Volume 51 October 2014 w w w . G r e e c e C h a m b e r . o r g

2402 West Ridge Road Greece, NY 14626 585-227-7272

Poised for Greatness! A community of excellence

Pictured above from left to right: Dan Hedberg, Greece Chamber Interim CEO/ President, Monroe County

Executive Maggie Brooks and Bill Vallee, owner of BillVallee.com

We’ve got some great things happen-ing in Monroe County!

It is easy to understand why Rochester was deemed a city “Poised for Greatness” in 2012, named one of America’s Best Cities for Families in 2012 by Kiplinger Magazine, regard-ed as America’s 10th Smartest Com-munity, 13th Most Innovative Com-munity in the U.S. in 2013, Friendliest City in N.Y. for Small Business Own-ers in 2014, and 2014 5th Easiest City Nationwide to Start a Business. We’ve got an innovative and highly skilled workforce combined with a dedicated business owners and a committed community all working together.

On September 18, 2014, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks was

the featured guest speaker at the Greece Chamber’s Eggs & Issues Leg-islative Breakfast. The County Execu-tive spoke about many economic de-velopment initiatives that have brought and are continuing to have a very positive impact on our commu-nity. She spoke about how our com-munity just a decade ago was still largely dependent on the big box manufacturers.

Today we see 367,000 jobs in our area that have been the result of com-mitted leaders, a strong business com-munity and highly-skilled workforce that joined together to create produc-tive strategies that led to identifying and targeting industries like optics, cont’ on page 4

First Friday Networking Breakfast

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

2014 Greece Business Expo

Eggs & Issues Legislative Breakfast

GOLD

SPONSOR

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CONTENTS

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Board

Of

Directors

Chairman:

Delbert J. Smith, CPA

Vice Chair: Don Felter Jr.

Treasurer: Brian Ward

Secretary: Sharon Quataert

Member at Large:

Russell Herman

Immediate Past Chair: Paul Chatfield

Todd Baxter

Laura Bennett

Andrew Conlon

Paul Keenan

Jason Letendre

Chris Lohrman

Michelle Marini

Michael Mordenga

Dr. Shaun Nelms

Wendy Rockcastle

Michael West

Greece

Chamber

Charitable

Foundation

President: Kyle Van Putte

Treasurer: Gilbert Cooper

Secretary: Anne Loria

Paul Chatfield

John Cirella

Jim Hofford

Christopher Johnston

Bonnie Kuppinger

Michael Masiello

Dan Richardson

William Selke

Del Smith

Eugene Welch

Committee

Chairs

Community Awards Banquet: Wendy Rockcastle Outdoors: Todd Schirmer &

Dave Pandina Ambassadors: Barbara

Giancursio Race on the Ridge:

Anne Loria

Dewey Avenue Roundtable: Paul Chatfield

Youth Hall of Fame: Ralph DeStephano / Rhett

VanScoter

Taste of the Town: Laura Bennett

Small Business of the Year:

Russ Herman & Michael Mordenga

Health Fair:

Chris Lohrman

Chamber Staff Interim President/CEO: Daniel E. Hedberg Director of Member Services & Events: Susan E. Edgett, IOM Director of Membership Development: Paula Guck Director of Marketing & Communications: Terry Hogan Director of Finance & Member Benefits: Christine Sortino Office Manager: Kathleen Strassner

Race on the Ridge 5K

Leadership Greece

Upcoming Events

Chamber Travel Page

Chamber Networking Luncheon with Guest Speaker Annette Brenner from High Tech Rochester

California New Year’s Getaway

Get Your Newsletter Online!

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Chamber Event & Program Flyers

Greece Map

2014 Small Business of the Year Luncheon

Tech Tuesday: “Start Your Business Blog Right Now: Why & How to Blog!”

Available Now: member Events

201420142014 RACE ON THE RACE ON THE RACE ON THE

RIDGE 5KRIDGE 5KRIDGE 5K

FOR COMPLETE DETAILS VISIT

WWW.GREECECHAMBER.ORG OR CALL

SUE EDGETT AT 585-227-7272

SUNDAY OCT. 12, 2014

8:00AM

2014 Race on

the Ridge 5K

Honorary Chair

Senator Joe

Robach

NYS Senate,

56th District

PROCEEDS

TO

BENEFIT

PRESENTING

SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSORS

$22(if registered by 10/10/14) $25 day of race $15—18 and under

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New Members

YEA! 2014-2015

15 Chamber

Insurance Programs

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:30am—9:00am

Greece Chamber Board Room $15 for Greece Chamber members & $25 for non-

members (includes continental breakfast)

Greece Community Learning Center—Job Fair ATTENTION BUSINESSES: Job Fair for Seasonal/Part Time Help Saturday, October 4, 2014 ~ Greece Community Learning Center ~

