WAYNE COUNTY September/October 2007 Issue MAKING TRACKS Half Century Dinner Gary Beilman and Dan Card are working hard as cochairmen of the seventh annual Half Century Member Recognition Dinner. The Chamber honors businesses who have been members for fifty or more consecutive years. The dinner will take place at Ehrhardt s Waterfront Resort located on Route 507 on Lake Wallenpaupack. We invite you to join us on Wednesday, October 17th as we honor three outstanding members of the Chamber Citizen s Savings Bank, Cordaro s Restaurant and Pennstar Bank. The evening will begin with a Social Hour at 6PM, which is being sponsored by Wayne Bank. A sit down family style dinner will be served at 7PM. Awards will be presented following dinner to recognize the achievements of our three honorees. Make your reservations early, as this event sells out fast! Visitor Center Now Tobacco Free As of June 1, 2007 the Wayne County Visitor Center is a Tobacco Free Environment. Officials from the Wayne County Inside this issue: Gift Shop Sale 2 HR Seminar 2 Office Space Available 2 Board of Directors 3 We Need Your Help 3 Volunteers Needed 3 Contact Information 4 Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Memorial Hospital, and the Tobacco Free Youth participated in the kick off ceremony at the Visitor Center. Fill out the enclosed reservation form to respond today. YEARS Rep. Peifer Backs HB 258 State Representative Michael Peifer is co-sponsor of House Bill 258, which would require PA school districts to start the school year after Labor Day. The bill is before the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee. Call Rep. Peifer s office at 253-5533 with any questions or comments.
Gift Shop Sale Our gift shop is hosting a sale on Little Engine That Could Merchandise. The Holidays are right around the corner, and these items would make wonderful gifts for the children on your list! Hardcover Books: Original Edition Reg. $8.99 Sale $6 plus tax Anniversary Edition Reg. $17.99 Sale $15 plus tax Wooden Train Set Reg. $39.99 Sale $24.99 plus tax Puzzles Reg. $7 Sale $5 plus tax Plush Toys Reg. $7 Human Resources For Small Business Seminar Whether you have one employee or one hundred employees, business owners have to be careful to put the right programs in place to make sure they are in legal compliance so they don t get sued. The Chamber is hosting a workshop to learn the following: 1. What laws and regulations apply to your business. 2. How to easily stay within the law. 3. How to run your business effectively while protecting your company 4. An overview to hiring, firing and everything required in between to manage your employees. The event will be brought to you by Core People Resources, which is a regional company with over 30 years of HR expertise. Please read enclosed flyer for more information It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow New Commercial Office Space Available! Commercial office space available at 632 Park Street, across from Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. Features: Great location on Route 6 in Honesdale 2000 Square feet total (1000 per story) Handicap accessible ramp Off Street Parking Interior is wide open and waiting to be customized for your business Everything is new and in perfect condition. Let your business start out on top! Call Edward R. Grossman Construction at 253-1589 Page 2 MAKING TRACKS
Board of Directors President Sal Giglio- Owl Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. 1st Vice President Lew Critelli- Wayne Bank 2nd Vice President Laurie Alabovitz- Bethany Village Secretary Kuni Holbert- United Country Holbert Realty Treasurer Helen Piorkowski-Honesdale National Bank Immediate Past President Warren Schloesser - Attorney at Law Directors Gary Beilman- The Dime Bank Daniel Card- Waste Management Ashok Divecha - Bold Gold Media Group Ronald Firmstone - Firmstone Tire & Auto Service Center Richard Garman- Wayne Memorial Hospital Amy Griffith - Weekly Almanac Aimee Holevinski- Comfort Inn Nicole Hollister- Pennstar Bank Tom Jenkins- Wayne Highlands School Dist. Donna LaBar- LaBar Computer Services David Murray- Varcoe Insurance Maura Rottmund - Hawley Library Todd Stephens - Stephens Pharmacy We Need Your Help! The Chamber is updating our records. We need your current website and email addresses. Don t worry, we will not send you any junk emails! We want to keep our members informed of news and upcoming events, as well as keeping our website cur- rent. As a valued Chamber Member, you receive a free link to your website from ours. Contact us today with your current information! You don t have a website! Visit the Business Directory on our website to have one of our Chamber members design one for you! Volunteers Needed The Chamber is in need of a few volunteers to assist with train rides. We are in need of Coach Hosts to greet passengers and assist with seating on the train coaches. Do you have some free time? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you know of someone who could help? If so, we need you! Call Netta at 253-1960 today! SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Page 3
Location: Apple Day Spa & Salon 152 Grandview Ave. Annetta DeYoung Executive Director exec@waynecountycc.com Susan Edsall Bookkeeper bookkeeper@waynecountycc.com Debbie Gillette info@waynecountycc.com Alicia Lynch Membership Services membership@waynecountycc.com October is Chamber of Commerce Month Refer a New Member & Receive $20 off your next renewal for the Chamber www.waynecountycc.com 6 Steps to Become a Better Listener Form a LADDER: Look at the person speaking to you. Ask questions. Don t interrupt. Don t change the subject. Empathize. Respond verbally and nonverbally.
Business Card Exchange Sponsored By: WAYNE COUNTY Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Co-Hosted By: SOUTHERN HAWLEY - LAKE WALLENPAU- CHAMBERS OF Location: Apple Day Spa & Salon 152 Grandview Ave. Honesdale, PA *Door Prizes *Refreshments * Spinal Energizer Treatments *Free Hand Paraffin Treatments Please RSVP by October 16th Wayne County Chamber of Commerce 32 Commercial Street Honesdale, PA 18431 Phone: 570-253-1960 Fax: 570-253-1517 E-mail: info@waynecountycc.com # Attending Name of Company Name of Attendees Phone Number