The Greater Blairstown Business Association
Unity in Business & Community
www.shopGBBA.org
6/19/2019 GBBA General Meeting Agenda
Networking from 6:30 to 6:45 pm
Opening Remarks at 6:45 pm:
Formal Business at approximately 7:00 pm:
Tonight’s Speaker at approximately 7:30 pm
Public Participation at approximately 7:45 pm:
Closing Remarks at approximately 8:00 pm:
Unity in Business & Community
www.shopGBBA.org
6/19/2019 GBBA General Meeting Agenda
Networking from 6:30 to 6:45 pm
Opening Remarks at 6:45 pm:
- Thank you to all for attending and to RE/Max Ridge for hosting.
- Self-introduction of members and guests -- Tell us your name, your business (if you have one) and what you love most about your business.
Formal Business at approximately 7:00 pm:
- Board Reports/Board Meeting Summary
- Upcoming meetings
- June 29 at 8:30 am -- Mission Chiropractic
- July 17 -- Blairstown Ambulance Corps, 108 NJ-94, Blairstown
- Notable local events
- JUNE 26 -- BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING ON BLAIRSTOWN BUDGET
- July 4 -- Blairstown Fourth of July Celebration
- July 27 -- 3rd Annual Firefighters Skills Competition
- August 11 -- Historic Blairstown Day
- First Saturday of the month, June-October -- GBBA Days at the Blairstown Farmers Market
- Review of changes to upcoming meeting cycle to better meet member needs
- Continuing quarterly Saturday meetings
- Formal Meet & Greets networking meetings will become bi-monthly, occurring every other month in October, December, etc.
- Events to provide community contact and vending for members will be featured every other month. In September we are working to have GBBA area at the town-wide garage sale. In November we have Jingle on Main.
- How else can we better serve our business community?
- Upcoming meetings
- Scholarship Report -- Congratulations to 2019 grant awardees Zachary Simpson and Evan Szkarlativk!
- Board Openings
- Publicity Committee Chair, Events Committee Chair.
- Old Business
- Issues presently facing the community
- Route 80 Fencing
- Route 519 Warehouses
- Roads in Blairstown
- Cuts of school budgets
- Getting information out to the community effectively
- Previous ideas
- GBBA Discount Card
- Issues presently facing the community
- New Business (as needed)
Tonight’s Speaker at approximately 7:30 pm
- Our topic for June will be "Think Big, Shop Small." Our Chair, Sandy Roberts, will give a short presentation about all the ways that supporting local business helps to support the local economy, the community, and all those that live there.
Public Participation at approximately 7:45 pm:
- Please sign up to present your activities, news, events, etc. Please, no direct solicitation. Everyone will be given 3 to 5 minutes to share.
Closing Remarks at approximately 8:00 pm:
- Thank you all for attending.
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