September 2020
Chamber Connection
Your connection to the greater Hanover business community.
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Fall Events at the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Fall is looking busier than ever for all of us here at the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce. Despite signature events like Snack Town Brewfest and the Hanover Dutch Festival being cancelled for 2020, we've still got lots to look forward to, including the Annual Golf Outing, Annual Meeting, and Business Awards.
a (socially-distanced) seated dinner. Member anniversaries, as well as the Ambassador of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Positive Action Award, and new HerTraditions Women's Enrichment Award will be recognized. Area educators will also be recognized with the Educator of the Year awards.
The 51st Annual Golf Outing sponsored by KLK Welding, Inc. will take place on Thursday, September 24 at the Hanover Country Club from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Social distancing measures will be followed and boxed breakfast and lunch will be provided to minimize contact with staff. Additional COVID-19 precautions for this event can be found on page 12.
Members can nominate themselves, a colleague, or another deserving business for any of the awards. Nomination forms are available online at hanoverchamber.com/business-awards. Nominations will be accepted until October 10.
Please consider joining fellow local business men and women for a great day outdoors. Register on our website to reserve your twosome or foursome for this fun event! Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 15 for the chamber's Annual Meeting sponsored by APPI Energy and KLK Welding. Join us at noon to learn about the past year at the chamber as we kick off our first board meeting of our 2020-2021 fiscal year. All members of the chamber and our board of directors are invited to attend at no charge. This year's event will be virtual and held via Zoom. To register, please visit our website. You will receive login instructions after registering. Each year, the Hanover chamber recognizes outstanding local businesses, organizations, and educators at the Business Awards Ceremony. This year's event, presented by APPI Energy and KLK Welding will take place on Thursday, November 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Like last year, this event will include
Please consider joining us for this event! Both chamber members and members of the community are invited; cost to attend is $25 per person. Table sponsorships are available for area businesses and educators wishing to accommodate additional guests and staff. Please contact Haley Briggs at hbriggs@hanoverchamber.com if interested in sponsoring a table. PLEASE NOTE: All attendees MUST register ahead of time on our website at hanoverchamber.com by October 29. Late registrations will not be accepted. Additional information about all of the chamber’s upcoming events can also be found on our website, www.hanoverchamber.com. If you are interested in sponsoring any of these events, please contact Haley Briggs at (717) 637-6130 or hbriggs@hanoverchamber.com for assistance.
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Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
2019-2020 Community Leaders Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Chair of the Board Julia Groft, Manpower Secretary/Treasurer Ashley Hershey, BSSF CPAs Vice Chairs Sean Adams, Utz Quality Foods Victoria Csuri, KLK Welding Jeremy Frey, Barley Snyder Brandon Smith, Edward Jones Lynneah Smith, Elsner Engineering Works Drew Derreth, Hanover Valley Church
Board of Directors Jess Kelley, Campbell's Snacks Mike Gaskins, UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Dr. Daniel Hartman, South Western Schools Gordon Laabs Kirby Orewiler, Ox Industries Rebecca Prehoda, Member's 1st FCU Dr. Susan Seiple, Hanover Public Schools Jody Shaffer, YWCA Hanover
2019-2020 Chamber Partners APPI Energy J.A. Myers Building & Development, Inc.
Chamber Staff Gary Laird, President glaird@hanoverchamber.com Emily Freiert, Marketing & PR Director efreiert@hanoverchamber.com
OSS Health Penn State York Smith & Company CPAs
Haley Briggs, Membership & Events Director hbriggs@hanoverchamber.com Elizabeth Csuri, Administrative Coordinator office@hanoverchamber.com
Chamber Connection is a monthly publication of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce. For deadline information, please contact Emily Freiert at efreiert@hanoverchamber.com.
Community Leaders and Chamber Partners are members who have made significant investments in chamber programs throughout the year. These investments help the chamber to provide new opportunities and benefits for our members, while continuing to support workforce, community, and economic development. If you are interested in learning more about how your membership can make an impact, please contact Haley Briggs at hbriggs@hanoverchamber.com.
