September · October 2016 FOCUSoonn RehobothR Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce Mission: To promote business, tourism and civic responsibility. ssharkensteinharkenstein rrulesules sseaea wwitchitch ! ! ! Sharkenstein Stalks Rehoboth & Dewey Beach! October 28-30, 2016 Turn to pages 12-15 for new, important festival information! New costume parade registration and line-up area, road closures and free satellite & pick-up/drop-off location. Get your event gear at www.beach-fun.com/souvenir-shop.html 2016 Pin MILE You Could Be On TV! SSMILEWRDEWRD NBC Coast TV, Official Mega Monster Sponsor, will be airing the Costume Parade again on TV! Saturday, October 29th on WRDE NBC Coast TV: 10-10:30AM Look Back at the 2015 Parade and the Costume Parade Live from 10:30AM-1PM. Sunday, October 30th on My CoziTV: 10:30AM-1PM. Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center 2016 Upcoming Calendar “The Nation’s Summer Capital” P.O. Box 216 · 501 Rehoboth Avenue DATE ........ MEETING or EVENT ....................... TIME/PLACE Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971-0216 302-227-2233 · 800-441-1329 Oct 8 ........Town of Dewey Beach Mtg ..................9:00 am/Lifesaving Station Member Hotline · 302-227-6446 Fax · 302-227-8351 Oct 19 ......General Membership Mtg ....................12:00 pm/Kings Creek C. C. [email protected] with Gov. Jack Markell, Fee www.Beach-Fun.com Download the Chamber's FREE App! Oct 21 ......City of Reh. Bch. Restaurant .................7:00 pm/Fire Station, 2nd Floor Ordinance Public Hearing followed Chairman of the Board .................... Paul Kuhns by Commissioners Meeting First Chair ......................................... Jay Becker Second Chair ...................... Steve Montgomery Oct 27 ......Executive Board of Directors Mtg ..........10:30 am/Jake's Seafood Third Chair/Treasurer ........................ Vicki Tull Oct 27 ......Full Board of Directors Mtg ..................11:30 am/Jake's Seafood Immediate Past Chair ....................... Keith Martin Nov 10 .....Executive Board of Directors Mtg ..........10:30 am/Jake's Seafood Board of Directors Barbara Brewer Kyle Morgan Nov 10 .....Full Board of Directors Mtg ..................11:30 am/Jake's Seafood Marvin Carney Scott Swingle Jerry Esposito* Rachel Webster* Nov 12 .....Town of Dewey Beach Mtg ..................9:00 am/Lifesaving Station Chip Hearn Chris Weeks Bill Klemkowski Kay Wheatley Nov 18 .....City of Rehoboth Beach Mtg ................7:00 pm/Fire Station, 2nd Floor Dale Lomas Susan Townley-Wood Rob Marshall *At Large Directors For more Resort Area Events, visit www.Beach-Fun.com Michael Meoli CEO/President ........................Carol Everhart Legal Counsel ......................... John M. Murray 2016 Business After Hours Legal Counsel .................................. Jay Becker Members are invited to attend monthly Business After Hours! These mixers are Legislative Consultant ..................... Mark Lally a great opportunity to meet and network with your fellow Members. Each event runs from 5-7 PM. A $1.00 donation is collected at the door which creates the Chamber Staff Contact Information pot for the 50/50 raffle. Business card drawings are held and door prizes are Sophia Sawicki, Visitors Center Manager ........ Ext. 0 given out to the lucky winners! Visitors Center Staff ...............................Ext. 0 Thursday, October 13 · Dewey Beer Co. Sue Krick, Susan Maclary, Karen McMahon and Nancy Stewart Thursday, November 17 · Arena's Deli & Bar, Coastal Highway Kate Bell, Events .................................. Ext. 11 Carol Everhart, President/CEO ................ Ext. 13 Thursday, December 8 · Jake's Seafood House, Coastal Highway Joy Kidd, Administration .......................... Ext. 14 Patty Burkentine, Membership ......................... Ext. 15 Salute to Local Favorites! Meghan McCalley, Finance/Marketing ......... Ext. 16 Elsa Muñoz, Distribution ...........................Ext. 25 Small Town Salute to big time hero! Who hasn't Cheryl given a smile to? An entire © 2016 Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber community showed appreciation on Cheryl's of Commerce & Visitors Center. The information printed in this newsletter is true to the best of our ride through Downtown Rehoboth Beach on knowledge at the time of print. July 13, 2016. (Pictured are Carol Everhart, Cheryl Blackman and Larry Lanouette). Ed Riggin...thanks for great chicken, great crabs and great times! Ed ‘s Chicken and Crabs was a Dewey Beach icon known throughout the State and beyond. The restaurant employed teenagers and locals and was a popular get-together spot. 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He was really interested Junior Achievement of Delaware has in the 5K’s and was kind enough to keep announced the 2016 inductees into me on for 10 minutes! Great exposure. the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Ryan Kennedy, Delaware Kids Fund Fame. One of the honorees at the 27th annual ceremony will be Allen Fasnacht, Visit www.dekidsfund.com for more info! patriarch/co-founder of family-owned Funland in (The Chamber arranges for members to speak on Bob Rehoboth Beach. Allen will be honored at induction Steele's WGMD radio show that airs on Wednesdays.) ceremonies at the University of Delaware in Wilmington on October 5, 2016. Visit www.funlandrehoboth.com for more information. Visitor Has Positive Experience In Dewey Beach I just wanted to thank you for providing my daughter, Lillian, with the opportunity to learn how to skim board Beebe Healthcare Announces New Members yesterday. The free clinic was great for her. Evan Of Board Of Directors was the perfect instructor for her to learn from; he was The Beebe Healthcare Board of patient, positive, and encouraging. Thank you for Directors announces that local working with me and our schedule to fit her in for a pri- business leaders and Chamber vate lesson on our last day there. I wish we had more members, Michael Meoli and time for more opportunity for her to take a mini camp Eric Sugrue, have recently been or lessons, but I am thankful that she had that time. I welcomed to the Board of Directors. appreciate Evan being able to come down & give her a lesson despite the constraints of time, space, rules, etc. Michael Meoli Michael Meoli serves on the Chamber Board of Directors, has I know that we are only up in Dewey for a week each been a McDonald’s franchisee for year, but it is experiences like this that keep us coming 22 years and owns/operates 14 back there. We will be sure to be in touch when we restaurants. Eric Sugrue is president return next year. I also like to support smaller, locally and managing partner of the owned businesses. Maybe my younger daughter will be Big Fish Restaurant group which ready to learn as well. is comprised of 10 restaurants. Eric Sugrue Please be sure to thank Evan again as well for us. Local FedEx Delivery Employee Retires I wish you well in your business and hope it continues to grow. Always making his deliveries with a smile, Greg Whaley of FedEx will be retiring after 32½ years of service in Thanks, Cara Waller the Rehoboth Beach Area. The Chamber Chicks take a This note was received by Jason Wilson of Alley Oop. The photo with Greg! business offers free skimboard lessons during the summer in addition to camps and lessons. The instructor, Evan is part of the Ulsh family from the Dewey Beach Market. Thanks For The Support Thank you for all the help and support you give. The Staff at