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Cayas Canopies, 1000 E. State St., has purchased a Charnecke BK2000 tent-washing machine.

This industrial washer has a 64-inch stainless steel drum housed within a 10-by-10-by-10 frame and is capable of washing 2000 square feet of tent vinyl at one time. By mechanizing the washing process, Cayas can make dirty tents — and all the work they bring — a

thing of the past.“In the past we have used

scrub brushes on our hands and knees, pressure washers and floor buffers, but this manual method simply does not provide the same quality washing as our new indus-trial washer,” says company owner Andrew Caya.

The tent washer uses heated wash water, and this

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2 earn Volunteer of the YearGreater Olean Area

Chamber of Commerce celebrated Chamber Week from Sept. 20 to 26. It provides the Chamber an opportunity to celebrate its many accomplishments and achievement, and it’s an excellent time to thank the many people who make them happen.

GOACC presents the Volunteer of the Year

Award to a volunteer who has shown extraordi-nary involvement in the Chamber and who supports the Chamber to its fullest. This person is selected by the GOACC staff.

This year, Mary Rich and Holly Nidell received the designation.

“As in each case, we have a hard time pick-ing out one person — one

person who rises above,” said Meme Yanetsko, chief operating officer. “So we picked two. But these two are a pair — where one vol-unteers the other one does, too.

“These two began their volunteering with GOACC at our Sports Show out at the Dan Carter Center. There it grew to the Clambake registra-

tion table, to the Taste of Olean and to the Rally in the Valley. They not only give themselves, they give us feedback on our events — they want to work more hours at the Clambake — 90 minutes is not enough for them.”

They received their awards at the Chamber’s Volunteer Reception at Randy’s Fireside in Olean.

Photo submittedHolly Nidell (left) and Mary Rich show off their Volunteer of the Year awards from the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented annually to those who show extraordinary involvement in the Chamber.

Broken Wing Pizzeria & Grille, restaurant313 Main St.373-5600, brokenwingpizzeriaandgrille@yahoo.com

Janice Randall Agency LLC, insurance206 Main St.790-8299, jrandall@farmersagent.com

Hearth Creative LLC, graphic design50 Congress St., Bradford, Pa.(717) 686-2623, amanda@hearth-creative.com

Gowanda Harley-Davidson, retail2535 Gowanda Zoar Road, Gowanda532-4584, delaney@gowandaharley.com

Triple K Quarter Horses, horse boarding473 Wolf Run Road, Cuba(814) 558-2783

New members

SCALE tips in favor of county

The Cattaraugus County Healthy Livable Community Consortium has been meeting for the last four years, and now it’s getting national attention for its efforts.

This national attention has taken the form of what is known as a Spreading Community Accelerators through Learning and Evaluation (S.C.A.L.E.) grant. This grant initiative provides technical support and resources to help organizations throughout Cattaraugus County be more successful in their efforts.

What S.C.A.L.E. means for Cattaraugus County is that there are now resources to help our county focus on improving the health outcomes of the citizens of the county and to assist organizations working to improve area communities. The overall goal of the S.C.A.L.E. Initiative is to encourage collaboration between orga-nizations throughout the county and to provide these collaboratives and coalitions with the tools they need to be successful. S.C.A.L.E. aims to provide the citizens of Cattaraugus County with more access to and education about healthy foods, support for families who are trying to become healthier, assistance for schools and organi-zations that want to follow healthier food and exercise guidelines and generally help the county reduce chronic disease.

S.C.A.L.E. is led by the Health Department and the Office for Aging, but it also includes a wide variety of other organizations, including employers, rural health networks, Olean General Hospital, primary care offices, social service agencies, town and city governments, schools, colleges, universities and nonprofit organiza-tions throughout the county. S.C.A.L.E. is bringing these diverse entities together to figure out what is needed to help make Cattaraugus a healthier and more livable county.

What S.C.A.L.E. means specifically for employers is that all of the efforts supported by S.C.A.L.E. will poten-tially create healthier employees and future employees. For example, reduction in obesity will help reduce the rates of diseases such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, which in turn could reduce time off taken.

Cayas Canopies buys tent-washing machine

Photo submittedOwner Andrew Caya and Corey Miller of Cayas Canopies show off the new Charnecke BK2000 tent-washing machine.Please see Cayas, page 3

water and the rinse water is filtered and recycled to make the process environmentally friendly. Washing tents has never been easier, the com‑pany says.

“The BK2000 Tent Washer gets our tents consistently and completely clean and extends the life of the tents,” Caya said. “And the labor savings

with a tent washing machine are huge. The entire process is very easy — from loading and unloading to user‑friendly con‑trols. Our washing operation has been simplified.”

Cayas Canopies is a family‑owned tent and event rental company operating since 1987. Year‑round employment is six people, with in‑season employment 12 to 15. For information on having tents cleaned, call 372‑1308.

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Photo submittedBang is taken to special training by SPCA volunteer Megan. Animals like Bang at the SPCA in Cattaraugus County will benefit from a grant from the Higgins Memorial Golf Tournament Fund.

