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IMPACT IMPACT August 2012 Vol. 41, NO. 8 Monthly In This Issue Calendar of Events ... ....Pg. 2 Members in the News ..... . ....Pg. 2 Business Card Exchange ... ............Pg. 8 Women in Business ... . ..........Pg. 8 New Members .. . . ..Pg. 9 Mount Airy Golf Course hosted the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf tournament on July 16, 2012. Golfers enjoyed outstanding weather, a challenging course, picnic lunch, delicious dinner, along with receiving $10.00 in slot play. The day was topped off with Bob Phillips and Pat Metzgar presenting trophies to the winners and giving out outstanding raffle prizes. The tournament was set up as a four-man scramble and consisted of three flights. The winners were: 1 st Flight (57) Jack Hough 2 nd Flight (65) Scott Henry 3 rd Flight (69) Tom Kemoschak John Petty Scott Henry, Jr. Ron Zeshonski Jason Wilson John Henry Rob Feleccia James Mack Gerry Gunnels Dave Herring Closet to the Pin: Scott Henry, Jr. Longest Drive: John Henry GPCC Mission Statement Act as A Unified Voice of Business Dedicated to the Prosperity of all Commerce Leading to the Enhancement of the Quality of Life in our region and surrounding areas. Chamber s Golf Tournament held at Mount Airy Golf Course Closest to Pin winner Scott Henry Jr. (photo courtesy of VIP Studios) 1st Flight Winners (photo courtesy of VIP Studios) 2nd Flight Winners (photo courtesy of VIP Studios) 3rd Flight Winners (photo courtesy of VIP Studios) Longest Drive winner John Henry (photo courtesy of VIP Studios) The Chamber would like to recognize and thank the following Ma- jor Sponsors for their generous contributions: Silver Sponsor: PPL, Copper Sponsors: Martz Trailways, Bronze Sponsors: Advanced Business Equipment, Abeloff Pontiac GMC, Small & Son, Inc. Insurance. A special thanks to our golfers, hole sponsors, volunteers, raffle prize donors, Chamber staff, and Mount Airy Golf Course, who made this tournament a success.

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IMPACTIMPACT August 2012 Vol. 41, NO. 8 Monthly

In This Issue

Calendar of Events…………...…………………………....Pg. 2 Members in the News………….....………………….…....Pg. 2 Business Card Exchange……...…………………............Pg. 8 Women in Business……...…………….……………..........Pg. 8 New Members………………..….…………………….……..Pg. 9

Mount Airy Golf Course hosted the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf tournament on July 16, 2012. Golfers enjoyed outstanding weather, a challenging course, picnic lunch, delicious dinner, along with receiving $10.00 in slot play. The day was topped off with Bob Phillips and Pat Metzgar presenting trophies to the winners and giving out outstanding raffle prizes. The tournament was set up as a four-man scramble and consisted of three flights. The winners were: 1st Flight (57) Jack Hough 2nd Flight (65) Scott Henry 3rd Flight (69) Tom Kemoschak John Petty Scott Henry, Jr. Ron Zeshonski Jason Wilson John Henry Rob Feleccia James Mack Gerry Gunnels Dave Herring

Closet to the Pin: Scott Henry, Jr. Longest Drive: John Henry GPCC

Mission Statement

Act as A Unified Voice of Business Dedicated to the Prosperity of all

Commerce Leading to the Enhancement of

the Quality of Life in our region and surrounding areas.

Chamber’s Golf Tournament held at Mount Airy Golf Course

Closest to Pin winner Scott Henry Jr.

(photo courtesy of VIP Studios)

1st Flight Winners (photo courtesy of VIP Studios)

2nd Flight Winners (photo courtesy of VIP Studios)

3rd Flight Winners (photo courtesy of VIP Studios)

Longest Drive winner John Henry

(photo courtesy of VIP Studios)

The Chamber would like to recognize and thank the following Ma-jor Sponsors for their generous contributions: Silver Sponsor: PPL, Copper Sponsors: Martz Trailways, Bronze Sponsors: Advanced Business Equipment, Abeloff Pontiac GMC, Small & Son, Inc. Insurance. A special thanks to our golfers, hole sponsors, volunteers, raffle prize donors, Chamber staff, and Mount Airy Golf Course, who made this tournament a success.

