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Newsletter Malta Business and Professional Association
December 2012
Welcome to our Newest Members!
Growth.... Innovation... Community
The Malta Business and Professional Association (MBPA) is the voice for business leaders
in the Malta area. We promote and advance the commercial, industrial, civic climate and
general interests of the business and professional enterprises in Malta. Our members include
retailers, industrial, cultural, non-profit and service organizations.
Westaff
Maire Masterson
480 Broadway, Suite 322
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-1677
www.westoffvt.com/off_saratoga.html Member Discount Offered
Allerdice ACE Hardware Robert Robitaille/Jon Swick
2570 Route 9
Malta, NY 12020
www.allercdice.com
KIDS Reaching Out Club, Inc.
(KIDS ROC) Roxanne Lansing
One Rainbow Way
Malta, NY 12020
518-583-3466
www.KidsRocMalta.com Member Discount Offered
Mother Teresa Academy Joyce Maddalone
509 Moe Road
Clifton Park, NY 12065
www.MotherTeresaAcademy.org Member Discount Offered
Make sure to stop welcome these new businesses to the association and to the Community!
The 2012 Holiday Mixer & Annual Meeting is right around the corner!
Wednesday, December 19th
Prime at Saratoga NationalPrime at Saratoga NationalPrime at Saratoga NationalPrime at Saratoga National
Meeting begins at 5:15pm Mixer begins immediately following meeting
December 2012 Page 2
President’s Corner
Belated Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all.
It’s that time of year when we:
- Try to get deals made and paid for, start the plan for next year, and deal with the shopping, and/or
- Slow down to reflect on the year that was, the good, the not so good, and things that you would do
differently if you could.
I mention this because we held a joint mixer with the Malta Rotary recently to help our friends and
neighbors to the south (read NYC/NJ) that were impacted by super storm Sandy. The effort saw a
large outpouring of support from our members. We had over 70 people join together to meet, to mix,
to mingle, and to give back. It was wonderful to see so many members get together for a community
effort.
Another observation came from two different people. One was acting as a mentor to a young man
looking for some direction: the other looking to connect with our educators to provide some of our
student’s internship opportunities. Both appeared to be interested in their efforts, both were happy to
be able to help, and both were doing it quietly.
The point: the way to grow is to give; whether it’s to your business, your community, to your family,
we reap what we sow. I enjoyed watching our members support our joint effort; I was touched to see
these two professionals willing to work with tomorrows’ owners and leaders.
From all of us on the Board to you, Happy Holidays!
Kevin C. Harkins, President
BACK TO BASICS
MBPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kevin Harkins, Principal Financial 469-0551
Dan Wagner, State Farm Insurance 877-7999
Ray Patterson, Capital Consulting Group 857-6500
Kristyn Kamber, Trustco Bank 899-1056
Paul Loomis, Gilbane Building Co. 472-4801
Anthony Panza, Panza’s Restaurant Pete Bardunias, Chamber of Southern Saratoga County
Brad Sexauer, Saratoga Hospital Todd Shimkus, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
Ray Liuzzo, CT Male Associates, PC David Fragomeni, Fragomeni Insurance & Financial Services
Patricia McFee, Pioneer Savings Bank Stephanie Ferradino, Jones Ferradino Attorneys-at-Law
Steve Gottman, Ginley & Gottman, PC
MBPA has a new phone number! (518) 288-8009
Please take note of this new number and update your telephone directories. This is a Google Voice number that will re-
ceive voice messages that will be efficiently routed to the best person (or people) who can respond to your calls. You can
also reach the MBPA Board members via email at: [email protected].
In the Boardroom Taste of Malta
Although this committee is quiet for the next couple of
months, it’s never too early to let them know you’d like to
be involved with next year’s event! Please contact Pam at
[email protected] if you're interested in being contact-
ed when planning for this event kicks off early next year.
2013 Taste of Malta Committee
MBPA 5K
Another successful 5K is being targeted for 2013! Watch for
announcements about next year’s event right here. Contact
Pam at [email protected] with questions until then.
Paul Loomis, MBPA 5K Chair
Membership
How can all members get more benefits, connections, and
value from our association? By building the membership to
increase exposure and outreach. If you know of any busi-
nesses, either in Malta or not, that would benefit from in-
volvement in MBPA, please let Dan Wagner know. It is
your association, let’s all work together to see it grow! Con-
tact Dan at [email protected] or at 518-877-
7999.
