Individuals and businesses will have the opportunity to show their support for the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival by having their own pumpkin sign on the grounds during the festival.
The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Pumpkin Festival Committee is offering individuals, businesses and organizations the opportunity to have their name hand painted on pumpkin signs that will be displayed throughout Washington Square Park during the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival.
Pumpkin signs are available in three sizes; 18” signs are $50, 24” signs are $75 and 30” signs for $100. All proceeds will be used to help grow the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival.
Scheduled for October 4th & 5th in Oswego’s Washington Square Park, the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival is one of New York State’s premier pumpkin festivals. The event draws hundreds of festival goers and some of the finest pumpkin growers in the northeast and Canada.
For more information on the pumpkin festival, or to help support the event with your own pumpkin sign, contact the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce at 343-7681.
The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce and the City of Fulton are getting ready to Rock the Block in Fulton. Similar to the city’s Tunes In June concert series, Rock the Block is a free block party that will be held Wednesday, August 13th from 5 to 8pm at the Canal Landing Gazebo and along South First Street.
Rock the Block will feature a special live performance by the Cortini Brothers with special guest vocalists, Joanna Jewitt and Tom Ciappa. There will also be additional entertainment and fun for the whole family including a variety of delicious food items from local eateries.
If you enjoyed the Tunes in June series you won’t want to miss Fulton’s Rock the Block party.
For more information you may contact the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce at 343-7681.
Members of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce were on hand to welcome the new management at Jackson Hewitt / Pack-N-Mail with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Located at 293 State Route 104, Oswego in the Price Chopper Plaza, Jackson Hewitt / Pack-N-Mail offers complete shipping and packing services and supplies as well as tax preparation, accounting services, faxing and coping services. They are open Monday through Friday 9a – 6p and Saturdays 9a – 3p. For more information you may contact them at 342-6262 or visit their website at www.pack-n-mail.com.
Chamber member Joan Molinari of Murabito's Auto Parts was the winner of a $25 gift certificate from Ruby Tuesday Restaurant in Oswego. Each month the Chamber will award one lucky Chamber member with a gift certificate to Ruby Tuesday Restaurant, Route 104 East in Oswego, courtesy of General Manager Steve Toolan.
Since 1995, the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Project Bloom has continued to bring colorful displays of flowering baskets, boxes and gardens to the City of Oswego. Through the successful partnership of generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers, the program has been responsible for beautification in five city parks, twenty-two planters, sixty flowering hanging baskets that line the city streets throughout the spring and summer. In addition, the program includes twenty decorative banners.
The Project Bloom committee designs, plants and manages the ongoing care of all of the flowers, beds and baskets. The Project Bloom committee, with assistance from the City of Oswego, designs, plants and manages the ongoing care of all of the flowers, beds and baskets.
Project Bloom sponsors support the effort at many levels, including our Corporate Partners for Parks. Constellation Energy has generously supported the Veteran’s Park site, located along Oswego’s favorite waterside venue, the Riverwalk West, since 2002.
This commemorative area is dedicated to Oswego’s veterans who served our nation in times of war. Prior to Project Bloom involvement, the Veterans Park suffered from overgrown shrubs planted too close to the monuments, and offered little space for flower displays. Since coming under the care of Project Bloom, this area has been greatly enhanced through the addition of new plant material and more attractive plantings, all which complement the beauty of the monuments.
This year members of YP Voice of Oswego County have volunteered to assist Project Bloom with the landscaping in Veterans’ Park. YP Voice President, Dan Laird explains. “During a conversation with Project Bloom Committee Chairperson, Randy Ziegler at a Chamber Perc Club meeting he asked if YP Voice would be interested in helping with the clean up of the West Linear Veterans’ Park Project Bloom site. I took the lead on the project, gathered some YP volunteers and went to work. In addition to cleaning up the park we also planted flowers and put down new mulch. Everyone involved enjoyed working on the project and were happy to play a part in beautifying Veterans’ Park. Joining me on the project were my daughter Kaleigh, YP Voice Treasurer, Amanda Baker and her daughter, Haley, and YP Voice members David Depasquale, Chrystal Hoyt and Beth Alferi.”
The generosity of local individuals and businesses, such as Constellation Energy and YP Voice provide the financial support and physical effort that is needed for Project Bloom to succeed. These coordinated efforts allow Project Bloom to continue to beautify the community.
Comprised of a volunteer committee of businesses and civic-minded citizens, Project Bloom strives to improve the aesthetic appearance of the City of Oswego during the traditional growing season.
“Project Bloom is a hard-working committee that relishes the enjoyment of lovely flowers during the spring, summer and fall in our very attractive community by the lake," said Randy Zeigler, chairman of the Project Bloom committee.
For more information about how your business can become involved in Project Bloom contact Danielle Hayden at the Chamber office, 343-7681.
