May Newsletter - Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce

On The
GO
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce
May 2016 • Volume 23 • Issue 5
Chamber Relocates North on North Union
The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce,
Olean Business Development (OBD), and
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
(CRCF), all of which share office space at 120 N.
Union St., will be closed on Thursday, May 12
Friday, May 13, as they relocate to 301 N. Union
St. in downtown Olean.
Those requiring assistance from any of the
organizations on that day should email the
Chamber at info@oleanny.com, OBD at cmichel@
oleanbd.com, and CRCF at foundation@
cattfoundation.org
Michel Joins Olean Business Development Corp.
Christopher Michel has joined Olean Business Development Corp. (OBDC) as its
director of marketing and communications. He’ll also act in the same capacity
for the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce.
“We’re delighted to have Christopher join our team,” said Larry Sorokes, OBDC’s
president and CEO of the chamber. “Both the OBDC and the Greater Olean
Area Chamber of Commerce are going to face some interesting challenges in the
coming months as we continue to serve the Olean area and help grow the local
economy. Having a communications expert of Christopher’s caliber is certainly
an asset.” OBDC and the chamber will soon relocate from their current offices at
120 N. Union St. to the former Olean Business Institute. There, OBDC intends to
establish the Olean Business Incubator, offering entrepreneurs support and space
to develop new businesses.
“Both the OBDC and chamber are excited for the new opportunities on the
horizon,” Sorokes said. “Christopher has a unique perspective of this area, having
spent the last several years covering the city of Olean’s government and local
economic development.”
Michel, a native of the Buffalo area, is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication in 2008
and his master’s degree in integrated marketing communications in 2010.
Until recently, Michel worked at the Olean Times Herald, serving as a reporter
and, later, city editor. During his tenure at the paper, Michel received multiple
writing awards from the Associated Press and the New York State News Publishers
Association. Michel resides in Olean with his wife and daughter.
GOACC is a member driven business organization that provides benefits,
programs, services, and events to enhance the area’s quality of life and economic climate.
GOACC Events
MAY 21
Community-Wide
Garage Sale
throughout the
greater Olean area,
9 AM - 4 PM
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MAY 25
Business After
Hours, Hammond’s
Furniture Store,
1120 W. State St,
Olean, 5 - 7 PM
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MAY 30
GOACC Office Closed
in honor of
Memorial Day
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JUNE 8
48th Annual Chamber
Clambake, Good
Times Events Center,
800 E. State St.,
Olean, 3:30 - 8:30 PM
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JUNE 23
Southern Tier
Corporate Challenge,
Downtown Olean,
JCC Campus,
4:30 - 8:30 PM
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JULY 4
GOACC Office Closed
in honor of
Independence Day
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Southern Tier Military
Support Group Scholarship
application deadline June 1
Area military veterans who plan
to attend Jamestown Community
College in Olean are eligible to receive
scholarship aid from the Southern Tier
Military Support Group Scholarship
Fund at the Cattaraugus Region
Community Foundation.
Exciting Changes
Black, Lyle & Habberfield, LLP,
formerly Dwyer, Black & Lyle, LLP,
is happy to announce the exciting
changes happening at their firm.
Most notably, in recognition of his
dedication to his clients and this
community, they welcome Kevin
Habberfield as a named partner.
The firm has also relocated to 129
N. Union St., in Olean, providing
additional space to accommodate
expanding business and operations.
As a longtime member
of this community,
they have intentionally
situated themselves in
the heart of downtown
Olean in support of
ongoing revitalization
efforts and to better
provide the hands-on
service the public has
come to expect over
the years.
Applications are due June 1.
“This fund complements the efforts of the Southern Tier Military Support
Group, a collection of military family members and friends dedicated
to helping our troops and their families,” said Karen Niemic Buchheit,
executive director of the community foundation. “This is yet another
way this group provides assistance to those local veterans who served
our country.”
Eligible applicants include veterans, reservists and National Guard
members (past and current active).