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August 2012

Calendar of Events August 6……....…..Business Card Exchange 5:30 p.m. - Buck Hill Falls August 10…...…....Leadership Pocono 8:00 a.m.– GPCC August 14...............Women in Business Luncheon Noon – Peppe’s Bistro - East Stroudsburg August 27…..….....Finance Committee 8:00 a.m. – GPCC August 27…..….....Executive Committee 8:30 a.m. – GPCC August 28…….......Board of Directors 8:30 a.m. - Location to be announced

LEADS WANTED!!!!

If you are aware of a new or existing business in the Greater Pocono region that might be interested in learning more about the various benefits of

chamber membership, please contact Patricia Metzgar or

[email protected].

Members In The News

Northampton Community College (NCC) has an-nounced the appointment of Sherri Meyers to director of dental auxiliary programs and Steven Iacono to director of the radiography program, effective July 1, 2012. Meyers has been a member of the NCC faculty since 2008, most recently as a pro-fessor of dental hygiene. She graduated from NCC’s dental hygiene program with an associate degree in applied science. Meyers also holds a bachelor’s degree from Tho-mas Jefferson University,

and a master’s degree in science from the University of Maryland. She has won numerous academic awards.

Iacono, a graduate of NCC’s radiog-raphy pro-gram, he worked as a radiographic technologist at Lehigh Valley Health Net-work and Easton Hospi-tal before join-ing the radiog-raphy faculty at NCC in 2011. Iacono earned a b a c h e l o r ’ s

degree in mechanical engineering from the Pratt Institute, and a master’s in business administration from Lehigh University. Dental hygiene students at NCC consistently excel on cer-tification exams, and earn the highest salaries among NCC graduates at numerous practices across the region. Graduates of NCC’s radiography program earn high scores on the American Registry of Radiologic certification exami-nation. Health facilities around the region employ NCC graduates as CT technologists, nuclear medicine imaging technologists, MRI technologists, radiation therapy tech-nologists, mammographers, interventional radiography technologists and radiographers. Most of the radiogra-phers in area hospitals are grads of NCC.

Sherri Meyers

Steven Iacono

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National Penn Bank is proud to announce De-Ana Susinskas, VP as designated Commercial Relationship Manager for Monroe and Car-bon counties. Her office is housed in the National Penn Bank branch located at 713 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA. Ms. Susinskas began her post collegiate career in com-mercial banking as a credit analyst intern for Summit Bank in Bethlehem PA. She has worked extensively with manufacturers, medical pro-fessionals, commercial real

estate projects, non profits and small businesses.

Ms. Susinskas graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA with a B.S. in Accounting and a Minor in Economics and is currently working towards her MBA at Wilkes University. She is a lifetime resident of Monroe County. De-Ana resides in Stroudsburg with her husband Joseph and two sons, Rocco and Jack. The Mattioli Foundation is the first recipient of the Dr. Joseph and Dr. Rose Mattioli Philanthropic Award, which was unveiled at the United Way of Monroe County’s recent 70th Anniversary Gala. Amidst a standing ovation, Dr. Rose Mattioli accepted the tribute during the festive event at The Chateau Resort and Conference Center in Tannersville. Presenting the award were United Way of Monroe County Board President Cur-tis Rogers and United Way of Monroe County Executive Director Mathilda Sheptak. “This is in recognition of all that Rose and Doc, and the Mattioli Foundation, have done for the United Way and this community to help those in need,” Sheptak said. “Their generosity has improved the well-being of thou-sands of lives and has directly benefited those who require assistance. We are so thankful, more than words can say,” Sheptak said. The Mattioli Philanthropic Award was created to honor Dr. Rose and Dr. Joseph “Doc” Mattioli, who passed away in January. It recognizes an outstanding local individual or organization/business for their philanthropic work in “Uniting People and Improving Lives.” Doc and Dr. Rose have been longtime supporters, advo-cates and friends of the United Way of Monroe County. They have been members of the United Way’s prestigious Alexis de Tocqueville Society for many years, with annual “Leadership Gifts” of $10,000. In 2010, Doc was “roasted” at a United Way fundraiser in his honor, which raised more than $100,000, including a $50,000 gift to the annual campaign.

