 To: All Chamber Members
Re:
MEMBER BUSINESS NEWS
UPDATES AND EVENTS -
July 3, 2008
From: Corning Area
Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber Check List
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The Chamber Check
List is a hard copy
newsletter that is
sent bi-monthly to
all Chamber members
and Partner
organizations. In
2008 the check list
will go out the
first week of each
of the following
months January,
March, May, July,
September, and
November. The cost
to have an Inserts
included in this
mailing is $125.00
(limit 3/month).
This is a great way
to gain some extra
exposure for your
products and
services. Inserts
must be tri-folded
prior to arriving at
the Chamber.
Click here
for more information
or contact Rachel
Johnson at
AdminServices@CorningNY.com
or call
607-936-4686.
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Welcome Our Latest 2008
Members-The
Corning Area Chamber of
Commerce is honored to
introduce these new 2008
Members
...MORE
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Advertising Incentive
Program-
The
Chamber of Commerce is
excited to extend our
Members the opportunity
to benefit from the
marketing exposure...MORE
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Community Calendar Event
Feed for Your Website-
Do you have a Community
Events Calendar
available on your
website?
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Watson Homestead to Hold
2nd Annual Golf
Tournament-
Watson Homestead will
hold its 2nd
Annual Golf Tournament
on Saturday, September
13 at the Indian Hills
State Park...MORE
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Corning Community
College President &
Executive Assistant
Awarded Keuka College
Degrees-
On May 25, 2008, Dr.
Floyd Amann,
president of Corning
Community College, and
Deborah Stayer Kelly,
executive to the
president, were awarded
degrees...MORE
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The Magic of
Chemistry with Lisa Lou-
Kids
can explore magical
far-off lands at The
Corning Museum of Glass.
Lisa Lou brings the
“magical” world of
science to Little Gather ...MORE
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Two New Exhibits Open
for Viewing-
The Corning-Painted Post
Historical Society is
announcing the opening
of two new and exciting
exhibits ...MORE
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Pookies Little Britches
Fundraising Event
-Pookies
Little Britches will be
holding a fund raising
event on July 11, 2008
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School of Nursing
Commencement Held-
Six graduates
participated in the
Arnot Ogden Medical
Center School of
Nursing’s 125th
commencement exercises,
held June 20 ...MORE
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Tami Dowdle Insurance
Agency Receives Allstate
Regional Champion Silver
Level Award-
Congratulations to the
Tami Dowdle Insurance
Agency for receiving the
Allstate Regional
Champion Silver Level
award ...MORE
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Patterson Inn Museum &
Erwin Museum at the
Depot Get Face Lifts-
The Patterson Inn Museum
and the Painted Post –
Erwin Museum at the
Depot are going to get a
face lift this summer
thanks to two local
foundations
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Weekend of Family Fun at
The Glen-
The Camping World Grand
Prix at The Glen is one
of the best places to
take your family during
the upcoming holiday
weekend ...MORE
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Let's
Fly a Kite!-
Spencer
Crest Nature
Center is
hosting a
kite
building and
flying
program on
Saturday,
July 19th,
from 1:00 to
4:00 pm ...MORE
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New Soft Serve Ice Cream- Market
Street Coffee & Tea
announces the addition
of new soft serve ice
cream
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Upcoming
Chamber
Member
Events
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View some
area events
that are
taking place
at fellow
Member
businesses...MORE
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WELCOME OUR LATEST
2008 MEMBERS
Welcome our new 2008 Members – The Corning
Area Chamber of Commerce is honored to
introduce these new 2008 Members...
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
The Habitat ReStore is a retail outlet where
quality used and surplus building materials
and household furnishings are sold for a
fraction of their original retail value. It
is a collaborative recycling and fundraising
effort of SESC Habitat for Humanity.
www.habitatcorning.org
Steuben Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities mission is to help build
Steuben County communities that care for all
people by working to reduce poverty, promote
healthy individual and family life, and
advocate for social justice.
www.catholiccharitiessteuben.org
Tioga Central Railroad
The Tioga Central Railroad of Wellsboro,
Pennsylvania operates excursion and charter
trains on a thirty-four mile railroad
extending north from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
to a location about three miles south of
Corning, New York.
www.tiogacentral.com
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ADVERTISING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The Chamber introduces a new
Advertising Incentive Program for
our valued membership…
The Chamber of Commerce is excited to
extend our Members the opportunity to
benefit from the marketing exposure of a
$50.00 Large Block Ad in the
E-Newsletter just for referring a new
business to the Chamber that proceeds to
join as a full member. The E-Newsletter
is distributed to our electronic mailing
list of over 600 addresses. For more
information please contact Ceridwen
Stermer at
Stermer@CorningNY.com or
607-936-4686.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
EVENT FEED FOR YOUR WEBSITE
• Do you have a Community Events Calendar
available on your website?
