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Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future Volume 22, Issue 4 April 2013

President’s Message Page 2

Hats Off Page 2

Upcoming Chamber Events Page 3

Learning Center Page 4

Lunch and Learn Page 5

Community Calendar Page 8

What’s Inside:

CHAMBER HAPPENINGS

Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

All Chamber events are open to the community


425 E. Genesee Street F Fayetteville, NY 13066 F Phone: 315-637-4760 F Fax: 315-637-4762

If you are interested in attending or donating an item for the auction please contact the Chamber Office at 637-4760.

Di nneto benefit

F-M Community Food Pantry in Manlius Heaven’s Pantry in Minoa and the Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce

Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:30 pm - Cash Bar and Silent Auction

6:30 pm - Dinner Stations 7:45 pm - Live Auction

Traditions at the Links at Erie Village 5900 N. Burdick Street East Syracuse, New York

The Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce

Fighting Hunger . . . Feeding Hope our Twelfth Annual

Dinner and Auction

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PRESIDENT’S NOTES . . .

As the snow finally begins to melt we are all anxiously awaiting some spring weather....let's look ahead to some great things your Chamber has to offer this month. Our biggest fundraiser of the year is our Spring Dinner Auction, which will be held on Thursday, April 18th at The Links at Erie Village. If you haven' t made your res-ervation please contact the Chamber Office to reserve your spot......it is a great evening and a wonderful benefit for our Chamber and local food pantries. Our Internship Program is being rolled out this month. A great deal of planning has gone into developing this

program by a team from the Chamber and FM High School and we are thrilled to be able to offer such a great opportunity to our local students! There will be more to come on the program, stay tuned. Get out and enjoy some spring weather and continue to check our website for many new opportunities! Happy Spring....finally! Kim Kutzer NBT Bank

Congratulations to Fayetteville Free Library Executive Director, Sue Considine, winner of the WCNY “Women Who Make America” Award. The award was presented on March 1 at the Women’s Rights Historic Park in Seneca Falls, NY. Watch the WCNY television program “INSIGHT” where Sue was interviewed about the FFL innovation: http://video.wcny.org/video/2339755139?utm_source=March+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=March+2013+E-news&utm_medium=email

JUDY WINSLOW OF HUNT REAL ESTATE ERA RECEIVED LEADING SALES AGENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

Honored for Her Outstanding Performance in 2012 Syracuse, NY – February 26, 2013 – Judy Winslow, a Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker with the DeWitt branch of HUNT Real Estate ERA, received numerous awards for her achievements in 2012 at the brokerage’s an-nual awards event on January 23rd. Winslow was honored as the Leading Sales Agent for the Syracuse Region, and she also received the USAA Exceptional Service Award for relo-cation and the company’s Vision Mastery Award, for total usage of the company’s Core Businesses. The Leading Sales Agent of the Year award is given to the sales associate who achieved the highest in Gross Closed Commissions or Closed Units in their region, and Winslow took top honors in both categories this year. These outstanding achievements rank Winslow as a leader within the HUNT organization, and rec-ognize her commitment to servicing buyers and sellers with excellence. Winslow has listed and sold properties in 3 counties, Onon-daga, Madison and Oswego. She prides herself on profes-sionalism, knowledge, communication, integrity, perfor-mance and service. Whether helping people who are luxury homeowners, first time buyers, seniors, downsizers or a relo-cating seller or buyer, Winslow feels “the real estate part is secondary to the needs of the client and getting people con-nected in their new community.” Her dedication to her cli-ents can be best described through her favorite quote by Katharine Graham: “To love what you do and feel that it matters – how could anything be more fun.”


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CHAMBER EVENTS

WHAT’S COMING UP

APRIL 2013 Spring Dinner and Auction Thursday, April 18, 2013

MAY 2013 Lunch and Learn Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Legends Leadership Concepts - Your source for growth, strategy and human development. Presenter Nathan Eland Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 27, 2013 JULY 2013 4th of July Parade and Manlius Chamber Booth Thursday, July 4 , 2013 Business After Hours Tuesday, July 30, 2013 5:30 pm Miniature Golf Tournament - Four Seasons Golf and Ski AUGUST 2013 Political Breakfast $10.00 per person Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:00 am Cavalry Country Club Lunch and Learn Thursday, August 22,2013 Financial Wellness Workshop Presenter Mary Wykstra, Primerica Financial Services 6319 Fly Road, Suite 1, East Syracuse, NY 13057

SEPTEMBER 2013 Fayetteville Festival Chamber Booth Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:00 am to 4:00 pm OCTOBER 2013

BUY LOCAL October 1 to 31, 2013 Mary Wykstra Chairperson Lunch & Learn Thursday, October 10, 2013 Exit Strategies Presented by SCORE Location and time to be announced NOVEMBER 2013 Currier & Ives Saturday, November 30, 2013 DECEMBER 2013 Annual Holiday Party Thursday, December 5, 2013

Mark Your Calendar

Wednesday April 24th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pirro Convention Center at OnCenter

Tell us what good things you have been up to

so that it may be featured in the “Hats Off”

section of the Chamber Newsletter.