Dan Wagner, 1st Vice President
Membership Chair
We have three great technology services provided to MBPA members that you can use to get your message out and build your business!
One is our MBPA Website Public Forum (http://maltabpa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=600596) where you can post news, events, topics,
specials, etc. and these are visible to ANYONE who comes to our website and looks at the forum. You can promote this link in your
promotional materials, and anyone (yes ANYONE) can subscribe to the forum and they will automatically receive an email whenever
there is a posting on the public forum.
Another service is our Member-to-Member Forum on our website (http://maltabpa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1319109) where you have to
be a member of the MBPA and logged into the site to post or read the postings in this section. This is where you would want to post spe-
cial Member-to-Member news, special discounts, questions, or topics that you would like members to receive. This is another forum that
you can share in your communications with MBPA members and you/they can subscribe to the forum (by clicking on the “subscribe to
forum” link in the upper right side of the forum page). When you subscribe you will receive a brief email when there are postings in the
member-to-member forum.
The third service is the Malta MBPA LinkedIn page (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1958650&mostPopular=&trk=tyah). If you
are a LinkedIn member, you can join this group and share posts with other LinkedIn members. This is another place where you can post
topics, questions, and open discussions to get the word out about your services and help people find you!
In future newsletters, we will share more ways you can use our website and social media to get your message to your customers/clients,
prospects, and those who can help you build your business!
Ray Patterson, 2nd Vice President & Technology Chair
Technology
December 2012 Page 3
Programs
The Programs Committee is working hard to bring you events and speakers that will add value to your membership and to your business!
We have begun to fill our 2013 events, and need your suggestions!
So, if you have a topic that you’d like to see covered at a breakfast or some other event, please let David or Patricia know. and if anyone
is looking to host an event or knows someone who would make a fantastic speaker, please let him know that, too. These events are de-
signed to aid you, our members, in meeting your fellow MBPA partners, so please help us help you! And be sure to check out the website
to see the upcoming events! Please email David at [email protected] or Patricia at [email protected].
David Fragomeni, Programs Co-Chair
Patricia McFee, Programs Co-Chair
Board Development
The MBPA Board is gearing up for the 2013 transition in
board members. We continue to seek individuals who
would be interested in filling vacant spots on the board. We
are looking for individuals who are motivated to find ways
to help the association serve its members better and who
want to work with a dedicated team to further
develop the MBPA within the Malta Community.
Brad Sexauer, Board Development Chair
December 2012 Page 4
Hunter Learning Solutions LLC
IS GIVING THE GIFT OF LEARNING
this Holiday Season!
From December 1st through December 21st,
Hunter Learning Solutions LLC is Giving the Gift
of Learning to FIVE families who are looking to
understand why their Bright child just isn’t
‘getting it’ in school!
Each of these gifts includes 1.5 hours of consulta-
tion time with a Learning Skills Specialist who
will share the causes of learning struggles, assess
cognitive skills and explain how the results are
causing YOUR child's struggles!
These will be scheduled on a first-come, first-
serve basis and must be held between
12/1 & 12/21.
To Give the Gift of Learning to someone you love
this season, contact us at 441-4236
or via email at
Visit www.HunterLearningSolutions.com for
more information.
Hunter Learning Solutions LLC has been in business for
nearly 10 years and is located in downtown Ballston Spa.
Profiles are a great
way to let fellow
MBPA members
know more about
your business. Sub-
mi�ng a profile is
easy: email your 75-
100 word ar#cle—
—to us at
Member News
KIDS R.O.C. KIDS R.O.C. KIDS R.O.C. KIDS R.O.C.
COLLECTS TOYS FOR HURRICANE SANDY’S COLLECTS TOYS FOR HURRICANE SANDY’S COLLECTS TOYS FOR HURRICANE SANDY’S COLLECTS TOYS FOR HURRICANE SANDY’S ‘LITTLE’ VICTIMS‘LITTLE’ VICTIMS‘LITTLE’ VICTIMS‘LITTLE’ VICTIMS
KIDS Reaching Out Club, Inc. (KIDS R.O.C.) is a local not for profit organization formed for the purpose of spreading kindness by helping oth-ers in need.
