April 2013 - Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce

CHAMBER HAPPENINGS
What’s Inside:
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President’s Message
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Hats Off
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Upcoming Chamber Events
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Volume 22, Issue 4
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Learning Center
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April 2013
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Lunch and Learn
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All Chamber events are open to the community
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Community Calendar
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Fayetteville
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Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future
425 E. Genesee Street F
Fayetteville, NY 13066
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Phone: 315-637-4760
Fax: 315-637-4762
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The Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce
is pleased to announce
Fighting Hunger . . . Feeding Hope
our Twelfth Annual
Dinner and Auction
Di nne
to benefit
Heaven’s Pantry
F-M Community Food Pantry in Manlius
and the Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce
in Minoa
Thursday, April 18, 2013
5:30 pm - Cash Bar and Silent Auction
6:30 pm - Dinner Stations
7:45 pm - Live Auction
Traditions at the Links at Erie Village
5900 N. Burdick Street
East Syracuse, New York
If you are interested in attending or donating an item for the auction please contact the Chamber Office at 637-4760.
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PRESIDENT’S NOTES . . .
As the snow finally begins to melt we are all anxiously
awaiting some spring weather....let's look ahead to some
great things your Chamber has to offer this month.
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is our Spring Dinner
Auction, which will be held on Thursday, April 18th at
The Links at Erie Village. If you haven' t made your reservation please contact the Chamber Office to reserve your
spot......it is a great evening and a wonderful benefit for
our Chamber and local food pantries.
Our Internship Program is being rolled out this month. A
great deal of planning has gone into developing this
program by a team from the Chamber and FM High
School and we are thrilled to be able to offer such a great
opportunity to our local students! There will be more to
come on the program, stay tuned.
Get out and enjoy some spring weather and continue to
check our website for many new opportunities!
Happy Spring....finally!
Kim Kutzer
NBT Bank
JUDY WINSLOW OF HUNT REAL ESTATE ERA
RECEIVED LEADING SALES AGENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Honored for Her Outstanding Performance in 2012
Congratulations to Fayetteville
Free Library Executive Director,
Sue Considine, winner of the
WCNY “Women Who Make
America” Award. The award
was presented on March 1 at the
Women’s Rights Historic Park in
Seneca Falls, NY. Watch the WCNY television
program “INSIGHT” where Sue was interviewed
about the FFL innovation: http://
video.wcny.org/video/2339755139?
utm_source=March+ENewsletter&utm_campaign=March+2013+Enews&utm_medium=email
Syracuse, NY – February 26, 2013 – Judy Winslow, a
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker with the DeWitt
branch of HUNT Real Estate ERA, received numerous
awards for her achievements in 2012 at the brokerage’s annual awards event on January 23rd. Winslow was honored as
the Leading Sales Agent for the Syracuse Region, and she
also received the USAA Exceptional Service Award for relocation and the company’s Vision Mastery Award, for total
usage of the company’s Core Businesses. The Leading Sales
Agent of the Year award is given to the sales associate who
achieved the highest in Gross Closed Commissions or Closed
Units in their region, and Winslow took top honors in both
categories this year. These outstanding achievements rank
Winslow as a leader within the HUNT organization, and recognize her commitment to servicing buyers and sellers with
excellence.
Winslow has listed and sold properties in 3 counties, Onondaga, Madison and Oswego. She prides herself on professionalism, knowledge, communication, integrity, performance and service. Whether helping people who are luxury
homeowners, first time buyers, seniors, downsizers or a relocating seller or buyer, Winslow feels “the real estate part is
secondary to the needs of the client and getting people connected in their new community.” Her dedication to her clients can be best described through her favorite quote by
Katharine Graham: “To love what you do and feel that it
matters – how could anything be more fun.”
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WHAT’S COMING UP
CHAMBER EVENTS
APRIL 2013
Spring Dinner and Auction
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Mark Your Calendar
Wednesday April 24th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Pirro Convention Center at OnCenter
MAY 2013
Lunch and Learn
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Legends Leadership Concepts - Your source for growth,
strategy and human development.
Presenter Nathan Eland
SEPTEMBER 2013
Fayetteville Festival Chamber Booth
Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
OCTOBER 2013
BUY LOCAL
October 1 to 31, 2013
Mary Wykstra Chairperson
Lunch & Learn
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Exit Strategies
Presented by SCORE
Location and time to be announced
NOVEMBER 2013
Currier & Ives
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 27, 2013
DECEMBER 2013
JULY 2013
Annual Holiday Party
Thursday, December 5, 2013
4th of July Parade and Manlius Chamber Booth
Thursday, July 4 , 2013
Business After Hours
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
5:30 pm
Miniature Golf Tournament - Four Seasons Golf and Ski
AUGUST 2013
Political Breakfast
$10.00 per person
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:00 am
Cavalry Country Club
And be featured in the Hats Off Column
Tell us what good things you have been up to
so that it may be featured in the
“Hats Off”
Lunch and Learn
Thursday, August 22,2013
Financial Wellness Workshop
Presenter Mary Wykstra, Primerica Financial Services
6319 Fly Road, Suite 1, East Syracuse, NY 13057
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section of the Chamber Newsletter.
