October 2014

HOW THE PPBA SUPPORTS BUSINESS BY PRESIDENT JIM NOWAK

The PPBA has two stated goals in its Bi-Laws: To support the community and to

support business. I want to talk about how the PPBA supports business and

more importantly how you can use the PPBA to help your business.

1. Networking. Com e to the m eeting. The first hour of every m eet-

ing is open for networking. The 1st half hour is a social hour. The 2nd half hour

is dinner. Come to the meetings, meet other members. Network.

2. Commercials. W e offer every m em ber the chance to give a one

minute commercial at the meetings. Tell the members about your business,

what you do and what type of customer you are looking for. We have two every

meeting, we could have more.

3. Display. Any m em ber can set up a table at a m eeting and display

your product or service. We only need to know in advance you are doing it.

4. Business to Business. If you are offer ing a discount to m em bers.

Tell us about it and put that special on the web site.

5. Our own “Valpak”. You can put your promotional material in with the

PPBA news letter. If you have a coupon you need to get it to Jamie before the

20th of each month and we will include it with the newsletter.

6. Journal. The Journal has offered a 10% discount to PPBA m em -

bers. The PPBA logo must be included in the ad.

7. Facebook. You can place your business prom otions on the PPBA Facebook page.

LOOKING AHEAD-NEXT GENERAL MEETING BY MIKE DELONG

October Meeting

Our October PPBA meeting will be held at the Friendship Center on 131st St. on

Wednesday, October 15. Our social tim e begins at 6:00 pm , and din-

ner will be served at 6:30. This month's theme will be an important and candid

discussion about how we can help our PPBA members stay in business and

grow. Your ideas and suggestions are greatly needed and appreciated.

Looking Ahead

Our November meeting will take place at Ottawa River Yacht Club on Wednes-

day, November 19.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Business In Point Place ...........2

We Need Your Blood ...............2

Lighthouse Landings October Events ......................................3

Halloween Reverse Parade ......3

Art Walk ...................................4

Visions Of Cullen Park .............4

Legacy Foundation ..................5

General Board of Directions Elections…………………...…..5

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

Holiday Celebration Meeting scheduled for October 8th at Lighthouse Landing at 7pm. Let’s make our little town spectacular this holiday season. Get in on the plan-ning. We need your help!

BUSINESS IN POINT PLACE BY LEN SYREK

WE NEED YOUR BLOOD!!!

How would you like to be in business

or have just started a new business in

an area where this past winter has

just been brutal with many days hold-

ing in the sub zero temperatures

along with an accumulative snow fall

of over seven feet without a January

thaw! Spring was almost nonexistent

followed by a summer where cooler

temperatures prevailed.

There have been a few surprises with

the Lighthouse Landing stepping up

as a place to stop by and see what’s

going on this week. Ace Hardware has

just opened its doors and we are all

wishing them well.

On the other end of the Point /

Shoreland Business District, Mer-

chants Landing is filling up their

empty building spaces with new busi-

nesses a little bit at a time. This too is

a good thing for Point Place.

Point Place Businesses Community:

We are a Service Community

Customer Base local for the most

part

Synergy Base is lacking. Promote

other businesses in community is

needed!

Tourism Lacking. It’s important

we find new money to give this

community a shot in the arm.

Traffic patterns out there are

greater in the summer months.

Believe this or not but residents

are not aware of the goings on

out here in this community!!

Note#1: There w as a new pro-

spective business owner who was

planning on opening a business out

here. They were doing their home

work as they set in a chair and count-

ed vehicles moving up and down

Summit Street in August. Well they

thought there was enough traffic to

support their business. The new busi-

ness opened up in November and was

out of business in the spring. No traf-

fic to support a new business!!

Note#2: Murphy ’s Law. A & W was

a small restaurant that opened in

May and closed each September.

Why? Mr. Murphy knew traffic was

better in the summer time then at

other times of the year!

Businesses

I would like to believe all of the busi-

nesses out here all have a business

plan in place. All companies go

through climate changes as the mar-

ket place is ever changing. What was

successful last year may no longer be

in favor today! That’s why business

plans are needed to be reevaluated

quarterly or at least annually when

revenues are falling short of projec-

tions!

Threats are to be identified.

Our weaknesses in this market place

must be stated and understood.

Adjustments are needed to be made

to regenerate interest in shoppers.

Qualified employees who like their

job reflect their moods to customers,

this is Important!

Sandpiper Cruise

We had a great time on our

Sandpiper cruise in August.