KIDS R.O.C. is comprised of children from Kindergarten through 6th grade who are dedi-cated to making a difference in our community and beyond.
The group is collecting new, unwrapped toys through December 14th for those children who have lost so much due to Hurricane Sandy.
Parisi Appliance House has donated the use of their truck and will be heading downstate with holiday gifts on Saturday, December 15.
Donations can be brought locally to Lansing En-
gineering, 7 Hemphill Place, (Parade Ground Village in Malta).
For more information on KIDS R.O.C., please visit www.kidsrocmalta.com
or contact Denise Parisi 701-4108 or
Roxeanne Lansing 588.1040 or [email protected] with any questions.
5 Star Property Management, Rebecca Bowman
Accel Sports Fundraising, John Rudnick
AccuStaff, Tom Schin
ACO Property Advisors, Inc., Alan Oppenheim
Ambit Energy, Rich Luetters
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Catherine Tucker
Arbonne International, Erin Smith
AXA Advisors,LLC, Steven Brown
Ballston Journal, Angela McFarland
BodyWise Fitness Studio, Joanna Rockwood
Braathe Enterprises / Saratoga College, Robert Braathe
Bread Loaf Corporation, Todd Nebraska
Capital Consulting Group, LLC, Ray Patterson
Capital InteriorScapes, LLC, Karen McGowan
Capital Region Language Center, Kim Andersen
Coffee News of the Capital Region, Rebecca DuBois
Couch White, LLP, Melanie LaFond
Courtyard by Marriott Saratoga Springs, Tom Gabriel
Curtis Lumber, Doug Ford
Cynthia Anne Photography, Cynthia Sobkowich
Dr. Lorraine DelRosso, LLC, Dr. Lorraine DelRosso
Edward W. Swanson, Esq., CPA, Edward Swanson
Fairfield Inn and Suites, Kelly Vannier
Fairfield Marriott Inn & Suites, Richard Murphy
Financial Sense, Christine Donohue
Fragomeni Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., David
Fragomeni
Furniture Theatre, Ed Caro
Ginley & Gottmann, P.C., Steven Gottmann
H2O Solutions, Lou Torres Harren Brook Inn B&B, Eileen Harren Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs, Joanne Kirkpatrick
Hunter Learning Solutions, LLC, Pamela Grandin
Isagenix (Healthy4Life), Linda Junco
JC Parker Fine Art, Carol & JC Parker
Jones Ferradino, Attorneys at Law, Stephanie Farradino
KIDS R.O.C., Roxanne Lansing
Lee Serino Insurance Agency, Lee Serino
Life’s 2 Short, LLC, Melissa Fiaschetti M+W Group U.S. Operations, Art Kaplan
Make It Fit, LLC, Melissa Grattan
Malta Animal Hospital, Jake Zaidel
Malta League of Arts, Jennifer Hogan
Mark Roschinsky, DMD, Mark Roschinsky
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Chuck Cefalu
Modern Press, Patrick Ryan
Mother Teresa Academy, Joyce Maddalone
McGregor Links Country Club, Dean Kolligian
Measurable Results LLC, Howard Litwak
Nelson Beebe, Certified Public Accountant, Nelson
Beebe
New Horizons of Albany, Jason Krolak
Newkey Media Solutions, LLC, Patrick DiMascio
Northeast Spine & Wellness, Joseph Gulyas
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Charles Martin
Operating Systems Technologies Ltd, Martha Perry
Organique, Monique Boulet
Peduzzi Associates LTD, Scott Hommel
Pinnacle Realty Saratoga LLC, Bruce McClellan
Pioneer Bank, Patricia McFee
PrimePay, Andrew Corcione
Prolific Marketing, Dan Barner
Prudential Manor Homes, Realtors, Beth Grzyboski
Purdy Realty, LLC, Laura Conrad
Quick Response Restoration, Vincent Laurenzo
Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott, Leslie Forbert
-Miller
Revered Business Solutions, Inc., Richard Wheeler
Round Lake Library, Sandra Debus
Saratoga Human Resources Solutions, Inc., James Marco
Saratoga Physical Therapy Associates, Matthew O’Neil
SaratogaMama, Colleen Pierre
Saratoga South Boutique, Joan Rello Spa Brauhaus, Steve Nicolaus
Studio Massage, Lisa Ciniglia
Tara Thomas Design, Tara Thomas
Tech Valley Continuity LLC, Geoff Turner
The Art of Aesthetics, LLC, Christy Duff
The Bonadio Group, Mazie McMahon
The Planning Paradigm, LLC, Darlene Landor
Towne, Ryan & Partners, P.C., Christopher Lyons
Travers, O'keefe, Alison O’Keefe
VETHELP, Jacon Lee
Welcome Relief Massage Therapy, Jennifer Narkiewicz
Westaff, Maire Masterson
www.CapitalAreaHelpWanted.com, Mariah Fortune
Yana Yoga, Amber LaPointe
Member Offers
Page 5 December 2012
Please to keep in mind that many of our members offer Member-to-Member discounts. As reminder,
here is a current list of those members who offer discounts. If you don’t see your name on this list and
would like to participate in offering benefits to fellow members, please contact Pam at
AROUND TOWN
MALTA’S REAL ESTATE CORNER Information provided by Pinnacle Realty
As of November 1st, 2012
# Single Family Homes Currently On The Market: 106
# Homes Sold Year To Date: 98 Average Sales Price: $301,478
Average Days on the market: 80
December 2012 Page 6
391 runners participated in Malta BPA 5K on September 8th
Three hundred and ninety one runners attended the 3rd annual Malta Business & Professional
Association (MBPA) 5K on Saturday, September 8th at Saratoga Technology and Energy Park
and the Luther Forest Technology Campus .
Proceeds from this event benefited the Round Lake Fire Department, Malta Ridge Fire Depart-
ment, Malta Ambulance Corps and the Saratoga County Rural Preservation Company.
COMMUNITY NEWS
December 2012 Page 7
The Ballston Spa Film Festival,
presented by the BSBPA,
Monthly Classic Film Series!
Witness a Miracle AND see Santa!
Join us on Saturday, December 8th at 2:00 pm and 6:45 pm in the Ballston Spa High School auditorium for A
Miracle on 34th Street. The 2 pm showing will feature the colorized version while the 6:45 pm showing will be the
original b&w version. Watch them both and decide which you like best!
Could the Kris Kringle at Macy's 34th Street department store be the real Santa Claus? Will it take a miracle to find out?
This is the original 1947, Academy Award winning film starring Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, Maureen O'Hara as the
Macy's manager who hired him, and a very young Natalie Wood as the child struggling to believe.
The Monthly Classic films are screened in the Ballston Spa High School auditorium and are FREE for anyone to attend.
So please feel free to share this information with all your friends and family, too!
Visit BSpaFilm.org for more information and to join our email list to get the inside scoop
with all the details, plus notices of future Film Festival events.
From left to right: Fuad Shatara, Senior Associate at
the Advanced Technology Investment Company
(ATIC); Alane Ball-Chinian, Regional Director of the
NYS Office of Parks; Alwin Chan, Senior Associate
of Human Capital Development with ATIC; and
Courtney Arduini-Baldwin, Sr. Human Resources
Specialist with Global Foundries which is owned by
ATIC, enjoy tasting natural spring water at the
Saratoga Spa State Park.
These leaders from ATIC, were touring Saratoga with Todd Shimkus and Annamaria Bellantoni, from the Saratoga Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce, to explore the expansion of ATIC's Human Capital Initiative to include Fab 8 in Malta. This
initiative provides Abu Dhabi’s young leaders with the opportunity to spend 6-8 weeks working at one of GLOBAL-
FOUNDRIES Fabs in Germany, Singapore and now Saratoga County. Besides working in the Fab during their stay, par-
ticipants also learn about the local community and its culture. The many amenities located and operating within the Sara-
toga Spa State Park could be featured in this cultural exchange program when participants arrive in 2013.
Submitted by Todd Shimkus, Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
MBPA Board Member
PO Box 2394
Malta, NY 12020
www.maltabpa.com
December Events
Luncheon
Wednesday, December 12th Malta Diner, 7:30—9:00am
LakeRidge Restaurant, 11:45am—1pm
Holiday Mixer & Annual Meeting
Wednesday, December 19th Prime at Saratoga National, 5:15—7:00pm
To register for any of our events, visit our website at www.MaltaBPA.com and follow the event links on the front page.
You can also pay online!
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 2012
