Come to Walgreens in Perinton for lots of family fun!  Celebrate the fall harvest season at Walgreens! 

• Costume Photo Shoot with free 5x7 prints inside
• 'Trick-or-treat' candy bucket at every display for the kids
• Pumpkin Painting
• Face Painting
• Free $20 Gift Card Raffle (Proceeds to Lollypop Farm Barktoberfest Fund)
• Free promotional give-aways
• Kettle Corn Vendor (If you know a local vendor, please let me know!)

As a new chamber member, Kellie Wright of Northwestern Mutual Insurance invites you to attend a networking event.  Enjoy an evening of conversation, food and beverage.  Bring plenty of business cards and promote your business.

This networking event is free, if you pre-register.  $5.00 at the door.

• 5:00pm - 5:30pm Registration and networking
• 5:30pm - 6:00pm  Tour and presentation
• 6:00pm - 7:00pm networking.

The Fairport Music & Food Festival is a music festival held in Fairport on Liftbridge Lane near the Box Factory Building, which features music and food from local restaurants. It promises to be a fun filled day that offers music on three stages from more than 20 bands and entertainers, tons of kids' activities, and over 20 area restaurants for great food.

All the proceeds go to Golisano's Children's Hospital at Strong.

View the Music Line Up

To volunteer or be a sponsor, please email Rob Burch or call: 585-703-0957 or email Andy McDermott or call: 585-370-3831. © 2014 Fairport Music and Food Festival. All rights reserved.

Walgreens Summer Fest / ADA Fundraiser BBQ

Fairport Walgreens will be hosting a Summer Fest BBQ Fundraiser. Saturday July 19th, serving from 11:30am - 3:00pm.

ALL proceeds from the BBQ will go to the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

For $12, you will get a combo plate containing fresh pulled pork with sauce, charcoal basted chicken leg and thigh, fresh cornbread, and two homemade sides... Catered by Sticky Lips BBQ. It is one hefty meal for $12, great value and for a good cause!

If you plan on coming, please stop by the store in advance to purchase meal tickets. Store leadership will have tickets ready. Although walk-ups are encouraged the day of the event, Sticky Lips determines food quantity based on presales.

Tickets can be purchased with cash at the Fairport Walgreens - 6707 Pittsford Palmyra Rd, Fairport, NY 14450, (585) 360-1814.

We will also have a food drive to support the Open Door Mission and donation bags will be ready for customers to purchase and donate.

Local businesses and organizations are invited again as well, which will be 10:30am - 3:00pm.  Please call or stop in to the store for more details. We are expecting this to be our biggest festival yet!

Network on the links with Rochester business leaders.  The Rochester Networking Golf League is a unique community partnership of local businesses united to foster networking opportunities in a golfing format.  It is an ideal opportunity to mix with local business professionals while golfing at some of Rochester's best courses, and your boss might even pay for it! 

The season kicks off Monday June 30^th.

The schedule includes 8 rounds- 6 Monday mornings (7am pre-tee networking mingle with 7:30 shotgun start) and 2 Friday afternoon rounds at some of the top private and semi-private courses in Rochester.

Courses include:
Irondequoit CC, Ravenwood, Eagle Vale,
Greystone, Champion Hills,
The Brookwoods, Blue Heron Hills

Click for Registration & More Information

Get your registration and payment in as soon as possible to solidify your spot in the league. Space is limited.

• 6 Monday Mornings
• 2 Friday Afternoons
• Eight weeks of play with carts
• Coffee, bagels and bakery items
• Season kicks off June 30th
• Weekly contests and prizes
• No partner needed; play with
three new people each week
• Golf Towel
• Exclusive perks at Penfield Fitness

We'd like to welcome you to a ribbon cutting event with our newest members, Forge Financial Advisors!
Please bring a non-perishable food item if possible.  All donated food will go to the Perinton Food Shelf (www.perintonfoodshelf.org). 

Event Details:
10:00am: Networking
10:30am: Ribbon Cutting
11:00am - 6:00pm: Open House
Raffle Drawings: 12pm, 3pm, & 5pm

Location:
The Hilton Garden Inn
800 Pittsford Victor Rd Pittsford, NY 14534

*** This event is FREE for all Chamber Members ***
Use the promo code: FPCCMEMBER at registration

Your friends at Fairport-Perinton Chamber of Commerce invite you to our latest program “Driving Home Digital Marketing in the Business World”. This is an exciting “drive” into the world of digital and print advertising. You will learn tips on how to start making changes today – to drive real customers to your website and business!

Our guest speakers will be Jim Lenzi and Chris Zdep of the Democrat and Chronicle. Jim and Chris specialize in navigating digital marketing adspace and building solutions to meet the demands of small businesses.

