The News Archive contains any information from our monthly meetings or web construction progress you may have missed. Also, if there were any pictures taken during the meeting you will find those here as well.
Happy New Year! The Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce wishes you the best in 2008!
Please join us on January 9th for our first official meeting of 2008. We will be announcing our guest speaker and activities sometime this week.
February 2008
Please join us on February 13th for our monthly meeting. Our Guest Speaker will be Vtio Spano, CLTC Partner of New York Life Insurance Company.
We would like to welcome a new Verizon Wireless Communications Store to our community. Their official ribbon cutting ceremony was on January 31st at 11:00am. Thank you for attending the event and we encourage everyone to visit this new addition to our business network. The Store is located at 1538 Route 23 North next to the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant.
Please help us support the community by attending Outback Steakhouse's opening night in Butler, NJ. Outback Steakhouse will be donating a portion of their opening night sales to the Sgt. Richard Febbi Memorial Fund / For the love of Brad. The opening night event will occur on Monday, February 11th 4PM - 10:30PM.
Thank you for those who attended the January meeting. Below are the minutes from the meeting
Minutes of Tri Boro Chamber of Commerce meeting January 8th 2008
In Attendance
Gerald Vinci President Acudata
James Murasko Vice President All-Sate
Lynn Hazelman Secretary Mary Kay
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
William Stanton Trustee Columbia Bank
Lina Pagliarulo Trustee Lina's Resturant
Howard Ball Trustee Past President
Geraldine Wilson Coldwell Banker
Lucille Brule Blue Co. Realty GMAC
Jane McCarthy
Dave Warfield Retired
Vivian Vinci Acudata
Jen Brewster DAB
Ed Morba
Millie Bird
Gale Mohvill NY Life
Dave
Bill Jablonski Outback
Chris Miller Okinawan Karate
Deborah Maynard Butler Library
General Meeting
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:20 p.m. with a salute to the flag. All officers and trustees were present at the meeting.
Minutes from November 14th 2007 motion made by Lucille Brule and seconded by Howard Ball.
Chamber thanks Lucille for years of service and offer condolence to Lucille for her father.
Membership
We welcome Bill Jablonski from Outback and Chris Miller from Okinawan Karate to their first meeting.
Treasurer's Report
Money Market Account=$1,346.00
Checking Account=$4,465.79
Motion made by Vivian Vinci and seconded by Dave Warfield.
Bills
Postage $26.00
Flowers $97.31
Firefighter Booklet Ad $199
Full Year Web Host $150
Motioned for approval first by Bill Stanton and seconded by Howard Ball
Communication
Butler Rotary 3rd Valentines Day dinner with DJ Danny C $50 per person. Befits for Noah Madivasso Leukemia fund. Contact Judy at the Rotary for further information.
Request from 2 senior Girl Scouts in Kinnelon for a donation towards the $300 they were trying to raise for their senior Girl Scout Award. They are doing work to an unwed mothers home.
Committee Reports
All volunteers welcome to help Jim Murasko work on the Golf outing this Spring.
There are 9 committees that need volunteers:
1. Membership Committee
2. Good & Welfare
3. Scholarship
4. Nomination
5. Election
6. Arbitration
7. Fundraising
8. Program & Publicity
9. Website development
If you are interested in helping with any of the committees please let us know at the February Meeting.
New Business
Dues are $75 for the year and will stay that amount for 2008. Motion made by Howard Ball and seconded by Gale Mohvill to keep the dues the same.
Old Business
Reminder of member to member discount throughout the Chamber of Commerce. Support the families overseas by bringing misc. items to the Riverdale Armory. Any member recruiting a new member to the Chamber is entitled to a free lunch at Lina's at any meeting. Reminder, the Chamber of Commerce is a community service non profit organization. The Glen Wild golf outing has be discontinued because of lack of time and effort. We will still have our annual Golf outing in the spring.
March 2008
Please join us on March 12th for our monthly meeting. Our Guest Speaker will be Cynthia Templeton of Push to Walk which is a Non-Profit Organization which provides therapy for wheelchair-bound individuals with an eye to get them walking. Cynthia's son suffered a neck injury which helped inspire the program which now serves people in our community.
Are you interested in a great opportunity helping the Bloomingdale PTA?
Read more below...
or to learn more.
We can help the PTA in two ways:
Ask your customers to log on to the website and review your business as well as other local businesses.
The Bloomingdale PTA will receive funding for every review they receive.
Please keep in mind that there is a small window of opportunity for them: All reviews must be entered between today, March 1, 2008, and it ends on March 22, 2008.
Please make the effort to help the Bloomingdale PTA.
April 2008
We would like to annouce a very special guest for our April 9th meeting.
The chamber will conduct a forum featuring State Assemblyman Alex DeCroce (R) at our monthly meeting on April 9th at 12:00 PM, at Lina's Restaurant, 49 Main St. Bloomingdale, NJ.
Bring your questions concerning our state. This forum is open to all area businesses. We anticipate a large turnout for this event so we ask that you make a reservation via e-mail: triborochamber@aol.com or call Vivian Vinci 973-838-5678 by Friday, April 4. The cost of the full lunch is $12.00. We look forward to seeing you.
Please mark your calendars for June 10th, 2008. This will be our Annual Golf Outing and our biggest fundraiser. The tournament will be held at Newton Country Club Therefore, we will need all the help from our members as we can muster.
All proceeds from this event will benefit
our scholarship fund, which provides aid
to local high school students who are preparing for college.
Thanks to the success of last year’s outing, four one thousand dollar
scholarships will be awarded to students from the four towns we serve:
BLOOMINGDALE , BUTLER,
KINNELON, and RIVERDALE.
Please to learn more about the event and to print and return the registration form to the chamber.
** Fundraiser Extension
Are you interested in a great opportunity helping the Bloomingdale PTA?
Read more below...
or to learn more.
We can help the PTA in two ways:
Ask your customers to log on to the website and review your business as well as other local businesses.
The Bloomingdale PTA will receive funding for every review they receive. So far, they have raised OVER $1000.00.
Please keep in mind that there is a small window of opportunity for them: All reviews must be entered between today, March 1, 2008, and it ends on March 29, 2008.
Please make the effort to help the Bloomingdale PTA.
Other News:
We would like to welcome a new member to the Chamber: TRADITIONAL OKINAWAN KARATE, REP. CHRISTOPHER MILLER -Kinnelon, NJ 07405 - view website
We would like to congratulate Karen H. Austin for being elected as our new Secretary:
From Left to Right: Karen Austin, Secretary
Gerald Vinci, President
James Murasko, Vice President
Denise Brewster, Treasurer
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
March 12, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Vivian Vinci Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Beverly White Valley National Bank
Karen Austin Valley National Bank
John Lorencovitz Family Home Funding
Gail Mulvihill New York Life
Dave Warfield Trustee
Lina Pagliarulo Trustee Lina’s Restaurant
Howard Ball Trustee WGHT
Charles Cimaglia DAB Surveying
Bill Stanton Trustee Columbia Bank
Debbie Maynard Butler Public Library
John Napoitano Pry Automotive
Dave Warfield Trustee
Cheryl Griffin CG Services
Lucille Brule Blue Realty
Cynthia Templeton Push to Walk
Gerri Wilson Coldwell Banker
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:15 with a salute to the flag. Three officers and all trustees were present.
A motion to accept the minutes from the February 13th was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Cheryl Griffin.
A motion was made by Lucille Brule to accept the treasurer’s report and seconded by Dave Warfield.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FUNDRAISING
Golf Outing- Chairman Jim Murasko reminded everyone about the golf outing on June 10 at Newton Country Club. Flyers were distributed with information regarding the outing and an application form. The price for the day was kept at $150.00.
In addition to golfers the chamber will need volunteers (non-golfers) to help out that day.
This is a major fundraiser, and the bulk of our money comes from hole sponsors, golf cart sponsors, beverage cart sponsors, etc. Members are asked to find sponsors so we can meet our goals.
Howard Ball informed the members that Assemblyman Alex DeCroce will be our guest speaker at the next chamber meeting on April 9. Howard suggested we have members and guests pre-register for this meeting since it will most likely generate a great deal of interest. The chamber will put an announcement in the Trends.
Howard Ball has arranged for a speaker from the Riverdale National Guard to talk about family issues when a soldier is deployed at our May meeting.
At the June meeting, we will be presenting our scholarship money to high school students.
In September we will have our meeting at Cedar Crest in the Independent Living area. All arrangements will be coordinated through Diane Pezzuti.
OLD BUSINESS
After announcing that we are in need of a secretary, Karen Austin of Valley National Bank volunteered for the position. Howard Ball made a motion to cast a unanimous ballot to elect Karen as secretary for the balance of this year. It was seconded by Lucille Brule.
Members were reminded about the PTA fundraiser.
NEW BUSINESS
We discussed adding a feedback page to our website. This will give members an opportunity to make suggestions that will help improve the function of the chamber.
The chamber received a check from Lynn Hazelman for a percentage of her Mary Kay sales to the chamber members in December.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:15 pm was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Lucille Brule.
GUEST SPEAKER
Cynthia Tempelton of Push to Walk www.pushtowalk.org spoke about the specialized facility on Main Street in Bloomingdale, to help people with spinal chord injuries. She discussed the exercise program and the remarkable results they have been getting as a result of the therapies used.
There are about 11,000 spinal injuries every year. Push to Walk has received over 80 inquiries about their program. They are looking to raise funds to keep the facility running, and hopefully expand it in the future.
May 2008
We would like to thank all who attended the April meeting.
A special thanks to NJ Assemblyman Alex DeCroce for contributing his time and for giving the Chamber an opportunity to conduct an open forum for local businesses.
THIS MONTH
Please join us May 14th for our monthly meeting. Our guest this month will be Commanding Officer and Family Support Group Chairperson of the 2nd Battalion 113th Infantry.They will dicuss their June deployment and the impact on families and soldiers. to learn more.
Chamber Golf Outing
Please mark your calendars for June 10th, 2008. This will be our Annual Golf Outing and our biggest fundraiser. The tournament will be held at Newton Country Club Therefore, we will need all the help from our members as we can muster.
