Member Newsletter

May 2017

8226 N. Main Street • Eden, NY 14057 • Phone/Fax: (716) 992-4799 • edenchambercomm@gmail.com • www.edennycc.com

Patricia Hartman MPH Holding, LLC President

Sharon Brockman Eden Town Assessor Vice President

Mary Jo Hultquist Eden Town Clerk Treasurer

Stacey J. Callinan Administrator

OFFICERS

Mike Bolo Peak Performance

Ed Krycia Fisher Concrete, Inc.

Fran McLaughlin Erie County Veterans Service Agency

Wayne Schacher Wildlife Biologist/ Zoologist

Don Stuhr Four Corners Café

Rita Stuhr Eat’sa Pizza

Town/School Liaison Mike Byrnes

BOaRD OF DIRECTORS

Spring is in the air. Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.

Our “Welcome to Eden” sign on Route 62 near Route 75 has taken an unscheduled “vacation.” The return date is on hold. It will be reconstructed as soon as possible. The back of the signs are also in progress

with the help of Eden High School’s Technology Teacher, Stevan Jones and his Technology class.

We have several projects in the works: Our Chamber barn is under repair with steel siding and

new paint. “Eden Holiday Magic” – Our holiday decorations are in

need of renewal. We will be providing more information on this before long.

Eden Chamber’s Annual Chicken BBQ – at the Eden Corn Festival, August 3, 4, 5 & 6. We are GRATEFUL to our members and friends who choose to volunteer again this year!

a Letter from Your PresidentAfter years of hard work and dedication to others, our “2016 Business of the Year” recipient, Dr. Kevin O’Gorman is entering into a new phase of life. Following many years of working as a doctor, Dr. O’Gorman’s hard-earned retirement is almost here. We would like to wish Dr. O’Gorman and his staff all the best in the years to come. THANK YOU!

Birthday wishes to Ferris Randall on his recent 90th birthday. Ferris was our “2014 Citizen of the Year.” Wishing him many more years of friendship with all of us!

Speaking for myself and the members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, your comments and concerns are always welcome.

Be proud of your hometown. It’s a big part of what makes you the person you are.

Sincerely, Pattie HartmanPresident

A committee, headed by Mary Smith, has been formed in Eden among expert quilters and friends of quilters to bring to Eden “barn quilts.” These are large replicas of handmade quilts made out of wood and other composites that are secured to barns. Their purpose is to bring beauty, a touch of the past, and tourism to our area. The idea is that there will be several barns and large structures that these beautiful quilts will be hung from. A “quilt trail” will be formed, and visitors to Eden will be able to visit these works of art on a mapped tour. This kind of project has been a huge success in other towns, particularly Leroy, NY. Members of the community will be enlisted to help create the quilts. In particular, high school

students may be helping in the building and painting of the quilts.

The Paul Zittel family has kicked off the committee’s efforts by purchasing one of the quilts and hanging it on their Bley Road barn as shown in the picture. The Zittels hope this display of their quilt will get the ball rolling and others will be happy to see more structures dressed in one-of-a-kind quilts. For more information on this project, or if you’d like to help, please call our office at 992-4799.

Barn Quilts Come to Eden

JUDY WILDERBOOKKEEPING SERVICE

BOOKS THRU TRIAL BALANCE• PAYROLLS

• PAYROLL TAXES• PERSONAL SERVICE SINCE 1979

(716) 646-1339

Newell-Faulkner Post #880 Legion Family

Newell-Faulkner Post 880American Legion

Jim BlidyCommander

Newell-Faulkner Unit 880American Legion Auxiliary

Sharon RileyPresident

Newell-Faulkner Squadron 880Sons of the American Legion

Ken SzalSquadron Commander

2912 Legion DriveEden, NY 14057(716) 992-3304

Visit our website atPost880.com for the

Specials of the Week &the latest Legion News!

KITCHEN OPEN:Wed., Thurs. Fri. 11 am - 9 pmSat. 12:30 pm - 8:30 pm(Take out available) 992-3304

Fish Fry served every FridayHall Available for Rent: Weddings, Banquets, etc.

