IMPACTIMPACT June 2013 Vol. 42, NO. 6 Monthly

In This Issue Calendar of Events…………...………………………….....Pg. 2 Members in the News………….....………………….…....Pg. 2 Business Card Exchange……...…………………............Pg. 8 Women in Business……...…………….……………..........Pg. 8 New Members………………..….…………………….……..Pg. 9

GPCC Mission Statement

Act as A Unified Voice of Business Dedicated to the Prosperity of all

Commerce Leading to the Enhancement of

the Quality of Life in our region and surrounding areas.

2013 Youth Appreciation Day Awards Luncheon The Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee honored eight area students at the Youth Appreciation Day Awards luncheon that was held on May 21, 2013. PPL was the proud sponsor of this event. Mr. James Becker, Chair of the Education Committee welcomed everyone. Mr. Becker and Carol Huffman, Education Committee Member, presented the awards. Each student was given an Outstanding Achievement Certificate from the Chamber of Commerce and Certificates from the House of Representatives, along with a “goodie bag, with gifts donated by Chamber members.. Mr. John Moyer, Monroe County Commissioner Chair congratulated the students on their achievements and wished them well in their future endeavors. Youth Appreciation Day recognizes students who have overcome significant challenges to achieve success. They are awarded based on their overall accomplishments and they are not the top athletes or scholars.

Those students that were honored were: Malcolm Law, East Stroudsburg High School-North, Deleah Gaillard, East Strouds-burg High School-South, Amanda Gould, Monroe Career & Tech-nical Institute, Crystal O’Neil, Pleasant Valley High School, Robert Sean Ferguson, Pocono Mountain East High School, Marc Lopez, Pocono Mountain West High School, Kevin Smith, Stroudsburg High School, and Zachary Chiasson, Upward Bound at ESU. Gifts were donated by: Associated Libraries of Monroe County, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Carole Ann Bowyer, Market-ing Advisor, Dr. Water’s, East Stroudsburg University, Frailey In-surance & Financial Services, Leadership Pocono, Inc., mEnterprise Solutions, McDonald’s Restaurant, Monroe County Transit Author-ity, Mount Airy Casino & Resort, Northampton Community College, Pennstar Bank, PNC Wealth Management, Pocono Family YMCA, Pocono Medical Center, Pocono Raceway, Sherman Theater, Spruce Lake Retreat, United Way of Monroe County, Upward Bound-East Stroudsburg University, Vigon International, Inc. and the Western Pocono Community Library.

Complimentary lunches were provided by Access Office Technologies, Inc., Debi Cope Associates Employment Agency, Tess Dalessio, Fitzmaurice Community Services, Harry A. Mullins Insurance Agency, Homestead Land Services, Carol Huffman, Pocono Medical Center, and Barbara G. Samet.

2013 Youth Appreciation Award Winners

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June 2013 Calendar of Events June 3…..……........Business Card Exchange 5:30 p.m.- Mountain Valley Orthopedics - East Stroudsburg June 4…......……....West End Committee 8:00 a.m.– Western Pocono Community Library - Brodheadsville June 10………….....Education Committee 11:00 a.m. – GPCC June 11 ..…………..Women In Business Luncheon Noon – Alaska Pete’s - Marshalls Creek June 12………..…...Economic Development Transportation Committee - 8:00 a.m. – GPCC June 14…..…….......Leadership Pocono 8:00 a.m.– GPCC June 18……..….…..Women in Business Committee 9:00 a.m.– GPCC June 21….......….....Safe 80 Task Force 11:00 a.m. – ESU Innovation Center - East Stroudsburg June 24….......….....Finance Committee 7:45 a.m. – GPCC June 24…....…..……Executive Committee 8:15 a.m. – GPCC June 25………...…..Board of Directors 8:30 a.m. – ESU Innovation Center - East Stroudsburg June 28………...…..Environmental Committee - 8:00 a.m. Location to be announced