“Because it’s a very special distinction, we will only pre-sent this award as deemed merited, rather than annually,” said Rogers. “And since this honors Doc and Rose’s legacy of philanthropy, a member of the Mattioli family will be involved in the selection process in coming years.” The criteria for the new award include the following: dona-tions of time, treasure and talent; benevolence and good-will; passion and advocacy; and leadership and engage-ment. While the award primarily recognizes service to and support of the United Way, it also takes into account chari-table efforts that benefit other nonprofits in the commu-nity. Besides United Way of Monroe County, Doc and Rose have made major contributions to Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg University, the downtown Stroudsburg beau-tification project, and Lehigh Valley Hospital. Their phi-lanthropy is known throughout the region, just as their success with Pocono Raceway is known internationally. In 2009-10 alone, $1.6 million was donated to charitable or-ganizations through the Mattioli Foundation.

In accepting the award, Dr. Rose said her family will con-tinue to give back to the community, continuing the legacy she and her husband started. The Mattioli family also sup-ports United Way through volunteerism and special events. No matter their age or their ability, everyone loves to have fun and play! Winners of the Crossing Abilities Play-ground Design Contest were announced during an awards ceremony on Saturday, June 2 at Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark. Crossing Abilities is a Pocono Alliance project to build Monroe County's only all-inclusive playground, where chil-dren of all abilities can play alongside each other. In an effort to increase awareness for the playground project, Camelbeach and Pocono Alliance partnered to promote the

De-Ana Susinskas

From l to r: Dr. Rose Mattioli, Curtis Rogers, Mathilda Sheptak

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unique design contest. Monroe County children ages 3-16 were asked to design their ideal, all-inclusive playground for the contest. While many children submitted colorful designs drawn on poster boards, other children chose to create their designs with Legos, modeling clay and com-puterized designs. Ideas from all the entries may be used as part of the final playground design. “The contest was an outreach project, to educate the com-munity about the playground and why inclusion is such an all-important part of play. We are pleased because the con-test brought in a large number of entries from talented children,” said Ken Van Camp, Crossing Abilities, Design Committee Chair.

Approximately, sixty entries were submitted for the con-test. All of the entries were judged on artistic design, origi-nality, and inclusion. The contest was judged in three age groups: 3-8, 9-12, and 13-16. The winner in each age group won two season passes to Camelbeach Mountain Water-park, and three runners-up in each age group each won two single-day passes to Camelbeach. Kyle Besecker, age 6 from Stroudsburg, won the 3-8 year old category, Bianca Lorusso, age 11 from East Strouds-burg, won the 9-12 year old category and Cristina Sanzi, age 13 from East Stroudsburg won the 13-16 year old cate-gory. Winning entries and runner-up submissions are on display at Camelbeach this summer, as well as on the Crossing Abilities website at www.crossingabilities.org. “Camelbeach is proud to partner with such a wonderful community effort,” said Charles Blier, General Manager/Executive Vice President at Camelback Mountain Resort. Along with the partnership from Camelbeach, Crossing

Abilities also received support in promoting the contest through free advertisements by the Pocono Record, Flair Magazine, and FOX 56 TV. Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark has 37 slides and at-tractions, which makes Camelbeach the largest Waterpark in PA & NJ! There is so much new going on this year in-cluding a new 4000’ Zip Flyer that soars from the top of the mountain over the Waterpark and a 4500’ steel rail mountain coaster that twists and turns as you careen down the mountain! Both of the new attractions are open all year – proving Camelback Mountain Resort ensures action, adventure and excitement 365 days a year. Leadership Pocono hosted the 2011-2012 class gradua-tion dinner on Thursday, June 28th at Lawnhaven, Stroudsmoor Inn. The Commencement Speaker was Kathy Kuck, President & CEO of Pocono Medical Cen-ter. Master of Ceremonies was Ken Koberlein and Robert

