Malone Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors Meeting

January 3, 2019

Present: Mary Scharf, Debbie Bonner, Barry Armstrong, Darcy King, Donna Rovito, Adam Soulia and Jayne Tracey.

Called to order at 5:00 PM

Minutes from December meeting were reviewed. Barry moved to accept them. Adam seconded. Motion carried.

Financial report was reviewed. Debbie moved to accept, Donna seconded. Motion carried.

Holiday decoration contest had 2 residents and 4 businesses participate. Prize checks have been mailed. Next year we will promote the contest earlier, have people nominate for the contest, and do different posters to advertise it.

"Elfie" the elf was well received. We will do this again next year.

Our Facebook page has been very popular with likes, shares and views.

Winter Carnival Parade- we need to check with Chief Premo about where the police will stand for traffic control. There hasn't been a lot of interest yet. We will check with Holy Family School about some after parade events. Donna suggested that we could check with Royal Forgues to do a brochure to promote local events.

Meeting with members was discussed. We decided that we will restart this on Tuesday mornings at 8 AM. First meeting will be in February.

Our January business after hours will be on January 24th at the Riverside Restaurant. We have 3 sponsors; Adirondack 1892, Adirondack Paperpushers, and Good to Know Goodrow.

Trivia nights. Discussion is on hold while Candy recovers.

The Chamber hosted decorating committee meeting will be on Tuesday, January 8th at 6 PM at the library.

Construction on the front porch and doors has been started but we will wait till spring for the new door installation because of the extra construction that will be needed because the doors are old and not hanging straight any more.

We are planning to rehab the kitchen space. Several members have items for this that they are willing to donate, so cost should be minimal. The extra office space has been advertised for rent at 400 dollars a month now that ROOST has moved out.

We will host another "Meet the Author" event at the Elks Club on March 2nd.

Barry made a motion to adjourn. Donna seconded. Motion carried. We adjourned at 6:25 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Debbie Bonner, secretary