Members in the News

Silver Arrow Gallery, in Tannersville, is proud to pre-sent a new local artist whose specialty is making one of a kind jewelry for everyday and wedding wear. Local artists Karen Rose and Keyaira Lynn Daniel, a mother and daughter team, have always been into the arts. Karen has introduced, taught and encouraged Ke-yaira to find the peace and beauty that creating will bring. Living in the Poconos she looks to share the joy that comes when a girl finds that simply perfect piece of jew-elry. Keyaira’s jewelry is made from gemstones, beads, glass and lace. She has one of a kind pieces made from wedding lace. Custom made pieces are available including pieces made from the lace in your wedding attire. For further information contact the gallery at 570-619-0461 or www.silver-arrow-gallery.com.

Riverside Rehabilita-tion is please to welcome Melissa Chappell, MS, OTR/L as a full time Oc-cupational Therapist treating patients at the Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg and Brod-headsville locations. A Cum Laude graduate of James Madison Univer-sity, Harrisonburg, VA, Chappell received a BS in Health Science and MS in Occupational Ther-apy. She has experience treating patients in both outpatient and inpatient

settings. Melissa evaluates and treats patients suffering from repetitive strain injuries, nerve entrapment disor-ders, arthritis, carpal tunnel and tendon injuries. Addi-tionally, she is trained in customized splint fabrication.

Additionally, Ann Marie Day, MSPT, Clinic Director of Riv-erside’s Tannersville location, attended the APTA’s First Annual Orthopedic Section Meeting May 2-4, 2013 in Orlando Florida. This two day conference was dedicated to advanced orthopedic prac-tice for physical therapists in treatments focusing on the lower extremity and lum-bosacral spine.

Sponsorships Available for 2013!

Please contact Pat Metzgar at the

Chamber at 570.421.4433 to find out which sponsorships fit your

needs!

Melissa Chappell, MS, OTR/L

Ann Marie Day, MSPT

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For additional information on Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapy, contact Riverside Rehabilitation at 800-514-3878 or visit www.riversiderehab.com. With conven-ient locations in Brodheadsville, East Stroudsburg, Stroudsburg, Tannersville, Tobyhanna, Moscow, Taylor, Plains, Wilkes-Barre, Mountaintop, Dallas, Tunkhannock and Berwick, patients receive individualized care by li-censed professionals close to home, work or school in five counties throughout Northeast PA and the Poconos. Ex-tended evening hours are available. Most insurance plans accepted.

Through the generous support from Ray Price Motors to Pocono Medical Center’s Capital Campaign for the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center, members of the Price Family gathered for the official ribbon cutting of PMC’s Valet Parking sponsored by Ray Price Motors. The new valet parking podiums will be used at the Butler Pavilion, Lobby D Entrance of Pocono Medical Center and in the future at the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center. The valet parking service is provided as a courtesy to pa-tients and visitors of PMC. “Ray Price Motors recognizes the importance of quality customer service and is pleased to support PMC and contribute to the convenience of the valet service which helps patients and visitors on a daily basis, “stated Ray Price.

Participating in the “ribbon cutting” pictured left to right are: Kevin Crain, Director, Security & Safety, Kathleen E. Kuck, President/CEO, Pocono Health System, Ray Price, Lynn Price, Walter Price, William Cramer, Chair-man, PMC Capital Campaign Committee, Jane A. Kanyock, Director of Development, Pocono Health Foundation

Pocono Medical Center (PMC) and American Candle are partnering together to raise awareness on breast can-cer and raise funds for the Dale and Frances Hughes Can-cer Center.

Every year, Patricia Howanitz, the owner of American Candle, holds a fundraising event for a local organization. This year she asked the Spirit of Women program at PMC to partner with American Candle to support women’s health in the community and raise money for the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center at PMC.

Spirit of Women, the free women’s wellness program at PMC, is part of a national network of leading hospitals dedicated to improving women's lives with innovative health and community programs. PMC’s Spirit of Women program touches the lives of thousands of women in our community through the presentation of educational events; a business rewards partner program, health pro-motion materials, free health screenings, and grassroots efforts to improve the health and well-being of women in the Poconos.