FOOD MART8081 Main St.Eden, NYPHONE: 992-9111

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GLENN R. NELLISSupervisor

Eden Town Hall Office: 992-33662795 E. Church St. Home: 992-3502Eden, NY 14057 Fax: 992-4131

Email: ray@edenny.gov

COUNCILMEMBERSEd Krycia Jr. ........649-7296Mary Lou Pew......992-2766Fran McLaughlin 992-3753 Rich Ventry ..........992-2778 • 992-9020

UpcomingChamber Events

General Membership MeetingTuesday, May 13, 2014

6:30 p.m. Four Corners Café

Corn Festival July 30 – August 3, 2014

Chamber Board MeetingThursday, June 12, 2014

6:30 p.m.

Fall Townwide Garage SaleSaturday, September 13, 2014

REMEMBERThe Chamber Mailing Address is

8226 N. Main Street Eden, NY 14057

JUDY WILDERBOOKKEEPING SERVICE

BOOKS THRU TRIAL BALANCE• PAYROLLS

• PAYROLL TAXES• PERSONAL SERVICE SINCE 1979

(716) 646-1339

14650 Rt. 62 • PO Box 69Gowanda, NY 14070

BUS. PHONE (716) 532-2208www.gowandaford.com

Renee Hill and Robin Evenhouse

Bright Beginnings Childcare and PreschoolOne of Eden’s premier businesses tends to the “smallest” of our citizens. Bright Beginnings Childcare &Preschool located at 7633 Gowanda State Road has been operating in our community since 2008. Theowners, Julia & Scott Dzubella, have been life-long Eden residents. From this Eden loyalty comes abusiness that offers a safe, nurturing environment where your child will get the attention and care that heor she needs. Their ratio of children to adults is always within state guidelines – and often even lower – to

make certain each child receives top-quality care. Programs include Infants (Ages 6 weeks - 11⁄2 years; Toddlers (Ages 11⁄2 years – 3); Preschool (Ages 4 - 5 ). A child’s day is highlighted with structure through circle time, music, reading, exercise programs andplan old fun! The Chamber is proud to have The Dzubellas on their team as a member of the Eden Chamber of Commerce!

Looks like Eden is Going to the DogsBy Mike Bolo

Until a few years ago, Eden’s well regarded veterinary of decades longstanding washoused in a modest, old, nondescript building. Then the new ownership invested in avery attractive, nearly sumptuous, new building on the same site. They cater to dogs butinclude other pets as well. Again a few years back Pat O’Brien enlarged his auto washfacility to include a stall for dog washing. If that wasn’t enough, longtime Eden residentand supporter, Robin Evenhouse, bought a Main Street building and, with a partner, setup a dog grooming operation. With all of that tangible and conspicuous evidence, mightone conclude that Eden is going to the dogs?

Celebrate Eden- Something New for the Corn FestBy Mike Bolo

Your Chamber, Eden High School, and the CornFest Committee are collaborating toprovide yet another opportunity for visitors to the CornFest to learn or be reminded of 40plus reasons why Eden is such a wonderful place in which to live, raise a family and/or tooperate a business. Running continuously, we will have a 70 – 90 minute visual only(mixture of photos, charts, mission statement, brief text, DVD, etc.) playing on two largeback-to-back screens under the Chicken BBQ tent. There will also be a smaller screenplaying this somewhere near the lines where visitors pay and then wait for their orders.With adult supervision, our school kids will be putting this project together by gatheringinformation and visuals and will pull this together in a format that we can use withminimal effort.

Themes categorizing the 40 plus groups/entities to be covered include: BusinessFriendly; “Rooted” in Agriculture; Really Caring About Kids; Serving Our Seniors;Honoring Those Who Have Served (Vets); Worshipping in Eden; AdditionalDistinctions.

Be sure to visit our BBQ tent to Celebrate Eden in a “visual” way.

Welcome Aboardto the New Members

of the ChamberAllen Cabinet Shop

Dave Allen2677 Hemlock Rd. • Eden, NY

Custom Cabinetry

Service Tech Auto Inc.Charles A. Schmitz, Jr.

