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Member Feature!

4/26/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! Little Big Farm is a small family flower farm nestled in the foothills of northern Warren County, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Patricia Kraemer-Doell, the primary farming activity is to grow the most beautiful blooms possible without the use of pesticides or herbicides. Our customers seek organically grown, locally sourced fresh cut flowers for their weddings, parties, and design activities.

Member Feature

4/25/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! Meet Kaleidoscope Enrichment. Providing science, technology, engineering, math and makerspace educational enrichment. Kaleidoscope Enrichment’s mission is simple: to make STEM education exciting through innovative programs and fun, hands-on activities. With Kaleidoscope, you'll see science education in a whole new way.

New Member Feature

4/24/2019

NEW MEMBER FEATURE! Valley Bank is committed to empowering our customers, transparency and respect, focusing on relationships rather than transactions and taking the time to learn about your immediate needs and long term goals. We offer both Personal and Business banking solutions .

New Member Feature

4/23/2019

NEW MEMBER FEATURE! The Blairstown Diner is an old-school small town diner beloved by locals, visitors, and Friday the 13th movie fans. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner it offers typical diner fare foods from any style eggs and pancakes to hamburgers and hot dogs. All locals and new visitors enjoy the diner because it is one of few original style diners still around.

Member Feature

4/21/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! Meet Gourmet Gallery. Great Food - Something for Everyone, Including Vegetarian and Gluten-Free. Homemade Cakes, Pies, and Cookies. Very Special Ice Cream Cakes to Order for all Occasions. Catering Included. Assorted Wraps and Paninis. A gourmet take-out with limited seating to eat in. Small tables and large picnic tables outside for good weather.

Member Feature

4/20/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! Gordons Jewelry makes Made to Order discount jewelry.

Member Feature

4/19/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! Gallery 23 is a retail art gallery and gift store featuring juried artwork by regional artists. Art includes paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, wood toys and furniture, mixed media, quilts, and more.

Member Feature

4/18/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! Meet Fuel-Rite Petroleum, Inc. Home heating oil, oil burner sales, service and installation.

Member Feature

4/17/2019

MEMBER FEATURE! The First United Methodist Church of Blairstown has a beautiful handicap-accessible campus that is available for meetings, concerts, lectures, workshops, and other special events by non-church affiliated groups.

April Meet & Greet Agenda

4/16/2019

Agenda for 4/17/2019 GBBA General Meeting
6:30 pm
The Breathing Room Center, 21 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ

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 The Breathing Room Center for hosting.
Thank you to our speaker tonight, Blairstown CARE.
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
- Quarterly weekend meeting
  - June 29 at 8:30 am
- Looking for those to host upcoming meetings at 6:30 pm
  - May 15 -- Speaker National Alliance On Mental Illness, host needed for this meeting
  - June 19
  - July 17 -- Blairstown Ambulance Corps, 108 NJ-94, Blairstown
- Notable local events
  - May 17th & 18th -- BEC Community Clean-up Event
  - May 26 -- Blairstown Memorial Day Parade
  - June 1 -- Blairstown Farmers Market Opens
  - June 2 -- Hope’s One Acre Farmer’s Market Opens
  - 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
  - Others?
- What topics you’d like to see covered at meetings?
Scholarship Report
Board Openings
- Two Member-at-Large openings - Publicity Committee Chair, Events Committee Chair.
Old Business
- Issues presently facing the community
  - Roads in Blairstown
  - Cuts of school budgets
  - Getting information out to the community effectively
- Previous ideas
  - GBBA Discount Card
  - “Spring Fling”
  - Business Expo
New Business (as needed)

Tonight’s Speaker at approximately 7:30 pm

Blairstown CARE

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.