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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 normally
held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
(Please check below for any schedule revisions)
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
 Second
Annual Black Dirt Feast
(see info below)
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Pine
Island Quarterly Newsletter
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July 2010
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The Summer issue of
The Pine Island Onion Quarterly
newsletter has been published.
We're now combined with the Florida Onion newsletter.
Click here to download the Summer
newsletter.
Note: These files can be quite large and take
a while to download (1-2 minutes for cable, 30 min. for dial-up).
Also, there is a questionaire
for you to fill-in about Pine Island's future development.
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Upcoming Events
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Tuesday
July 27, 2010
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Second
Annual Black Dirt Feast
The Pine Island Chamber of Commerce will again hold it's fabulous
al fresco Black Dirt Feast to showcase the produce from local farms
and the award-winning chefs who utilize them. Each year the proceeds
from the Black Dirt Feast benefit the local community.
This year's Second Annual Black Dirty feast will be held on Tuesday,
July 27, at Scheuermann Farms, Pine Island. Last year's Feast was
sold out, so reserve tickets ($90 a head) early by calling Sue Wilk
at (845) 258-9004. FOR INFORMATION: www.warwickinfo.net/blackdirtfeast/ |
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Third Tuesday
of every Month
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Chamber
of Commerce Meeting 7:30 PM
For more info contact
Sue
Wilk at (845) 258-9379.
Until further notice all meetings will be held at 792 County
Rte 1, at the intersection with Liberty Corners Road, in pristine
premises next to Green Valley Tack. (This space
has has been generously loaned to the Chamber by former Chamber
President Peter Groenendaal while he searches for a permanent
tenant for the site.)
Upcoming meetings will be held at 7.30 PM, on the Third
Tuesday of every Month.
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New Chamber Members
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Pine Island Elementary School - Jane Hamburger
Julie Cutler
Pine Island Fire Department - Floyd Morgiewicz, President
Vault Music Services - Jean & Craig Fox
Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty - Donna Filipowski
Midnite Auto Parts - Andy Walther
Bracco Farms - Anthony Bracco
CertaPro Painters - Brendan McManus
Ruszkiewicz Farms - John J Ruszkiesicz
Write On Point Communications, LLC - Jeanne Kardell
Chumleys BBQ & Catering Co. - Jason Gaer
Jeffery Educational Consulting - Thomas G. Jeffery
TV Tech Managers, Inc. - Tony & Tracey Pietrzak
see their listings in the Directory
for more info
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Banners
Available
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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
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NEW
MEMBER/BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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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….
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New York Times article
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October 2007
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Read
the recent New York Times article about the black dirt region
on the History page.
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2007 Photo Contest
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August 2007
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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.
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Chamber
Activities
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The Pine
Island Chamber is working on:
* More ribbon cuttings for new businesses
* Planting more 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
* Installing sparkling holiday lights and decorations
* Giving “Pride in Pine Island” awards for beautification efforts
* Organizing the annual Onion Eating Contest
* Putting on the annual Pumpkin Festival in the Pine Island Park
* Planning the fabulous al fresco Black Dirt Feast,
uniting local produce with outstanding chefs
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Pine Island Beautification Project 
Click on picture
to see a larger version.
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