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Restaurants in the Seven Regions that Have Already Entered Phase Two Can Reopen for Outdoor Dining Beginning Tomorrow, June 4th.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in phase two of reopening. Restaurants in the seven regions that have already entered phase two – the Capital Region, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, the Southern Tier and Western New York – can reopen for outdoor dining beginning tomorrow, June 4th. Outdoor tables must be spaced six feet apart, all staff must wear face coverings and customers must also wear face coverings when not seated.

Full details can be found here. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-outdoor-dining-restaurants-will-be-permitted-phase-two-reopening

THANK YOU Phoebe Sitterly for coordinating another event for our essential truck drivers!

Picture- From Feed the Truckers on April 27th, volunteers from Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber staff- Nicole Walrath, Director of Workforce Development, and Jenna Patterson, Business and Education Partnership Coordinator.

Local Woman Plans Second ‘Feed the Truckers’ Event For Tuesday, May 19th

St. Johnsville resident and retired teacher Phoebe Sitterly is using her “great appreciation” for truck drivers, and their dedication to serve, as the inspiration for an event to thank them with a bagged meal, planned for Tuesday, May 19th in Fultonville. This is the second event she is planning, as the first one was a great success.

The truck drivers event, “Sandwiches 4 Semis, A Free Meal to Say Thank You” will begin at 3pm., and feature a boxed meal for drivers passing through Nationwide Transportation Brokers, just off the Thruway, Exit 28, at 58 Riverside Drive in Fultonville.

A big thank you to Nationwide Transportation – and owner Vince Gramuglia, who will once again host the event. This event is also sponsored by St. John’s Reformed Church in St. Johnsville.

Sitterly and a team of volunteers will welcome any truck driver to stop on the 19th to pick up a meal. The NYS Truckers Association will help get the word out with advertising and posts.

Sitterly stated: “this second event will largely be supported by cash donations, that have just kept coming in. Ripepi’s will be helping to make the subs, Family Dollar in Gloversville is donating a lot of chips and various goodies, CG Roxanne is donating all the water, and the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber is donating bags. We will again be giving away 200 meals for the truck drivers. The out pouring of cash donations – the people in Fulton and Montgomery Counties are so kind and generous. They want to help truck drivers so much- it is just so amazing! I can’t thank our wonderful community enough.”

Sitterly is happy to use her experience in her life to continue to organize community events. As a teacher for 30 years, Sitterly served as a class or club advisor during her entire career. She also served as Union President for 6 years. During her presidency, she was instrumental in the school merging process. In 2005 she helped kick off a fundraiser for the Margaret Reaney Memorial Library called “FlapJacks and Fairytales.”

Sitterly is forever grateful for the volunteers who were at the first event and will be at the second event on the 19th. Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce staff members Nicole Walrath and Jenna Patterson volunteered at the first event. Walrath stated: “To be a part of what Phoebe Sitterly has organized for the truck drivers by providing lunch, is just a small token to show our gratitude. We truly appreciate all of the long hours and hard work our front line works are putting in.”

Patterson said- “Phoebe is an outstanding person and I’m so grateful to be a part of this event that she put together. Seeing the smiles and gratitude that the truckers felt when I was handing them food made my entire day, and it showed me that it meant so much more to them than it did to us. I can’t tell you how many times I heard “God bless you.”

To volunteer for the truckers appreciation event, or to donate, contact Sitterly at (518) 844-9607.

Hill & Markes hosted a webinar earlier this week on how to safely reopen your food service business covering everything from staff safety, operational adjustments, food safety training, takeout & to-go, cleaning and more!

If you missed it, its available for you to download or Click Here to watch!

Be sure to checkout www.hillnmarkes.com/covid19 for tons of useful information and resources for Covid 19.

Cooperative Marketing Program Funding Available- Please call Anne Boles at 518-725-0641, to see if your business is eligible for funding.

Program Description

Fulton County Tourism provides matching funds (dollar for dollar) to eligible participants for advertising tourism-related services, programs, campaigns or events.  Eligible participants may receive up to $1,000 per year based on funds available to Fulton County Tourism.

Program Objectives

• To increase visitation to Fulton County by visitors from outside of the county
• To help Fulton County tourism organizations and properties increase their marketing reach and extend their marketing budgets

Eligibility

• Participants must be in good standing with the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce with no outstanding invoices owed, However;
• Participants do not have to be members of the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Participants must submit a completed Tourism Facility Profile form

Process

• Participant completes and submits a Cooperative Marketing Participation Agreement form
• Fulton County Tourism reviews the form to ensure it aligns with its own marketing objectives and notifies participant when accepted into that year’s program
• Participant submits their marketing plan

Fulton County Tourism’s Responsibilities

• If needed, Fulton County Tourism places ads with selected media outlet and material deadlines will be provided to meet design and approval needs
• Share performance metrics for digital and social media ads when applicable

Responsibilities of Cooperative Participant

• Participant should include Fulton County Tourism logo (provided by Fulton County Tourism) with link to www.44lakes.com on their homepage (or other page and page location acceptable to Fulton County Tourism) when applicable based on type of advertising
• Participant must list Fulton County Tourism as an official sponsor if advertising is event related
• Participant must turn on Google Analytics for its website; assistance will be provided upon request
• Participant must provide Fulton County Tourism with a Google Analytics report within one month after the advertising run. Report must detail the number of visits to the site, a ranking of visits by Metro Area, and a ranking of referrals for the duration of the advertising run

Note

• Eligible Participants will be accepted into the program on a first-come, first-served basis
• Media outlet will provide deadlines to meet desired advertising dates
• All digital ads will be “clickable” with traffic directed to Participant websites
• All advertising must conclude by December 31, 2020
• Fulton County Tourism reserves the right to refuse any advertising at its discretion
• Fulton County Tourism must review advertising and holds final creative direction on advertising copy and creative
• Fulton County Tourism may provide Participants with information from third party tracking software that measures information related to web traffic. Fulton County Tourism is not responsible for the accuracy of this information or any conclusions drawn from it.
• Up to 10% of digital ads may run in Fulton County

Walleye Awakening – February 14th, 2020

A Fish-A-Palooza Party to celebrate the 2020 Walleye Challenge!
Time: 5pm-9pm
Where: Lanzi’s on the Lake,1751 NY Route 30- Mayfield NY

Bring the Family!
Music by: Our Secret Love Society
Fireworks by Santore at 7pm
Beach Bonfire
Food and Drink Specials

Sponsored by: Fulton County and the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce