August 2011 Newsletter - Manlius Chamber of Commerce

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Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future Volume 20, Issue 8

August 2011 All Chamber events are open to the community

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Thursday, August 18 Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 pm Limestone Grille/Craftsman Inn Conference Center 7300 E. Genesee Street Fayetteville, NY 13066 Light refreshments will be served Monday, September 12 Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 pm Fringe Salon / Lori Fleischman 207 Brooklea Drive Fayetteville, NY 13066 Light refreshments will be served

Tuesday, October 11 Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 pm Judy Winslow of HUNT Real Estate ERA, Towne Center, Fayetteville Office, and Ralph Monforte of Cazenovia Jewelry, the Fayetteville Town Center location with guest speaker Bob Brotzke, Assistant Athletic Director for Player Development Syracuse University Must RSVP to Chamber Office by 10/4 Light refreshments will be served Wednesday, October 19 Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 pm Saini Eye Care / Dr. Nita Saini 113 Towne Drive (between Kohl’s and YMCA) Fayetteville, NY 13066 Light refreshments will be served

Tuesday, September 13 Political Breakfast Cavalry Club Troop K Road Manlius, NY 13104

Wednesday, November 16 Business After Hours 5:30 to 7:30 pm Manlius Library 1 Arkie Albanese Ave Manlius, NY 13104 Light refreshments will be served

Thursday, September 22 8:00 am SHARP Factory Tour of L.&J.G. Stickley, Inc. 1 Stickley Drive Manlius, NY 13104 Must RSVP to Chamber Office by Friday 9/16 Factory group tour is limited to size.

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PRESIDENT’S NOTES . . . Dear Members: The dog days of summer have certainly been upon us! Hope you have enjoyed the first part of your summer...and stayed cool in the meantime. The Chamber continues to be busy with committee work, events and gearing up for the fall schedule. We will continue our hosting of a political breakfast with local and state officials on September 13th. See the separate announcement for more details. Numerous networking events are on the schedule and the final details are being put together for this year's Holiday Party in December. The new town maps should be available for review in the Chamber office later his month. We will be emailing membership when they are in the office so you may stop in and review your ad space if you wish. We hope to have them

printed and available by September 1. We have picked up several new members in the last couple of months and we wish to say THANK YOU for joining; to our current members...THANK YOU for being a member! Your support of the Chamber, its events and its mission helps it grow stronger and more focused on promoting businesses locally. Our challenge question to each of our members and the local residents...is there anything you can't find...LOCALLY?? Let us know! We have great communities within our township. Help them thrive and stay strong by shopping and buying locally. Mike Michael J. Skeele, CIC, CPIA (Skeele Insurance) Chamber President

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Welcome new members

Heather Graham 5602 Sandhill Road Verona, New York 13478 phone: 315-529-6666 email: [email protected] Empower Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution that provides savings, loan, and transaction services to its members. It is the largest credit union within the Central New York district, with $1 billion in assets and over 100,000 members. Empower also has a business services division that focuses on assisting small businesses with managing and financing their working capital and equipment needs. As a credit union, Empower is a financial cooperative that is not-forprofit. For each of the past three years, Empower has paid its members a $2.5 million bonus dividend “giveback”, for a total of $7.5 million. Empower Federal Credit Union serves members in in eight counties in New York State: Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Broome, Erie, Montgomery, Chemung, and Westchester. Headquarters are located in Syracuse, New York. Empower is a member of the Credit Union Association of New York State, and is regulated by the National Credit Union Administration, an agency of the Federal government. For information about credit union membership, contact Janelle Wilbur: (315) 214-6170. Locations and other information can be found at www.empowerfcu.com.

Hunt Real Estate/ Dan & Liz Gaulin 100 E. Seneca Street Manlius, New York 13104 Phone: 315-392-2847 Fax: 682-8533 Email: [email protected]

Manlius Family Barbershop 103 W. Seneca Street Unit #2 Manlius, New York 13104 Kim Bush, Owner Phone: 682-1026

Wegmans 6789 E. Genesee Street Fayetteville, New York 13066 Pat Lynch, Store Manager Phone: 446-1180 Email: [email protected] Website www.wegmans.com

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WHAT’S COMING UP UPCOMING MEMBER EVENTS

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS 2011 Summer Concert Series

Manlius Library

Join us from 6:30-8:30 and enjoy a different genre of music each week.

A Trip to Ancient Egypt On Tuesday, August 2nd at 7pm, the Manlius Library will present a virtual tour down the Nile to the Valley of the Kings. Family friendly.

August 10th - Thunder Canyon August 17th- Mark Zane & Friends (Gazebo Park) August 24th - Smokin’ ** All concerts are held in the Village of Manlius amphitheatre except for two, July 27th and August 17th.

Unsolved Historical Mysteries On Tuesday, August 16th at 7pm, the Manlius Library will present the Amber Room—an unsolved historical mystery. Manlius Library Book Sale The Manlius Library will be having a book sale on Friday, August 26th from 10am to 5pm in the Community Room. All books will be for sale for just $1.