P. Phillips, President/CEO Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce and Chuck Niclaus Chairman Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce also addressed the group. Daria Wielebinski gave the Invocation and the 2012 Commence-ment Address was given by Cassandra Cleveland. The graduation awards were presented by Marianne Chester, Chair of Leadership Pocono and Alla Wilson a member of Leadership Pocono Board of Directors. The dinner was sponsored by ESSA Bank and Trust and East Stroudsburg University. For more information, please contact Leadership Pocono Coordinator Francesca Turturro at 570-421-4433 or [email protected]. Giving back to the community and helping neighbors is part of Frailey Insurance and Financial Services’ mis-sion. On May 19th the team at Fraileys hosted its third yard sale/flea market. The event was coordinated by Peg-gie Livingston, office manager, and Sandy Haley, personal lines account manager. The event raised $1,200.00 bene-fitting Joey’s Eagles. “We all had a lot of fun. It was a

Front row: Kyle Besecker (1st place, 3-8), Mike Van Camp (Crossing Abili-ties), Charlotte DeRosa (Runner Up, 3-8)

Second row: Tyler Mann (Runner Up, 3-8) Third row: Amelia Medici (Runner Up, 13-16), Cristina Sanzi (1st place, 13-

16), Bianca Lorusso (1st place, 9-12), Lindsey Baldwin (Runner Up, 3-8), Holly Seney (Runner Up, 9-12)

Back row: Ruth Piancone (Pocono Alliance), Alex Grum (Crossing Abilities), Ken Van Camp (Crossing Abilities), Megan McHugh (Camelbeach)

Not Pictured: Chloe Buffone (Runner Up, 9-12), Adam Deemer (Runner Up, 9-12), Adam Raseley (Runner Up, 13-16), Emily Taylor (Runner Up, 13-16)

Leadership Pocono Class Graduation at Stroudsmoor Inn

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perfect day with great weather, lots of vendors and shop-pers,” says Livingston. Since 1996, Joey’s Eagles has been providing support to children and young adults diagnosed with cancer and other serious illnesses and disabilities. They are a sanctu-ary of support for all parents and give them the opportu-nity to meet other parents dealing with the life altering challenges their child’s illness brings to a family. They bring comfort, hope and financial assistance to families facing difficult times. “We can supply gas cards for trans-portation, housing when necessary and food while a child is being treated,” states Nelly Pisano-Grampp, Executive Director.

“I’ve been an ER nurse for more than 30 years and I love what I do. It’s never a job. I am so humbled by the ges-ture of my 20-year relationship with the Frailey insurance family,” continues Grampp. Michael J. Frailey, a registered representative of Nation-wide® Securities, LLC, encourages his team to continue their community service events. “As a community-minded business, we’re always looking for ways to give back. We consider all of our clients valuable, and building such rela-tionships is heartwarming and rewarding,” shares Frailey. If you would like more information about community events hosted by Frailey Insurance and Financial Services, you may contact Peggie at [email protected] or 570 421-7447. Pocono Health System (PHS) announces the official opening of the new comprehensive cancer center in East Stroudsburg which is located directly across from the hos-pital connected by a pedestrian bridge. At the new Hughes Cancer Center, physicians and staff help patients fight their battles with cancer in a state-of-the-art, supportive environment. The new Hughes Cancer Center offers chemotherapy, ra-diation, PET CT diagnostic imaging, breast and surgical oncology, and pharmacy services in one convenient loca-tion. As part of the human-centered design at the new

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Hughes Cancer Center, all services for patients will be provided on-site, including physician visits. Oncologists William Ryan, M.D., Chulso Moon, M.D., Ph.D., and Weiquan Lu, M.D., Ph.D. will be joining Michael Green-berg, M.D., along with our breast surgeon Patricia Riley, M.D. and surgical oncologist Mo Lareef, M.D. The new Hughes Cancer Center total project cost was $31,535,000 and the building is approximately 59,000 square feet. It is nearly five times larger than the existing Hughes Cancer Center and was designed to LEED Silver standards to ensure environmental responsibility. It also has carefully selected therapeutic design elements such as generous outdoor views of peaceful, natural surroundings, soothing interior colors and textures, healing garden with clear travel paths, and enclosed vehicular drop-off spots with gentle slopes. Kathleen E. Kuck, President and CEO of Pocono Health System/Pocono Medical Center addressed the community at the ribbon cutting ceremony “We have built this for you and we give it to you today with our commitment to pro-vide you world class care, close to home as we build a healthier community together.” Dr. Michael Greenberg, Medical Director and Radiation Oncologist of the Hughes Cancer Center explains “Our patients now have access to advanced technologies and treatments all under one roof right in their own community.” The address of the new cancer center is 181 East Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 and the phone number is (570) 422-1700