The Mall at Greece Ridge For complete details call 585-865-1010

GRASP Fundraiser—Pawbrokers Party Monday, October 6, 2014 ~ Red Fedele’s Brook House Restaurant ~

920 Elm Ridge Center Drive ~ 5pm—9pm ~ Shop beautiful jewelry— 100% proceeds to GRASP (Greece Residents Assisting

Stray Pets) For details visit www.graspinc.org

Greece Historical Society—Barns of Greece Exhibit Opens

Sunday, October 6, 2014 ~ 1:30pm—4:00pm ~ Greece Historical Society & Museum ~ 595 Long Pond Road ~ Donations

Appreciated For complete details visit www.GreeceHistorical Society.net

KIWANIS Club of Greece / McDonalds Wednesday, October 8, 2014 ~ McDonald’s ~ Long Pond/Latta ~ 5:00pm—7:00pm ~ 20% off all sales from 5pm—7pm will benefit

KIWANIS Club of Greece For details call Chris Sortino at 595-615-0634

GRASP Painted Paws Fundraiser Saturday, October 18, 2014 ~ 6pm—8pm ~ Studio 180 ~ 180 St. Paul

Street ~ live & silent auctions, beer & wine tasting, raffles, live music, and more ~ Pre-sale tickets $15/single and $25/couple

For details visit www.graspinc.org Rochester Ataxia Foundation—Charmed by Charity

Event Thursday, November 6, 2014 ~ 6pm—9pm ~ Charmed by Charity Event ~ 15% off all sales go to Rochester Ataxia Foundation ~ Alex

and Ani ~ 145 Culver Road ~ Armory For details contact Paula Guck: pguck002@rochester.rr.com

Member Events:

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CONNECT with the Greece Chamber!

Getting Started with Your

Business Blog Right Now:

Why & How to Blog!

VISIT THE GREECE

CHAMBER KIOSK IN THE

NEW STATE STREET WING AT THE

MALL AT GREECE RIDGE.

AVAILABLE AT THE

CHAMBER OFFICE

Laurie Enos from Blue Dog Marketing will present “Getting Started with Your Business Blog Right Now: Why & How to Blog!” as part of the Chamber’s Tech Tuesday series. Attendees at this exciting 90-minute

interactive session can look forward to learning about the benefits of blogging for business, the elements

needed for a compelling and effective blog, and best of all...You can have your blog started before you leave this workshop. Come with your laptop and a Gmail

account! For complete details or to register, visit

www.GreeceChamber.org or call Terry Hogan at 585-227-7272

We hope that you will join us in celebrating the...

Join the Greece Chamber of Commerce for our prestigious Small Business and Microenterprise of

the Year Award Luncheon to celebrate all small businesses and find out which of this year’s 2014

nominees will leave being named the “2014 Greece Small Business of the Year “ and “2014 Greece

Microenterprise of the Year.”

WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, 2014

TIME: 11:45am—1:30pm

WHERE: ROCHESTER MARRIOTT AIRPORT HOTEL

1890 WEST RIDGE ROAD GREECE, N.Y. 14626

COST: $30 PER PERSON / $240 PER TABLE

For complete event details, or to register visit

www.GreeceChamber.org or call 585-227-7272.

Presenting Sponsor Media Sponsor

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THURSDAY,

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER:

ANNETTE BRENNER FROM HIGH

TECH ROCHESTER

Get Your Chamber Newsletter Online!

For the month of November, December and January, the Chamber’s newsletter

will be online editions. You won’t have to wait until after work to read it. It will be

posted at www.GreeceChamber.org and sent to you via email blasts in .pdf format. One of the great things with this is the links in the newsletter will be live and

you can click on them to get more information immediately!

CALIFORNIA NEW YEAR’S

GETAWAY featuring the Tournament of Roses Parade

December 29, 2014—January 2,

2015

Optional 3-Nite Las Vegas Post

Tour Extension can be added to

this trip for additional fees.

For complete details and pricing visit www.GreeceChamber.org or

call Chris Sortino at 585-227-7272.

Chamber Networking Luncheon

Benucci’s (in the new State Street Wing at The Mall at

Greece Ridge)

11:45am—1:15pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014

Annette Brenner, Client Development Manager at High

Tech Rochester, will be the featured guest speaker at the

Chamber’s October 2014 Networking Luncheon. Be sure to

bring plenty of business cards to this event

$22 for Greece Chamber Members, $32 for non-members

includes full breakfast.

Visit www.GreeceChamber.org for complete details or to

register!

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healthcare, education, alternative energy, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, and food and beverage. Our economic development programs and initiatives have led to creating and retaining 100,000 jobs in our community since 2004. Right here in our own Greece Chamber of Commerce, we have 800+ creative and innovative entrepreneurs and small business owners. This month, the Small Business Council of Rochester will name a 2014 Business Person of the Year in two categories: 1) Small firms with fewer than 50 employees and 2) Large firms with 50 or more employees. These awards span over three decades, are given annually, and are based on growth, leadership, achievement and community service . The Greece

Chamber of Commerce sends out a congratulations to Greece Chamber Board Members Mike West, owner and founder of West Fire Systems, Inc. and Russ Herman, owner and founder of Pet$aver Super Healthy Pet Superstore. Mike and Russ are both finalists for this prestigious award in the category of “Small firms with fewer than 50 employees.” The winners will be announced at a special luncheon on October 15, 2014. The Chamber would also like to congratulate Wendy Cooper, founder and owner of Healthy Highway. Wendy, a retired Physical Education teacher, has created a fun program that assists in fighting childhood obesity, promotes healthy lifestyles and encourages and rewards young children to participate. Best of all, the program can be incorporated into an

entire school curriculum. The program is now being used in approximately 25 local schools as well as other schools across the country. Wendy just returned from the 9th Annual Healthy Schools Leader’s Summit. This forum is sponsored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, started by former President Bill Clinton. Healthy Highway was one of only 10 businesses asked to be a participating sponsor at this prestigious event. So there you have it, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks explains why our local business community excels and we are seeing proof of it right within our own Greece Chamber of Commerce membership! –Terry L. Hogan, Director of Marketing & Communications

Russ Herman

Mike West

Wendy Cooper

Thank You to the Businesses

That Participated in the

2014 Greece Business Expo

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Business Consultants & Coaches Begin Again Marketing LLC

Leslie Mosley

2155 White Swan Drive

Rochester, NY 14626

(585) 354-4925

Business Consultants & Coaches Dreams in Motion in Coaching

Jim Johnson

439 Red Apple Lane

Rochester, NY 14612

(585) 764-0220

www.coachjimjohnson.com

Business Services Xerox

Shelley Smith

700 Resende Road

Webster, NY 14580

(585) 217-5204

www.xerox.com

Furniture Jack Greco Custom Furniture LLC

Michael Orlando, Manager

1611 Scottsville Road

Rochester, NY 14623

(585) 328-3350 Fax: (585) 486-1775

Party Houses Italian American Community Center

Errico Mannoni

150 Frank Dimino Way

Rochester, NY 14624

(585) 594-8882

www.IACCRochester.org

TUMBLING Ignite Cheer Tumbling Center, LLC Kristi Quill, Owner 10 Cedarfield Commons Greece, NY 14612 (585) 690-3278 www.ignitecheertumbling.com

* As of September 22, 2014

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The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA) is gearing up to teach high school students the ropes when it comes to starting and running

their very own legal and real businesses. The program is in the thick of student

recruitment for YEA classes starting this fall. The YEA program has been a success for students all across the country. YEA teaches students how to pursue their passions, and

gives them the tools to start their own business ventures and social movements.

For more information on how to nominate a student, contact Paula at the Greece Chamber

of Commerce 227-7272 or paula@greecechamber.org. We are also

looking for Chamber members that would be interested in mentoring these students for 7

weeks. Please let Paula know if you are interested in being a mentor.

START AS A STUDENT, FINISH AS A CEO!

YEA! Class of 2013—2014 field trip

WE LOVE OUR MEMBERS!

To view all the photos from the 2014

Greece Business Expo “Like” the

Greece Chamber on Facebook and click

on the “Photos” tab.

Upcoming Events

October 10/3, Friday – First Friday Networking ~ 7:30am to 8:30am ~ Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 2461 Lake Avenue 10/4, Saturday – Fall Foliage Trail Walk ~ 10:00am to 11:30am (Rain or Shine) ~ Departing from Parking Lot off Lowden Point Road (see www.GreeceChamber.org for details) ~ FREE event 10/6, Monday – Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Buffalo Wild Wings, 1500 West Ridge Road ~ 9:00am 10/7, Tuesday – Outdoors Committee meeting ~ 8:00am to 9:00am ~ Northwest Savings Bank ~ Northwest Savings Bank, 860 Long Pond Road 10/8, Wednesday – Race on the Ridge 5k Planning Committee meeting ~ 3:00pm—5:00pm ~ Greece Chamber Board Room, 2402 West Ridge Road 10/10, Friday – Leadership Greece Class Day 10/12, Sunday – Race on the Ridge 5k, Presented by Bryant & Stratton College, 8:00am Start Time at the Mall at Greece Ridge ~ Contact the Greece Chamber for registration information 10/16, Thursday – Race on the Ridge 5k Wrap-Up meeting ~ 8:00am to 9:00am ~ Bryant & Stratton College, 854 Long Pond Road 10/16, Thursday – Greece Chamber Networking Luncheon ~ 11:45am to 1:30pm ~ Benucci’s, The Mall at Greece Ridge ~ Guest Speaker: Annette Brenner, High Tech Rochester 10/21, Tuesday - Board of Directors meeting at 7:30am 10/22, Wednesday – Health & Wellness Fair Committee meeting ~ 8:00am to 9:00am ~ Greece Chamber Board Room 10/28, Tuesday – Small Business Success Series: Tech Tuesday ~ “Getting Started with Your Business Blog: Why & How to Blog!”, presented by Laurie Enos, Blue Dog Marketing ~ 7:30am to 9:00am ~ Greece Chamber Board Room, 2402 West Ridge Road 10/23, Thursday – Ambassadors Meeting ~ 8:00am to 9:00am ~ Greece Chamber Board Room, 2402 West Ridge Road

November 11/4, Tuesday – Outdoors Committee meeting ~ 8:00am to 9:00am ~ Northwest Savings Bank ~ Northwest Savings Bank, 860 Long Pond Road

11/5, Wednesday – Exploring Greece and its Islands Information Session ~ 6:00pm to 7:00pm ~ Greece Chamber Board Room, 2402 West Ridge Road

11/6, Thursday – Small Business of the Year Award Luncheon ~ 11:45am to 1:15pm ~ Rochester Marriott Airport Hotel, 1890 West Ridge Road ~ Presenting Sponsor: Genesee Regional Bank ~ Media Sponsor: Democrat & Chronicle

11/7, Friday – First Friday Networking ~ 7:30am to 8:30am ~ Northwest Savings Bank, 860 Long Pond Road

11/14, Friday – Leadership Greece Class Day

11/18, Tuesday - Board of Directors meeting at 7:30am

11/25, Tuesday – Small Business Success Series: Professional Development ~ TBD ~ 7:30am to 9:00am ~ Greece Chamber Board Room, 2402 West Ridge Road 11/26, Wednesday – Health & Wellness Fair Committee meeting ~ 8:00am to 9:00am ~ Greece Chamber Board Room

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Leadership Greece held their opening retreat day on Friday, September 12,

2014 at the Villa of Hope Campus. Thanks to the Villa staff for taking them

through a morning of interactive exercises to get to know each other better.

Our leadership facilitator, Dan Hedberg, then took over to guide the class

through the rest of the day. The Class of 2014 includes: Catherine Cyrulik,

Skip Dorgan (North Greece Fire District), Jennifer Haberbusch (Unity Health

System), Jeff Insero (M&T Bank), Desmond Jackson (Unity Health System),

Max Molinini (American Packaging Corporation), Jessica Pagan (Rochester

Marriott Airport Hotel), Christine Paoletti (Rochester Marriott Airport Hotel),

Vicky Pape (Lollypop Farm), Cindy Sharick and Mary Ellen VanAuker

(Episcopal SeniorLife Communities/Beatrice Place). Pictured above: 2013—2014 Leadership Greece Class

at Flower City Printing

April 23—May 13, 2015

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December 4th, 2014— 12th, 2014

March 15—22, 2015

From the Outback to the Glaciers

Greece & Its Islands September 20—October 4, 2015

MEMBER PRICE: $2749 (double)

NON-MEMBER PRICE: $2799 (double)

If booked before 6/4/2014 (includes roundtrip airfare from Rochester, NY)

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Black Forest, Franconia Region,

Nuremburg, Neuschwanstein Castle, Oberammergau Diner’s

Choice, Munich, Innsbruck, Christmas Markets, and more.

Double: $2349pp Single: $2899pp Triple: $2319pp Includes airfare from

Greater Rochester International Airport

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: French Quarter, New Orleans School of Cooking, Swamp Tour, Graceland, Grand Ole Opry Show & Backstage Tour, Historic RCA Studio B, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, and

Wildhorse Saloon

Featuring

New Orleans

Memphis

&

Nashville

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Athens, Taverna Dinner Show, The

Acropolis, Meteora, Delphi, Olympia, a cooking class, Greek

dance class, Mycenae, Winery & Olive Oil Tour and Tasting,

Mykonos, Santorini, Ancient Akrotiri

MEMBER PRICE: $$4,749.00 per person (double)

NON-MEMBER PRICE: $4,899.00 per person (double) (includes roundtrip airfare fro Greater Rochester International Airport)

Featuring:

Australia

&

New

Zealand (includes airfare

from Rochester

International)

Airport)

Call for pricing

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: Cairns, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier

Reef, Ayers Rock, Alice Springs, Melbourne, Christchurch, Franz

Josef Glacier Region, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Mt. Cook

National Park, Dine with a New Zealand Family, Sydney , and

Sydney Opera House

Travel at group rates!

Visit

www.GreeceChamber.org

for complete travel details,

discounts, trips available &

and info session dates.

AMERICA’S MUSIC CITIES

NEW

NEW INFO SESSION:

November 5th at 6:00PM

2402 West Ridge Road Greece, NY 14626-3053