Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce Newsletter...Anton Media - Farmingdale Observer Arthur F. White Funeral Home Autocraft Service Center Carman, Callahan, & Ingham, LLP Century 21 American

June 2017 | Volume 64, No. 2

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT: Beth Mignone Mignone’s Masonry (631) 270-4265 ♦ [email protected]

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Dr. Chris Wider Priestley Chiropractic (516) 752-1007 ♦ [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTS: Heather Anderson Bethpage Federal Credit Union 1-800-628-7070 ♦ [email protected]

Joseph Minieri MassMutual (631) 851-5787 ♦ [email protected]

SECRETARY: Kathy Lively Farmingdale Public Schools (516) ♦ [email protected]

TREASURER: Margaret Bertolotti Farmingdale Federation of Teachers (631) 249-0773 ♦ [email protected]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Angela Cowan, CPA (516) 756-2632 ♦ [email protected]

Ralph Ekstrand Moby Drugs (516) 249-0268 ♦ [email protected]

Joseph Garcia Weichert Realtors Performance Homes (516) 449-2028 ♦ [email protected]

Dan Kornfeld 2SK Marketing & Public Relations (516) 384-2057 ♦ [email protected]

Joseph Leone Safeguard Bradley Marketing (631) 231-9200 x214 ♦ [email protected]

Debbie Podolski* Farmingdale Public Library (516) 249-9010 ♦ [email protected]

Dave Saul Marketing Masters NY (516) 987-5001 ♦ [email protected]

William Trudden / Rosemary Trudden McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home (516) 249-1303 ♦ [email protected]

Mark Wenzel YES Community Counseling Center (516) 799-3203 ♦ [email protected]

Member of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce *Past President

Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Hello Chamber Members:

I would like to start by thanking the Comedy Night Committee for all of their help-we had another very successful year! Chris Wider is committee chair and puts and endless amount of effort into our biggest fundraiser. Thanks to committee members Margaret Bertolotti, Suzanne D’Amico, Kathy Lively, Joe Minieri and Jo Wider for all of their help and of course to ALL of our sponsors and donors! This event wouldn’t have been success-ful without your generosity.

A Word from the President - Beth Mignone

24/7 All Air Conditioning and Heating Adventureland's Helping Hands Founda-tion

Angela Cowan CPA Bragoli & Associates D'Addario Dr Rachel Kushner Dermatology Dr. Beth John European Wax Center Fair & Square Contracting Farmingdale Adult Day Care Center Farmingdale Baseball League Farmingdale Federation of Teachers Farmingdale High School Carpentry Club Firefighter's Charitable Fund Humana In Full Bloom Joseph Minieri - MassMutual Financial Group Joseph Tafuro, CPA Kahn Ferrari Aldieri DDS

KGI Design Group Library Cafe Lithology

Lynette's School of Dance Marie Ingellis www.youngliving.org/candlemarie Marketing Masters NY MedwellSpa & Yoga Studio Merry Maids Mignone's Masonry Phoenix Eastern Medicine Center Pole Position Raceway Priestley Chiropractic Retro Fitness School of Rock ServPro of Farmingdale / Massapequa Starkie Bros Garden Center That Meetball Place The Divine Olive Verona Ristorante Xpress Body Boot Camp

We felt there weren't enough Joes in the chamber so the board of directors unanimously voted to appoint Joe Garcia of Weichert Realtors Performance Homes to one of the open director seats. Joe has been an active member of our chamber since joining and gets involved in all of our events. We look forward to working more closely with him.

MapToons has just finished our new map, I hope you had an opportunity to join us on the map. It’s a great way to advertise, I thank Mark Snider for all of his hard work in put-ting this together. We hand these maps out for years!! We invite everyone who partic-ipated in the MapToons project to join us on June 7 at BFCU for the unveiling. Thank you BFCU for hosting again!

Heather Anderson (Branch Manager, BFCU) has been planning the many ribbon cuttings we have been organizing. A lot of effort goes into these events. We appreciate eve-ryone who regularly attends these events and would love to see more members come out to welcome new businesses to the area. It’s another great way to meet people and helps encourage local shopping. Heather has it down pat so be sure to contact her if you would like to schedule a ribbon cutting!

I love the good feeling at all of our events. It’s a feel good chamber with lots of net-working and relationships forming. This is what it’s all about! Bring a friend to our next event, let them check it out. Our membership team, headed by Joe Leone, is out there helping to bring in new members.

Please be sure to take advantage of the new Chamber website and all it has to offer. Daler Deals, events, post your own event to the calendar and keep your profile updat-ed.