• Do you want one but don’t want the hassle
of updating it?
• Don’t have the staff to maintain a
Community Events Calendar?
Guess what?! You can now offer a hassle
free, no maintenance community calendar on
your website for no additional cost, as a
part of your valued Chamber Membership.
The Chamber is now offering Members an
exclusive, for-Members-only events feed for
your website…another great benefit to being
a Chamber Member. This new scrolling
Community Events Calendar can be added to
your website in minutes. Simply fill out the
form below and you will receive the HTML
code which will be needed to add incredible
value to your website.
You are invited to preview this Community
Events Calendar feed on-line by visiting the
Gaffer Grill and Tap Room’s website events
page at
http://www.gaffergrilleandtaproom.com/events.shtml.
Please
click here and fill in the quick form.
Once your information is received, the HTML
code for the Community Events Calendar will
be emailed to your website contact. Please
contact Jennifer Mong at
Mong@CorningNY.com with questions.
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WATSON HOMESTEAD
TO HOLD 2ND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Watson Homestead will hold its 2nd
Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday,
September 13 at the Indian Hills State Park
starting at 8:00am. For more information or
to reserve team space please
click here…
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CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT
& EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AWARDED KEUKA
COLLEGE DEGREES
On May 25, 2008, Dr. Floyd
Amann, president of Corning
Community College, and Deborah
Stayer Kelly, executive to
the president, were awarded degrees
at Keuka College’s 100th
Commencement ceremony. In
recognition of his ongoing efforts
to extend educational opportunities
to the residents of the Southern
Tier, Amann received an honorary
Doctorate of Humane Letters from
Keuka and was a guest speaker at the
ceremony. Amann has a Ph.D. in Higher Education and a M.S. in
Botany from the University of
Arizona; a B.S. in Biology from
Bowling Green University; and an A.A.
in Liberal Arts from Niagara County
Community College. He has served as
the president of Corning Community
College since May 2001.
Kelly was presented with the
inaugural Joint Presidential
Scholarship in August 2007, which
provided an expense-paid education
to pursue a master’s degree in
Management. She graduated from Keuka
College’s
Accelerated Studies for Adults
Program (ASAP) program with a 3.94
GPA. Kelly is a 2000 graduate of
Cornell University and a 1991
graduate of Corning Community
College. Her employment at CCC began
in January 2002 as the director of
Marketing and Public Relations. In
July 2006, she was appointed as the
executive assistant to the
President. Kelly, wife of David Lee
Kelly Jr., resides in Burdett, NY,
and is the proud mother of two young
sons, Bryce and David. She is the
daughter of Kenneth J. Stayer of
Pine Valley, NY, and Audrey Stayer
of Montour Falls, NY.
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THE MAGIC OF
CHEMISTRY WITH LISA LOU
Kids can explore
magical far-off lands at The
Corning Museum of Glass. Lisa
Lou brings the “magical” world
of science to Little Gather
on Wednesday, July 9.
Magic tricks and circus skills
help explain scientific
principles. Watch as a balloon
inflates by itself, plain water
changes color and disappears,
and liquids “magically” become
solids.
Little Gather performances, free
and appropriate for children 3
and up, take place every
Wednesday, through August 27.
Public shows are at
11:00 a.m. and require
no registration; shows for
groups are held at
10:00 a.m. and require advance registration.
For
details or to register a group,
call Kristy
Bartenstein at (607) 974-3306.
Parents are encouraged to visit
the Museum after each program
and tour the galleries.
Admission to the Museum is free
for children and teens 19 and
under; adults must pay
admission. Those who live in the
zip code areas beginning with
148, 149 or 169 pay only a $5
admission. The Museum also
offers an Annual Passholder
program. Adults pay admission
once, then return for free any
time throughout the year until
December 31, 2008.