PPBA member Mary Dalby

was a wonderful host and

the weather was perfect for

our sunset cruise. Thirty-six

people attended the two

hour event.

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Saturday October 11, 2014 9am-1pm at the Friendship

Center

It’s that time of year again and we need your help. If you

or anyone you know would like to volunteer their time we

could use help with the following:

Set Up (7:30 a.m) Tear Down (1:00 p.m.) Door Greeters

(9:00 a.m-1:00 p.m.)

Donate a food item

Please call Dr. Judy St. John at 419-727-1790 to schedule

your blood donation and to sign up for any of the above

volunteer positions. It is so greatly appreciated.

DK TREASURES/LIGHTHOUSE LANDING OCTOBER COMMUNITY EVENTS

October 3rd, 4th, and 5th- Shop Hop- 3 days, 5 shops, 1 café- visit all and

get entered into a drawing

October 4th 10 to 4pm Fall Festival and Art and Craft Show- $2.00

admission, with $1.00 going to the Lighthouse Landing Community Gar-

den Foundation

October 8th Holiday Celebration Meeting 7pm at Lighthouse Landing

October 11th- 1 to 4pm book signing- David Crites and David Kohler

October 11th 6 to 10 Swing dance for the Daughter Project coming to

Lighthouse Landing Hall

October 16th- Free Business Workshop 7pm to 8pm

October 18th- Fashion Show coming to the Hall- 7 to 10 more

information at Lighthouse Landing

October 25th 11:00 am -2:00 pm -Reverse Parade- Halloween Trick or

Treat for the children in the Point Place/Shoreland community only- put

on by the area businesses- cost $10.00 per space to help with advertising

(40 spaces) Prize for the best decorated space bring candy and cards and

flyers to give out to promote your business

BUSINESSES JOIN THE REVERSE TRICK OR TREAT PARADE!

This is a great way for the Point

Place/Shoreland Community

and Businesses to join together

and give the kids a safe and fun

day to remember!

The Point Place Businesses are

joining together to create a

“Reverse Trick or Treat Parade,

this is where the businesses

line up and allow the kids to

parade past them and get can-

dy.

Lighthouse Landing back park-

ing lot has 100 spaces and we

will be utilizing all of them for

the businesses to set up their

“spooky” area. Each business

gets 2 spots to make it their

own! Be creative and dress up,

pass out treats to the kids and

flyers to the parents to let them

know about your business.

Step 1: Register with Debbie at

Lighthouse Landing by

10/15/2014. Filling out the

registration form that has al-

ready be emailed to you.

Step 2: Application fee $5.00

we will use for advertising and

contest prizes. Checks to DK

Treasures LLC (T or T fund- in

memo please)

Step 3: Set up the day of be-

tween 10:00am – 12:30pm

Step 4: Be prepared to have fun

Step 5: Hang flyer in your es-

tablishment and share

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ART WALK COMES TO THE POINT

Did you know that if you

have Silver Sneakers you

can workout at Curves

for free? Your insurance

covers 100% of this ben-

efit! We take many other

insurance plans too, call

to see if you qualify. For

those that don’t we are

excited to offer no ser-

vice fee on all new mem-

berships until the end of

October. We are also

including set up on our

Curves Smart system for

FREE! Curves Sm art

is a computerized way to

record how many calo-

ries you burn at each

workout. There has nev-

er been a better time to

join. Give us a call at 419

-727-0728 or stop in and

see us at 5011 N. Summit

You may (or may not) know that on

Saturday, October 4th, there will be

an ART WALK at the Lighthouse on

Summit Street from 10:00am to

4:00p.m. Artists will be displaying

and selling their works.

But, that's not all..... There will also

be an ARTS and CRAFTS Show at

Lighthouse Landing across from

Cullen Park.

But, that's not all..... There will also

be an ARTS and CRAFTS show at the

Friendship Park Community Center

on 131st Street.

But, that's not all..... Folks

throughout Point Place are being

asked to hold Garage Sales. Also,

your "Just-Plain-Folks" who might

dabble in art and who might want to

display/sell their "creative juices" set

up tables in their yards..

But, that's STILL not

all..... Businesses in The Point are

encouraged to have outside displays

and special sales.

VISIONS OF CULLEN PARK BY VEE STADER

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Enclosed in this month’s newsletter is a flyer for Visions of Cullen Park. It contains

information regarding the Kroger Community Rewards program. Besides private

donations, the Kroger program is our only source of funds for our treasury. We do

not collect any dues or ask for money from attendees and our long list of dedicated

volunteers. All monies are put right back into the many projects undertaken by VCP.