June 8th
Chamber
Clambake
If you plan to visit their offices, there
is ample, free parking located in the
rear of the building, accessible from
North First Street. They are located
on the second floor above Five
Star Bank and there is an elevator
located in the main lobby for your
use.
To find more information about
the firm, staff and the services they
provide, call (716) 373-1920 or log
on to www.blhfirm.com.
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Applications for the $500 scholarship
are available on the foundation’s
website, www.cattfoundation.org/scholarships/ under the Southern
Tier Military Support Group Scholarship listing.
For more information and assistance applicants also may
contact Fred Moricca, counselor/club valor advisor, at JCCOlean at 716-376-7508 or email him at fredmoricca@mail.
sunyjcc.edu.
Donations to the Southern Tier Military Support Group
Scholarship Fund can be made care of the Community
Foundation at 120 N. Union St., Olean, or online at www.
cattfoundation.org.
Established in 1994, the Cattaraugus Region Community
Foundation is growing good by connecting donors to the
causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the foundation
support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the
arts, community development, human service, and youth development.
To learn more, call (716)372-4433, email foundation@cattfoundation.org,
or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook
(facebook.com/cattfoundation) and Twitter (@CattFoundation).
Team Greater Olean
Larry Sorokes
Chief Executive Officer
larry@oleanny.com
Betty Burrows
Administrative Assistant
betty@oleanny.com
Michelle Joyce Staff Accountant
michelle@oleanny.com
Brenda Kasperski
Health Insurance Administratorbrenda@oleanny.com
Chris Michel
Marketing/Communications cmichel@oleanbd.com
Meme Krahe Yanetsko Chief Operating Officer meme@oleanny.com
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Cereal Challenge
GOACC is challenging all businesses and organizations to enter the Cereal
Challenge this June. We have teamed up with the Olean Food Pantry again
and placed this food challenge out to the companies in the Southern Tier. Just
imagine the impact of dozens of companies joining together in unison across
our community, collecting food to put on struggling families tables.
So how does your company join in? Please email info@oleanny.com to let
us know that you are joining the challenge. Then collect cereal—all kinds of
cereals—what was your favorite? Throw in a bunch of favorite, healthy, and
colorful cereals. We will let you know the deadline of collecting and where to
turn in your boxes.
GOACC will present two awards, the Most Boxes Donated and the Most Boxes
Per Employee Donated. However, the winners are all the children who will
enjoy the cereal. The timing of this challenge couldn’t be more perfect – the
Olean Food Pantry needs cereal for summer with the children out of school!
Alpha-Bits • Apple Jacks • Banana Frosted Flakes • Cap’n Crunch • Cheerios • Fiber
One • Flutie Flakes • Frosted Flakes • Golden Grahams • Honey Bunches of Oats •
Kashi • Life • Lucky Charms • Mini-Wheats • Mr. T Cereal • Nut ‘n Honey • Pebbles
Cereal • Quaker Oatmeal Squares • Raisin Bran Crunch • Rice Krispies • Shredded
Wheat • Sugar Smacks • Special K • Total • Trix • Wheaties • Alpha-Bits • Apple Jacks •
Banana Frosted Flakes • Cap’n Crunch • Cheerios • Fiber One • Flutie Flakes • Frosted
Flakes • Golden Grahams • Honey Bunches of Oats • Kashi • Life • Lucky Charms •
Mini-Wheats • Mr. T Cereal • Nut ‘n Honey • Pebbles Cereal • Quaker Oatmeal Squares
• Raisin Bran Crunch • Rice Krispies • Shredded Wheat • Sugar Smacks • Special K •
Total • Trix • Wheaties • Alpha-Bits • Apple Jacks • Banana Frosted Flakes • Cap’n
Crunch • Cheerios • Fiber One • Flutie Flakes • Frosted Flakes • Golden Grahams •
Honey Bunches of Oats • Kashi • Life • Lucky Charms • Mini-Wheats • Mr. T Cereal
• Nut ‘n Honey • Pebbles Cereal • Quaker Oatmeal Squares • Raisin Bran Crunch •
Rice Krispies • Shredded Wheat • Sugar Smacks • Special K • Total • Trix • Wheaties
• Alpha-Bits • Apple Jacks • Banana Frosted Flakes • Cap’n Crunch • Cheerios • Fiber
One • Flutie Flakes • Frosted Flakes • Golden Grahams • Honey Bunches of Oats •
Kashi • Life • Lucky Charms • Mini-Wheats • Mr. T Cereal • Nut ‘n Honey • Pebbles
Cereal • Quaker Oatmeal Squares • Raisin Bran Crunch • Rice Krispies • Shredded
Wheat • Sugar Smacks • Special K • Total • Trix • Wheaties • Alpha-Bits • Apple Jacks •
Banana Frosted Flakes • Cap’n Crunch • Cheerios • Fiber One • Flutie Flakes • Frosted
Flakes • Golden Grahams • Honey Bunches of Oats • Kashi • Life • Lucky Charms •
Mini-Wheats • Mr. T Cereal • Nut ‘n Honey • Pebbles Cereal • Quaker Oatmeal Squares
• Raisin Bran Crunch • Rice Krispies • Shredded Wheat • Sugar Smacks • Special K •
Total • Trix • Wheaties • Alpha-Bits • Apple Jacks • Banana Frosted Flakes • Cap’n
Crunch • Cheerios • Fiber One • Flutie Flakes • Frosted Flakes • Golden Grahams •
DataBranch Delivers
When it comes to avoiding downtime, Databranch, Inc. is among the best of
the best. The IT consulting/outsourcing provider and Datto partner has been
operating out of Western New York for more than 30 years, delivering managed
services, networking and security. David Prince, President of Databranch, is a
big fan of the Datto business continuity solution. “We’ve been doing this for a
long time, so we have a good idea of what does and doesn’t work. Tape backup
has proven to be unreliable and can add days to the recovery process. For
years, I was on a quest to find something better, and Datto has been that and
more ever since we’ve partnered with them,” said Prince.
At the end of the day, it always comes back to the reliability of your business
continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution, according to Prince.
Businesses can’t spend time second-guessing or worrying about their solution.
“Datto has brought peace of mind to my team and our clients because we no
longer worry whether or not we will be able to help them recover quickly. We
have saved our clients countless hours, and sometimes days, of downtime by
implementing the Datto solution,” he said.
2016 GOACC
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Dennis Pezzimenti,
DBP Realty
VICE-PRESIDENT
Tim O’Keefe,
Cutco Cutlery Corp.
SECRETARY
Mari Howard,
The ReHabilitation
Center
TREASURER
Louis “Ledgie” DeRose,
Mazza Mechanical
Services
EX-OFFICIO
Eric Garvin,
Community Bank, NA
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William Aiello,
Mayor, City of Olean
Andrew Caya
Cayas Canopies
Cory Duckworth,
Jamestown Community
College
Tim Finan,
Olean General
Hospital
John Gerringer,
Besecker & Coss
Appliances
Matthew Kahm,
Shults Auto Group
Amy Schneggenburger,
Five Star Bank
Jim Snyder,
Cattaraugus Co.
Legislature
Jay Sorokes,
Eaton’s
Cooper Power Systems
John Stahley,
Dresser-Rand Co.
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MEMBER NEWS
•HOSPICE WALK in September --
The date for HomeCare & Hospice’s
annual Hospice Walk has been
changed! This change is being made
to ensure they can
deliver the best
experience for our
participants.
The date, which
has
traditionally
been held in May,
will be on Sept 17,
2016. The walk will
continue to be held
at St. Bonaventure
University with a
starting point near
Murphy Hall.
Please look for
event
updates
on their website
HomeCare-Hospice.org and on their
Facebook page. If you would like to
be part of the planning committee,
please contact Kathleen Neeson at
kneeson@homecare-hospice.org or
1-800-719-7129.
