Feb. 2013 West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
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Transcript of Feb. 2013 West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
February 2013 | West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce | 516-619-2045 / Facebook / Twitter / www.westhempsteadchamberofcommerce.com / P.O. Box 174
West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce News Newsletter Feedback…
Contents
Article Listing
Newsletter Feedback 1
Chamber “Happenings” Needed 1
2013 Membership Notice 2
Chamber Contact Info 2
Some Chamber Members 2
Chamber Member Happenings 2
February General Meeting 3
Board Listing 3
2013 Membership Forms 4-6
Chamber Advertising 7
Link your website to ours 7
More Chamber Happenings 7
I hope all is well with you, family and business. If you recall, last month was the first time I “experimented” with this new format for this Newsletter. Although I clearly do not do this for a living, it seemed to come out better than I thought. In it, I tried to list members, contact information and some pictures in a more professional format. A few people even emailed me with some compliments. Thank you.
The hope here is to provide yet another tool to help promote our small business members in West Hempstead AND the surrounding towns. I can’t promise that I will have the time to produce the Newsletter every month but I’ll do what I can.
So without further ado…please enjoy the February 2013 West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce Newsletter and …
Take care and see you around town.
Chamber “Happenings” Needed…..
I would ask that all MEMBERS consider writing a brief sentence or two about their future business news, events, specials, goods or services. Please keep it simple and I will try to include it in a future Newsletter. Please email your “happenings” to me well in advance at [email protected]. Thank you.
Published by Manny Martinez
Pizza Cucina’s Facebook Photo
Chamber Member Happenings…
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Chamber Contact Information:
P.O. Box 174, West Hempstead, NY 11552
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 516-619-2045
2013 Membership Notice
I have attached the forms at the end of this Newsletter. Please be sure to review and submit as soon as possible and start receiving the benefits. Only paid members will continue to have their business listing and links on our website and Facebook page.
2012 Members include:
Aboffs Paint, All Pro
Painting, Fidelifacts,
Sparrow Tattoo, Falk &
Klebanoff, PC, Dr.
Rooney, Hot Stop
Cruises, Digifix, Fel's
Hair Creations, Dr. H.
Pensen, West Hempstead
Animal Hospital, Adelphi
Cleaners, Misty
Irrigation, Lab Grafix
and Fury Landscaping.
Thank you!
Newest members are: 508
Subway, Faye Healthy,
Introspect Investigations
USA, West Hempstead
Station (aka West 130),
and Lani’s Catering
Welcome!
If residents don’t shop locally and support small businesses there will be no small businesses…
Sam’s Caribbean Marketplace has been having
Fish-Fry-Fridays. Be sure to check it out.
I hear that Belly dancing classes have started and new
mirrors were installed at Family Fitness Unlimited.
Giordanos Garden Services has a new Facebook
page. Be sure to become a “fan."
Malverne-West Hempstead-Lynbrook Patch reached 1,000 Facebook “Fans.” Congrats!
Jan Peterson is always looking to party…as your
host for Tastefully Simple that is… Call her today at
516-640-4344.
Martin Cohen – CPA can help you with your tax
questions and planning. Contact Martin directly at
516-536-5600 or [email protected].
Boutique Cigar Shop extended their hours. Their
website is www.boutiquecigarshops.com.
Digifix helps businesses manage their internet
presence. Check out their website at http://digifix.us/
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February General Meeting
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Our latest Chamber meeting was held on February 12th
at the
Venus Restaurant. If you could not attend, you missed out on
networking with members, good food and two business
presentations. The first was by Zehava Schechter, Esq., who
spoke about Surviving the Fiscal Cliff & Reducing Your Property
Taxes and the second was by Martin H. Cohen, CPA, who spoke
about Business Tax Savings Strategies. The Member Businesses of
the Month was Christa Mally of HOT STOP CRUISES, INC.
Please check out these businesses and give them a call today!
Below are some photos from the evening. Our meetings are
usually held every 2nd
Tuesday of the month. No meeting is
scheduled for August. We hope to see you at the next Chamber General meeting on Tuesday, March 12
th at the Lantern Diner!