All proceeds from this event will benefit
our scholarship fund, which provides aid
to local high school students who are preparing for college.
Thanks to the success of last year’s outing, four one thousand dollar
scholarships will be awarded to students from the four towns we serve:
BLOOMINGDALE , BUTLER,
KINNELON, and RIVERDALE.
Please to learn more about the event and to print and return the registration form to the chamber.
From Left to Right: Assemblyman - Alex De Croce
Bloomingdale Mayor - Bill Steenstra
Kinnelon Mayor - Glen Sisco
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
April 9, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Vivian Vinci Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Karen Austin Secretary Valley National Bank
John Lorencovitz Family Home Funding
Thomas Drozd Family Home Funding
Lina Pagliarulo Trustee Lina’s Restaurant
Howard Ball Trustee WGHT
Mary Hamilton WGHT
Gail Mulvihill New York Life
Charles Cimaglia DAB Surveying
Dave Warfield Trustee
Debbie Maynard Butler Public Library
Debbie Arena State Farm Insurance
Jane McCarthy Borough of Bloomingdale
Bill Steenstra Borough of Bloomingdale
Millie Bird Borough of Kinnelon
Glenn Sisco Borough of Kinnelon
George Brewster Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Jim La Sala James La Sala,Esq.
Alex De Croce Assemblyman
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:15 with a salute to the flag. Four officers and three trustees were present.
A motion to accept the minutes from the March 12th meeting was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Vivian Vinci.
A motion was made by Dave Warfield to accept the Treasurer’s report and seconded by Howard Ball.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FUNDRAISING
Golf Outing- Once again, Chairman Jim Murasko reminded everyone about the golf outing on June 10 at Newton Country Club. Flyers were distributed with information regarding the outing and an application form. The price for the day was kept at $150.00.
In addition to golfers the chamber will need volunteers (non-golfers) to help out that day.
This is a major fundraiser with the proceeds going to local scholarships. The bulk of our money comes from hole sponsors, golf cart sponsors, beverage cart sponsors, etc. Members are asked to find sponsors so we can meet our goals.
At the June meeting, we will be presenting the scholarships to area high school students.
OLD BUSINESS
The date and place of our September meeting has been confirmed. We gather at Cedar Crest on September 10th, in the active adult/general residence area.
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:15 pm was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Jim LaSala.
GUEST SPEAKER
Alex De Croce, NJ Assemblyman Legislative District 26, addressed issues important to local municipalities and businesses. Topics covered included proposed State of New Jersey budget cuts and tax hikes and their potential impact on commuters, schools, small business owners, retail growers and farmers.
June 2008
We would like to thank all who attended the May meeting.
We have two big announcements this month. The locations of our Monthly Meeting and Our Golf Outing have been moved. Read more Below.
Please join us June 11th for our monthly meeting which will be held at OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE in Butler, NJ. This month we will be presenting our scholarships and inviting family members of the recipients to attend as well. Outback will be donating lunch. For our members the cost will remain $12.00, but guests will eat free. This is an ideal opportunity to invite prospective members to join us for lunch (at no charge to them) and experience a chamber meeting with us. to learn more.
We would like to announce our scholarship recipients: Bloomingdale - Michael Schmidt, Butler - Doug Morse,
Kinnelon - Molly Nussbaum, Riverdale - Michael Van Ray
Chamber Golf Outing UPDATE
The Annual Golf Outing Date has been changed from June 10th to June 9th.
The course has changed from Newton Country Club to Wallkill Golf Club.
Please mark your calendars for June 9th, 2008. This will be our Annual Golf Outing and our biggest fundraiser. This event is less than two weeks away so we will need all the help from our members as we can muster.
All proceeds from this event will benefit
our scholarship fund, which provides aid
to local high school students who are preparing for college.
Thanks to the success of last year’s outing, four one thousand dollar
scholarships will be awarded to students from the four towns we serve:
BLOOMINGDALE , BUTLER,
KINNELON, and RIVERDALE. These awards are being presented at the monthly meeting on June 11th at Outback Steakhouse.
Please to learn more about the event and to print and return the registration form to the chamber.
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
Cedar Crest Representative Diane Pezzuti
We would like to thank all who attended the September Meeting.
The meeting was held at Cedar Crest on September 10th. Thank you to Diane Pezzuti, a Cedar Crest representative, arranged for a tour of Cedar Crest as well as the luncheon.
