WELCOME TO THE
Floral Park Chamber of Commerce
NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Neighbors and Colleagues,
The Floral Park Chamber of Commerce has been serving our community for over 60 years. We are proud of the legacy left by our former presidents and boards. Today, we continue much of the good work they have done which includes:
Year long efforts & events to promote “SHOP LOCAL”
Building B2B Relationships within our network
Providing scholarships & mentoring for our local schools
Benevolence work for our local charities and not-for-profits
Beautification of our shopping districts, including hanging flower baskets, median planters &
business banners
Regular advocacy with our Mayor & Village Administrators
Organizing two well attended community events - The Belmont Weekend Street Fair
& Tree Lighting Christmas Festival
Our mission is to strengthen local business and help address the challenges that industries. Floral Park is built on local business, and we invite you to join us as we help Floral Park businesses succeed.
We are here to help extend the reach of your business digitally and in-person. We provide a network of local resources, opportunities to connect and learn, various ways to promote your business, and any other support you may need. Feel free to email us for more details info@floralparkchamber.org.
On behalf of all of our members, please continue to support the local businesses & organizations that help make Floral Park a great place to SHOP, DINE, and LIVE. We encourage you to browse our directory to get familiar with those who work hard to serve YOU, the residents of Floral Park.
Please join us at one of our monthly MEETINGS or EVENTS and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. We look forward to meeting you and doing business with you.
Shane Parouse
Chamber President
May Member Dinner
May 1, 2025
At Jameson's
Mark Your Calendar
Vendors Wanted!
Fill out the application online and mail back to reserve your spot | Click Here
March Member Meeting
Villa d'Este
Lots of networking and delicious Italian cuisine, amazing staff
February Member Meeting
United Methodist Church
Lots of networking and amazing food provided by
Floral Park Diner, Gyro Village, J. Fallon, and Uptown Taco
Floral Park Chamber 2024 Business Person of the Year!
Tania Lawes
New York Islanders Director of External Affairs and Community Engagement
The Floral Park Chamber is delighted to acknowledge Tania Lawes as our 2024 Businessperson of the Year!
Tania is the Director of External Affairs and Community Engagement for the New York Islanders, and has worked closely with the Chamber and it's members for years, supporting the Christmas Tree Lighting event and Street Fair and much more.
On Friday, October 25, members of the Board joined Tania and her colleagues at the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce BPOY breakfast at Crest Hollow Country Club to celebrate.
We're thrilled to have Tania working with us and look forward to further collaboration with our neighbors at UBS Arena to come!
Congratulations Tania!
October Member Meeting
Trinity Restaurant
On Thursday, October 3rd, The Floral Park Chamber held another dinner meeting introducing the 2025 Slate of Directors. Executive Board: Shane Parouse, Interim President, Marie Grant, Past President and Christos Vassiliou, Vice President | Board of Directors: Noel Benjamin, Mike Jakob, Jose Rosario, Don Licata.
Many members old and new attending and had the opportunity to introduce their business. Thank you to Trinity and staff for the wonderful service and food.
May Member Event
Cara Mia
On Thursday, May 2nd, the Chamber held its monthly meeting at Cara Mia. Plenty of networking and amazing food. Thank you to Cara Mia and staff for hosting our meeting.
September Member Meeting
Villa D' Este
On Thursday, September 14th, the Floral Park Chamber held a dinner meeting at Villa D'Este. There was alot of networking, amazing food and great company.
Thank to Villa D'Este staff for outstanding servcie.
January Luncheon at
J. Fallons
The Floral Park Chamber of Commerce Members welcomed in the New Year with our first meeting as a luncheon at J. Fallon's.
Many new members attended and a lot of networking.
Thank you Marc and Jason for a delicious lunch which all the members enjoyed!
Chamber Holiday Party
Chamber members celebrated the Holidays together Thursday, December 8th at the beautiful Floral Terrace. Music, cocktails, decorations, festive lighting and delicious hors d'oeuvres were enjoyed. Raffles raised money for the Chamber's annual student essay scholarships.
Congratulations to the lucky winners:
Ugly Sweater Contest
Shane and Ann Moynagh of Swing the Teapot and Tulip Bake Shop
50/50
Jennifer Stewart|Floral Park Trustee
Who graciously donated it back to the Chamber
Gifts were gathered for the Hance Family Foundation and Tricia's Kids.
Most importantly, feelings of togetherness, gratefulness and optimism for the New Year were in the air, and the Chamber leadership is confident that 2023 will be a great one!
Annual Tree Lighting
November Breakfast at Bridge Community Church
On, Thursday, November 3rd, the Chamber held a networking breakfast meeting at Bridge Community Church. thank you to Bridge and Floral Park Diner for providing the venue and breakfast. it was well attended with many old and new faces. Business doing Business together!
Our Guest Speaker, Eric Alexander, Vision Long Island, spoke about the NY Seed Grant for small businesses. If you are a business that started up in September 2018 to present, you many be qualified. Please visit nyseedgrant.com for further details. You can also reach out to Eric at ea@visionlognisland.org.
The Village Superintendent of Buildings, Renee Marcus, spoke about Downtown Revitalization Grant. The Building Dept will be forwarding an email with details. As a Community, we need to come together and help keep our Community Safe and Clean.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
2022 Floral Park Chamber Business Person of the Year
was awarded the Business Person of the Year for 2022 by the Floral Park Chamber of Commerce. Mike is an extremely active member of the Chamber and Community.
September Lunch Meeting
UpTown Taco
On Tuesday, September 8th, The Chamber held a luncheon meeting at Uptown Taco and boy what an amazing meeting it was. There was over 30 businesses old and new joined us for lunch. It has been a long time since we met and great to be networking agian. Thank you to Billy and staff for going above and beyond with amazing food and service.
Save the Date for our next meeting:
Thursday, October 6th, Venue TBD.
If you would like to host a meeting, please reach out to info@floralparkchamber.org
Floral Park Chamber in the News
Floral Park Chamber elects two officers to fill vacant president’s chair
If you would like to join the Board, please reach out to info@floralparkchamber.org