This year, the fundraising event called Shop for a Cure, will be held on Friday, May 10th from 6PM-8PM at the American Candle Store on Route 611 in Bartonsville. American Candle, a Spirit of Women Business Rewards Partner, will have storewide sales and host a tricky tray with great gifts for Mother's Day. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center.

PMC's Breast Surgeon, Dr. Patricia Riley, MD, will give a brief talk and hold a question and answer session about breast health. Franklin Hill Vineyards, another Spirit of Women Business Rewards Partner, will be providing a complementary wine spritzer including the drink recipe-a perfect way to celebrate mother’s day!

For more information about the Spirit of Women program or this event, please visit www.pmchealthsystem.org/spirit or email spirit@pmchealthsystem.org.

Northampton Community College Offers WordPress Class. Need your own website? Don’t have much money? Don’t know what to do? This course will help you overcome those obstacles and take advantage of FREE services. You will learn subject matter from Hosting, Domain Registra-tion, using WordPress templates, through getting your website indexed by Google. Learn all you need to know to start your own website with “WordPress: Starting a Web-site on a Shoestring Budget” at Northampton Community College. This class will help participants overcome obstacles and take advantage of free services, as well as teaching the ins and outs of hosting, domain registration, using WordPress templates, and getting your website indexed by Google. The course is offered on Mondays, June 3-July 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 E. Third Street, Bethlehem. Fee is $159. For more information or to register, visit northamp-ton.edu/lifelearn. For questions, call 610-861-4550.

Northampton Community College will host an infor-mation session to acquaint current and prospective stu-dents with its newest programs, Environmental Science, Hospitality Management: Meeting and Event Planning, and Massage Therapy.

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The information session will be held on Tuesday, May 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in College Center 220 on the Main Campus in Bethlehem Township. Curriculum, transfer and employment opportunities, and admission require-ments will be discussed. The new Environmental Science associate degree will teach students the biologic, hydrologic, geologic and atmos-pheric components and role of human beings on the Earth. This program prepares students for a range of majors and fields that are based in the environment, including labora-tory sciences, wildlife conservation, resource management, environmental law, and human ecology. For those who wish to develop and enhance planning and coordination skills, sales techniques, research locations and activities available, and gain the business intelligence for success in providing the highest level of guest service and satisfaction, the Hospitality Management: Meeting and Event Planning associate degree will offer extensive techniques for increasing organizational skills and the attention to detail necessary to carry out events and meet-ings of all sizes. The Massage Therapy certificate program integrates class-room theory and hands-on lab training for an entry-level career as a professional massage therapist. Students will have supervised clinical instruction designed to develop client-based skills and techniques. Those who would like to attend the information session should contact the Admissions Office at 610-861-5500.

Let Leadership Pocono awaken the leader in you! Lead-ership Pocono is currently recruiting for the Class of 2014. Applications are currently being accepted. Scholarship applications are due by May 30th. Sessions are monthly from August through June. There are typically 20-25 program participants of diverse back-grounds - diverse in age, experience, skills and indus-try. For example, this year’s class includes a Branch Man-ager from Wells Fargo, Human Resources Director from East Stroudsburg University, Director of Nursing from Pocono Medical Center, a banker, a Government Affairs person, Security Officer, entrepreneurs, business owners and key non-profit personnel. Some attendees are first time leaders, some are working towards higher leadership positions, some are business owners and others have held key leadership positions in their organizations and are looking to extend their leadership in the community. In addition to the monthly sessions, there is a community project. Each project has different objectives and the teams designed how they work the project. Some teams meet weekly for an hour, and others meet monthly for a couple of hours. This year’s projects include: Crossing Abilities All-inclusive Playground-Marketing, Fundraising, Community Awareness, Meals on Wheels-Volunteer Re-cruitment Program, Catholic Social Services Anger Man-

agement-Marketing and Community Awareness Leadership Pocono, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce takes developing leaders, provides them with a rich network of colleagues, a deep understanding of the region’s challenges and the op-portunity to achieve value for their organizations and com-munities. Over 200 individuals have successfully com-pleted this intensive program and are contributing to the communities in which they live and work. For more infor-mation or to apply for the Class of 2014, please call (570) 266-5161, email us at lpcoordinator@leadershippocono.org or visit the Leadership Pocono website at www.LeadershipPocono.org.

