Support the Businesses that Support
your Community
Sal
Bonagura
516-641-1200
email:
fpccpresident@aol.com
2010 Officers
President
Salvatore Bonagura
Law Offices
Vice President
Barton
E. Fingerman
Dentist
– DDS
Treasurer
Barbara Bach
Realty Executives West
Recording Secty
Karen
Meraglia
TD
Bank
Asst
Secty
Eileen
Dolan
Mary Kay
Cosmetics
2010 Directors
Daniel
Campbell
Campbell &
Assoc's.
Tom
Clifford
TC & Co.
Multi-Comm
Thomas DeMaria
Law
Offices
Jason
DiCarlo
J.
Fallon's Tap Room
Kathleen Duggan
Jack Duggan's
Pub & Restaurant
Robert
Rouge
Holland
Graphics Adv
New
for June, 2010:
Our next meeting will be on June 3, 2010 at Noon in the
BELMONT PARK GARDEN TERRACE on the fourth floor. Enter through the Clubhouse
entrance. Attire is Business casual, no tie required. This is a different
location in the Park than we have had in previous years.
This is a Buffet Luncheon and the cost is $45.00 per person which must be
paid in advance by June 2nd . It includes the buffet, Clubhouse Admission,
the Post Parade Program, one beverage (soda, beer or wine), tax and tip. The
first race begins at 1:00 pm, and you can stay the whole day if you like.
Parking is free this year.
This is a casual non-business meeting and no Chamber policy will be
discussed.
One race will be named in the Chamber’s honor and all attending members are
invited to have their picture taken with the winning horse and jockey in the
winners circle.
Space is limited and is by reservation only, paid in advance. Please send a
check, payable to Floral Park Chamber of Commerce for $45.00 per person to
the Chamber P.O. Box or dropped off at; 122 Plainfield Avenue, Floral Park
before June 2nd.
Tickets will be delivered to you before the event.
Floral Park Community Day
- Family Fun, Sponsored Races, Family Events, Featured Local Restaurants.
NOV. 4th
6:00pm : Bob’s Place, 230 Jericho Tpke.
Dinner - $25.00
Opening Day at Belmont - April 30th:
Chamber represented by former President;
Robert Rouge, President; Sal Bonagura, former President; Terry Whelan and
local officials & Hempstead Supervisor, Kate Murray.
STREET FAIR INFO:
By KATHLEEN DUGGAN and JASON DI CARLO
Our 9th Annual Street Fair is being held on June 4th at 5:00 pm with a rain
date of Sunday, June 6th at 1:00 pm.
This is our one and only “fund-raiser” for the year and we need your help
and cooperation. If you will be attending, please pass by the Chamber table
in front of Associated and help out for a half hour or so. Tickets for the
three bouncing castles and tickets for the three raffles will only be sold
at the Chamber table and we could use some help. Thank you to those who
already volunteered one hour of time.
If you have not reserved a table, there is still time; use the form on the
next page.
Three baskets, each valued at over $800.00, will be raffled around 8:30 pm.
The following list of merchants have made donations which will be included
in the raffle and we thank all of you for your generosity. If you would like
to add to this list, please contact Sal, Jason or Kathleen.
Our three raffles will include the following:
A DAY AT THE RACES PACKAGE :
Two VIP Dining in the Belmont Café for the Belmont Stakes on June 5th,
Preferred Parking, Programs, Trackside Viewing of the Stakes Race and
Clubhouse Admission ($500.00 value)
$75.00 in Floral Park Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates
$60.00 in Gift Certificates and two Yankee Tickets from Jack Duggan’s
$60.00 in Gift Certificates and two Mets tickets from Fallon’s
Two Yankee tickets from Allstate Insurance
Three lunches for two from Poppy’s Place
$80.00 in Gift Certificates from Fiore’s
White Diamonds Perfume from Lee’s Drugs
$25.00 Gift Certificate from Swing The Teapot
$20.00 Gift Certificate from Tulip Bake Shop
$30.00 in Gift Certificates from Village Pizza
$30.00 in Gift Certificates from Marianna’s Italian Bakery
$60.00 in Gift Certificates from Porkey’s Sports Bar
$60.00 in Gift Certificates from LaBottega Restaurant
$45.00 in Gift Certificates from Tulip Sweet Shoppe
$20.00 in Gift Certificates from Tulip Wines & Spirits
$26.00 in Lotto Tickets from Butts and Such
Three free brunches from Jameson’s Restaurant
Complete Teeth Whitening from Dr. Antonietta Pannullo, DDS
$200.00 Gift Certificate from Dr. Joseph Ruisi, DDS
Blood Typing with Diet Analysis & Nutritional Consultation from Dr. John
Rupolo
A free Summer Evening Dance Program from Dancing Queens
Four free manicures from Nail Garden
$45.00 in Gift Certificates from Jackie Rose Massage & Yoga
Free Blowout from Ben Peters
$15.00 in Lottery Tickets from Levine's
ANNUAL CHAMBER STREET FAIR
Has
been traditionally held the Friday
before the Belmont Stakes and sponsored by - NYRA with great cooperation of
the Mayor's office, the police Dept. and the Village of Floral Park. Last
year's Street Fair was cancelled twice due to inclement weather; once in June &
again in October. The date for this year's Street Fair is: June 4th
from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. In the event we are rained out on June 4th, we
have scheduled a rain date for June 6th, beginning at 1:00 PM. Please refer
to the Chamber website for up-to-the-minute posting of any Cancellation
Notice. To participate, please go to the application link, fill out with the
application and mail with your check to: FPCC, P.O. Box 20093, Floral Park,
N.Y. 11002
Our successful gift certificate program is entering our
11th year. Each year we provide gift certificates to the community which
are redeemable with any of our members. Maximum value is $50.00. We are
accepting gift certificates dated within the past (3) years. By joining the
Chamber you have agreed to accept the certificates. All you will have to do
is mail them to the chamber PO Box and we will mail you a check within a few
days. For more info click here:
On-Line Gift certificates
Sal Bonagura (Committee Head)
New!