There are no general meetings scheduled during July and August but there are still op-portunities to network! Check out our calendar on the back page. Things may slow down during the summer but I am always available if you have any questions or sug-gestions!

Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce Newsletter March 2017 | Volume 64, No. 1 Page 2

Welcome to our New Members New Members since 2/22/17

Thank you for renewing your membership

109 Farm Fresh Halal Market AA Tire & Service/GoodYear Academy Sports Complex Airborn Flight Services, Inc. All American Custom Apparel Allstate - Frank Kanter Annunziata & Asllani LLP Antique ReCreations Bar-Boy Products Black Forest Brew Haus Bocconcini's Deli & Pizza Boost Mobile BZ Transportation Christie Experiential Network D&D Diagnostics, Inc. Dependable Dave Auto Center Dilly Dally Nursery School Douglas Kitchen & Home Dunkin' Donuts Executive Paint Protection Exotic Stones & Fabrication Farmingdale Auto Collision Farmingdale Christian Church Farmingdale Gymnastics Academy Farmingdale Rotary Club Farmingdale Signarama Freedom Hair Salon Galleria Invitations, Favors & Tuxedos GM Burger Bar Gulf Express HandPunch Guys Hardscrabble Realty Ideal Furniture Gallery In Motion Physical Therapy Instant Verticals J Two Lounge Juno's Pizza & Pasta

Jupiter LLC K-9 Kastle Pet Grooming L.I. Power Equipment East, Inc. Laser Kingdom Lockie & Nowachek Family Chiropractors Long Island Custom Car Care Men on the Move Self-Storage Metro PCS Mid Island Pediatrics Mike M. Kalogiannis, D.M.D. Molloy Home Improvement Packard Flooring Supply Co. People's United Bank Precise Metal Works R. Prato Custom Carpentry & Construction Rav's Auto Rebecca Cohen, Licensed Real Estate Reds Appliance Republic Jet Center Robinelle Gardens Roma Furniture Rosyln Savings Bank Sasa Hibachi Silver Star Auto Body St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Standard Laundromat The Floor Store The Home Depot The Jefferson @ Farmingdale Plaza TOA USA Fusion Twin County Pools Uncle Tony's Pizzeria Ristorante Vinoco East Vintage Wine Bar and Bistro Windowrama

2SK Marketing & Public Relations ABH Nature's Product Inc Absolutely Mario, Inc. Academy Mortgage Corp. American Airpower Museum Anton Media - Farmingdale Observer Arthur F. White Funeral Home Autocraft Service Center Carman, Callahan, & Ingham, LLP Century 21 American Homes Christians Parkside Bar & Grille Daleview Care Center Ed Mojica Installations Fancy Free Farmingdale Breakfast Rotary Farmingdale Diner Farmingdale Industrial Pk Assoc Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas Farmingdale Physical Therapy East Farmingdale Village Laundromat Firefighters Charitable Foundation Inc Gott Management Services, Inc Inc. Village of Farmingdale Investment Insight Wealth Management, LLC

Joseph P. Tafuro, CPA Kahn, Ferrari & Aldieri DDS KGI Design Group Kiwanis of East Farmingdale Inc Life Storage MassMutual McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home Medwellspa and Yoga Studio Merritt Bakery Moby Drugs Mutual of Omaha People's United Bank Plainview Hospital Power Resources International PromptCare MD Ralph’s Italian Ices Safeguard by Bradley Marketing School of Rock Starbucks The New Protocol, Inc. Transcript Pharmacy Inc Verona Ristorante Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 516 Wharton B. Allen Agency Inc.

[email protected]

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Member Spotlight Brooks-Waterburn Corp./Joel Blitzer

Since 1960, Brooks-Waterburn Corp. has been dedicated to protect-ing our clients’ business against a “disaster type” loss that would seri-ously cripple their operations. Some small risks can be assumed with no insurance needed or desirable.

On the other hand, there must be adequate and correctly written property and liability insurance to provide for destruction of real or personal property and liability suits. We have insured many of our clients for 20 to 30+ years, spanning two generations of business owners.

We are able to keep our business by providing personalized service, usually by an Officer of the Company. Your phone call will not be greeted by a recorded message giving you several options; instead, you will speak to a live person ded-icated to serve you.

Our expertise in Workers’ Compensation Insurance (many times your largest pre-mium policy) enables us to substantially reduce premiums for both the current year and the years to follow. More details on Workers’ Compensation savings are available throughout their website.