8640 Main St. • Eden, NYAuto Repair

Picture Your Walls LLCEric Adams

184 Buffalo St. • Hamburg, NYArt Gallery, Picture Framing

Acute Cut LLCPeggy Kifner

2522 Hemlock Rd. • Eden, NYHair Salon

Melissa Zittel, Attorney at LawEden, NY

Eden Bowling CenterJim Haag

8716 South Main St. • Eden, NYBowling Center

Eden Truck & Auto Supply (NAPA)John Kopacz

8082 North Main St. • Eden, NY

Tennessee Gas Pipeline CompanyTom Sutton

7586 East Eden Road • Eden, NYTransmission of Natural Gas

Palmieri Paving & Sealing LLCBarbie Palmieri

2271 Eden Evans Center Rd. • Eden,NY

Eden Seafood & PizzeriaRich Ventry

8530 N. Main St. • Eden, NYRestaurant/Catering

Kevin C. Condon, AttorneyGrace Yingling

8558 N. Main St. • Eden, NYAttorney at Law

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4783 Southwestern Blvd. • HamburgP: (716) 649-2666 • F: (716) 649-0266info@evenhouseprinting.net www.evenhouseprinting.net

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Those of Us with Medical Insurance throughthe Chamber Please Take Note

Dear Bright Choices Client,

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the Manager of BrightChoices Insurance for the Eden Chamber of Commerce. In my role as Account ManagerI will support you in making informed decisions pertaining to your medical insuranceand other benefit needs. I will be working with the team at Liazon to provide you withthe necessary administrative and client service support as you navigate the insuranceindustry. I will become your point of contact and will continue to provide theknowledgeable and detail oriented service that you are accustomed to. Please contact meif you have questions about your insurance options, health care reform or the publicexchange. I can be reached by phone at 716-541-1772 or via email atdpalmeri@thepartnership.org at your convenience. I appreciate your business, and Ilook forward to working with you. David Palmeri

DEnTaL CaRE FOR THE WHOLE FaMILY

Franklin H. Meyer, DDSKirsten Riester, DDS

2763 West Church, Eden • 992-9511Evening Hours • Handicapped Accessible

Eden Collision, Inc.8220 N. Main St., Eden, NY 14057P: (716) 992-3530 • F: (716) 992-3541

Mark Jarmusz- Your Complete Car Care Center -

Serving the Eden Community Since 1974

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are You a Veteran or Service-Disabled Veteran Looking for assistance in Starting

or Improving a Small Business?By Fran McLaughlin, Board Member

Many veterans can use the skills and leadership ability they have developed in the service, into starting a business. There is a wealth of resources available to veterans through financial assistance, mentoring programs and other training options some of which are:

1.) Much of this information can be found on the SBA website, https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/how-start-business/business-types/veteran-owned-businesses. Or you can contact your local SBA office at 130 S. Elmwood Avenue, Suite 540 Buffalo, NY or call 716-551-4301

2.) The New York SBDC Veterans Services and Assistance Program also works to provide targeted training, counseling, and mentoring to help veterans start and grow a small business. SBDC Business Advisors help veteran small business owners improve profitability, expand market share, explore export opportunities, and provide valuable assistance in terms of establishing businesses on stronger organizational and financial footing. Contact information can be found at: http://www.nyssbdc.org/veterans.html

The Veterans Business advisors provide:

• One-to-one advisement sessions

• Pre-business plan workshops/training

• Business concept assessment

• Business plan development assistance

• Comprehensive feasibility analyses

• Business-to-business commerce

• Assistance with funding sources

These are just a couple of the many resources available to the men and women who have served our country. I will attempt to identify and provide information regarding other resources in future articles.

Thank You for Your Service

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Dedication Ceremony of Eden’s Blue Star Marker

June 10, 2017 • 11:00 A.M. Newell Faulkner Post 880 American Legion

On June 10, 2017, the Eden Garden Study Club will dedicate Eden’s Blue Star Memorial Marker. The marker honors all men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve in the armed forces of the United States.

