Membership Services
The regular meeting of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Membership Services Committee was held on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. at the Wilber Bank on Main Street, Cooperstown.
Present: Becky Davidson-Nielsen, Chair; Ken Meifert, Margaret Savoie, Elise Schiellack, Donna Shipman
Absent: Janice Eichler, Susan O’Handley, Mike Otis
The following was presented and discussed, and action items for the Board of Directors and/or Committee are noted.
The Committee approved the following businesses as potential new Chamber members:
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Cooperstown
KOA Tent sites, cabins, trailers. Has been inspected. Located in
Springfield. Michael Dailey, contact.
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Frugal Fashionista Upscale consignment shop located on upper
Main Street in Cooperstown. Jillian Bos, contact.
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Susquehanna
Trail Campground Located on Route 7 in Oneonta. Dane Tribe, contact.
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Trosset Group
Attorneys Based in Cooperstown. Michael Trosset,
contact.
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Whitney
T. Martens Private Butler Based in Montgomery, NY. Joined for health
insurance. Whitney Martens, contact.
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Becky will ask Janice to be co-chair of the
Membership Services Committee
·
Peter Bissell from Cobblescote
on the Lake (a guest house on the west side of Otsego Lake) would like to host
a Business After Hours in July. Elise will talk with
him to confirm a date.
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Ken asked
about what is currently being done in regards to member acquisition and
retention, as that is a charge of the Membership Services Committee. The
committee decided that the Chamber staff (Angela, Susan, Elise) will be asked
to attend the committee’s July meeting to review what is currently being done
and how it can be improved.
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The committee decided to tentatively schedule
the Chamber Annual Meeting/Dinner for the evening of Friday, May 21, 2010 in
the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Plaque Gallery. Margaret will begin to look into
caterers.
Next meeting date, time, and location:
Minutes recorded by: Elise Schiellack