September 2020 Newsletter
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Workforce Spotlight
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Top 10 Employee Handbook Topics, Including COVID-19 Policies By Leslie Elsner Bell, Senior Human Resources Consultant, Elsner Bell & Associates, LLC If it has been more than a year since your business has reviewed its Employee Handbook, it’s time to see whether your day-today business practices have deviated from your actual written policies. As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, employers find themselves needing to add time-sensitive topics like an Infectious Disease Policy, Telework policy, COVID-19-specific policies, as well as updates to leave policies. There are, of course, also ever-changing regulations, at the federal, state, and local level, that need to be addressed. Businesses with locations in multiple states have the added burden to understand any new requirements in order to stay compliant. Your Employee Handbook is as unique as your business. It is not a one-size fits all, as the number of employees you have affects the topics you must cover. For instance, the Family Medical Leave Act should be in a company’s handbook only if the business has 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius. To learn the most significant changes that businesses need to address in order to maintain an up-to-date Employee Handbook especially as we all work to provide safe, healthy workplaces
during the pandemic, please join us for the Top Ten Employee Handbook Topics, Including COVID-19 Policies on October 7 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., now a VIRTUAL EVENT. This seminar costs $20. Preregistration is required. Please visit www.hanoverchamber.com/events/ to register and to receive login instructions. About the speaker: Leslie Bell is the founder and principal of Elsner Bell & Associates, LLC, a Human Resources Consultancy serving businesses throughout Pennsylvania and northern Maryland since 2002. Elsner Bell & Associates, LLC specializes in providing human resources services to small to midsized organizations ranging from compliance and regulatory audits to employment handbooks to an array of supervisory training topics. For more information, go to www.ElsnerBell.com.
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Chamber News
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Chamber News
Member Anniversaries to be Recognized at Annual Business Awards on Thursday, November 5, 2020 5 Years
Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. Aero Energy All Shined Up Car Wash Architecture Workshop, Inc. ASIX Quality, LLC Community First Fund CORE Design Group, LLC Courtyard by Marriott Gettysburg Edward Jones - Brandon J. Smith Hanover Barbershop Chorus Martin Foot & Ankle Michael Gray Painting Remembrances By Kevin Photography Sturgill & Associates, LLP Thrivent Financial - Patricia Hegberg Woodforest National Bank- Eisenhower
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iNet Technology Group, LLC Landscape Supply Yard of Hanover Maranto Electrical Construction Ring Container Technologies Stock and Leader, LLP
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American Heart Association B & P Roofing, LLC Hanover Area Human Resource Association Martin's Potato Chips, Inc. United Electric Supply Visiting Angels Warehouse Gourmet Bistro & Brewpub
Members celebrating anniversaries are invited to join us at the Annual Business Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Thursday, November 5 from 5-8 p.m. This event costs $25/person and includes dinner and dessert. Please RSVP online no later than Thursday, October 29 --no exceptions. Table sponsorships are available. Questions? Contact Haley Briggs at hbriggs@hanoverchamber.com or (717) 637-6130 ext. 104.
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Business Briefs
DOCEO HIRES NEW EMPLOYEE TO JOIN THEIR GROWING IT DIVISION
BARLEY SNYDER PARTNER NAMED TO STATEWIDE COVID-19 TASK FORCE
Doceo, a local office technology company, has hired Ben Hopkins as a Technology Project Manager for their growing IT Division.
Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that the Pennsylvania Bar Association has named partner David J. Freedman to its new COVID-19 Task Force.
requirements.
Hopkins will lead the implementation of IT projects from definition to completion, accompany the sales team in support of the discovery process and provide input on system design
Hopkins brings over 10 years of professional IT experience to Doceo. Most recently, he was a Systems Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems where he engineered client infrastructure from the ground up, as well as supported and executed on entire project life cycle from design to implementation. He has also worked in IT positions at Cerner Corporation in Kansas City, MO and Optimax Systems in Ontario, NY. Hopkins attended the Rochester Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Networking and Systems Administration.
The task force intends to monitor COVID-19 developments as they impact the legal profession, and to prepare appropriate responses. The task force also intends to serve as a resource to address member concerns, to develop programs and to disseminate information, according to the PBA. Freedman is one of 19 members of the task force, which brings together attorneys from across the state to share their thoughts and advice on how the legal profession can rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Freedman is the president-elect of the board of directors of the Lancaster County Bar Association. Freedman is a member of Barley Snyder’s Employment, Education, and Immigration practice groups. He also is a member of the firm’s Hospitality and Food and Agribusiness industry groups. In both 2015 and 2018, the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center named him its “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.”