Nonprofits receive more than $7K from Higgins Memorial

Two local animal welfare organizations are among the charitable causes that have ben‑efited this year from the Higgins Memorial Golf Tournament Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The foundation board of directors recently approved $7,250 in grants from the Higgins Memorial Golf Tournament Fund to support eight nonprofit organizations, including the SPCA in Cattaraugus County and Empire Animal Rescue Society, which each received $1,000.

The grants were recommended by the Higgins Memorial committee, headed by Frank Higgins of Olean.

The board also approved grants of $1,000 each from the fund to the St. Bonaventure University golf team, the Olean General Hospital Foundation and the Southern Tier Child Advocacy Center.

Grants of $500 each to the Olean City School District Foundation, HomeCare & Hospice, The ReHabilitation Center and the Salvation Army were approved as well as $250 to the Town of Olean Fire Department.

Donations to the Higgins Memorial Golf Tournament Fund are welcome and can be made care of the Community Foundation at 120 N. Union St., Olean, or online at www.cattfoundation.org.

Established in 1994, the Community Foundation is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in our region. Grants from the foundation support many areas including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, com‑munity development, human service and youth development.

For more information, contact the Community Foundation at 372‑4433, email foundation@catt‑foundation.org or visit www.cattfoundation.org. The foundation is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cattfoundation.

Raising the ‘woof’ at area SPCA shelterThe SPCA in Cattaraugus County

is embarking on a critical fundraising campaign for the $250,000 needed to immediately begin updates on heating, venting and insulation and — most importantly — full repair of the shelter’s 35‑year‑old roof, which will cost $85,000 alone.

The organization’s executive director, Geri Anne Elsen noted, “We are very grateful to receive a first major gift and key challenge from local businessman Mel Duggan of Duggan and Duggan, General Contractor Inc.”

Duggan recently visited the shelter

and reviewed the operations.“Because I feel so strongly about the

need, I am donating $1,000 and the cost of postage for 200

mailings,” he stated follow‑ing the visit. “Using this postage, I would like the

SPCA to send out challenges from Duggan and Duggan to

200 businesses in the area to please help this cause.”

Board Chairman Dan Evans, owner of Pleasant

Valley Greenhouses, immedi‑ately matched Duggan’s chal‑

lenge with donation of $1,000 from his company.

The SPCA hopes that all local busi‑nesses and individuals consider an imme‑diate donation to the “Raise the Woof” campaign by donating specifically to the cause. With 200 local businesses rising to meet the challenge, and individuals providing donations, the organization believes it can raise the dollars it criti‑cally needs.

Donations can be provided to the organization by sending mail to P.O. Box 375, Olean, NY 14760; by dropping by the facility, 2944 Route 16, Olean, NY 14760; or by visiting http://spcacattco.webstarts.com and clicking on the “donate now” button. All donations can be specifically restricted to the roof replacement project.

n FOOD DRIVE CHALLENGE: Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro P.C. organized a food drive to benefit the Olean Food Pantry. The event was held Saturday at Ried’s Food Barn in Olean and Wal‑Mart in Allegany. The goal was to reach 4,000 pounds in five hours. For more informa‑tion, including the results, contact Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro at 372‑1620.

n ON THE MOVE: Orthodontists Associates of Western New York’s reputation as a leader in orthodontic care is based on one thing:” Making a Healthy and Beautiful Smile.” Now it will be create those smiles at a new location, 2660 Route 16. Its phone number remains 372‑8017.

n CONGRATS MANDY’S FLOWERS: Mandy’s Flowers and Tuxedo Junction are celebrating 40 years of service in Olean. The store is family‑owned and ‑operated by Joe, Amy, Lisa and Jan. The store is located at 216 W. State St. Its phone numbers are 373‑2526 and (800) 290‑1817.

n MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION and NEW NAME: The Allegany Community Federal Credit Union has officially changed its name to the Enchanted Mountains Federal Credit Union. It will be able to open accounts for anyone living, working, worshipping or going to school in Cattaraugus County.

“Enchanted Mountains” is recognized by most as being a nickname for Cattaraugus County and shows the credit union’s commitment to grow in the area, officials say.

n MIAN RAFI — HE’S BACK: Mian Rafi is back in Olean as new chef under the Good Times of Olean Events Center roof. Rafi has been cooking up some of his sig‑nature dishes at The Point. Good Times will roll out an entirely new menu under the direction of Rafi.

n DO YOU HAVE YOUR EMV CREDIT CARD READER?: The nationwide EMV migration is well under‑way.

What exactly is EMV? U.S. banks are switching up the insides of credit cards. They’re adding EMV technol‑ogy, which stands for “Europay, MasterCard and Visa.” Translation: Credit cards will be equipped with a super‑small computer chip that’s extremely hard to counterfeit.

So how exactly will this affect one’s business? Businesses will need a new processing device to read the chip cards. Businesses that don’t have an EMV processing device could be on the hook for fraudulent chip card transactions.

GOACC encourages all businesses with a credit card machine to contact the organization the business is associated with on the machine to transfer over to the EMV technology.

Member news

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