Simply email your information
to the Chamber Office
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L
EARNING
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Online Ads - An Instant Link to New Customers
Provided by SCORE - Counselor to America’s Small Business
Internet search advertising is
one of the fastest-growing outlets for businesses of all sizes.
And no wonder. Thanks to the
convergence of search engine
technology and high-speed
Internet connections, customers in search of information
about a particular product or
service can have literally hundreds of answers in seconds.
Businesses who want added visibility often invest in
small, text-only ads that appear atop or alongside the
search engine results. Such ads are ideal for small businesses, as they offer tremendous flexibility to control
costs and can be tailored to specific search keywords such
as geographic area or a specific product/service.
monitor track the effectiveness of your Internet ad campaign. One important statistic is the “click-through
rate”—how often the ad is clicked in proportion to how
often it appears. Ads with high rates are obviously good;
low-rated ads should probably be modified or deleted to
maximize cost-effectiveness. In addition, Google also
offers free “Google Analytics” that can help analyze your
Web site statistics
To learn more about marketing your small business on the
Web, contact SCORE "Counselors to America's Small
Business." SCORE is a nonprofit organization of more
than 10,500 volunteer business counselors who provide
free, confidential business counseling and training workshops to small business owners. Call 1-800/634-0245 for
the SCORE chapter nearest you, or find a counselor
online at www.score.org.
Internet ads also allow small business owners to test various marketing approaches almost instantly. For example,
florists can quickly change from prom to wedding season
or an air conditioning service can exploit an early heat
wave. What’s more, results from these types of ads can
be tracked, and return on investment measured in tremendous detail never available with traditional print types of
advertising.
If your business uses a Web site to sell or market products
and services, online marketing will be critical to your success. Targeted ads attached to keyword search results are
the clear winner among Web-based marketing methods.
Their simplicity, low cost and popularity among small
businesses have pushed flashy banners aside as the main
method for connecting buyers and merchants online.
Best of all, Internet advertising is relatively simple to implement. In the two most popular search ad outlets—
Google AdWords at www.google.com/ads and Yahoo!
Search Marketing at http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com,
you bid on the keywords or phrases for your campaigns.
The higher the bid, the higher your ad will be listed in the
paid results. You pay only when someone clicks your ad
and visits your site. A prospect that reads your brief ad
but doesn’t click it costs you nothing.
Both Google and Yahoo have built-in tools to help you
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Mark Your Calendar
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013
Legends Leadership Concepts Your source for growth, strategy
and human development.
Presenter Nathan Eland
If you have a member event or business
announcement that you would like listed in
CHAMBER HAPPENINGS
please email the Chamber Office at
[email protected]
All articles MUST be received
by the 20th of the month.
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Are you interested in having your business
be part of the Memorial Day Parades
in Fayetteville & Manlius? Well then
march with the Chamber!! Contact
the Chamber Offi ce for details. . .
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INSURANCE SERVICES
www.Skeele.com
226 Fayette Street
Manlius, New York 13104
(315) 682-5141
Michael J. Skeele, CIC, CPIA
Shayna L. Gersch, CISR
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Manlius Historical
Society Antique
Show and Sale
FMHS
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Preview Party
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Manlius Historical
Society Antique
Show and Sale
FMHS
9:00 - 4:00 pm
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FM Neighbors &
Newcomers Yard
Sale at Good Shepard
Lutheran Church
to benefit FM-JD Meal
on Wheels
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Manlius Library
Spring Book Sale
Preview
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Spring Dinner
Auction at Traditions
at the Links at Erie
Village
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Manlius Library
Spring Book Sale
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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SOHO
at the OnCenter
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Manlius Library
Spring Book Sale
1:00 - 5:00 pm
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April 2013
Community Calendar
UPCOMING MEMBER /COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Fayetteville
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Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future
42 5 E. GENESEE STREET
FAYETTEVILLE, NY 13066
PHONE: 315-637-4760
FAX: 315- 637-4762
EMAIL:
GREATERMANLIUS@ WINDSTREAM. NET
WEBSITE: MANLIUSCHAMBER.COM
TERESA HUDSON
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
OFFICE HOURS
MONDAY - FRIDAY
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MISSION
Our goal is to serve the local community by
promoting and encouraging business growth
and developments within the Town of Manlius,
while at the same time supporting those civic
and cultural programs which enhance our lives.
We hope to increase public awareness of the
many fine products and services and promote
the advantages of living and shopping in Manlius.
Our members are an integral part of this community, and we share your desire to preserve
and enhance the image and integrity of the
Greater Manlius area. We invite businesses
and individuals to join with us to accomplish
these goals.
The deadline for the May newsletter
is April 20th, 2013
Please have your information submitted
by that date in order to be included.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President
Kim Kutzer
682– 3171
1st Vice President
Heather Graham
214-7656
Vice Presidents
Judy Dardzinski
682-8747
Greg Wilt
575-5428
2013 Directors
Mario Bottoni
Maria Dawson
Mike Guzman
Janelle Wilbur
2014 Directors
Peter Dimon
John P. Goodman
Cheryl Schotz
Mary Wykstra
Secretary
2015 Directors
Chris Cheney
John Goodfellow
682-3124
Mike Skeele
Mark Tetley
Jeannine Masucci
Treasurer
Heidi Lowenstein
437-1355
Past President
Tim Buckles