•THREEHOUSE Joins Reisner
Law Group, PLLC — Reisner Law
Group, PLLC proudly announces
the addition of
attorney
Tyler
Threehouse to
their Olean firm.
Tyler Threehouse
has a B.A. in
Political Science,
and minors in
Pre-Law and Criminal Justice from
Daemen College.
Mr. Threehouse attended law school
at the State University of New
York at Buffalo Law School, and
received his Juris Doctor in 2014. Mr.
Threehouse is admitted to practice
law in all courts in New York and the
U.S. District Court for the Western
District of New York.
Reisner Law Group, PLLC is located
at 142 N. Barry Street in Olean, NY.
The firm specializes in Elder Law,
Estate Planning, Asset Protection,
Trust and Probate Administration,
and Civil Litigation. Reisner Law
Group has offices in Olean and
Syracuse, and can be reached at
(716) 375-4213 or online at www.
reisnerlawgroup.com.
•SOROKES NAMED STOVER
VOLUNTEER -- Jay Sorokes, Supply
Chain Manager at Eaton/Cooper
Power Systems was not only the local
winner for the Stover Volunteerism
Award, but has also been chosen as
the Power Systems Division Winner
and will move forward as a Nominee
at the Electrical Sector level. This prestigious honor is named after
James R. Stover, Eaton’s chairman
and CEO from 1986-1991, who was
known for his leadership and service
to the community. Congrats Jay!
•AWARDS A Plenty for Mary
Poppins -- The Theatre Association
of New York State presented several
awards to the Olean Community
Theater production of “Mary
Poppins” held at Allegany Limestone
Central in February. The awards
received were Excellence in Dance
and Movement, Outstanding Vocal
Performance, Excellence in Direction,
and Excellence in Costuming.
Congrats to all!
•RELOCATED OFFICES — The
African American Center for
Cultural Development has moved to
the former Showers Church Building
at
1802 W. State St, Olean. They
thank the Bethany Lutheran Church
and the Olean Food Pantry for letting
them share their space.
CHAMBER Word of the Month: Business incubation is a
unique and highly flexible combination of business development processes,
infrastructure and people designed to nurture new and small businesses by
helping them to survive and grow through the difficult and vulnerable early
stages of development. -Diogenes Business Incubator
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Welcome New
Chamber Members
Kopper Keg
Restaurant
Restaurant
11 E. Main St.
Cuba, NY
585-610-0399
elrshawl@gmail.com
Enchanted
Mountain Garden
Club
Association
Allegany, NY
716-372-2629
meg916@hotmail.com
Rambling Ranch
Stoves & Fireplace
Hearth / Patio
1132 Olean Portville Rd.
Portville, NY
716-933-7112
ramblingranchstoves@
yahoo.com
Nick Shembeda
Plumbing & Heating
233 North Union St.
Olean, NY
716-790-8975
nshembedaplumbing@
gmail.com
Please remember
to call GOACC members
when you need a product
or service. It’s GOOD
Business to do Business
with
Chamber members
On The Go is a published
newsletter of Greater Olean Area
Chamber of Commerce
301 North Union • Olean, NY 14760
716-372-4433 • Fax 372-7912 •©2016 GOACC
Step #2
Step #1
Two Ornaments this Year
Every year, the Santa Claus Lane committee chooses the landmarks to be designed
on the 3 1/2 inch circular resin ornament. Through the ornament sales, holiday
lights are funded and can be lit in Olean from November to early January. The artist
sketches the layout (STEP #1) from photos provided by Chamber officials and then
they send a color/actual rendition of the ornament (STEP #2). Then, a prototype is
created. Once the prototype is approved, work begins with the process of pouring
and hand-painting each piece. The ornaments arrive in Olean, individually boxed
and numbered, with a brief description of the ornament.
This year, the committee has chosen two ornaments -- a North Union Street rendition
and the Olean Class Cars. Olean Class Cars contributed to this second ornament
for 2016. It is a commemorative ornament in honor of the late Jim Burgeson.