HANOVER LAND SERVICES INC. ANNOUNCES NEW HIRE Hanover Land Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Christina G. Casole, P.E. as a Senior Engineer and the Office Manager of the Hanover, Pennsylvania office. With a focus in water resources and environmental permitting, Casole brings over 18 years of multi-disciplinary experience on a variety of municipal, state and utility projects. Professionally licensed in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, Casole holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and an M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. A long time ASCE member, she currently is a Region 2 Director leading student chapter outreach to regional colleges and universities. Member businesses are invited to send company news, personnel updates, and special interest stories for consideration in the Chamber Connection newsletter.Please include a highres photo in JPG or PDF format. News must be submitted by the first Friday of the month for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. News will be considered at the discretion of chamber staff and included as space permits. Please send all news to Emily Freiert, Marketing and PR Director, at efreiert@hanoverchamber.com.
Main Street Hanover
Thank You
Thank you for supporting the downtown through the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot stress enough how important it is to continue to shop and dine downtown. Things are still changing weekly, but we are excited about the dedication of our organization and collaboration of our downtown business owners. Visit our website for a full business directory and our social media channels to see the latest information about special shopping, events, and restaurant promotions.
Shop & Support
Support a local downtown business while also supporting Main Street Hanover! On a Friday in July, Let’s Play Games & Hobbies partnered with Main Street Hanover to donate a portion of their sales that day to our organization. We thank them for that opportunity and look forward to sharing more Shop & Support events in the near future.
Annual Giving
Help us continue transforming downtown! There are so many exciting developments and events in downtown Hanover coming up this fall. Please donate to Main Street Hanover as an annual donor or sponsor of an event so we can continue our important work. Without our dedication, we couldn’t be where we are as a community.
September Events
Picnic in the Park – September 4 & 18, 4-6:30 p.m. Main Street Hanover invites you to come to the beautiful downtown greenspace, Wirt Park, for some food truck fun and live music! This new summer series is an exciting way to enjoy the community while social distancing outdoors. Food trucks will serve up great food and local musicians will help set the mood for some summer evening fun. You can also order takeout from any downtown restaurant and bring it over to enjoy the live music. Make sure to bring your own picnic blanket, chairs, and mask. This event is family-friendly and a brand new series for downtown Hanover. Art in the Park – September 12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Join us for a day of Art in the Park! Wirt Park will be filled with art vendors that you can shop from while socially distancing. With the holidays approaching, this is a great way to find that perfect and unique gift for someone special in your life--or even for yourself! It will be the perfect day of sunshine, crafts, and shopping. Women of Hanover Network – September 17, 5:15-6:45 p.m. Come and visit some of the best shops in Hanover! Women-owned businesses in Downtown Hanover will be hosting an open-house during September's Women of Hanover Network. Main Street Hanover will be co-hosting this unique networking opportunity. Connect with women in the Hanover area and learn more about the resources in the Hanover community to strengthen your professional relationships! Light refreshments will be provided.
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RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! It's that time of year again! Continue to take advantage of your benefits by renewing your chamber membership today. Your chamber membership helps to fund workforce development, downtown revitalization, and economic development in our community. Without you, we would not be able to devote the time and effort needed to support our town. Renewing your membership is easy! Look for your invoice to arrive via email and follow the attached instructions. Or simply log onto your ChamberMaster account at hanoverchamber. com to renew your membership, update your business profile, and maximize your benefits! Don’t have your login credentials? Contact the chamber office at office@ hanoverchamber.com to obtain a username and password.
Upcoming Events
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RSVP for all events at hanoverchamber.com. Events with an asterisk (*) will be held virtually.
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September 24 Annual Golf Outing, 7:00 a.m. Hanover Country Club, 200 E. Water St., Abbottstown
Rates vary; visit our website!
October 7 *Seminar presented by Leslie Elsner Bell, 8:00 a.m. Virtual Event (Zoom Meeting)
$20 member rate
October 15 *Annual Meeting, 12:00 p.m. Virtual Event (Zoom Meeting)
Complimentary for members
CHANGES TO 2020 GOLF OUTING: • Golfers should PREPAY for all items (including power play upgrades) to reduce contact on the day of the event. Please fill out the registration form on our website to pay in advance, or bring a credit card to pay on the day of the event--NO CASH PLEASE. • Masks must be worn at registration and inside the club house (bathroom, bar, etc). Masks are not required while golfing but may be worn if preferred. Our staff and volunteers will wear masks when interacting with golfers. • To reduce contact with staff, breakfast and lunch will be boxed instead of a buffet.
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