We would like to welcome a new member to the Chamber: PUSH TO WALK, REP: CYNTHIA TEMPLETON - RIVERDALE, NJ 07405
- view website GROUP TOURS & TRAVEL LLC,
REP: PHIL & DONNA AZZOLINO -
KINNELON, NJ 07405
- view website STRUBLE RAGNO,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
REP: JOSEPH J. RAGNO, JR. ESQ. -
RIVERDALE, NJ 07457
- view website PETRIE, COTRONEO &
GOSSNER, LLC,
REP: JESSICA RAGNO
SPRAGUE, ESQ. -
RIVERDALE, NJ 07457
- view website
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
June 11, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Karen Austin Secretary Valley National Bank
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Howard Ball Trustee WGHT
Dave Warfield Trustee
Lucille Brule Blue Realty
Charles Cimaglia D.A.B. Surveying
Helyne Czajkowski The Health Center at Bloomingdale
Frank Davis Finishing Touch Landscaping
Jeff Harmon Brilliance Within Coaching
Bernie Fei Finishing Touch Landscaping
Bill Jablonski Outback Steakhouse
Andre Kerr Wanaque Center Nursing/Rehab
John Lorencovitz Family Home Funding
Debbie Maynard Butler Public Library
Chris Miller Traditional Okinawan Karate
Ed Morba Family Home Funding
Doug Morse Scholarship Recipient, Butler Resident
Mary Morse Butler HS
John Napolitano Pry Automotive
Jon Nussbaum Retrocycle LLC
Kelly Nussbaum Kinnelon NJ
Molly Nussbaum Scholarship Recipient, Kinnelon Resident
Doris Osenni The Brentwood Group
Kristy Picariello, RN Wanaque Nursing/The Health Center at Bloomingdale
Sal Pagliarulo Lina’s Restaurant
Greisy Saazo The Health Center at Bloomingdale
Dolores Salvati Butler HS
Bob Schmidt Bob’s Barber Shop
Christie Schmidt Butler HS
Michael Schmidt Scholarship Recipient, Bloomingdale Resident
Doug Smith D.A.B. Surveying
Josephine Tuscano Century 21 Elite Realty
Michael Van Ry Scholarship Recipient, Riverdale Resident
Mark Van Ry Riverdale, NJ
Vivian Vinci Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Geri Wilson Coldwell Banker
Al Zor Al’s Contracting
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:15 with a salute to the flag. Four officers and two trustees were present.
A motion to accept the minutes from the May 14th meeting was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Jeff Harmon.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Since our last meeting, we received two new applications for membership:
Brilliance Within Coaching LLC – Butler – Jeff Harmon
The Brentwood Group – Kinnelon – Doris Osenni
A motion was made by Howard Ball to accept the new members. It was seconded by Lucille Brule.
The new members were given the opportunity to introduce themselves and speak about their respective businesses.
A motion was made by Dave Warfield to accept the Treasurer’s report and seconded by Howard Ball.
BILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The bills to be paid were as follows;
Website – 2 year domain renewal @ $26.00 per year = $52.00
Four $1,000 Scholarships = $4,000.00
A motion was made to pay the bills by Lucille Brule. It was seconded by Karen Austin.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
GOLF OUTING - Chairman Jim Murasko reported the success of this year’s golf outing. This fundraiser netted $3,339.89 toward funding next year’s scholarships.
SCHOLARSHIP – Jerry Vinci spoke on behalf of Bill Stanton who was unable to attend the awards ceremony. Thanks were expressed to Bill Stanton for chairing the Scholarship Committee, Golf Committee Chair Jim Murasko for spearheading the scholarship fundraiser and Bill Jablonski of the Outback for hosting the awards meeting.
MEMBERSHIP – Karen Austin welcomed the prospective members in attendance and discussed the benefits of membership.
EVENTS – Events Committee Chair Howard Ball apprised the group as to upcoming meetings and special speakers. In September, Tri-Boro Chamber will meet at Cedar Crest. In October, State Attorney General Chris Christie will be our featured speaker. Assemblyman Alex De Croce will also be in attendance. This event will be hosted by Lina’s Restaurant in Bloomingdale. As, attendance should be strong at these meetings, members are requested to indicate their interest in advance.
OLD BUSINESS
Jerry Vinci reminded attendees about the Chamber website www.triborochamber.org He made the group aware of the member to member discounts available on the site.
NEW BUSINES
President, Jerry Vinci introduced the 2008 Scholarship Award winners. The recipients are as follows:
Bloomingdale Resident Michael Schmidt
Butler Resident Doug Morse
Kinnelon Resident Molly Nussbaum
Riverdale Resident Michael Van Ry
All four were given the opportunity to speak about their college and career plans.
It was announced there would be a Board and Trustee Meeting in July at a date yet to be determined.
Howard Ball reminded the attendees the local arm of the New Jersey National Guard is being deployed to Iraq starting in June. Howard will approach the membership as pertaining to the needs of the families of those deployed.
The Chamber Member Spotlight has been added to the Agenda. This will start at our September meeting. All members are urged to bring business cards.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:05 pm was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Lucille Brule.
GUEST SPEAKER
There was no special speaker due to the Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
October 2008
Please join us for a very special meeting October 8th.
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Christopher J. Christie will be our guest speaker.
A big thanks to our trustee Howard Ball for his assitance with getting Chris Christie to our monthly meeting. For this meeting we will require pre registration and pre payment for the luncheon since we expect a very large turnout.
The luncheon is $15.00 12:00 noon, at Lina's on October 8. The RSVP date is October 1. Please call Vivian Vinci at 973-838-5678 for more information.
Christopher J. Christie Bio:
Christopher J. Christie was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey on December 7, 2001. He was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 2001, and sworn into office on January 17, 2002, by the Honorable Joel A. Pisano, U.S.D.J.