First Keystone Community Bank recently announced their support of $50,000 towards the new Dale and Fran-ces Hughes Cancer Center. The photo shows (l-r) Bill Cramer, Capital Campaign Chairperson being presented a check by John G. Gerlach and Dr. Joseph B. Conahan, Jr. both members of the Board of Directors for First Keystone Community Bank.

John G. Gerlach explained, "First Keystone Community Bank is proud to donate $50,000 to help with the construc-tion of the R. Dale & Frances Hughes Cancer Center. As a community bank, our board, senior management, and staff feel strongly that we have an obligation to support those entities that provide services to individuals in the commu-nities that we consider to be our market.

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From l to right: Michael J. Frailey, Michele A. Frailey-Miller, Sandy E. Haley, Yvonne L. Reitemeyer, Executive Director, Nelly Pisano-Grampp, Josephine A. Fontan, Andrew P. May, Jane A. Matthews and Peggie A.

Livingston.

From l to right: Bill Cramer, John G. Gerlach, Dr. Joseph B. Conahan

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"National Park Foundation’s Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign has been chosen as Pocono Raceway’s chari-table beneficiary of the NASCAR Green Flag Tree Planting program. The National Park Foundation, the official char-ity of America’s national parks, is excited that the eight green flags dropped during the Pocono 400 at Pocono Race-way on June 10 will result in planting eight acres (approximately 5,000) of seedlings at the Flight 93 Na-tional Memorial as part of a 150,000-tree planting initia-tive. As America was attacked on September 11, hijackers pi-loted United Flight 93 toward a target in Washington, D.C. As the plane crossed western Pennsylvania, the pas-sengers and crew chose that moment to take action, retali-ating against their hijackers. In the struggle to regain con-trol of the plane, Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania – a mere 18 minutes flying time from the nation’s capital. The memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania remembers the heroism of the forty men and women on board Flight 93 and offers a place of learning and understanding about the events of September 11, 2001. Tree planting is an es-sential feature of the memorial’s design intended to sym-bolically create a living memorial and to develop an envi-ronmentally sustainable model for the 2,200-acre re-claimed coal mine and national park. “Pocono Raceway is honored to join NASCAR and the Na-tional Park Foundation in the seedling planting to forever remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on Sep-tember 11” stated Brandon Igdalsky, Pocono Raceway President and CEO. The model will transform this area in important ways. Building the memorial will invigorate new life into a field scarred both by the events of September 11 and by years of mining and will change the Flight 93 site into a publicly-accessible national park visited and enjoyed by millions of visitors. “The National Park Foundation is excited to partner with Pocono Raceway and the NASCAR Green Flag Tree Plant-ing Program,” said Neil Mulholland, President and CEO of the National Park Foundation. “Their generous support will play an important role in nurturing a special relation-ship between visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial and the environment.” Tree-planting initiatives at the memorial supplemented by the NASCAR Green Flag Tree Planting Program will help to achieve the objectives of creating a living memorial, healing a landscape scarred by past events, and establish-ing the park as a long-term manager and caretaker of the environment. Planting 150,000 trees will positively trans-form the memorial from a simple field to a green park and significantly offset thousands of tons of carbon emissions in a region heavily energy-dependent upon fossil fuels. Moreover, a long-term view of the memorial shared by Pocono Raceway, the NASCAR Green Flag Tree Planting Program, and the National Park Foundation will ensure

