I am thrilled to write it really was “happening”! We had approx 95 vendors, ranging from local restaurants, such as Croton on Hudson's UMAMI, Cortlandt Manor's THE WOODS AT HOLLOW BROOK, Peekskill's Division Street Café, Panera Breads, Kathleen’ Tea Room, and many more, to home improvement companies, and a really informative bed bug demo/informative talk by Garrie Pest Control. Other highlights was a compost demo by Pamela Davis from Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Peekskill local artist Jeorjia Shea, Go NO Sen Karate demo was fun to watch, and the beer sampling table by Bertoline and Sons was quite busy!
What a great way to spend a Saturday, meeting up with friends and other business’s here in the lower Hudson Valley. I was able to meet Bob Yedowitz the gardening guru, and Susan Jacobson from the Lincoln Depot Museum, and Liz Giegerich from the Peekskill Patch, (we follow each other on Twitter, and it always fun to meet up with other folks who have a passion for social media, and Peekskill, too!). Fun and games for the kids, my daughter had a blast! All that extra gold? Guests brought in their gold to Arthur Weeks & Son who paid cash.
This was the Chambers first “Experience” event, and personally being involved with the HVGCC and being actively involved in the coming together of this day was energizing as it was a total success! Guests walked away with bags of goodies, delish food samples, gift certificates for many businesses and purchased one of a kind art, and services. The ability to meet local businesses and organizations involved brought a nice connection to it all. Here and there, I walked around and ran into Chris Marra from the Peekskill BID and Economic Business Development, Hilltop Hanover Farms, WHUD, Teatown, and Croton's new business, Feed the Birds, be sure to go and check them out!.
The lower Hudson Valley is abuzz with arts, culinary delights and businesses; Kudos to the HVGCC for bringing this all together under one roof for this opportunity for business owners and local consumers to make face time with each other. If we want our communities to grow and expand, we must support them. Get out there stroll around your village and visit other surrounding areas and see what they have to offer, you might be pleasantly surprised.
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