Mr. Christie graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1984. He graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1987. Mr. Christie was admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and the Bar of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, in December 1987.
In 1987, Mr. Christie joined the law firm of Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci of Cranford, New Jersey. In 1993, Mr. Christie was named a partner in the firm. Mr. Christie specialized in securities law and appellate practice.
Mr. Christie is in his seventh year as the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. His Office includes 142 attorneys with offices in Newark, Trenton and Camden.
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
June 11, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Karen Austin Secretary Valley National Bank
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Howard Ball Trustee WGHT
Dave Warfield Trustee
Lucille Brule Blue Realty
Charles Cimaglia D.A.B. Surveying
Helyne Czajkowski The Health Center at Bloomingdale
Frank Davis Finishing Touch Landscaping
Jeff Harmon Brilliance Within Coaching
Bernie Fei Finishing Touch Landscaping
Bill Jablonski Outback Steakhouse
Andre Kerr Wanaque Center Nursing/Rehab
John Lorencovitz Family Home Funding
Debbie Maynard Butler Public Library
Chris Miller Traditional Okinawan Karate
Ed Morba Family Home Funding
Doug Morse Scholarship Recipient, Butler Resident
Mary Morse Butler HS
John Napolitano Pry Automotive
Jon Nussbaum Retrocycle LLC
Kelly Nussbaum Kinnelon NJ
Molly Nussbaum Scholarship Recipient, Kinnelon Resident
Doris Osenni The Brentwood Group
Kristy Picariello, RN Wanaque Nursing/The Health Center at Bloomingdale
Sal Pagliarulo Lina’s Restaurant
Greisy Saazo The Health Center at Bloomingdale
Dolores Salvati Butler HS
Bob Schmidt Bob’s Barber Shop
Christie Schmidt Butler HS
Michael Schmidt Scholarship Recipient, Bloomingdale Resident
Doug Smith D.A.B. Surveying
Josephine Tuscano Century 21 Elite Realty
Michael Van Ry Scholarship Recipient, Riverdale Resident
Mark Van Ry Riverdale, NJ
Vivian Vinci Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Geri Wilson Coldwell Banker
Al Zor Al’s Contracting
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:15 with a salute to the flag. Four officers and two trustees were present.
A motion to accept the minutes from the May 14th meeting was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Jeff Harmon.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Since our last meeting, we received two new applications for membership:
Brilliance Within Coaching LLC – Butler – Jeff Harmon
The Brentwood Group – Kinnelon – Doris Osenni
A motion was made by Howard Ball to accept the new members. It was seconded by Lucille Brule.
The new members were given the opportunity to introduce themselves and speak about their respective businesses.
A motion was made by Dave Warfield to accept the Treasurer’s report and seconded by Howard Ball.
BILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The bills to be paid were as follows;
Website – 2 year domain renewal @ $26.00 per year = $52.00
Four $1,000 Scholarships = $4,000.00
A motion was made to pay the bills by Lucille Brule. It was seconded by Karen Austin.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
GOLF OUTING - Chairman Jim Murasko reported the success of this year’s golf outing. This fundraiser netted $3,339.89 toward funding next year’s scholarships.
SCHOLARSHIP – Jerry Vinci spoke on behalf of Bill Stanton who was unable to attend the awards ceremony. Thanks were expressed to Bill Stanton for chairing the Scholarship Committee, Golf Committee Chair Jim Murasko for spearheading the scholarship fundraiser and Bill Jablonski of the Outback for hosting the awards meeting.
MEMBERSHIP – Karen Austin welcomed the prospective members in attendance and discussed the benefits of membership.
EVENTS – Events Committee Chair Howard Ball apprised the group as to upcoming meetings and special speakers. In September, Tri-Boro Chamber will meet at Cedar Crest. In October, State Attorney General Chris Christie will be our featured speaker. Assemblyman Alex De Croce will also be in attendance. This event will be hosted by Lina’s Restaurant in Bloomingdale. As, attendance should be strong at these meetings, members are requested to indicate their interest in advance.
OLD BUSINESS
Jerry Vinci reminded attendees about the Chamber website www.triborochamber.org He made the group aware of the member to member discounts available on the site.
NEW BUSINES
President, Jerry Vinci introduced the 2008 Scholarship Award winners. The recipients are as follows:
Bloomingdale Resident Michael Schmidt
Butler Resident Doug Morse
Kinnelon Resident Molly Nussbaum
Riverdale Resident Michael Van Ry
All four were given the opportunity to speak about their college and career plans.
It was announced there would be a Board and Trustee Meeting in July at a date yet to be determined.
Howard Ball reminded the attendees the local arm of the New Jersey National Guard is being deployed to Iraq starting in June. Howard will approach the membership as pertaining to the needs of the families of those deployed.
The Chamber Member Spotlight has been added to the Agenda. This will start at our September meeting. All members are urged to bring business cards.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:05 pm was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Lucille Brule.
GUEST SPEAKER
There was no special speaker due to the Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
November 2008
Please join us for a very special meeting November 12th.