After fourteen months of planning and organizing, Eden’s Blue Star committee members, Michelle Wilson, Sue Eye, Marlene Sullivan, Carol Paskuly, Joyce Haag, Michelle Haag, and KC Zugger, along with the club members, will dedicate the marker. The ceremony, designed for our community, will take place Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 11:00 AM inside the Newell Faulkner Post 880, American Legion located on Legion Drive in Eden. All are welcome, particularly Blue and Gold Star Families.

Blue Star BannerSince WWI, a blue star banner displayed in the front window of a home told others that a family member was serving in the armed forces. Also known as the service flag, the blue star stands for hope and pride.

When service members lost their lives, the blue star was replaced by a gold star representing the sacrifice. A silver star stood for someone incapacitated at home from wounds sustained overseas.

The flag made its appearance again in WWII. In 1943, congress authorized the flag as an official design.

Although the service flags virtually vanished during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, they appeared again during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, the Iraq War and the War on Terror.

The history of the Blue Star marker dates back to 1944. At the close of WW II, when the Garden Club of New Jersey, seeking to honor the men and women who had fought to preserve our country, planted a living memorial of 1000 flowering dogwood trees on a five mile stretch of highway that had been designated the “Blue Star Drive” by the state legislature. The project was named for the blue star flag that hung in the windows of homes and businesses to honor service men and women.

Blue Star Memorial MarkerIn 1945, the New Jersey highway commissioner proposed the NCSGC adopt the program of a memorial highway traversing every state. At the National Council of State Garden Clubs annual meeting in 1946, the proposed project was adopted. In 1947, the “official” marker was designed to identify the highways.

Though, originally the Blue Star Markers were to honor WW II veterans, in 1951 the NCSGC enlarged its mission to include all men and women who had served, were serving, or would serve in the armed forces of the United States.

For 73 years, Federated garden clubs have been creating a ribbon of memorial markers spanning the continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska.

Thank You to those Who Contributed to Eden’s “Welcome Packets”The Eden Chamber has made a practice of having “Welcome Packets” on hand to give to new residents of Eden when they visit the Town Clerk’s office. It’s a nice thing to do for people who may be strangers to our area or to those who are coming home again. We would like to thank the following Chamber members and friends of the Chamber who contributed to the project:

Eden HeightsKevin Condon, Atty.

Eden North Collins Penny SaverLakeshore SavingsKazoo Boutique

Eden Family Dental

Sunnycrest Kennels Hamburg Overhead DoorSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Immaculate Conception ChurchLifetime Wellness Chiropractic Center

John-Roberts Salon and Spa

Four Corners CaféEat’sa Pizza

Dr. Glenn W. Horrigan, DDSEden Shurfine

Blue Star Team Member Sue Eye and Legion Landscape Chairman Ron Smith

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Once again, the Eden Central School and the Eden Chamber of Commerce have partnered to host the 3rd annual Shadow Day on April 27th. Students from the Junior/Senior High School learned about what it takes to run a business, to do some hands-on chores, and speculate what it might take to manage or own a similar type of business they visited. The following eleven Eden businesses participated this year with more than 20 students shadowing them. We also had other businesses willing to take a student or two, but there weren’t quite enough students to go around! Thanks to those folks for their willingness to help out! We sincerely want to thank all involved!

Kudos to: • Eden Town Hall including the

Eden Fire Co. and Police Dept.• The Randall Agency• Four Corners Café• Eat’sa Pizza• Eden Collision• Eden Veterinary Clinic• Eden Shurfine• Amos Zittels & Sons• Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company• Eden Heights of Eden• Bauer’s Eden Valley Furniture

Amos Zittel & SonsTennessee Gas Pipeline Company

Supervisor Hartman, Town HallEden Shurfine Eden Veterinary Clinic

Eden Collision

Eden Heights of Eden Randall Agency Bauer’s Eden Valley Furniture

Shadow Day 2017

Four Corners Café

Eat’sa Pizza

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As people pass by on Route 62 coming into and leaving Eden, they notice a block building painted with bright colors with images of butterflies, seed packets and delicious looking vegetables. That work of art is the home of Eden Chamber of Commerce member, Eden Valley Growers. Not only do you notice the building with the mural that had been painted by Eden Central art students, but you will notice other large structures bordering around the property. Someone not from our area may wonder what goes on there.

