - Hazleton; George Hludzik, Esq, Slusser Law Firm; Barry Jais, WYLN TV 35; Dr.