So we are asking that you take time to read both sides and, if you are a Kroger shop-

per, sign up to participate. Using your Kroger card you can follow the instructions

and the ID number and when you shop, proceeds from a portion of your purchase

will be deposited in our

treasury. THERE IS NO

COST TO YOU! We are a

501C3 under the Legacy

Foundation of the PPBA.

Our most recent accom-

plishment was the instal-

lation of a kayak/canoe

launch at the park, thanks

to monetary and materials

donations and the Kroger

program

If you register now, the period will end on March 31, 2015 with renewal on April 1,

2015.

Thanks for taking time to read this.

Vee Stader, 419-729-3044

September 19, 2014:

At their September 10th. monthly meeting, the Legacy Foundation Steering

Committee adopted a program featuring volunteer “coordinators” to work

directly with key governmental and volunteer areas to expand and improve

infrastructure support for the Point Place and Shoreland communities. The

committee confirmed their belief that support of our communities is critical to

business and neighborhood development going forward.

The enclosed News Release explaining details of this exciting program will

appear soon in the Point Shoreland Journal. Please consider volunteering to

become a Coordinator in an area within a category that you feel particularly

qualified for.

Please review the News Release and forward your resume’ per the instructions

therein if you wish to qualify. Simply call Bob Kneisley at 419-726-9000 if you

have questions concerning this unique opportunity to sustain and build our

communities.

Respectfully submitted, LEGACY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Bob Kneisley, President

According to the Legacy Community Foundation Code of Regulations as amended March 16, 2011, Articles 3-11 and 3-17 permit the expansion of Community Service Committees in-volving public volunteers. Selected volunteers will join a quarterly Steer-ing Committee meeting to better address the needs of the Point Place and Shoreland communities. The following committees are suggested. What can you add to the list? Who do you know? Each chairperson would be chosen based upon their response to an article on Facebook and in the Point/Shoreland Journal seeking personal data sheets and a brief outline of the applicant’s intended approach for each position they wish to chair. Each chairperson will serve for a one-year term with subsequent terms determined by the Selection Committee based upon performance. All responses to the public invitation will be received at our Facebook site and the PPBA mailbox. Each will be reviewed by the Legacy Steering Committee Selection Committee.

OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

Information Technology Rev. Mike DeLong

Grant Acquisition Dale Rupert

Streets, Harbors and Bridges

Real Estate Monitor

Public Complaints/Concerns

Police Safety Coordinator

Utilities Coordination

Recreational Boating Support

Coast Guard Coordinator

Water Reclamation Monitor

Solid Waste Review Committee

Public Relations/Publicity Com-mittee

Business/Community Relations Committee

Youth Support Group

Telephone Chairperson

Block Watch Al Crawford

Nuisance Abatement

OTHER AREAS:

LEGACY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT

PROPOSED STANDING COMMITTEES AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

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POSITIVE FACTS ABOUT OUR AREA

Toledo is the top median income

home value in the U.S.

Point Place living expenses are

low; 8 points lower than all of

Lucas County, 17% lower than

the entire U.S. and 9% lower

than all Ohio*

Fully 89% of existing Point Place

businesses would encourage

other businesses to locate in

Point Place*

72% of businesses rated “quality

of life” as fine*

Point Place boasts a good work

force”

*Point Place Business Association/

Ohio State University Business Reten-

tion Survey, 2013

If business is down, your health

is suffering, you’ve gotten bad

news, whatever the thing or situ-

ation is that is weighing you

down, know that you were made

for greatness. It is in your DNA

that you can withstand. You are

like a palm tree. A palm tree can

withstand hurricane force and

will bend for hours. As soon as

the storm is over and the wind

calms the palm tree stands back

up. It is through these storms

that the root system grows and

gets stronger. When life hands

you a hurricane be a palm tree.

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As we look to the future and for direction for the

PPBA we would like to invite anyone willing to

serve on the Board of Directors to speak with a

member of the nominating committee:

Tom Stagner, Debbie Speegle, Jamie Westfall, Bob

Kneisley or Pat Stimson

If you need to know what each office entails any

member of the nominating committee can assist

you. Elections will be held at the November meet

ing. Always remember that decisions are made by

those who show up. We need every member of the PPBA to attend this meet-

ing so that you have a say in the future of this organization.