Since 1956, the Eden Valley Growers has set the bar for the distribution of homegrown produce. The idea was and is to work together in an industry that is extremely tenuous. Why not combine the individual strengths of each farm making for high quality products. This train of thought makes for a successful business practice as the Growers have proven.

In the beginning, the co-op consisted of 22 growers providing 100,000 boxes of produce a year. Currently, the co-op is comprised of 7 growers farming 2,200 acres and producing 500,000 boxes of produce a year. The co-op’s members are Amos Zittel & Sons, Henry W. Agle and Sons, Inc., W.D. Henry & Sons, MCR Farms, Draudt Farms, Kenneth Henry & Sons, and Henry’s Gardens. From these members, the Board of Directors consists of Kevin Zittel, President, Les Draudt, Vice President, Karyn Agle-Sullivan, Secretary, David Zittel, and Jonathan Agle. To keep business moving along smoothly, the Board meets once a month.

The business is a year-around operation with the bulk of the busyness from mid-May to mid-December. The daily operations are headed up by Gary Balone, General Manager, David Walczak, Sales & Operation Manager, and Keith Baskerville, Quality Assurance & Dock Operations.

Over sixty different commodities pass through Eden Valley Growers facility including green peppers, lettuces (green leaf, red leaf, Romaine, and Boston), corn (bi-color & white), cabbage, broccoli, green & yellow squash, eggplant, kale, cauliflower, cucumber, and several varieties of hot peppers. The Growers also process products from non-members such as carrots, radishes, potatoes, beets,

and green onions. As times change, the co-op is handling some organically grown produce.

Due to the ever increasing demands for fresh-from-the-farm produce, Eden Valley Growers maintains various coolers to meet the refrigeration needs of specific vegetables. A vacuum cooler is used to preserve various lettuces. The hydro cooler refrigerates Eden’s famous corn while the forced air cooler maintains perfect temperatures for peppers, cucumbers, and summer squash. The newest cooler, a slush ice cooler, keeps broccoli truly farm fresh.

The facility follows food safety standards set out through Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), PRIMUS (a third party auditing company), and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Currently, the Eden Valley Growers employs 20 seasonal employees as drivers and on the docks.

Many of us have taken advantage of the great deals available from May to late June at the open market located at Eden Valley Growers’ site. The pavilion-style farm market is leased to D & J Brawdy farms to sell perennial and annual plants and related supplies during planting season.

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Bragging rights for the Growers is that they are the longest standing model of a co-op in New York State for produce. They have also been named Business of the Year of the NYS Agricultural Society; 2016 Friends of Extension; Corn Festival Hall of Fame 2014; and WNY Food Hub 2014.

A business is only as good as its management. In the case of the Eden Valley Growers, Gary Balone, Sr. has worked his way through the ranks to become General Manager. He has worked over 50 years starting with a chance assignment as a teenager “just to give an extra hand.” He has been instrumental in growing the business at the Growers. It’s obvious Gary has trouble just sitting back and letting the world pass him by. His ingenuity, drive, and get-up-and-go has pushed the Growers to their current standing in the

business community across the State. With the support of David Walczak, and Keith Baskerville, Gary and the Board of Directors manages to see their business plan come together each day.

It was a pleasure to visit the staff and facilities at the Eden Valley Growers. It clearly is a landmark, so to speak, for the Eden community. The operations at the Growers speaks of the heart of the driving force behind our town – that of our farming community. Without our farms and the Eden Valley Growers our town would be a completely different place to call home. The Board of Directors at the Chamber hold our farms and the Eden Valley Growers in highest regard. Onto the 2017’s growing and harvesting season – may God’s blessings be with you at the Eden Valley Growers!