FAYETTEVILLE FIRE DPEARTMENT THIRD ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday, August 21st - Tee off at 12:00 noon Woodcrest Golf Course in Chittenango

Manlius Historical Society

$75 per person or $300 per team Includes 18 holes of Capt. & Crew, Cart, Lunch at the turn, and Dinner to follow

Save the Date: September 9, 2011. Erie Canal Cruise to benefit the Manlius Historical Society. $105 per passenger. Call 315-682-6660 for more information.

Many door prizes to be won and contests to attempt your luck!

Fayetteville Senior Center Chicken BBQ on Thursday August 11th from 5-7 pm. or until gone. Cost is $8. Walk-ins/Take-out available. Come early and enjoy the Stan Colella All Star Band at 4 pm. All Welcome. Call 637-9025 for more information.

Contact Lt. Greg VanDyke at 637-6101 or [email protected] for more information or to sign up If you have an ad, member event, or business announcement that you would like listed in

CHAMBER HAPPENINGS please email information to [email protected] All articles must be received by the 20th of the month.

The Cavalry Club is available for banquets, holiday parties and special events. Please call 682-6222 ext 203 for additional information. Building Community Together . . . .

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Don’t Be Your Company Leader in Name Only Provided by SCORE - Counselor to America’s Small Business “Just wait ‘til I’m the boss…” That sentiment has helped sustain many aspiring entrepreneurs through the process of getting their small businesses up and running. Among the many benefits of small business ownership is the opportunity to do things “the right way” when it comes to employees and customers.

fail to capture an equally important component - their hearts. If you merely work to focus activities of followers and fail to engage them in a purpose, you won’t likely be seen as a good leader. “The first step to becoming a better leader is to study yourself and get honest, unfiltered feedback about how you are doing from the people you lead,” says Blanchard. “You cannot effectively lead if you do not know your own values.”

Once in charge, however, many small business owners find that leading, managing, and motivating others involved with the business aren’t as easy as they sound. One reason is widespread confusion about the difference between “managing” and “leading.” Leadership experts say they are two very different roles, even though most small business owners consider them the same.

Learning when and how to provide direction (defining roles, setting goals and priorities, scheduling, and evaluating results), and support (seeking input, listening, offering praise and encouragement, sharing information, explaining decisions, and helping others solve problems) is an ongoing process for even veteran small business owners. Employees, vendors, and customers all change; you need to make your leadership skills flexible as well.

“Managing” implies structure, control, rules, deadlines and efficiency, says Ken Blanchard, best-selling author of The One Minute Manager. But according to Blanchard, “leadership” is nearly the opposite of “management.” Leading requires actions that are more experimental, unstructured, visionary, flexible and passionate. Managers and leaders think and behave differently.

For more leadership ideas, 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.

Blanchard and his partner Drea Zigarmi spent seven years studying how business leaders exert influence and how their values, beliefs and personalities contribute to their success—or failure. Through it all, one finding was clear: A one-size-fits-all style of leadership does not exist. Owning a business automatically puts you in a position of leadership. Your goal is to engage employees, partners, vendors, investors, independent contractors or other participants in your venture in a course of action that helps achieve a mutually shared vision. But being in a leadership position does not necessarily make you a leader. Many entrepreneurs turn to management techniques to enlist the minds and muscles of the people they lead, but

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207 Brooklea Drive ▪ Fayetteville, NY 13066 315.637.4100 ▪ [email protected] Hours Tuesday: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday: 9:30 am - 7:00 pm Thursday & Friday: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce Political Breakfast September 13th at 8:00am The Cavalry Club Troop K Road Manlius A continental breakfast with fresh fruit is included in the $10 admission fee.

All elected officials and candidates will be invited, but only those actually running will be invited to speak .

“Toot Your Own Horn” 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” section of the Chamber Newsletter. Simply email your information to the Chamber Office

Half year Chamber Membership are now available at a reduced rate. Call the Chamber Office at 637-4760 for more information. Building Community Together . . . .

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Thursday, August 18 5:30 - 7:30 pm Limestone Grille/Craftsman Inn Conference Center 7300 E. Genesee Street Fayetteville, NY 13066 Light refreshments will be served Special thanks to

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Village of Manlius Farmer’s Market Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 am

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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 GARY WHITTAKER, OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY

9:00 AM - 1:00 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 September newsletter is August 20th, 2011. Please have your information submitted by that date in order to be included.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President

Mike Skeele 436-1458

President Elect Tim Buckles 682– 0784

2011 Directors

John P. Goodman Kim Kutzer Henry McIntosh Joe St. Louis

2012 Directors

Cheryl Schotz 682-9500 x129

Barbara Barnell John Goodfellow Heather Graham Mark Tetley

Jeannine Masucci

2013 Directors

Vice Presidents

682-3124 Donna Goyette 637-9092

Secretary

Judy Dardzinski Maria Dawson Ron Dimon Mike Guzman

Treasurer

Past President

Heidi Lowenstein 437-1355

Marc Baum