The Chamber member lunch on October 12 was about VISIBILITY through participation.

Our attention was drawn to events, leadership positions within the Chamber, Committee work, and digital communication channels.

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The lunch itself provided an opportunity for members to actively participate, starting with a time dedicated to networking.  Ellen Reynolds, Event Chair, reviewed our upcoming calendar, including our monthly informal coffee, a member hosted-progressive breakfast, and our holiday party.  http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=events-list.

Ellen Reynolds, Event Chair

Matt Clement, Chamber Historian, introduced the slate of Directors for the Chamber Board. He led motions to approve of this slate and accepted the attendees affirmations. http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=about

Matt Clement, Chamber Historian

Kellie Wright, representing the Membership Committee, told of the opportunities to visit members at their business locations, to learn more about them for the Business of the Month award.  Chris Coffey was honored with the October Business of the Month.  http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=business-month

Paul West, Chamber President (left)
Kellie Wright, Membership Committee (right)

Katie Castro of the Membership Committee drew everyone's attention to making your business visible to new members through Welcome Baskets.  Baskets are delivered to new members with gift certificates, t-shirts, hats, mugs, pens, magnets, thumbdrives... from our Chamber members, welcoming new members into active membership (http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=members). Additionally, Katie introduced the Referral Benefit, which provides members with a three month-membership extension for each referral resulting in a new member.

Katie Castro, Membership Committee

Diane McClure, Public Relations Chair, reviewed the attention the Chamber earns from the local media.  The D&C, Post, and Genesee Valley Penny Saver, all online and in print, consistently share our celebrations and events with the public.  http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=photos/pr-hits

Darren Miller, Chamber Webmaster (left)
Diane McClure, Public Relations Chair (right)

Darren Miller and Diane McClure pointed out how all members can realize increased visibility through the Chamber's digital communication channels.

1. establish an online website account http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=user
2. complete your directory information http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=members-all.
3. share information in the monthly enewsletter by emailing:  fpchamberevents@gmail.com by the 25th of the month.  
4. "Like" or "Follow" on the Chamber's Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter platforms
5. email fairportperintonchamber@gmail.com to share information on these social media channels
6. COMMENT, SHARE, REPLY, and RETWEET to increase the numbers who see the posts and gain visibility for your own business/organization

For more information visit:  http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=digital-communication-presenta...

In summary, our Annual Meeting was a great success with over 50 Chamber members in attendance with 45 different businesses represented.  Members enjoyed a complimentary lunch and beverages with more than 10 door prizes awarded, all of which were items from our own member businesses.  Prizes included a 30 minutes massage from Sandy Swanson, LMT, a fitness consultation with Personal Trainer, Tom Fortunato, from Fitness Motivation, and an overnight stay for two at the Hilton Garden Inn.  If you were unable to attend, we invite you to earn visibility through digital participation, starting with a review of the content covered during the meeting, which is summarized above and on the Chamber website (http://www.fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=digital-communication-presenta...).  We look forward to seeing you at our next event (http://fairportperintonchamber.org/?q=events-list) and future Member Meeting. 

Earn increased visibility through active Chamber participation, as a leader, at events, and online.