StrOlean #2
StrOlean #2
Second part of three StrOlean Events set for August 13th
OLEAN - The next edition of Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce’s StrOlean event is set for Friday, August 13th, with the final one set for Friday, October 1st.
“Normally held in connection with our Gus Macker event, we decided to keep this StrOlean the week before Macker this year. The reasoning behind it would be to give our merchants and restaurants throughout the area the opportunity to have two separate events to bring people into their businesses, instead of one huge one,” reported Meme K. Yanetsko, GOACC COO.
The first StrOlean of 2021 was a success with more than 34 organizations throughout the area selling or organizing an event.
“We are encouraging businesses, non-profits and school groups to start now and plan to participate in one or all StrOleans,” stated Erica Dreher, GOACC Member Services Director. There are several ways for one to participate at StrOlean, which can be a fundraiser too!
POPUP MARKET: If your business is a brick and mortar store, GOACC would like for you to host an event outside your store, host sales/info table inside/outside your store, or if you are a restaurant, vend outside your establishment. As an existing storefront, there will be no fee to participate, but the Chamber would like you to fill out the application.
For those wishing to vend throughout the Olean area, the PopUp Market will include arts & crafts, artisans, catalog/home party, farm market stands, artwork, jewelry and more!
EVENT ORGANIZER: Is your organization looking for a fundraiser event? GOACC is also encouraging organizations to come down and create an event that would benefit their organization. StrOlean would love to have organizations host events during the day such as: a planned walk, story time, a tasting station, a sports demonstrations, 5K/1K fun run, outside fitness class, strolling chorus, baby races, children’s activities, and a bunch of other ideas. There would be no charge to run the event. The event would be included in the overall promotion, poster, Facebook, etc. However, GOACC still suggests they do some small promotion on their separate event and market to their captive audience.
Past StrOlean events included band concert on JCC Lawn, free wine tasting and appetizers at the store, Plinko game, Max Out deadlift competition, parking lot party, Tap for Tips, Strolling with mobile used book giveaway cart, chair massages, static display of large model aircrafts, open gym, and Zany Zumbathon.
FOOD SPOT: GOACC is encouraging food vendors to come and serve up some food. There is an application for those businesses wishing to open a food spot during the StrOlean Fest. An existing restaurant will still need to fill out the food application.
Applications can be found on the Chamber’s website, www.oleanny.com. For more information or registration forms, please call GOACC at 716-372-4433 or email events@oleanny.com.