"200 Club" Raffle Drawing at 1:00 PM
The Annual "200 Club" Raffle drawing will be held at 1:00 during our November12th, meeting. The Four winners will be awarded as follows:
First Prize = $ 500.00 (25% of the amount received)
Second Prize = $ 250.00 (12.5% of the amount received)
Third Prize = $ 125.00 (6.25% of the amount received)
Fourth Prize = $ 125.00 (6.25% of the amount received)
(The balance of the proceeds will benefit our Charitable Fund)
Officer Elections at November Meeting
At the October 8, meeting, our nominating committee chairperson, Lucille Brule' presented the slate for four officers and two trustees who all happen to be incumbents. The list is as follows:
Our officers will all be elected to one year terms expiring 12/31/2009:
President - Gerald Vinci
Vice President - James Murasko
Secretary - Karen Austin
Treasurer - Denise Brewster
The two Trustees who are up for re-election for two year terms with expiration dates of 12/31/10 are:
Dave Warfield
Lina Pagliarulo
Nominations will be accepted from the floor for any other candidates who may wish to seek an officer or trustee position.
Our Troops Need Your help!
Last month the Chamber started to collect supplies to send to our troops overseas. Below is a list of much needed items. Anything you can spare or donate would be greatly appreciated!!
tooth brush, paste
sanitary wipes
disposal shavers- shaving cream
red licorice
white socks
oodle soups that you add water to
combs/ brushes
lighters
deodrant
any other daily use items you can think of.
Other News
During the November meeting we will be holding a new Chamber Member Spotlight that will give some of our new members the opportunity to address our group and present their organization to us.
A Business Card Exchange has been scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2008 at Outback Steakhouse (1523 Route 23 North, Butler NJ, 07405) at 4:00 PM and will end at 6:00 PM. This will be a great networking opportunity for our members and guests. Attendees will be able to present their businesses and services to those who attend. To Learn More About This Event
The December Christmas Party has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Lina's Restaurant @ 12:00 PM. We encourage our members to bring their employees and guests and join us in celebrating the upcoming holiday season.
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
At Lina’s Restaurant
October 8, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Karen Austin Secretary Valley National Bank
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Lina Pagliarulo Trustee Lina’s Restaurant
Deb Arena Insurance & Financial Serv. State Farm
Carol Ashley Boro of Butler
Nancy Bernet KMC Mechanical
Sean Bradley Columbia Bank
George Brewster Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Laurie Briggs Office of Alex De Croce
Michelle Brow Office of Chris Christie
Lucille Brule Blue Realty
Christopher J. Christie United States Attorney for the District of NJ
Charlie Cimaglia D.A.B
Malverne E. Cooke Office of Alex De Croce
Bill Coppola Suburban Trends
Ted Ehrenburg Boro of Bloomingdale
Glenn Ferrara Eco-Lawn
Scott Ferrara Eco-Lawn
Erica Gitin Servpro
Michael Hauck Air Expo, LLC
Bob Galenkamp Canusa Construction, LLC
Erica Gitin Servpro
Michael Hauck Air Expo
Eric Hubner Central Shipee
Bill Jablonski Outback Steakhouse
Charles Karch James La Sala, Esq.
Frank Kasabri Ramsey Corp
Naila Kasabri Ramsey Corp
Robert A. Kaslander, Jr. Excelsior Lumber
James La Sala James La Sala, Esq.
John Lorencovitz Family Home Funding
Jane McCarthy Boro of Bloomingdale
Tom Marinaro Boro of Bloomingdale
Gail Mulvihill NY Life Insurance Co.
Kelly Munster Valley National Bank
John Napolitano Pry Automotive
Sal Pagliarulo Lina’s Restaurant
Jamie Payne Valley National Bank
Cindy Petrenko Complete Property Mgmt. Services LLC
Scott Pringle WGHT
Ron Scalice RJS Construction
K. C. Smith Suburban Trends
Jerry Speziale Sheriff of Passaic County
Pat Thaller Columbia Bank
Cynthia Templeton Push to Walk
Debra Valentine WGHT
Vivian Vinci Acu-Data Business Products Inc.
Al Zor Al’s Contractor Inc.
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order by Jerry Vinci at 12:20 with a salute to the flag. Four officers and one trustee were present.
. GUEST SPEAKER Jerry Vinci introduced the guest speaker, Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Christie addressed the group before the business portion of the general meeting.
Mr,.Christie, as the first Attorney in New Jersey to address the aftermath of 9/11, urged the attendees to continue to remember the lessons of that day. He stated, “Our enemies are willing to wait. We cannot wait to be ready.”
He, also, said it was possible to give away our liberty and freedom by tolerating the “disease of political corruption”. In speaking to this issue he stated, “The true test of character is what you did when no one was watching,” He challenged the hearers to “start watching”.
In conclusion, Mr. Christie, urged all attendees to work together to bring about change that is “positive, hopeful and real”.
General Meeting
In continuing with the general meeting agenda, a motion to accept the minutes from the September 10, 2008 meeting was made by Sal Pagliarulo and seconded by Lucille Brule.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Since our last meeting, we received four new applications for membership:
Al’s Contractor Inc. – Al Zor
KMC Mechanical – Pamela Bronander
Ramsey Corp – Frank Kasabri
Retrocycle, LLC – Rob Nussbaum
A motion was made by Karen Austin to accept the new members. It was seconded by Vivian Vinci.
