Contents	Welcome to Pine Island, NY The mission of the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce is to promote prosperity in the business community, support and enhance the uniqueness of the region, and to enrich the lives of all our residents through community spirit and cooperation. Chamber of Commerce meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.. For the location and other info, please call Sue Wilk at (845) 258-9379. Chamber members and the public are invited to attend. click below for additional information PICC Current Officers and Directors Working Committees Citizens of the Year Membership Application Form
	Pine Island Newsletter December 2008 The Winter issue of The Onion plus newsletter has been published. Click here to download the newsletter. Also, there is a questionaire for you to fill-in about Pine Island's future development.   Click here if you need the Acrobat PDFviewer. Upcoming Events Third Tuesday of every Month Chamber of Commerce Meeting For more info contact Sue Wilk at (845) 258-9379. Looking forward to Summer! Take a look at our annual onion eating contest. New Chamber Members The Laundry Shack - Tom and Jo Andryshak Met Life Insurance - Paul Donato D.L. Hawkins, Real Estate - David Hawkins Robert Breese - Photographer Sunsations Tanning Salon - Lisa Posco Wedding Favors Online - Louis and Roseann Rufrano see their listings in the Directory for more info Banners Available Banners are available for sponsorship. See the images in the column on the left. Sponsorship is $75 one side or $125 both. Call Sue Wilk at (845) 258-9379 or send an email to PineIslandchamber@yahoo.com . NEW MEMBER/BUSINESS DIRECTORY OUR WEBSITE DIRECTORY OF BUSINESSES IS ABOUT TO BE RADICALLY IMPROVED! Soon, all member listings will be both alphabetical and by business category, greatly enhancing your accessibility and helping to promote your goods and services. Your listings may also carry extra information, or a logo, at a small additional cost. Your websites and email addresses will be carried for free. And if you want a simple web-page to promote your business, we can – at minimal cost – create one for you and host it. See an example….      New York Times article October 2007 Read the recent New York Times article about the black dirt region on the History page.  2007 Photo Contest August 2007 Winners in “Art In Agriculture” Photo Contest A dramatic panorama of onions in the black dirt with Mount Adam and Mount Eve in the background, taken by retired police captain Robert Breese of Pine Island, won the popular vote in the “Art in Agriculture” photo contest run by the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce. About 60 photographs of the black dirt region were submitted by local photographers for the contest, held during Summer Fest last weekend. Summer Fest was organized by the PLAV (Post 16) and the Pine Island Fire Department. More information and photos on our Photo Contest page.   Chamber Activities The Pine Island Chamber is working on: * More ribbon cuttings for new businesses * A plan to plant trees, turning the crossroads at the heart of the hamlet from Grey to Green * Filling tubs with flowers for summer beautification * Reinstalling sponsored banners * Seeding the roadsides with wildflowers * Producing beautiful “ART IN AGRICULTURE” post cards * Publishing a new newsletter to keep Pine Island informed * Planning a New Member/New Business Mixer * Selling tickets to a Hudson River Sail-Away in the Summer * Planning the Annual Social in October * Fund-raising for New Holiday Decorations Pine Island Beautification Project Click on picture to see a larger version.

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