Ribbon Cuttings!Eden has been blessed with two

Ribbon Cutting events to welcome one new business and one relocated business.

On October 3rd, 2016, Macro Graphics held their grand opening from 4 to 7 p.m. The grand opening kicked off with a ribbon cutting attended by Chamber President Pattie Hartman and Board members, Wayne Schacher, Sharon Brockman and Eden Supervisor, Missy Hartman. Macro Graphics offers services in graphic design, copywriting, and printing and is located at 8226 North Main Street, lower level.

Saturday, May 6th marked the date of the grand re-opening of Styles Delight Consignment Boutique. Members of the Chamber Board, Pattie Hartman, Sharon Brockman, Wayne Schacher, Fran McLaughlin and Ed Krycia along with Supervisor Hartman attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 a.m. that day followed by a fashion show. Styles Delight, owner Dawn Bauer, has found its new home at 8226 North Main Street, upper level.

Please stop by and wish both business owners the best of luck. They will be glad to see you!

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august 3, 4, 5, & 6 Chamber annual Chicken BBQ

at the Eden Corn Festival

august 22 Eden all Sports Booster 5K Race

from the Eden Chamber Barn

September 15, 16, & 17 Town wide Fall garage Sales

november 16 annual Membership Banquet;

Citizen and Business of the Year

Month of December Christmas Sharing

Susan WilhelmEden Town Councilwoman

Welcome aboard Our new Chamber

Member!

2017 Upcoming Events

The Annual Eden Central School Alumni events are scheduled to take place this summer on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29. Sponsored by the Eden Alumni Association and Eden Alumni Society, the gathering of Eden graduates, guests and residents will again take place at the American Legion, Newell-Faulkner Post 880.

The Eden Class of 1967 will be featured both nights as the 50th Reunion class, with recognition of other Eden class years as well.

Last summer over 250 gathered at the The Friday event ($9.00 presale, $10.00 at the door) in the Legion barn, a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and classmates, make new acquaintances, and reminisce, with a food buffet, cash bar, music with deejay Mike Margerum and dancing.

The Saturday event ($30.00) will feature presentation of the Class of 1967, showcase our 2017 Eden CSD scholarship winners, a family-style dinner, music through the decades, dancing, a professional photographer and cash bar. Last summer 160 enjoyed an evening of recognition, fellowship and fun.

For more information or registration, visit our website at www.edenalumni.org or send registration materials and checks to Eden Alumni, PO Box 66, Eden, New York 14057. Come support your community, your school and have a great time!

Wayne H. Schacher (716) 649-4751Board, Eden Chamber of CommerceBoard, Eden Alumni Association/SocietyEden Central, Class of 1967

Eden alumni annual Reunion Events on July 28 and 29, 2017

RAYMOND JARMUSZCollision Repair*Brakes* Shocks*Struts*Mufflers**lifetime warranty

EDEN COLLISION, INC.8220 N. Main St., Eden, NY 14057

Phone: (716) 992-3530 • Fax: (716) 992-3541

- Your Complete Car Care Center -Serving the Eden Community Since 1974

MARK JARMUSZ24 Hour Towing

Windshield GlassFront End AlignmentsNY State Inspections

Tires • Batteries

Advertising Newspaper, Distribution, TelephoneDirectories, Rubber Stamps, Business Cards, etc.

EDEN-NORTH COLLINSPENNY SAVER, INC.SouthtownsPennySaver.com

8603 Main Street • 992-4625Email: info@SouthtownsPennySaver.com

NEWSLETTER

First Quarter 20148226 N. Main Street

Eden, NY 14057Phone/Fax:

(716) 992-4799edenchambercomm@gmail.com

NEW CHAMBER HOURS:Monday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.Tuesday: ClosedWednesday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.Thursday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.Friday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Your tax-deductible gift stays in Eden and provides benefits to a wide range of groups. Helpour endowment fund grow so that we can do more!

THE EDEN COMMUNITYFOUNDATION, INC.