Northampton Commu-nity College’s Jason Laubach Wins Young Professional in Procure-ment Award. Jason Laubach, assistant con-troller for Northampton Community College (NCC), has won the Young Professional in Procurement Award from the National Asso-ciation of Educational Procurement (NAEP), the nationwide organi-zation focused exclu-sively on procurement in higher education. The award was presented at

a ceremony held at the Association’s 92nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida in April. Laubach, a Whitehall, Pa., resident, has worked at NCC for six years. Pocono Raceway announced today Fuzzy’s Ultra Pre-mium Vodka becomes the “Official Vodka of Pocono Race-way.” Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka, an existing official partner of the IZOD IndyCar Series, will be served at sev-eral location for fans, ages 21 and older, to enjoy at “The Tricky Triangle” this summer. “We are excited about the partnership with our new friends at Fuzzy’s,” said Brandon Igdalsky, Pocono Race-way President and CEO. “I have shared their vodka with friends and family, all of whom, responsibly, enjoyed the crisp and exceptional taste of Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka.” “Additionally, with Fuzzy’s sponsorship of the Triple Crown Award, it makes the return of the INDYCAR race at Pocono even more meaningful for race fans both past and present.” The news of this partnership comes four months after Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka announced they would sponsor the newly-named Fuzzy’s Triple Crown. If one

Jason Laubach

IZOD IndyCar Series driver wins the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Pocono INDYCAR 400 at Pocono Raceway and the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, Fuzzy’s will a give them a one-million dollar bonus and a one-of-a-kind trophy. If one driver wins two of the three events mentioned, he will earn a bonus of $250,000. “The Triple Crown is like winning the Masters, the US Open and the PGA Championship in the same year. The return to Pocono is going to be outstanding.” stated Fuzzy Zoeller, professional golfer and founder of Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka. “There’s a lot of history at Pocono and there’s going to be some amazing racing. We’re looking forward to partnering with Pocono Raceway and teeing it up in Pennsylvania for one hell of a race.” The original Triple Crown existed previously from 1971 – 1980 with tracks Indianapolis, Pocono and Ontario (Calif.) and from 1981-1989 with tracks Indianapolis, Pocono and Michigan. Only one driver in open-wheel history won the three races included in the original Triple Crown, in a sin-gle season. Legendary driver Al Unser, Sr., accomplished this feat in 1978. Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka is the Official Vodka of INDYCAR. Additionally, Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka sponsors the No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, driven by two-time IZOD IndyCar Series winner, Ed Car-penter. The IZOD IndyCar Series returns, after a 24-year absence, to Pocono Raceway for the Pocono INDYCAR 400 on Sun-day, July 7. Tickets for this historic race start at $25 and all children’s Grandstands tickets (ages 12 and under) are half price. For tickets, please visit www.poconoraceway.com or call 1-800-RACEWAY (1-800-722-3929). “Sustaining a fund can be so challenging but oh so much fun!” says the fund originator, Carole’ Ann F. Bowyer. In celebration of June being National Cancer Survivors Month, Bowyer and volunteers are hosting the Pink Rib-bon Raffle awareness event at the Lounge in Bartonsville. Starting May 1 through June 28, 2013 raffle tickets can be purchased at various locations such as Beauty Works, East Stroudsburg, Frailey Insurance and Financial Ser-vices, Stroudsburg, and Strunk-Albert Engineering, Rt. 209, Marshalls Creek. Tickets can also be purchase by vis-iting the fund’s website, www.hopeforstrength.com. Checks can be made payable to Pocono Health Foundation. Top prizes are an iPad Mini, a week’s stay in St. Augustine, Florida, a Kindle Fire, and a breast cancer rib-bon accessory. There will be other raffle prizes, entertain-ment plus a signature martini, “The Hope Explosion”, spe-cifically made for the event. The fun starts at 5:00 p.m. and is open to the public. All money raised going to the Hope for Strength Breast Cancer fund. The purpose of the fund is to minimize the financial and emotional impact of breast cancer diagnoses