Families participating in Little
Gather will receive a coupon for
5% off a family order at the
Museum’s Coffee Bar and
GlassMarket Café.
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TWO NEW
EXHIBITS OPEN FOR VIEWING
The Corning-Painted Post Historical
Society is announcing the opening of two
new and exciting exhibits. You can view
the exhibits from now until the end of
July.
Visit the Ship-in-a-Bottle Exhibit
in our small collections case in the
new Patterson Inn Welcome Center and
gift shop. In the 1700’s and 1800’s
sailors would sometimes make models of
their ships during long voyages. The
sailors would insert the models of their
ships into bottles for protection. This
collection is kindly presented for
viewing by Ian G. Mackenzie. Please be
sure stop in our Welcome Center and gift
shop at 73 W. Pulteney St. to see this
amazing collection and learn how the
sailors got these tiny replicas into the
bottles.
The “Play Days” exhibit is on display at
The Palace Theater lobby on Market
Street. Here you shall see a beautiful
display of vintage children’s clothing
and toys. Little boys loved to play
sailors, as this was all the rage in the
late Thirties, see the little replica
sailor suits in classical naval
tradition. Little girls rarely wore
shorts or trousers so you’ll also find a
couple of cute cotton play dresses. Kids
way back when must have been cute as
buttons. This display is part of the
Corning-Painted Post Historical
Society’s vintage clothing collection.
Stop by the theater and reminisce
playing with your dolls (handsewn) or
your boats in the summer sun.
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POOKIES LITTLE BRITCHES FUNDRAISING EVENT
Pookies Little Britches
will be holding a fund raising event on July
11, 2008. Pookies will be selling selected
play clothing for children at 3 for $1.00
and all the proceeds will go toward the
holiday piggy bank for families in need
at Christmas.
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SCHOOL OF NURSING COMMENCEMENT
HELD
Front Row (L-R): Dolores
Wheeler, Sara Townsend, Tara
Roblyer
Back Row (L-R): Heather Clark,
Marc Case, Jennifer Mele
Six graduates participated in
the Arnot Ogden Medical Center
School of Nursing’s 125th
commencement exercises, held
June 20 at Appleridge in
Horseheads, NY.
Graduating members of the class
of 2008 were:
• Marc B. Case – Pine City, NY
• Heather Marie Clark – Athens,
PA
• Jennifer Lynn Mele – Elmira,
NY
• Tara Louise Roblyer – Corning,
NY
• Sara Lynn Townsend – Painted
Post, NY
• Dolores Diane Wheeler –
Hammondsport, NY
All graduates received their
diplomas and nursing pins. Some
left with additional honors.
Sara Lynn Townsend
received the Arnot Ogden Medical
Center Alumni Award, the
District #3 Award and the Dr.
George Murphy Award.
Heather Marie Clark
received the Caroline M.
Prutsman Memorial Award, the Dr.
R. Scott Howland Award and the
Isabelle Whitney Award.
Marc B. Case
received the Perioperative
Nursing Award.
Jennifer Lynn Mele, Tara Louise
Roblyer and Dolores Diane
Wheeler
received the Director’s
Attendance Award.
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TAMI DOWDLE INSURANCE AGENCY
RECEIVES ALLSTATE REGIONAL
CHAMPION SILVER LEVEL AWARD
Congratulations to the Tami
Dowdle Insurance Agency for
receiving the Allstate
Regional Champion Silver Level
award. This honor is given for
high standards in customer
service satisfaction, customer
retention and profitability. The
Tami Dowdle Insurance Agency is
now one of the top Allstate
agencies in the nation.
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PATTERSON INN MUSEUM & ERWIN
MUSEUM AT THE DEPOT
GET FACE LIFTS
The Patterson Inn Museum and the
Painted Post – Erwin Museum at
the Depot are going to get a
face lift this summer thanks to
two local foundations. The
Corning-Painted Post Historical
Society announces that the front
of the Patterson Inn, a landmark
of Corning, is currently getting
scraped and sanded for a fresh
coat of paint thanks to the
generosity of the Ti-Ger
Foundation. If you are driving
down Pulteney St. be sure to
look for the work going on.