continued tree-planting at the nation’s September 11 me-morial and inspire other parks to take action in protecting the environment and their natural resources. PMC Medical Explorers is holding their Annual Open House on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Medical Explorers is a unique program that partners young peo-ple with an interest in the medical field with the profes-sionals who work in healthcare and health-related fields. The PMC Medical Explorers Post #206 is de-signed for young people ages 14 through 20 and each month highlights a different discipline in healthcare. Participants tour the many departments at Pocono Medical Center and have the opportunity to talk with experts in their respective fields as well as participate in hands-on activities. An Open House for new members will be held Tuesday, September 18 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Stroud and Brodhead Rooms on the first floor of Pocono Medi-cal Center. The Open House will give prospective par-ticipants an overview of current and future career op-portunities in healthcare. The post meets the third Tuesday of every month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Pocono Medical Center. If you or someone you know between the ages of 14-20 who might benefit from this program, please contact the Pocono Medical Volunteer Office at 570.476.3447 or simply attend the Open House.

Does your com-pany need a wellness pro-gram, but wor-ried about the price? The Master’s Chair, LLC is partnering with compa-nies through-out the North-eastern Penn-sylvania area

by providing affordable employee wellness solutions in the following areas: Conducting Employee Wellness Surveys, On-Site Chair Massage, Seminars on Various Wellness Topics, CPR Certification. Give us a call at 347-676-0011 or visit http://themasterschair.com/portfolio-item/the-massage-therapists/ to schedule a FREE 30 Minute Chair Massage for companies located in the Greater Northeastern Penn-sylvania Area. Dr. Laszlo Fuzesi has been named Director of Cardiotho-racic Surgery at Pocono Medical Center (PMC). Fuzesi

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Don’t Miss This Opportunity!

The Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce is now offering

advertising space on its web page

♦ Affordable Advertising ♦ Special Features Offered! ♦ Receive Over 100,000 Visitors! For More Information, Contact the

Chamber at 570.421.4433

first joined the team at PMC over 20 months ago. In his new role, he plans to work with the team to expand ser-vices to include minimally invasive procedures for valve implants and repair performing these procedures through smaller incisions. “This appointment further strengthens one of our organi-zation’s strongest clinical programs,” noted Kathleen E. Kuck, President and CEO at Pocono Health System/Pocono Medical Center. “With his keen focus on patient care and demonstrated surgical expertise, Dr. Fuzesi will lead our nationally recognized team and position the program and organization for continued world class care, close to home.”

Prior to coming to PMC, Dr. Fuzesi was the first Director of the Cardiac Transplant Program and Professor of Surgery at Albany Medical Cen-ter in New York. During his tenure there, the statewide data reported that he had one of the lowest Coro-nary Artery Bypass Graft mortality rates in New York. He attributes his great patient outcomes to per-forming the majority of the surger-ies on a beating heart, rather than on a bypass machine. Among other experiences, Fuzesi previously held leadership and faculty positions at

Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Fuzesi is active in all aspects of cardiac and thoracic surgery. He earned his undergraduate degree from Prince-ton University and his medical degree from Cornell Medi-cal College. Fuzesi also trained in surgery at Thomas Jef-ferson Medical College and performed cardiothoracic train-ing at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC. On July 7th Pocono Farms Country Club Association’s Swim Team held a “Laps for Cancer” event. Sixty-three swimmers, consisting of 45 children and 18 adults, swam a

combined total of 4,896 laps raising over $2,700 for the Hospice House of Monroe County. On July 10th, Po-cono Farms Ladies Golf

Association sponsored

their 15th annual charitable endeavor to eradicate breast cancer. Fifty-one golfers played at the Play for Pink event held at Pocono Farms Country Club golf course. Over

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$2,800 was raised at this event which will fund various cancer research projects. Both events were a huge success currently raising $5,500 for cancer organizations, and donations are still coming in! Pocono Farms would like to thank all of the participants and organizers of these two events. Now is your chance to join the Pocono Alliance in im-proving the reading skills of at-risk children in Monroe County. Pocono Alliance has now adopted a national liter-acy program called Cops ‘n’ Kids. The literacy program ensures that every child has access, in his or her home, to books and the knowledge, inspira-tion and hope that such access can provide. The Cops ‘n’ Kids program also encourages positive relationships be-tween children, community and law enforcement and in-spires creative learning for children and families by pro-viding meaningful literacy-based experiences. This pro-gram began in 1997 in Racine, Wisconsin by Police Officer Julia Burney-Witherspoon. Pocono Alliance is assembling community members to join the Cops ‘n’ Kids committee to help share the responsibil-ity of social and education development, ensuring that all children have the opportunity to explore their full poten-tial. The committee will meet on Wednesday, August 8 at 9:30am at Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health Develop-mental Services at 732 Phillips Street in Stroudsburg. For more information or to volunteer, contact Roxanne Powell at (570) 517-3958 or email [email protected].