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and treatment. The Hope for Strength Breast Cancer fund will provide up to $500 to both male and female patients of the Dales and Frances Hughes Cancer Center for basic living expenses. The fund was established in 2011 after Bowyer’s daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer. Al-though her daughter lives in Washington, DC, she decided to create Hope for Strength in the Pocono Mountains to help the patients in the area where she grew up and re-ceived an education. Contact Carole’ Ann F. Bowyer at cabowyer@ptd.net or 570 977-0872 for more information about the Hope for Strength Breast Cancer fund and how you can get in-volved. Pocono Health System has welcomed a dermatologist to its family of healthcare providers. Clemens Esche, MD completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bal-timore, Maryland.

“The arrival of Dr. Esche brings to our community a leader in general der-m a t o l o g y and skin cancer diag-nosis and treatment,” said Kath-l e e n E. Kuck, Presi-

dent and CEO of Pocono Health System/Pocono Medical Center. “We now offer the advantages of the latest advances in treat-ment to continue to provide world-class care to assist our patients and their families during treatment and recov-ery.” Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and according to the CDC, one American dies of melanoma almost every hour. Preventative meas-ures are essential and they include the following recom-mendations from the CDC:

Do Not Burn Avoid Sun Tanning and Tanning Beds Use Sunscreen Cover Up Seek Shade Watch for the UV Index Have yearly skin examinations performed

Dr. Esche received his Doctor of Medicine at the Univer-sity of Cologne School of Medicine in Germany and com-pleted his residency in Dermatology at the Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany, and Heinrich-Heine Uni-versity in Dusseldorf, Germany. He has served in numer-ous professorships at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Mayo Clinic, and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He also previously served as a dermatologist

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Clemens Esche, MD

at clinics in Kentucky and at Appalachian Regional Healthcare, which is a not-for-profit health system serving 350,000 residents across Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. He has also been recognized for his dermatology and mela-noma research and published in various original research reports, case reports, reviews, abstracts, and oral presen-tations. The PMC Physician Associates: Dermatology office is located at 228 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 and can be reached at 570-426-2870. The office hours are 8:00 am – 6:00 pm on Monday – Thursday. National Nurses Week is celebrated annually May 6-12 throughout the United States. The American Nurses Asso-ciation (ANA) chose “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care” as the theme for this year. Pocono Medical Center (PMC) held its annual Nurses Week Celebration recently and thanked their nearly 500 nurses for deliver-ing compassionate world-class care close to home.

At the National Nurses Week Celebration, four nurses were recognized with the following awards: Tammy Castles, Rapid Treatment Center, Clinical Excel-lence, Lee King, Patient Care Services, Advancing the Nursing Profession, Mark Thomas, Intensive Care Unit, Preceptor Excellence Award, Karen Lewis, Quality Man-agement, Patient Advocacy Award Paulette Nish, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at PMC recognized all nurses for their contributions, “It is an honor to work with a Patient Care team that is committed to our values of integrity, respect, and teamwork. I congratulate our award winners and recognize each member of our team for their dedica-tion to these values and our community.” What better way to celebrate the start of camping season than with a trip to Moyer’s Grove Camprgound & Country RV. A proud supporter of Make-A-Wish since 1991, Moyer’s Grove Campground has raised more than

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$204,000. In 2012 alone, they raised a record total of $28,685 to help make wishes come true for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Located in Wapwallopen, Moyer’s Grove Campground has an endless array of events for guests to partake in , includ-ing the always successful “Make-A-Wish Funtastic Week-end.” With beach volleyball, mini-golf, craft classes and hiking trails, Moyer’s Grove Campground has something for everyone. For more information on Moyer Grove and upcoming events, please visit www.moyersgrovecg.com or call 570.379.3375.