P.O. BOX 96, EDEN, NY 14057992-4799

PRIVATE GIVING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

ASE Certified

Automotive

Technicians

PPG Certified Collision Repair Center

Eden Democratic Committee

P.O. Box 104

Eden, NY 14057

(716) 992-3753

www.edencommunityfoundation.org

Letter from the President

MOLLY McLAUGHLINPO Box 86 • Eden, NY 14057

www.edencornfest.com

EDEN CORNFESTIVAL, INC.

50 Years of Service to the Community

WE HAVE NEWSLETTER AD SPACE AVAILABLE! Use the Chamber’s Quarterly Newsletter to promote your business products and services.

APPROXIMATELY 150 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGULARLY READ THE EDEN CHAMBER NEWSLETTER.

Regular Business Card-sized Ad • $100 Large Business Ad • $200

Dear Members:

Finally, spring is upon us! The farmers are planting and the Chamber is looking forward to aproductive rest of the year.

The past several weeks, the hot topic has been funding of the new Eden Central School sign.Well, thanks to some generous donations such as the Eden Community Foundation, SharonBaur, Howard Stresing and family, and many others who gave donations in honor of ourschool and its students past and present. Our goals were quickly met as this project tookapproximately 2 ½ months. This speaks to the whole community and the Town of Eden. Onceagain, our community comes through!

In our efforts to bring awareness to our membership and get involved more with the future ofour students, we are hosting a Membership Pizza Party on Tuesday, May 6th at the FourCorners Café. At 6:30 p.m – 8 p.m. Our guests are the business students from Eden Central.We hope that working together and explaining how the Chamber works with our potentialfuture business owners will be a positive, productive move for our community’s future. Wewill be discussing the Chamber’s goals and take suggestions from our audience as to whatthey would like to see the Chamber doing.

I especially want to welcome our new members! They are listed in this newsletter. I hopethat all who read this will support these businesses to show their belief in the future of Edenand support the Chamber’s efforts to represent all our businesses to the total community.

As many of you know, we have moved into the Smith Building and are in the process ofpurchasing a new and exciting sign for the front of the building to notify everyone that theChamber is vibrant and committed to the future of Eden.

We are also developing a website which can be used by any of our business members toadvertise their special events and to provide an electronic directory for members to list theirservices in a state-of-the art fashion. Our office will manage the website for our members.

Before you know it, our famous Chicken BBQ during the Corn Festival will be upon us! Asalways, we are looking for our fellow members for support of any kind during this busy time.Please give some thought to reaching out to us as a volunteer. The more the merrier!

Thanks, Paul Zittel, President

A Note From Stacey As we slowly get into spring, I hope you are all beginning to feel refreshed as things begin toget greener. Here at the Chamber office, the Board and I are enjoying revitalization of theChamber’s purpose. Our Board is proactive and supportive of each other. There are a lot ofgreat ideas that come from a group of people that have a similar vision. To name a few, weare close to finalizing a website for the Chamber and its members. It will be available for thepurpose of being an electronic resource for folks looking for services in Eden and a news hubfor the town and businesses. Our outside office sign should be appearing this late spring. Ouroffice wall sign looks pretty sharp too! The wheels are beginning to turn in preparation for thechicken BBQ at the Corn Festival. We will be looking for help, so give it some thought. Ipromise you won’t regret spending a little time with us! All you business members should bereceiving a surprise soon either in the mail or delivered by one of the Board members. Hopeyou will be very proud of it! It’s our way of saying ‘you really matter.’ I’m looking forwardto a beautiful rest of the year and want to thank all of you for supporting the Chamber andmyself. It’s great to live in Eden!

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RAYMOND JARMUSZCollision Repair*Brakes* Shocks*Struts*Mufflers**lifetime warranty

EDEN COLLISION, INC.8220 N. Main St., Eden, NY 14057

Phone: (716) 992-3530 • Fax: (716) 992-3541

- Your Complete Car Care Center -Serving the Eden Community Since 1974

MARK JARMUSZ24 Hour Towing

Windshield GlassFront End AlignmentsNY State Inspections

Tires • Batteries

Advertising Newspaper, Distribution, TelephoneDirectories, Rubber Stamps, Business Cards, etc.

