June Meet & Greet Agenda

​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:

• 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?
• 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
• 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.