Celia Alvarado has joined ESSA Bank & Trust as a loan originator. Ms. Alva-rado is responsible for interviewing mortgage applicants, originating mortgage loans, and par-ticipating in sales and business development programs through ESSA’s Branch Offices. Prior to joining ESSA, Alvarado was Assistant Housing Counselor at Community Action Com-mittee of Lehigh Valley and has also worked as CRA Vice President for

National Penn Bank. She has over 14 years of experience in the financial industry and her background includes ana-lyzing and assessing client’s needs, auditing and compli-ance management, and lender/client relations. Addition-ally, Alvarado is fluent in Spanish and uses her bi-lingual expertise to assist clients from the Hispanic community.

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Kathy Kuck, President and CEO, Paulette Nish, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, and Joseph Brookes, Administrative Director of Nursing

present nursing awards.

Moyer’s Grove Campground makes another contribution to Make-A-Wish

Celia Alvarado

Alvarado attended Lehigh County Community College for Business and Technology and is active in Habitat of Le-high Valley. She was a past Board Member for HADC, NHS of Lehigh Valley, and CACLV’s Community Action Financial Services. Frailey Insurance and Financial Services is offering live continuing education classes for insurance producers in Pennsylvania. Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Frailey Insurance and Financial Services, 1286 N. Ninth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-8782. Topic: “Marcellus Shale and Insurance”. Course #118428 – 4 credits, cost: $55.00. Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Frailey Insurance and Financial Services, 1286 N. Ninth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-8782. Topic: “EPLI, D&O and PROFESSIONAL”. Course #119136 – 4 credits COST: $55.00. To register for these classes contact Denise Toth (814) 442-0396, denise@tothce.com The 8th Annual Bizzy Awards competition deadline for entries has been extended to June 14th. Businesses can enter online at BizzyAwards.com where you can submit your entry and supporting materials, or you can get an entry form at the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce at 556 Main Street, Stroudsburg. The Bizzy Awards is an academy awards-style contest fea-turing business against business. It is a fundraising event with proceeds going to the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce in Stroudsburg. The chamber membership will vote on all the entries in July & August. Winners will be announced at a special TELEVISED red-carpet black-tie awards dinner to be held September 12th at the Chateau Resort & Conference Center in Tanners-ville. Tickets are on sale now for the dinner. To enter, go to www.BizzyAwards.com or contact the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce at 570-421-4433.

The Cops ‘N’ Kids Literacy Program handed out free chil-dren’s books during the Special Olympics Track & Field Event at Pleasant Valley High School on Wednesday. Chief Bill Parrish from the Stroud Area Regional Police and Roxanne Powell from Pocono Alliance handed out more than 200 books to participants and their families. Children of all ages surrounded the Cops ‘N’ Kids table throughout the day, sorting through mounds of books in order to find the perfect ones to take home and enjoy.

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Golfers Wanted for our upcom-ing Annual Tournament to be held at Mount Airy Golf Course on Monday, July 15, 2013. For more information, contact Patricia Metzgar at the Cham-ber at 570.421.4433.

Cops ‘N’ Kids is a national program founded in 1997 in Wisconsin. The Cops ‘N’ Kids Literacy Program of Monroe County is an initiative of Pocono Alliance and began in 2012. The program helps ensure that all children have access to books and promotes a positive relationship be-tween children, law enforcement and the community. If you are interested in donating new or gently used books to the Cops ‘N’ Kids program, contact Roxanne Powell at 570-517-3958 or email rpowell@monroecountypa.gov.

Pocono Alliance provides resources to the community by building relationships and creating solutions. Pocono Alli-ance programs focus on self-sufficiency, healthy living and child & family development. For more information, visit Pocono Alliance’s website at www.poconoalliance.org or on Facebook under Pocono Alliance.

Cops “N” Kids

Business Card Exchange

Notre Dame High School hosted the May Business Card Exchange.

