Current Chamber Happenings

• August 2020 Newsletter (PDF)
• 2020 Membership Application (PDF)
• Member Events Calendar
• Town Highlights of FM area

Social Media for Business Series: Facebook Ads 101
Monday, August 10
10-11am
Zoom Meeting
Presented and hosted by the Fayetteville Free Library

Join Leah Kraus from Fayetteville Free Library via Zoom for an introduction on using Facebook Ads to promote your business. Advance registration is required. Please register at https://www.fflib.org/facebook-ads-101. You will receive an email the morning of the presentation with the Zoom link to join. Event recording will be made available shortly after meeting concludes.

CANCELED – Multi Chamber Mid-Lakes Navigation Cruise & Dine on Skaneateles Lake
Thursday, August 13
Skaneateles Lake, Skaneateles, NY

Due to the pandemic this event has been canceled. Next year’s date has been confirmed for August 12, 2021 – details coming in Spring 2021.

2nd Annual Greater Manlius Chamber Golf Challenge
Monday, August 17
Cavalry Club
4801 Troop K Rd, Manlius
8:00am continental breakfast* / 9:00am shotgun*
Box lunch** & prizes following golf

Open to the Public – Captain and Crew Format – Proper Golf Attire Required

Come play golf with us and also get a chance to win:

• Hole-In-One Contest for a Toyota vehicle (sponsored by Joe Romano)
• $5,000 Putting Contest (anonymous sponsor)
• Golf for 4 with a cart at the Cavalry Club (raffle sponsored by Cavalry Club)
• Longest Drive – Men and Women (sponsored by Edward Jones – David Jones, AAMS)
• Closest to the Pin (sponsored by Mario Bottoni, CPA & Gregory F. Wilt, CPA)
• Last Place Team Prize (sponsored by Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center)
• 50:50 Raffle

Cost: $145/golfer or $580/foursome – only a few slots remain – contact the Chamber soon to register! Payment due by August 7.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Continental Breakfast Sponsor—Tom Gruenewald Agency—Allstate Insurance
• Hole Sponsors—Bonefish Grill; Cheryl Schotz Team of Howard Hanna; Daley, LaCombe & Charette CPA’s; Dazzle Boutique & Gifts; Dimon Construction; Edmond J. Theobald Financial Services; Fayetteville Senior Center; Firm Insurance Agency; Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center; Geddes Federal Savings & Loan; GZA Environmental, Inc.; Henry McIntosh; Interiors by Marcia Philipp; Kevin Holmquist; Landmasters Landscape Design & Construction; Manlius Republican Committee; SECNY Federal Credit Union; Skeele Agency; Voss Signs; Wild Birds Unlimited.

CANCELED – Party in Limestone Plaza
August 20

All 2020 Party in Limestone Plaza dates have now been canceled due to the pandemic. We look forward to helping organize this event series with the Fayetteville Fire Department in Summer 2021!

Social Media for Business Series: YouTube for Business
Monday, August 24
10-11am
Zoom Meeting
Presented and hosted by the Manlius Library

This is the final session in a Social Media for Business Series that has been offered through a partnership between the Greater Manlius Chamber of Commerce, Manlius Library, and Fayetteville Free Library.

At today’s session, the Manlius Library will discuss the basics and benefits of YouTube from a business standpoint. After a brief overview of YouTube, there will be a discussion of best practices for marketing your business over YouTube.

Registration is required to access the meeting. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom meeting link shortly before the event begins.

Register at: http://onlibmanlius.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=12900. Event recordings will be made available shortly after the meeting concludes.

CANCELED – Party for the Pantry: Nourishing Our Community
Friday, October 30

Due to the pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this annual fundraising event for 2020. We are working on a date for the Spring of 2021 and will keep you posted! We are also working to define safe ways to help our local food pantries during 2020 as we know the need has greatly expanded.

More Events are being Planned...
More events are being planned—Chamber members’ ideas are welcome! Questions, ideas or comments, please contact the Chamber at GreaterManlius@gmail.com or 315-637-4760.