2013 WH Chamber Board
Board Officers
Robert Manuella
President
Finest Security (516) 486-1318 Vita Zorbo Vice President Lady of America (516) 565-5239 Hilda Manuella Treasurer Finest Security (516) 486-1318 Zehava Schechter Recording Secretary Attorney at Law (516) 292-1550
Board of Directors Patricia Locurcio Consultant Marie Taylor Edward Jones Investments Christa Mally Hot Stop Cruises Rosalie Norton WH Comm Support Assoc. Karl Riesterer Sr. Riesterer’s Bakery James Witter Gateway Investments Fred Sorrentino Barnes-Sorrentino Funeral Home William P. Zacharias Business Health Benefits Plus
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“Striving to Enhance the Quality of our Community”
2013 RENEWAL / MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
ANNUAL DUES - $100 PER BUSINESS
Date: _____________________
Print Business
Name:_____________________________________________
Print Business
Address:____________________________________________
Print Contact
Person(s)____________________________________________
Print Telephone No.:______________________ Fax No.:
________________
Print Email Address:
______________________________________________
Website:___________________________________________________
What is the best way to contact you? Phone or E-Mail
Please be sure to check out our new website and Facebook page often. You can always find updates, meeting notices and all sorts of useful information there. On the website, a directory of Chamber members has been added with hyperlinks to your own business website. Please remember to get your dues in as soon as possible. We will only list Chamber members that are paid up. Our Chamber website is : www.westhempsteadchamberofcommerce.com and we can be found on Facebook at West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce and on Twitter at @WHChamberofComm
Mail all checks to: West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 174 , West Hempstead, NY 11552
Email: [email protected] 516-619-2045
The West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce would like to extend an invitation to
anyone and everyone who has a suggestion, idea or action they would like to see the
Chamber get involved in. Please use the space below to address this topic:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
The West Hempstead Chamber is also looking for individuals who would like to:
Join the board_____ Volunteer some time_____ Join a committee_____
The following committees are available for you to join:
_____Membership / Website _____Programs _____Beautification
_____Street Fair _____Publicity / Social Networking _____Historian
_____Ribbon Cutting _____Fundraising/Securing Grants
If there is a committee you would like to suggest, start and chair, please let us know:
___________________________________________________________________
Name: _____________________________ Phone: ___________________
Address: ____________________________ Phone2: __________________
City/State: ___________________________
Email:______________________________________________
We would like to Thank You for your input, support and dedication to our Goal of
“Striving to Enhance the Quality of OUR Community”
We are the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce and we mean business!
Benefits of Chamber Membership
-Your business listing and your business web link on our website
-Monthly educational and networking meetings
-Advocacy on behalf of the business community
-Guaranteed tent space at the annual West Hempstead Chamber and Civic Association Street Fair
-Access to local and community organizations
-Your business listing on our Facebook page
-West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce window sticker
-Occasional scanning of your flyers, coupons, business cards and brochures onto our Facebook page
-Ability to post of your specials, events, and coupons onto our Facebook page
-Opportunity to be on a Chamber committee or Board Member
Wish to find out more? Please call us at 516-619-2045 or attend our next general meeting.
Please visit the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce on the web at
www.westhempsteadchamberofcommerce.com.
We are the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce and we mean business!
More Chamber Member Happenings….
Marshall Myers of Laffey Homes wrote an interesting Real Estate article in the Malverne-West
Hempstead-Lynbrook Patch. Copy the below link to your browser to check it out.
http://malverne-lynbrook.patch.com/blog_posts/foreclosures-and-short-sales-on-long-island-theres-
good-news-and-bad-news
The West Hempstead Community Support & Civic Association co-sponsors concerts and other
West Hempstead events. Would you like to find out how your business could become more involved
or co-sponsor an event? Give them a call at (516) 733-0879 or email Ms. Rosalie Norton at
In the past Luann Viglione, owner of the two 7-Elevens in town, donated some small door prizes to
the PTA. Should your business also wish to donate a small door prize and get a little local publicity
with residents, please contact Co-WHEPTA President, Irene Martinez at 516-565-0065.
Eleanor Poppe, of Handcrafted Imports, is also a founding member of First Book-Long Island.
Please consider visiting their website at http://firstbooklongisland.org/home.html and supporting this
wonderful cause.
Chamber Advertising….
The Chamber advertises in local publications like the West Hempstead Herald and the West Hempstead Community Support & Civic Association Newsletter. We also work very closely with the internet based Malverne-West Hempstead-Lynbrook Patch.
In addition, the West Hempstead Chamber also has a website, Facebook and Twitter page. Lastly, we are the main host of the annual West Hempstead Street Fair, we give out local school awards and we are experimenting with this Newsletter.
Link your website to ours…..
Does your MEMBER business have a website? If Yes, please consider linking your website page to our West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce website page. Why you ask?…Because it is mutually beneficial to do so and both get some Marketing or traffic that they might not normally get. Frankly, it’s just a simple and smart thing to do amongst members in these tough economic times…..
For example go to our member Digifix’s website at
http://digifix.us/ OR visit Damocles Design Web
Services at http://www.damoclesdesigns.com/
See how they have our website page linked to their
website?