May 2024 Board Meeting Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 10:00am
Meeting called to order at 10:06am
Lisa Wisely, President, presiding
Board members present: Matt Krzyston Valerie Nichols, Jerry Pellegrino, Christina Viafore, Matt Marchese, Julian Peploe, Abbey Wilson
• Financial position
o Community Bank checking balance as of 6/11/2024 $23,834.38
o DNBD- Foundation checking account balance as of 6/11/2024 $33,113.34
• Mixers/Events
o The next mixer will be at The Island which houses two businesses, Workstation and Bizzy Bee’s. The event will take place on June 20th 5-7pm. Parking for the event will be at Hoyt Park in the village parking lot.
o The fall mixer will be held at Strickland Hollow on September 10th o A raffle will be added to the upcoming mixers as it went over well with attendees at the last event held at Good Cheap Food. If businesses would like to participate in the raffle, bring your promotional items and they will be included.
o The Bridge Run event was a success. Some suggestions for next year: ▪ signs to promote/encourage spectators
▪ scholarship topic should specify the business/organization needs to be in Delaware County
▪ an admin fee should be allocated for future events
o The board unanimously voted to add a third scholarship as part of the Bridge Run event. The first two are $1,000 to the student and to a
business/organization. The third is in the amount of $500 to the student and business/organization. A total of $5,000 will be awarded.
• Pellegrino Grant
o The winners of this year’s grant are Maple Shade Farm and The Hollow. Maple Shade Farm is looking to improve signage and website upgrades. The Hollow is looking to make improvements to the exterior of their business by painting, adding outdoor seating, and improved signage
o The winners of the grant were selected by a third-party committee that was spearheaded by Barbara Sturdevant, a Village trustee.
o Each business will be awarded $2,500
• Harvest Festival – September 21st
o Registrations continue to come in for vendors
• Membership Updates
o New updates to the website include information on how to post a business event, Board meeting minutes are now located on the home page for easy access, past Star Award recipients, and the Pellegrino grant winners announced.
o The Board discussed adding/improving information on the Chamber’s website regarding transparency and the organization’s mission statement. • Advocacy Updates
o Matt K will work on getting better signage for the Village Parking located at Hoyt Park
• Everything else!
o The Board discussed a member concern regarding “Delhi” logoed apparel. The Board unanimously voted to drop the “.” to avoid any conflict.
o The Kiosk located on Main Street and the Chamber’s float will be getting an upgrade giving them a cohesive look with other advertising efforts.
Meeting adjourned at 11am. Next month’s board meeting will be on Tuesday, July 9th at 10am and membership meeting at 11am