North Rockland Chamber of Commerce

Serving the Towns of Haverstraw, Stony Point and surrounding areas of North Rockland, NY

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A Very Successful First Annual Harvest Dinner and Dance

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The North Rockland Chamber of Commerce held its first annual Harvest Dinner and Dance at the Hudson Water Club on Thursday, October 11, 2018. It was wildly successful, with over 200 guests!

  • Community Leader of the Year: Village of Haverstraw Mayor Michael Kohut
  • Community Youth Leader of the Year: North Rockland High School Principal Michael Gill
  • Citizen of the Year: Retired North Rockland schools employee and longtime Helen Hayes Hospital volunteer Mary Minerick
  • Student of the Year: Academic standout and national cross-country record holder Katelyn Touhy
  • Business of the Year: A&N Rappaport Lock & Alarm

Town of Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips, and Town of Stony Point Supervisor Jim Monaghan served as co-emcees for the evening.

We also announced a new website we have been developing to attract tourism to North Rockland: www.visitnorthrockland.com.

Special thanks to the North Rockland Chamber Board of Directors, notably our President Joseph Koval, and our Events Chairperson, Kristine D’Anthony-Koval, for making their vision for the Chamber event come true, and to Emily Dominguez, for her tireless work to make the evening a success.

If you would like to learn more about the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce, please contact us.

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Small Business Saturday: Let Us Promote Your Business for FREE!

Need help getting ready for Small Business Saturday? This year, the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce is here to help! And it’s all for free – but you have to act fast!

Our Chamber member – Tom Ossa from Rockland Web Design – is offering free setup of your Small Business Saturday promotional materials, via the American Express Shop Small Website.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving has become increasingly valuable for local retail stores and small business owners to capitalize upon. We can help you, by setting up your shop or business with promotional materials that you can use on one or more of the following:

  • Your business website
  • Facebook business pages
  • Facebook groups like the North Rockland Community
  • Instagram posts
  • Email messages to you valued customers

Getting started is easy:

  1. Please send an email message to tom@rocklandwebdesign.com
  2. In the subject line, write in all capital letters, “SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY”
  3. Please write your name, business name, and phone number.

That’s all! We will get your materials set up, and email them to you with instructions on how to use them!

When Small Business Saturday comes around, we’ll be promoting your business via our website, as well as on numerous Facebook community groups and pages!

BONUS: Come to our Halligans event at 6:00 pm on 11/15/17, Tom will be there to help you get set up on the spot!

 

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Your Voice is Important – Come to Our Annual Chamber Member Meeting

If you are an aspiring business professional that has recently become a member of our Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday 10/18/17 in the evening will be very important.

Each year, members of the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce get together to plan for the upcoming year. We get our Board of Directors elected for the coming year, discuss what we have done in the past, and then listen for feedback on what we can do better. We will be doing it again, on Wednesday 10/18/17. Here’s the event.

This year, we’ll be having the event at Lynch’s Restaurant – a much more casual atmosphere than the classroom atmosphere we’ve used in the past (although I’m personally gonna miss it, I love whiteboards). This will give us the incentive to speak openly about what the Chamber has done right, and what we can improve on in the coming year.

As I mentioned in last week’s blog – I am so proud of the three areas where we have made significant progress this year:

  • More networking events, with greater attendance and activity
  • Greater and more diverse number of members, from all walks of life, industry and experience
  • Discounts program that allows businesses to save money by working with colleagues in our community

While we certainly plan to expand on these three areas in 2018, we want to hear your feedback on what efforts by the Chamber have been useful. Wednesday night at Lynch’s Restaurant is the perfect place to do that.

Members can come and elect the Board of Directors for 2018 in the closed, members-only portion of the event. However, afterwards there will be time for networking. So if you have interest in joining the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce, consider dropping by later in the evening! We’ll be there for a while!

Here’s the event.