Welcome New Chamber Member

We formally welcome a new chamber member this month:

- My Mommie's Kitchen - Butler, NJ - view website

Join us May 9th for our Monthly Chamber Meeting

The Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce is will hold our monthly meeting on May 9th at 12:00 PM at Lina's Restaurant in Bloomingdale, NJ.

Our featured guest speaker for May will be Gina Ihne, community director of March of Dimes in the Wayne, NJ area. Gina is a dynamic speaker and has a worthwhile presentation in store for all of us. We hope to see all our chamber members in attendance.

We are getting closer and closer to our summer recess. Therefore we encourage all chamber members to let us know if you have any special events going on that are scheduled for the summer months. A great benefit of being a chamber member is using this website to promote all your upcoming special events and promotions, etc. Therefore we encourage all members to let us know whats upcoming so we can help your business flourish!

Tri-boro Chamber offering trip to the 9/11 Memorial in NYC May 14, 2012

The Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a fundraising trip to the September 11 Memorial in New York City and the Hall of Fame of Great Americans in the Bronx on Monday, May 14, 2012.

The trip has been organized by chamber members Phil and Donna Azzolino of Group Tours and Travel. This is an opportunity to see the memorial and the hall of fame as well as socialize and network with fellow travelers. The cost of the trip is $70.00 per person.

If you are still interested in attending please do not hesitate to contact Group Tours and Travel.

Click Here to see the flyer for all the details.

Push to Walk Wine Tasting Benefit Scheduled for June 14!

We would like to inform the community of a great upcoming benefit event! June 14th there will be a Wine Tasting in Celebration of Flag Day Event, benefitting the Push to Walk organization of Riverdale, NJ.

The Event will run from 6:30 - 9:30 PM June 14th and will feature wines donated by Gary's Wine & Marketplace Vendors. The event will be sponsored by ShamRock School of Music and include live music performances by guitarist Lou Pallo of the Les Paul Trio and Vince Genella & The Business. All artists have graciously donated their time & talents.

Tickets will cost $100 per person and include: "cocktail hour" style food stations, musical entertainment, and wine tasting. The night also includes a 50/50 raffle event.

All proceeds to benefit Push to Walk in Riverdale, NJ which is a specialized exercise gym for individuals with spinal cord injuries and paralysis.

Click Here to see the flyer for all the details.

Thank you to all who attended our April 11th meeting and a very Special Thank You to Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, Our Guest Speaker

Thank you to Assemblywoman DeCroce for attending our April 11th meeting as our Guest Speaker. We had a great turnout and appreciate everyone attending and making this meeting a memorable one.

Assemblywoman DeCroce represents the 26th legislative district. She spoke about moving forward with the legacy of her late Husband Alex's work in helping New Jersey businesses. She also shared her extensive experience in public service to New Jersey.

Congratulations to Suzette's Stained Glass Studio & Gallery

On April 7th, 2012 Suzette's Stained Glass Studio & Gallery opened its doors to the public.
Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce President Gerald J. Vinci was in attendance. Congratulations to Suzette on her new business venture.

Suzette's Stained Glass Studio & Gallery can be located at:
168 Main street
Butler, NJ 07405
201-452-3070

Jerry Vinci                                 President                      Acu-Data Business Products Inc           
Jim Murasko                             V. President                  Allstate Insurance
Denise Brewster                        Treasurer                       Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Theresa Wilson                          Secretary                      Practice Synergy LLC
Lina Pagliarulo                          Trustee                         Lina’s Restaurant
Bill Stanton                               Trustee                         Columbia Bank
Debbie Arena                                                                State Farm
Vivian Vinci                                                                   Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jane McCarthy                                                              Borough of Bloomingdale
Augusta Morena                                                            SmartStop Self Storage
Karen Austin                                                                 Valley National Bank
Cyntha Templeton                                                         Push to Walk
Beverly Sullivant                                                            Reformed Church of Kinnelon
Shawn Yasitha                                                              Ally Insurance
Gus Belo                                                                      Professional Group Plans
Norm Harnois                                                                Senior Solutions/IMN
Nancy Morrisey                                                             Senior Solutions
Akiaha Sheean                                                              Patch
Pete Howard                                                                 Patch
Donna Schwarz                                                             Treasure Hunt
George Brewster                                                           Bloomingdale Chiropractic
BettyLou DeCroce                                                         New Jersey Assemblywoman
George Dredden                                                           Chief of Staff

GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order by Jerry Vinci at 12:25PM with a salute to the flag.  Four officers and two trustees were present.  Lucille Brule and Howard Ball, Trustees, were absent.

APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
MY MOMMY’S KITCHEN – BUTLER – DIANE CLARKE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 8, 2012 MEETING
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Denise Brewster and seconded by Theresa Wilson.

TREASURER’S REPORT
Checking Account -            $7,043.47
A motion was made by Bill Stanton to accept the Treasurer’s report and seconded by
Jane McCarthy.

BILLS

1. Postage (already paid) $50.00
2. Tri-County Chamber membership dues - $255.00 due 3/31/12

A motion was made by Bill Stanton to pay the bills and seconded by Jane McCarthy

COMMUNICATIONS
Request from Sally Fane for Extreme Baseball Team sponsorship (on an individual basis). Jerry will forward the email to the membership and encourage membership to provide their own sponsorship.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Jerry Vinci reported that Howard Ball would like some visitors. Contact Jerry for more information.

OLD BUSINESS
Jerry Vinci reminded attendees to take advantage of the member to member discounts available on our website www.triborochamber.org. 

He also encouraged members to visit the Tri-County Chamber site www.tricounty.org  for networking opportunities and various events. As a member of the Tri-County chamber all our members can participate in their events.

He also reminded everyone to bring promotional materials for networking to meetings to display on the table containing the name badges.

May 14th trip to 911 Memorial with Group Tours & Travel – deadline extended to May 9th.

Jerry reminded members that they can post their own events on the Chamber website calendar.

NEW BUSINESS
No new business reported
                                                                                                                        
CHAMBER MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Suzette Donnelly of Suzette’s Stained Glass Studio & Gallery was absent for her spotlight.
Cynthia Templeton of Push to Walk took the spotlight.  They are a non-profit organization located in Riverdale that is dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries.  Their activity based exercise programs are customized and challenging, offering clients endless possibilities for reaching their personal goals and independence.

ADJOURNMENT
Bill Stanton made a motion at 1:15 p.m. to adjourn the meeting.  It was seconded by Jane McCarthy.

GUEST SPEAKER
New Jersey Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce accompanied by her Chief of Staff, George Dredden.

BettyLou is the Assemblywoman of the 26th Legislative District. She spoke about moving forward with the legacy of NJ and continuance of Alex DeCroce’s work in helping the businesses of NJ.  She also shared her bio and work history with the attendees.