March Meet & Greet Agenda

​The Greater Blairstown Business Association
Unity in Business & Community
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Agenda for 3/20/2019 GBBA General Meeting
Today’s Message: “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.”

Networking from 6:30 to 6:45 pm

• Please bring your business cards, brochures, flyers and samples to share!
  
• Please make sure you sign in. If you would like to speak during public participation, please sign up to do so.
  

Opening Remarks at 6:45 pm:

• Thank you to all for attending and to First United Methodist for hosting.
  
• Thank you to our speaker tonight, Joanne Van Valkenburg.
  
• Self­-introduction of members and guests.
  

Formal Business at approximately 7:00 pm:

• Board Reports/Board Meeting Summary - 15 minutes
  
  • Quarterly weekend meeting
    
    • March 30th at 8:30 am at Re/Max Ridge, 8 Main Street, Blairstown
      
  • Looking for those to host upcoming meetings at 6:30 pm
    
    • April 17 -- Speaker Blairstown CARE, need location
      
    • May 15 -- Speaker NAMI, need location
      
    • June 19
      
    • July 17 -- Blairstown Ambulance Corps, 108 NJ-94, Blairstown
      
  • Notable local events
    
    • May 17th & 18th -- BEC Community Clean-up Event
      
  • What topics you’d like to see covered?
    
  • Please make sure you pay your membership dues
    
• Board Openings - 5 minutes
  
  • Two Member-at-Large openings - Publicity Committee Chair, Events Committee Chair.
    
  • Committee openings - Publicity, Events, Membership, Scholarship
    
• Recap on goals from previous meeting - 5 minutes
  
  • GBBA discount card -- needs volunteer to coordinate
    
  • At this time we must assume we will not be hosting Sip & Shop as we have had no volunteers to the Events Committee
    
• New Business (as needed) -- 5 minutes
  

Tonight’s Speaker at approximately 7:30 pm

• Joanne Van Valkenburg will be sharing details about the changes to Blairstown taxes that will affect resident and businesses.
  

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.