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.

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.

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

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:

1. Ask your customers to log on to the website and review your business as well as other local businesses.
2. Log on to the website yourself and begin to review other businesses in the area.

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.

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.

NJ Assemblyman Alex DeCroce's (R) legislative service includes:

• General Assembly 1989 - present
• Republican Leader 2003 - present
• Republican Conference Leader 2002 - 2003
• Deputy Speaker 1994 - 2001.

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.

** 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:

1. Ask your customers to log on to the website and review your business as well as other local businesses.
2. Log on to the website yourself and begin to review other businesses in the area.

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.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Checking Account - $975.73
Money Market - $4,470.94

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.

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.

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.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Checking Account - $4,450.88
Money Market - $4,473.60

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.   

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.

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.