Our Employee Benefits Department offers both Group and Individual coverage for Life, Disability, and Medical Insurance. We also offer Business Life for Buy/Sell Agreements, Key Man and Deferred Compensation Plans. Brooks-Waterburn can furnish One Stop Shopping for all your insurance needs.

As an Independent Agent, we represent the top rated insurance carriers such as Hartford, Travelers, CNA, Guard Insurance Co, Ace Insurance and many other quality insurance companies. Companies you know will be there when you need them.

Contact Joel for more info: [email protected] or 516-997-9800

Member News OUTDOOR COMMUNITY BOOT CAMP IS BACK! Every Sunday until July (weather permitting) at the Farmingdale HS turf field, Xpress Body Bootcamp and Priestley Chiropractic will be sponsoring a free fitness class for those 18 years old and over.

Class starts at 7:15am and runs for 35 minutes. Work out at your own pace. Rest when you need to. We wrap it up with 5 minutes of stretching while we give you some inspirational health and wellness messages. Everyone must complete and sign a new waiver so please arrive 10 minutes early to register for this season.

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Medwellspa and Yoga Studio is pleased to launch their newly expanded, 6000 square foot flagship location of wellness, beauty and yoga at 34 Hempstead Turnpike in Farmingdale NY. A one of its kind in Long Island NY, with two addi-tional yoga only locations in Wantagh and Bellmore.

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The Chamber welcomes content for the newsletter. All members may contribute articles on topics that may be helpful to the general

membership. Submissions will be printed in the newsletter as space allows. Email your articles to [email protected]

New! Daler Deals Want to increase your visibility in the Farmingdale Community? Consider offering a ‘Daler Deal’! Basically, they're online coupons or special offers - anything you're currently promoting is suitable to use. These 'deals' appear on our website and also get pushed out to the chamber’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, giving you additional promotion. Residents can sign up for our “Daler Deal Newsletter” informing them of any new deals that are added to our website.

To submit your offer, simply log in to the chamber’s website. Select the ‘Daler Deal’ option, then find the orange button that reads “Add Daler Deal” and add your offer!

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Thursday, June 1 | 12 Noon June General Luncheon Meeting - Library Café 274 Main Street $25 Speaker: Billy Hofacker,Total Body Boot Camp and Performance Topic: “Changing Habits to Healthier Ones”

Sunday, June 4 | 10 am - 12 Noon Document Shredding Fundraiser (see page 3) Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce is hosting a document shredding fundraiser in the Stop and Shop Parking Lot, 55 Motor Avenue, Farmingdale.

Wednesday, June 14 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm After Hours Networking at Christian’s Parkside 48 Motor Ave Complimentary appetizers platters will be served; cash bar. No cover charge

but please REGISTER (visit the Events tab on the chamber’s website)

Friday, June 16 | 12 Noon MedwellSpa & Yoga Studio Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 34 Hempstead Turnpike, Please join us as we celebrate the relocation and expansion of MedwellSpa & Yoga Studio.

Tuesday, July 18 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM After Hours Networking at Vinoco East, 223 Main Street Complimentary appe-tizers platters will be served; cash bar. No cover charge but please REGISTER (visit the Events tab on the chamber’s website)

Tuesday, August 8 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM After Hours Networking at Ocean Spray Hot Tubs and Saunas 2233 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale. No cover charge but please REGISTER (visit the Events tab on the chamber’s website)

Upcoming Events Hosting an event? Members can add their special events directly to the chamber’s online calendar! Log in to the chamber’s website to learn how! For more information regarding these upcoming events, visit the EVENTS tab on the chamber’s website.

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New Businesses in Farmingdale

Business is booming in Farmingdale and the chamber was proud to be on hand to help celebrate all the Grand Openings!

Suzanne M. LoBiondo, CPA,

100 Broadhollow Road Suite 206

Sasa Hibachi and Sushi

2119 Broad Hollow Road

Vinoco East

223 Main Street

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Candy’s Jewelers, 225 Main Street

Dr. Rachel R. Kushner Dermatology, 435 Main Street

V1 Church, 20 Michael Avenue

Many thanks to Bill Moseley, BBA Photography Corp., for donating his time and talent to support the chamber and our members.

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THANK YOU

Just Escape for hosting Farmingdale

Chamber's Networking and

Team Building Event in May

This was such a fun event!

Everyone appreciated your

hospitality & generosity!

Members can book their own

Escape Room Experience by

contacting Just Escape

at (516) 809-8980 or

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Chamber Members:

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Are you taking advantage of all your membership benefits through the chamber?

Meetings: The Chamber holds monthly member meetings on the first Thursday of each month, September through June. We encourage attendees to bring promo-tional materials to share with other attendees. Each person has an opportunity to introduce their business and any special offers.