Everyone in attendance had a chance to take a look at the facility and at the same time network with fellow chamber members. An assortment of delicious hors d’oeuvres were on display along with a variety of wines and beers.

The sponsor of the Business Card Exchange was Jean Tout-Pouissant of Ideal Design Solutions. Ideal Design Solutions, based in The Poconos and Stroudsburg, Penn-sylvania is an award-winning printer and designer of busi-ness cards, brochures, marketing collateral, menus, and other printed products. They are also complete online mar-keting solution, whether you need a new website, graphic design services, or a complete direct mail marketing cam-paign. For more information contact them at 570.656.2899.

Women In Business Luncheon The May Women in Business luncheon, sponsored by Ideal Design Solutions, was held at Chateau Resort & Confer-ence Center. Madeline Constanza from Stoney Acres was the presenter of the topic “Adventures in Team Building”

The June luncheon will be held at Alaska Pete’s and the topic to be featured will be “Streetfighter Marketing: Low Cost/High Impact Marketing Ideas and the sponsor will be Mark Satterfield of SaladWorks.

For more information on upcoming WIB lunches, to donate a door prize, or to sponsor a luncheon, please contact Miriam Conway at 570.421.4433.

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Jean Tout-Pouissant of Ideal Design Solutions - Luncheon Sponsor

Jean Tout-Pouissant of Ideal Design Solutions - Sponsor

Business Card Exchange at Notre Dame High School

Madeline Constanza of Stoney Acres

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Welcome New Members

The following new members are not listed in the 2012-2013 Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide. Please be sure to add this page to your copy of the Directory.

CIEE Kathy Thomson 300 Fore Street Portland, ME 04101 856.240.1094 207.553.5020 kthomson@ciee.org www.ciee.org/hire Employment Service Empowered Therapy Shuantise Dubose OTR/L 912 Main Street - Suite 104 Stroudsburg, PA 18360 570.801.1902/631.312.7179 sdubose@empoweredtherapy.net www.empoweredtherapy.net Physical Therapy

Flipkey Pocono Vacation Rentals Claire Fischer 179 Lincoln Boston, MA 02111 857.366.6864 claire@flipkey.com www.fkipkey.com/poconos-cabin-rentals/G1553737 Real Estate-Rentals Pocono Toastmasters Tom Burbage P.O. Box 331 Skytop, PA 18357 570.872.6473 tburbage@ptd.net www.pocono.toastmasterclubs.org Non-Profit Organizations Price Chopper #236 David Golub 461 Nott Street Schenectady, NY 12308 518.355.5000 518.379.3536 davidgolub@pricechopper.com Supermarkets-Grocery Stores

IMPACTIMPACT Executive Committee Elizabeth Koster - Chairman of the Board Chris Kurtz - First Vice Chairman Kathy Kuck - Treasurer Michael Katz - Secretary John Holahan - Assistant Secretary Chuck Niclaus - Past Chairman

Staff Robert Phillips - President/CEO Patricia Metzgar - Vice President, Operations/Development Miriam Conway - Executive Assistant Georgia Strunk - Office Assistant

Board of Directors

Visit us at www.greaterpoconochamber.com

Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce 552 Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2093 Phone: (570) 421-4433 Fax: (570) 424-7281 URL: http://www.greaterpoconochamber.com “The Voice of Business in the Poconos”

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Madeline Anderson Michael Baxter James Becker Brandie Belanger Rich Berkowitz Vinny Bianchi William Blake Denise Cebular Bill Colavito Debi Cope Susan Corrigan Jere Dunkelberger Alex Grum

Bob Hay Gary Hazen Scott Henry Brandon Igdalsky Tony Konn James McClure Kathy Mullins Joseph Murphy Doug Olmstead George Roberts Matthew Rumph Dr. Thomas Rushton Barbara G. Samet

Conrad Schintz Tom Sforza Mathilda Sheptak William Skinner Marc Troutman Dr. Marcia G. Welsh Carl Wilgus Theresa Yocum