Every
Spring, we print 12,00 Business Directories and they're mailed to over 10,000
homes & apartments within the 11001 zip code. They are also available at the Post Office lobby,
Village Hall and the Floral Park Library. The directory is on its way to the
printer and will be mailed in late April. We will try and deliver at least
25 directories to every member who has a store or an office. Please call the
chamber if you need more or less than 25 at: 516 641-1200. Or email the
president at: fpccpresident@aol.com.
They can always be picked up at the office of the chamber president at 122
Plainfield Ave. if you need more throughout the year. Our paid membership is
currently - 175 members. Also, Directories can be
picked up at the Street Fair Chamber Table.
Robert Rouge (Committee Head)
Networking
Meeting
TD Bank and
Karen Meraglia have have done it again, by graciously hosting the Chambers
April 7th Network Meeting -with all the trimmings ... Free of Charge!
A record Chamber turnout coupled with record setting temps created a
networking buzz on the floor of TD Bank that launched everyone's best
elevator speech into a whole new interest rate.
Wholesome, delicious Panini's from LaBottega Restaurant along with bite
sized pizzas from Village Pizza kept the momentum in full swing.
New faces and veterans exchanged ideas, advice and hopefully found some
mutual ground to do business together.
There were 3 raffle winners who received a Free Profile-of-the-Month worth
$50.00, TD Bank $50.00 Gift Card & $25.00 Chamber Gift Certificate.
We are looking for 3
sponsors (at $100.00 ea.) for the Fall networking meeting. For $100.00 you get to speak about your business at the Fall
meeting for a few minutes and have your business card ad in our monthly
Newsletter for
the year. Limited to the first three checks received. For more info, email
us at:
info@floralparkchamber.org
CHAMBER WEB SITE
New
Please
visit us for the latest updates at: floralparkchamber.org. The site changes
almost daily. Our Profile-of-the-Month segment allows our members maximum
exposure via member's personal audio greetings and links to their websites.
Our July profile is:
Greco Lawn Sprinklers
And the Chamber is pleased to announce
our new segment "Career Opportunities". Our first member to step up is:
Wealth Advisory Group.
Featured on the "About Us" page with 3 additional thumbnail placements
throughout the Chamber website. One more way for the Chamber to defer some
of our operating costs while providing members maximum exposure.
Contact - Tom Clifford at: info@floralparkchamber.org to book a
Profile-of-the-Month.
The cost is $50.00. Career Opportunities, is 60.00 for 6 mo's. or 100.00 for
the year. We also have an on-line Business Directory, pictures
from past meetings and a Member-2-Member discount page.
Our New user friendly On-Line membership application is another way for
non-members to join or for members to reinstate their current membership.
It's complete with incentives and and programs to help your business grow.
The members of the Board of Directors are on many Chamber Committees. The
Chamber would like to put out the call to have at least one non Board member
volunteer on some of the Committees. They are: Holiday Party,
Membership, The Street Fair, Scholarships, Web site, Summer interim event
scheduling (to have a presence in July & August) and Network Meeting
planning. Please email mail us with your availability at:
info@floralparkchamber.org
or email me directly at:
fpccpresident@aol.com
If you wish to receive Chamber correspondence by email in an attempt to
conserve paper, please send your emails directly to me, Sal Bonagura at: fpccpresident@aol.com
If you wish to receive correspondence by fax, please fax your request to me
at: (516) 437-6197. This will help us save on paper as well as our postage
budget.
February 4TH, 8:00 AM
Breakfast = $15.00
Swing the Teapot,
6 verbena Ave.
March 4th, 6:00 PM
Dinner = $25.00
Trinity Restaurant,
190 Jericho Tpke.
April 7th, 6:00 PM
Networking Meeting
TD Bank
372 Jericho Tpke.
Wed. No Charge
May 6th, 6:00 PM
Dinner = $25.00
Jack Dugan's Rest.
145 Tulip Ave.
June 3rd, 12:00 Noon
Lunch = $45.00 (Res Only)Belmont Park
Sept. 9th,12:00 Noon
Lunch = $15.00
Stella Ristorante
152, Jericho Tpke.
Oct. 4th, 6:00 PM
Networking Meeting
Poppy's Place
12 Verbena Ave.
Monday - No Charge
Oct. 10th, 12:00 PM
Community Day
Belmont Park
Sunday -No Charge
Nov. 4th, 6:00 PM
Dinner = $25.00
Bob's Place
230 Jericho Tpke.
Dec. 13th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Chamber Holiday Dinner
Crabtree's Restaurant
226 Jericho Tpke.
Refer to the Chamber Calendar for future Dates
and Events at:
Our successful gift certificate program is entering our
11th year. Each year we provide gift certificates to the community which
are redeemable with any of our members. Maximum value is $50.00. We are
accepting gift certificates dated within the past (3) years. By joining the
Chamber you have agreed to accept the certificates. All you will have to do
is mail them to the chamber PO Box and we will mail you a check within a few
days. For more info click here:
