Vol. 22 No. 6 Celebrating 56 years of service to our community! June 2013

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Our featured speaker will be Lev Ginsburg, Director of Government

Affairs, The Business Council of New York State. Mr. Ginsburg is

responsible for advocacy on Health Care & Insurance, Workers'

Compensation and Unemployment Insurance issues.

We will also hear from Red Hook Community Art Network.

2 RHINEBECK AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers President Sean Kemp McCabe & Mack LLP Vice President Marybeth Cale Cale Consulting LLC Treasurer Robert Babirad Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Secretary Josh Burckhard, D.C. Rhinebeck Chiropractic Immediate Past President Vicki Haak, CFP® Ameriprise Financial Services Directors Charles Derbyshire Old Mill Wine & Spirits Kyle Eighmy NDP EMS Suzanna Hermans Oblong Books & Music Jesse Hewitt Northern Dutchess Hospital Kristin Hutchins Ruge’s Automotive, Inc. Tom Jozefowicz Williams Lumber Tina Keil Bella Fiori Philip Meltzer, CFP® Meltzer & Hill Wealth Advisory Looking Glass B&B Kevin O’Connor The UPS Store Janet Trupiano Trupiano Uniform Company Chamber Staff Colleen Cruikshank, Ex. Director Chamber Office Information: 23F East Market Street 876-5904 fax 876-8624 Mailing address: PO Box 42, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 info@rhinebeckchamber.com RhinebeckChamber.com

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YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY

Charles Walwyn, far left, Business Development Officer with

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union speaks to the students about

many aspects of small business banking.

WINTER SUN & SUMMER MOON CELEBRATES

25 YEARS ON May 9th!

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A Message from the President!

Dear Chamber Members:

On May 9, 2013, I became the President of the Rhinebeck Area Chamber of

Commerce. I am both honored and excited to assume the office of President. But, before another moment

passes, I want to thank Vicki Haak, the immediate past President, for her years of service to our Chamber and, in

particular, for her leadership over the past two years.

Under Vicki’s leadership this Chamber’s membership grew despite our coun-

try’s difficult economic climate. I look forward to continuing to work with

Vicki and take comfort in knowing that I can rely on her for her continued

support of and dedication to the Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce.

The strength of our Chamber is derived from the hard work of our board

members, our executive director, our volunteers and our members. Your

membership gives us both strength and purpose. We value each of our

members and recognize the strengths of our community. We are very

fortunate to be part of a community that offers so much to each and every one

of us. Together we move forward to make a stronger Chamber and, thereby, a

stronger Rhinebeck.

I am committed to seeing this Chamber’s membership grow and strengthen even more. We have a terrific Board

of Directors and an excellent Executive Director in Colleen Cruikshank and I look forward to working with them

to ensure that we provide our membership with resources and opportunities to grow their business.

Very truly yours,

Sean M. Kemp, President

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Welcome New Members

Evoke Style, Inc.

6406 Montgomery Street

(formerly Gallery Lodoe)

Rhinebeck, NY 12572

www.EvokeStyle.com

Sandra Dollard

GIG Marketing

60 Broadway, Suite 3

Tivoli, NY 12583

(917) 991-1055

www.gigmarketing.us

Andrea Rhodes

Hemingway Lane B&B

12 Hemmingway Lane

Milan, NY 12571

(845) 901-2445

hemingwaylanebandb.com

Johanna Bard

M.S. Morris Costume Design

(518) 851-7431

Suzy Morris

Your Hudson Valley

Organizer

(845) 901-2445

www.yhvo.com

Johanna Bard

Great time at the Country Living Fair! We gave out 500 Membership Directory & Visitor’s Guides and

talking to vendors and attendees from all over the country! Everyone

hoping for a 2014 show! Thanks to all the volunteers who manned the

booth!

Photo credit: Barbara Schreiber

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UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS Monthly Business Breakfasts

Wednesday, June 26, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at Taconic Retreat & Conference Center. Sponsored by

Wells Fargo Advisors, Rhinebeck office Our speaker will the Lev Ginsburg from the Business Council

of NYS.

We will also hear from RHCAN. Joint meeting with the Red Hook Area Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday, July 24, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Tom LeGrand, President of the DCC College Board will be our guest speaker.

Wednesday, August 21, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at the Dutchess County Fair!

Business After Hours

Thursday, June 13, hosted by the businesses of The Courtyard! Sponsored by

Meltzer & Hill Wealth Advisory

Thursday, July 11, sponsored & hosted by Rhinebeck Kitchen & Bath, formerly Country Cupboards.

6783 Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY.

PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS ON

WWW.RHINEBECKCHAMBER.COM FOR ALL THE GREAT MEMBER EVENTS

THAT ARE TAKING PLACE!!

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MEMBER NEWS

Fraleigh & Rakow, a long time member of the Rhinebeck Chamber, is proud

to have helped create, and be part of, the new Reis Management Group

entity. Each of the independent partners within Reis Management will have an extensive array

of the highest quality insurance companies available for our clients. RMG, being one of the

largest regional insurance organizations in the Hudson Valley, allows each of the members to

pool companies, underwriting skills and customer service to provide a unique insurance experi-

ence to our personal lines as well as large and small business clients. Fraleigh & Rakow is

happy to take this major step forward with our new partners.

Hudson Valley Insurance Agencies Form The Reis Management Group, LLC KINGSTON, NY (May 2, 2013) Frank H. Reis, Inc. has partnered with The Pleasant Valley Agency Inc, Duxbury & Hermans

Inc, Fraleigh and Rakow Inc and The Mahan Agency Inc (all previously known as The Main

Street Group) to create The Reis Management Group LLC. The new operating agreement is

designed to provide increased stability, improved insurance services, and shared resources and

ideas via our combined carriers. In addition, The Reis Management Group LLC will allow for

an expanded service area.

“This partnership with The Main Street group will help us cross the imperceptible wall that has

always separated Dutchess and Ulster Counties as well as give us the desired strength in num-

bers with the combining of all our current carriers,” explained Paul Casciaro, CEO.

Frank H. Reis, Inc. is a Hudson Valley-based insurance agency offering a variety of insurance

products to meet clients’ personal and business needs. The Reis Group is currently licensed in

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Utah,

New Hampshire, Maryland, Arizona, Florida, California, Nevada, Michigan, North Carolina,

Ohio and Tennessee.

The Pleasant Valley Agency was established in 1955, and continues to serve clients throughout

the Hudson Valley.

Serving the Mid-Hudson Valley since 1995, Fraleigh and Rakow have built a reputation within

Rhinebeck and the surrounding area for client satisfaction with an eye on coverage as well as

value.

Duxbury and Hermans currently has offices in Millerton and Pine Plains, serving some 3,000

customers in Northern Dutchess/Southern Columbia and Northwest Litchfield Counties.

The Mahan Agency is located in Hyde Park, New York, and has been serving Hudson Valley

residents since 1990.

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Tuesday-Thursday 5-10 PM

Friday-Saturday 5-2AM

Sunday brunch

Come check us out!

47 East Market Street

Entrance between FACE

CONGRATULATIONS

to

ICONIC HAIR Celebrating 4 years in business this month!

New hours:

Monday 9-6

Tuesday 9-6

Wednesday 9-7

Thursday 9-7

Friday 9-6

Saturday 9-6

Sunday 10-4

876-8900

http://iconic-hairsalon.com/

Stephen Learn, center, cuts the

ribbon to celebrate the opening

of the ART BAR’s beautiful

patio for the summer season on

Memorial Day!

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MEMBER NEWS

XANADU HAIR STUDIO’S

NEW HOME!

Lisa Mesuda and Leanne

Lang, along with family and

friends, celebrated the grand

opening of their new space in

Suite 6, downstairs in

Montgomery Row (next to

Gaby’s) on May 11th.

876-0409

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on their newly renovated, larger

studio space. We celebrated with

a ribbon cutting and reception on

May 3rd.

Owner Chelsea Streifeneder

holding scissors.

www.bodybewellpilates.com

Northern Dutchess Hospital has named Dawn Morrison the new Executive Director of

the Northern Dutchess Hospital Foundation. Morrison has served as part of the Foun-

dation staff since 2010, and prior to that, held leadership positions at Southlands Foun-

dation, Land Resource Consultants, and the United Way of Dutchess County, among

others. As the new Executive Director of the Northern Dutchess Hospital Foundation,

Morrison will be charged with the task of raising funds, developing and carrying out

major gift campaigns, and cultivating donor relationships, along with managing the

Foundation staff and overseeing overall Foundation operations.

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Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 42

Rhinebeck NY 12572