March 5, 2026
HINCKLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO BOX 354 HINCKLEY OH 44233
email: thehinckleychamber@hinckleyohchamber.com
MINUTES: March 5, 2026 11:30
Hinckley Administration Building
NEXT MEETING - THURSDAY, April 02, 2026 - 5:30PM
Weymouth Farm & Orchard, Winery
Protocol: We have an agenda for our meetings-if you want to bring something to membership that isn’t on the agenda then you either need to email thehinckleychamber@hinckleyohiochamber.com or let the chamber president know before the meeting to be put on the agenda.
CALL TO ORDER – (18) – Christina McVey
Christina McVey-Keller Williams/Pittie Cakes-Vice President
Denise Klag-Cleveland Home Title-Treasurer
Vickie Getz-Our Saviour Lutheran Church-Secretary
Jim Bialosky-Individual
Nancy Mandilakis-Individual
Kati White - Individual
Heather Liccardi-Hinckley Women’s Club
Paul & Brenda O’Neill-Weymouth Farms and Orchard, Winery
Linda Fussi - Hinckley Garden Club
David Sambor-My Health Architect Ltd.
Mikayla Umin-CRU
Annetherese Biesiada-Highland Library
Eric Lucius-Highland Library
Connie King-ABBA Dance
Ron Richter-Individual
George Hoose=Edward Jones
Eric Fredmonsky-Individual
Melissa Augustine-Engel & Volkers Distinct Real Estate
Guests:
President Mark Staron couldn’t be at the meeting because of health issues.
Vice President Christina McVey Conducted the meeting.
2. APPROVAL OF February 2026 MINUTES – Vickie Getz
Ron Richter made the motion to accept the minutes from January.
George Hoose seconded the motion - Motion Approved
3. TREASURER REPORT - Denise Klag
Denise reported that we have $37,232.65 in checking and $10,176.83 in Savings. The Bank Statement is always available to see.
The documentation for the Chamber Status has been submitted.
Dues were due by December 15, 2025 for 2026.
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Membership: Mark Staron & Kati White There are still openings for this committee.
Kati said they may try some evening meetings.
Business Membership $150.00
Non-Profit Membership $75.00
Individual Membership $40.00
B. Social Media:
We need someone to handle social media
C. Hinckley Greeters: Heather Liccardi –
Greeter visits will resume after Easter.
Hinckley Chamber Members can bring their advertising to Heather at a meeting.
D. Scholarship: Laura Baciu
Heather said there were 5 College applications and no Vocational applications at this time. March 15 is the deadline. The committee will be scoring the applications after the 15th. See Laura if you want to help.
E. Donations: Linda Fussi
Please send all donation requests to Linda at hinckleygardenclub@gmail.com
The Hinckley Women’s Club asked for a donation for their Easter Extravaganza. Linda Fussi made the motion to give $300.00 to the Hinckley Women’s Club and Melissa Augustine seconded the motion. Motion carried.
F. Citizen of the Year: Melissa Augustine
Melissa said the deadline to submit names is March 15th. The Citizen of the Year will be celebrated during the July 4th parade. They have about 4 applications currently and they also consider last year’s nominees.
6. SPOTLIGHTING OUR MEMBERS
Please see Nancy Mandilakis to be put on the speaker rotation for 2026.
David Sambor from My Health Architect Ltd. was our speaker for March.
He is a Hinckley resident since 1998, was a Hinckley Trustee and a licensed architect. He stepped away from his career as it was not fulfilling and saw two large voids. Teens in mental health crisis and older people retiring who were unprepared, overwhelmed & confused. They lacked trusted resources. David helps to unpack your vision, identify needed paths & how they fit together & oversee the process making adjustment along the way. He helps put all the pieces together for Medicare. He uses his background in architecture as he sees if you have a strong foundation. Are your life & goals built on Sand, Soil, or Bedrock? What is the comfort level of your risk? He provides a Complimentary Foundation Review providing a second set of eyes.
Future Speakers: April - Paul O’Neill-Weymouth Farm & Orchard, Winery
May - Scholarship & Citizen of the Year Presentation
June-Mikayla Umin-CRU
7. Old Business
A. Buzzard Day - Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Hinckley Preparatory Academy (7:00am-2:00pm)
Pre-Sale Breakfast Deadline is March 9th.
The Deadline to Sign up for Volunteering is March 12th.
The Debriefing meeting has been changed to Wednesday, March 25th at 5:30 in the Board Room at Hinckley Town Hall.
B. 3rd Annual Golf Outing - Friday, May 15, 2026, at Valleaire Golf & Event Center (8am-4:30pm)
The Planning meeting has been changed to Wednesday, March 18th at 5:30 in the Board Room at Hinckley Town Hall.
C. Hinckley Halloween - Saturday, October 2026 (4:00pm-6:00pm)
D. Hinckley Holidays – Saturday, December 2026 (6:00pm-8:00pm)-
8. New Business
Collen, the granddaughter of one of the three gentlemen who put the first Buzzard Sunday together, provided the Chamber with a Newspaper of that first Buzzard Sunday and the original hand stamp used. We want to preserve the fragile newspaper, and ways are being investigated.
State Farm & Amanda Pfahl are our new insurance providers. We pay $1,000 less a year.
9. Announcements
Connie King announced ABBA Dance is putting on an original production titled ‘Faith over Fear’. They are also doing a Mom Prom. See Conie for details.
10. Motion to Adjourn
12:45pm: Ron Richter made the motion to adjourn, and Paul O’Neill seconded, and the motion was approved.
Respectfully Submitted,
Vickie Getz, Secretary, Hinckley Chamber of Commerce