Simply email your information

to the Chamber Office

And be featured in the Hats Off Column

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Internet search advertising is one of the fastest-growing out-lets for businesses of all sizes. And no wonder. Thanks to the convergence of search engine technology and high-speed Internet connections, custom-ers in search of information about a particular product or service can have literally hun-dreds of answers in seconds.

Businesses who want added visibility often invest in small, text-only ads that appear atop or alongside the search engine results. Such ads are ideal for small busi-nesses, as they offer tremendous flexibility to control costs and can be tailored to specific search keywords such as geographic area or a specific product/service. Internet ads also allow small business owners to test vari-ous marketing approaches almost instantly. For example, florists can quickly change from prom to wedding season or an air conditioning service can exploit an early heat wave. What’s more, results from these types of ads can be tracked, and return on investment measured in tremen-dous detail never available with traditional print types of advertising. If your business uses a Web site to sell or market products and services, online marketing will be critical to your suc-cess. Targeted ads attached to keyword search results are the clear winner among Web-based marketing methods. Their simplicity, low cost and popularity among small businesses have pushed flashy banners aside as the main method for connecting buyers and merchants online. Best of all, Internet advertising is relatively simple to im-plement. In the two most popular search ad outlets—Google AdWords at www.google.com/ads and Yahoo! Search Marketing at http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com, you bid on the keywords or phrases for your campaigns. The higher the bid, the higher your ad will be listed in the paid results. You pay only when someone clicks your ad and visits your site. A prospect that reads your brief ad but doesn’t click it costs you nothing. Both Google and Yahoo have built-in tools to help you

monitor track the effectiveness of your Internet ad cam-paign. One important statistic is the “click-through rate”—how often the ad is clicked in proportion to how often it appears. Ads with high rates are obviously good; low-rated ads should probably be modified or deleted to maximize cost-effectiveness. In addition, Google also offers free “Google Analytics” that can help analyze your Web site statistics To learn more about marketing your small business on the Web, contact SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business." SCORE is a nonprofit organization of more than 10,500 volunteer business counselors who provide free, confidential business counseling and training work-shops to small business owners. Call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you, or find a counselor online at www.score.org.


LEARNING CENTER


Online Ads - An Instant Link to New Customers

Provided by SCORE - Counselor to America’s Small Business

If you have a member event or business announcement that you would like listed in

CHAMBER HAPPENINGS

please email the Chamber Office at [email protected] All articles MUST be received

by the 20th of the month.


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Legends Leadership Concepts - Your source for growth, strategy

and human development. Presenter Nathan Eland

Mark Your Calendar

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

Your business in the next edition

Full Page Flyer $60 (must provide 270 copies with payment) ½ Page Display Ad 6½” x 4½”

$30 one month/$75 three months

¼ Page Display Ad 3¼” x 4½” $20 one month/$50 three months

Business Card $15 Classified $10

Call the Chamber Office at 637-4760 to place an ad.

All ads must be camera ready and properly sized.

Chamber Happenings


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Are you interested in having your business

be part of the Memorial Day Parades

in Fayetteville & Manlius? Well then

march with the Chamber!! Contact

the Chamber Offi ce for details. . .


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www.Skeele.com 226 Fayette Street

Manlius, New York 13104 (315) 682-5141

Michael J. Skeele, CIC, CPIA Shayna L. Gersch, CISR

INSURANCE SERVICES


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Manlius Historical Society Antique Show and Sale

FMHS 4:00 - 7:00 pm Preview Party

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Manlius Historical Society Antique Show and Sale

FMHS 9:00 - 4:00 pm

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FM Neighbors & Newcomers Yard

Sale at Good Shepard Lutheran Church

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Spring Dinner Auction at Traditions

at the Links at Erie Village

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Manlius Library Spring Book Sale

Preview 3:00 - 5:00 pm

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April 2013

UPCOMING MEMBER /COMMUNITY EVENTS

Community Calendar

425 E . G ENESEE S TREET FAYETTEVILLE, NY 13066

PHONE: 315-637-4760 FAX: 315-637 -4762

EMAIL: GREATERMANLIUS@ WINDSTREAM. NET

W EBSITE: M ANLIUSCHAMBER. COM TERESA H UDSON

OFFICE A DMINISTRATOR

MISSION Our goal is to serve the local community by promoting and encouraging business growth and developments within the Town of Manlius, while at the same time supporting those civic and cultural programs which enhance our lives.

We hope to increase public awareness of the many fine products and services and promote the advantages of living and shopping in Man-lius.

Our members are an integral part of this com-munity, and we share your desire to preserve and enhance the image and integrity of the Greater Manlius area. We invite businesses and individuals to join with us to accomplish these goals.

OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future

2013 Directors

Mario Bottoni Maria Dawson Mike Guzman

Janelle Wilbur

2014 Directors Peter Dimon

John P. Goodman Cheryl Schotz Mary Wykstra

2015 Directors Chris Cheney

John Goodfellow Mike Skeele Mark Tetley

Past President

Tim Buckles

President Kim Kutzer 682– 3171

1st Vice President

Heather Graham 214-7656

Vice Presidents Judy Dardzinski

682-8747

Greg Wilt 575-5428

Secretary

Jeannine Masucci 682-3124

Treasurer

Heidi Lowenstein 437-1355

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The deadline for the May newsletter is April 20th, 2013

Please have your information submitted by that date in order to be included.

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