Fourteen of the sixteen previously made ornaments are still available with a limited
inventory. The first to be unveiled, the Olean Municipal Building in 1999 is sold out
and not available. In 2000, the Fannie E. Bartlett House was depicted, followed in
2001 with St. Mary of the Angels Church. Olean High School came next in 2002 (and
is sold out at GOACC but is sold by the OHS Alumni Association), St. Stephen’s
Church in 2003 (sold out), St. Bonaventure University in 2004, and in 2005, a depiction
of Santa Claus Lane. In 2006, the Olean General Hospital was created, in 2007, the
ornament was the Olean Post Office, 2008 was Community Bank, NA with 2009
Ivers J. Norton. The next ornaments are 2010 Castle Restaurant, 2011 St. Francis
Hospital, 2012 Chuck Wagon Restaurant, 2013 Palace Theater, 2014 Boardmanville
Elementary and 2015 Red’s and Trudy’s Restaurant.
Cyber Security Best Practices for Your Employees
Employees are on the front lines of information security. The more that can be done to regularly educate yourself
of the small things you can do can go a long way towards protecting your organization. Here are some tips to help
you throughout the year to stay safe online while protecting your company in the process.
General Best Practices
•Avoid providing personal information when answering an email, unsolicited phone call, text message or instant
message.
•Never enter personal information in a pop-up web page or anywhere else that you did not initiate.
•Keep security software and all other software programs updated.
Cyber Security Best Practices
•Phishers will try to trick employees into installing malware, or gain intelligence for attacks by claiming to be from
IT. Be sure to contact your IT department if you or your coworkers receive suspicious calls.
•Report security warnings from your Internet security software to IT immediately, chances are, they aren’t aware
of all threats that occur.
•Be cautious of links and attachments in emails from senders you don’t recognize. Phishers prey on employees
who open these without checking them out, opening the door to malware.
Online Behavior
•When backing up to cloud services, be sure to talk to your IT department first, for a list of acceptable cloud
solutions. Organizations can make this part of their AEU policy and make it a fire-able offense.
Best Practices for When to Contact Support
•Call IT before you get in over your head. Often what starts as a simple update can be made more complex by
attempting to “fix” the problem.
•When you Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), ask your IT department if your device is allowed to access corporate
data before you upload anything to it. Use authorized applications to access sensitive documents.
by Nadia Kovacs
(full article at https://heartlandtechnologies.com/blog/cyber-security-best-practices-employees)
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Greater Olean Area
CHAMBER of COMMERCE
120 North Union Street
Olean, NY 14760
or current resident
The 48th Annual Chamber Clambake
-- The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce Clambake
for Chamber members and guests is set for Wednesday, June 8th, at the Good Times of Olean Events
Center, 800R East State Street, Olean. This festive gathering represents the traditional start of the
summer season in our community and offers fun, fine food and prizes. Music, clams (and a bunch of
other food), and loads of fun are also a part of the Clambake. Tickets are for Chamber members and
guests at $42 per person if purchased by May 26, with the cost of $52 per ticket May 27th. For more
information or to purchase tickets, please contact GOACC at 372-4433 or email clams@oleanny.com.
MAY 27 • 2016
Bradner Bash at the Stadium
Bradner Stadium • Olean
The City of Olean and the Olean Local
Development Corporation will be hosting
the “Bradner Bash.”
Music, food, fun and games (focused to the
family crowd) will be the main ingredients
of Bradner Bash. Local bands will perform
during the bash. Big Money Raffle Tickets
Admission fee of $5 with under 16 FREE
when accompanied by an adult.
(716) 376-5613 • fsaradin@cityofolean.org
May 28, 2016
Salute
A Red, White & Blue Revue
Olean High School
Enjoy a memorable performance featuring
musical performers, actors, and singers
providing entertainment that will beckon to
the days of a Bob Hope-esque, vintage 1940s
USO-type road show.
Canteen opens 6:30 PM
Performance begins at 7:30 PM
For more information and tickets,
please call 814-598-9290.