Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce

Membership Services

The regular meeting of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Membership Services Committee was held on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. at the Wilber Bank on Main Street, Cooperstown.

Present: Becky Davidson-Nielsen, Chair; Janice Eichler; Jane McCoy; Susan O’Handley; Mike Otis, Brigitte Priem; Elise Schiellack

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:

· Race Trucking William Race, contact.

· Three Blazes Innovation, Inc. Consultants. Haggerty Road, Cooperstown. Devin Morgan, contact.

· Three M Outdoor Adventures LLC Fishing charter based in Cooperstown. Kevin Murphy, contact.

· The Committee decided to discontinue Alive at Five. A different sort of social networking program may be discussed again in the future.

· A comment card will be created for use in the Chamber office. Visitors to the Chamber will have the opportunity to fill one out both downstairs in the tourism office and upstairs in the business office. Elise will work on a draft and e-mail it to Committee members for approval.

· At the next Membership meeting, the Committee will work to update the Chamber’s accommodation inspection guidelines.

Next meeting date, time, and location:

• Friday, December 5, 2008, 8:15 a.m. at the Wilber National Bank on Main Street.

Minutes recorded by: Elise Schiellack