A motion was made by Karen Austin to accept the Treasurer’s report and seconded by Jim La Sala.
BILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The bills paid were as follows:
Postage = $42.00
A motion was made to pay the bills by Lucille Brule. It was seconded by Jim La Sala.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FUND RAISING – Jim Murasko reminded all attendees of the 50/50 Raffle being held to raise money for our 2009 Scholarships. Winning tickets are to be drawn at our November 12th meeting.
CHRISTMAS PARTY – Jerry Vinci reminded all of the Chamber’s annual Christmas Party to be held at Lina’s Restaurant on the Second Wednesday in December.
EVENTS – In response to Jerry Vinci’s email of October 6th, items were collected for distribution to our Troops.
OLD BUSINESS
Jerry Vinci reminded attendees about the Chamber website He made the group aware of the member to member discounts available on the site.
NEW BUSINESS
Chamber Member Spotlight
Lucille Brule will Chair the Nominating Committee. The election of four Officers for the year 2009 and two Trustees to serve two Year terms from 1/1/09-12/31/10 will be held at our next regular meeting on November 12th.
Jim La Sala spoke of an initiative by the Denville Rotary to provide padding for helmets for deployed soldiers. The club is seeking private donations. The cost is $46.00 per helmet. Jim will supply information to the Tri-Boro Area Chamber membership.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:30 pm was made by Jim La Sala and seconded by
Jim Murasko.
GUEST SPEAKER
Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey was the featured speaker.
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
At Cedar Crest
September 10, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Karen Austin Secretary Valley National Bank
Denise Brewster Treasurer Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Howard Ball Trustee WGHT
Bill Stanton Trustee
Dave Warfield Trustee
Deb Arena Insurance & Financial Ser. State Farm
George Brewster Bloomingdale Chiropractic
Lucille Brule Blue Realty
Scott Ferrara Eco-Lawn
Margarete Hastings Cedar Crest Village
Michael Hauck Air Expo, LLC
Bob Galenkamp Canusa Construction, LLC
Brilan Galenkamp Canusa Construction, LLC
Erica Gitin Servpro
Jane Mc Carthy Boro of Bloomingdale
Gail Mulvihill NY Life Insurance Co.
John Napolitano Pry Automotive
Sal Pagliarulo Lina’s Restaurant
Cindy Petrenko Complete Property Mgmt. Services LLC
Diane Pezzuti Cedar Crest Village
K. C. Smith Suburban Trends
Linda Lee Sokerka Coldwell Banker
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:50 with a salute to the flag. This was followed by a moment of silence for those lost in the World Trade Center tragedy of 9/11/01. The meeting was held at Cedar Crest Village. A special thank you was voiced to Diane Pezzuti and Margarete Hastings of Cedar Crest for their hospitality.
Four officers and three trustees were present.
A motion to accept the minutes from the June 11, 2008 meeting was made by Howard Ball and seconded by Lucille Brule.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Since our last meeting, we received four new applications for membership:
Push to Walk – Cynthia Templeton
Group Tours & Travel – Phil Azzolino
Struble Ragno Attorneys At Law – Joseph J. Ragno,Jr., Esq.
Petrie, Cotroneo & Gossner, LLC – Jessica Ragno Sprague, Esq.
A motion was made by Howard Ball to accept the new members. It was seconded by Lucille Brule.
A motion was made by Bill Stanton to accept the Treasurer’s report and seconded by Howard Ball.
BILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The bills to be paid were as follows:
Permit Fees for November 12 Raffle – State & Local = $30.00
Bloomingdale Boutique – Plant for Denise Brewster = 69.00
James La Sala – for Annual Report Fee = 25.00
Postage = 69.00
A motion was made to pay the bills by Bill Stanton. It was seconded by Karen Austin.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FUND RAISING – 50/50 RaffleTickets were distributed to members by Jim Murasko to sell for the purpose of raising money for our 2009 Scholarships.
EVENTS – Events Committee Chair Howard Ball reminded the group about our next meeting to be held on October 8th. US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Chris Christie, will be our featured speaker. Assemblyman Alex De Croce will also be in attendance. This event will be hosted by Lina’s Restaurant in Bloomingdale. As, attendance should be strong at these meetings, members are requested to indicate their interest in advance.
OLD BUSINESS
Jerry Vinci reminded attendees about the Chamber website www.triborochamber.org He made the group aware of the member to member discounts available on the site.
NEW BUSINESS
As part of our monthly Chamber Member Spotlight, Diane Pezzuti, of the host site Cedar Crest, spoke about the community.
Lucille Brule will Chair the Nominating Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:30 pm was made by Howard Ball and seconded by
David Warfield.
GUEST SPEAKER
Diane Pezzuti of Cedar Crest was the featured speaker.
December 2008
Millie Bird Viewing November 30th & December 1st
Mildred C. Bird
It is with a heavy heart that we need to advise all of you that our longtime friend, Millie Bird has passed away on November 26, 2008 after a long illness. Millie was an honorary member of our Chamber of Commerce for over 25 years and she was a former trustee.
