Chamber Committees

This committee is responsible for the planning, fund raising, advertising, and execution of the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade is the Sunday before March 17th every year. The committee starts fundraising for the next year’s parade right away. They choose a Grand Marshall, hire the pipe bands, and choose a theme for the parade and the Princess essay contest. They are responsible for the journal, cocktail party, and the wonderful parade.

The Spring Fair is the second weekend in the month of June. It is run in conjunction with the Center Moriches Fire Department Strawberry Festival. The committee is in charge of filing the necessary permits for the fair, contacting the vendors, advertising, and staging the event. The fair usually contains 100-120 vendors. It runs the length of Main Street from The Center Moriches Square to Rail Road Avenue.

This committee has the dual purpose of organizing Fundraisers and Events.  They also have the same duties as the Spring Fair committee as it pertains to each event.

The Chamber sponsors three summer concerts on the lawn of Clayton Huey Elementary School. The dates are determined by the availability of the Brookhaven Town Show mobile. The committee is responsible for filing the necessary permits with the town and the school district. They review and hire the bands for the evenings. One of the committee members is on site for the evening.

The date of this festival is determined by the committee. The idea of this fair is to kick off the holiday shopping season for our local merchants in town. It’s the start of our holiday season. This fair is in conjunction with the Halloween Window Painting and the March of the Goblins. The committee responsibilities again are similar to those of the Summer Fair.

The March of the Goblins involves the schools, Center Moriches Fire Department, and the Seventh Precinct of the SCPD. The March is a safe alternative to trick or treating on the side streets of Center Moriches. Traditionally the March is held on October 31 from 4:30-6pm.

This committee is in charge of the holiday lights in Center Moriches and in East Moriches. They check the lights, contact the electrical company for installation, and decide what goes where. This committee is designed to hold a tree lighting event at the Neville Street Park on the Friday evening before the Holiday Light Parade.

This committee is responsible for the updating, maintaining, and monitoring the Chamber of Commerce’s website. The goal of this committee is to make the Chamber “Green” in 2009. They are currently obtaining all the members web addresses and getting a database to have the ability to eliminate the postal mailings.

Membership committee persons are very involved in the business community all year round. They are a small group of individuals who are great at networking, marketing, and mentoring. The committee meets monthly and works together to grow and enhance the Chamber.