In addition, a speaker is scheduled to present information on topics to help you run your business more efficiently and effectively. Contact Chris Wider (516) 752-1007 if you’re interested in offering a 15 minute presentation at one of our meetings.

Networking: The Chamber holds monthly networking events year round. The dates vary so be sure to check the events calendar on our website. If your busi-ness is interested in hosting an after hours event, please contact Joe Leone (631)231-9200x214.

Publicity and Advertising: The Chamber provides valuable publicity and com-munity awareness. We sponsor at least one advertising project each year that

promotes members to the community in print format. The Chamber is also involved in many events throughout the year to promote business in Farmingdale. The annual Holiday Parade draws hundreds of resi-dents, parents, and children to the Main Street area. The Chamber also supports the Farmingdale Community Summit Expo, which is held in March at Farmingdale High School. Chamber members are offered a discount on the table fee. We promote all Chamber members at the Summit Expo and other community events. Members can display their marketing materials at the chamber’s table and are welcome to help man the tables to meet the community. In addition, we identify sponsorship opportunities (St Patrick’s Day Parade, Street Fairs, and more, and advise the members of these opportunities.)

Promotion: Submit a Newsletter Article for extra publicity. You can also submit a news release, add a special event to the chamber’s public calendar, or add spe-cial offers (Daler Deals) for promotion directly on our website. Events, Deals and Press Releases receive extra publicity on our website and social media accounts.

Member Mailing Lists: You are entitled to member mailing lists - simply ask for one by emailing the chamber. (These are not email lists - our policy is to not dis-tribute email addresses - this keeps your email address safe, too!) Log into the chamber website and you will have the ability to contact fellow members by email.

Increase your Internet Presence: The Chamber’s website is your opportunity to get additional exposure on the Internet. As a member, you can post your logo and a brief narrative of your business. An email link connects you to potential customers. We also recommend you take advantage of the feature that enables you to add keywords to your listing. All of these services are included in your membership. In addition, we also offer our members advertising banners on the Chamber website at a VERY reasonable rate. Social Media: Our Chamber has a presence on most of the major social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Follow us @fdalechamber on twitter and Instagram / farmingdalenychamber on Facebook – we follow back and try to help promote the members when time permits.

Certificates of Origin: If your company ships products overseas, the Chamber offers Certificates of Origin.

Email Marketing: Farmingdale Chamber participates in Constant Contact’s Chamber of Commerce program. This means Farmingdale Chamber members can get pre-pay discounts of up to 25% on Email Marketing, Online Survey, and Event Marketing tools.

Job Postings: Seeking new staff members? The chamber offers free job postings. Just visit the Member Information Center to post your job opening and require-ments. The job posting will appear on our website.

Email [email protected] or call (516) 286-7800 if you have any questions or need assistance logging into the chamber’s website.

Member Benefits

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Resist the urge to arrive late. Ask easy questions. Ditch the sales pitch.

Share your passion. Don't hijack the conversation.

Remember to follow up. Smile!

Networking Tips!

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2017 Calendar of Events All meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month.

Days vary for Networking Events

Thursday, June 1

12 Noon June Luncheon Meeting Library Café, 274 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Sunday, June 4

10 am-12 Noon Document Shredding Fundraiser (see page 3) Stop n Shop Parking Lot, 55 Motor Ave

Wednesday, June 14

5:30 - 7:30 pm After Hours Networking Christians Parkside Bar & Grille, 48 Motor Ave, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Friday, June 16

12 Noon MedwellSpa & Yoga Studio Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 34 Hempstead Turnpike, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Tuesday, July 18

5:30 - 7:30 pm After Hours Networking at Vinoco East 223 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Tuesday, August 8

5:30 - 7:30 pm After Hours Networking at Ocean Spray Hot Tubs and Saunas 2233 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Thursday, September 7

12 Noon September Luncheon Meeting The Nutty Irishman, 323 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Thursday, October 5

12 Noon October Luncheon Meeting Verona Ristorante, 1255 Melville Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Thursday, November 2

12 Noon November Luncheon Meeting and Elections Palmer's American Grille, 123 Fulton Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735

Thursday, December 6

6 PM Holiday Party and Installation of Officers Carlyle on the Green Bethpage State Park 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale, New York 11735

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS: June 15 & September 14 (FFT 8:45AM)

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Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce Newsletter...Anton Media - Farmingdale Observer Arthur F. White Funeral Home Autocraft Service Center Carman, Callahan, & Ingham, LLP Century 21 American