Millie was an inspiration to most of us and we all have fond memories of the time we spent with her.
Please keep Millie and her family in your thoughts and prayers this holiday weekend.
We had a great turnout at our November meeting and finalized our election of four officers and two trustees. A motion was made by Lucille Brule’ and seconded by Howard Ball to accept the current slate of officers for the coming year. The officers and trustees are as follows:
President - Gerald Vinci - Term expiring 12/31/09
Vice President – James Murasko -Term expiring 12/31/09
Secretary – Karen Austin -Term expiring 12/31/09
Treasurer – Denise Brewster – Term expiring 12/31/09
Trustee – Lina Pagliarulo -Term expiring 12/31/10
Trustee – Dave Warfield – Term expiring 12/31/10
Business Card Exchange Recap
We had a great turnout at our Outback Steakhouse Business Card Exchange November 17. Over 30 particpants took part in this event. Thank you to everyone for attending and thank you to Bill Jablonski and Outback Steakhouse for their hospitality hosting this event.
New Chamber Members: Lia Sophia Jewelry - Bloomingdale, NJ - view website, Coldwell Banker Rep: Linda Lee Sokerka
Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party
Our Christmas Party will be on Wednesday, December 10, at 12:00 noon at Lina's Restaurant in Bloomingdale. Reservations are required, The price is $ 15.00 per person and all members are encouraged to bring their guests and employees. Please respond to Vivian Vinci at (973)838-5678 or triborochamber@aol.com.
Minutes of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce
November 12, 2008
In Attendance
Jerry Vinci President Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Vivian Vinci Acu-Data Business Products Inc
Jim Murasko V. President Allstate Insurance
Ed Morba Family Home Funding
Gail Mulvihill New York Life
Dave Warfield Trustee
Lina Pagliarulo Trustee Lina’s Restaurant
Howard Ball Trustee WGHT
Bill Stanton Trustee Columbia Bank
John Napolitano Pry Automotive
Lucille Brule Blue Realty
Nancy Bernet KMC Mechanical
Kelly Munster Valley National Bank
Erica Gitin Servpro of Wayne
K.C. Smith Suburban Trends
Debbie Arena LUTCF Insurance
Mike Hauck Air Expo
Lisa Bendel Lia Sophia Jewelry
Phil & Donna Azzolino Group Tours & Travel
GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the Tri-Boro Area Chamber of Commerce was called to order at 12:25 with a salute to the flag. Two officers and all trustees were present.
NEW MEMBERS
Linda Lee Sokerka-Coldwell Banker
Lisa Bendel – Lia Sophia Jewelry
A motion was made by Howard Ball to accept new members and seconded by Lucille Brule.
Phil and Donna Azzolino of Group Tours & Travel and Nancy Bernet of KMC Mechanical talked about their businesses. Their applications were accepted at our October meeting.
A motion was made by Dave Warfield to accept the treasurer’s report and seconded by Bill Stanton.
A motion to pay bills was made by Erica Gitin and seconded by Gail Mulvihill.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
November 17th at Outback 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
Karen Austin is coordinating this event with Bill Jablonski of Outback Notices have been sent out to all members. Extra flyers announcing the event were available for distribution to business owners interested in attending.
OLD BUSINESS
Howard Ball thanked the members for the large turnout for Christopher Christie. Howard was given a standing ovation for coordinating the event.
Howard also mentioned that the items we collected for the soldiers were delivered to the Family Readiness Group at the Riverdale armory. He thanked everyone on behalf of the soldiers. The items are being shipped to Iraq. He also mentioned that the Readiness Group is looking for help with funding to ship these items to our soldiers.
NEW BUSINESS
50/50 Raffle- 1:00 pm, four winners were chosen.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS- There were no new applicants for office. A motion was made by Lucille Brule’ and seconded by Howard Ball to accept the current slate of officers for the coming year.
President - Gerald Vinci - Term expiring 12/31/09
Vice President – James Murasko -Term expiring 12/31/09
Secretary – Karen Austin -Term expiring 12/31/09
Treasurer – Denise Brewster – Term expiring 12/31/09
Trustee – Lina Pagliarulo -Term expiring 12/31/10
Trustee – Dave Warfield – Term expiring 12/31/10
Jerry reminded everyone about the December 10th holiday luncheon and encouraged members to bring employees and friends.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:15 pm was made by Dave Warfield and seconded by Bill Stanton.
We would like to annouce a very special guest for our April 9th meeting. 
Chamber Golf Outing
Please join us June 11th for our monthly meeting which will be held at OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE in Butler, NJ. This month we will be presenting our scholarships and inviting family members of the recipients to attend as well. Outback will be donating lunch. For our members the cost will remain $12.00, but guests will eat free. This is an ideal opportunity to invite prospective members to join us for lunch (at no charge to them) and experience a chamber meeting with us.
Christopher J. Christie was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey on December 7, 2001. He was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 2001, and sworn into office on January 17, 2002, by the Honorable Joel A. Pisano, U.S.D.J. 
Millie Bird Viewing November 30th & December 1st
Thank you for attending our November meeting!