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Dr. Lazlo Fuzesi

Pocono Farms Ladies Golf Association “Play for Pink”

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Business Card Exchange Alaska Pete’s Roadhouse Grill hosted the July 9th Business Card Exchange. There were numerous stations set up around the room where guests could sample a large array of delectable foods, along with networking with fellow Chamber members. Alaska Pete’s is located in Marshalls Creek and you can contact them at 570-223-8575 and their friendly and helpful staff would be happy to accommodate you.

The Master’s Chair, LLC was the sponsor of the July Busi-ness Card. Reidar and Vanessa Carlson, owners of The Master’s Chair, LLC, both spoke on the services that they offer, such as: On Site Chair Massages, CPR Certification, and Wellness Seminars. For more detailed information on their services contact them at 347-676-0011 or visit their website at www.themasterchair.com.

Women In Business Luncheon The July Women in Business luncheon, sponsored by PMC’s Spirit of Women, was held at Alaska Pete’s in Mar-shalls Creek. Dr. Ehsani of Pocono Medical Center talked about shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery with Robotic Surgery procedures.

The August luncheon will be held at Peppe’s Bistro in East Stroudsburg. The featured topic will be “Career Changes to Continuing Education in Today’s Economy”. The speaker will be Michael Speziale Ed.D of Wilkes Univer-sity. The luncheon is being sponsored by A Sound Strategy Inc.

For more information on upcoming WIB lunches, to donate a door prize, or to sponsor a luncheon, please contact Miriam Conway at 570.421.4433.

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Business Card Exchange at Alaska Pete’s

Reidar and Vanessa Carlson - The Master’s Chair - Sponsor

Beth Taylor, representing PMC’s Spirit of Women - Luncheon Sponsor

Dr. Nazanin Eshani discussing Robotic Surgery

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Welcome New Members

The following new members are not listed in the 2012-2013 Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide. Please be sure to add this page to your copy of the Directory.

Alice's Travel Dawn Le Feir 10 N. 7th Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 570.421.9999 570.421.3612 [email protected] Travel Agencies

CDE Career Institute Katie Gettman P.O. Box 294 Tannersville, PA 18372 570.629.2890 570.629.2784 [email protected] www.cde.edu Career Training J.S. Anderson, Inc. d/b/a Stonecutters John Anderson 121 Stonecutter drive Canadensis, PA 18325 570.595.7173 570.595.7163 [email protected] www.stonemasonry1.com Masonry NAI Summit Lindsay Pirkey 3435 Winchester Road - Suite 300 Allentown, PA 18104 610.264.0200 610.871.1700 [email protected] www.naisummit.com Real Estate-Commercial POZ Environmental, LLC Emanuel Posluszny P.O. Box 663 Pittston, PA 18640 570.654.0113 570.654.0116 [email protected] www.poz-e.com Engineers

Umbrella Fish James W. Burke 13 Emerson Road East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 570.350.0151 570.543.4537 [email protected] www.umbrella-fish.com Website-Graphic Design

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Staff Robert Phillips - President/CEO Patricia Metzgar - Vice President, Operations/Development Miriam Conway - Executive Assistant Georgia Strunk - Office Assistant

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Madeline Anderson Doug Atherton Michael Baxter James Becker Brandie Belanger Rich Berkowitz Vinny Bianchi William Blake Denise Cebular Bill Colavito Debi Cope Susan Corrigan Jere Dunkelberger

Bob Hay Gary Hazen Scott Henry Rob Howell Brandon Igdalsky Tony Konn Brian McKenna Kathy Mullins Joseph Murphy Doug Olmstead George Roberts Matthew Rumph Dr. Thomas Rushton

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