Also, later this summer watch
for work being done at the Depot
in Painted Post on High and
Steuben St. The Corning
Incorporated Foundation has made
it possible for the Depot Museum
to get a much needed fresh coat
of paint. These preservation
efforts will keep these two
local historical landmarks
protected from the elements for
years to come. Maintaining a
historic structure is an ongoing
process that requires constant
attention in order to safeguard
the structures survival for
future generations to enjoy and
to learn about local history.
Thank you to the Ti-Ger
Foundation and the Corning
Incorporated Foundation for
their generosity in helping to
preserve local history.
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WEEKEND OF FAMILY
FUN AT THE GLEN
The Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen
is one of the best places to take your
family during the upcoming holiday weekend.
Watkins Glen International will provide an
affordable weekend filled with family
fun. General admission tickets for kids 12
and under are free when they are accompanied
by an adult, and now there’s even more
entertainment to keep kids happy. The
McDonald’s Kids Zone, located just behind
the McDonald’s Family Grandstand, is filled
with games, inflatables, special
appearances, and more! The McDonald’s Kids
Zone will be open Saturday and Sunday, July
5-6, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
The McDonald’s Kids Zone is filled with
activities for children of all ages. Four
inflatable games will be available to play
in, and a miniature train will give rides
around the area. Kids can have their faces
painted, or they can create their own
artwork in the Children’s Craft
Corner. McDonald’s will also sponsor a prize
wheel where kids can win free McDonald’s
food or prizes.
Special appearances from an IndyCar Series
driver and McDonald’s characters will give
kids something to look forward to throughout
the day. Justin Wilson, driver of the #02
McDonald’s Dallara for Newman/Haas/Lanigan
Racing will be at the McDonald’s Kids Zone
on Saturday, July 5, from 12:00-12:15 PM and
on Sunday, July 6 from 12:30-12:45
PM. Grimace and Hamburglar will also be in
the McDonald’s Kids Zone on both Saturday
and Sunday.
The Fire Safety House will teach kids
about fire prevention. The display is
provided by the New York State Office of
Fire Prevention and Control. New York State
Police will also be on hand to give out
complimentary finger printing kits.
The McDonald’s Kids Zone will have
activities to benefit the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of Central New York. The
main fundraiser is a raffle which will
feature an autographed Danica Patrick hat
and t-shirt. Fans can purchase tickets
throughout the weekend, and the winning name
will be drawn on Sunday.
Families that have general admission
tickets and want to hang out near the
McDonald’s Kids Zone may consider sitting in
the McDonald’s Family Grandstand. This
family-friendly grandstand is smoke- and
alcohol-free, and has easy access to the
McDonald’s Kids Zone. Just like any other
seat at Watkins Glen International, the view
will be fantastic as the grandstand
overlooks all the action in the Esses. The
McDonald’s Family Grandstand will be open
all weekend to general admission ticket
holders, and seating is on a first-come,
first-served basis.
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LET'S FLY
A KITE!
Spencer Crest Nature Center is
hosting a kite building and
flying program on Saturday, July
19th, from 1:00 to
4:00 pm. Your child will learn
how to build their own kite out
of everyday supplies, decorate
it, and learn how to fly it at
the Nature Center! We will learn
about the science of flight and
there will be healthy
refreshments available. Everyone
will get a chance to try and fly
two different types of kites!
There will also be a drawing
where two lucky children will
receive a durable, nylon kite
donated by the Imagine That!
Kids Toy Store and Bouquet! The
cost is $5.00 per child. Parents
can attend for free. Please RSVP
by calling the Nature Center at
962-9012 on or before Friday,
July 18th.
When: Saturday, July 19th,
from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. (Rain date
is July 26th, same
time and place.)
Where: Meet at the Nature
Center.
Cost: $5 per child. Parents can
attend for free.
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NEW SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM
Market Street
Coffee & Tea
announces the
addition of new
soft serve ice
cream with new
summer hours!
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Upcoming Chamber Member Events
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events, please click
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The Mission of the Corning Area
Chamber of Commerce
The Corning Area Chamber of
Commerce, a 501(c)6 corporation,
advances the business and community
interests of the region through
advocacy, member services and
community enhancement.
Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, 1
West Market St, Suite 302, Corning,
NY 14830
607.936.4686 Fax 607.936.4685
info@CorningNY.com
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