EDEN-NORTH COLLINSPENNY SAVER, INC.SouthtownsPennySaver.com

8603 Main Street • 992-4625Email: info@SouthtownsPennySaver.com

NEWSLETTER

First Quarter 20148226 N. Main Street

Eden, NY 14057Phone/Fax:

(716) 992-4799edenchambercomm@gmail.com

NEW CHAMBER HOURS:Monday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.Tuesday: ClosedWednesday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.Thursday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.Friday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Your tax-deductible gift stays in Eden and provides benefits to a wide range of groups. Helpour endowment fund grow so that we can do more!

THE EDEN COMMUNITYFOUNDATION, INC.

P.O. BOX 96, EDEN, NY 14057992-4799

PRIVATE GIVING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

ASE Certified

Automotive

Technicians

PPG Certified Collision Repair Center

Eden Democratic Committee

P.O. Box 104

Eden, NY 14057

(716) 992-3753

www.edencommunityfoundation.org

Letter from the President

MOLLY McLAUGHLINPO Box 86 • Eden, NY 14057

www.edencornfest.com

EDEN CORNFESTIVAL, INC.

50 Years of Service to the Community

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Dear Members:

Finally, spring is upon us! The farmers are planting and the Chamber is looking forward to aproductive rest of the year.

The past several weeks, the hot topic has been funding of the new Eden Central School sign.Well, thanks to some generous donations such as the Eden Community Foundation, SharonBaur, Howard Stresing and family, and many others who gave donations in honor of ourschool and its students past and present. Our goals were quickly met as this project tookapproximately 2 ½ months. This speaks to the whole community and the Town of Eden. Onceagain, our community comes through!

In our efforts to bring awareness to our membership and get involved more with the future ofour students, we are hosting a Membership Pizza Party on Tuesday, May 6th at the FourCorners Café. At 6:30 p.m – 8 p.m. Our guests are the business students from Eden Central.We hope that working together and explaining how the Chamber works with our potentialfuture business owners will be a positive, productive move for our community’s future. Wewill be discussing the Chamber’s goals and take suggestions from our audience as to whatthey would like to see the Chamber doing.

I especially want to welcome our new members! They are listed in this newsletter. I hopethat all who read this will support these businesses to show their belief in the future of Edenand support the Chamber’s efforts to represent all our businesses to the total community.

As many of you know, we have moved into the Smith Building and are in the process ofpurchasing a new and exciting sign for the front of the building to notify everyone that theChamber is vibrant and committed to the future of Eden.

We are also developing a website which can be used by any of our business members toadvertise their special events and to provide an electronic directory for members to list theirservices in a state-of-the art fashion. Our office will manage the website for our members.

Before you know it, our famous Chicken BBQ during the Corn Festival will be upon us! Asalways, we are looking for our fellow members for support of any kind during this busy time.Please give some thought to reaching out to us as a volunteer. The more the merrier!

Thanks, Paul Zittel, President

A Note From Stacey As we slowly get into spring, I hope you are all beginning to feel refreshed as things begin toget greener. Here at the Chamber office, the Board and I are enjoying revitalization of theChamber’s purpose. Our Board is proactive and supportive of each other. There are a lot ofgreat ideas that come from a group of people that have a similar vision. To name a few, weare close to finalizing a website for the Chamber and its members. It will be available for thepurpose of being an electronic resource for folks looking for services in Eden and a news hubfor the town and businesses. Our outside office sign should be appearing this late spring. Ouroffice wall sign looks pretty sharp too! The wheels are beginning to turn in preparation for thechicken BBQ at the Corn Festival. We will be looking for help, so give it some thought. Ipromise you won’t regret spending a little time with us! All you business members should bereceiving a surprise soon either in the mail or delivered by one of the Board members. Hopeyou will be very proud of it! It’s our way of saying ‘you really matter.’ I’m looking forwardto a beautiful rest of the year and want to thank all of you for supporting the Chamber andmyself. It’s great to live in Eden!

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