This event is free for Chamber members, $10 fee for non-members.

Hilton Garden Inn, Bushnell's Basin (the former Brookwood) on Wednesday April 9, 5-6PM. Networking, hot hors doevres and cash bar will follow until 7PM.

We are pleased to showcase our members, the Hilton Garden Inn and the Democrat & Chronicle.

Your attendance is appreciated as we seek to keep our valued members updated and informed!

Our next networking will be at the Sandbox Playground located at 1350 Fairport Rd.  Stop in to meet the new owners Dianne Chamberlain & Andrea Fornari and learn about the awesome setup they have for kids! 5:00pm - 7:00pm.  Discount day pass to anyone who wants to bring their child ($5.75).

View The Sandbox Playground's info

Visit The Sandbox Playground's Website

The State of the Town 2014 will be held at the Burgundy Basin.
The event will feature discussions on the current state of the town, village, and chamber as well as ideas for future projects and developments.

Faiport Mayor Fritz May & Perinton Town Supervisor Mike Barker will be speaking.

Admission also includes a hot lunch buffet!

Tickets can be purchased online or at the Fairport Village Hall (31 S. Main St) or Perinton Town Hall (1350 Turk Hill Road).  Tickets can be purchased Wednesday 1/8/2014 - Monday 1/20/2014.

$20 for Chamber Members
$25 for Non Members.

Are you a small business owner?   Would you like to increase revenues?
If you answered YES, this workshop is for you!  It has been designed to help small business owners understand time-tested marketing principles that you can apply yourself.

Register Now

Highlights of the Workshop:   

• How to identify your best customers.
• Understand what your customers want
• Why you, as a small business, are best suited to meet your customers needs
• How to reduce the penalties of doing business with a small business 
• The natural advantages of a small business and how to market them
• Learn to use all Marketing tools available to you.  Many are free or low cost.
• Understand how suppliers and distributors can help leverage your small business advantage
• Recognize small business promotional challenges in tough times and how to overcome them.

Workshop Fee: 

$45 (includes continental breakfast and lunch) payment made through PayPal (PayPal account not required), must have a credit/debit card (Mastercard, Visa, American Express or Discover).

When you arrive at the PayPal screen, you will have the option to log into your PayPal account if you have  one, or select "Don't have a PayPal Account" where you'll be able to input your billing information.  If you have a PayPal account  you will need to use the credit card associated with that account.

It's the Holiday Season once more!  The Fairport Perinton Chamber would like to celebrate another great year with all of our members.  Come out and enjoy delicious appetizers made fresh by Horizon's Restaurant.  Then head over to the bar for a drink and some great conversation with your fellow members.  We can't thank you enough for making this one of our best years for business!

Register Today!

The party will be located at Horizon's Restaurant in Fairport
199 Woodcliff Dr.   Fairport NY, 14450
 

About Horizons:

Looking for something a bit more relaxed? Join us in Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa. Meet and chat with our seasoned bartenders who personify Woodcliff's friendly atmosphere. Here, too you'll enjoy wonderful views from nearly every table.

http://www.woodcliffhotelspa.com/dining/horizonslounge.html

Nothnagle & The Fairport Perinton Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to hold a food and clothing drive to benefit those in need. All donated clothing will go to Hillside. Food donations will be given to the Perinton Food Pantry. 

Free hot cocoa, popcorn, and entertainment!!

Join us for a beer at Fairport Brewing Company's new location (99 South Main St) as we welcome them into the business community with an official ribbon cutting! You guessed it, there will be a beer tasting!! Bring your friends and have a great time. We hope to see you there.

About Fairport Brewing Company:
"Fairport Brewing Company is proud to offer our artisan, hand crafted approach to brewing the highest quality beer using only the best ingredients. Chemical flavorings are never an option in our recipes – we create our own homemade extracts. Our beers are prepared in small batches and we are small enough to craft many different recipes offering only the best of what we create. We offer Limited Edition Beers and the option for beer lovers everywhere to create, at our brewery, their own recipes and beers with our personalized Private Label Offerings. Beer is our passion and we are proud to share our best- with you!"
-from http://fairportbrewing.com/

STAR Physical Therapy is an outpatient Physical Therapy clinic that has been serving the Fairport community for over 30 years. They have 7 Physical therapists and one PTA on staff that offer over 100 years of experience combined. They also offer on site Aquatic therapy, a 24/7 fitness facility, personal training and a weight management program.

At the event we will be focusing on wellness in the work place and developing strategies to keep your joints, muscles and overall body in optimal health. We will also be discussing the services that we provide at STAR in more detail and ways we can help both you and your employees.

$5 to attend

5-5:30 Registration and networking
5:30 -6:00 tour and presentation
6:00-7:00 networking.